Pain, So Painful (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

"Winner: Huo Yuhao!"

The referee announced the result of the match.

"With your strength, you're actually pretty good among people your age."

Huo Yuhao left behind a few words of consolation.

This counted as his final struggle for the Achievement Task.

If he failed to complete it, there was nothing he could do.

The Winner Takes All task involving Wu Feng couldn't possibly require him to deliberately hold back and lose to her, could it?

If that were really the case, there would be no redo.

What was more, Huo Yuhao had never entertained such a thought from beginning to end.

Just as when he had refused Tang Ya's invitation to join the Tang Sect, Achievement Tasks had never been able to sway his truest thoughts.

Besides, the rewards from these tasks were merely supplementary in his eyes. He couldn't forget that improving his strength was the main priority!

Tang Buddha was still watching him like a tiger eyeing its prey.

Even after sealing his heart in concrete against Wang Dong'er's temptation, Huo Yuhao still felt that the Sea God might have more tricks up his sleeve.

He kept that in mind at all times.

At worst, he could just fail and refresh the task.

If he gained it, it was his good fortune; if he lost it, it was his fate.

Huo Yuhao turned and left, leaving behind only Wu Feng, sprawled on the ground with a pale face, questioning her life.

Was the gap really that wide?

They were both Soul Grandmasters, so how could this be?

Just how much of his strength had Huo Yuhao used?

Only belatedly did a sharp pain shoot through her left arm.

Yet it was far less painful than the heart-wrenching agony deep within Wu Feng.

This time, not only had she ignored Ning Tian's advice and rashly challenged Huo Yuhao, but she had also lost in a complete and utter rout.

She knew that perhaps she no longer had the right to continue guarding the Young Master—and her own happiness.

Other than herself, who would stop Ning Tian from pursuing such an outstanding man?

At the thought of that reality, Wu Feng wanted nothing more than to take Ning Tian and flee Douluo Continent.

Don't let that happen!!

It hurt. It hurt too much!

She simply closed her eyes and fainted.

The entire arena erupted in uproar, and all the earlier doubts vanished.

Everyone present fell into deep thought.

"Wait... that's it?"

As a fellow Soul Grandmaster, Huo Yuhao had knocked Wu Feng—who possessed such a powerful martial soul—out in one punch. It was simply unbelievable.

Even those veteran Soul Elder experts probably couldn't do something like that so easily, could they?

Most importantly, Huo Yuhao hadn't even used his own Soul Skills!

And that equally astonishing purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring—how terrifying!!

Once they came to their senses, the female students began cheering and shouting. Their eyes sparkled with admiration and adoration.

"Class Monitor, that punch was insanely strong!"

"Yuhao, I love you!"

In their eyes, this handsome young man, blessed with both outstanding looks and formidable strength, was simply flawless.

They were even more smitten now.

As for the male students who had been boasting earlier and eagerly wanting to challenge Huo Yuhao, they all promptly turned into turtles hiding in their shells.

They swallowed hard and silently erased their previous thoughts.

Who the hell would dare go up there and court death?

You should've said you were this strong earlier.

Such terrifying suppressive force... was this the disparity between people in the world?

When someone's strength was so far ahead that it created a sheer divide, people could only feel awe—and even admiration.

Especially when that person was the same age as them.

Huo Yuhao had already become someone they needed to look up at just to catch a glimpse of.

They were completely won over.

All the students said, "You know, I've always been Captain Huo Yuhao's staunch supporter. As for Ning Tian? Who's that? Don't know her!"

On Douluo Continent, the strong reigned supreme. This was a rule that had remained unchanged for ten thousand years.

For a powerhouse like Huo Yuhao, they could not curry favor with him fast enough. How could they possibly continue looking for trouble?

After all, only a minority were clowns who overestimated themselves.

Ning Tian abruptly rose to her feet, unable to conceal her shock.

Others might not understand, but she did.

