Huo Yuhao said flatly, "My Martial Soul is my eyes. More precisely, it should be called the Time Eye. I'm a thirty-third-level Control System Soul Elder. When I use it at full power, everything within a radius of 3,350 meters—all plants, animals, and people—is immobilized for four seconds. As my Soul Power grows, the range and duration will increase as well."
Zhou Yi remained calm, but inwardly she sucked in a sharp breath. A time pause covering a radius of more than three thousand meters! Four seconds was very brief, but in certain competitions and on a real battlefield, it would be enough to turn the tide!
"I understand. You don't look it, but you're a gutsy little fellow. You got into a fight on your very first day at school. You didn't fight anyone from this class, but you fought a student from New Student Class Five, and that pleases me."
Zhou Yi changed tack. "However, you and the other ninety-nine students in this class are one group. If I keep you here by yourself, it might make the others resent you."
Huo Yuhao looked at Zhou Yi's meaningful smile, turned around, and ran straight for the door.
There was no need for Huo Yuhao to argue with her. In the future, the moment he changed history, Spirit Hall Academy would take the place of Shrek Academy. Everything here would vanish without a trace, and not a single thing would remain.
Zhou Yi watched Huo Yuhao run out of the classroom, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly. "He's a clever little fellow after all. With such an extraordinary range for his Soul Skill, and an absurdly powerful time pause ability, it's no wonder he caught Dean Yan's attention and made him come in person."
"I remember Fan Yu once mentioned..."
On the Shrek Academy sports field, the ninety-nine students were running laps at a decent pace. At the very front was Wang Dong, his short hair a pale pinkish blue. A dozen or so people followed behind him, while the rest ran at a steady pace in small groups.
They had only just started their hundred laps, and pacing themselves was especially important.
Quite a few people looked at Wang Dong, who was still speeding up at the front, and sneered. Why was he wasting so much energy right from the start? Was he trying to show off in front of that Devil Teacher?
At the thought of the Devil Teacher Zhou Yi, many of them thought of Huo Yuhao. What gave that guy the right to skip the run?
But then a familiar figure suddenly rushed out of the Teaching Building. After a few bounding strides, he joined the runners. The few people who had held a grudge against Huo Yuhao relaxed a little when they saw him join in.
Huo Yuhao ran very fast. In the blink of an eye, he had passed dozens of people and reached the front, even overtaking Wang Dong.
Wang Dong's eyes widened as he stared at Huo Yuhao passing him, disbelief filling his eyes.
Huo Yuhao didn't even glance at Wang Dong. The transformation wrought by the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye had given him a perfect physique, while the Water Lily Jade Muscle Bone had unblocked all his clogged meridians. With the Ice Empress and Snow Empress's Soul Bones, whose combined age exceeded a million years, Huo Yuhao's explosive power was unquestionably the best among this year's new students.
Huo Yuhao's pace kept increasing. Before long, he had already lapped the others several times. The shocking sight left the new students running laps speechless, and even Zhou Yi, who had just come out, couldn't help clicking her tongue. Of all the students she had ever taught, Huo Yuhao had the best physical conditioning, bar none.
Time passed, second by second, and Huo Yuhao's pace didn't slacken at all. The students behind him were starting to slow down. Some even dropped to one knee and began retching, their discomfort making their stomachs churn.
A thin sheen of sweat appeared on Wang Dong's forehead. Compared to his initial burst of speed, he was gradually slowing down now, too.
"Whoosh—"
A gust of wind swept by as Huo Yuhao passed Wang Dong once more. Watching him run off into the distance, Wang Dong couldn't help complaining, "Is this guy even human?!"
"She really is right about him having a ten-thousand-year Third Soul Ring. He's so fast!" Xiao Xiao, a petite girl, said helplessly as she watched Huo Yuhao recede into the distance.
Before long, Huo Yuhao finished his laps. His whole body was cool, and there wasn't a bead of sweat on his forehead.
After finishing, he went over to Zhou Yi. She gave a slight nod, and he headed straight for the shade of a tree to enjoy a quiet moment.
A gentle breeze stirred beneath the shade, and Huo Yuhao lay back with his eyes half closed, relaxing.
Beneath the blazing sun, the heat was like fire. Everyone was exhausted and gasping for breath, miserable.
Wang Dong was the second to complete the hundred laps. Beads of sweat covered her pretty face as she panted lightly and looked toward Huo Yuhao, who was resting in the shade. Her expression was full of displeasure.
One after another, students completed their hundred laps, but even more were still struggling to make progress. Their legs felt like they were filled with lead, and they could barely lift them anymore.
Just then, Huo Yuhao, who had been resting in the shade, moved. Wang Dong and the others who had finished their laps and were about to rest watched in disbelief.
Huo Yuhao grabbed the shoulders of the last two students. As they stared at him in confusion, he smiled slightly and gripped their shoulders like iron tongs, pushing them forward at a dead run.
Huo Yuhao was fast. The two students were nearly out of breath, but his Soul Power was extremely robust. He protected them as he carried them along at full speed, completing their hundred laps with them.
Then Huo Yuhao went to two more students who hadn't finished their laps. Their faces were deathly pale, and they were about to refuse when he told them, "You worked so hard to get into Shrek Academy. If you get expelled, it'll be embarrassing to go home."
His words made their expressions change at once.
That was right. Getting into Shrek Academy was an honor for students like them. If they were expelled, they'd lose face in a big way.
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and had them run their laps just as he had the previous two.
Zhou Yi had remained silent the entire time. Watching Huo Yuhao's performance, even she, renowned for her severity, couldn't help nodding again and again.
In the end, everyone completed the run.
Huo Yuhao panted lightly. Feeling his Soul Power coursing rapidly through his body, he sensed that a breakthrough was close.
"Everyone, come here." As soon as Zhou Yi spoke, everyone forced their exhausted bodies to gather in front of her.
"From now on, Huo Yuhao will be your class monitor." After Zhou Yi announced it, the students all nodded in agreement without the slightest objection.
"Everyone except Tai Long, go inside."
Tai Long's heart gave a thump when he heard his name. As he watched the other students walk away, Zhou Yi's face turned cold. "Go back, pack your things, and leave the academy."
"What... What do you mean?" Tai Long asked, forcing himself to speak without changing his expression.
"Did you run all one hundred laps? Before I arrived, you ran two laps. Then you caught up with Wang Dong, who was on her fifth lap. When Wang Dong stopped, you stopped, too. Didn't you have the courage to finish those last three laps? Shrek doesn't need students who try to game the system," Zhou Yi said flatly.
"I..." Tai Long's face darkened. He even said, "That's because Huo Yuhao didn't help me run! That's why I..."
Zhou Yi narrowed her eyes, cold light flashing in them. "You dare compare yourself to Huo Yuhao?"
"Get out!"
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