"Interesting."
Lin Fan remained calm and didn't even look at Shi Mo as he said, "Since when did a student like you get to meddle in these matters? Are you the one who gets to decide whether I can enter the academy?"
"Are you more powerful than those instructors?"
"You..."
Shi Mo's eyes widened. He hurriedly said, "I never said that! It's just that you're acting all suspicious..."
"How am I acting suspicious?"
As a modern man, Lin Fan knew he absolutely couldn't let himself fall into the trap of having to prove his innocence. The saying about how many bowls of noodles one had eaten was the bloodiest example of all.
"You're the one who suddenly jumped out and started making a fuss. What exactly are you up to? Could it be that you saw other students buying good Martial Souls and Soul Rings from me and grew jealous, so you're trying to drive me out to make sure your classmates can't surpass you?"
Lin Fan's words instantly made the countless students look at Shi Mo with colder eyes.
Even though Shi Mo was a Heaven Dou Grade Student, in this world where strength reigned supreme, cutting off someone else's path to greater strength was no different from killing their parents. It was a blood feud.
Realizing this, Shi Mo panicked. No matter how capable he was, he couldn't possibly take on so many students.
"You... You're slandering me! When did I ever say that?"
Shi Mo was, after all, a native of Douluo Continent. Against Lin Fan, he was like a foolish groundhog, being toyed with in the palm of his hand.
"Do you have to say it outright?"
Lin Fan smiled. "You and I are strangers, yet the moment you arrived, you tried to drive me away. Could it be that you're not targeting your classmates?"
"And that young woman is at a critical point in absorbing her Soul Ring. If she fails because you caused a disturbance, will you take responsibility?"
"..."
In that instant, the smile on Lin Fan's face looked like a demon's to Shi Mo.
He could feel it: with every word Lin Fan spoke, the students around them looked at him more coldly.
If he didn't have relatively high Soul Power, that crowd would probably have rushed forward and beaten him to a pulp.
At that moment, Shi Mo regretted everything. He had just joined the Heaven Dou Royal Team and was in a good mood. When he saw so many people gathered together, he'd decided to come take a look and show off the authority of a senior student while he was at it.
Who could have guessed that before he'd even managed to assert his authority, a few words from Lin Fan would turn him into a public enemy?
"Senior Shi Mo, please leave."
"Senior, are you trying to disrupt our cultivation?"
Hearing the impatience in the students' voices, Shi Mo knew he couldn't stay any longer. He could only glare furiously at Lin Fan.
Buzz—
Just then, the girl who had been absorbing the Variegated Cat Soul Ring suddenly released her Soul Power. The Soul Ring shone with a purple light, shrank completely, and entered her body.
"Luo Ning succeeded!"
"The Soul Ring we bought really can be absorbed!"
The students were delighted, then turned to Shi Mo, their expressions cold.
At that moment, if Shi Mo still dared to make trouble for Lin Fan, they would definitely attack him.
"Gulp!"
Realizing this, Shi Mo didn't dare dawdle any longer. He didn't even dare to make a threat. He turned and left.
Watching Shi Mo's figure flee in panic, Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.
So this was a member of the Heaven Dou Royal Team?
His cultivation was pretty good compared to the other students, but why did he seem like a child?
Thinking about it, these fellows had spent their whole lives cooped up in the academy. Even in this world of the survival of the fittest, they'd had teachers and family elders protecting them. They'd never taken a beating from society, so of course they were rather naive and innocent.
Putting those thoughts aside, since he'd driven Shi Mo away with a few words, there was no need to worry about him. The urgent matter was selling Martial Souls and Soul Rings and making a fortune!
As for Shi Mo bringing reinforcements to avenge himself?
Give me a break. With his friend Dugu Bo around, Lin Fan could walk sideways through the academy.
That man was a Titled Douluo and a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family. What academy would dare make an enemy of him?
"I... I really became a Soul Elder!"
"This Soul Ring didn't just help me comprehend a pretty good Soul Skill; it also made my body much stronger. I even feel lighter on my feet!"
Feeling the changes in her body, Luo Ning was thrilled. Excitedly, she asked, "Can you get higher-grade Soul Rings? When I break through to Soul Ancestor, can I come back and buy one from you?"
The highest praise a customer could give a seller was to come back again.
Lin Fan was happy to hear that too. He smiled and said, "Of course. Find Dugu Yan, and she'll bring you to me."
"My name is Lin Fan, and I'm from the Heaven Dou Empire too. If you or your friends want to buy Martial Souls or Soul Rings in the future, you can come to me."
"Even if I don't have what you need right now, just tell me what you're looking for, and I can go hunt it down."
"You know Dugu Yan?"
"No wonder. Her grandfather is a Titled Douluo. No wonder someone connected to her can do something so amazing."
Hearing that Lin Fan knew Dugu Yan made the students trust him even more.
"Brother, how much for this Ghost Vine?"
"How much for the Earth-Splitting Bear?"
With Luo Ning's successful purchase as proof, the students no longer hesitated. Some even shoved their money into Lin Fan's hands as soon as they heard the price, eager to absorb their Soul Rings as soon as possible.
Students with weaker Martial Souls also began leafing through the Martial Soul Book.
As soon as they opened it, all kinds of Martial Soul apparitions appeared. In an instant, Soul Power surged throughout the area.
Lin Fan, meanwhile, kept collecting money until his face was wreathed in smiles.
Two or three tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins at the low end, fifty or sixty thousand at the high end. He was making money faster than robbing people.
In truth, there weren't many students who had reached the level required to absorb a Soul Ring. But the Soul Rings Lin Fan made could be stored. As long as he gave his permission, other people could store a Soul Ring and absorb it once their Soul Power reached the required level.
So when the students found Soul Rings that suited them, they naturally didn't pass up the opportunity. One after another, they made their purchases.
At the same time, Shi Mo found his younger brother, along with Yu Tianheng and the others.
Qin Ming happened to be instructing Yu Tianheng. Seeing Shi Mo hurry over in a panic, he couldn't help furrowing his brows, curious about what had happened.
After all, in Qin Ming's mind, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo had always been steady, just as their names suggested. How had Shi Mo ended up in such a state?
"Shi Mo, what happened?"
"Why are you in such a panic?"
Qin Ming asked outright.
"Teacher Qin, a strange kid suddenly appeared in the academy. He's selling Martial Souls and Soul Rings to the other students. I don't know how he's doing it, but a lot of people have already been swindled!"
"What?"
"Selling Martial Souls and Soul Rings?"
At that, Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, and the other team members exchanged glances, their faces full of astonishment.
They'd been Soul Masters for years, and they'd never heard of Martial Souls and Soul Rings being sold!
"Good. He actually dares to swindle people at the Royal Academy."
Qin Ming's expression darkened. He said in a low voice, "Come on, let's go teach that swindler a lesson!"
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