For the beautiful girls of the Dance Team, today was undoubtedly the most humiliating day of their lives.
The once pure and beautiful young women were forced by Feng Hao to perform all sorts of embarrassing moves. To make matters worse, the guy was standing on the side, making lewd comments and completely ignoring their exhaustion.
"Bastard, are you ever going to be done with this?" Li Ting couldn't take it anymore and snapped.
Feng Hao was momentarily stunned. To be honest, he was getting a little tired of watching. "Now that you mention it, I guess we're about done here."
With that, he untied Li Ting from the chair, hoisted her onto his shoulder amidst a series of startled cries, and turned to the girls of the Dance Team. "Alright, alright, you can all stop now!"
The girls finally let out a sigh of relief. Some even collapsed onto the floor, completely disregarding their image.
"Sisters, help me! This guy is trying to go back on his word!" Li Ting struggled desperately on Feng Hao's back, but it was completely useless.
The team leader, panting heavily, quickly looked up when she heard Li Ting's cries for help. "Feng Hao, are you going back on your word?"
"Who said I'm going back on my word?" Feng Hao sneered. "None of you hooligans are any good. I have to be cautious. Once I've retreated to a safe location, I'll naturally let her go."
"You—" The team leader was speechless with anger. Gritting her teeth, she sighed. "Fine. You can go. We won't stop you."
"Now that's more like it!" Feng Hao nodded in satisfaction and swaggered out of the Dance Club with Li Ting over his shoulder. As he reached the door, he couldn't resist turning back to tease them. "By the way, all of you have pretty nice figures!"
"Bastard, I'll kill you!" Xiaoyou, who had felt the most humiliated, instantly exploded with rage upon hearing his words.
The team leader quickly stopped her. "Xiaoyou, stop! Ting'Er is still in his hands."
"ARGH... I'm so pissed!" Xiaoyou roared in frustration.
Feng Hao ignored the hooligans' reactions and sprinted away with a smug grin, quickly reaching a safe distance.
He casually untied her, a playful look in his eyes. "Classmate, you can go back and report to your friends now."
"Bastard, I'm going to kill you!" The moment she was free, Li Ting's first thought was to fight Feng Hao to the death. She had never been so humiliated in her entire life, let alone twice in one day by the same person.
Her Flying Flower Swordsmanship unleashed a flurry of petals toward Feng Hao. Fueled by her rage, the attack seemed almost unstoppable.
"Now *that's* more like it!" Feng Hao easily dodged the attack, a mocking smile on his face. "In a real fight, you need to get rid of all those superfluous moves. That's how you'll increase your combat power."
As her attack missed, Li Ting sobered up considerably. She narrowed her eyes and rebuked him coldly, "I don't need your fake sympathy!"
"Fine, pretend I said nothing." Feng Hao shrugged helplessly and took off at top speed.
Not long after Feng Hao left, the girls arrived in hot pursuit, their faces murderous. Seeing that Li Ting was unharmed, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ting'Er, where's that bastard?" Xiaoyou rushed forward and asked.
"He already left," Li Ting replied, pressing her lips together.
Xiaoyou stomped her foot in frustration. "He's lucky he got away! Next time I see him, I'll skin him alive!"
"It's getting late. Since Ting'Er is okay, let's all disperse for now." The team leader's voice was tinged with exhaustion. "There will be plenty of chances for revenge."
"That's right! The Dance Team isn't to be trifled with!" the girls chimed in, gritting their teeth.
The team leader let out a soft sigh. "To be honest, the Dance Team really isn't suited for combat. After four rounds, I'm the only one who's made it to tomorrow's competition."
"You can do it, Sister Leader! You're the pride of our Dance Team!" Li Ting comforted her softly.
"Mhm, I'll do my best." The team leader nodded, then changed the subject. "Um... everyone should head back. I still have something to take care of."
Hearing this, Xiaoyou leaned in, her face full of gossip. "Are you going to see that sophomore underclassman again, Sister?"
"What are you talking about!" the team leader said, her face flushing bashfully. "All of you, get back to dance practice."
"Ooh, our sister is getting shy!" Xiaoyou teased, quickly leading the other girls away.
「...」
After escaping from the Dance Team, Feng Hao's desire for strength became even more urgent. He headed straight for the equipment room and threw himself into his training.
But he hadn't been in the Enhanced Cultivation Pod for long before Xi Yueyao came and dragged him out. "Where did you go, you medicine-selling brat? I couldn't find you anywhere!"
Feng Hao opened his mouth to speak, but the memory of his miserable experience with the Dance Team made him irritable. "Yao Girl, what are you doing here so late at night?"
