Chapter 6 Awakening "By the way, Nana, how much of your strength did you retain after you turned into a human?" Ye Qian'an said as he jumped off the bed nimbly. Gu Yuena shook her head slightly and said, "Due to my injuries, I have sealed away almost all of my divine power. My current strength is almost the same as yours, but slightly stronger, only level 24." Ye Qian frowned, stared at Gu Yuena and said, "I have every reason to suspect that your current soul power is to suppress me." "Isn't this obvious?" Gu Yuena tilted her head and looked at Ye Qian'an with a hint of playfulness in her tone. "As long as you are happy. By the way, with the help of the Dragon God Core, how long will it take you to fully recover?" Ye Qian'an accepted the situation as if he had resigned himself to his fate, and turned to ask about Gu Yuena's recovery from her injuries. “If I didn’t have the Dragon God Core, it would take me at least ten thousand years to recover on my own. Now that you are by my side, and with the help of the Dragon God Core, the recovery time will be greatly shortened. But I can’t be sure of the exact time required.” Gu Yuena shook her head slightly, looking a little helpless. "Judging from the current situation, everything is moving in a good direction. As for what kind of changes will happen in the future, who can accurately predict it?" Ye Qian'an stared at Gu Yuena. As they talked, they had already stepped out of the dormitory and walked slowly towards the teaching building. The first freshman class was already full ten minutes before the afternoon bell rang. The classroom was unusually quiet, after all, the seats were not clearly divided, and this time Wang Dong sat with Ye Qian and the other three. As for why Wang Dong made such a decision, he would probably have to ask Huo Yuhao. The moment Zhou Yi slowly stepped into the classroom, the atmosphere in the freshman class suddenly became tense. "Everyone stand up and gather in the square." Unexpectedly, after Zhou Yi walked into the classroom, he just said this and turned away.
No one dared to slack off. All the students quickly left the classroom and followed Zhou Yi neatly and quietly all the way to Shrek Square. A pile of iron chains had been placed on Shrek Square at some point, and under Zhou Yi's instructions, the students quickly stood in line. "Wang Dong." Zhou Yi called out loudly. "Here." Wang Dong responded and took a step forward. Zhou Yi said to all the students: "As of now, Wang Dong's cultivation is the highest among you. Therefore, I hereby declare that from now on, he will be the monitor of the freshman class..." "I understand." The students responded in unison. Zhou Yi pointed to the iron chains in front of her and said loudly, "These are iron suits, specially prepared to improve your physical fitness. After you put them on, immediately run around the square. From now on, you can run until the bell rings. During this period, you can use your soul power, but it is strictly forbidden to use soul skills. You will be ranked according to the number of laps you run, and the last one will be expelled from the freshman class. Today, the ninety-one people will become ninety people, starting immediately." After saying that, Zhou Yi lightly raised her toes, and an iron suit made of thick iron chains flew in front of Wang Dong. Wang Dong quickly reached out to take it and quickly put it on. When the iron suit was put on, his face could not help but change slightly. The weight of this iron suit must be at least thirty kilograms! When the students heard the rule of last-place elimination, they didn't dare to hesitate at all and quickly stepped forward to put on their armor. Ye Qian weighed the iron armor in his hand, turned to look at Gu Yuena, and said, "Thirty kilograms." "It's just enough." Gu Yuena took the iron armor handed to her by Ye Qian'an and responded. Zhou Yi did not show any surprise when she heard the conversation between Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena. She had carefully read their admission information. Ye Qian'an's martial spirit was the golden dragon, while Gu Yuena's martial spirit was her original body, the silver dragon king, which she claimed to be the silver dragon martial spirit. Seeing that everyone was ready, Zhou Yi immediately shouted, "Start now, run in circles." Although the students had many complaints about Zhou Yi in their hearts, no one dared to speak out against her. Under the leadership of Wang Dong, they all rushed to the track at the edge of the square, carrying their heavy iron armor and running hard. Wang Dong took the lead and rushed to the front of the team. Although he was wearing a heavy iron suit, his speed did not slow down significantly. The male students who wanted to compete with him also rushed out at full speed and followed closely behind him. Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena were not in a hurry to speed up. From the beginning, they knew clearly that this run was not simply a competition of speed, but a test of endurance. After all, they had to run until the bell rang, and the afternoon class lasted for two hours. Huo Yuhao, who was relatively weak in physical fitness, naturally saw through this and followed Ye Qian and Gu Yuena at a leisurely pace. As a result, their starting speed was obviously much slower than that of the other students. However, the three of them did not panic at all, and always maintained a constant speed and ran forward steadily. Zhou Yi stood expressionlessly in the square, watching the students running quietly. No one could guess what she was thinking at the moment. When Ye Qian'an and the other two ran to the fourth lap, Wang Dong, who was running in the lead, had already surpassed them by a full lap. When the three of them ran to the tenth lap, Wang Dong, who was running in the lead, left them far behind by more than three laps. The other students also surpassed them by at least one lap, and many of them even looked at them with contempt.
