After successfully breaking through to Soul Ancestor, Han Xing naturally had no reason to keep staying at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
After gathering up all the Immortal Herbs and taking them with him, Han Xing returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Radiant Douluo.
As for Chrysanthemum Douluo, he planned to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye a little longer and cultivate some new medicinal herbs.
"Grandmaster, Teacher, that Han Xing seems to be back."
At Blue Tyrant Academy's Academic Affairs Office, the chubby Ma Hongjun burst inside excitedly.
"You're sure?" Grandmaster hurried to his feet.
"I heard the other students calling him Solitary Crimson Sun, so it should be Han Xing," Ma Hongjun replied uncertainly.
"Teacher Erlong said that Solitary Crimson Sun was Han Xing's nickname at the academy."
Once he confirmed that Han Xing had returned, Grandmaster immediately stepped forward.
"Come on, Flender. Let's go take a look."
"We should. I'm pretty curious about this student, too," Flender agreed.
Grandmaster and Flender had Ma Hongjun lead the way and set off for the place where Han Xing was.
Tang San noticed the commotion. Seeing them hurrying off, he quickly asked, "Teacher, where are you going in such a rush?"
"Han Xing is back. I'm going to meet him," Grandmaster explained.
"Han Xing—the genius you mentioned?"
Dai Mubai furrowed his brow, curiosity in his eyes.
"That's right. The High-Level Soul Master Tournament starts in a year," Flender said with a nod.
"Just the seven of you won't be enough. We need to hurry and prepare our competitors."
"Han Xing is very strong. If we can recruit him, our team will have another substitute."
"Hey, Boss Dai, Han Xing is really handsome," Ma Hongjun teased.
"There are plenty of girls at the academy who are his fans. If he joins, he might even steal your spotlight."
At Ma Hongjun's words, Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai.
"Cut it out! I've already turned over a new leaf, all right? Don't lump me in with you," Dai Mubai said, hastily waving his hands.
Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, but clearly doubted Dai Mubai's claim that he had turned over a new leaf.
"But is this Han Xing really that strong? Even Tang San can't beat him?" Ning Rongrong asked.
"I don't know," Ma Hongjun said, spreading his hands.
"I've never seen him before, after all. But just going by how he feels, his aura is definitely powerful."
As they were talking, an agitated voice rang out.
"Han Xing! Where is he?"
"Over there on the academy's training field," Ma Hongjun replied without thinking.
But when he came to his senses and looked to see who had asked, he saw a pink figure already darting away.
"Oh no, Xiao Wu! Don't be rash, Xiao Wu!"
Tang San was startled and hurried after her.
"What's going on?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.
"When they were at Notting Academy, Han Xing and Xiao Wu were always at odds," Grandmaster said helplessly.
"When they first enrolled, Han Xing beat Xiao Wu up. Later, after Xiao Wu broke through to One-Ring Soul Master, she tried to get revenge and got beaten up again."
"Uh..." Ning Rongrong's mouth twitched. She immediately added Han Xing to the list of people who were not to be trifled with.
"He'd lay hands on a cute girl like Xiao Wu?"
"Now's not the time to discuss that. Xiao Wu went over there alone, so we should hurry after them," Flender reminded them.
At that, everyone snapped back to their senses and hurried after Tang San and Xiao Wu.
[This is hilarious. I can't believe Han Xing and Xiao Wu are about to fight again when they meet!]
[But Xiao Wu is only level thirty-four. Wouldn't fighting Han Xing just be asking to get beaten?]
[Not necessarily. Han Xing is twelve now, not a little kid anymore.]
[When he was six or seven, beating Xiao Wu probably didn't weigh on his conscience at all. But now... maybe he'll show her some tenderness?]
[I doubt it. With Han Xing's personality, how could he possibly show tenderness?]
[He brought a teacher along to save Tang San. I'd say that alone proves he's much nicer than before.]
As the audience chatted back and forth, the scene quickly shifted to the academy's training field.
At that moment, Han Xing was sitting in the spectator stands beside the academy's arena, with several girls gathered around him, fussing over him.
But Han Xing had no intention of paying them any attention. He simply watched the students competing in the arena.
In truth, Han Xing wasn't watching the match at all. He was looking at the comments.
"Where is Han Xing?"
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared near the arena. It was Xiao Wu.
She looked around and soon spotted Han Xing, surrounded by several girls.
"Hey, Han Xing! Do you dare fight me again?"
Ignoring the hostile looks from the girls around her, Xiao Wu walked straight up to Han Xing and challenged him.
"Who are you, and why are you bothering A Xing while he's watching the match?" A girl stepped in front of Xiao Wu, displeased.
"And who are you?" Xiao Wu asked with a frown.
"I'm here for Han Xing. What does it have to do with you?"
"Of course it has something to do with me." The girl puffed out her chest, as if it were only natural.
"I'm Huang Lili, vice president of the Solitary Crimson Sun Fan Club."
"Vice president..." Xiao Wu looked confused. "Then who's the president? And what does 'fan club' mean?"
"The president is, of course, Senior Jiang Zhu. With her healing abilities, she can help A Xing right after he fights."
Huang Lili gave her a disdainful look. "And you've never even heard of a fan club? What backwater village did you crawl out of?"
Xiao Wu didn't understand what a fan club was, but she did notice the insult.
She immediately bristled. "Who are you calling a country bumpkin?"
"Who else? Do any of us look like country bumpkins to you?" Huang Lili replied carelessly.
"You're asking for it! Han Xing, our fight can wait. I'm going to teach this girl a lesson first."
Xiao Wu reached straight for Huang Lili, intending to take her down with a soft-style grappling throw.
But just as her hand was about to grab Huang Lili, Han Xing stopped her.
"That's enough. If you want to fight, I'll take you on," Han Xing said gravely. "There's no need to drag her into it."
At the same level, ordinary students naturally stood no chance against Xiao Wu.
After all, Huang Lili was his fan. Han Xing didn't really care about the fan club, but he wasn't about to stand by and watch her get beaten up.
"Lord A Xing... so handsome!"
Looking at Han Xing standing in front of her, Huang Lili wore a lovestruck expression.
There was no denying it: though Huang Lili was only a female Soul Master and not an important supporting character, she was quite beautiful.
[Damn, I'm so jealous. I'm seriously jealous.]
[What kind of treatment is this? He even has a fan club!]
[Looking at that female fan's expression, I wish I could take Han Xing's place.]