Douluo Continent: My name is Lu Mingfei, and my martial soul is Lu Mingze.

"So how did you survive?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Huo Yuhao replied, "Just work hard. Although Teacher Zhou is strict, what she teaches is really useful. As long as you can keep up with her pace, she won't deliberately make things difficult for you."

Looking at the two of them, Lu Mingfei suddenly thought that these little rascals had really good mental fortitude.

If it were him, being scolded like that by Zhou Yi would probably have become withdrawn long ago.

"Forget it, forget it." Lu Mingfei shook his head. "Let's not talk about this anymore, it's getting scarier the more we talk about it."

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

"I need to focus on my training for the next month."

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were both looking at him.

"Really?" Wang Dong was a little skeptical. "Didn't you say you could repeat a grade if you wanted to?"

"That was my idea just now," Lu Mingfei said. "Now I've changed my mind."

Why?

"Because I don't want to embarrass myself in front of you two. If I repeat a year, I'll be too embarrassed to accept your call of 'senior'."

Huo Yuhao looked at him, his eyes lighting up again.

"Senior..."

"Stop." Lu Mingfei raised his hand to stop him. "Don't look at me like that. I told you, it's not for you guys, it's for my own pride."

Wang Dong chuckled briefly, but quickly stopped himself.

"So how do you plan to train?" Wang Dong asked.

"In a month, one's soul power certainly won't increase much."

Lu Mingfei said, "I know, so I don't plan to cultivate soul power."

"So what do you practice?"

Lu Mingfei thought for a moment.

What is his greatest advantage?

It's not soul power, it's not martial soul, it's the brain.

After being a good-for-nothing at Shrek Academy for so many years, the only thing he learned was how to fight with his brain.

If you don't have enough soul power, make up for it with skill.

Although his martial soul is useless, it is still his original martial soul, and its stats are still there.

If we can leverage this advantage...

"I plan to practice body techniques and skills," Lu Mingfei said.

"Movement techniques and skills?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"That's right," Lu Mingfei said. "My soul power is low, so I definitely can't win in a head-on confrontation. But if I can dodge the opponent's attacks and then find an opportunity to counterattack, I might be able to win."

Wang Dong thought for a moment: "It makes sense in theory, but it's difficult in practice. Your soul power is too low, and you can't keep up with the speed."

"So I need your help."

"Us?" Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong asked at the same time.

Lu Mingfei looked at the two of them and suddenly smiled.

To Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, that smile seemed a little... off.

How should I put it? It's that kind of annoying, smug smile.

"Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong," Lu Mingfei said, his tone suddenly becoming very serious.

"Brother Lu has always treated you guys well, hasn't he?"

"..." Wang Dong looked at him warily, "What do you want?"

"It's time for you to repay me," Lu Mingfei said, his smile growing brighter and brighter.

"I need the two of you to help me, the Great God Lu, cultivate!"

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and nodded vigorously.

"No problem! Just tell me how to practice, and I'll follow your instructions exactly!"

High spirits and boiling blood.

Wang Dong suddenly blushed and pointed at Lu Mingfei, yelling, "What filthy and vulgar things are you saying?!"

Lu Mingfei was hugging Huo Yuhao in celebration when he heard this. He turned around and looked at Wang Dong with a puzzled expression.

"What did I say?"

"You said..." Wang Dong's face turned even redder, "You said you wanted us to help you cultivate... and you were laughing like that..."

"Yeah, help me train," Lu Mingfei said.

"Is there a problem?"

Wang Dong was stunned for a moment.

"That's not what you meant?"

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei was even more confused.

"It's just..." Wang Dong opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Huo Yuhao was also watching Wang Dong from the side, looking completely bewildered.

"What are you thinking?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"It's nothing!" Wang Dong turned his head away, his ears turning red.

Seeing his reaction, Lu Mingfei suddenly realized what was going on.

Holy crap, is this kid thinking something inappropriate?

"Wang Dong," Lu Mingfei said, "are you thinking about something filthy?"

"I didn't!" Wang Dong exclaimed anxiously.

"Then why are you blushing?"

"I...I'm hot!"

"Hot?" Lu Mingfei looked at the sky. "What's so hot about this weather?"

"Mind your own business!" Wang Dong glared at him.

Lu Mingfei smiled and didn't press the matter further.

This kid's thought process is truly unique.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business," Lu Mingfei said.

"I'm serious, I don't want to be at the bottom of the class anymore, and I don't want to repeat a year. Otherwise, I won't be able to maintain my senior status in front of you two."

Wang Dong looked at him, her expression softening slightly.

"When have you ever acted like a senior student?"

"You see, that's the problem," Lu Mingfei said. "If I hadn't repeated a year, I could still pretend to be a senior in front of you guys. But if I did, I can't even pretend anymore."

"You did this for nothing?" Wang Dong was speechless.

Lu Mingfei retorted with a serious face, "Isn't that reason sufficient? It's a matter of face, a matter of utmost importance."

Huo Yuhao smiled beside him: "Don't worry, senior, we will definitely help you."

"And you?" Lu Mingfei asked, looking at Wang Dong.

Wang Dong snorted: "Who wants to help you?"

"Never mind then." Lu Mingfei sighed. "Anyway, it doesn't matter if I repeat a year. From now on, I can only be in the same year as you guys, and then follow Wang around every day, chatting about this and that, occasionally recording some dirt on him, and then spreading it out so that Lu Mingfei can live a second life and share the honor of the Shrek Legend with you."

"You dare!" Wang Dong glared.

"So, will you help or not?"

Wang Dong gritted his teeth: "Help!"

"That's more like it," Lu Mingfei laughed.

Huo Yuhao watched the two bickering from the side and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Can you two please stop arguing every time you meet?"

"Who argued with him?" Wang Dong snorted. "He made me angry first."

"How did I upset you?" Lu Mingfei said innocently. "I just said that you would help me cultivate, and you started making up all sorts of nonsense in your head."

"You still dare to talk back!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore."

Lu Mingfei raised his hands in surrender.

"Let's get down to business. Formal training starts tomorrow, okay?"

"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Whatever," Wang Dong said.

"Then it's settled," Lu Mingfei said. "See you at the training ground tomorrow."

"So early?" Wang Dong frowned.

"The early bird catches the worm," Lu Mingfei said. "But the early bird gets the worm. I want to be the bird, not the worm."

"What kind of nonsensical analogy is that?" Wang Dong said, speechless.

"That's the gist of it," Lu Mingfei said. "See you tomorrow."

The three people separated, and the two groups returned to their respective dormitories.

As Lu Mingfei walked down the street, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought about Wang Dong's reaction earlier.

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