The Second Devil Fruit

Listening to Pan Yun's vicious curses directed at Su Luo.

Su Xiong's expression turned grim, and he offered no rebuttal.

He merely gazed at the unconscious Su Ming, lost in thought.

"Su Xiong! You must make Su Luo kneel and apologize to Xiao Ming personally!"

"Also, you must take care of Xiao Ming until he's fully recovered!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for turning my back on you!" Pan Yun said, her eyes swollen red.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiong immediately nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll bring Xiao Luo back."

"He's out there alone, with no money to eat or a place to stay."

"He must be wanting to come home right now."

The next morning.

Eating the breakfast he bought.

He strolled leisurely all the way to the school entrance.

At a glance, he saw Su Xiong standing at the school gate, waiting for someone.

Su Xiong also saw Su Luo.

A surge of anger immediately welled up in his heart.

He was about to rush forward and lecture Su Luo.

Unexpectedly, Su Luo acted as if he hadn't seen him.

He walked straight past Su Xiong.

Seeing that Su Luo was about to enter the school gate.

Su Xiong quickly blocked his path.

"Su Luo! I'm your Dad! Don't you even recognize your own father!" Su Xiong said angrily.

"What dad? What father are you talking about?"

"I've only ever had one mom since I was born, and that mom died a long time ago." Su Luo said indifferently.

"You ungrateful wretch! You unfilial son! I raised you for nothing!" Su Xiong pointed at Su Luo's face, saying furiously.

"Raised me?"

"If raising me means the leftover food I ate growing up, and that thin blanket I slept under, then I'll definitely give it all back to you."

Su Xiong was choked by Su Luo's words.

He was speechless for a moment.

He knew that Su Luo's living conditions were indeed harsh.

But couldn't his son understand his difficulties as a father?

He tidied his expression and continued:

"Su Luo, no matter what, we're still family."

"You beating Xiao Ming to that extent is, more or less, inexcusable."

"I have to work, and your Aunt Pan also has to work."

"Su Luo, you should take a year off from school this year and help take care of Xiao Ming."

"This way, Pan Yun and Xiao Ming might forgive you."

"We're still family after all, don't you agree?"

Listening to Su Xiong's words, Su Luo clenched his fists tightly.

But in the end, he held back from laying hands on him, purely out of respect for Su Xiong being his biological father.

He suppressed his anger with difficulty and sneered:

"Su Xiong, listen to yourself, listen to the nonsense you're saying."

"Still family? Do you even believe it yourself? Did you ever treat me as family?"

"Let me tell you the truth! I deliberately beat Su Ming to that state!"

"It's lucky for him I didn't kill him."

"If he comes looking for me again, I'll beat him again."

"And you! We have no relationship anymore, so stop bothering me."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for not being polite to you either." Su Luo said coldly.

Then he turned and walked directly into the school gate.

Leaving behind a red-faced Su Xiong.

Standing in place, pointing at Su Luo's retreating figure, she couldn't utter a single word.

By the time Su Luo's figure completely disappeared, she could only leave in anger.

As he stepped into the classroom.

The atmosphere inside the classroom seemed to freeze instantly; no one dared to make a sound.

Su Luo looked around.

He saw that his classmates, for some reason, were all avoiding his gaze.

Just then.

The campus broadcast suddenly sounded.

"Student Su Luo, please come to Dean of Studies Wang Yue's office as soon as possible. There's an urgent matter."

Upon hearing this, Su Luo immediately got up and headed to Wang Yue's office.

Arriving at Wang Yue's office.

Wang Yue saw Su Luo arrive.

She immediately handed him the Crystal Cores she had promised to give him extra.

"This is a Tier 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core that I applied for you."

Su Luo took the Crystal Core in shock.

He looked at Wang Yue with disbelief.

"Director Wang, wasn't it supposed to be two Level 1 Crystal Cores?"

"How did it become one Tier 2 Crystal Core?"

"The value of this Tier 2 Crystal Core is comparable to more than ten Level 1 Crystal Cores!"

Seeing Su Luo so surprised, Wang Yue chuckled a few times.

"After I explained your situation to the school administration, the Principal waved his hand."

"He instructed the school to provide you with one Tier 2 Crystal Core every month for your cultivation."

"Work hard to improve your Ability Level, and don't waste the school's investment in you."

Su Luo nodded upon hearing this.

After thanking Wang Yue.

He happily walked out of the office.

After calming himself down.

He put the Tier 2 Crystal Core in his pocket and returned to the classroom as if nothing had happened.

After school in the afternoon.

He continued to go to Shen Huaiyue's house for sparring practice.

"Hah!"

Shen Huaiyue unleashed a high roundhouse kick towards Su Luo's head.

Upon closer inspection.

Her leg was wrapped in many sharp Wind Blades.

It seemed that after yesterday's incident, she was no longer afraid that Su Luo would get hurt.

And indeed, that was the case.

Su Luo raised his right hand and simply waved it gently.

Shen Huaiyue was sent flying.

She landed face-first in the garden, four limbs flailing.

"Ptooey, ptooey!"

Shen Huaiyue spat out the sand from her mouth.

"Su Luo! You jerk, don't you have any chivalry at all?" Shen Huaiyue said angrily.

"Chivalry?"

"Miss Shen, would an Exotic Beast show you chivalry just because you're good-looking?" Su Luo replied calmly.

Shen Huaiyue snorted upon hearing this.

But she had to admit that what Su Luo said made sense.

"Hmph! I don't believe it! Come again!"

"Take this!"

Shen Huaiyue leaped up.

And engaged Su Luo in close-quarters combat once more.

The sun on the horizon gradually set.

Another day had passed.

"Follow me, I'll get the money for you," Shen Huaiyue said, wiping sweat as she prepared to take Su Luo to get the money.

"Wait a moment, Miss Shen, I have a phone now!" Su Luo took out his phone and showed it to Shen Huaiyue.

As someone from a wealthy family, Shen Huaiyue could tell at a glance that this phone was a new, off-brand item. He must have bought it last night after he got money.

But to her, it didn't matter as long as he could transfer the money.

After the money was transferred, Su Luo left Shen Huaiyue's house.

He hurried back to the hotel where he was staying, not even having time to eat dinner.

He took out the Level 2 Crystal Core.

The Level 2 Crystal Core was the highest quality crystal core he had obtained so far. Level 3 Crystal Cores were too precious, only dropping from Level 3 Exotic Beasts. But Level 3 Exotic Beasts, in terms of strength, corresponded to human Nobles, and he wasn't capable of dealing with them yet.

No longer greedy, he handed the Level 2 Crystal Core in his hand to the Devil Fruit Sapling.

After the Devil Fruit Sapling absorbed the energy from the Level 2 Crystal Core, it instantly produced a Devil Fruit.

However, he had no recollection of this Devil Fruit at all. Su Luo frowned, plucked the Devil Fruit, and said, "A Devil Fruit I've never seen before."

"Whatever! As long as it can increase my Ability Level."

Crunch, crunch!

He swallowed the Devil Fruit whole. That familiar feeling returned. It felt as if something invisible and intangible had suddenly appeared within his body.

"This is! The Gravity-Gravity Fruit!"