Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

As he watched the changes in the Chaos Fire and the Invisible Flame, a thoughtful look flashed in Xiao Fan's eyes.

It seems that his Chaos Fire can increase his power by devouring the invisible flames within his body.

Xiao Fan could feel that as the strands of energy extracted from the invisible flames were devoured by the Chaos Fire, not only was the power of the Chaos Fire enhanced, but a wisp of battle qi was also extracted from the flames and flowed into his battle crystal along his meridians.

"Does this mean that through this method, I can not only enhance the power of the Chaos Fire, but also increase my own battle qi?"

Just as Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan were struggling against the invisible flames within their bodies, a commotion could be faintly heard from the crowd watching outside.

A large crowd surrounded the two, pointing and whispering, bursting into laughter. "Heh heh, every year freshmen are too eager to get here, serves them right..."

"New students entering the inner courtyard are naturally unfamiliar with the rules here, so what's so funny?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice to see a young woman wearing a silver robe. She was tall and slender with a thin face, but she had a stunning appearance. What surprised everyone the most was her waist-length hair, which was a rare silver color. The silver hair and silver robe gave her an aloof and indifferent aura.

As everyone's gaze swept over the woman, a hint of admiration flashed in their eyes, only to be quickly overshadowed by a trace of fear.

As her voice faded, the murmurs among the crowd ceased, demonstrating her extraordinary status in the inner courtyard, where strength reigned supreme.

"Hehe, so this is Yueya. These are just a bunch of idle bastards who deserve a beating. What's the point of talking to them?" Just as everyone fell silent, a simply dressed old man slowly walked in from outside the crowd and said to the woman indifferently.

Elder Liu.

Upon seeing the old man, the woman did not remain aloof; instead, she smiled faintly and gave him a slight bow.

"Which level of cultivation does Yue'er plan to enter this time?" the old man asked with a smile, looking at the woman in silver robes.

After hesitating for a moment, the woman in silver robes replied, "The sixth floor, I suppose!"

"The sixth level, that requires at least a six-star Dou Ling to descend! Could it be that Senior Sister Han Yue has already reached that level?" As soon as the silver-robed woman finished speaking, gasps of surprise rang out from the crowd.

"Uh..." Elder Liu was slightly surprised by Han Yue's answer, then smiled. "It seems you've made great progress! I reckon it won't be long before you're able to compete for an elder position."

"It's all thanks to the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. Otherwise, I don't know how much longer I would have to cultivate." Han Yue smiled slightly after hearing this, then looked at Elder Liu. "Elder Liu, let's get them out of the scorching heart fire first, otherwise it will cause them a lot of damage."

Upon hearing this, Elder Liu shook his head and smiled, "No rush, girl. How long did you last when you first entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower?"

With a slight frown, Han Yue pondered for a moment before speaking, "Seventeen minutes, and that's only because someone reminded me."

Elder Liu nodded upon hearing this. "The longer one can endure the scorching heat of the heart fire, the stronger one's resistance to it. This will be of great benefit to future cultivation within it. Although it is not absolute, it can still serve as a basic reference."

"Those two must have held on for seven or eight minutes now, right?"

"Elder Liu wants to see where their limits are?"

Elder Liu nodded, then fixed his gaze on Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan. Seeing Xiao Fan's appearance, Elder Liu smiled: "It's said that Xiao Fan, among the new students, is not only exceptionally strong, but also handsome and dashing. This must be Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, right?"

Upon hearing Elder Liu's words, everyone's gaze returned to Xiao Fan and his companion.

"This is Xiao Fan, the top freshman?"

"He does seem...to be quite handsome."

Even Han Yue's gaze lingered on Xiao Fan's face for a moment, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Chapter 133 One More Time?

"Hehe." Elder Liu smiled as he looked at Xiao Fan and the other person who were still not moving in the arena. Then he looked at Han Yue standing to the side and said with a smile, "Yue girl, if you are busy cultivating, you can go down first. I can take care of things here."

"It's alright, I also want to see how long this freshman from the Inner Academy can last?" Han Yue shook her head, rejecting Elder Liu's suggestion. Anyway, she wasn't in a particular hurry, and she could cultivate whenever she wanted.

Han Yue was curious about this mysterious freshman who broke previous records in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition and led the freshmen to rebel against the seniors.

After hearing that Xiao Fan was the one who triggered the reaction, most of the students around did not leave and chose to stay and see what would happen next.

Fourteen minutes have passed as time goes by.

"Not bad." Elder Liu stroked his long beard, looking at the two men whose faces were flushed but who were still persevering, and said with a smile.

By the seventeenth minute, seeing that the two players on the field were still persisting, even the surrounding crowd gradually became restless.

"Seventeen minutes, seventeen minutes have passed!"

"You know, the highest record is only twenty-one minutes!"

"I wonder if they can break the record!"

Just as the eighteen-minute mark approached, everyone saw Xiao Yan's body tremble almost imperceptibly.

"Has it reached its limit?" Elder Liu sighed, somewhat dejected. "Our expectations were a bit too high. Let's see if this little guy changes at all."

Then, under everyone's gaze, Elder Liu walked up to Xiao Yan, and a ball of milky white flame floated out. With a wave of his hand, the flame vortex flew towards Xiao Yan's heart.

"come out!"

With Elder Liu's soft shout, the fire vortex suddenly spun, trying to attract the invisible flames within Xiao Yan's body.

However, under everyone's watchful eyes, the Fire Whirlwind not only failed to draw out the invisible flames from Xiao Yan's body, but instead, a wave of azure flames erupted from Xiao Yan's body, violently destroying the milky white flames swirling around Xiao Yan's heart.