"Hmph!" Xi Yueyao pouted. "If Teacher Yue hadn't told me to find you, this young lady wouldn't have bothered coming!"
"Why is she looking for me?" Feng Hao asked, a strange expression on his face.
"I don't know either. It seems to be about tomorrow's competition. That fatso and the others are already there; we're just waiting for you." Xi Yueyao pouted and started dragging Feng Hao along. "Hurry up, hurry up! I want to get some rest!"
"Uh." Feng Hao chuckled, letting her pull him toward Yue Linglong's office.
Inside Yue Linglong's office, Zhang Meng and the other two stood stiffly to the side. When they saw Feng Hao arrive, they all shot him meaningful glances.
Feng Hao clicked his tongue and met Yue Linglong's displeased gaze. "Teacher Yue, you were looking for me?"
"What took you so long?" Yue Linglong asked, ignoring his question.
"Ahem... It was a personal matter. Not convenient to talk about." 'Are you kidding? He wouldn't be caught dead admitting something as embarrassing as being kidnapped by the Dance Team.'
Yue Linglong frowned slightly, deciding not to press the issue. Instead, she looked around at everyone meaningfully. "You are all the elites of Class One. I've called you here so late tonight mainly to give you a small gift."
"A gift?" The group was stunned, unsure of what Yue Linglong was up to.
Seeing their confusion, Yue Linglong didn't waste any words. With a flick of her hand, five exquisite little boxes appeared. "These are Crystal Eyes I ordered from Five States Academy. They just arrived this afternoon. They should come in handy for tomorrow's competition."
"Crystal Eye?" Li Mufeng exclaimed.
"That's right," Yue Linglong said with a charming smile. "I still had some unused credits at the academy. It would be a waste to let them expire, so I thought I'd buy you all some small gifts."
Li Mufeng was overjoyed. He eagerly grabbed a box, his eyes filled with excitement. "Teacher Yue, you're the best!"
The other three were the same, cheerfully clutching their small boxes as if they had just received some incredible treasure.
Only Feng Hao was clueless, staring at the small box and scratching his head. "What's a Crystal Eye? Is it that amazing?"
"Come on, Boss, don't tell me you've never even heard of a Crystal Eye?" Zhang Meng exclaimed.
"Cut the crap and just tell me," Feng Hao said irritably.
"Fine." Zhang Meng pouted, then began to explain in a serious tone. "You could say the Crystal Eye is the most high-end product of Demon Pattern Technology. Compared to it, a detection wristband is just a toy."
"Once you wear the Crystal Eye, it not only replaces a detector, but it can also sense and calculate combat data. On top of that, it has countless other expandable functions." At this point, Zhang Meng suddenly looked at Yue Linglong. "By the way, Teacher Yue, what are the specs on these Crystal Eyes?"
Yue Linglong shook her head and smiled. "Of course, they're the lowest-spec model. I can only afford the mid-tier model for myself."
"That makes sense. My dad told me the price of a Crystal Eye is terrifying, and you can't necessarily get one even if you have the money," Zhang Meng said with a nod.
Feng Hao only half-understood what they were talking about. He curiously opened his box, wanting to see for himself.
When he saw the two transparent objects inside, he was completely dumbfounded. 'Aren't these just fucking contact lenses?'
"How do you even use this thing?" Feng Hao asked again.
Yue Linglong couldn't help but explain, "You just wear them in your eyes. They can be controlled directly with your Divine Sense. The low-spec Crystal Eyes only have basic functions. The reason I'm giving them to you is to help you perform better in tomorrow's competition. With the Crystal Eye's assistance, you can detect data in real-time during a battle. I hope you won't disappoint my expectations."
"Don't worry, Teacher Yue, we definitely won't let you down!" Xi Yueyao shouted, leading the cheer.
Tu Xiaoshan, however, looked embarrassed. "Teacher, but... I've already been eliminated."
"It's alright. You just had bad luck. With your strength, you deserve this Crystal Eye," Yue Linglong comforted him gently.
"Thank you, Teacher Yue! I'll work even harder in the future!" Tu Xiaoshan said, his eyes turning red.
Yue Linglong revealed a satisfied smile. 'Isn't helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds the very reason she chose to teach after graduation?'
Feng Hao stared at the Crystal Eye, examining it from every angle before frowning. "So what you're saying is, if I wear this thing, I'll be able to detect damage data during a fight?"
"Correct!" Yue Linglong nodded. "And depending on the strength of your Divine Sense, you can even probe your opponent's basic genetic data."
"It's that amazing?"
Feng Hao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. 'I never expected such incredible black-box technology to exist. This is really starting to feel like a video game!'