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Chapter 15
The students of Changqing No. 1 Middle School didn't have 20 times the number of aura rooms, so they all practiced in the school's aura room.
"Mr. Xu, why did Nangong Ya and Yang Xie ask for leave at the same time? Is there something suspicious going on?"
Xu Hong, who was already irritated, became even more annoyed by the lackey's words.
Everyone was in the school practice room, trying to make the most of their time practicing. Meanwhile, Nangong Ya and Yang Xie had both requested leave at the same time. This was unusual and hinted that something was off.
Xu Hong felt frustrated, especially when his underlings kept causing trouble.
Nangong Ya, the forbidden fruit of his heart, never looked at him directly, but was always close to Yang Xie, whom Xu Hong despised.
Annoyed, he shouted at his younger brothers coldly:
"Do you have nothing better to do? If you have time to gossip, then stop practicing! You're all idiots. I'm almost running the Zhou Tian, and you're still here wasting time!"
The younger brothers' faces immediately soured. The cultivation speed of these E-level and F-level talents was painfully slow. They hadn't even managed to sense the spirit yet.
Xu Hong, on the other hand, with his B-level talent, had made great progress thanks to the spirit-sensing pills and receiving spirit pills his family provided. He was close to reaching Zhou Tian.
Nangong Ya, with her S-level talent, was probably already running Zhou Tian at a rapid pace!
At that thought, Xu Hong could only focus on feeling the spiritual energy desperately.
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"Sir, how should we deal with the S-level talent from Qingshan City? The Nangong family is not to be underestimated."
"Use your brains. Our target is only Nangong Ya, not the entire Nangong family. We're not looking to wage a full-scale battle with them."
"Then what should we do, Sir?"
"You're a bunch of idiots. You can lure Nangong Ya out or threaten her with someone she cares about. Set a trap. It's not that complicated."
The messenger, wearing a pig-head mask, shouted in frustration. "You guys believe in the pig god, but you're not even smart enough to come up with something like this. Let me teach you the basics!"
"Does Nangong Ya have any boys she likes or close friends?"
"According to our investigation, there's a poor boy named Yang Xie who is very close to her. Nangong Ya even brought him to the Nangong family."
The messenger sneered, clearly amused. "So she's supporting a pretty boy, huh? Interesting..."
The subordinates of the pig-headed messenger exchanged uncomfortable glances, silently listening as the messenger got lost in gossip.
"You guys need to find a way to catch this Yang Xie. Once you do, have him lure Nangong Ya to a remote spot. After that, I don't need to explain the rest."
"The messenger is truly skilled in planning."
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Yang Xie, unaware of what was going on, was simply happy that his subsidy had arrived.
10,000 Da Zhou coins was a huge sum of money for him.
However, Yang Xie was still deeply immersed in his practice. Once he became a warrior and started hunting exotic beasts, he'd be able to make money even faster.
After a whole day of intense practice in the 20x aura room, Yang Xie had completed 223 rounds of Zhou Tian but still hadn't reached his limit.
Yang Xie was used to pushing himself to his limits. He looked at the 1100kg punching force he had achieved — it was real progress.
At Nangong Ya's suggestion, Yang Xie also focused on how his pure physical strength had changed since his promotion to warrior.
For a warrior who had completed the general Zhou Tian, the first stage would yield only 200kg of punching force, with each subsequent stage increasing by 100kg. At the peak of the ninth stage, a warrior could reach a maximum force of 1000kg — one ton.
For a warrior who had completed the small Zhou Tian, the first stage would start at 300kg, and each stage would increase by 200kg, with a peak of 2000kg at the ninth stage — twice as strong as a general Zhou Tian warrior.
For a warrior who had completed the large Zhou Tian, the first stage would begin at 400kg, and each stage would increase by 300kg, with a peak of 3000kg — three times as strong as a general Zhou Tian warrior.
For a warrior who had completed the perfect Zhou Tian, the first stage would be 500kg, with each stage increasing by 500kg. At the peak of the ninth stage, a warrior could achieve 5000kg of force — five times the strength of a general Zhou Tian warrior.
The amount of spiritual energy stored in their spiritual seeds varied as well. The spiritual seeds of warriors with small Zhou Tian had three times the spiritual energy of ordinary Zhou Tian warriors, while large Zhou Tian warriors had seven times as much, and perfect Zhou Tian warriors had ten times as much.
Talent played a huge role in the early stages of a warrior's development.
Yang Xie was also curious to see how strong his spiritual seeds would eventually become and how many rounds of Zhou Tian it would take for him to achieve true warrior status. His intuition told him that a surprise awaited him when he fully embraced his warrior potential.
As the day turned to night, and with over 10,000 large Zhou coins in his pocket, Yang Xie had an idea.
"Yaya, I'll treat you to a barbecue tonight. Exotic meat barbecue!"
"Okay, I haven't had barbecue in a long time!"
The two were in perfect sync, quickly letting their families know and heading out to eat in the evening.
The night market street was bustling, and the shop was just about to open.
Yang Xie took Nangong Ya to a barbecue place he had only heard about but had never visited before — Baba Exotic Meat Barbecue Shop.
"Give me some exotic beast pork kidneys, 50 skewers of exotic beast lamb roasts... and some leeks."
"Yaya, take a look at the menu. Order whatever you like, we'll eat our fill tonight."
"That's enough, we'll order more if we're still hungry later."
"Alright!"
Yang Xie noticed that Nangong Ya wanted to save him some money, so he imagined their future hunting trips.
"Yaya, I'll take you hunting in the wild someday. We'll roast and eat the exotic meat ourselves, no limits."
"Then you'll need to learn how to barbecue. I don't want to eat burnt meat!"
Nangong Ya teased him playfully.
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"Boss, bring a whole roasted lamb to our table!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out, and Yang Xie looked up. It was Xu Hong again. It seemed that enemies were always destined to meet.
Fifteen thousand roasted whole lambs... could Xu Hong really eat all that?
Xu Hong seemed to notice Yang Xie's gaze and looked back at him.
"Master Xu, it's that boy, Yang Xie, and Nangong Ya is with him."
Xu Hong's underling noticed too.
"I'm not blind, I can see for myself."
Without saying much more, Xu Hong walked towards Yang Xie's table.
"Xiaoya, you're here too? Why didn't you go to school and practice today?"
Xu Hong greeted Nangong Ya warmly, completely ignoring Yang Xie.
"Xu Hong, please call me Nangong Ya. We're not familiar."
Xu Hong, embarrassed, froze for a moment.
"Hahahaha, Xiaoya, you're joking, right? We've been classmates for six years."
Xu Hong forced a laugh.
"Sorry, I don't remember you."
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"Pfft, hahahaha!"
Xu Hong's underlings couldn't hold back their laughter, but Yang Xie couldn't take it anymore.
"Xu Hong, stop pretending to be a big shot. Just tell us what you want."
Xu Hong's face darkened immediately, his eyes narrowing dangerously as he glared at Yang Xie.
"It's you again, you brat!"
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End of Chapter 15
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