Listening to Pan Yun's vicious curses at Su Luo.
Su Xiong's face darkened, but he offered no rebuttal.
He merely stared at the unconscious Su Ming, lost in thought.
"Su Xiong! You must make Su Luo kneel and apologize to Xiao Ming in person!"
"And he must take care of Xiao Ming until he has fully recovered!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for turning my back on you!" Pan Yun said, her eyes swollen and red.
At those words, Su Xiong immediately nodded.
"Don't worry. I'll bring Xiao Luo back."
"He's out there alone, with no money for food and nowhere to stay."
"He must want to come home by now."
The next morning.
After eating the breakfast he had bought.
Su Luo strolled leisurely all the way to the school gates.
At a glance, he spotted Su Xiong standing there, waiting for someone.
Su Xiong saw Su Luo as well.
A surge of anger immediately rose in his heart.
He had just been about to rush over and lecture Su Luo.
But Su Luo acted as if he had not seen him.
He walked straight past Su Xiong.
Seeing Su Luo about to enter the school gates.
Su Xiong hurriedly stepped in front of him.
"Su Luo! I'm your father! Are you refusing to acknowledge even your own father?" Su Xiong demanded angrily.
"What father? Where is there a father?"
"Since the day I was born, I've only had one mother, and she died a long time ago," Su Luo said coldly.
"You ungrateful wretch! Filial traitor! I raised you for nothing!" Su Xiong snapped, pointing at Su Luo's face.
"Raised me?"
"If raising me means the leftovers I ate growing up and that thin blanket on my bed, then I'll definitely return it all to you."
Su Xiong was choked speechless by those words.
For a moment, he could not say anything.
He knew Su Luo's living conditions had indeed been harsh.
But as his son, could Su Luo not understand the hardships he faced as a father?
After arranging his expression, he quickly continued.
"Su Luo, no matter what, we're still family."
"You beat Xiao Ming into that state. No matter how you look at it, that's a little indefensible."
"I still have to work, and your Aunt Pan has to work too."
"Su Luo, take a year off from school this year and help take care of Xiao Ming."
"That way, Pan Yun and Xiao Ming might forgive you."
"We're family in the end. Don't you think so?"
Listening to Su Xiong's words, Su Luo clenched his fists tightly.
But in the end, he did not strike, if only because Su Xiong was his biological father.
Forcing down his anger, he sneered.
"Su Xiong, listen to the bullshit you're saying."
"Family? Do you believe that yourself? Have you ever treated me like family?"
"Let me tell you the truth! I beat Su Ming into that state on purpose!"
"The fact that I didn't beat him to death means he was lucky."
"If he comes looking for me again, I'll beat him again."
"And you! We have no relationship anymore. Stop bothering me."
"Otherwise, don't blame me for not being polite to you either," Su Luo said coldly.
Then he turned and strode straight through the school gates.
Leaving behind only Su Xiong, his face flushed red.
He stood there pointing at Su Luo's retreating back, unable to utter a single word.
Once Su Luo's figure disappeared completely, he could only leave in fury.
The moment Su Luo entered the classroom.
The atmosphere inside seemed to freeze instantly. Not a single person dared make a sound.
Su Luo lifted his eyes and looked around.
For some reason, all the other students avoided his gaze.
Just then.
The campus broadcast suddenly sounded.
"Student Su Luo, please report to Dean of Studies Wang Yue's office immediately. There is an urgent matter."
Hearing that, Su Luo immediately rose to his feet and headed for Wang Yue's office.
When he arrived at Wang Yue's office.
Wang Yue saw that Su Luo had come.
She immediately handed him the Crystal Core she had promised to obtain for him.
"This is the Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core I applied for on your behalf."
Su Luo accepted the Crystal Core in shock.
He stared at Wang Yue with disbelief in his eyes.
"Director Wang, wasn't it supposed to be two Level 1 Crystal Cores?"
"How did it become one Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core?"
"The value of this Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core is worth more than ten Level 1 Crystal Cores!"
Seeing how stunned Su Luo was, Wang Yue chuckled softly.
"After I explained your situation to the school, the principal simply waved a hand."
"The school will provide you with one Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core every month for your cultivation."
"Work hard to raise your Ability Level. Don't waste the school's investment in you."
Su Luo nodded at those words.
After thanking Wang Yue.
He left the office happily.
After calming himself down.
He slipped the Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core into his pocket and returned to the classroom as if nothing had happened.
After school that afternoon.
He continued to go to Shen Huaiyue's home to spar with her.
"Ha!"
Shen Huaiyue threw a high roundhouse kick at Su Luo's head.
Looking closely.
Her leg was actually wrapped in numerous sharp wind blades.
After what had happened yesterday, she clearly was no longer afraid of hurting Su Luo.
And that was indeed the case.
Su Luo merely raised his right hand and gave it a light wave.
Shen Huaiyue was sent flying.
She landed flat on her back and plunged headfirst into the garden.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Shen Huaiyue spat the sand and dirt from her mouth.
"Su Luo! How can you be so utterly incapable of cherishing a delicate flower?" Shen Huaiyue said angrily.
"Cherish a delicate flower?"
"Miss Shen, would Exotic Beasts cherish you just because you're pretty?" Su Luo asked calmly.
Shen Huaiyue gave a cold snort at that.
But she had no choice but to admit that Su Luo was right.
"Hmph! I refuse to believe it! Again!"
"Take this!"
Shen Huaiyue leaped up.
Once again, she closed in and grappled with Su Luo.
The sun at the edge of the sky gradually set.
Another day had passed.
"Come with me. I'll go get your money." After wiping away her sweat, Shen Huaiyue was about to lead Su Luo to collect his payment.
"Wait, Miss Shen. I have a phone now!" Su Luo took out his phone and showed it to Shen Huaiyue.
As the child of a wealthy family.
Shen Huaiyue could tell at a glance that it was a newly bought off-brand phone.
He had probably gone to buy it after getting money last night.
But she did not care. As long as she could transfer the money, that was enough.
After the transfer was completed, Su Luo left Shen Huaiyue's home.
He hurried back to the hotel where he was staying.
He did not even have time to eat dinner.
He took out that Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core.
This was the highest-quality Crystal Core he had obtained so far.
Level 3 Crystal Cores were far too precious. Only Level 3 Exotic Beasts had a chance of dropping them.
But Level 3 Exotic Beasts possessed strength comparable to humanity's nobles.
They were not something he could handle at his current level.
He stopped being greedy.
He handed the Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core in his hand to the Devil Fruit Sapling.
After the Devil Fruit Sapling absorbed the energy of the Level 2 Exotic Beast Crystal Core.
It instantly bore a Devil Fruit.
Yet he had absolutely no impression of this Devil Fruit.
Su Luo frowned tightly and plucked the Devil Fruit.
"A Devil Fruit I've never seen before."
"Whatever! As long as it can raise my Ability Level."
Crunch, crunch!
He swallowed the Devil Fruit whole.
That familiar feeling came again.
It felt as though something invisible and intangible had suddenly appeared inside his body.
"This is... the Gravity-Gravity Fruit!"
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