Yang Fan

"Did you hear? Lin Feng and Yage broke up."

"No way, didn't they show affection all the time? How could they break up?"

"Those who flaunt their love die fast!"

"Are you an idiot? What's Yage's status now? A future eighth-rank Demon Spirit Master. She's even signed with the Juxing Club, her future is bright. Lin Feng, although his strength is decent, it's just decent. He can't become a Demon Spirit Master and is destined to fall behind Yage."

"Isn't Yage a bit too materialistic? Dumping Lin Feng so quickly."

"I heard Ji Yu put out word that he's going to pursue Yage. I wonder if it's because of him?"

"Keep your voice down. Getting on Ji Yu's bad side would be disastrous."

"But, I heard it was Lin Feng who initiated the breakup?"

As Lin Feng walked across the sports field, preparing to return to the cafeteria, he found that the gossip about him and Yage was already flying everywhere, spreading like wildfire.

Standing in a corner, Lin Feng listened carefully for a while. Even he had to admire the speed at which the news was spreading.

How long had it been? Just over ten minutes!

It felt like everyone knew.

Lin Feng didn't care about these trivial gossips or his classmates' discussions. What made him curious was how the news about him and Yage got out.

Yage wouldn't have said anything!

Even if she confided in her close friends, she wouldn't say something like "I dumped him," as it wasn't something good, and there was no need to publicize it.

"No one was present back then!"

Lin Feng was a bit puzzled. To avoid interference from others, Yage had specifically chosen the back mountain. There were already very few people on the back mountain, let alone in the secluded spot they had chosen.

As a Martial Artist, alertness and observation were the most basic abilities. Without these two fundamental skills, one wouldn't even know how they died.

Although there wasn't much danger in school, for Lin Feng, a Martial Artist who had skirted the edge of life and death, quickly observing his surroundings was already instinctual.

Lin Feng could be sure that when he and Yage were talking and breaking up, no one was around. At least no one within a hundred meters, not even an animal.

So, this matter was a bit strange.

He pondered for a long time until Lin Feng heard the name Yang Fan, and then it suddenly dawned on him.

"So it was that guy."

Regarding former classmates, so much time had passed that Lin Feng had almost forgotten them, barely remembering their names.

But this Yang Fan, Lin Feng had a deep impression of him.

This kid named Yang Fan had average martial arts talent, his strength was probably only at the Body Cultivation Fifth Stage, and his academic performance in humanities was also average. His only advantage was being well-informed about gossip.

He called himself a "Jianghu Hundred曉生" (a person who knows everything about the martial world), an informant, and the leader of entertainment, but his classmates all called him a big mouth.

If there was any scandal or gossip at Jiangxin First High School, it was ninety percent likely to be spread by this big mouth. Even if it wasn't, if you asked him, he could definitely tell you one or two things.

It was said that in order to collect gossip, this guy, whose hearing and eyesight were fine, had even specifically learned lip-reading and sign language. Although many people disliked this guy, when it came to campus rumors and gossip, he was the first person people wanted to find.

As long as the news came from him, few people questioned its authenticity.

This was a conclusion drawn from hundreds of cases.

Lin Feng was somewhat interested in that Yang Fan.

Although Yang Fan's martial arts talent was average, he still had the strength of Body Cultivation Fifth Stage and the qualification to participate in Awakening Day.

Yesterday, during Awakening Day, he was lucky enough to refine a Sound-Seeking Beast. The Sound-Seeking Beast was a second-rank Demon Spirit with almost no offensive power. Its only innate ability was far superior hearing and eyesight compared to ordinary people.

By rights, it was just a second-rank Demon Spirit. Such auxiliary Demon Spirits were not uncommon.

Knowing lip-reading and sign language wasn't strange either; there were probably some people with these skills at Jiangxin First High School. But knowing lip-reading and sign language, refining a Sound-Seeking Beast, calling himself a "Jianghu Hundred曉生," and being passionate about gossip, this kid was definitely a talent.

A talent who had a clear plan for his future career direction.

In a way, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a genius.

Lin Feng decided he needed to get to know him properly.

His plan required such a character.

When Lin Feng arrived at Cafeteria No. 5, Gao Hai, who was waiting at the entrance, hurried forward and couldn't help but ask.

