"Bro, why are you always so focused on me? Can't you just be happy that you even awakened your emblem, to begin with? My best is that at most there will be eight more people joining us and that includes the other six." I said in a defeated tone as I really couldn't be bothered to deal with the guy.
"I know what it means to awaken my emblem and the incomparable advantage that it brings. Although I'm not a time practitioner, I know how long it took me to awaken my emblem and that was three minutes, with that I was sure that I would be the first one done. But to see you here and with the comfortable position your body is placed in, it seems you've been here for a while. That can only mean you have been here for at max two minutes, even with the potion it shouldn't gave been that short." Ru Feng said while giving me a questioning stare.
"Ru Feng, get on with it. What are you trying to say?" I asked, already knowing what he was already going to say.
"What I'm saying is that you never needed the potion in the first place and that you could have awakened your emblem a while ago but chose not to for whatever reason." Duan Ru Feng revealed with a sneer as if he got one up on me.
Duan Ru Feng was very perceptive of many things and was one of the only few people who could give me a decent challenge when it came to intelligence. I honestly had to give it to him, for him to find all that out just by seeing me for a few seconds. That's just natural intelligence and very inquisitive eyesight. There is no training or practice for things like that, you are either born with it or you're not.
I shrugged my shoulders and nodded my head and answered without any shame. "Correct."
"Huh?" He responded, surprised by my admitting my guilt. "You're just going to admit it just like that? I expected better from you to be honest." He said in a disappointed sigh and shook his head.
"What?! You said you used the potion!" Ms.Su chimed in and sent a headed glance at me.
"Ms.Su, when did I ever say that I used the potion?" I asked with a smile as the words got caught in her throat from shock. "All is said was that the potion was a bigger help than I could imagine and it did as it gave me a hint on where the placement of my emblem would be," I revealed as both Ms.Su and Duan Ru Feng looked at me with shock and mouths so wide I though their jaws would break.
"Also, Ru Feng is correct. I could have awakened my emblem yesterday but I was too tired due to the things I did throughout the day and it's not like I was on a deadline or in a race so I just decided to awaken it tomorrow. The only reason why I was trying to hide my time is that I don't want Ru Feng to be depressed when he realizes that I could care less if he wants to surpass me or even if he does and that even with this type of mindset that I have when it comes to things like that he never will be able to." I pressed on making Duan Ru Feng narrow his eyes.
It wasn't that I was looking down on him, it was just the truth. There was a reason why Rizen wasn't ranked at all and that was only due to his age, in fact, if we involved the upperclassmen of the clan in the rankings while I'm sure I wouldn't lose my top spot but in this case that I did I would for sure still be in the top three, Ru Feng, on the other hand, wouldn't even make it in the top fifteen.
Duan Ru Feng gave me a grim stare and said in a straightforward tone "Doesn't matter, just tell me how long you took to awaken your emblem."
"Twenty Seconds." I calmly stated and Duan Ru Feng turned pale from shock and Ms.Su wasn't exempt either, after all, I pretty much told her as well that it took me less than half a minute to awaken my emblem and this was without me using the potion. I feel regret now as I'm sure that she will report this to Principal Irani whether she was sent here by her or not but hey, sacrifices must be made I guess.
"Ms.Su, please tell me this guy is just talking out his ass and that it is not true." Ru Feng struggled to say and I couldn't blame him as, to be honest, I was just being lazy yesterday since I could've awakened my emblem in my sleep.
"It's true. Hakari is not lying." Ms.Su confirmed in an equally shocked tone.
I looked towards her and nodded at her putting a sound barrier up so none of this would spread. Ru Feng is prideful as fuck so I was sure he wouldn't go about spreading the word of my achievement if this was Zantar I would probably have to threaten him by saying that I would throw his sister in the lowest of slums to be run through by the beggars.
After the revelation, he walked to my left and similarly leaned on the best as we waited for the remaining seven and a half minutes to finish up. Other than the rest of the seven who awakened their emblem another person revealed themselves as one of the few who succeeded, not only making my guess of eight an incorrect guess but also revealing himself to me and Ru Feng when he honestly should've stayed as far away as he could. Lykan Ozul, crown prince of the Lunar Dragon clan.
"Alright you all follow me to the library, we will go to the fourth level where the circle archives are. There you will choose a codex of circles that you will study, practice, and use in spars near the end of class. Choose wisely as this will be the only time you will be able to freely walk in the archives as after this you will need permission from an elder or teacher that takes you as their disciple." Ms.Su relayed as she walked towards the teleportation formation, swaying her hips unknowingly giving the horny freaks in the class a good show.
I shot Ru Feng a look as we both nodded, understanding one another's intentions perfectly. Lykan had no idea of what happened in the auction or he would not be in the academy right now so this is the perfect time to get the drop on him and gain information on his plans. Ru Feng wants him dead while I need him alive for my plans with the Solar Dragon clan, Lian had no use here, and bringing her in would bring more problems and I don't want to deal with Serena.
Walking towards the teleportation formation a sinister smile graced my face as I thought of the role this little prince would play in the grand scheme of things.