Even Jiang Hai had needed until midnight to finish all one hundred and ten laps.
Fortunately, Zhu Tianming had thoughtfully brought lunch and dinner over, though that depended on most of them having the appetite to eat.
In the end, most of the students in the freshman Class Three had to be dragged back.
Zhu Tianming had arranged medicinal baths in advance, ensuring that everyone would be able to stand the next day.
The next day's lessons were theoretical.
Jiang Hai declined Zhu Tianming's kindness and dragged his exhausted body to the shore of Sea God Lake. He summoned his martial soul, the Bronze Coffin, and climbed inside, utterly spent. A faint light flickered across the coffin, steadily easing his physical fatigue.
Early the next morning, Jiang Hai opened the coffin, feeling refreshed and clearheaded.
The coffin already had the ability to nourish the body. Combined with his own freakishly robust constitution, a night's rest had restored most of his physical and mental energy.
His stomach, however, was growling with hunger. After catching several plump black carp in Sea God Lake, he stewed a large pot of fish soup and devoured everything, even chewing up the bones. Only then did he recover some of his strength.
He found Mu Jin's office and requested leave, then arrived early at the shore of Sea God Lake to wait.
Before long, Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan came skimming over the waves.
A flicker of surprise crossed Ma Xiaotao's eyes when she saw Jiang Hai. She patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "You've got quite a sturdy body, young fellow. Ah, to be young! After working yourself ragged for half the night yesterday, you're already lively as a dragon and tiger again. I thought you wouldn't be able to satisfy two beauties