First Day of Training

As the finest of all student accommodations, the Heaven-grade Dormitory still could not compare to the instructors' dormitories Long Yu had seen earlier, but it was already quite good—at least, that was what Long Yu thought.

"Uh... Instructor, didn't you say boys and girls were housed separately? Does that just mean there's a wall between us?" Long Yu looked at the two dormitories. They were separated by only a single wall. Though he had other thoughts in his heart, he put on an unwilling and puzzled expression. Combined with his youthful face, he looked extremely convincing.

"Well, the higher-ups didn't consider this issue at the time, so this is the only arrangement we have," Huang Tian said helplessly.

He could hardly say that children their age could possibly have any problems. Besides, this Qian Ning'er had been abruptly assigned here, and they had not prepared for her at all.

You think one wall isn't enough? Lin Fei: ←_←??? "How about this? If it's really inconvenient, Long Yu, you can stay with us?" Huang Tian suggested hesitantly. Though he did not know Qian Ning'er's true identity, he knew that anyone who could be forcibly placed into the Genius Camp had to have an extraordinary background. She was likely the descendant of some big shot in Spirit Hall.

And her surname was Qian! Could she be the Great Enshrined's illegitimate daughter?

He was only a Soul Douluo. It was better not to offend her.

"No need. Staying next door to him is fine," Qian Ning'er said. What a joke. I'm here to win him over. If we live too far apart, won't there be fewer chances to interact?

Besides, he was only a six-year-old child. What could he possibly do?

She would not be staying here for long. This was the best and easiest opportunity to make her move. It would be difficult later.

"Alright, then. The rooms have already been cleaned. Go in and familiarize yourselves with them first. I still have matters to attend to."

"Alright," Long Yu replied. As for Qian Renxue, she simply walked inside without saying a word.

Lin Fei did not dare say anything about it either and quietly left.

Looking at her graceful figure, Long Yu sighed. It seemed that if he wanted to conquer this proud woman in the future, he would need absolute strength and talent.

He looked over his dormitory. It covered roughly a hundred square meters. Two pleasing pots of flowers sat on the windowsill, and the sunlight shining upon them made them look even more beautiful.

A large bed was covered in pristine white bedding, while the floor had been cleaned until spotless. Everything he could need was available: a private bathroom, a kitchen, and even a training room.

Long Yu recalled an advertisement slogan he had seen before.

Successful people, peak residences, a ten-meter entrance corridor, a charming courtyard, fully furnished, an eco-friendly exterior, every detail polished to perfection...

The next day, all fifty-two students appeared on the training field in neat formation.

Lin Hao and Lin Fei looked at the energetic students of the Genius Camp with immense satisfaction. These children would become the pillars of Spirit Hall in the future.

After clearing his throat, Lin Hao said, "Your task today is a cross-country run with weights. We already discussed the weights. Since it's the first day, we'll take it easy. You only need to follow Instructor Lin Fei and run.

"Those who need to carry weights, put them on now. Line up over there in groups. There are no requirements for how fast you must run. Just keep up and don't fall behind. If you truly can't manage, don't force yourselves. Healing-type Soul Masters will be waiting along the route to assist you. Of course, you may also use Soul Power."

"Lin Fei, get ready! Five hundred jin of weight!" The students put on and secured their backpacks. They did not feel much weight from them; they were likely filled with some kind of highly dense sand.

After all, those carrying weights were all Battle Soul Masters above level 25. They would not be unable to handle such a load.

Lin Fei then hoisted an obviously larger backpack and set off first. Long Yu and Qian Renxue followed close behind, with the remaining five-person teams behind them.

Lin Fei did not run very fast. His pace was roughly the speed at which Long Yu had run the thousand meters during his high school entrance exam in his previous life—three minutes and twenty-eight seconds. Soul Masters could easily keep up.

The route was entirely flat, without any bumps or obstacles. After all, this was purely meant to train their physical fitness.

At the beginning, everyone appeared very relaxed.

An hour later, several support-type Soul Masters began to slow down. Beads of sweat rolled down their smooth foreheads and pretty faces, dripping onto their clothes or the ground. Their faces had reddened, and their breathing became hurried and uneven.

But after looking at the others in the group, the girls gritted their teeth and persevered. Still, they truly could not keep up with the pace. In order to look after their own teammates, the other members of their groups slowed down as well.

After two and a half hours, apart from Long Yu and Qian Ning'er, every other group had fallen several hundred meters behind Lin Fei. Two support-type Soul Masters had even fainted outright.

Several attractive female Soul Masters then carried them back and placed them in medicinal bath barrels prepared in advance.

This was a medicinal solution specially formulated by Spirit Hall's healing-type Soul Masters to restore stamina and improve physical fitness. However, it was only effective on lower-level Soul Masters and could help them break through their physical limits.

After four hours, only the Soul Elder-level students, Long Yu, Qian Ning'er, and Lin Fei remained.

However, Lin Fei's pace remained unchanged. All the students, including Qian Ning'er, unconsciously slowed down.

It was already close to noon. As the sun climbed higher in the sky, its rays became increasingly scorching. A few scattered figures continued running stubbornly...

After seven hours, all the students besides Long Yu and Qian Ning'er had been carried back.

Before collapsing, the remaining Soul Elder-level students looked at the final two and were convinced. As expected of those from the Heaven-grade Dormitory. Their physical fitness alone far surpassed theirs.

Lin Hao was also greatly surprised as he looked at the two. After such a long run, even Lin Fei's body had been affected to some extent.

This made Lin Hao admire Long Yu and the mysterious Qian Ning'er even more. One was only level 25, while Lin Hao could not sense Qian Ning'er's exact level, though he estimated that she definitely had not exceeded the Soul King rank.

But since that was the case, they would continue. They had not reached their limits at all, which meant they had not achieved the training effect they wanted! After eight hours, Long Yu finally began to run out of stamina. He was only level 25, after all. His Soul Power reserves were clearly inferior to Lin Fei's as a Soul Sage and Qian Ning'er's, whose level was unknown.

Countless streams of sweat poured from Long Yu's body, soaking his clothes until they clung tightly to him. His legs began to tremble and were somewhat beyond his control.

His throat was terribly dry. Long Yu even seemed to taste blood in it. He gasped for air through his mouth, and every step felt incomparably difficult. His legs continued running numbly.

Coupled with the scorching sun baking him, Long Yu's consciousness began to blur. At some point, he finally collapsed.

Afterward, Long Yu vaguely felt someone carry him onto their back, and then he lost consciousness.

At noon the next day, Long Yu finally woke up. His entire body felt incomparably comfortable, like the refreshing sensation of taking a warm bath after two hours of badminton on Earth in his previous life. Taking a cold bath immediately after intense exercise was dangerous.

Long Yu opened his eyes and smelled a faint fragrance. He could tell at once that many medicinal herbs had been mixed into it, and his body was continuously absorbing the herbal essence in the medicinal liquid.

At some point, someone had carried him back, stripped him, and placed him in this bath barrel.

Why does this feel a little like Yu Xiaogang's training of the Seven Devils in the original story?

Forget it. Spirit Hall's Genius Camp had existed for so long that it was probably impossible for them to have copied that so-called Master.