Chapter 91: Intense Training

“Do you intend to be a drag?” Azure Dragon ran his sharp eyes over the students as he asked loudly. “No!” answered students of Class F in unison. Though they were not held in an important place in the academy, as children from big families, they had seen more and knew better than the average, so they were prouder and wanted to build a career and prove themselves more than the average! “If you don’t, follow my orders. Anyone who fails to do that or doesn’t finish the task will regret it for I don’t think you’ll want to know what the punishment is.” Azure Dragon had a smirk, which gave Class F a chill over their skin as well as a bad premonition. “Well, I think you understand me. Take twenty laps around the site first.” Azure Dragon gave his first order. Class F, a group of young princes and princesses who lived in clover, burst into lamentation at the order. Twenty laps would be a piece of cake for students of Machine Armor Science or Mutant School. However, that would cost students of Class F their lives since their strength was inner focus. Azure Dragon seemed gentle but his smile was somehow creepy. Therefore, Class F didn’t dare to voice the slightest complaint and hurriedly started running. Meanwhile, Jiang Mosheng also gave the first order to the members of the Divine Beast: 100 laps around the training site. That members of Divine Beast had joined the running gave students of Class F power, who had been grumbling with discontent a second ago. Training in the same site as their idol was the best! However, it soon became apparent that training with their idol wasn’t as wonderful as they thought. After all, if you were always in a crushing defeat in the game, it probably wouldn’t be as nice. Obviously, the students were no match for members of Divine Beast in terms of level of physical fitness. Although they did start running together, when the students finished one lap, members of Divine Beast already finished five or six laps! Moreover, the students got more and more tired after each lap, but the members of Divine Beast were running faster and faster. They watched the members who were just behind outrun them in the blink of an eye. In a short spell, the members would again pass them by another lap. That frustration of never being able to catch up discouraged the students who took pride in themselves. As a result, they ran even slower. However, Yu Jinli wasn’t affected at all. If he recovered his previous cultivation, he could run as fast as White Tiger and the others. Besides, if he flew with his sword, he would be much faster than them. Therefore, he didn’t consider himself inferior. On the contrary, he was quite confident. Perhaps, Yu Jinli was the only one in his class who was still running according to his own rhythm. Jiang Mosheng, as the only one who didn’t need to run, stood aside and looked over the whole site with his eyes firmly focused on the person who was constantly moving at an even pace and who didn’t cry out in pain like others. The corners of his mouth curved in an enchanting smile. Unfortunately, with everyone drilled cloes to death, no one noticed that at all. Members of Divine Beast soon finished 100 laps while Class F still had several laps to go. The students were so tired that they had lost their initial high spirits, as they dragged their feet forward mechanically with slumped head. Some even lay directly on the ground, unwilling to get up again no matter what. “Get up!” Azure Dragon walked to a student who was goofing off and said severely. “I can’t.” The student had a bitter face. He felt as if his whole body was falling apart. He had never been this tired, especially not his legs, which were sore and heavy, like they were filled with lead. He couldn’t even lift them. The other students weren’t much better, just not to the point of lying down. The students of Class F were all pampered youngsters. Besides, because they had inner focus, they had always been considered as future Card Forgers, so they had never had such intense training before. Most of them suddenly regretted agreeing to join this mixed martial arts class. They shouldn’t have been bewitched by Prince Charming and attended any training given their level of physical fitness. They weren’t students of Mutant School or Machine Armor Science who could stand such intense training. More over, by the looks of the coach and Prince Charming, twenty laps were simply an appetizer. They could almost imagine what devastation would follow. No! Thus, even those who were still running started to lie down, leaving only some of the students with higher grade of physique as well as Yu Jinli on the track. Students with higher grade of physique had better level of physical fitness than those with lower grade. It was easier for them to run twenty laps. Though Yu Jinli’s physique grade was not high, he had his own way of running. In fact, he had never attempted to run so many laps before. Having got extremely tired very early on, he started to channel his spirit power, sending it to parts of his body, especially the sore parts, which soothed the pain. Thus, he managed to