Chapter 1644: A Final Burst of Vitality? (Bonus Chapter)
Xiao Chuihuo, who had eaten breakfast and washed up early in the morning, still ended up running back to his room on his hands under Zhao Dezhu's terrified gaze!
After returning to his room, he frantically absorbed incense beads, determined not to step outside again until the red envelope incident had blown over!
As for Jiangnan's side, after a period of intense training, he had already mastered the basic techniques of the Instant Kill Draw Slash!
He had also been promoted to the Grandmaster realm, receiving a skill point reward of ten million from the System Baby's feedback!
Then, he video-called Koronoff for fighting technique advice and eagerly went to find people for practical combat training...
Inside the physical training room, forged entirely from Spirit-Binding Steel alloy!
Old and new students surrounded the area in layers, cheers and shouts filling the air nonstop!
There were instructors analyzing movements and teaching students on-site, as well as people recording videos, though they had to use high-speed cameras and slow-motion to see clearly!
In the center of the room, Jiangnan was like a black steel warrior, freely pouring out his sweat!
Meanwhile, several instructors—Guan Hu, Luo Tianqing, Ling Feng, and Wang Ba—were cooperating in a frantic siege against Jiangnan!
Their punches were so fast they left afterimages, each strike landing squarely on flesh, with bang-pop sounds echoing endlessly!
Jiangnan's pupils flickered at extreme speed as he multitasked, observing each person's tactical movements and responding accordingly!
While honing his one-against-many skills, he was also improving his close-combat techniques!
Even under the frenzied assault of four people, Jiangnan could still handle it, trading blows evenly!
At this moment, the students in the training room were completely fired up!
"Damn it! Nan Shen isn't human! Guan Hu, Luo Tianqing, and the others have already advanced to Star Glory!"
"Even with their abilities sealed in the training room, he can still handle four-on-one without falling behind? Nan Shen's only Diamond Eight, you know!"
"Hiss~ I remember Nan Shen used to be evenly matched with Instructor Tianqing. How long has it been? How did he..."
"Nanshen is only Diamond Eight in rank! His physical condition has long reached Star Glory level! Someone who's been through war training is no joke! He's really abnormal!"
This growth speed was terrifying enough to scare people to death, yet even though he was already absurdly strong, ever since returning to the academy, Jiangnan had been training nonstop without a moment's relaxation!
This made all the students feel anxious inside!
They were already so far behind, and Nan Shen was still practicing—wouldn't that leave everyone even further behind?
They'd previously talked about wanting to help Nan Shen, but at this rate, how could they possibly help? They'd be lucky not to be a burden!
Once Jiangnan started training, he was like a heavy-loaded train running at full throttle, as if nothing could stop him!
His efforts changed the entire learning atmosphere of Pioneer Academy!
It was like a spark landing in a haystack, igniting the whole pile!
"Boom!"
With a spinning back kick, he sent Luo Tianqing flying. As he twisted his body, Jiangnan used the force to apply the method of the Cyclone Slap!
A Hydrogen Bomb Punch smashed into Guan Hu's cheek, sending him spinning away as his golden false teeth were flung out!
Landing, he used an Iron Mountain Lean to ram Ling Feng, making him spit out a mouthful of old blood while his chest caved in. Ling Feng felt as if he'd been hit by a mountain, and Jiangnan, who also cultivated Spirit Muscles and Jade Bones, had terrifying weight!
Turning around, he drove a knee into Wang Ba's chin, knocking him down, then unleashed a breathless continuous barrage of punches to his face!
He even applied the force techniques of ultra-high-speed slashing, throwing an unknown number of punches per second!
Even though Wang Ba covered his head to block, his defense was broken through by the continuous heavy cannon punches!
It was clearly punches being thrown, but the sound that came out was like the firing of a Fire God Gatling. His arms, due to violent friction with the air, even took on a layer of fiery light!
Wang Ba's scalp tingled:
(#)థ益థ(#) "Damn! Damn! What kind of punch speed is this? Stop! I can't take it anymore!"
This was ridiculous—ultra-high-speed continuous punches, and they were all heavy cannons?
In just a few seconds, Wang Ba's face was blooming!
Jiangnan suddenly stopped his fists, then stood up, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath!
Actually, Jiangnan's body was also swollen and covered in blue and purple bruises, but because of the blackened state, it wasn't obvious!
Luo Tianqing shook her numb arm, looking helpless:
(O)•̀₃•́) "I'm not fighting you anymore! I can't beat you! I can't bully you at all—it's no fun!"
Guan Hu lay on the ground, dejectedly picking up his false teeth and putting them back on:
(›꒦ິᯅ꒦ີ‹) "Brother Nan! Nan Shen! Please find someone else to torment! We really can't take it anymore!"
Jiangnan was anxious: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "How can that be? You're instructors! Teaching students is your duty! If you won't train with me, who will?"
"I can't let my tuition go to waste!"
Wang Ba spat out a mouthful of old blood:
(#)`ཀ´(#) "You still know we're instructors? We really can't fight anymore!"
And by the way, did you ever actually pay tuition?
Jiangnan looked disappointed: (◦`~´◦) "Fine then? You guys rest for a bit. I'll switch to another batch of instructors, okay?"
As he spoke, Jiangnan turned his gaze to Tao Xinyi and the group of instructors who were with the students!
At that moment, Tao Xinyi and the others' faces turned white. These days, being an instructor was really too tough, huh?
Earning a salary was truly not easy!
But what else could they do? They had to steel themselves and go up!
Wang Ba and the others were carried off, and another batch of instructors came on. Wu Liang, Xiong Er, and even Ye Xinghe and Qi Yu also stepped onto the field trembling!
