"Your names are on these logs. Now take the logs and carry them on your shoulders."
This time, Ning Rongrong learned her lesson and kept quiet, since it was pointless to say anything anyway.
The logs on the shoulders of the seven people were all of different weights, which Hao Yun had specially made after calculation.
Hao Yun couldn't possibly apply the standards of a battle spirit master to support-type spirit masters and food-type spirit masters.
Of the seven people, Tang San had the heaviest log on his shoulder, after all, he had been trained by Hao Yun for six years and his physique was already superior to the others.
"Begin, one!"
Dai Mubai led the way, and everyone began to squat and stand up. As expected, Ning Rongrong was the worst at it.
"Are you trash? Get up! Look at Oscar, a food-type Soul Master, about your age, with a higher Soul Power level and better physical attributes than you. What face do you have to call yourself a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? If I were you, I would have smashed my head against a wall long ago!"
Hao Yun spoke softly, but every word he uttered was deeply meaningful.
Oscar, who was in the group, couldn't help but glance at Ning Rongrong, thinking to himself, "Little sister! Just bear with it, I went through the same thing back then."
The pampered Ning Rongrong, her eyes red-rimmed, gritted her teeth and stood up. She had figured it out last night: no matter what the other party said, she would endure it and wait for Grandpa Bone and Grandpa Sword to arrive.
"continue!"
Hao Yun glanced at Ning Rongrong, a devilish smile playing on his lips. No matter how unreasonable you are, I can bring you to my feet.
The training continued, and after more than an hour, the squats finally ended. After a five-minute rest, the two of them began doing sit-ups. Hao Yun was massaging Zhu Zhuqing's legs, as she was the only one who wasn't doing sit-ups.
Under Hao Yun's verbal abuse, the four new recruits quickly adapted to the training atmosphere.
An hour later, the seven people, wearing special vests, gathered at the village entrance.
"Ten laps each. If you can't get back before 12 o'clock, lunch will be canceled. Let's go."
Hao Yun moved the rocking chair to the village entrance, watched the seven people run further and further away, and began to cultivate the Shangqing Inner Martial Arts Heart Sutra.
"Run together, no one should fall behind. Remember, no matter how tired you are, you are not allowed to use your Martial Soul!"
When Dai Mubai said these words, his expression was extremely serious. Previously, the three of them had cheated by using their martial souls, and Hao Yun had dragged them around for an entire afternoon, almost making them run themselves to death.
Under Dai Mubai's supervision, everyone moved forward at a steady pace. The first three laps were easy, but when the fourth lap started, Ning Rongrong couldn't run anymore.
"Give me the burden."
Dai Mubai took out a special lead block from Ning Rongrong's pocket and put it into his own pocket.
Knowing Hao Yun's character well, Dai Mubai dared not abandon anyone, because he knew that if even one person failed to complete the task, everyone would be punished.
When everyone had run the eighth lap and passed the village entrance to replenish their salt water, Hao Yun reminded them of something.
"There are only thirty minutes left, hurry up or lunch will have to be canceled."
Dai Mubai's expression turned desperate. At their current speed, they definitely wouldn't be able to finish the run in thirty minutes.
Let's go.
Although he knew they couldn't finish the run, Dai Mubai still led everyone to set off.
After completing the ninth lap, Ning Rongrong looked as if she had just been pulled out of the water, and the others were in the same boat.
"Just one lap left, keep going!"
Dai Mubai started encouraging everyone, even though he was almost at his limit himself. Normally, the three of them could grit their teeth and persevere through those ten laps.
But now that Ning Rongrong is a burden, all her burdens are on Dai Mubai's shoulders.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu each shared most of the load, Ma Hongjun and Oscar took on a small portion, and the rest went to Tang San.
Of the seven people, Oscar was the most ruthless to himself. As a food-type Soul Master, the burden on him was not much lighter than that on Dai Mubai. With the extra burden, Hao Yun admired him for being able to grit his teeth and persevere until now.
Flander, the principal of Shrek Academy, stood beside Hao Yun at this moment, his lips twitching slightly.
"I heard you've detained the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
"Um."
"Why?"
Hao Yun glanced at Flander and said slowly.
"I don't like how spoiled she is. Don't worry, if anyone from their sect comes, I'll take the blame."
Flander fell silent. Last night, Tang San's father, Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, came and was then beaten to the ground by Hao Yun.
Flander's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He knew Hao Yun was powerful, after all, he could beat Zhao Wuji, but Hao Yun beating a Title Douluo was a fact that he found hard to accept.
When Tang Hao first arrived, he was very arrogant. He wanted to beat up Hao Yun without activating his martial soul, but Hao Yun pinned him to the ground and beat him up.
The two activated their martial souls, and Hao Yun continued to dominate him. By the end, Tang Hao was speechless. If the fight continued, he would have no hope of winning unless he used a secret technique.
Since the two weren't going to fight to the death, Tang Hao stopped. After a secret conversation, Tang Hao completely handed over the task of training Tang San to Hao Yun. As long as he didn't kill or waste any money, he could train him however he wanted.
"You continue training them, just make sure they don't get ruined."
Ferrand released his martial spirit, sprouted wings on his back, and left Shrek Academy.
