The voices were chaotic.
As a result, Fang Xin became the focus of the cafeteria.
Bai Yulin turned his head and glared fiercely at the closest and loudest student.
"Xin Ge, don't mind them!" Bai Yulin comforted him.
Fang Xin took a bite of his food and said casually, "I originally just wanted to be an ordinary nobody, but I didn't expect to repeatedly become the most talked-about top-tier new student. Even those celebrities aren't much better!"
Seeing Fang Xin so relaxed, Bai Yulin also breathed a sigh of relief.
As the two walked back after eating, the new students were still staring in Fang Xin's direction, discussing animatedly.
Fang Xin exhaled, remembering what Zhuge Heng had said earlier, telling Fang Xin to restrain himself a little, otherwise he would easily be targeted.
As the saying goes, the nail that sticks out gets hammered. Fang Xin secretly resolved that by the midterm test, he absolutely could not stick out again; he needed to be a bit more low-key.
Back in the dormitory, Fang Xin lay on his bed.
Ignoring everything around him, he took out the eye mask Sun Bijun had given him from his spatial ring and put it on.
Fang Xin set the eye mask as a reference point.
As soon as he put it on, he entered a state of darkness. With today's experience in class, Fang Xin focused his attention.
His brow felt sore and swollen, and he could feel a small amount of Mental Talent offsetting the harsh sounds and darkness.
With experience and a little bit of Mental Talent.
Fang Xin gradually became aware of the eye mask.
He also woke up from the illusion, the sore and swollen feeling in his brow still present.
Fang Xin closed his eyes. In his consciousness space, the almost transparent Mental Talent emanating from the Divine Spring seemed to have increased slightly compared to before.
But just as Fang Xin was about to take off the eye mask, he found that the originally transparent Mental Talent in the spring eye suddenly turned blood-red. The spring eye now looked more like a divine demon's eye.
Fang Xin was startled. This was influenced by the Slaughter Talent!
Taking off the eye mask, Fang Xin slowly sat up.
The Talents he had already awakened—Strength Talent, Light-Based Talent, Perception Talent, Mental Talent, and Beast Taming Talent—were all affected by the Slaughter Talent, intensifying their original strength. Rather than intensification, it was more like a mutation.
Although, aside from the Strength Talent, the other Talents were not SSS-grade, if he were to kill others with similar Talents in the future, his own would also strengthen.
Just like Fang Xin's Beast Taming Talent, now that Fang Xin thought back, the reason he was able to reach the ninth step of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace's True Dragon Staircase before was partly due to his good foundation, and partly because, before going to the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace, Fang Xin had killed an old man with Beast Taming Talent and devoured his Talent.
He glanced at the time. Unbeknownst to him, it was almost time for the afternoon class.
As Fang Xin walked, students coming and going pointed and whispered about him. Some felt sympathy, others schadenfreude.
In the corridor outside the classroom door stood a beautiful woman, with long, straight black hair draped over her shoulders, gentle and sweet. Her beautiful eyes blinked slightly, enchanting. Her long, straight legs, clad in black stockings, were slender and elegant, attracting a lot of attention just by standing there.
The students in the classroom were all scrambling to sit in front, like animals, practically wanting to sit on the podium.
It was a completely different world from Sun Bijun's Old Lady class.
"Fang Xin?"
The woman with long, straight black hair suddenly called out.
Fang Xin was stunned for a moment and looked at the woman with long, straight black hair. "Hello, Instructor Cheng!"
The woman with long, straight black hair returned a smile. "Have you seen Xiao Bai?"
"Xiao Bai? Bai Yulin? He went to his shooting Talent class!"
The woman with long, straight black hair shook her head. "Not Bai Yulin, it's Zhuge Heng. I call him Xiao Bai! Do you know where he went?"
"I don't know! I haven't seen him these past two days either!"
The woman with long, straight black hair put her hands behind her back. "Then can you help me ask him where he is?"
Fang Xin asked in confusion, "Why don't you ask him yourself?"
"He ignores me!"
Seeing Fang Xin's expression, Cheng Bingqing said frankly, "Haven't you heard the gossip between us? I'm his loyal fan girl. Everyone in the Ninth Division knows that I've been pursuing him since I was a teenager, and I'm still pursuing him now! But he always acts indifferent towards me! This is an open secret in the Ninth Division!"
Fang Xin's expression was strange. So there was such gossip. He hadn't expected that Bai Mao Zai would have such a beautiful woman pursuing him.
No wonder Lao Se Pi Shang Tianque asked Bai Mao Zai for Cheng Bingqing's contact information, and Bai Mao Zai not only didn't give Cheng Bingqing's, but instead gave Sun Bijun's.
So that's where it stemmed from.
Cheng Bingqing looked at Fang Xin eagerly, her hands clasped in front of her chest. "Please help the instructor ask him where he is, okay?"
