Battle Through the Heavens - chapter-448

Seeing the five human figures that appeared on the tree, the faces of
everyone on the empty ground suddenly contorted.

The five people standing on the tree were clad entirely in fancily
designed black clothing. If one looked at them from a distance, they
appeared to be five ink black shadows. The moment the five of them
appeared, a ferocious Qi, that was not the slightest bit hidden, seeped
out from their bodies. A force, that caused the expressions of Xiao Yan
and the others to appear pressured, covered the entire clearing. It
caused them to feel an uncomfortable feeling as though they were being
stared at by a wild beast within the forest.

“Sha Tie? You actually followed us here?!” After the five figures
appeared, the expression of Leng Bai, who had his back leaning against a
tree trunk to catch his breath, morphed. This was especially so after his
gaze swept across the the man in the middle, whose body was as large as a
gorilla’s. He could not help but cry out involuntarily.

“We met a couple of new students on the way and also received the
information.” That man among the five, whose figure was tall and large
to the point that it caused others to feel pressure, replied
indifferently. Immediately, his eyes glanced at the injured Su Xiao and
the two others before he smiled and said, “Tsk tsk. It’s very
unexpected that even the three of you were defeated by these new
students. I really don’t know how you trained within the Inner
Academy.”

These words, from the man addressed as Sha Tie by Leng Bai, caused the
faces of Leng Bai and the two others to become tinged with red. A moment
later, he snorted and said, “The new students this year cannot be
compared to the past. What is so strange about being defeated?”

“Forget it. I shall not waste my breath with you. I will settle the
rest of the matter next. However, you can forget about me returning the
‘Fire Energy’ to you after this whole fiasco is over. This is due to
all of you not having the ability to protect your own belongings, so you
can’t blame others.” Sha Tie waved his hand as he turned his gaze. It
finally landed on Xiao Yan, who was holding his heavy ruler. Surprise
flashed across his eyes as he asked, “You’re Xiao Yan? Being able to
defeat Su Xiao and the others at such an age. No wonder you were able to
gather all the new students together.”

Sha Tie’s voice was filled with strength. As he spoke, it directly
shook some of the new students until they covered their ears.

“You should be the Black Demon of the so-called ‘Black White Evil
Stopper’?” Xiao Yan exchanged gazes with Sha Tie as he replied in a
deep voice. When he spoke, his gaze slowly swept across the five black
shadows. His heart gradually sunk. He realized that each of them
basically had strengths similar to Leng Bai’s. The man called Tie Sha
was even more frightening. If Xiao Yan had probed correctly, that fellow
was likely to be a strong person at the peak of the Da Dou Shi class!

“You can call us the ‘Black Demon’ Group. I am the group leader,
Tie Sha.” Tie Sha parted his mouth and smiled. His white teeth emitted
the dense coldness of a wild beast baring its fangs. He looked directly
at Xiao Yan and said, “Let me tell you all some good news. The matter
of new students robbing the older students of their ‘Fire Energy’
these few days has already been transmitted to the Inner Academy.
Currently, you, Xiao Yan, already have quite the reputation within the
Inner Academy before you have even entered it. There are already an
unknown number of Inner Academy students who ran over here, waiting for
you all to leave. If you all really walk out of the forest while carrying
so much ‘Fire Energy,’ you and this batch of new students, would
really become infamous within the Inner Academy.”

Xiao Yan remained silent and did not respond to Tie Sha’s words.

“Of course, as one of the last two groups in this year’s ‘Fire
Energy Hunting Competition,’ our duty is to strike down all the
thorn-like new students who appear. Hence, if you want to smoothly walk
out, it is still possible. Hand over your Fire Crystal Cards and I assure
you that I will not be forceful. What do you say?” Tie Sha smiled as he
spoke to Xiao Yan.

“There are no other choices?” Xiao Yan slowly sighed as he asked
indifferently.

“Yes, this is the only one.” Sha Tie shook his head with a smile. His
gaze swept one round over the new students below and said, “If you are
still able to gather forty new students with their full combat strength,
just our Black Demon Group alone would really have difficulty swallowing
all of you. Unfortunately, however, after the exhaustion from combating
Su Xiao and the rest earlier, it is basically a given that this new
student group of yours doesn’t pose any threat to us. As long as I
defeat the few of you, a full period can be placed on this year’s
‘Fire Energy Hunting Competition.’”

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. The hand, which he used to hold the Heavy
Xuan Ruler, slowly tightened. By his side, Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao
took a step forward. Following closely behind Xiao Yan, those ten plus
scattered new students whose breathing was a little weak, clenched their
teeth and swarmed toward Xiao Yan after a brief moment of hesitation.
This moment did not allow them to withdraw. After all, they would not
think that this Sha Tie, whose appearance was not that of the kind type,
would let them off with the ‘Fire Energy’ in their hands if Xiao Yan
and the others were defeated.

Since they could not avoid the hassle, then they might as well go all out!

“Why? Do you want to fight to your deaths just to retaliate?” Tie Sha
lifted his eyebrows upon seeing their actions. A dense cold smile
surfaced on his rough face, “Looks like you are all still holding some
hope in your strength. Hee hee, just as well. We have not attacked anyone
for nearly three days within this damn forest. Our bones have started to
become itchy.”

“Wait!”

Just as Sha Tie was twisting his fist, a cry suddenly sounded. The
former’s eyebrows knit slightly together as his gaze followed the voice
and looked over, only to find a handsome young man wearing white clothes.
His gaze swept over the face of the young man and felt that it was a
little familiar.

