Chapter 221 ~ Even Beauties Have a Little Greed~
enter the CEO's office must be an important guest.Hailing a taxi to return to school, Hao Ren gradually felt like he was back in reality upon seeing these familiar sights.He took out his phone and cal...Chapter 221: Beautiful Girls Have Little Greed as Well~
Ren returned to the dormitory. Zhou Liren and a few others were shouting while playing cards, and Zhao Jiayan had just come back from the library; everyone was bustling around.
"What's wrong You didn't show up at school today" Zhao Jiayan asked when he saw Hao Ren.
"I went out to handle some matters," Hao Ren yawned.
"Damn, you're really busy now," Zhou Liren shouted while playing cards.
“Can someone call the roll for me today” Hao Ren asked them.
"Call yourself! You've been absent from class several times in a row; the teacher already remembers you. How can we help you" Zhou Liren yelled.
Hao Ren was helpless and took his basin to wash up at the communal bathroom before returning to his top bunk bed, listening to them play cards while silently practicing cultivation.
Just now, when he was at Zhao Yanzǐ's place, the fragrance from several divine pills had suddenly allowed him to open another dragon aperture. However, even so, there were still some condensed spiritual energy left, which hadn't been completely absorbed and merely stored in his dantian.
Returning to the dormitory now meant he could slowly absorb it; The Sword Shadow Technique kept circulating within his body, with colorful sword lights passing through beneath his skin to digest all residual spiritual energies without leaving any behind.
Ping! Ping!
The remaining spiritual energy allowed Hao Ren to open two more dragon apertures. Spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged into the body like a tidal wave, with the dragon dantian acting as a powerful engine, forcefully collecting this spiritual energy.
Hao Ren took a deep breath, feeling refreshed; now that he had opened ten thousand apertures, if the rank were divided into upper, middle and lower tiers, he would already have progressed from Lower Rank to Middle Rank. And this was all due to the fragrance of divine pills! However, utilizing external factors for breakthroughs still made Hao Ren feel uneasy. He ran through The Sword Shadow Technique again, stabilizing his cultivation realm before meticulously refining each newly opened aperture; only then did he feel at ease.
It's hard to imagine that a small dragon dantian would have to open ten thousand apertures and attain the state of great perfection to be qualified for challenging the Heavenly Dragon Realm!
Holding onto the iron railing with his palm, Hao Ren slightly exerted force, causing it to crumple!
His current strength even surpassed those strongmen on TV now.
This was merely the effect of being at the Middle Rank realm! If Hao Ren released sword energy, he could easily cut through such iron bars!
Below, Zhou Liren and the others have already started tidying up. Hao Ren's palm exerts a little more force to bend the iron bars of the bed rail back into their original shape before he closes his eyes to rest.
It seems like it has been quite some time since he experienced the morning in the dormitory; when the first ray of sunlight from outside the curtains illuminated the room, Hao Ren woke up from his sleep, finding himself a bit unaccustomed to it.
Zhao Jiayin on the lower bunk was already getting dressed; judging by his appearance, he was about to participate in the morning training for the basketball team. With ease, Hao Ren jumped down from the upper bunk and took out his basin and towel, saying, "I'll go with you."
Zhao Jiayin looked at Hao Ren slightly surprised before nodding.
The early morning breeze was a bit cool but also quite refreshing. Hao Ren and Zhao Jiayin walked slowly towards the main entrance of the school. Regardless of whether they entered the world of dragons, this fraternal bond between dormitory friends would never change.
Zhao Jiayin's height wasn't tall, but after a period of training, his physique seemed more robust than before.
"You've been busy recently You haven't come to school in some time, and there are fewer people living in the dormitory as well," Zhao Jiayin asked Hao Ren while walking with him.
In the dormitory, Zhao Jiayin was like an elder brother, and he was also the one who cared most about Hao Ren among the three of them.
"Yeah, there are some matters at home that have been keeping me busy," Hao Ren replied.
"Is everything okay at home" Zhao Jiayin asked with concern while looking at Hao Ren.
"It's fine, just some minor issues," Hao Ren didn't want to lie to him but also knew it wouldn't be appropriate to mention the matters related to dragons.
"Alright, if you ever face any difficulties—financial or otherwise—I'll definitely help you!" Zhao Jiayin sincerely looked at Hao Ren and patted his shoulder.
At that moment of patting, Zhao Jiayin felt Hao Ren's shoulder as hard as a rock. However, he quickly dismissed this feeling as an illusion since Hao Ren didn't appear to be the type who was physically strong.
Hao Ren felt slightly touched inside and thought about it before asking him, "Speaking of which, after so much training, won't there be an actual match this week"
"Yes, the first game is coming up this weekend," Zhao Jiayin said.
"Alright, good luck!" Hao Ren smiled at him.
When they reached the school gate, Xie Wanjun, who seemed like a mountain in stature, was already standing there waiting for the basketball team members to gather. Seeing Hao Ren appear, he showed some surprise.
However, Hao Ren just made eye contact with him and did not approach to interact. In reality, Hao Ren had a high regard for Xie Wanjun despite only having met a few times. Even though he was about to go to America, he still took the training and matches of the basketball team seriously.
If it weren’t for Hao Ren’s greater goals, he might have joined the basketball team, followed Xie Wanjun to strive for success, and led Donghai University's basketball team towards the national championship.
