27: Lin Mo: I've probably been tricked by you guys.

Lin Xingyu had already dealt with the Sharp-toothed Rat pack.

At this moment, he was sprawled on the ground, not wanting to move a single finger.

The battlefield had been cleared, and the Sharp-toothed Rat corpses were given to the World Tree to devour.

As his Rank increased, the number of evolution fruits needed for leveling up also grew.

But there was no rush; he believed he would soon reach the Peak of First Realm, Ninth Rank.

The next step was the Second Realm.

Advancing a Realm was a leap in major Realms, different from just leveling up.

Advancing a Realm required absorbing a spirit seed to complete.

When an Evolver reached the Peak of Ninth Rank, he needed to single-handedly kill a monstrous beast and absorb the spirit seed that dropped from it.

Advancing a Realm would not only bring a comprehensive improvement in physical attributes but also strengthen existing abilities or grant a new one.

Overall, the strength of the power increase was related to the spirit seed absorbed.

The higher the Rank of the spirit seed absorbed, the greater the improvement gained.

There were cases where someone's own "companion spirit seed" upgraded due to absorbing a spirit seed of too high a Rank.

That's right, it was an upgrade, for example, from D-Rank to C-Rank.

Even more remarkably, some even gained an additional "companion spirit seed" during the process of advancing a Realm.

Having an extra companion spirit seed, its awesomeness goes without saying.

The joy of having twin spirit seeds is something friends who frequently Awaken understand.

However, during the process of advancing a Realm, one can only absorb the spirit seed dropped by a monstrous beast killed solely by one's own abilities.

In this process, others cannot participate, nor can any items be used; only the power of one's own companion spirit seed can be utilized.

Once other factors are involved, the spirit seed dropped after killing the monstrous beast cannot be absorbed.

After entering the Secret Realm, Lin Xingyu had been searching for targets, preparing for his future Realm advancement... Just as Lin Xingyu was lost in thought, Sun Mou and a few others stealthily approached.

"Brother Sun, the rat pack has retreated, and that kid is just lying on the ground. He's not dead, is he?"

"That doesn't make sense. The Sharp-toothed Rats didn't eat his body?"

"Do Sharp-toothed Rats have a habit of not eating dead things? I've never seen that in a textbook!"

"No, he's not dead, I saw him move!"

"Did he play dead to escape?"

"Never mind that, let's go up and rob him blind!"

Confirming there was no danger, the few rushed over and surrounded Lin Xingyu.

"Stop playing dead. If you want to live, hand over all your equipment!"

Sun Mou weighed the weapon in his hand and threatened.

"Oh... so it's you guys!"

Lin Xingyu was a little surprised.

These were the same people who had lured the rat pack earlier. He hadn't even gone looking for them, and they had delivered themselves to his doorstep.

Seeing their appearance, Lin Xingyu found it somewhat amusing.

"What kind of look is that? A green shield for your body?"

Hearing Lin Xingyu's words, the few were so angry their mouths twisted.

"Stop talking nonsense, quickly hand over your items, or you'll suffer physical pain!"

"Don't even think about crushing the trial stone; we won't give you the chance!"

They also regretted it a bit now.

If they had known the rat pack would retreat, they wouldn't have smeared themselves with Concealing Grass.

This stuff was bright green, and they wondered if it would even wash off?

"Alright, your last words have been spoken. It's time for you to go!"

Lin Xingyu stood up and brushed the dirt off his body.

These few were only First Realm, First Rank, posing no threat to him at all.

First, they lured the beast pack this way, and now they came to rob him.

They truly didn't know their place.

"Haha! You haven't been scared silly by the rat pack, have you? There are five of us!"

Skinny Monkey immediately laughed upon hearing Lin Xingyu's words.

Lin Xingyu didn't bother with idle talk and charged directly.

After a flurry of "Whirlwind Blade Techniques," the few fell to the ground, motionless... Outside the Trial Secret Realm, several people in charge were sitting by the stone monument, drinking tea.

At this moment, three hours had passed since the start of the trial.

The points recorded on the stone monument began to change, and those students with high potential all had good results.

Most of them had gained dozens of points.

"Which city is this Lin Xingyu from? He's so powerful, already at 513 points!"

"That's double the points of Wang Hu, who's in second place!"

Jin Zhan drained the tea in his cup and refilled it for himself.

This action made Lin Mo's mouth twitch.

"Old Jin! That's not how you drink tea; you're supposed to savor it little by little, understand?"

"This is my Cloud Stream Tea that I've collected for many years!"

"Who says I don't savor it? Drinking it makes my whole body feel light and airy; it's much more exhilarating than drinking alcohol!"

Jin Zhan poured another cup of tea down his throat, saying carelessly.

"Lin Xingyu is not from our Silver Moon City; I don't remember such a person."

Yin Qingling took a sip of Cloud Stream Tea and said with a smile.

She hadn't been this happy in a long time.

Their squad's comrades now only consisted of the three people present.

After such a long time, many comrades had died in battle, and the few of them were no longer as they were in their youth, becoming teachers instead.

Being able to gather with her former comrades, she was already very happy.

"I know Lin Xingyu. He Awakened an F-Rank potted plant, the worst spirit seed."

"Logically, he shouldn't have so many points. Did he get a treasure at the start?"

Lin Mo stroked his beard, a little puzzled.

Lin Xingyu's strength should be the weakest; the only way he could have so many points was if he obtained a treasure.

Treasures also gave points, and more than simply killing monsters.

"Haha, that's normal; we shouldn't underestimate anyone."

Jin Zhan laughed heartily, looking at Lin Mo's hair.

"I say, Old Mo, is that a wig you're wearing? When did you develop such a hobby?"

Hearing Jin Zhan's question, Lin Mo's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Sigh, don't even mention it. Half a year ago, a researcher came to our school, specializing in purification potions."

"The things she researches are very unreliable, and she likes to use us as experiments. For experimental data, she secretly put things in the cafeteria..."

Lin Mo had no way to deal with this new researcher.

This person had a very powerful background, and they couldn't afford to offend her, so they could only keep their distance.

Now, very few people at Starfall Academy still went to the cafeteria to eat.

It was said that the cafeteria owner had complained to the principal multiple times.

The principal also had no choice but to waive the cafeteria's rent to prevent it from closing down.

"Haha, being bald is good too; it reduces air resistance!"

Jin Zhan patted his own head, indicating that he, too, was bald.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it!"

Lin Mo shook his head helplessly and looked at the two:

"Tell me the truth, did someone on your side Awaken an S-rank Spirit Seed?"

"Thinking about it now, I just feel something isn't right. I'm eighty percent sure you two ganged up and tricked me!"

"Haha, you finally realized it!"

Jin Zhan grinned, looking quite pleased.

"Since the reward matter has been made public, I assume you won't go back on your word, so I'll tell you the truth."

"Isn't it a coincidence? A student in our Sunset City Awakened an S-rank Spirit Seed!"

Yin Qingling, beside him, also smiled lightly:

"It is indeed quite a coincidence. Someone in our Silver Moon City also Awakened an S-rank Spirit Seed!"