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On a broad yellow dirt road, Huo Yuhao sprinted along in a fitted white outfit, his face drenched in sweat. Each footfall slammed into the ground like a falling weight, sending yellow dust flying.
Strapped to his back was the Mysterious Heavy Ruler Yao Lao had given him. Its length almost exceeded his height, and this strange combination drew curious looks from the occasional travelers passing by.
After covering another few hundred meters, Huo Yuhao finally began to falter. Panting like a windmill, he dragged his feet, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, toward the shade of a large roadside tree.
Reaching the tree, Huo Yuhao toppled backward onto the cool grass, face turned skyward, letting the sweat stream down his forehead like little brooks.
"Young master, are you all right?" Yu Tao asked worriedly beside him.
He had tested the Mysterious Heavy Ruler Huo Yuhao carried earlier, so he knew about its cultivation-suppressing effect.
What he found unbelievable was that Huo Yuhao, with the cultivation of a One-Ring Soul Master, had actually managed to sprint alongside him for two hours while carrying that damned thing. He was an absolute madman!
Huo Yuhao waved weakly to indicate that he was fine. Seeing this, Yu Tao said nothing more and went to a roadside stall to buy some tea.
"Teacher, this Mysterious Heavy Ruler is terrifying. With it on my back, even the circulation of my soul power slows down. I can't drive the Heavenly Net Art at full strength at all. And isn't this damned thing far too heavy? A journey that should only have taken one day has already taken two, and we still haven't arrived!"
Huo Yuhao took several more heavy, gasping breaths.