When Huo Yuhao rushed into Shrek Square, most of the new students had already started running laps.
The broad square was packed with new students, all struggling to run forward. But they hadn't gone far before many began to slow down, moving along at a wheezing pace.
Some even collapsed right by the track, gasping for breath.
As soon as Huo Yuhao arrived, his strong physique carried him straight to the front of the crowd.
His steps were steady, his breathing even and deep. He didn't look tired in the slightest.
As he ran, he followed Zhao Ze's instructions, slowly circulating the Soul Power within his body. He let it flow through his meridians and limbs, speeding up his metabolism.
Fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead and slid down his cheeks, glimmering with a faint, pearly sheen in the sunlight.
Huo Yuhao was taking it easy, but for everyone else, this was no simple task.
Cao Jinxuan, running just behind him, wore a long-suffering expression.
"Yuhao! A hundred laps! That teacher's way too ruthless!"
He was only a support-type Soul Master. He didn't have that kind of stamina.
A hundred laps would be the death of him!
Huo Yuhao turned his head and said earnestly,
"Come on. We have to finish."
Just then, a pink-and-blue figure suddenly charged up beside them.
Gritting her teeth, Wang Dong'er ran with all her might until she reached Huo Yuhao. She turned her head and glared fiercely at him, her voice brimming with defiance.
"Huo Yuhao! If you've got what it takes, let's race! We'll see who finishes first!"
It was all this guy's fault!
If he hadn't exposed her identity, she wouldn't have been given fifty extra laps!
Today, she was going to settle that score—with interest!
Huo Yuhao glanced at Wang Dong'er, said nothing, and simply kept up his original pace, completely ignoring her challenge.
Seeing him act like that only made Wang Dong'er angrier. She immediately sped up, trying to pass him.
But no matter how fast she ran, the moment she slowed down, Huo Yuhao would catch up and overtake her.
This guy's only a One-Ring Soul Master... How can he have so much stamina?
Wang Dong'er could only watch helplessly and resentfully as Huo Yuhao ran past her.
His unfastened uniform was soaked with sweat and clung tightly to his body, outlining his firm muscles.
Hmm...
He really does look pretty good.
Wang Dong'er's pretty face flushed red, and she quickly turned away.
Just then, Zhou Yi arrived at the square. Seeing the students sprawled on the ground, she shouted furiously,
"Get up and run! Do you want to be expelled?!
Huo Yuhao is only a level-twelve Soul Master, and he's running faster than you. Aren't you ashamed?"
Her words were like a shot of adrenaline. The students began running hard again.
Losing to a level-twelve Soul Master was just too humiliating!
But after running for a while, they realized that Huo Yuhao was going way too fast!
There was no way they could keep up!
"That guy's stamina is terrifying! He's lapped me several times already!"
"He's a monster! No wonder he got into Shrek!"
The exhausted students groaned and stopped again.
"Yuhao, where are you now?"
Cao Jinxuan was worn out too. He couldn't even tell where Huo Yuhao had gotten to.
"I'm on your left."
Huo Yuhao ran up from behind him.
"You've lapped me several times already, haven't you?
Buddy, how did you train to get in such great shape?"
Cao Jinxuan asked between ragged breaths.
Huo Yuhao was just about to answer when Zhao Ze suddenly spoke up.
"Yuhao, you can use this chance to sell Life Crystal to those students! After they take some, they'll have the strength to keep running!"
Huo Yuhao froze, never expecting to find such a business opportunity!
He quickly said to Cao Jinxuan,
"Jinxuan, my sweat contains Life Crystal. If you drink some, it'll restore your strength. Want to try it?"
Cao Jinxuan's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yuhao, are you kidding me?"
Sweat containing a tonic? Who would believe that?
Huo Yuhao said seriously,
"I'm telling the truth. That strange fragrance on me comes from the Life Crystal. Try it if you don't believe me!"
Cao Jinxuan sniffed the air and found that there really was a fragrance!
Huo Yuhao probably wasn't lying!
But...
Did he really want to eat it?
Cao Jinxuan hesitated, feeling a little repulsed.
If he couldn't finish the run, that teacher would definitely expel him!
There was no other choice. He might as well try the last desperate remedy!
"I... I'll try it!"
Cao Jinxuan raised a hand and wiped up some Life Crystal, then swallowed it.
In an instant, a surge of energy burst through his body.
His back stopped aching,
his legs stopped feeling sore,
and he was full of energy again!
"Holy crap, it really works!"
Cao Jinxuan's face lit up with delight.
"Yuhao, I'll buy some! Give me two more drops. I'll pay you back later!"
As he spoke, Cao Jinxuan excitedly took another bit of Life Crystal. Then he had the strength to run again.
"Haha! Now finishing a hundred laps won't be hard at all! Woohoo!"
The exhausted students watched Cao Jinxuan sprinting off again, their faces full of astonishment.
Could Huo Yuhao's sweat really be that miraculous?!
"Huo Yuhao, sell me some too!"
The students crowded around him one after another, as if they'd found a lifeline.
Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile.
"Sure. I'll sell to everyone!"
The students cheered, each wiping up some Life Crystal and swallowing it. In an instant, they were bursting with energy.
They cried out in excitement and immediately took off running around the square.
"What is going on? Is Huo Yuhao's sweat really that effective?"
Wang Dong'er watched in astonishment as the students started running again.
There were still so many laps to go. It was exhausting!
Should she buy some too?
As soon as the thought crossed Wang Dong'er's mind, she quickly forced it away.
"Hmph! I don't need anything from that guy!"
Wang Dong'er gritted her teeth and kept running.
She would beat Huo Yuhao on her own!
But no matter how hard Wang Dong'er pushed herself, she still couldn't catch up with Huo Yuhao.
After the other students recovered their strength and finished the course one after another, she ended up being the last person in the class to finish.
"You're saying your sweat contains Life Crystal? That it can restore people's energy, improve their physiques, and raise their talent?"
Zhou Yi stared at Huo Yuhao in astonishment. As soon as the students had finished running, she'd hurried over to ask him what had happened.
The students, who'd been exhausted just moments before, had regained their strength in an instant just by using that stuff.
This was something she'd never seen before!
Huo Yuhao nodded.
"That's right."
Zhou Yi's expression turned thoughtful.
She'd really learned something new today.
A student nearby sighed.
"Aw, what a pity the sweat's all gone. I wish I could have some more. I feel like my physique's already improved quite a bit."
The other students looked regretful too.
They wanted more!
Just then, Cao Jinxuan suddenly thought of something.
"Yuhao, if what you're saying is true, could other stuff from your body contain Life Crystal too? Like crap, for example?"
Huo Yuhao shot him an exasperated glance.
"You want to eat that stuff?"
Cao Jinxuan grinned and joked,
"If you can produce it, I'll eat it!"
In the Sea of Consciousness, Zhao Ze heard him and rubbed his chin.
"Right, we can do that too! Yuhao, give them that!"
Huo Yuhao froze.
"Huh? No way, Master. We're really going to sell it?"
Zhao Ze said with a smile,
"Well, we might as well sell it. Go on and sell it to them."
Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment. Then he remembered he'd need money for cultivation in the future, so he nodded.
He said to the still-grinning Cao Jinxuan,
"Wait here. I'll go get some crap."
Cao Jinxuan's smile vanished at once.
Huh?
I was just joking!
You're serious?!
As he watched Huo Yuhao head toward the restroom, he hurriedly shouted,
"Wait, Yuhao, I was kidding!
Don't! Yuhao, come back!
Yuhao!!!"
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