Hao Yun glanced at Flander, feeling a pang of envy. His biggest disadvantage right now was that he couldn't fly.
About twenty minutes later, the Shrek Seven finally ran back.
"Take a ten-minute break, then go to the restaurant for lunch, and then study academic subjects in the afternoon."
Ignoring the exhausted group of seven, Hao Yun carried the rattan chair back to the courtyard and headed to the restaurant for lunch.
The Shrek Seven, having shed their burdens and given themselves a quick rinse, rushed into the restaurant with their eyes gleaming with excitement.
The high-intensity training has depleted their physical strength, and they urgently need nutritional replenishment.
Lunch was very lavish, mostly meat dishes. The group of seven rushed into the restaurant and began to wolf down their food, with even Ning Rongrong abandoning her ladylike image.
Hao Yun glanced at the seven people with satisfaction. Not bad. It wasn't a waste of my time training with you.
Training the Shrek Seven Devils was also a whim of Hao Yun's, coupled with a bit of mischievousness.
Hao Yun glanced at the seven people wolfing down their food and realized he would have to go out hunting again. At this rate, the soul beast meat he brought back probably wouldn't last more than a few days.
After lunch, it's rest time. In the afternoon, it's Shrek Academy, where several other teachers take turns giving them academic classes.
When it was time for dinner, Hao Yun said to the group of seven.
"Tonight's practice session: seven of you gang up on me, no restrictions on the methods. Meet at eight."
The seven people who were eating all slowed down their movements and had different expressions.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had long since given up hope. They exchanged a glance and then continued eating in silence.
Tang San looked bitter and resentful, Xiao Wu was eager to try, Zhu Zhuqing was expressionless and seemed to be thinking about something, while Ning Rongrong was pondering whether she could make Hao Yun suffer a bit.
Chapter 59 Battle
At 8 p.m., the actual battle began. The seven members of Shrek Academy entered the arena and took their positions according to the battle plan.
Dai Mubai was at the very front, followed by Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, with Tang San and Ma Hongjun in the middle, and Ning Rongrong and Oscar at the very back.
As soon as the battle began, everyone activated their martial spirits, and Ning Rongrong started to buff everyone from behind.
Hao Yun stood motionless with his arms crossed, and said, "Let's begin."
Dai Mubai roared and used his first and third soul skills. Both of these soul skills were buffs that could increase defense, strength, and attack.
"rush!"
As soon as the battle began, Dai Mubai rushed forward, and even used his second soul skill to spit out white energy bullets.
This attack was like a tickle to Hao Yun, so he simply reached out and smashed the energy blast.
Rushing towards Hao Yun, Dai Mubai swung his claw at Hao Yun's head without holding back, because Hao Yun had said that in battle one must be prepared to die, either the opponent dies or one dies.
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing both circled around behind Hao Yun. Xiao Wu teleported to Hao Yun's head, clamped his head between her legs, and activated her soul skill, Waist Bow.
"Xiao Wu, have you forgotten all the lessons I've taught you?"
Hao Yunge blocked Dai Mubai's arm, kicked him away, grabbed Xiao Wu's leg, and threw her out as well.
“I told you, when dealing with someone stronger than you, don’t try to grab them.”
As Hao Yun spoke, he casually slapped Zhu Zhuqing away.
The ground trembled, and a cage made of blue silver grass trapped Hao Yun inside. This was Tang San's third soul skill.
Dai Mubai, who had just been kicked away, rushed up again. Hao Yun shattered the cage with a punch, dodged Dai Mubai, and headed straight for Tang San.
Standing next to Tang San, Ma Hongjun opened his mouth and unleashed a mouthful of flame.
Ma Hongjun, who possesses a mutated phoenix martial soul, spews out troublesome flames that have strong adhesion, somewhat like Amaterasu from Naruto.
Avoiding the oncoming flames, Hao Yun's target remained Tang San. Tang San, sitting in the center, was not flustered at all. He activated his first soul skill in succession, forming a large net in front of him.
This net covers a very large area; unless Hao Yun retreats, he has no way to escape it.
Dai Mubai had already caught up from behind, and retreating at this point would put him at a disadvantage, so Hao Yun continued to charge forward.
Ma Hongjun breathed a mouthful of fire at the large net, adding a fire buff to it.
A large net engulfed Hao Yun in flames, and Dai Mubai and his two companions surrounded him and began to gang up on him.
Tearing open the large net, Hao Yun's clothes were burned with large holes and small punctures.
Hao Yun glanced down at his clothes, then looked at Ma Hongjun with a half-smile.
"Remember to buy me a new set of clothes."
Tearing off his clothes, Hao Yun revealed his muscular physique and the dragon-patterned cape he wore.
"I'm going to get serious."
Hao used a portion of his strength and successfully beat up the seven-man group.
After the battle, it was time for reflection and summarization. Hao Yun gave them a few pointers and then left them to their own devices to study the situation.
Around ten o'clock, the group of seven dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest. Hao Yun slowly walked out of the village.
"No need to hide anymore, come out."
Under the bright moonlight, Hao Yun stood shirtless, looking at a grove of trees not far away.