Chapter 74

"Since we're all family, just call me Senior Brother." Dúbái said with a grin.

"Alright, Senior Brother." Tang San readily agreed.

"Come on, let's go have breakfast." Dúbái led Tang San into the canteen. The breakfast was abundant, though it didn't have the good stuff like monster beast meat, there was plenty of meat, eggs, and staple foods. The meals were much better than when they were in Fenglang Town.

Besides them, some other students had already come to have breakfast. Dúbái introduced Tang San to them, helping him get to know everyone. With Tang San's memory, he had already remembered the names of these dozen or so senior brothers and sisters. The ones he was relatively more familiar with were Dúbái and Chéng Zichéng.

"I'll take you to class later. This morning is Teacher Yǔ's physical training class. You need to be mentally prepared. Teacher Yǔ..." Dúbái was just about to continue when a voice suddenly came from the canteen entrance.

"Great! Dúbái, you're talking badly about Teacher Yǔ behind her back. You're dead. Hehehe." Tang San looked towards the entrance, and the speaker was none other than Chéng Zichéng, who had a smile on her face.

"Ah? I didn't say anything! You must have heard wrong. I was just saying that Teacher Yǔ is the most beautiful woman in our college town." Dúbái quickly changed his words.

Chéng Zichéng gave him a look and came to sit beside them. She said to Tang San, "Don't listen to him. Teacher Yǔ is strict in her teaching, but it's all for our good. However, you need to eat more for the morning physical training, or you might not be able to handle it. I'll go get some food." With that, she stood up to fetch the food.

"What about the afternoon?" Tang San asked.

Dúbái replied, "In the afternoon, it's the practical class. Teacher Mù's practical class."

Tang San vaguely understood that Teacher Yǔ was Mù Yǔ, and Teacher Mù was Mù Ēnqíng. He remembered these names.

Tang San asked, "Is it like this every day?"

Dúbái said, "Most of the time, yes. Sometimes, Teacher Guān will give us lectures. On those days, we don't need to do physical training, and it's a day of rest. Then, Teacher Sīrú has a class once a week, or rather, a session to help us improve our cultivation. You'll understand when the time comes. The town mayor will come to inspect us about once a month. Those who perform well will be praised, and those who perform poorly will be criticized. The one who improves the most will receive a reward. But I've never gotten one." He couldn't help but feel a bit depressed at the end.

Chéng Zichéng had already brought the breakfast over. "You're doing well. At least you've never been punished. The teachers favor you, saying that your demon god transformation is hard to cultivate, so even if you're at the bottom, you won't be punished. Humph, it's really unfair."

Dúbái's Heavenly Fox Transformation indeed seemed difficult to improve. From the bloodline aura he emitted, Tang San could discern the cultivation levels of some students. For example, Dúbái was at the third stage, and Chéng Zichéng was around the fourth stage. They were both quite young, around eleven or twelve years old. The other senior brothers and sisters had varying levels of strength, but some were so strong that even Tang San couldn't perceive their exact cultivation, meaning they were likely at the sixth stage or higher.

Chéng Zichéng, while eating, looked at Tang San and said, "Be careful in today's practical class. Since you're new, Teacher Mù will definitely have you demonstrate your abilities. I might be your opponent."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister." Tang San said sincerely.

Dúbái put a hand on Tang San's shoulder and said to Chéng Zichéng, "Little Orange, if you're the one to face your junior brother today, be careful not to hurt him."

Chéng Zichéng gave him a look, "Little Orange, you can call me that? When will you stop getting beaten up by me?"

Dúbái's mouth twitched. In terms of combat strength, he really couldn't beat anyone here.

"Like you'd dare to hit me. Aren't you afraid of bad luck?"

Chéng Zichéng didn't get angry at his rebuttal but looked at Tang San with curiosity, "Tang San, did you feel any reaction after making him suffer a backlash yesterday? Did you notice any changes?"

"Ah? Should there be any changes?" Tang San asked curiously.

Dúbái also looked at him curiously and said, "I'm the son of fortune. If my Heavenly Fox Eye is cultivated to a powerful level, it can predict the future. Anyone who harms me will have bad luck. Didn't you feel it?"

Tang San silently shook his head, thinking to himself, I'm a god king with divine consciousness. Your little fortune backlash won't affect me.

Dúbái scratched his head, "It's ineffective? That's strange! I need to break through, I need to work hard. Teacher Guān said that once I reach the fourth stage, my Heavenly Fox Eye will have some practical abilities. Hehe, then I'll be powerful."

Chéng Zichéng pursed her lips and continued eating her breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, they gathered in the courtyard.

Including Tang San, there were a total of sixteen students in the Redemption Academy. Tang San's build was similar to Dúbái's, making him the shortest in the entire academy. The two of them stood at the edge.

Mù Yǔ, who hadn't been seen in the canteen, slowly walked over and stood in front of everyone.

Tang San immediately noticed that with her arrival, all the students involuntarily straightened their bodies.

Mù Yǔ smiled and said, "Today, we continue with physical training. We have a new member, Tang San. You're nine years old, right?"

"Yes, Teacher Yǔ," Tang San immediately responded.

"Good, then your intensity will be the same as Dúbái's. The goal is Tiānpéng. Collect your weights and set off." Mù Yǔ said calmly.

When the students heard the name Tiānpéng, they all grimaced but didn't dare to say anything. They immediately headed towards a side building.

After entering the room, Tang San understood what the weights were.

On the walls hung items similar to vests made of leather, each with dozens of pockets.

The students chose a vest according to their build, put it on, and then went to a table to insert metal blocks into the pockets of the vest.

When Dúbái helped Tang San choose a suitable vest and they approached the metal blocks, Dúbái whispered to Tang San, "Each block is ten kilograms. Your standard is the same as mine, so that's four blocks."

Tang San noticed that one of the senior brothers had at least twenty metal blocks on his body! That would be two hundred kilograms of weight. This was terrifying.

"What is Tiānpéng?" Tang San picked up four metal blocks and inserted them into the front and back of the vest to balance the weight.

Forty kilograms on his body made him feel slightly heavier, but with his current cultivation, it wasn't a big deal.

Dúbái smiled bitterly, "Tiānpéng is in the mountains, about a hundred meters away from here. The key is that it's very difficult to navigate. You need to climb over four mountain peaks. There are also cliffs and steep slopes. More importantly, our strength will be sealed, and we can only use our physical abilities. We can't use our demon god transformations."

"Is it that harsh?" Tang San was immediately surprised. After all, human physical strength can't compare to that of the demon race. If the power of the demon god transformation is sealed, and you have to carry so much weight to climb mountains, this isn't an easy task at all!

"It's that harsh. Teacher Yǔ will follow us the entire time. The scariest part is that the last three to return won't get any food. Let's go! Everyone is competing fairly. We're young, and our only advantage is that we have less weight to carry."

The two left the room, and Mù Yǔ was already waiting outside. She casually slapped their bodies with her palms. Tang San immediately felt a strange force surge into his body, making his Xuantian Gong feel as if it had solidified, a cool sensation lingering in his chest and abdomen, but he couldn't mobilize any energy.