[Hiss... I suddenly remembered something. With Huo Yuhao's current spirit power and physical fitness, it's impossible for him to support running so many laps. And now, the relationship between Wang Donger and Huo Yuhao has deviated a bit. If Wang Donger didn't help Huo Yuhao by carrying him along... could Huo Yuhao be directly expelled by Zhou Yi because he couldn't finish the laps?]
[Hmm... this possibility seems quite high. But leaving Shrek Academy might not necessarily be a bad thing for Huo Yuhao. If he goes elsewhere, he might not do any worse than at Shrek Academy.]
[According to the original work, Huo Yuhao could very well choose to go to the Primal Being Sect. Relying on his Spirit Eyes Spirit and the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, he could still become strong. Moreover, the Primal Being Sect's cultivation of Primal Being Martial Souls is definitely better than Shrek Academy's. With Huo Yuhao's Luck and hard work, a Second Awakening would basically be a breeze. As long as he achieves a Second Awakening, the Primal Being Sect would definitely not be stingy about pouring resources into him.]
[Even if Huo Yuhao failed to enter the Primal Being Sect and ended up wandering to the Sun Moon Empire, with his outstanding talent for spirit tools, he could likely enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Joining Mingde Hall or even being favored by Kong Deming isn't impossible.]
[Of course, if he joined the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao might end up falling and becoming an Evil Soul Master.]
[Whether he joins the Primal Being Sect or goes to the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao wouldn't meet Wang Donger, nor would he follow her back to the Clear Sky Sect, and he certainly wouldn't cause the Snow Empress to lose control, leading to Electrolux's complete demise.]
[As long as Electrolux didn't perish, with his help, Huo Yuhao might have ended up as more than just the God of Emotion; creating his own God Position would have been possible. After all, Electrolux was a powerful existence who could Cultivate to the Demi-God Realm even in the World of Sealed Divine Throne!]
Reminded by Ao Yao, Wang Donger also noticed Huo Yuhao running at the very back, but there was no ripple of emotion or sympathy in her heart; she even felt a bit like laughing.
It would be better if Huo Yuhao couldn't finish; then Zhou Yi would expel him, and she wouldn't have to look at that annoying face every day.
As for whether Huo Yuhao would become stronger joining the Primal Being Sect or the Sun Moon Empire than at Shrek Academy, she didn't care at all.
As long as this guy stayed away from her and didn't provoke her, it was fine.
"Phew..."
Huo Yuhao felt that he had reached his limit.
Both physically and mentally, he had reached his limit.
Stars danced before his eyes, the World was spinning, his legs were limp and weak, and every breath brought a heavy taste of blood—all of this caused Huo Yuhao immense pain.
But he didn't dare to stop.
If he stopped, he might truly be unable to start again.
And he would likely really be eliminated by Zhou Yi.
Was he... really going to be expelled?
Looking at the several laps remaining on the playground, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but give a bitter laugh in his heart.
Soon, the time set by Zhou Yi arrived.
Without Wang Donger's help, Huo Yuhao indeed failed to complete the final laps, and his score was fixed at the ninety-sixth lap.
Only four laps were left...
Although he really wanted to finish, he was forcibly called over by Zhou Yi.
Huo Yuhao was extremely unwilling, yet he didn't dare to talk back to Zhou Yi. He could only stare fixedly at her with stubborn eyes, a hint of pleading deep within them.
To Huo Yuhao's surprise, Zhou Yi didn't look at him, but casually called out several names: "Cheng Cheng, Qiu Jianrao, Tang Dao, Shangguan Chentian, Lin Zeyu, Zhuge Yun, Tai Long, Tang Ling, Yun Xiaopiao—the nine of you, step forward!"
The nine people called by Zhou Yi turned pale instantly and stood out tremblingly.
Zhou Yi's voice was devoid of emotion. "Cheng Cheng, 95 laps. Qiu Jianrao, 94 laps. Tang Dao, 92 laps. Shangguan Chentian, 96 laps. Lin Zeyu, 98 laps. Zhuge Yun, 93 laps. Tai Long, 97 laps. Tang Ling, 91 laps. Yun Xiaopiao, 90 laps. I said that those who didn't finish a hundred laps would be directly expelled. Shrek Academy doesn't need students who try to be clever or have the wrong mindset. Now, you can get lost."
Lin Zeyu couldn't help but say, "Teacher, we were only a few laps short, and we did our best."
Tai Long glanced at Huo Yuhao standing nearby out of the corner of his eye and stepped forward, his face full of indignation. "Why are the nine of us being expelled while he isn't?"
Saying this, Tai Long pointed at Huo Yuhao, whose face was pale and legs were unsteady from the high-intensity exercise. "He didn't finish a hundred laps either. Why isn't his name on the expulsion list?"
Hearing this, a flash of doubt also appeared in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
He really thought his name would be called just now, but it wasn't on the list. Moreover, he truly hadn't finished the hundred laps. Being called out by Tai Long and watched by the whole class, Huo Yuhao felt quite ashamed.
Zhou Yi sneered immediately. "Am I the class teacher or are you? Since you're not convinced, I'll make you convinced! When you were on your ninety-seventh lap, you clearly still had energy left. But because time was running out, you took a chance, thinking I wouldn't notice if you ran a few laps less, so you followed the main group back here. Is that right or not?"
"And Yun Xiaopiao, you just stopped at the ninetieth lap and returned to the line while there was still plenty of time. Do you think I'm blind, or are you taking me for a fool?"
"If you had at least run seriously like Huo Yuhao, I might have shown some leniency, but you didn't. I said, Shrek Academy doesn't need opportunistic students like you! Now, pack your things and get out immediately!"
As she spoke, the light of the sixth spirit ring on Zhou Yi's body flashed briefly, and a powerful mental force instantly enveloped the nine people.
Feeling this terrifying pressure, the nine didn't dare say anything more and could only turn and leave dejectedly.
Wait... that works too?
While writing in his diary, Ao Yao found that his position was just right to see Huo Yuhao running laps. After confirming multiple times that Wang Donger hadn't helped Huo Yuhao, Ao Yao kept paying attention to the situation below.
As it turned out, that old woman Zhou Yi really didn't expel Huo Yuhao.
"This guy only ran ninety-six laps, clearly failing to meet the hundred laps that old woman Zhou Yi required, yet he wasn't expelled. Zhou Yi is truly a Shrek person; she's consistently double-standard!"
"How do you know he ran ninety-six laps?"
Ning Tian, who had been silently watching Ao Yao, couldn't help but ask curiously after hearing his muttering.
"Because I've been watching him run and counting the whole time. Since he's the slowest, I was curious about exactly how many laps he could run."
Hearing this, the corner of Ning Tian's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Why on earth would someone be this idle!
It's one thing to watch others run laps, but to be so idle as to help count how many laps they've run?