The next afternoon, Huo Yuhao excitedly arrived at Su Yu's dormitory.
"Yuhao, what's the rush?"
Su Yu was still a little sleepy. These past few days, he'd sparred with Wang Dong quite a bit, but for some reason, Wang Dong would activate his Martial Soul whenever he couldn't win, giving Su Yu no chance to turn the tables…
The young man lacked martial ethics, and so Su Yu had been severely punished.
"I have another Mysterious Water Pill here, given to me by Teacher Tang Ya. I've already taken one, and I want to give you the remaining one." Huo Yuhao was still somewhat naive, but in Huo Yuhao's eyes, he was always helping him.
Yuhao's words made Su Yu, who always considered himself to have little conscience, feel a little ashamed.
"How can I accept this? You're more suited to the Mysterious Water Pill than I am. How can I accept something so precious?"
Frankly, Su Yu didn't want it; it wasn't about anything else, it was simply a token of Yuhao's goodwill.
However, upon hearing Su Yu's refusal, Huo Yuhao was heartbroken, his large eyes dimming.
"Su Yu, didn't you always say we were best friends? Why won't you accept? Are you lying to me? Do you look down on me?" Huo Yuhao's three consecutive questions were a direct blow to Su Yu. *
Holy crap,* those are my lines! *Damn it, I've messed up this time, damn it…*
Su Yu wished he could disappear into the ground. He hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to use his usual lines to question him. How the hell could he refute this? He was already cornered in the fountain, how could he argue?
"I didn't…" Su Yu didn't dare speak. Huo Yuhao, this innocent child, was just too naive.
"Then why did you refuse? You don't consider me a friend, you're lying!" Huo Yuhao grew angrier as he spoke, his body beginning to tremble. Seeing
the situation was turning sour, Su Yu quickly said, "Alright, alright, I'll take it, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What is it?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled by Su Yu's troubled expression.
Taking the Mysterious Water Pill from Huo Gua, Su Yu said, "The reason I don't want it is because you need it more than I do. So I hope you promise me that you'll tell me if you encounter any difficulties in the future. Because we're best friends, we should help each other, especially since your first spirit ring is only ten years old."
Su Yu knew it was the unprecedented million-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, but he couldn't say that; he had to find a reason to refuse.
To be honest, although Huo Gua had a knack for everything, his background was indeed pitiful. Having known Huo Gua for so long, anyone with a conscience could feel the misery of this unfortunate kid.
Hearing Su Yu's words, Huo Yuhao almost blurted out, "My spirit ring isn't ten years old..."
Huo Yuhao then returned to his grilled fish stall and continued selling his fish.
Sensing the lingering heat emanating from Huo Yuhao, Su Yu roughly guessed that Huo Yuhao had been to the Sea God Lake.
Ultimately, he had missed the academy's compensation, but Su Yu hoped Huo Yuhao could latch onto Ma Xiaotao's coattails, so that Huo Yuhao's future would never cross paths with Wang Dong again.
"Looks like our class monitor is pretty good to you, even giving you a Xuan Shui Pill, not bad, not bad."
Wang Dong had seen everything, but given his wealth, he could easily afford to lose even the sect that produced the Mysterious Water Pill.
"Actually, I don't want it. Huo Yuhao needs it more than I do."
After taking the Xuan Shui Pill, Su Yu sat cross-legged on the ground. Seeing Su Yu take the pill, Wang Dong packed up his bedding and ran away without a word.
As the Mysterious Heaven's Skill circulated, the medicinal power of the Xuan Shui Dan was continuously refined. Huo Yuhao's aptitude had at least doubled after taking just one Xuan Shui Dan, and Su Yu wondered what changes he would experience after consuming it.
Half an hour later, the impurities were expelled from his body. Looking at his stinky body, Su Yu now understood why Wang Dong had packed up and run away; who could stand this smell?