Fang Xin hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Zhuge Heng, "Where are you, big brother!"
"Did your Instructor Cheng ask you to ask?"
Fang Xin felt a little awkward. This Bai Mao Zai really was prescient.
Cheng Bingqing blinked her big, beautiful eyes. "Can I send him a message?"
Fang Xin handed over his zhilian device. Cheng Bingqing was a little nervous. After a moment of thought, she sent a voice message.
"Xiao Bai, please don't hide from me, okay? It's getting cold. I bought you some clothes. Can I bring them to your place later?"
After sending the message, Cheng Bingqing eagerly awaited a reply.
A few seconds later, her own zhilian device vibrated.
She quickly took it out to check.
After seeing the message.
Cheng Bingqing's expression was three parts joy, three parts grievance, three parts helplessness, and one part unwavering persistence.
Fang Xin couldn't help but sigh. The goddess, sought after by both new and old students throughout the years, could be so humble in front of Bai Mao Zai Zhuge Heng.
Returning Fang Xin's zhilian device, Cheng Bingqing smiled softly, "Alright, get ready for class!"
As Fang Xin walked into the classroom.
The lecherous gazes instantly shifted from Cheng Bingqing to Fang Xin.
They could see the goddess every day, but entertainment wasn't an everyday occurrence.
The students' gazes lingered between Fang Xin and a figure in the back of the classroom.
Fang Xin followed the students' gazes.
Only then did he see a few people sitting in the back row of the classroom.
The one in the lead was none other than Yang Haosi, whom he had beaten before.
At this moment, Yang Haosi sat with his arms crossed, looking at Fang Xin as he walked in, and gave Fang Xin a smug smile.
"Xin Ge, over here!"
Zhang Bing, who had previously been Fang Xin's classmate in the Strength-based class, waved his hand.
After Fang Xin took his seat.
The classroom was abuzz with discussion.
"There's a good show coming! Young Master Yang doesn't have Perception Talent, yet he came here. That proves Young Master Yang's people will arrive this afternoon!"
"Fang Xin is screwed now!"
"No background, yet he dared to hit a young master with such a strong background. Isn't that clearly looking for death? Who else would they go after if not him!"
"Any normal person, upon hearing of such a strong background, would swallow their pride. But him? Not only does he have no background, he's also reckless. Does he really think his good grades mean he can do whatever he wants!"
"No matter how good his grades are, it's useless. To get by, you need a background! Even if Instructor Zhuge backs him, he won't be able to protect him this time. If he had only provoked the White Lotus Society, Instructor Zhuge might have helped him, but Young Master Yang also has the Church behind him!"
"Isn't there also the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace?"
"Don't be silly. The Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace was introduced by Instructor Zhuge. Do you think the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace would intervene for a new student from the Ninth Division? Think before you speak, will you?"
Big guy Zhang Bing turned his head. "Damn it, these people are so despicable!"
Fang Xin shrugged. "Normal!"
Cheng Bingqing gently tapped the podium.
"Alright, everyone quiet down. Today is our first class for Perception Talent. Before that, I'll introduce myself. My name is Cheng Bingqing, and I'll be teaching your Perception Talent course. Perception Talent is one of the few Talents among many that has no offensive power, but no team can do without a teammate with Perception Talent. Perception Talent can not only perceive the coordinates of an enemy's existence but also sense danger. When your realm is higher, you can even perceive a person's past and future, and even the past and future of this world. As for..."
Before she could finish speaking, Cheng Bingqing frowned and looked at the door.
Almost in the next second.
Bang!
The sudden, violently jarring sound of the door being pushed open interrupted Cheng Bingqing's words.
Several people stood at the doorway.
Each person was wearing a distinctive uniform.
And on each person's chest was a badge.
On the badge was a totem.
The shape of an eye.
In the pupil's position was a sun.
People from the Church!
These people all had arrogant and contemptuous expressions, as if they possessed an inherent sense of superiority.
Leading them was a middle-aged man with triangular eyes.
He tilted his head slightly.
A blond young man stepped out from behind him.
Fang Xin recognized the blond young man immediately.
It was Huo Shi, the poodle he had seen at Chu Xinyao's house before.
Huo Shi took out something similar to a zhilian device and scanned it downwards.
Beeping sounds came out.
It was aimed directly at Fang Xin.
Everyone in the classroom looked at Fang Xin.
Realizing this was directed at Fang Xin.
Yang Haosi, sitting in the back row, crossed his arms and showed a triumphant smile.
Seeing Yang Haosi's expression, the students present were all shocked. They hadn't expected the people from the Church to be so audacious, rushing in to arrest someone while class was still in session.
Huo Shi strode towards Fang Xin's position.
He reached out and grabbed Fang Xin's shoulder, roughly pulling him up.
Huo Shi looked down at him, his expression arrogant.
He gave a disdainful sneer.
"We meet again. Let's go!"