“No, I must persevere to the very end. I cannot be eliminated.” Huo Yuhao gritted his teeth, trying to quicken his pace even more. To shake off the mental fatigue, he even used his soul power to directly stimulate his own soul. The pain from his brain was indeed effective; his body was stimulated, picking up speed by a few notches.
Chu Yi remained silent, watching, but her gaze wasn't on the disciples who had already completed a hundred laps. Instead, she intently observed the students who were still running.
Among these students, the most exhausted was Huo Yuhao. His entire body was drenched in sweat, yet he still gritted his teeth, struggling to hold on.
Time quickly passed. Huo Yuhao had managed to run eight more laps, but now there were only five minutes left until time ran out. Among the group who hadn't completed the hundred laps, besides Huo Yuhao, there were seven others. However, they only had three to five laps left, and at this point, all of them had started to speed up. Their hope wasn't too slim. As for Huo Yuhao, he still had a daunting twelve laps to go!
Just then, a figure ran from outside Shrek Plaza towards Huo Yuhao's rear. After a few more steps, the figure caught up to Huo Yuhao, and at that very moment, a dazzling sight appeared in the plaza.
On that person's back, a pair of blue butterfly wings suddenly appeared. The tips of the wings were dark blue, gradually transitioning into an intricate mix of deep and light blues further back. From the outside, the two butterfly wings looked like two miniature skies, faintly glowing. With shades of blue and white, they resembled clouds drifting across the heavens, giving onlookers a sense of vibrant life within them, captivating all eyes. In terms of both shape and color, they were utterly perfect, a beauty that transcended ordinary description.
“Ah!”
When those perfect wings appeared, everyone around them stared in stunned admiration, both male and female disciples gasping in surprise.
The ethereal glow on those wings became even more enchanting under the sunlight, making anyone who looked feel dazzled, and even Teacher Chu Yi was no exception.
As soon as the person released the wings, they were already right beside Huo Yuhao. Two arms wrapped around Huo Yuhao, the wings on their back flapped powerfully, and the two of them soared upwards together.
Huo Yuhao was initially a little startled. Turning his head back, he saw Wang Dong's handsome face.
“You…”
“What ‘you, you’? Hurry up and circulate your soul power to lighten your body a bit!”
Wang Dong spoke while accelerating, and the two of them flew around Shrek Plaza at dizzying speed.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao was captivated and dazed by Wang Dong's wings. These wings were so beautiful, truly too beautiful! Was this a Martial Soul? Huo Yuhao felt as if the beautiful wings on Wang Dong's back were absorbing the sun's heat as they flew.
Setting that aside, a Martial Soul capable of flight was already a powerful type of Martial Soul.
Chu Yi gasped in surprise, muttering:
“Light Goddess Butterfly? The most beautiful Butterfly Martial Soul on the continent. Good, very good. You haven't completely disappointed me after all.”
Wang Dong's flying speed was incredibly fast; completing twelve laps in just five minutes was no longer an impossible feat. As they completed the final lap, both of them simultaneously descended to the ground.
Wang Dong, despite being remarkable for his age, was still just a child! He had carried Huo Yuhao for over three thousand meters, and his soul power was already showing signs of depletion. The moment he landed, he immediately retracted his martial soul, his legs wobbled, and his face was pale. Huo Yuhao quickly turned to support him, then hoisted him onto his back.
As Huo Yuhao carried him, he said with a smile:
"Thanks. Last time I crushed you, now you've crushed me. We're even."
Wang Dong, looking annoyed, jumped down.
"You stinking bastard, do you think I wanted to?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao didn't get angry. Instead, he turned to look at Wang Dong, panting heavily, and gave him a thumbs-up.
Wang Dong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and returned the gesture. After that, both burst into laughter, and all their previous animosity completely vanished.
All the disciples had completed a hundred laps within an hour, standing scattered around Shrek Plaza.
Chu Yi still showed no emotion. She turned to face the students and said calmly:
"Those whose names I call, step out of line immediately: Cheng Cheng, Qiu Jianrao, Tang Dao, Shangguan Shentian, Lin Zewu, Zhuge Yun, Tai Long, Tang Ling, Yun Xiaopiao."
Chu Yi called out a total of nine names. The students in the class hadn't even introduced themselves yet, but Chu Yi already knew all their names.
The disciples whose names were called stepped forward.
Chu Yi continued:
"The nine of you may return to your dorms, pack your belongings, and leave the academy. From this moment on, you are no longer disciples of Shrek Academy."
"Huh?"
The nine disciples who had just stepped out, still exhausted, suddenly trembled at these words. The other disciples began to buzz with chatter.
"Teacher, why is this happening?"
The person who spoke was Tai Long, a tall youth. He had been one of the first to complete a hundred laps.
Chu Yi said coldly:
"Shrek Academy has no need for greedy, cunning, opportunistic disciples. Even with strength, if one's character is not upright, training them will only lead to them bringing disaster upon the nation later. Tai Long, do you dare say you completed a full hundred laps just now?"
Tai Long asserted forcefully:
"Of course I did."
Chu Yi smiled and continued:
"A full hundred? If I'm not mistaken, at the beginning, before I came down here, you were lagging two laps behind the others. You only sped up to catch the leading group when they reached their fifth lap. Therefore, you didn't run a hundred laps, but only ninety-seven. I believe quite a few people saw this clearly."
"I..."
Tai Long's face instantly flushed crimson. He hadn't expected that Teacher Chu, despite not being in the plaza at the beginning, could see through his trickery. He boldly retorted:
"Even if I missed a few laps, you can't expel me!"
Chu Yi scoffed disdainfully:
"I've already made my reasons clear. You are not worthy of being a Shrek Academy disciple. Go pack your things and get out."