Although he had thought it through, Luo Qingyan's anger hadn't completely subsided. Instead, she shot a sulky glance in the direction Lin Ran had left and turned to walk the other way.
After all, one thing was one thing, and Lin Ran had publicly embarrassed her. This debt would definitely be settled later.
As Luo Qingyan walked, she muttered:
"Fine, since you don't want to take the college entrance examination with me, then so be it."
"Hmph, when I get to Qingjing Yanyun University, you'll be in trouble..."
"I'll see just how long you can remain so proud."
"Sooner or later, I'll smash that stubborn mouth of yours, harder than iron!"
Only the onlookers who had originally been gathered here were left in a state of disarray.
"What's going on with those two..."
"Who knows? They really look like a couple having a spat."
"Alas, let's disperse too. Perhaps they'll just patch things up after arguing. In the end, they'll still take the exam together."
"I'm so envious. When will I ever have a powerful girlfriend who's willing to mentor me?"
"Alright, alright, brother. She's an SS-level talent awakener, and she's good-looking too. That's why a top-tier goddess fancies her."
"You, with your E-level fire-breathing ability, why don't you just stick to being a cook?"
"Damn it! This makes me angry! I originally said I could just be a cook before awakening, but it turns out I really am just a cook!"
"Oh heavens, give me another chance. I want to be the God of Fire!"
"Dreaming! God of Fire? What a joke! Wake up, and go home to stoke the fire!"
"..."
Soon, Lin Ran returned to his rental room not far from the school.
Three days later, on June 8th, would be the college entrance examination.
Of course, besides that, there was one more important thing to do.
That was, the Myriad Heavens Fishing System in his spiritual consciousness space was calling to him again.
【Ding!】
【The Myriad Heavens Fishing System reminds you that a prey has taken the bait. Please return to the pond to process it promptly.】
As soon as the awakening ceremony ended, Lin Ran heard the notification.
So, he had hurried away from the crowd, eager to see the results of his harvest.
He hadn't expected to have a second harvest in less than a day.
The first time he obtained the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he had waited a whole week.
It seemed this Myriad Heavens Fishing System was truly random.
Seeing the familiar pond appear before his eyes, Lin Ran stepped forward decisively and reeled in the line.
【Ding! Myriad Heavens Fishing successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the product - Ring of Souls!】
Oh?
Ring of Souls? What is this?
Lin Ran looked at the yellowish-orange ring with a demon skull inlaid in it in his hand, full of doubt.
Subsequently, the specific attributes of the ring appeared before Lin Ran's eyes.
【Ring of Souls】
【Special Effect 1: Object Storage】
【Specific Effect: Contains a storage space of 500 meters long, 200 meters wide, and 10 meters high, capable of freely storing most non-living objects.】
【Special Effect 2: Life Sacrifice】
【Specific Effect: Can, at the cost of consuming a small amount of the user's life force, instantly restore 25% of the user's maximum mana to mana. Cooldown time: 25 seconds.】
【Special Effect 3: Soul Recognition】
【Specific Effect: This item is exclusively for the holder Lin Ran, it cannot be discarded, transferred, destroyed, modified, interfered with, or eternally extinguished. Others cannot activate the storage space; upon loss, it can be summoned back from the spiritual consciousness space.】
After reading the three special effects of this item, Lin Ran's breathing involuntarily became heavier.
What a powerful ring!
Even just the first special effect would be enough to sell it for a sky-high price.
Spatial storage vessels have always been in high demand but short supply.
Even a spatial ring less than ten cubic meters in size would cost at least tens of millions of Dragon Country's basic currency, Dragon Coins, to buy.
What's more, the space within Lin Ran's ring was a staggering one million square meters!
If this were to get out, it would be absolutely astonishing.
After all, there had never been a spatial storage device with an internal space larger than ten thousand cubic meters.
Even the largest known spatial bracelet currently only had eight thousand eight hundred cubic meters.
As for the second special effect of the Ring of Souls, "Life Sacrifice," it might be somewhat redundant for others, but in Lin Ran's hands…
With his Natural Spiritual Body, he lacked nothing more than vast, boundless life force.
Now, with a special means of mana recovery, Lin Ran's determination to tackle the college entrance examination solo became even stronger.
The reason he had rejected Luo Qingyan in the first place was primarily because he genuinely didn't want to rely on her and hinder her progress.
Secondly, he had immense confidence in his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
It would be better for Luo Qingyan to tackle it solo on her end, while he relied on the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan on his end.
In this way, Luo Qingyan would not be affected, and his own ranking would definitely not be poor, achieving the best of both worlds.
As for concealing his strength, Lin Ran had completely cast it aside.
With his Natural Spiritual Body + Kamui Space, as long as he didn't go out of his way to court death, he wouldn't die.
A powerful rise to prominence was the only way.
Besides, the college entrance examination was being live-streamed, so it wasn't a secret matter. Many things couldn't be hidden even if he wanted to.
As for the third ability of this Ring of Souls, it guaranteed that it would not be lost and would forever belong to him.
This kind of unique sense of security was also deeply favored by Lin Ran.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Just then, the door of Lin Ran's rental room suddenly sounded.
Lin Ran was startled. He quickly withdrew from his spiritual consciousness space, put on the Ring of Souls on his left index finger, and activated his Sharingan.
The spiritual consciousness space was not like the Kamui Space, where his physical body was transported.
It merely created a virtual world that was almost indistinguishable from reality.
During this process, his main body was still outside, with only his spiritual power surging in.
Therefore, when entering the spiritual consciousness space, one still had to pay attention to the safety of one's main body…
Lin Ran's reason for activating his Sharingan at this moment also had its own considerations.
The news of him and Luo Qingyan independently awakening S-class or higher talents must have spread throughout the entire Jianggu City.
He was no longer an insignificant person. Many parties' interests were involved, and visitors might not have good intentions.
However, after probing the energy veins of the approaching person, Lin Ran was slightly relieved.
He had seen this kind of energy vein before. It belonged to Zhou Yi, the principal of the First High School of the City Key Schools…
To Zhou Yi, he was a prized treasure. Zhou Yi should not be hostile towards him.
Furthermore, he now possessed the bug-level item, Kamui Space. If Zhou Yi truly had ill intentions, even if he couldn't defeat him, couldn't he at least hide?
If he hid in the Kamui Space, let alone a Rank Four Awakener like Zhou Yi.
Even a Rank Ten Awakener would have no way of dealing with him.
The laws of space and time were this noble.