When Lin Feng and Yang Ningbing were shrouded by the purple light curtain.

Even though they couldn't hear or see what was happening, the gossip-hungry crowd didn't disperse.

Even if some people were already "full," they still stayed behind, chatting in small groups.

In their eyes, these two definitely had something going on! Otherwise, why set up a barrier and act so mysterious, scared of others finding out?

"What do you think is the real relationship between these two?"

"Jiang City and Shangjing, Glory Race and the slums—what kind of relationship could they possibly have?"

"Whatever the relationship is, there's gotta be something!"

"Uhh, master of the obvious!"

"My brother's in the student council. When the new students enrolled and the council was recruiting, he told me Minister Yang literally said in the meeting that Lin Feng was 'her guy.' Her guy, get what I mean?"

"No way—Lin Feng and Ya Ge grew up as childhood sweethearts, isn't there some third party in the mix?"

"You tryna get yourself killed? You dare say that out loud?"

"A third wheel? No wonder Lin Feng and Ya Ge broke up!"

"I still think Ya Ge's prettier."

"Pretty don't mean squat—Minister Yang is the number one Thunder Technique user, not quite as beautiful maybe, but still a total looker. Plus, Glory Race, Ten Great Clans of Shangjing, ever heard of the 'Yang Family Soldiers'? Rich as hell!"

The purple barrier couldn't shield them from the flames of gossip burning in everyone's hearts.

It wasn't just freshmen—even upperclassmen were guessing what was up.

At Red Cloud, Yang Ningbing had tons of admirers.

Or so they said—a lot of seniors on the Wind and Cloud Chart had tried to win her over, but no one had ever heard of her dating anyone, and there were zero scandals.

Maybe it's because she's got a boyfriend already and that's why she stayed pure?

Is this an older-woman-younger-man thing?

Three years apart—not so bad!

"It's been ages in there! Think they're getting it on?"

Old-troll Yu Qiao cackled and asked, curiosity shining on his face.

"Dude, are you insane? You dare say that crap?"

His teammate shivered, totally speechless.

Ever since he was kicked off the squad, the old troll had been even more shameless, like he had a death wish. His mental state was definitely off.

"It's a public place, Old Troll, show some respect!"

"Public place, so what? With a barrier, no one can see or hear them! This kind of audience makes it way more exciting, duh!"

Yu Qiao didn't care, kicked up his legs, sprawled out like he owned the place.

I didn't hear anything!

I'm still young, I've got no clue!

People nearby couldn't help but look at each other, secretly sighing in their hearts.

No wonder he's the "Old Troll"—the infamous Chrysanthemum Monster!

Car just sped off outta nowhere!

Speeding so fast I'm dizzy!

Slow down, I need to get off this ride.

"Yu Qiao, you're still a virgin, aren't you!" challenged a teammate who couldn't hold back.

Old Troll's rep was legendary—even though he was a junior, no girl would go near him. He'd been single for years.

Usually his mouth ran wild and he loved "speeding" with dirty jokes, played the part of a total player—but honestly, bet he's never even held a girl's hand.

"You're the virgin! Your dad's the virgin!"

Old Troll snapped back, clearly triggered, cursing under his breath. He stuck out his right hand—red light flashed, and a blood-red dagger appeared out of thin air: "The hell you lookin' at? Keep staring and I'll blow up your ass!"

Five-star soul skill, 'Crimson Dagger.'

This was a full five-star soul skill—plenty of people would kill for it.

And you wanna use it to blow up someone's butt!

"You think Lin Feng's really into Yang Ningbing? If so, Zhang Lei's gonna be pissed."

Yu Qiao finished threatening his teammate and muttered it to himself.

This time he wasn't pulling it out of thin air—lots of people quietly nodded in agreement.

As student council president, Zhang Lei was probably getting a migraine right about now.

Yang Ningbing is Number One Thunder Technique, Zhang Lei is Number One Frenzy Warrior—one's refined an Earth Chart demon spirit, the other's refined a Ninth Grade demon spirit.

They're both mainstays of the squad, ranked close together as rising stars, head-to-head several times, but always end in a draw.

But Zhang Lei—the Zhang Family HQ is in Guanglin, and they've been dug in at Red Cloud University for years; deeper roots, unbeatable connections. That's how he beat everybody else and became president.

Logically, a freshman and the student council president shouldn't have anything to do with each other.

Their backgrounds are worlds apart.

But this freshman's just too special, shining way too bright.

Not just him—his teammates are dazzling too.

Lin Feng might not be strong right now, but he's the face of the future.

He's this year's rookie king, and the other is the minister of the Combat Department. If there's something special between them, people will definitely overthink it, maybe even start picking sides.

While everyone was talking, the purple barrier rippled. With a flash of lightning, a figure appeared out of nowhere.

"He's out!"

When Lin Feng appeared outside the light curtain, a bunch of people gasped.

"Huh?"

Old Troll Yu Qiao frowned—the barrier didn't even open, hadn't broken either.

He couldn't figure out how Lin Feng'd gotten out.

Having once been teammates, even if they weren't close, their training and battles in the Otherworld made Yu Qiao super familiar with Yang Ningbing's abilities.

From fighting habits to martial and soul skills, he knew it all.

He especially understood this barrier-like soul skill.

Because it came from a squad hunt at Qi Feng, where they took down a Fifth Grade Thunderlight Python, and Yang Ningbing absorbed its demon spirit—getting her fourth soul skill, the 'Shield of Thunderlight'!

A multi-purpose soul skill that can both defend and serve as a barrier.

This is Yang Ningbing's fourth soul skill, rated a full five stars.

Demon spirits are ranked Ninth Grade; strength matches the Ninth Grade of Martial Arts.

The higher the demon spirit rank, the stronger the power—not that soul skills always get better though.

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