Adding to Tang Hao's Burden

Ning Chuan could not be bothered to look at him, nor did he deliberately side with Zhu Zhuqing. He merely exchanged a glance with Zhu Zhuqing, and the two nodded at each other in greeting before standing off to the side.

Ning Rongrong stood between him and Oscar.

Seeing Dai Mubai so furious, she could not help but laugh. "This Dai Mubai is probably going to compete with you for Zhuqing."

"If he has what it takes." Ning Chuan appeared unconcerned, but he had already begun thinking about how to deal with Dai Mubai.

While they were talking, Ma Hongjun arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu apparently had not calmed down yet, her face carrying a trace of coldness, while Tang San's face was full of ingratiating smiles.

The moment Xiao Wu saw Ning Chuan, she immediately beamed and eagerly trotted over to stand beside him.

Tang San stood nearby with an apologetic smile, looking as though he had made some sort of compromise.

Seeing this, even a fool could tell that something must have happened that morning. Oscar looked at Ma Hongjun, who was walking over and seemed to be injured. As he handed him two sausages, he could not help asking, "Fatty, what happened?"

Worried about upsetting Ning Chuan and Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun glanced at them. Seeing that neither was paying attention to him, he leaned close to Oscar and muttered a few words. Oscar's eyes immediately lit up, and he began secretly gloating over Dai Mubai's misfortune.

This was followed by regret and relief.

He regretted waking up too late and missing such a good show.

He was relieved that Ning Chuan had taken a liking to Zhu Zhuqing rather than Ning Rongrong. Otherwise, his chances would undoubtedly have been slim.

A moment later, Flender arrived.

Looking at the eight people lined up before him, he said, "This year is quite good. We have five more Little Monsters all at once. I am Flender, Shrek Academy Dean. Welcome. Later, go to Teacher Li Yusong, who handles the finances, and each pay one hundred Gold Soul Coins. Little Oscar and Rongrong, stay behind. The rest of you may return to rest and restore yourselves to your best condition. Your first class today will be held tonight."

Upon hearing this, Oscar, who had still been enjoying the gossip, immediately became listless and reluctantly walked up to Flender. However, when he saw that Ning Rongrong was staying too, his expression improved somewhat.

Ning Chuan knew what class Flender would teach them and had no interest in listening. He directly took out a thousand-pound Barbell Plate from the Storage Soul Tool at his waist, slung it over his shoulder, and began running around the village.

Everyone was stunned by Ning Chuan's actions.

Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu and could not help asking, "Xiao Wu, you and Ning Chuan came from the same academy. Is he usually like this?"

"Not usually. Almost every day." Xiao Wu was somewhat helpless as well. It was not that she did not want to train alongside Ning Chuan, but she simply could not keep up. Ning Chuan's body was like a perpetual-motion machine. Following him would only bring her suffering. With that time, she might as well eat, drink, and have fun.

Hearing this, everyone fell into thought. Ma Hongjun, in particular, said with lingering fear, "No wonder his strength is so monstrous."

Tang San chimed in, "Everyone should refrain from imitating Ning Chuan. My teacher once said that excessive, unrestrained training can easily damage the body. Moreover, we are still growing, so we must not overdo our training, or it will affect our physical development."

The moment he said this, everyone, including Flender, looked at Tang San. Then, recalling Ning Chuan's nearly perfect physique, they could not help showing strange expressions.

Flender glanced at the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night at Tang San's waist and guessed that he was Yu Xiaogang's disciple. He coughed lightly and said, "All right. Rongrong, Little Oscar, your task today is to run twenty laps around the village. The rest of you may go rest. Tang San, come with me."

Zhu Zhuqing left without looking back. She returned to the Small Woods where she had previously encountered Ning Chuan and began training according to the method he had taught her.

Dai Mubai seemed to be holding back a bellyful of anger and did not go after her.

Then Ma Hongjun slipped away as well.

Next were Ning Rongrong and Oscar, who had been assigned the twenty-lap task.

Finally, there was Xiao Wu. Tang San had followed Flender away, and with no one to play with, she thought that Ning Chuan had already broken through to Soul Elder and that she could not fall behind. For once, she returned to the dormitory to train.

Leaving Xiao Wu aside.

After running less than one lap with Oscar, Ning Rongrong was already planning to give up. She summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and used it to boost her speed. At the Village Entrance, she caught up with Ning Chuan, who had just finished a lap.

"Ning Chuan, aren't you tired?" Looking at Ning Chuan, who had run a full lap carrying such a heavy weight without even flushing or panting, Ning Rongrong's voice was filled with exhaustion and helplessness.

"I'm fine. I'm used to it." Of course Ning Chuan was not tired. With Tang Hao as his Power Bank, if anyone was going to get tired, it would be Tang Hao.

Ning Rongrong's eyes suddenly lit up. "Ning Chuan, how about you stop running and come to Suotuo City with me? I'll treat you to a feast."

"What, you want to skip the run, but you're worried I'll report you to the dean, so you're trying to shut my mouth with a feast?" Ning Chuan looked at the Little Witch with an amused smile.

A crafty smile appeared on Ning Rongrong's face. "That's right. What do you think? As long as you help me keep it secret, I'll put in a good word for you with Zhuqing." She felt that he could not possibly refuse her terms.

"Then go by yourself. I haven't finished today's training yet. Besides, I don't have a habit of tattling."

Ning Chuan refused without hesitation.

At the same time, he knew that Flender was watching from the shadows, but he had no intention of warning her.

Flender had assigned Ning Rongrong a task that, given her personality, she could hardly complete because he had received a letter from Ning Fengzhi. He was meant to temper Ning Rongrong's temperament.

Still, Shrek might have been lousy, but it was indeed suitable for those arrogant rich brats to experience life and change their overbearing ways.

Unfortunately, Ning Fengzhi had not expected the appearance of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, master and disciple. In the end, they led Ning Rongrong completely astray and turned her into an ungrateful wretch.

Since Ning Chuan wanted to learn the Distraction Control Method and have Sword Douluo guide him, he could make use of this.

He would shape Ning Rongrong into what he wanted her to become.

After all, an ungrateful wretch was still an ungrateful wretch whether she served Tang San or him.

"Then thanks! When I get back, I'll definitely put in a good word for you with Zhuqing." Ning Rongrong stopped and looked at Ning Chuan's retreating figure with a giggle.

Ning Chuan waved his hand, picked up speed, and sprinted past the village without looking back.

He ran until noon before finally stopping.

By then, he had already completed twenty-five laps.

That was even more than the task Flender had assigned Ning Rongrong and Oscar.

At noon, he began body conditioning: one thousand sit-ups, one thousand push-ups, one thousand squats, and one thousand side-to-side jumps.

In the afternoon, he went to the nearby Small Woods to practice swordsmanship.

At this moment, in order to push himself further and also break down Tang Hao's body more quickly, he resumed the training regimen from the first three months after awakening his Martial Soul, increasing its intensity tenfold.

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