Chapter 11: The Altered Protagonist Halo

However, the facts are just that ironic and dramatic; Zhou Yi truly did put the cart before the horse.

The same old weight-bearing run that has been used for ten thousand years—back in the day, who among them didn't do this? It's been tens of thousands of years, can't there be some innovation?

Wang Dong is still as competitive as ever, wanting to fight for first place in everything. However, for Shrek Academy, Wang Dong's philosophy is actually quite fitting. If it were any other class or era, Wang Dong would definitely shine brilliantly, but he is very unfortunate to be in the same class and the same era as Huo Gua...

The power of the protagonist halo is so great that even Su Yu, a transmigrator who holds the secrets of the world, sighs in inferiority.

Su Yu knows Zhou Yi's temper; without absolute certainty, he will never be the one to stand out, but this does not mean he hides himself because of it.

This kind of weight-bearing exercise will be Su Yu's second chance to glitch the Mysterious Heaven Technique. If it really fails, he can only pin his hopes on the final goal: reverse-operating the Mysterious Heaven Technique, developing a cultivation method for it himself.

Su Yu keeps his speed at the same level as Huo Gua, and the two run side by side. On the tenth lap, Wang Dong looks back at Su Yu with great smugness, then speeds away.

Su Yu does not care about the gazes of others; he still follows Huo Yu Hao's pace and continues to run forward.

As time passes, one person after another falls. Running wildly like livestock from the very beginning—it would be a wonder if you bunch of bastards didn't get exhausted to death.

Is running fast useful? Who said the purpose of this run was elimination based on last place? A bunch of idiots!

Seeing Huo Gua's unsteady footsteps, it is estimated that Huo Gua's cheat is also about to arrive.

Although Su Yu is tired, he has not yet reached his limit. He knows he must maintain his speed; once he slows down, he might lose his rhythm. For someone who has trained in running, once the rhythm is disrupted, it becomes extremely exhausting to run.

Gradually, Huo Gua falls to the back. Su Yu's speed remains unchanged. While running, he circulates his soul power, and at the same time, he tries to operate the Mysterious Heaven Technique. If he succeeds in the glitch, the subsequent reverse-operation of the Mysterious Heaven Technique will definitely bring unexpected surprises.

"Isn't this just screwing me over? Why force the cheat on him like this? If I can't glitch it out, then what the hell is that if not the protagonist halo?"

Although Su Yu complains, as long as his mindset doesn't collapse, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

The original work said that the Mysterious Heaven Technique is actually linked to health preservation, but later it became a cultivation technique. With it changing back and forth, Su Yu highly suspects that the original author forgot how to justify it themselves.

In Su Yu's memory, Huo Yu Hao had a poor constitution from birth; could the Mysterious Heaven Technique be absorbed by his body when it reached its limit?

No, what the hell is this? Forget it, continue...

It can operate autonomously once absorbed by the body—what kind of setting is this? Shouldn't it be the technique nourishing the body?

The original work also mentioned that Huo Gua created a way to operate the Mysterious Heaven Technique without meditation. Are you telling me this was just a lucky accident?

Is this trying to fool me and the readers as if we are idiots?

Su Yu's attempts continue. His mind is filled with thoughts of the Mysterious Heaven Technique. Finally, when his vision goes black, the Mysterious Heaven Technique moves as expected, but afterwards, no matter how hard Su Yu persists, there is no response.

Damn it, are you playing with me? I'll play with your...

In his heart, Su Yu has long since cursed everyone related to this damn Mysterious Heaven Technique.

"Playing with me, are you? Then let's see. I admit I'm taking a gamble, but today, either you or I must go!"

Su Yu grits his teeth and, fueled by a surge of anger, stubbornly continues to run. Half of it is because he is forced, and half is because he is pissed off.

An hour and a half passes, and another group of people falls. The ones remaining are Su Yu and Huo Yu Hao, and of course, two others who are also running very slowly.

In the end, only Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu are left on the field. Wang Dong's lap count is at least a dozen laps ahead.

Su Yu knows that even if Huo Gua continues to run later, it is impossible to surpass Wang Dong. Facts are facts, but insisting on adding drama for Huo Gua and ignoring the process to talk about the result is simply putting the cart before the horse.

