Chapter 9: Inflating!
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The next morning.

"Ah, that was a really good sleep."

Ryan stretched and yawned. This was so much more comfortable than his previous world where he could not go to sleep until after ten at night.

He was genuinely moved to tears!

[Congratulations, host! After a night of diligent cultivation, you have now reached Qi Condensation Second Layer.]

[Attack +5!]

[Speed +5!]

[Defense +5!]

[Spirit +1!]

[Stamina +5!]

Ryan raised an eyebrow. "Oh wow, not bad!"

This little system was quite eloquent. Ryan was very satisfied with it. But soon he became a little nervous his stamina increased by another 5?

He did not want to experience that same embarrassing scenario again.

[Please rest assured, host. This condition will only occur during the initial stages of upgrading or learning Supreme Heaven and Earth Nine Revolutions.]

Ryan sighed. "Fine, whatever you say."

"Time to go! School awaits."

Ryan picked up the schoolbag he had brought home yesterday. Suddenly, it felt like he had thought of something.

He took out Volume One of King of the Cultivation Realm and tossed it onto the table.

Wow, no wonder it was so heavy!

After eating breakfast, he stepped outside and saw that Danny had just left his house as well.

"Hey, Ryan, you are up really early today. I was just about to come get you." Danny looked quite surprised.

Ryan declared proudly. "What are you talking about! I, Ryan Hartwell, am a model student who only cares about studying!"

Danny rolled his eyes. "I do not believe you for a second!"

Ryan protested. "How dare you! You dare to disrespect the future Immortal King!"

Danny shook his head. "You have been reading too many novels, have you not?"

The two arrived at school together, laughing and joking. The classroom was already full of students.

Yes, this was definitely the atmosphere of senior year!

Ryan once again deeply felt the terrifying pressure of senior year. Inspired by this atmosphere, his enthusiasm was also reignited. He returned to his seat, ready to study for three hundred rounds.

"Everyone arrived early? Good. Let us set aside morning reading and memorization for now. We need to train. We cannot let this opportunity slip by."

"After all, the ability awakening assessment is tomorrow. Everyone needs to be more attentive in gym class. Even if it only increases your chances by 0.01 percent, it is worth it."

Mr. Sai walked in with his hands behind his back, expressing his approval of the students.

"What the hell? Gym class!" Ryan had not realized there would be gym class so early in the morning!

"Nooo!"

A chorus of wails erupted from the classroom.

"What is wrong? Why are you all so unhappy about gym class?" Ryan did not understand the reason for everyone's reaction.

Some students had already started removing their jackets, leaving only their T-shirts underneath.

Although it was summer, the morning air was still quite chilly, and most students were wearing light jackets.

Ryan scratched his head but did not want to worry about it. He put on his jacket and went to call Danny.

Danny also looked equally worried, practically wearing the words "I do not want to go" on his face.

Ryan did not care and dragged Danny downstairs.

"What are you doing? why are you guys unhappy about gym class?" Ryan arrived at the open field and took a deep breath of fresh air.

Danny said dejectedly. "Brother, you will not be happy for long. When has gym class ever not started with at least ten laps?"

Starting with ten laps? Ryan was slightly taken aback. Good heavens, this was completely different from his previous world's gym classes!

Damn it! 

At that moment, Ryan understood them.

Brothers, I offer my condolences.

If this were before the system existed, I would choose to wail with you all.

But! I have a system! Hahahaha!

Ryan thought to himself: I have a stamina of 35, and I still have not gotten to show it off! It is time to give everyone a surprise!

After a short while, all the students from Senior Class were assembled on the field.

Mr. Sai moved a chair over, holding a stainless steel water cup in his hand, and leisurely drank water.

Next to him stood another teacher. The man wore a baseball cap pulled low, and his face was covered.

This was their gym teacher, Mathew Iron, also known as "Ironman Mathew."

Mr. Sai said casually. "Mathew, I am counting on you. Take good care of these little brats and train them well."