finish twenty laps with the help of spirit power. Members of Divine Beast had watched the performance of Class F. Surprised that their young brother-in-law had run twenty laps without even making a complaint, a touch of appreciation crossed their eyes. Although the task that Azure Dragon had given Class F was twenty laps, members of Divine Beast, as people who had gone through that period, knew it was still a bit difficult for the students. There would be very few students who could complete it, and only those with higher grade of physique had a bit of an advantage, which was rare among Card Forgers. Therefore, the members calculated that it would be good to have one or two people who could complete this first task. However, beyond their expectations - five students completed the twenty-lap task, which also gave them a slightly new impression of the playboys of Class F. The most surprising one was Yu Jinli. Though the members showed respect and like for Yu Jinli on the surface when they first learned that he was their chief’s fiancé, they didn’t really approve of him. Jiang Mosheng was the youngest major general in federal history, a national hero with a bright future. Those who wanted to marry him could get in a line and surround capital star in several laps. He could have anyone he wanted. The members didn’t see anything special in Yu Jinli. Well, since that was Jiang Mosheng’s private life, they wouldn’t and couldn’t interfere. Yet, it wasn’t easy for Yu Jinli to get their recognition. However, today, to their surprise, Yu Jinli was one of the students who finished twenty laps without making a complaint, nor asking their chief for help. Originally, they thought that someone as delicate as Yu Jinli would definitely fail the task and might even be the first to ask for help, since the instructor was their chief, so help would come easily. But, Yu Jinliu didn’t, and that gave them a good impression. Instead of forcing the students to continue running, Azure Dragon gave them a ten-minute break. Time was up before the students barely felt that there was a break. Then, it was another round of training, which gave rise to a lot of whining. “Next is gravity training,” said Azure Dragon in a calm tone. “Coach, isn’t this mixed martial arts class? Why do we need all that training but not learning mixed martial arts?” Liu Xingye asked, which was what other students were wondering as well. Liu Xingye was in pretty good shape, and he was one of those only people who finished twenty laps, but he was also exhausted at the moment. Besides, gravity training sounded even more brutal than the first task. It was impossible for him to keep up with it. As Liu Xingye raised the question, others followed in support of him. At home, they were all princes and princesses who had never gone through such intense training. Even those who had trained at home before couldn’t keep up with such intensity from the start. It was killing them. Although they were facing the most elite and famous combat team of the Federation, the overwhelmingly intense training still made them show their ill temper as young lords and ladies. Of course, that happened partly because members of Divine Beast had restrained their imposing manner so that this group of young lords and ladies who were used to enjoying their blessings could not feel danger. “You don’t want to train?” Azure Dragon raised his brow. He sounded calm. However, he gave off a feeling that anyone who dared to answer would end up horribly. Besides, the heavy, oppressive silence made it hard for the students to breathe, like a burden on their back that they couldn’t straighten up. “I do!” A clear voice broke the strangely oppressive atmosphere, which also relieved students of that odd burden on their bodies. However, filled with fear, the students always had a feeling that if that continued, they might die here. Immediately, students of Class F turned to Azure Dragon and the other members with horror. Gentleness made them even forget that Azure Dragon was a member of the elite squad who had been on the battlefield and killed countless enemies. Just a little imposing momentum he gave off was more than they could bear. Suddenly, fear seized them. They were thus grateful to Yu Jinli, who had spoken out in time. If not for him, they might have already died. “You want to take part in gravity training?” Azure Dragon’s brow rose slightly at Yu Jinli who had his hand up in the air. “Yes, sir,” answered Yu Jinli smilingly. Though he had no idea what gravity training was, he would follow the coach’s instruction as a student. “Who else want to join in?” Azure Dragon ran his eyes over the rest of the students. No one dared to look back at him in the eye. Several seconds passed and a few hands rose. Then, more followed, either hesitantly or with mixed feelings. Regardless of whether the students really wanted to participate in the training, or were forced to, the result was one that Azure Dragon wanted. “Very well, since everyone is willing to participate, let’s go.” Without giving them the slightest time to regret, Azure Dragon took them to the gravity training room.