If not for the protagonist halo, he would never have been able to enter Shrek Academy, but would have died in the Star Dou Great Forest, bloated to death by the Tian Meng Iceworm!

There was also a weight-bearing run in Dou I, but this time, in order to write something fancy, they just had to pull this stunt.

The subsequent result is as Su Yu expected: every time he reaches his limit, the Mysterious Heaven Technique only operates for a moment, supporting him just enough to persist before it stops. It is not at all comparable to Huo Gua's automatic cultivation.

However, although the glitch didn't succeed, at least he knows the method now.

Everyone looks at the figures of Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu who are still persisting. Perhaps because of youthful arrogance, they all have their own pride. Wang Dong also doesn't want to be outdone by Su Yu, so he forces his body to catch up to Su Yu's pace and runs side by side with him.

One by one, they stand up, each carrying fatigue and determination. Invisibly, they see themselves as members of a collective. That cohesion is an unexpected joy for Zhou Yi.

Facing the morning sun and stepping to the sound of the bell, this lesson comes to an end.

It must be said that Huo Gua's cheat accounts for a large part of the reason, but Huo Gua's own personality also plays a part. If his nature were cowardly, he would have died in the Extreme North long ago!

But this time, Huo Yu Hao's spirit is truly worthy of praise. However, their efforts were not in vain; at the very least, the ones who benefited the most were Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu.

Both of their performances are commendable. Although Su Yu is inferior to Huo Yu Hao in some aspects, he is also worth cultivating. However, Zhou Yi is more inclined toward Huo Yu Hao; compared to Su Yu, Huo Yu Hao is undoubtedly more valuable to cultivate.

After being treated by the man with the top-tier plant-type martial soul, the Life Tree, Su Yu stands up again, full of vigor.

Looking at Wang Dong and Huo Yu Hao who have fallen beside him, the three of them look at each other and cannot help but laugh.

It is just that Wang Dong is sitting in the middle. Separated by the Iron Vest, Wang Dong and Su Yu lean against each other, mocking each other's disheveled appearance.

Huo Yu Hao looks at Su Yu with pride, and the three of them chat sentence by sentence.

Zhou Yi says: "You should thank Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu. Originally, I had already prepared punishments for you. The task I assigned required you to keep running until the bell rang for the end of class to calculate your laps. However, except for Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu, not one of you ran from start to finish. But considering that you were finally able to ignite some spirit under their lead, I will not punish you further. Wang Dong, Su Yu, step forward."

"Teacher." Wang Dong steps forward.

"Present!" Su Yu and Wang Dong step forward at the same time.

Zhou Yi says indifferently: "As Class Monitor, you only cared about yourself and did not set a good example. From now on, I strip you of your position as Class Monitor, and Huo Yu Hao will take over. Before the next physical education class, Huo Yu Hao is the Class Monitor of Class One. If anyone wants to challenge him, Su Yu, you are responsible for accepting the fight."

Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Wang Dong is slightly stunned, and Su Yu also widens his eyes in shock.

Holy crap, don't be like this, okay? I at least persisted to the end, and now you want me to be a babysitter?

Zhou Yi says coldly: "What? Su Yu, do you have an opinion?"

"No..."

Su Yu naturally does not dare to have an opinion, but after this incident, Su Yu already knows Zhou Yi's choice.

It seems that Zhou Yi is not really like what was written in the book; she just still chose to maximize her own interests.

The reason she chose Huo Yu Hao is simply because Huo Yu Hao is more beneficial to the development of the Soul Guidance Department for her husband, Fan Yu. Su Yu's aptitude is not very high, and she cannot see where his value to the Soul Guidance Department lies, so he was naturally excluded.

It is precisely because of this that both Su Yu and Wang Dong suffered, all to facilitate the growth of Huo Gua.

It is also precisely because of this that Huo Yu Hao became the weakest Class Monitor in history, and Su Yu became the Class Monitor's bodyguard.

Zhou Yi nods and says: "Dismissed. Everyone take your Iron Vest back. Tomorrow, other teachers will give you theory classes. I suggest you meditate well and digest the improvement and significance of today's physical education class. The day after tomorrow afternoon, it will be my class again. At that time, I hope not to see any more trash."