Ye Qian and Gu Yuena could only shake their heads helplessly. What good would it be if they ran fast now? Could they keep running at this speed until the end? Huo Yuhao had been following closely behind the two since the start, and surprisingly he had not fallen behind by too much. Huo Yuhao himself was also full of doubts. Although his physical fitness was not good, he did not feel any weakness when following behind Ye Qian and Gu Yuena. As expected, as time went by, the students running in front gradually slowed down. The longer the time went by, the heavier the burden of the iron armor became. Wang Dong, who was running in the front, was sweating profusely and his face was full of fatigue. A frail female student suddenly fell to the ground with a thump. She struggled to get up but was unable to do so. Wang Dong happened to run to her side, and quickly reached out to help her up, casting a concerned and inquiring look. The female student shook her head helplessly, then sat down on the square, refusing to get up again. After the first one, there was the second one. Perhaps because they knew that Ye Qian'an and the other two would be the last, everyone rushed at full speed with their heavy iron armor on their backs, and soon exhausted their soul power. It was difficult to support the rest of the journey with only their own physical fitness. After an hour, at least half of the students had collapsed to the ground. Zhou Yi remained standing there, expressionless, and did not urge anyone to continue. At this time, Ye Qian'an and his two companions, who had been running at a constant speed at the end from the beginning, were no longer at the bottom in terms of the number of laps. Although Huo Yuhao had persisted for a long time under the guidance of Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena, he was gradually running out of energy and his vision was black. The heavy iron armor and school uniform kept rubbing against his skin, causing waves of burning pain. Huo Yuhao tried his best to mobilize the soul power in his body and inject it into his spirit eyes. A cool breeze came from his spirit eyes, which made him slightly more conscious. At this moment, he suddenly felt a warm air flow in his lower abdomen. Although his soul power was almost exhausted, the warmth slowly flowed to his limbs and bones, slightly relieving the soreness of his muscles. Ye Qian and Gu Yuena naturally noticed Huo Yuhao's condition. The two of them had the ability to drive Huo Yuhao forward, and the aura they exuded could also stimulate Huo Yuhao's potential. As for whether Huo Yuhao could seize this rare opportunity, it was not something they could control. Around Shrek Square, more and more students fell down. Even the students who were running in the front gradually found it difficult to hold on, and the sound of iron armor hitting the ground could be heard one after another. Wang Dong once again passed by the three people, and his steps were heavy and difficult. He was far ahead in the total number of laps he had run, but his physical condition was also approaching the limit. An hour and a half passed, and the time for the end of get out of class to ring was getting closer. Zhou Yi kept a close eye on the three people who were running at a constant speed from the beginning. If Ye Qian and Gu Yuena ran at full speed, Wang Dong would probably find it difficult to compete with them. Obviously, the two deliberately slowed down because of Huo Yuhao, who was running at the end. "Plop, plop..." Two more students couldn't hold on and fell to the ground. Their fall was like a chain reaction, and several students fell one after another. One of them happened to touch Wang Dong who was passing by. Wang Dong stumbled, and his legs, which had long been sore and weak, could no longer support the weight of his body, and he collapsed to the ground. At this time, there were only three people who were still running. They were Ye Qian'an and Gu Yuena, who were lagging behind at the beginning, and Huo Yuhao, whose spirit power was the weakest. This made many students look at them with surprise and astonishment. Gradually, the playful light in the eyes of the students who had already fallen disappeared. They climbed up from the ground one by one with difficulty. The students in the entire freshman class gritted their teeth, lifted their already stiff legs, and endured the pain, trying their best to step onto the track again. “Ding Ling Ling——” The bell for the end of get out of class rang suddenly, and this time, a large number of students collapsed to the ground in an instant. The iron armor collided violently with the ground, making a series of noisy noises. The students of the first class of freshmen fell together, raising a cloud of dust. Gu Yuena and Ye Qian'an ran a few steps and then stopped. Zhou Yi took a deep breath and waved towards the distance. A man in white came gracefully, and circles