After a comfortable shower in the bathroom, Su Yu felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
After the Xuan Shui Pill's baptism, the Mysterious Heaven Skill within his body circulated more smoothly than before, and his soul power flowed faster. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as Huo Yuhao's, Su Yu estimated that his aptitude had increased by at least half.
"Sure enough, those from humble backgrounds either rely on mutations or the evil abilities of evil soul masters. This difference is practically killing people at the starting line..."
After absorbing the medicinal power of the Xuan Shui Pill, Su Yu discovered new gains in cultivating the Mysterious Jade Hand and the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon. No wonder martial arts emphasize aptitude and comprehension.
"I've got it! Today I've finally figured it out!
Remember Tang San's unparalleled hidden weapon skills in Douluo Continent I, his ability to see through deception with his Purple Demon Eye, and his Mysterious Heaven Skill? Why can't later generations reach his level?
The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, the top-tier weapon spirit Clear Sky Hammer, the tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the nourishment of immortal herbs—who can compare to his talent?
In all the Douluo Continent storylines, even Huo Yuhao's cheat codes weren't this powerful!"
At this moment, Wang Dong poked his head in, sniffed carefully, and only entered after confirming there was no smell.
"You, Su Yu, you've made it impossible for me to stay in the dormitory! Don't you know the consequences of taking the Mysterious Water Pill?" Looking at Su Yu who was cultivating, Wang Dong was furious.
Su Yu ignored Wang Dong, took out a soul tool to test his soul power from his storage soul tool, which clearly showed sixteen.
One Mysterious Water Pill raised him by one level; what would happen if he took a few more? What about the Soul Ascension Pills? Should he take a few more too?
Having made up his mind, Su Yu got up and left the dormitory. Although he couldn't go home from Shrek Academy for the time being, he could still contact the outside world through some soul tools.
Su Yu didn't convey much, only telling his father to buy more pills to improve soul power and aptitude.
Su Yu's father was a shrewd man and naturally understood Su Yu's intentions. A wealthy merchant like him wouldn't be short of money...
After a period of development, Huo Yuhao had become quite famous, and there was always a long queue in front of his grilled fish stall.
Su Yu also got his wish and learned the grilled fish technique from Huo Yuhao for a long time. Although he couldn't compare to Huo Yuhao's exaggerated technique, he had learned about 70-80%. Although there were still some shortcomings, Su Yu didn't force it.
Huo Yuhao's grilled fish technique mainly stemmed from his extraordinary mental strength.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. During this time, Su Yu also received various pills from other countries, purchased at great expense by his father, totaling fifteen pills.
Among them were four Mysterious Water Pills and one Soul Ascension Pill. The remaining pills weren't as powerful, but Su Yu tried taking one of each, and within three months, his soul power directly increased to level twenty.
Money really is king, and spending money is the only way to go!
Su Yu didn't slack off either. Every time, he would run with Huo Yuhao, wearing iron armor, on the playground. Su Yu didn't want to give up on exploiting the bug in the Mysterious Heaven Technique; only in that way could he have higher expectations for his future growth!
With Su Yu and Huo Yuhao, the number of students remaining in Class 1 was even higher than in the original story, a full eighty!
More than once, Su Yu had forced those who wanted to quit to return, and because of this, he earned a new title: Vice Class Monitor!
Although not a real vice class monitor, in the hearts of his classmates, he was no different from the real one.
Besides Huo Yuhao, the only person who consistently helped them and kept them here was Su Yu!
Huo Yuhao's hard work was evident to all, and Su Yu's perseverance was exceptionally dazzling. It was precisely because of these two that Class One of the freshmen became the envy of everyone in the first year.
Huo Yuhao and Su Yu's daily weighted physical training after class became a legendary tale; countless people were lured by Su Yu to run with them, but none of them managed to stick with it…
Huo Yuhao, however, persevered under Zhou Yi's strict demands, and his gains were greater than anyone else's: a Mysterious Water Pill, a Soul Ascension Pill, and a new version of the cheat-like Mysterious Heaven Technique.