As she listened to the students, Zhou Yi began to lose her forced composure.
She had still been able to remain calm and at ease, but when she heard that Li Mu had really finished a hundred laps, she rushed to the window.
These students had counted every lap, and she had been judging for herself as well, so she could roughly determine that what they said should be true.
Watching Li Mu run, Zhou Yi's expression grew uglier and uglier, especially since his stride had not changed from beginning to end.
After a full hundred laps, Li Mu's breathing remained steady. The rhythm of his footfalls seemed measured with a ruler, without the slightest irregularity.
Normally, at the four-ring stage, stamina should have been depleted very quickly. He could not possibly possess such tremendous strength.
Zhou Yi's eyes remained fixed on Li Mu, then suddenly narrowed as her gaze shifted to the boy's right hand.
The boy's right hand was enveloped in a golden dragon claw, and formidable power continuously spread around him.
Sensing this golden Martial Soul, Zhou Yi's gaze froze for an instant. She could feel that this Martial Soul should be an assault type or a strength type, and its inherent strength should be very high.
It was precisely because of this that, even after running a hundred and forty or fifty laps, the boy before her was still as lively as a dragon and a tiger. His speed had not slowed at all and was, in fact, far faster than normal.
"Right, this brat has Twin Martial Souls. His second Martial Soul is this assault type, and it should be a dragon."
Zhou Yi gritted her teeth as she spoke. There was anger on her face, but even more helplessness.
Still, she was not too worried. However strong his two-ring cultivation might be, running two hundred laps was impossible.
Power Attack System Martial Souls did indeed improve physical fitness, strength, and other such aspects.
But that did not mean all Power Attack System Martial Souls increased endurance. Apart from certain special endurance-type Martial Souls, most Martial Souls enhanced speed, power, and strength.
That was an explosive boost rather than sustained staying power. Their explosive capabilities might be strong, but prolonged exertion relied mainly on stamina.
When it came to stamina, even if the Power Attack System made a difference, the boost was not great. That was also why she had these students run laps.
Because even someone with a Power Attack System Martial Soul would gain little advantage and would have to run diligently like every other unlucky soul.
So, even as she watched Li Mu run so naturally and steadily, Zhou Yi remained convinced deep down that he could not finish.
She stared at Li Mu outside by the track. As his lap count passed a hundred and sixty, her expression began to turn grave, replacing her earlier feigned composure.
Then, when the count passed a hundred and seventy-five laps, Zhou Yi fell silent.
And when it reached a hundred and ninety, seeing that Li Mu still showed no fatigue and remained steady and composed, Zhou Yi's expression finally changed.
Her expression was exceptionally ugly, and her fingers clenched tighter and tighter.
Under normal circumstances, she could naturally have broken the agreement. She was not someone who strictly honored promises.
But over a hundred students were watching right here. If she broke the agreement or did anything dishonest, someone would definitely report it to Du Weilun.
When that happened, even if she was not fired, she would certainly face the contempt of the other teachers. Her future would effectively be ruined.
Even having Fan Yu vouch for her would do no good.
At the thought that her future was about to be ruined at this brat's hands, Zhou Yi's expression grew even uglier.
Meanwhile, quite a few of the students around her looked at Zhou Yi.
Some of the girls felt that this might be going a little too far. They silently sat down and stopped joining in the commotion, quietly writing or lowering their heads.
Most of the boys, however, did not care.
The more harshly Zhou Yi had suppressed them before, and the nastier her words had been, the more they resented her.
So now, seeing that Zhou Yi was about to lose the bet, several boys could not hold back and began mocking her outright.
"Oh, no way. Looks like we're getting a new homeroom teacher on our very first day. What a shame."
"I wonder who our new homeroom teacher will be. I hear Shrek Academy has pretty high standards for teachers, and the compensation here is pretty good too."
"Maybe they'll recruit a new teacher. A new teacher would be nice. Hopefully they'll be a little more normal and won't keep calling us trash and good-for-nothing."
"You know, compared to that guy downstairs, we really are kind of trash. Two hundred laps-and this is already his hundred and ninety-seventh, right? That's pretty damn impressive."
The boys spoke with somewhat strange expressions, while Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, gathered by the doorway, were likewise watching below.
Both their eyes held shock as well. They had never expected such tremendous stamina.
This level of stamina had truly stunned them both.
Despite these people's expressions, Li Mu remained relaxed and at ease. Countless wisps of moisture around him continuously repaired his body and merged into it.
After the free-floating water elements in the air entered his body, they quickly restored his internal temperature, ensuring that the scorching sun would not cause dehydration or abnormal body temperature.
At the same time, they reduced how often he sweated, preventing his body from losing salt and water too quickly.
Amid the swirling moisture, the hem of his clothes became soaked with sweat and then rapidly dried again, while a faint watery sheen glimmered over his skin.
Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul on his right arm continuously supplied him with strength, and the plentiful water ensured that he would not go hungry or thirsty.
The low dragon roars of the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul faintly echoed deep within his right arm, keeping his muscles filled with strength at all times.
Under these conditions, two hundred laps would be very difficult for an adult, but for him, it was only somewhat challenging.
With the Golden Dragon King's strength as a guarantee, along with his cultivation having already broken through to two rings, this really was a very minor matter.
And as he finished this lap, the count finally reached a hundred and ninety-nine.
Seeing Li Mu's still-calm expression, Zhou Yi dug her nails into her flesh, the slightly mocking voices of the students still ringing in her ears.
Zhou Yi grew increasingly agitated. She was unwilling to admit that this boy really could finish two hundred laps, and even less willing to admit that she would lose.
The students' gazes pricked her back like needles, leaving her no room even to retract the bet.
Under normal circumstances, these students would not have dared get involved. Even if they held high status back home, they would not dare offend a teacher here.
After all, Shrek's teachers were all very powerful.
But when Zhou Yi had called them trash and good-for-nothings earlier, she had truly offended every student.
Especially these proud students-if a few more months had passed, they might not have dared say much out of fear of Zhou Yi.
But right now, not one of them felt that way.
Listening to the clamor in her ears and watching Li Mu finish half the lap and continue steadily toward the other half, Zhou Yi's eyes had begun to redden.
Her eyes remained fixed on the scene below, then she abruptly swept her sleeve to the side.
Fierce flames lashed out with a roar. A long flaming whip appeared in her hand, then abruptly transformed into a long dragon of fire.
As the long flaming dragon was hurled out with a roar, six Soul Rings appeared around her, and a Soul Emperor's strike crashed toward the students in an instant.
It all happened rather suddenly. Although Zhou Yi had instinctively refrained from striking ruthlessly, when that terrifying blow landed, several male students standing closer to the front were still sent flying.
They slammed hard into the ground, and the students behind them cried out in alarm.
"All of you, shut up! And you-do you really think being able to run two hundred laps makes you so impressive?"
Zhou Yi gave a low shout as she spoke. With a flick of her palm, she condensed a huge fireball in her other hand.
Then, without the slightest pause, that fireball hurtled straight toward Li Mu.