“Big Brother Sha Tie. Do you still remember me? We met last time when
you came out on leave with my older cousin Bai Feng.” Bai Shan held the
long lance in his hand as he cupped his hands toward Tie Shan and spoke
with a smile.

“Bai Feng? You… are Bai Shan?” Sha Tie was startled when he heard
Bai Feng’s name. Fear flashed across his eyes. Immediately, his gaze
paused on Bai Shan’s face as he finally remembered before speaking in
the manner of someone just having come to realize something.

“Haha, that’s right.” Bai Shan smiled as he replied. He finally
sighed in relief when he heard Sha Tie speak his name.

“You are also part of this batch of new students?” Sha Tie glanced at
Bai Shan’s position. He appeared to have understood something as he
spoke with deeper meaning.

“Yes.” Bai Shan smiled awkwardly and nodded. He rotated his eyeballs
and said, “Big Brother Tie Shan, I wonder if on the account of my elder
cousin brother you can…”

“On account of Bai Feng’s face, I can naturally let you leave. I do
have some relations with him. Naturally, I will not attack you.” Sha
Tie waved his hand and smiled as he replied before Bai Shan finished his
sentence.

“Uh…” Bai Shan was somewhat dull when he was interrupted by Tie
Sha. He could not help but feel a little hesitant after hearing the words
that the latter spoke. The corner of his gaze drifted over to Xiao Yan
and the rest. He was just thinking of saying something when he
coincidentally saw a little coldness in Sha Tie’s brows. His heart
immediately became afraid.

“Bai Shan, you just need to take care of yourself no matter what
happens. Although I am the group leader of the Black Demon Group, I must
also be responsible for my companions. I have already given Bai Feng
enough face by letting you go. You must also take a step back.” Sha Tie
slowly said. The warning tone in his voice was extremely obvious.

Bai Shan’s expression changed slightly when he heard this. He
immediately recovered swiftly and nodded.

“Alright, you should quickly leave this place. You need not bother
about any other matters.” Tie Sha waved his hands toward Bai Shan and
commanded.

Bai Shan hesitated a little when he heard this.

“Bai Shan, you want to be a deserter and flee?” Hu Jia, who had been
watching coldly on the sidelines, immediately frowned deeply as she
coldly shouted when she saw Bai Shan’s hesitation.

“I am considered a deserter just because I do not fight the enemy with
all of you? Do you really think that we are a group? Between us was just
a mutual interaction where we would receive what we needed. Moreover, the
greatest victor of this transaction is still Xiao Yan. The few of us
fought to the death and became so exhausted, but he has taken all the
good things.” Bai Shan immediately became furious when he heard Hu Jia
cold cry. He could no longer resist the jealously and unwillingness
within his heart.

“You…” Hu Jia also became furious at Bai Shan’s retort.
“Without Xiao Yan’s leadership, could you have reached this point?
With just you alone, you would be defeated by any older student group
that you met. Would you have been able to stand where you are now with
nearly a hundred ‘Fire Energy’ without his leadership?”

“There is no need to say any more. Since he wants to go, just let him
go. From the start, this group of ours was temporarily formed. There is
no binding strength. Everyone is free to leave. We may not lose even
without him.” Xiao Yan, who was beside Hu Jia, pulled her back and
spoke faintly. He had already known that Bai Shan was extremely
dissatisfied with him. He would sooner or later be a scourge if he was
forced to stay in the group. Now that he wanted to leave by himself, it
would eliminate the trouble for Xiao Yan to be on guard against him.

“Hmph.” Hu Jia snorted. She coldly eyed Bai Shan and could not help
but feel some disgust in her heart. Why did she not see that this fellow
as such a person in the past? The type of people she despised the most
were the kind of people who would flee at the last moment and abandon
their companions due to fear whenever a strong enemy approached. Compared
to Bai Shan, Hu Jia suddenly felt that Xiao Yan was a lot more pleasing
to the eye. At the very least, the latter would not abandon his
companions in a crisis.

Wu Hao raised his head slightly. There was some disdain contained within
those eyes that he used to look at Bai Shan.

“Alright, you can all follow him. This young master shall not accompany
you.” The eyes of those new students similarly shot out a look of
disdain. It caused Bai Shan’s face to twitch slightly. He stared
ruthlessly at Xiao Yan before waving his hand. His body leaped and
flashed onto a tree branch before finally entering the forest and
disappearing.

Xiao Yan indifferently raised his head as he eyed the forest where Bai
Shan had disappeared into. His gaze looked directly at Tie Sha. Although
Bai Shan leaving did cause their fighting strength to be severely
impacted, it was still impossible for him to simply hand over the ‘Fire
Energy.’

“I have already said earlier that that companion of yours cannot make
it.” Bai Leng’s voice which contained some disdain slowly sounded
from the side.

Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders but did not express any opinions.

“Just admit defeat. Tie Shan’s group is not something that we can
compare with. Moreover, your companion has already left. The originally
low chances of victory suffered a huge loss.” Leng Bai sighed.

Although Xiao Yan knew that Leng Bai’s words were the true, he did not
ease up even a little. He smiled as his gaze looked directly at Tie Shan.
A long while later, a calm voice caused the somewhat cold hearts of the
new students present, from the result of a strong enemy appearing, to
once again become filled with a fire and fighting intent.

“Since I have already gathered everyone together, we should naturally
bring them to successfully charge out. No matter how strong the opponent
is, I, Xiao Yan, will not take a step back. Therefore…”

“Let’s Fight!”