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They were supposed to rest for 15 minutes, but as soon as Zhou Yi left the classroom, the students couldn't sit still and all stood up to leave the classroom.
Suddenly, Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen just felt a darkness before their eyes.
A figure passed in front of them.
When their gaze settled on the figure, a smile appeared on the other person's face.
"Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao."
"I didn't expect to meet you here, do you still remember me?"
Xiao Xiao smiled generously.
Qin Xiao didn't say anything.
Beside him, Meng Hongchen also felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, I remember now. You participated in the Soul Master competition before, you're a member of the Shrek squad! I've seen your wonderful performance..."
Huh?
After hearing Meng Hongchen's words, the smile on Xiao Xiao's face became somewhat petrified.
What do you mean by wonderful performance... That's heartbreaking, buddy.
She felt somewhat wronged.
She had tried very hard in the competition.
"Xiao Xiao, stop wasting time with them. If we're late, Teacher Zhou will be angry."
At this moment, Wang Dong, who had reached the classroom door, turned his head and called out to a somewhat embarrassed Xiao Xiao.
Upon hearing him, Xiao Xiao acted very rebelliously, "Hmph, you pervert, I don't need you to tell me what to do..."
In her heart, Xiao Xiao was still brooding over the past events.
Wang Dong, that damn pervert, not even worth a dog's attention.
Wang Dong: "..."
Is this woman sick or what?
Muttering to himself, he walked away dejectedly.
Qin Xiao, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Xiao meanwhile headed to the pair of sports grounds.
At this moment, the only ones missing from Class 1 of the first year were them.
When the three joined the rest, Zhou Yi said indifferently, "I am comforted to see everyone arrived early. It's clear that everyone is still very enthusiastic about training, so I won't waste anymore of your time, let's start our training right now."
As her voice fell, everyone's expression became serious.
Some of the physically weaker girls and Assistant Soul Masters' faces went pale in an instant.
Xiao Xiao was among them.
There was no helping it.
Zhou Yi's training appeared to be equal for all students.
But in reality, it was unfair.
Assault-type Soul Masters and agile-attack class Soul Masters naturally had more strength than Assistant Soul Masters, so they had an extra advantage.
Comparing endurance and strength with Assistant Soul Masters was like a joke.
Although Xiao Xiao and the others could hold on, they did so only by clenching their teeth and pushing through.
"Everyone, start with running 50 laps to warm up."
Zhou Yi's voice, devilish as ever, caused everyone to gasp.
Start with running 50 laps to warm up?
Good lord, are we trying to kill someone today?
No one's going to leave here alive, are they?
However.
Even though the students were filled with complaints in their hearts, no one dared to express it.
They could only silently proceed with the action.
"What are you two still doing standing there? Did you not hear me clearly?"
Before running too far, they heard Zhou Yi's voice from behind.
They stopped in their tracks out of reflex and looked back to find Zhou Yi staring at Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen with a frosty expression.
"These two newcomers dare to take Teacher Zhou's words lightly?"
"It's over, are they going to be expelled on their first day?"
A chill instinctively rose in their hearts.
Zhou Yi's notoriety had already made a deep impression on them.
They had seen too many students be eliminated by Zhou Yi. They seemed to foresee Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen's fate as well.
Meng Hongchen asked in confusion, "Why do we have to run? What's the use of this?"
Zhou Yi replied sternly, "Why ask so many questions? This is my teaching method. Take it or leave it."
To the students of Shrek, she was willing to offer some kind of explanation, but when she thought of Qin Xiao and Meng Hongchen as exchange students from a foreign land, she lost the inclination to explain.
Even in her heart, she scornfully sneered: You two fellows will suffer in my hands.
Undoubtedly, at that moment, she started to pick up.
"You..."
Faced with such treatment from Zhou Yi, Meng Hongchen's pretty face instantly covered with frost.
As the precious jewel of the Hongchen Clan, everyone treated her with the utmost respect; when had she ever encountered such treatment?
Zhou Yi's icy demeanor hit her right in the heart.
At that moment, Qin Xiao gently held Meng Hongchen's hand to comfort her.
Then, he said with a smile, "Meng, you might not know this, but Teacher Zhou's method is probably meant to enhance our physical strength. With improved physical strength, our chances of survival on the battlefield will increase, as will the upper limit of our age for absorbing Soul Rings. There are many benefits."
"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen was momentarily stunned.
Zhou Yi looked at Qin Xiao with surprise, "Young man, you do have some insight. It seems that the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy isn't as bad as I imagined."
While Zhou Yi's words seemed like praise, they were actually belittling.
However, Qin Xiao paid her no attention.
He continued to speak to Meng Hongchen: "However, it's normal for you not to have heard of this training method. Decades ago, our Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy stopped using this kind of training."
"Oh?" Meng Hongchen's eyes brightened with curiosity.
"Why is that?"
In the distance, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and other first-year Class 1 students all perked up their ears, eager to know the answer.
"Kid, I thought you had some insight, but it turns out you're just skilled in rhetoric." Zhou Yi's tone was cold, her expression frosty.
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