Testing and Consolidating Through Actual Combat

"Those things are so heavy. Let me carry some for you." Tang San reached out as he spoke.

Xiao Wu hurriedly sidestepped to avoid him. "No, no need! Some of these are... private undergarments. It wouldn't be appropriate for you to see them. There are also women's things that you shouldn't touch, so I'll carry them myself."

Rejected again.

Tang San froze in place, feeling as though an invisible barrier had suddenly formed between him and the girl he had grown up with.

He realized that he seemed not to understand girls at all anymore. How could they change so quickly?

Hadn't he always helped her with these things before?

If Xiao Wu could hear his thoughts, she would probably tell him helplessly: Before? I hadn't gotten my period before! We were both children before! Even you know that was before!

"O-okay..."

Tang San said somewhat dejectedly, "Then hurry back. I was waiting to eat with you."

Xiao Wu halted, embarrassment appearing on her face. "Um, Third Brother, you should go eat by yourself. I... I already ate with Rong Rong and the others."

At those words, Tang San felt his chest tighten, nearly coughing up blood. He had waited so long only to hear that?

He screamed soundlessly in his heart: Why? Why was this happening?

Ever since Xiao Wu met Lin Feng, she seemed to have become a completely different person!

A person he no longer recognized!

She no longer clung to him like before, nor did she obey his every word.

Watching that figure leave without even looking back, he could only turn around silently and walk alone toward the cafeteria, his back looking especially desolate.

Yet deep within his lowered eyes lay a trace of gloom.

He was growing increasingly disgusted with that man named Lin Feng.

Instinctively, he pinned the blame for Xiao Wu's changes squarely on Lin Feng.

If the gap in their strength had not been so vast, he truly would have rushed over at once to "reason" with him!

Half a month passed quietly.

Ever since Flender had arranged for those Shrek students to gain experience at the Battle Soul Arena, Lin Feng suddenly smacked his forehead, remembering what major matter he had forgotten.

He had been so focused on making trouble for Shrek that he had actually forgotten such a perfect opportunity to make money!

With Zhu Zhuqing's current combat ability, sending her to the Battle Soul Arena would be like being handed a humanoid money-printing machine!

Wouldn't that mean a small fortune?

Over the past half month, Ning Rongrong had not failed to make progress either.

On the contrary, in order to perform well before Lin Feng, she had not neglected her training in the slightest.

Zhu Zhuqing had personally tested Ning Rongrong's Glazed Wall, and its defensive power was indeed astonishing.

Without abilities that pierced through and shattered armor, breaking that layer of Glazed Shield through sheer force alone would be extremely difficult.

Lin Feng had tailored a set of physical training plans for them that could only be called "devilish."

They covered everything from morning until afternoon.

The two maidens were tormented half to death every day.

They included jump rope, squats, push-ups, planks, jogging, weightlifting, yoga...

When they learned that regular yoga practice could not only strengthen the body but also provide body sculpting and beautification, both girls' eyes lit up.

Everything he arranged was aerobic exercise, not merely running or weighted runs.

With the cultivation method he had taught them as proof, they now trusted Lin Feng's theories without reservation.

They also did not want to disappoint him, so they completed everything seriously every day.

There were quite a few training items, and at the beginning, they truly suffered terribly.

The two girls stubbornly persevered. Zhu Zhuqing was understandable enough.

But Ning Rongrong completed everything as well, making Lin Feng regard her more highly.

Although Lin Feng's Third Spirit Skill possessed healing abilities and could instantly ease their fatigue and muscle soreness, he did not do so.

Because he knew well that true muscle growth came precisely from the repeated tearing and rebuilding after exercise.

Under his "torment," their physiques grew stronger day by day at a visible rate, while their figures became increasingly perfect.

Naturally, they had never relaxed their Mental Power cultivation either.

Hard work did not betray those who put in the effort. After fifteen days of arduous cultivation, both girls actually broke through to level twenty-nine.

After all, once they met Lin Feng, their starting points had been comparable, so it was not strange for them to break through at the same time.

Recently, Lin Feng himself had also devoted most of his time to cultivating cultivation methods, without deliberately pursuing an increase in Soul Power Level.

He picked through the cultivation methods practiced by his two disciples and cultivated several techniques suited to himself, such as the Exquisite Heart Aperture that enhanced mental perception and calculation, the eye technique Nether Pupil, the Spiritual Connection that could transmit voices, and more...

He certainly did not want to be surpassed by his own disciples someday.

Xiao Wu would also secretly come over from time to time to mooch meals. But lately, Shrek's training seemed to have intensified considerably, leaving her less freedom to slip away.

She rather envied the two girls' training methods, and she was especially adept at yoga.

She even guided the two girls in return, helping them adjust certain poses.

Lin Feng knew that she practiced Soft Skill, so he did not find it particularly strange.

Half a month of spending time together made the three girls exceptionally familiar with one another. Whenever they gathered, they chattered, laughed, and played around, showing every sign of becoming Close Female Friends.

All of Xiao Wu's changes were watched closely by a pair of eyes hidden in the shadows.

He sensed that Xiao Wu was gradually straying from the path he had expected, and he had also seen all of his son's recent depression and dejection.

He felt that it was time to give someone a warning.

But he could not directly target Xiao Wu. If his son found out, he would certainly be the first to object.

Then the root cause of the problem naturally lay with the source behind all these changes.

One day, in the small courtyard of Supreme Academy, it was time for the weekly meeting.

Whenever such a time came, Lin Feng always carried himself like a Calm and Composed master.

With his hands behind his back, he paced around as he lectured his two disciples.

"You both should know about the Battle Soul Arena. Over the past half month, I have seen all of your progress. But true progress never comes from empty theories. It needs to be tested and consolidated through actual combat."

"Therefore, starting tonight, you will also participate in battles at the Battle Soul Arena. What do you think?"

Zhu Zhuqing was very confident and spoke first. "Teacher, I agree!"

Ning Rongrong blinked her large eyes and asked, "Teacher, do I have to participate in Individual Matches too?"

She pointed at herself. "I'm from the Support System."

"Of course you do. What, you have no confidence in yourself?"

"That's not it!"

Ning Rongrong quickly shook her head, a sly look appearing on her face.

"I'm afraid I might accidentally use Counterattack Damage to shake my opponent to death. After all, we don't know how hard they might strike. If someone dies, wouldn't we have to pay a lot of money?"