I Can Only Play With You For Seven Minutes!

With the success of Luo Ning earlier, the remaining students did not stay to absorb their spirit rings after purchasing them.

After all, there were too many people here; if something were to happen that caused their absorption process to be interrupted, wouldn't that be a massive loss?

Not to mention the backlash from injuries, both their money and the spirit ring would be gone!

Consequently, after paying and receiving their spirit rings, the students left one after another.

In a short while, only a small fraction of the crowd remained. Some were unable to suppress their excitement and chose to absorb their spirit rings on the spot.

Others were dissatisfied with their original martial souls and wished to replace them.

No one had attempted to replace a martial soul before, and since they didn't dare to leave, they naturally wanted to do it in front of Lin Fan.

Lin Fan did not dawdle. Once they paid and selected their martial souls, he immediately channeled his spirit power, manipulating the Martial Soul Book to drift into their bodies.

The next moment, the contract triggered automatically; the phantom of the person's original martial soul shattered, replaced by the one they had just selected.

"My... my martial soul is finally no longer a basic Wind Wolf!"

"Hahaha, with the Gale Demon Wolf, I will definitely not remain obscure anymore!"

"Benefactor, you are practically my second parent! If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, I will certainly not refuse to help!"

"..."

Such remarks echoed continuously, yet Lin Fan remained dismissive.

I caught all your martial souls, do I really need your help?

However, Lin Fan did not show this on his face, continuing to smile happily; he was earning both money and the favor of these students.

Just as Lin Fan was making money hand over fist, Qin Ming, guided by Shi Mo, arrived with Yu Tianheng and the others.

Seeing students pay Lin Fan and then walk away joyfully with a spirit ring in hand, Qin Ming and his group were stunned.

Given their experience with spirit rings, they could naturally tell that these were genuine, rippling with spirit power fluctuations, and not some sort of optical illusion.

For a moment, Qin Ming could not help but furrow his brows.

Could it be that the education they had received all these years was wrong?

Spirit rings were not something that could only be absorbed by the killer, but rather something that could be stored?

But if it were wrong, why had no one been able to do it for so many years?

Yet today, a child who looked less than ten years old had managed to achieve exactly that.

Narrowing his eyes, Qin Ming, who had originally intended to drive Lin Fan away, suddenly had other thoughts.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ming walked straight up and said, "This Humble One is Qin Ming, a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. May I ask who you are, and how you entered the academy?"

"How I entered?"

Lin Fan glanced at Qin Ming and laughed, "Naturally, I walked in."

As he spoke, Lin Fan was also sizing up Qin Ming.

In his memories, Qin Ming was a graduate of Shrek Academy who had come to teach at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"..."

The corner of his mouth twitched. If it were before, Qin Ming would have surely lost his temper, but Lin Fan's performance had piqued his curiosity.

Yu Feng, however, raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Our teacher is asking you a question; why are you being so smart-alecky?"

"That's enough."

Qin Ming waved his hand, scrutinized Lin Fan carefully, and asked, "Can you let me sense this spirit ring of yours?"

"Sure."

Lin Fan grinned, "Payment upfront, goods delivered. As long as you give me the money, you can take the spirit ring away. Whether you want to absorb it or conduct research, it's all up to you."

With Qin Ming's cultivation, the spirit rings Lin Fan currently produced were of no use to him, so his purpose for wanting to see the ring was obvious: research!

Lin Fan didn't care; as long as he could make money, he didn't care what others did with the spirit rings after buying them.

In any case, without the Poké Ball martial soul, no one else could accomplish this.

"..."

Being rebuffed repeatedly, Qin Ming felt a trace of impatience and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? I have met the family members of all the teachers and leaders in the academy, and you do not seem to be among them."

"What, can't one enter your Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy unless they are a teacher or a relative of the leadership?"

Hearing this familiar line of reasoning, Shi Mo felt like crying; it was happening again. This was exactly how he had been rendered speechless and attacked by the crowd.

Fortunately, Qin Ming had been tempered by the world and understood the implication, so he laughed, "Naturally, that is not the case."

"I just find your face unfamiliar and want to clarify your background. What if you are a spy sent to our academy by another institution?"

"Oh, Teacher Qin, what great prestige you have. The moment we meet, you start labeling people as spies."

Lin Fan laughed, "I have no interest in wasting time with you. If you want to buy martial souls or spirit rings, you are most welcome. If you want to find trouble with me, please be a bit more straightforward."

"Lay out your terms, and I will take them on."

Being lectured by a child like this for the first time, anger rose in Qin Ming's heart. However, as a Spirit Emperor, he naturally could not bring himself to strike a child.

Qin Ming's eyes darted as he said in a deep voice, "Judging by your soul power, you should be at the Soul Grand Master level. How about this: my students here are all at the Soul Elder realm. You may pick any one of them, and if you can hold out against them for the duration of one incense stick, I will allow you to set up a stall within the academy to sell these items."

"If you cannot hold out, I won't drive you away; you need only gift me one of your soul rings."

Qin Ming was no fool; he knew the academy leadership possessed immense strength and must have been aware of the situation here long ago. Since they had not intervened, it meant Lin Fan's background was significant and he had their tacit approval.

Therefore, even when proposing the wager, Qin Ming did not intend to chase Lin Fan away, but merely hoped to score a free soul ring.

A clever man, indeed.

Lin Fan curled his lip, surprised that Qin Ming was quite sharp.

Unfortunately, for Lin Fan, trying to get something for nothing or preventing him from making money was practically the same as taking his life!

He scanned his surroundings; those who intended to buy martial souls and soul rings had already paid, and those still watching from the sidelines likely wouldn't be buying anytime soon.

Since his business was concluded, Lin Fan didn't mind stretching his limbs, and by the way, increasing his own soul power.

Through his previous gains in soul power, Lin Fan had confirmed that crafting Poké Balls, martial souls, or soul rings all served to increase his soul power.

Battles against soul beasts and other soul masters also provided the same benefit.

In other words, his cultivation was more like a game!

Since he could get some exercise while simultaneously boosting his soul power, Lin Fan naturally wouldn't refuse such a good deal.

However, he wouldn't agree to Qin Ming's offer of picking just one person.

"Forget it, I don't know any of you."

Lin Fan chuckled, "Instead of picking one, why don't all your students come at me together! But, I can only play with you for seven minutes!"

"!!!"