No one knew better than her just how strong Wu Feng was.

As Ning Tian's childhood friend and personal guard, Wu Feng had received cultivation resources since childhood that were only slightly inferior to Ning Tian's own.

Those two spirit rings had also come from soul beasts carefully selected by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect according to the advantages of Wu Feng's martial soul.

With both soul skills enhancing her, even veteran Soul Elders had to avoid Wu Feng's close-range attacks.

Yet Huo Yuhao neither dodged nor retreated, ending the battle with a single punch.

Watching Huo Yuhao slowly leave the arena, Ning Tian stared at him with her large aqua-blue eyes, her gaze burning with fervor.

Wasn't this kind of man exactly the peerless genius she had always longed to find? Coming to Shrek for further study had indeed been the right choice!

With such tremendous strength, coupled with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda—the number one support-type tool martial soul in the world—they were simply a match made in heaven!

As for the injured Wu Feng, Ning Tian had temporarily forgotten all about her.

Seeing Ning Tian's reaction beside her, Nanmen Yun'er could not help but feel a little sour.

She had clearly been there first.

Ning Tian had only truly fallen for him because of his strength.

Unlike herself, who had liked him from the very beginning because of his handsome appearance, and had remained steadfast ever since.

Mu Jin looked at Huo Yuhao and secretly rejoiced.

Though she still could not see through Huo Yuhao's martial soul, it was settled now. This year's New Student Assessment was absolutely in the bag!

Once the New Student Assessment began, she would definitely mock that old hag Zhou Yi properly.

"With Yuhao, getting into the top three will be as easy as turning over my hand!"

Mu Jin even felt that they had an excellent chance at winning the championship.

She had already looked into the favorites to win this time.

There were two students in this year's class who possessed the renowned Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger. Moreover, the owner of the White Tiger Martial Soul had even reached the rank of Soul Elder.

However, Mu Jin believed that

with Ning Tian, a Soul Elder, supporting Huo Yuhao, all they needed to do was eliminate the Zhu family girl among those two in advance, and victory would be assured!

Mu Jin then said to a female Healing System teacher beside her, "I'll leave her to you, Teacher Zhang."

"It's nothing."

Teacher Zhang leapt onto the stage, checked Wu Feng's condition, and began treating her.

"Her left arm bones have only suffered minor damage, so it's not a serious problem. Your student should have held back in time. As for why this student fainted, it's nothing serious. She probably suffered a psychological blow. Teacher Mu, just comfort her after she wakes up."

Mu Jin nodded. "Understood."

Only then did Ning Tian, who had been too absorbed in admiring Huo Yuhao's looks, finally remember her close friend and hurried over.

"Teacher Mu, is Wu Feng all right?"

"She's fine. Yuhao knew his limits, but you'll need to properly comfort her after she wakes up."

Hearing this, Ning Tian's expression brightened. "I understand."

She then deliberately asked in a loud voice, "How about this, Teacher Mu? Could the position of class monitor be given to Huo Yuhao? I know my strength is lacking. I only took this position because of my Soul Power Level, which really isn't appropriate."

As soon as Ning Tian spoke, nearly everyone immediately voiced their support.

"I support this!"

"Huo Yuhao for class monitor! Class monitor!"

"The position of class monitor naturally belongs to the strong!"

Mu Jin nodded as well.

"Since that's the case, I hereby announce that the class monitor of Freshman Class Nine is Huo Yuhao!!"

"At the same time, Ning Tian will continue serving as Vice Class Monitor. If anyone wishes to challenge them, the rules will remain as I stated before."

"Yes."

The students answered in a loud chorus.

Huo Yuhao: Wait, you could play it like this?

Ning Tian, right? I'll remember you.

Not only because the Achievement Task still hadn't shown as completed.

But also because she was forcing him into this situation.

Did she think she was being kind?

Hmph, as expected, he couldn't count on any of them.

He could only hope Dean Yan Shaozhe would bring him good news.

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