Not long afterward.
In front of the teaching building, a figure raced along, a heavy ruler strapped to his back.
He ran incredibly fast, completing a lap in no time.
The runner was, of course, Huo Yuhao.
Xiao Wu sat by a flower bed nearby, watching him run.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's explosive speed and the heavy ruler on his back, Zhou Yi's eyes showed a trace of surprise.
His burst of speed and stamina had once again exceeded her expectations.
His physical strength was already comparable to that of a fifth- or sixth-year student.
But soon, a look of satisfaction appeared in Zhou Yi's eyes.
Although she was strict in her teaching, she tailored her lessons to each student.
If Huo Yuhao continued training with the ordinary students in his class, it would only hold him back.
Realizing this, Zhou Yi shook her head and privately considered how to draw up a separate training plan for Huo Yuhao.
At the same time, she remembered something else and hurried toward the teaching building. She needed to deal with Liu Erlong's situation first.
Huo Yuhao kept running, naturally drawing the attention of many students along the way.
Some had already recognized him.
After all, Huo Yuhao had defeated Xu Sanshi the night before, causing quite a stir.
Some of the boys looked at him with disdain out of jealousy. No one wanted to be outdone by another guy.
Of course, unless the gap in strength was overwhelming.
The girls, however, didn't feel that way. They couldn't help thinking, What a fit man—and what stamina!
Some time passed.
Huo Yuhao ran another fifty or sixty laps.
As time went on, his clothes were soon soaked with sweat.
With no other choice, Huo Yuhao took them off, leaving only the weighted black iron strapped to his body. He kept the heavy ruler on his back and continued running.
His eight-pack, sculpted through training, was now on full display. The girls' eyes lit up, and quite a few immediately started swooning.
He had great stamina, and those muscles looked powerful, too.
Some of the girls even started letting their imaginations run wild.
Would the bed even hold up if he were on it?
After all, the boys and girls at Shrek Academy—
Aside from their studies, they were allowed to date.
At that age, with all that youthful impulsiveness and hormones, they were free to let loose...
Watching the scene, Xiao Wu silently clenched her little teeth and took note of the girls who were acting so shamelessly. If they dared go any further, she would deal with them herself.
Her Yuhao wasn't someone just any woman could lay hands on. Anyone too shameless was out of the question.
Meanwhile...
The girls who were swooning didn't watch for long. When the bell rang, they could only shoot Huo Yuhao's muscular physique one last lingering glance before returning to class with aching hearts.
Huo Yuhao finally had some peace and continued running.
But even that brief peace didn't last long. About twenty or thirty minutes later, a somewhat androgynous voice suddenly rang in his ear.
"Hey, are you Huo Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao turned and saw someone dressed as a boy keeping pace beside him.
The person had light blue hair and, judging by the contours of their face, was a pretty boy—but only by those contours.
[ Ding, system quest triggered. ]
[ Option One. ]
[ Strike up a conversation with Wang Dong, win her heart, have dinner together, and earn his favor. Complete the first step toward becoming a devoted admirer. ]
[ Reward One: Obtain the Profound Ice Finger (incomplete version, a young woman's delight). ]
[ Obtain 250 points. ]
[ Obtain the system's special honorary title: "I Just Want to Fawn." ]
Huo Yuhao heard this and decisively refused. There was no way he'd choose that option.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao realized that the person standing before him was Wang Dong.
And just then, another thought occurred to him.
Wang Dong's Chastity Lock was still locked by her father, right?
In the original story,
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong spent more than thirty years in the Divine Realm—
Of course, on Douluo Planet, that was ten thousand years.
Huo Yuhao had somehow held back and never touched Tang Wutong.
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help glancing at Wang Dong's backside. The Chastity Lock he'd searched for last time should be inside, right?
But he quickly put the thought aside.
At that moment, Wang Dong snorted and said bluntly, "Hey, I'm talking to you!"
Huo Yuhao came back to himself and said, "Um, just—just wait a moment. We can talk later."
As he said this, the system spoke again.
[ Option Two Quest. ]
[ Refuse all of Wang Dong's invitations for one day. ]
[ Completion Reward One: 30,000 points. ]
[ Completion Reward Two: Two bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. ]
[ Completion Reward Three: Increase Soul Power Level by two. ]
Huo Yuhao chose Option Two without hesitation.
At the same time, he looked at Wang Dong.
Wang Dong was watching him with a curious expression, running alongside Huo Yuhao and panting.
Although Wang Dong's chest was tightly bound, it still rose and fell slightly as she ran.
But Huo Yuhao had no interest in that. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "So, my name is Huo Yuhao. What's yours?"
Wang Dong replied, "My name is Wang Dong."
Huo Yuhao nodded, then asked, "What brings you here?"
Without hesitation, Wang Dong said, "Teacher Zhou told me to keep an eye on you and make sure you don't slack off. She also asked me to count how many laps you run."
Huo Yuhao thought it over, then asked, "You weren't here earlier, so how are you going to count the laps I ran before?"
Wang Dong answered, "The ones from before... Just start over now. You've been running for about an hour, right? Once you finish a lap, I'll work it out and estimate how many you've done since. Anyway, two hundred laps shouldn't be a problem."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded.
Wang Dong continued, "Hey, your stamina's amazing. I heard yesterday that you beat that guy Xu Sanshi. You're pretty good! We should spar sometime."
Wang Dong looked eager for a challenge as she spoke.
She didn't know why, but ever since she'd first met Huo Yuhao, she'd felt an inexplicable urge to talk to him.
It was a strange feeling, but she didn't dislike it.
What Wang Dong didn't know was that, after Huo Yuhao had refused to join the Tang Sect, the great Godking Tang San had once again secretly used his divine power to better control Huo Yuhao, his child of destiny.
Huo Yuhao naturally had to turn down Wang Dong's suggestion.
After a moment's thought, he raised a hand and pointed at Xiao Wu nearby. "Hey, see her? That's Xiao Wu—Wu as in dancing. Why don't you chat with her? I'm sure you'll get along. Go talk to her."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao gave Xiao Wu a look.
Xiao Wu understood at once. She ran over to Wang Dong, took her by the arm, and suggested they go outside to talk.
If anyone else had grabbed her like that, Wang Dong would definitely have resisted. But when she heard the name Xiao Wu—and especially when she saw Xiao Wu's face—she felt an inexplicable sense of closeness, as if she particularly wanted to be near her.
The feeling was wonderful, but Wang Dong quickly came to her senses.
Perhaps this was fate.
Then, almost as if possessed, she began chatting with Xiao Wu.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then...
Huo Yuhao continued running. This time, he sped up even more, aiming to finish two hundred laps before noon.
At last, by noon, Huo Yuhao had run 210 laps, completing the task with flying colors.
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