Mathew replied confidently. "You can rest assured about my work. In forty minutes, there will not be anyone left standing on this field."

The students of Senior Class watched this scene and felt another wave of despair wash over them.

Gym class! We do not want it.

Give us back our morning reading time!

Mathew walked up to the students, cleared his throat, and said. "Ahem, students, I will not waste any more time. Let us start with ten laps, and then we will talk about other things."

"Same old rules. Whoever finishes ten laps first and is still standing gets one request granted by me."

Mr. Sai also encouraged them. "Students, let us go! Squeeze out your full potential, raise your limits, and strive for your ability awakening tomorrow!"

Physical training was a common method to enhance the likelihood of ability awakening.

As was widely known, the air on Earth contained Spirit Energy. The more one absorbed, the more Spirit Energy one possessed, and the more likely one was to awaken an ability.

Therefore, gym class was of paramount importance in any school.

Other subjects, by comparison, took a backseat.

"Enough talk, let us go!" Mathew shouted, blowing his whistle.

The students immediately sprang into action like arrows released from a bow. Whether they liked it or not, they all gave it their all and ran forward with full effort.

Only Ryan remained standing there, leisurely stretching, not in a hurry at all.

"Wow, Ryan is too audacious! Is he not blatantly defying Mr. Sai and Sir Mathew authority?"

"Dude, is he not worried at all? Mr. Sai and Sir Mathew are not to be trifled with."

"Danny, what is up with Ryan?"

"Don't ask me, I don't know him!"

Seeing Ryan leisurely standing there, the students were momentarily stunned. But they all admired his courage.

For a moment, all they could do was mourn for him.

"Ryan Hartwell, what are you doing?" Mathew's face darkened.

"Stretching, Sir. Otherwise, it would be easy to get injured." Ryan said innocently.

This statement was indeed irrefutable. Stretching before running was indeed necessary.

"Fine, you can stretch. But if you are the last one to finish, you will have to run ten more laps!" Mathew said, his anger rising despite his usual imposing manner.

Ryan replied cheerfully. "Alright!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shot off like an arrow, sprinting at the speed of a hundred-meter dash across the field.

In less than a minute, he had already completed one lap.

"What kind of running style is that?"

"Running like that, he will be exhausted in less than ten laps."

The students found this method quite shocking. Everyone knew there were techniques involved in running.

Especially in long-distance running, it was essential to maintain a steady pace and not blindly pursue speed. It was necessary to conserve energy appropriately to give fuller play to one's strength.

If it were a hundred-meter sprint, then fine; no need to save energy, just go all out.

But this was ten laps, a distance of four thousand meters, and he actually dared to sprint at hundred-meter dash speed? He would probably be exhausted soon.

Mathew, standing still, found it somewhat amusing. The kid had just been so confident, but now he was using such a brainless running method.

By the way, did this kid skip my class yesterday?

Thinking of this, Mathew became even angrier. How dare he skip such an important class as gym, and now he was not even taking it seriously!

He made up his mind that once Ryan was too exhausted to move, he would make him understand why students should respect their teachers.

Mr. Sai frowned as he watched from the side. Although he was not an expert in running, this way of running was clearly irrational.

Many people speculated that Ryan would run out of energy on the fourth or fifth lap.

The result was that Ryan kept overtaking the main group who were running at a steady pace.

First lap, second lap, third lap, fourth lap... all the way to the tenth lap... but it was not over yet!

Ryan maintained his speed and continued forward. Lap thirteen, lap fourteen, lap fifteen...

The students in the class were numb to the fact that Ryan had overtaken them again. They had lost count of how many times this had happened.

The whole class thought: "Is this guy a demon?! How many lungs does he have?"

After the seventh lap, Mathew's face gradually stiffened.

Mr. Sai, who had been leisurely drinking water, was also stunned. This scene was clearly beyond his comprehension.

Ryan thought to himself: Hehe, Now do you know my greatness?

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