Even though they knew they would be tormented, they still came up!
Being tormented was fine, as long as they made progress!
Jiangnan grinned: (●¯ิٹ¯ิ) "Great! You've got guts! I hope you can hold out a little longer!"
Then he turned his gaze to Guan Hu and the others: "You guys rest up quickly. Once this batch is done, you'll be up again!"
Guan Hu: (꒪ͦᯅ꒪ͦ(#)...
I just want to ask—is it too late to resign now?
...
Over on Xiao Chuihuo's side, after a frenzy of absorption, he fully consumed an entire incense bead, gaining a full three hundred years of life!
And his legs had completely recovered!
In the Nursing Home's Sunset Red Garden, many grandpas and grandmas were strolling around!
Zhao Dezhu and Grandma Li Hongyan were sitting on a bench, being lovey-dovey!
He even picked a wildflower from the roadside and placed it on her head!
Li Hongyan was shy:
(︶.̮︶◟✽) "Zhu Ge~ which smells sweeter, the home flower or the wild flower?"
Zhao Dezhu chuckled slyly:
(◞ಡ.̫.̫ಡ◟) "Isn't it obvious? The home flower, of course! No flower is sweeter than my Hongyan flower!"
Li Hongyan glared, raised her hand, and gave Zhao Dezhu a big slap! Zhu Ye was instantly stunned!
(◞･᷅益･᷄)っ(#)꒪ͦз꒪ͦ) Pfft~
Covering his face, he said in shock:
(ﾉ)ಥ益ಥ) "You... why did you hit me?"
Li Hongyan fumed: (ง◞ᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "If you hadn't tasted a wild flower, how would you know the home flower smells sweeter? Speak! Who is the wild flower?"
Zhao Dezhu: (ﾉ)≖_≖)...
In the distance, two old men sitting in wheelchairs both shuddered violently!
They were Grandpa Li Kai and Grandpa Sun, who had lost both legs!
(￢_￢◟) "Hmph! Women! What's so good about women? They only slow down my wheelchair speed!"
"Old Sun! Let's race for three Huazi! To that warning sign with a speed limit of 120, let's see who's faster!"
Grandpa Sun gritted his teeth: "I don't believe I can't outrun you this time!"
With that, he pushed up his half-torso with both hands, jumped to the ground with a big leap, and supported himself on his hands!
┌(◞ಠ益ಠ◟)┐ "Watch my ultimate lightweight!"
Li Kai's eyes twitched. Damn, you don't even need the wheelchair anymore?
Just as the two were about to race, a figure walked over from behind!
He grabbed Grandpa Sun by the scruff of the neck and placed him back in the wheelchair!
"You don't even have legs anymore, and you're still not calming down, huh?"
Grandpa Sun glared, about to say something, but when he saw the figure walk past, he was instantly stunned!
Not only Grandpa Sun, but Li Kai also widened his eyes, rubbed them, looking like he'd seen a ghost!
(◞ര口ര) "Am I hallucinating?"
There stood Xiao Chuihuo, dressed in black, tall and straight, his black hair neatly combed back and tied into a small bun!
His once wrinkled old face had also become that of a man in his forties!
Handsome and extraordinary, carrying the unique world-weariness of an older man—crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, plus a pair of calm, worldly-wise eyes...
The two old men widened their eyes, faces full of shock!
"This... this guy looks kind of familiar?"
"Mm-hmm? He... he looks a bit like Old Xiao?"
At this moment, Zhao Dezhu and Li Hongyan on the bench were also stunned!
Li Hongyan's eyes sparkled as she quickly fixed her hair, took off the wild flower and tossed it aside, then shifted her body away!
She left Zhao Dezhu's embrace:
(︶.̮︶◟) "Where did this aged meat come from? He's got some flavor! He's my type!"
"I don't remember such a person in the Nursing Home?"
Zhao Dezhu's face darkened. Didn't you just say the home flower smelled sweeter than the wild one?
In the blink of an eye, someone else's cow dung was more nutritious than his own?
Still, Zhao Dezhu looked at the aged meat in front of him with some doubt!
Xiao Chuihuo smiled: ٩(≖ᴗ≖๑) "Yo~ Old Zhao? On a date?"
At that moment, Zhao Dezhu shot up, his face full of terror:
=͟͟͞͞(꒪口꒪◟‧̣̥̇) "Holy shit! Old Xiao? No wonder you looked familiar! You... you damn—I've seen a ghost!"
"Did you get plastic surgery or a facelift? Or are you having a final burst of vitality and about to die? Hiss~ This final burst is a bit too intense, isn't it?"
"And your legs? How are your legs healed? Where's the wheelchair?"
Zhao Dezhu's high-pitched shout echoed throughout the small garden!
Li Kai and Grandpa Sun were also stunned!
It really was Xiao Chuihuo! Last time they saw him, he was a withered, wheelchair-ridden old man!
In just a few days, not only were his legs healed, but he'd also become young again?
Xiao Chuihuo's appearance looked only about forty-something, right?
Xiao Chuihuo's face showed the utmost smugness!
(∗˘৺˘) "I was just messing around with being old—who's like you all? Actually old!"
Zhao Dezhu glared: "Bullshit! Before, you said your pipes were old and corroded! With the wind, you'd fill a shoe; doing a handstand, you'd get a face full!"
"Who are you trying to fool? Tell me how you did it!"
Xiao Chuihuo got anxious: (〝▼皿▼) "Pfft! Didn't I tell you to keep it a secret? Why did you spill everything?"
The other gathered grandpas and grandmas were also stunned as they looked at Xiao Chuihuo!
(◞⁰̷̴꒨⁰̷̴) "Ohhh~ So there's a story behind this?"