Moreover, the blue tide continued its relentless advance, surging towards Elder Liu's position.

"spread!"

Sensing the power of the cyan flames, Elder Liu had no choice but to wave his hand to signal the surrounding students to retreat. Then, with a solemn expression, he waved his hands, and streams of milky white flames erupted from his hands, forming a protective shield.

Under everyone's gaze, the milky white shield did not last long before it was shattered by the blue wave. A deafening explosion rang out at the entrance of the Black Tower, and the surging heat wave made the robes of the surrounding students flutter.

Han Yue lightly touched the ground with her toes, and her body floated backward like a nimble butterfly, without suffering any harm.

When everyone's attention returned to the scene, the once amiable Elder Liu's robes were mostly burned, and a faint smell of burning emanated from him. Even his already sparse hair was burned and curled up.

The surrounding students, seeing Elder Liu's disheveled appearance, wanted to laugh but were afraid of offending the elder in charge of managing the Black Tower, and could hardly contain themselves.

Elder Liu hadn't expected that Xiao Yan actually possessed a strange fire. His actions just now had simply triggered the strange fire's automatic protective reaction.

"I never expected that among this year's freshmen, besides Xiao Fan, there would be such a hidden talent." Elder Liu looked at Xiao Yan, who had recovered, and then his gaze fell back on Xiao Fan. If Xiao Yan had such strength, then what about Xiao Fan?

The older students around them were also filled with astonishment. If Xiao Fan leading the freshmen to victory in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition could have surprised them slightly, what had just happened was even more shocking.

"It's been almost twenty minutes!"

Among the surrounding crowd, people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise as they watched Xiao Fan, who was still not out of control.

At this moment, Xiao Yan also successfully regained consciousness. Looking at the students surrounding him and the charred... elder not far away, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"you are?"

"To actually recover from the first heart fire scorching you with your own strength, Xiao Yan, you are the first person in so many years!" Elder Liu patted his tattered robes and waved his hand dismissively. "I am the guardian elder of the first level of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. You can call me Elder Liu."

"What happened to you?" Xiao Yan asked curiously, pointing to the charred areas on Elder Liu's body.

Elder Liu coughed lightly and said calmly, "It's nothing, just a minor incident."

He then informed Xiao Yan about the burning sensation in his heart and the precautions a new student should take when entering the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower for the first time.

"What about my senior brother?"

Elder Liu looked at Xiao Fan, who was still not out of his trance state, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes, and his tone was also a little surprised.

"It's been 21 minutes, the record has been broken! He's fine."

As the words fell, everyone saw Xiao Fan's body visibly tremble slightly. Elder Liu once again summoned a milky-white flame from his hand, which hovered above Xiao Fan's heart, and then...

boom!

Everyone:......

Xiao Yan removed the wall of flames blocking his way and looked at Elder Liu's bare arms, which were now charred even more. He then seemed to understand where Elder Liu's condition had come from.

Elder Liu stared blankly at Xiao Fan's location, then glanced at the surrounding students, considering whether to silence them.

There are too many students, let's just forget about it.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xiao Fan finally regained his senses, though a trace of weariness flashed deep in his eyes.

"Congratulations, kid. You're only the second person in all these years to recover from the first bout of inner fire on your own."

Looking at the charred, dark figure who was talking to him, Xiao Fan's eyes flashed with doubt.

Are the elders guarding the Qi Refining Tower dressed in such an unconventional way?

Seemingly sensing the awkward atmosphere, Elder Liu introduced himself to Xiao Fan again, then glanced at the surrounding students and scolded, "What? None of you want to cultivate anymore? Then why don't you come down?"

Upon hearing Elder Liu's words, the students scattered like birds and beasts. They understood that Elder Liu's words were not only meant to disperse the crowd, but also a threat to them.

If anyone dares to spread what happened today, they should probably stop cultivating in the future!

After everyone had dispersed, Elder Liu looked at Xiao Fan and his companion with a kind expression.

"I never expected that you two would have something that so many elders in the inner courtyard wanted."

He then pointed to Han Yue, who was standing in the distance, and called Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan over, saying, "Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, come here, let me introduce you."

Chapter 134 Cultivation Room

Seeing that Elder Liu's shout had caused the surrounding students to disperse, the two realized that the elder's status must be extraordinary. Now, hearing Elder Liu introduce someone to them, they both looked at Han Yue with curiosity.

"This is Han Yue. She has been in the inner courtyard for three years and is your senior sister. Her strength is not to be underestimated. She has also formed a force called 'Moon Spirit,' and even in the inner courtyard, few dare to provoke her." Elder Liu introduced Han Yue to Xiao Fan and his companion with a kind expression.

Xiao Fan looked at Han Yue, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. His gaze lingered on her long silver hair for a moment before he extended his right hand: "Hello, senior!"

Seeing Xiao Fan extend his hand, Elder Liu's face stiffened. He forgot to mention that Han Yue was aloof and had severe mysophobia. She was very resistant to physical contact with men, and even during battle, she would use her fighting spirit to firmly envelop herself.

It has to be said that there are quite a few people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but very few have reached this level.

Just as Elder Liu was about to say something, Han Yue looked at Xiao Fan's outstretched right hand, smiled faintly, and the two shook hands.

Elder Liu raised an eyebrow, glanced at Xiao Fan's appearance, then looked at their clasped hands, and murmured, "What kind of germophobia is he? He's just not handsome enough!"