243: reverse harvesting

Witnessing Jiang Donghua's casual yet earth-shattering punch instantly dismantle the combined attack of five Dou Ling and send them flying, even an idiot could now understand the situation before them!

Furthermore, this was the result of him striking the ground; if he had aimed at their bodies, they might very well have died!

To be able to defeat the joint attack of five Dou Ling, who were at least One-Star or Two-Star Dou Ling, so effortlessly, his strength absolutely far surpassed their previous estimations!

"To be able to defeat the combined attack of five people so easily, he must be at least a Six-Star Dou Ling!"

This terrifying thought instantly detonated like a plague in the minds of all the surviving Senior Students.

Six-Star Dou Ling!

What kind of concept was that?

Among the Inner Academy Senior Students, he was definitely considered an expert!

How could he appear among the New Students' group?!

When did the Outer Academy produce such a monstrous talent?!

Fear, like ice water, instantly extinguished all their fighting spirit.

They didn't even need to exchange glances; relying purely on their survival instincts, the remaining Senior Students immediately cried out in terror in unison.

"Run! Run!"

Unsure who shouted first, the remaining fourteen Senior Students instantly scattered like startled birds, no longer caring about fire energy or their pride, only wishing to immediately escape the young figure who resembled a demon god!

They turned around, pushed their speed to the limit, and frantically fled in different directions!

But did they truly have a chance?

The answer was no.

Bai Ling and the others were instantly invigorated, roaring as she entangled the nearest Senior Students who were trying to escape.

As for the few Senior Students whose luck was slightly better and who were temporarily unhindered, they only managed to run a few steps.

Either they were already running when they felt a blur before their eyes, and a completely irresistible force acted upon their bodies.

Either their shoulder was pressed down, or their knee was struck by a clever force, causing their entire body to instantly become numb and weak.

They were easily captured like little chicks, thrown heavily to the ground, their Dou Qi sealed, leaving them unable to move.

Naturally, Jiang Donghua had made his move.

His speed was pushed to the extreme, moving through the forest like a phantom; every time he flashed, a Senior Student attempting to flee would immediately fall to the ground.

In less than a minute, the twenty Inner Academy Senior Students who had originally been aggressive and set up an ambush—

Aside from the Senior Student surnamed Shi, who was first entangled by Wang Han and was now opportunistically punched down by Wang Han, all of them were lying haphazardly on the ground, either groaning or unconscious, having completely lost the ability to resist.

They had been captured in their entirety!

The entire ambush site was now so quiet that only heavy breathing and the irrepressible groans of pain from some individuals could be heard.

The New Students stared at the incredible scene before them, their mouths agape, as if they were dreaming.

Shi Jinshui, who was being pinned down by Wang Han, no longer held his previous arrogance and disdain; only paleness and disbelief remained on his face.

He struggled to raise his head, his gaze fixed intently on Jiang Donghua's excessively youthful face, his voice dry and trembling, as he asked, seemingly using all his strength.

"You... are you really an Outer Academy Student?!"

"Your strength must be at least that of a Six-Star Dou Ling, right?!"

"Monster! The Outer Academy truly produced a monster!"

His words were filled with shock, bitterness, and a sense of helplessness after being completely crushed.

Facing Shi Jinshui's bewildered, bitter, and incredulous questioning, Jiang Donghua merely nodded faintly and said nothing more.

He had no interest in responding to the astonishment of the defeated; there were more important matters at hand.

Bai Ling, standing nearby, had already approached with a grin, her bright eyes sparkling with cunning and excitement as she spoke to Senior Jiang.

"Senior Jiang, don't just stand there! Quickly take out your fire crystal card!"

"These are our spoils of war!"

Her voice was clear and she made no effort to lower it, ensuring it clearly reached the ears of the subdued Senior Students lying on the ground.

Hearing the words fire crystal card and "spoils of war," the expressions of many Senior Students still groaning and struggling on the ground instantly grew uglier.

Several of them even had flickering eyes, subconsciously wanting to pull their hands back or attempting to pretend they knew nothing and hadn't understood, hoping to slip through.

However, their wishful thinking was instantly shattered.

Zhao Ming, Wang Han, Lin Xiu, and several other quick-witted New Students, without needing any further instruction from Jiang Donghua, began accurately retrieving the black fire crystal cards from the Senior Students who had lost the ability to resist.

It was obvious that these few Outer Academy Students had, through some channel, fully learned about the existence and rules of this most precious and important currency within the Inner Academy!

"How did you know?"

One Senior Student couldn't help but blurt out in astonishment, but immediately realized his slip-up, quickly shut his mouth, his face ashen.

It was over; pretending ignorance was useless now.

Under the watchful, painful, and humiliated gazes of Shi Jinshui and the other Senior Students, Jiang Donghua took out his own black fire crystal card.

Bai Ling happily picked up a Senior Student's fire crystal card and lightly tapped it against Jiang Donghua's card.

The crystal embedded in the center of the Senior Student's card flashed faintly, and a pale red energy stream, as if being pulled, rapidly flowed into Jiang Donghua's card.

The number sixty-six on the crystal of the Senior Student's card immediately changed to the number seven.

In just one swipe, the fire energy that the Senior Student had painstakingly accumulated for a long time completely vanished.

"Next!"

Bai Ling seemed to be enjoying herself, and tapped another card against his.

The same process was repeated.

The number on the fire crystal card in Jiang Donghua's hand, which had only been faintly glowing, grew higher at a visible speed.

Every Senior Student whose fire energy was extracted slumped to the ground, their face ashen, as if their vitality and spirit had been drained away.

They not only lost precious fire energy, but more importantly, according to the rules of the Hunting Competition, once their fire energy was seized, they naturally lost the qualification to continue participating and could only wait for an Inner Academy Elder to arrive and escort them off the premises.

This was simply a double blow!

Soon, the vast majority of the fire energy from the twenty fire crystal cards flowed into Jiang Donghua's card, while the remaining small portion was equally divided among the Dou Ling students, such as Zhao Ming and Bai Ling, who had contributed significantly.

Watching this group of New Students skillfully dividing the spoils, Shi Jinshui and the others felt a deep sense of absurdity and helplessness.

They were supposed to be the hunters, yet now they had become the harvested crop, and they were harvested by a group of New Students whom they had originally despised!

This batch of New Students was terrifying!

Especially that monster surnamed Jiang!

When he returned to the Inner Academy, he absolutely had to sell this information as firsthand intelligence.

A guy like this definitely had the qualifications to challenge the top fifty of the strong ranking on the Inner Academy strong ranking list.

Feeling the number on his fire crystal card easily surpass five hundred, Jiang Donghua finally curved his lips into a satisfied smile.