Seeing Zhao Jiayin already gathering in front of Xie Wanjun, Hao Ren continued walking towards the school gate. He got up early today specifically to exercise. However, he didn’t want to run around the school and instead wanted to jog on the streets outside the campus for a few rounds.
Swinging his limbs, Hao Ren ran toward the intersection ahead. Xie Wanjun gazed at his retreating figure, narrowing his eyes slightly. He had an intention to recruit Hao Ren but also felt that Hao Ren seemed to have even greater goals. This kid was far from being as simple as he appeared.
Boom! Just after crossing the first intersection, Hao Ren suddenly accelerated!
It was like a hundred-meter dash
A car sped past Hao Ren; the driver inside nearly thought his eyes were playing tricks on him—wasn’t that an Olympic athlete just now A few hundred meters of road seemed to pass in seconds! And when he turned around again, Hao Ren's figure had already vanished at the corner!
At Level 2 Departure, Hao Ren’s current physical condition was only stronger than those Olympic athletes. With his current level, winning championships in various events of the university sports meet would be effortless for him.
The sudden urge to exercise came from opening up over a dozen acupoints yesterday; he felt invigorated with boundless energy! According to Su Han’s explanation, breaking through to the third layer of Concentrated Spirit Art meant connecting these acupoints and reaching the realm of martial artists in secular society. Further advancement would mean abilities akin to cultivators!
Hao Ren was now truly a cultivator! If placed back in the previous world of cultivation, he’d be considered a successful Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!
Following the quiet streets in the early morning, Hao Ren alternated between sprinting and jogging for half an hour before feeling his energy slightly depleted.
Just as he was about to turn back, he saw a familiar figure coming toward him.
Su Han
Hao Ren nearly thought he was seeing things until he squinted and confirmed it—indeed, Su Han!
Dressed in a set of white sportswear with her hair tied up in a short ponytail, she moved steadily yet rhythmically. Her fair complexion had a hint of rosy color as she ran toward Hao Ren against the green street backdrop.
She showed no surprise upon seeing Hao Ren but continued running calmly. Su Han’s figure remained firm and elegant even when wrapped in white sports attire; there was an added sense of heroic spirit compared to her usual icy demeanor.
"You're jogging too" she greeted him, initiating the conversation.
"Hmm, let's go for a run. Su Han, do you jog to school every day" Hao Ren turned around and ran alongside her. He was wearing ordinary clothes which seemed out of place compared to Su Han’s professional sports outfit.
"Yes." Su Han adjusted her breathing evenly as she answered Hao Ren.
Hao Ren secretly thought, "Lu Qing said it takes some time to drive from Huacheng Residential Area to school. But for Su Han to jog every day is also a form of training."
"Sitting in meditation every day sometimes fails to help you understand the world; running early in the morning can aid your cultivation." Sure enough, Su Han continued.
Hao Ren sighed inwardly. Su Han really never strayed far from her cultivation path. But looking at her appearance, most people would think she was a leisurely and healthy city white-collar woman who jogs in the early morning and goes to the gym on weekends, with a stable boyfriend working as a manager for some large company.
They were jogging into the university when students started preparing to go to class. Originally intending to change clothes straight at her office before entering meditation, Su Han suddenly wanted to eat something in the cafeteria, but she had no meal card and Hao Ren could only accompany her.
This scene was seen by the students as "the beautiful girl Su Han eating breakfast with a guy." Hao Ren didn’t bother about these wandering gazes; he sat next to Su Han and leisurely ate two buns and drank a bowl of soy milk.
"Judging from your looks, it seems like you've made progress," said Su Han elegantly as she bit into the small bun. Her beautiful eyes with long eyelashes swept over Hao Ren.
"Recently I’ve had good luck and consecutively opened several acupoints." Hao Ren replied. Although nominally her "assistant", he didn’t wish to disclose anything about the divine pills.
"Was it because you went to Nine Dragons Palace and had some kind of chance encounter" Su Han stared at him and asked again.
Hao Ren smiled but did not confirm or deny. As an inspector from the East Sea area, she surely knew about the Four Seas Dragon Palaces sending trial candidates to the Nine Dragons Palace to retrieve treasures.
"Hmm, I guess so. But I won’t go into specific details." Hao Ren said. It seemed that Su Han had already sensed him as soon as he reached school nearby and deliberately came out here to meet with him.
If Su Han were treated like an ordinary beauty, then one would suffer greatly. Would Hao Ren not know her He had fallen into her traps several times but thankfully wasn’t killed by her.
"Alright, I’m not trying to pry information out of you," Su Han glanced at him and said, "But I haven’t been inside the Nine Dragons Palace."
Hao Ren looked at her and guessed what she meant. Su Han was a Heaven level expert, but before entering the inspector system, she had also belonged to those on the periphery of the East Sea Dragon Palace and surely didn't have the opportunity to become a trial candidate to enter the Nine Dragons Palace. But an expert like her certainly would be interested in this mysterious Nine Dragons Palace.
Hao Ren looked at her as if he could already vaguely guess what Su Han had "up her sleeve."
He was determined not to fall for it again; Hao Ren decided and took a large bite out of half the bun.cravings. With beautiful Xie Yujia accompanying them, it didn’t feel so boring anymore; they tasted all sorts of delicious foods…"There are just too many things to eat and drink! I can’t fit everythin...