...
Looking at Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, who were in terrible condition and clearly just putting on a brave face, Xuan Hao sighed helplessly.
"Alright, alright, stop pretending to be all high and mighty."
Xuan Hao put down his chopsticks, tapped the table, and gave the order: "Eat up, and after you're done, all of you get back to your rooms and catch up on your sleep!
There's a match at the Great Soul Arena tonight, and you're all in this half-dead state, you'll just be sitting ducks!"
After speaking, Xuan Hao stood up and waved to the energetic Na'er and Zhu Zhuqing beside him:
"Na'er, Zhuqing, come on, I'll take you out for targeted training this morning."
Seeing that Xuan Hao was about to leave with Na'er and Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong and the other three became anxious.
However, they tacitly agreed not to stop them, nor did they insist on chasing after them.
At this point, the four girls, each with their own ulterior motives and wary of each other all night, finally experienced firsthand what it meant to "try to steal a chicken but lose the rice instead"—a truly painful and profound realization!
They knew very well that with Xuan Hao's decisive and even domineering personality, if they dared to insist on following him without resting just because of jealousy, Xuan Hao would definitely knock them all unconscious with a chop to the neck and then throw them back to their beds in the room like sacks!
To prevent any uncontrollable situations from arising tonight, and to preserve their record in the Grand Arena, they have no choice but to obediently go back to their rooms and sleep soundly.
The four girls exchanged extremely frustrated glances, and could only channel their grief into their appetites, stuffing their breakfasts into their mouths with a heavy sigh before dragging their tired bodies back to their rooms to catch up on sleep.
...
On the other side.
After leaving the hotel with Na'er and Zhu Zhuqing, Xuan Hao did not go directly out of the city.
Instead, he went to find Yu Tianheng and the others who had just finished breakfast and were about to stroll around Soto City.
"Tianheng, isn't Qin Ming here?" Xuanhao looked around but couldn't find Qin Ming.
"Teacher Qin said last night that she went to visit an elder, and she probably hasn't returned yet," Yu Tianheng replied.
"Brother Hao, are you going to give them special training?"
"Um."
Xuan Hao nodded. "The Soul Masters in the Soto Grand Soul Arena are really too average.
They're fine for Zhu Qing to practice her defense against underhanded moves, but they're far from enough to hone her combat experience.
They're not challenging at all."
Xuan Hao looked at Yu Tianheng and his group of eager geniuses and smiled, "I know all too well what Qin Ming's purpose was in bringing you all on this trip.
Perfect timing, I also need to put some real pressure on Zhu Qing.
Come on, let's go stretch your muscles."
soon.
Led by Xuan Hao, the group arrived at a secluded grove on the outskirts of Soto City, which was the exclusive training ground where Xuan Hao had been giving Zhu Zhuqing and the others intensive training.
Upon arrival, Xuan Hao immediately called out names.
"Oslo, step forward."
Xuan Hao looked at the slender, sharp-eyed agility-type Soul Master in the Royal Fighting Team, and pointed to Zhu Zhuqing in the center of the arena, "You go first.
Both of you are agility-type, so give our new member of the Self-Improvement Association a good lesson and let her feel the true strength from her seniors."
"Alright! Brother Hao, just watch me!"
Oslo excitedly rubbed his hands together and strode into the arena, his Martial Soul Ghost Leopard instantly possessing him.
When Zhu Zhuqing, who was standing opposite, heard Xuan Hao's words "new member of the Self-Reliance Association" and "senior," a very obvious look of doubt flashed in her cold eyes.
While Oslo was still warming up, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but turn to look at Yu Tianheng and the others standing on the sidelines, and asked hesitantly:
"Are all of you... members of the Royal Fighting Team also members of the Heavenly Fighting Self-Improvement Association?"
During this time, although Ning Rongrong had been chattering away in her ear about the great achievements of the "Tian Dou Self-Strengthening Association" and Xuan Hao's "bullying" behavior in Tian Dou City, she still found it hard to connect this elite team, which represented the honor of the highest institution of learning in the Tian Dou Empire, with that name that sounded like a local gang.
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's question, Oslo, who was flexing his wrists, stopped, chuckled, and corrected her very seriously:
"Zhuqing, your perspective is too narrow!"
"It's not just our Royal Fighting Team!" Osro pointed at Yu Tianheng, the Shi brothers, and others, his tone even carrying a strange sense of pride.
"It should be said that every single student in the entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy right now is a member of our Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association!"
"Even…" Osro lowered his voice and added mysteriously, "It's no exaggeration to say that at least half of the young noble children in the entire Heaven Dou Empire have become members of our Self-Strengthening Association, either voluntarily or involuntarily!"
"this..."
Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful cat-like eyes widened instantly, her pupils contracted slightly, and her face was filled with disbelief.
The entire student body of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy has joined?
Nearly half of the Empire's young nobles are members?!
Seeing the shock and confusion in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, Oslo sighed, spread his hands, and explained in an extremely helpless yet matter-of-fact tone:
"Actually... the logic behind this is extremely simple and straightforward."
"In a place like the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, everyone is a proud and arrogant noble.
If you don't want to join the Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association, that's fine!
There's only one condition—you have to be able to beat our Brother Hao!"
Oslo glanced at Xuan Hao, who was comfortably leaning against a tree trunk with his eyes closed, and couldn't help but shiver:
"If you can't beat him, then the best and wisest choice for you is to obediently fill out the form and join!"
"Because once you join, you'll be a brother of the Self-Reliance Society!
Although our Brother Hao has a fiery temper and is ruthless, he's extremely protective of his own.
As the leader, he would never bully or exploit his own brothers.
If you follow him, you can walk with impunity in Tiandou City!"
At this point, Osrow's expression suddenly became extremely serious and terrified:
"But if you're stubborn and refuse to join even though you can't beat him... then in his eyes, you have a problem with him as a person and are challenging his authority!"
"In a college, everyone sees each other all the time.
Hao-ge is the kind of guy who... if he doesn't like you, or thinks you're an eyesore in front of him, he can find an extremely outrageous excuse without any scruples, like 'Your breathing is disturbing me today,' and then beat you up like a pig's head in front of the whole school!
He's a living devil!"
Oslo patted his chest, summarizing with lingering fear:
"So back in the academy, even if it was just so that we could walk back to our dorms unharmed every day and not get beaten up by this guy and sent to the infirmary for no reason... we could only wipe away our tears and obediently line up to fill out the membership application form."
Listening to Oslo's passionate, even tearful, "membership experience," Zhu Zhuqing's already somewhat incredulous expression turned even stranger.
She subconsciously turned her head and looked at Yu Tianheng, who was standing on the sidelines with his arms crossed and not saying a word.
Last night in the private room, while giving her a hard time, Dugu Yan also took the opportunity to proudly introduce the backgrounds of each member of the Royal Fighting Team.
She clearly remembered that this young man named Yu Tianheng came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three upper sects!
Moreover, with his exceptional talent and pure bloodline, he is even hailed as the most promising genius to become the next successor of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family!
The heir of the three upper sects!
Those were the most powerful and arrogant people on the entire continent!
"But..."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Yu Tianheng, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering her:
"Xuan Hao has made such a mess of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and even… the elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, don't they have any objections?"
"cough..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianheng, who had maintained a cool demeanor, instantly lost his composure.
He coughed awkwardly, silently turned his head away, pretending to look at the scenery, and had no intention of responding to this extremely embarrassing remark.
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