"Brother Feng, did you really break up with Yage?"

"Yeah, we were bound to break up sooner or later, nothing surprising," Lin Feng nodded.

Gao Hai was silent for a moment, his fists clenched tightly, his expression somewhat angry. Finally, as if making a decision, he said, "If we broke up, we broke up. We don't need a realistic woman like that. Starting today, she's no longer our friend."

Between Lin Feng and Yage, Gao Hai instantly made his choice.

"There's no need. She has the right to choose."

Lin Feng patted Gao Hai's shoulder, comforting him.

Although this was a matter between him and Yage, Lin Feng understood Gao Hai's feelings.

They had been neighbors since they were seven years old. The three of them grew up together, classmates from elementary school to middle school to high school, going to school and coming home together every day. Lin Feng and Yage had even said they would ask Gao Hai to be their best man when they got married.

As Yage chose to leave, she also destroyed their friendship. They could no longer be the close friends they once were.

In his memory, just as Gao Hai had said, even if Yage got into one of the Nine Elite Joint Schools and soared to success, he hadn't spoken a single word to her.

He valued this friendship even more than Lin Feng did.

"Don't blame her, I was the one who asked to break up!"

"You asked?"

Gao Hai looked at Lin Feng with disbelief at his answer, clearly not believing him. Lin Feng had no intention of explaining. His stomach was growling fiercely. After getting his food, he began to eat voraciously.

Under Gao Hai's astonished gaze, Lin Feng went back for seconds three times, consuming a total of seven bowls of rice, six side dishes, and two pounds of roasted meat, costing 120 New Dollars.

"Brother Feng, are you okay eating like this?"

Gao Hai was a little worried, suspecting that Lin Feng was stimulated by his breakup with Yage.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Feng paused with his chopsticks. So much food had entered his body, and his stomach felt uncomfortably full. For a moment, he really needed to slow down.

But even so, Lin Feng still didn't feel full. His body was still in a state of hunger and depletion.

Lin Feng understood that this was a lingering effect of his severely depleted Qi and Blood.

Ordinary food could only enhance his sense of fullness but couldn't satisfy his need for Qi and Blood.

The stronger a Martial Artist was, the larger their appetite. For a Martial Artist, the more they could eat, the stronger their body would become. Being able to eat was a blessing; there was a reason for that saying.

"I'm running out of money; I need to earn some quickly," Lin Feng thought to himself.

Even the most ordinary food wasn't cheap. It had cost him 120 New Dollars, which was his food budget for a week. Now, he only had 300 New Dollars left in his pocket.

This was his food money for the remaining half of the month. If his family didn't give him a month's worth of food money at once, he would be starving tomorrow.

It was fortunate that this was a school, and the food was relatively cheap. If he ate like this outside, it would be impossible without two to three hundred New Dollars.

While resting, Lin Feng noticed a male classmate not far away. He had clearly finished eating, his plate empty. However, after eating a pill, he soon returned to his voracious eating pattern.

Lin Feng knew it was a Digestion Pill, which cost 2,000 New Dollars each.

Taking one accelerated the digestion of food. In the third year of high school, with only three months left until the college entrance examination, many wealthy families would give their children one every day.

"If I get the chance, I must refine the Great Stomach King," Lin Feng thought to himself as he felt the food slowly digesting in his stomach.

The Great Stomach King ranked 17th on the Exotic Beast Ranking. Like the Nightmare within Lin Feng, it had no offensive capabilities and was an auxiliary Demon Spirit.

After refining the Great Stomach King Demon Spirit, its digestive ability would be tens of times stronger than that of an ordinary person, allowing it to eat almost infinitely, provided the body could withstand it.

"In two months, if I refine that Nightmare, along with gaining super strong talent, my life force and soul will also be devoured. If I refine the Great Stomach King, as long as I have money, the abundant Qi and Blood can fully compensate for the devoured life force."

Lin Feng had an idea: if he could refine the Great Stomach King, the side effects of refining the Nightmare could be alleviated by at least half.

The combination of the two Demon Spirits would complement each other, which was perfect for him.

Unfortunately, the Demon Spirits on the Exotic Beast Ranking were all rare finds, like searching for a needle in a haystack.