of dazzling soul rings instantly rose under his feet, two yellow, two purple, and three black. He raised his hands, and pieces of green leaves flew out, no more, no less, exactly ninety-one pieces, landing accurately on the ninety-one students in the first class of freshmen. A cool feeling instantly spread throughout the body. Whether it was the extremely sore muscles or the wounds caused by the iron armor, they were all recovering at an astonishing speed. The Golden Dragon King was originally a person who specialized in physical strength, so for Ye Qian, this level of strength was barely enough to deal with. Gu Yuena was even more relaxed, she was just running along. Gu Yuena stared at the towering tree and whispered softly, "Although they are both trees of life, the difference between them is by no means a little bit." After releasing the ninety-one leaves, the man in white nodded slightly to Zhou Yi, who bowed respectfully to him. Then the man turned and left. Zhou Yi looked at the students who stood up one by one and said calmly: "No one will be eliminated today." As soon as these words were spoken, the students could no longer contain their inner joy and their cheers resounded through the sky. "Originally, I have prepared the punishment you deserve. The task I assigned is to require you to run until the bell rings, and then count the laps. Except for Ye Qian'an, Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao, none of you can persist from the beginning to the end. However, since you were able to stand up again and continue to persevere, I will temporarily spare you this time. Wang Dong, step out." "Teacher." Wang Dong heard the voice and took a quick step forward. Zhou Yi said coldly, "As the monitor, you only care about yourself and fail to play a good leading role. From now on, I will deprive you of your position as monitor and let Huo Yuhao take over. Before the next physical training class, Huo Yuhao will be the monitor of Class 1. If someone challenges him, Wang Dong, you will be responsible for accepting the challenge." After hearing what Zhou Yi said, Wang Dong was slightly stunned, but turned to look at Huo Yuhao and nodded.
Zhou Yi nodded slightly and said, "Disband. Everyone take your iron armor back." "Yes." All the students responded in unison. Ye Qian and Gu Yuena went straight back to the room, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong followed behind them. When the two saw Gu Yuena and Ye Qian walked into a dormitory together, they were both slightly startled. Although Huo Yuhao was surprised, he did not think too much about it. Since the two of them lived in the same room, they must have obtained the permission of the academy. Wang Dong thought differently. Others might not know, but he knew in his heart that his and Huo Yuhao's situation was actually similar to that of Ye Qian and Gu Yuena, except that Gu Yuena was not pretending, but acting spontaneously, unlike him. After returning to the dormitory, Gu Yuena saw the look in Ye Qian'an's eyes and instantly understood his thoughts. Then, Gu Yuena opened up an independent space and built a pool in it. Ye Qian'an really didn't want to bathe with everyone else, so he jumped into the pool impatiently and soaked in it comfortably, with an expression of satisfaction and enjoyment on his face. Gu Yuena smiled softly and watched Ye Qian'an relax quietly. As a dragon, she didn't have those worldly concepts of red tape, and Ye Qian'an didn't mind it, so why should she worry about it? Ye Qi'an soaked in the pool, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Aren't you coming with us?" Gu Yuena frowned and responded, "Don't force me to beat you when you are happiest. What are you thinking about all day, little brat?" Ye Qi'an chuckled and thought to himself, if it weren't for the special reason of the Dragon God and himself being the Golden Dragon King, how could Gu Yuena communicate with him so peacefully. If anyone else dared to speak frivolously to Gu Yuena, he would probably be sent to see his ancestors in the next second. Sometimes special favoritism also depends on the object. "Don't be so mean, I was just joking." Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "This joke is not funny." Ye Qian stretched his body in the water and said, "I'll take you to eat delicious food later. Of course, I'll only be responsible for the treat. As for the money, you'll have to trouble the rich sister to pay for it." Gu Yuena raised her eyebrows slightly and responded readily: "If you want to eat, I'll pay for it." Ye Qianan quickly washed up and changed into a neat school uniform. Not long after, the two of them packed up and walked out of the dormitory. The gate of Shrek Academy is the east gate of Shrek City. The east gate is always bustling with many vendors and delicious food. Moreover, Ye Qianan wanted to take Gu Yuena to taste the fish grilled by Huo Yuhao. (End of this chapter)