*Sixteen hours later*
Fan Lin killed more than 1000 people. He stopped after that as classes would start in around an hour or so.
He pressed the ejection button and got out.
He went out of the Spirit Pagoda. It was 6 in the morning and classes would start at 8. He jogged towards the academy and stopped at a small garden near it.
Sometime later Qiangu Dongfeng came. He said," kid, are you really human? Although I checked you myself two times. I couldn't believe it."
Fan Lin stopped his meditation and questioned why he thought so?
Qiangu Dongfeng replied," Why do you never kill Soul beasts even though they give more spirit energy?"
"Soul beasts didn't show that many expressions, humans do. Even if they sweared at me, ask for mercy, or just downright hate me, I can see the desperation in their eyes when I kill them. It calms me down. That's why I kill humans. They are an expressive bunch. I never get bored by killing them."
"When though? I have seen your killings and I don't any of the people knew when they died by your hands, much less have any time to react to the situation. So your words just sound like BS to me." [Qiangu Dongfeng]
"Uh-huh. You don't get it. The fact that they couldn't even get the chance to even express their deaths is what that excites me since I imagine what they would say and I laugh at that. It's all in my mind, every laughter, every prayer, to the despair and dread of my actions. Thoughts of my own on what would happen if I kill them in reality, wouldn't it be spoiling to know so. But forget it, you won't understand the pleasure that I feel with each life that I take without any inhibitions of any kind. What do you need from me?"
Qiangu Dongfeng gazed at Fan Lin blankly. He can swear at the heavens that this kid was totally unreadable at times and that was sometimes a scary thing . He will definitely kill this kid after he destroyed Shrek. It was too a dangerous to let someone with this kind of thought process to grow strong.
"Nothing? Then help me make a one word battle armour for me. I need a minimum of spirit refined triple alloys with a harmony rate of 93% or above with metals that provides spirit power amplification. I will pay, you provide the personal. Can you do it."
"It doesn't sound like you are asking for it kid. Ok, I will start preparing for it. When do you need it?" Qiangu Dongfeng asked him.
"As soon as you can. You can start with a part of it first like the hand. A piece a time. Can you do it."
"Doable. Come to the Pagoda three days later. Spirit refining will need your blood."
"Ok"
The next day
"Huh?" Tang Wulin stared at Shen Yi in shock, mouth gaping.
"Why? Teacher Shen, why can't Ye Xinglan participate in the class representative selection tournament?" Tang Wulin asked.
Tang Wulin's mind went blank the moment Shen Yi had told him Ye Xinglan couldn't participate in the class representative selection tournament, his plans crumbling apart. He had felt pressured to face the five rankers, but with Ye Xinglan's help, especially after three years of growth, he had been confident of their victory. Although she did not have four soul rings yet, her combat power was on par, if not better. Her skillful techniques were still etched into his memory. His original plan was to have Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan and himself be the main attack force of their team. That way, they would have a chance against Wu Siduo's Hell White Tiger. But without Ye Xinglan, their chances of victory dropped to next to zero! The disparity between his team and the five rankers was too great!
"Don't ask me why. There is no reason. But your mecha group reassignment has been approved. The condition, of course, is that Ye Xinglan cannot participate in the tournament. Now go back to prepare. You don't have much time. Also, no Fan Lin as well."
Throughout the rest of his classes, Tang Wulin was lost in a daze with his brow furrowed. The atmosphere in the classroom was changed the moment he stepped in, and the majority of his classmates took care to maintain a distance from his group. He and his friends were being shunned by everyone. Even his new companions, Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, were being treated the same way.
They were getting the Fan Lin treatment! That was not fair
The addition of Ye Xinglan's combat strength and Xu Lizhi's buns had given Tang Wulin confidence in their victory. But now Ye Xinglan was no longer allowed to participate. Their odds for victory were laughable without her strength. His mind occupied by this problem, Tang Wulin didn't pay attention in class for the first time since coming to Shrek Academy.
"Good luck in the tournament, class president. Well, you don't have to worry about it too much. Even if you resign from being the class president, you can still be the blacksmith representative," Luo Guixing said as he approached Tang Wulin after class.
Yang Nianxia followed closely behind Luo Guixing and looked at Tang Wulin with sincere eyes. "You're the most suitable person to be the blacksmith representative. Please don't force yourself."
"What do you mean force himself? He's just overestimating himself!" Zheng Yiran cut in as she walked by, not even bothering to look back as she left, coming towards a certain direction.
They were being shunned as well. Fan Lin wasn't even shunned!
'Buy why talk about such useless things?'
"So you are the one that the class president was trying to poach. You second skill is indeed strong. Wanna join us?"
'Kids are stupid.'
He looked at her but said nothing and continued to draw his rank 3 designs. He can already draw rank 3 designs and was indeed planning to get his rank 3 badge somewhere along the upcoming week. Till then, he was rapidly advancing his proficiency in the current rank.
"You are quite arrogant, aren't you? Well, with your skill, you can be."
She continued, the rest of her group gathering around Fan Lin. Fan Lin ignored them and was still drawing, his actions, once again, disrespectful as always. But this time, the puffy students who were puffed up from the recent gain of popularity and the fact the they were having inflated ego on the fact that Fan Lin, even Fan Lin, wouldn't do anything in the classroom, hence they Zhen Yiran tried a funny thing.
Tried.
Fan Lin stored his stuff and got up.
Yang Nanxia got in front of Fan Lin, while Wu Sidou got behind him. There intentions didn't seem pure.
'Why?'
And Fan Lin had still not intentions of admitting that his calm and collected true childish behaviour had been 'offensive' to a lot of people since he was being the nicest of the folks there is. But did he care. No he didn't.
So he stood there. The others surrounded him. He stood there. The others still surrounded him. The situation was at a stalemate. They didn't want to be the first to attack. He didn't lack time.
"You can deny us but you shouldn't be so arrogant."
A Liu something taunted from beside Tang Wulin and far away from Fan Lin.
'Ohh, so that's what it is. They want me to create chaos so they can blame Tang Wulin on his inability to maintain peace in the class.'
'Let's all stay like this then.'
He just stood there calmly, without speaking or looking anywhere but gazing straight at Zheng Yiran who began to look at the side to avoid his eyesight.
An hour later.
Fan Lin stood there. So did the four of them. And around half the class and the Class Representatives and such. Till the time Fan Lin was there, none would leave. Tang Wulin had seen the madness Fan Lin was and he didn't want to leave the four with Fan Lin.
The other four had heard of Fan Lin chaotic nature and had come to the conclusion that he was the only one who could be used to stir trouble.
Moments later, Wu Zhangkong came. Xu Xiaoyan had messaged him and explained the situation. He glanced at the classroom and called Fan Lin.
"Fan Lin, come with me?"
No one stopped him. Things went out smoothly. Fan Lin left with Wu Zhangkong. The students dispersed and Wulin precautioned the puffy group to stay away from Fan Lin.