People who often drink alcohol should understand that when they are about to get drunk but not quite there yet, their blood vessels expand and their senses become extremely sharp. But Yang Hao was experiencing something far more intense—suddenly, he felt his entire body’s energy channels rapidly expand, as if a strange and powerful force was surging through him.
His senses sharpened dramatically; he could even clearly perceive the movement of air currents around him. Most incredibly, Yang Hao hadn’t even attempted to channel his power outward, yet his energy was rapidly building up inside him. This force didn’t wait for Yang Hao to use it—it spread outward on its own. Nearby small objects, without any application of telekinetic techniques, were already quivering and shaking, as if Yang Hao had become a source of power—any slight movement from him could set everything around into motion.
“Wow, what’s going on here?” Yang Hao had only meant to mutter softly, but the sound startled even himself—it came out so loudly. It seemed like every bit of his strength had been amplified many times over.
“Stupid apprentice, this is the effect of the Strength Enhancing Pill,” Hun Yuanzi sounded even more excited than Yang Hao. “This pill’s side effect temporarily multiplies your strength manifold, and this effect can last for several hours.”
“This is pretty great,” Yang Hao said happily. “So if I take this pill from now on, won’t I become an incredibly powerful strongman?”
“Well, there are pros and cons,” Hun Yuanzi hesitated again.
Yang Hao was already very familiar with Hun Yuanzi’s tendency to only speak of the good news: “Alright, tell me, what are the drawbacks?”
“Hehe, my apprentice indeed knows me well. Our minds are in sync.”
“Cut the crap, just spit it out!”
“Well,” Hun Yuanzi explained, “the Strength Enhancing Pill is indeed effective, but the increased strength is only due to the medicinal effect. Therefore, after taking the pill, you must expend the enhanced power within a few hours. Otherwise… the consequences will be dire.”
“Will I die again?”
“Hahaha,” Hun Yuanzi chuckled awkwardly. “You guessed it, my clever apprentice. Truly unmatched in wisdom.”
“Go to hell!” Yang Hao was nearly furious. “Then why did you tell me to take it? Where am I supposed to release this energy? I can’t possibly destroy Amanda’s house, can I?”
“I just wanted you to experience the pill’s power,” Hun Yuanzi, who always got into trouble, actually sounded quite wronged.
“So what do I do now?” Yang Hao felt the energy inside him building up more and more, causing him great discomfort. “I can’t exactly go outside picking fights, can I?”
“There’s a way, of course there’s a way!” Hun Yuanzi exclaimed joyfully, his tone overly flattering.
Yang Hao almost wished he could drag the old ghost out and beat him up: “What other way could there possibly be? Just don’t tell me to do a thousand flips or something—I refuse to act like a monkey!”
“In fact, no matter how different our sect’s pills may be in effect, they all share the same fundamental nature.”
“What fundamental nature?”
“That is…” Hun Yuanzi actually paused to tease, “they’re all aphrodisiacs!”
“What difference does that make?” Yang Hao didn’t immediately catch on.
“Well, of course, the way to deal with aphrodisiacs is to use them as such,” Hun Yuanzi chuckled suggestively. “Don’t you get it, you dumb apprentice?”
“Get lost! I get it…” Yang Hao was about to curse when he suddenly realized what Hun Yuanzi meant.
Because at that moment, he saw Amanda nearby, her long legs crossed. Her black tight shorts accentuated how fair and slender they were.
Yang Hao felt all the energy inside him transform into a hot surge, swirling around in his lower abdomen.
It seemed like Amanda would have a very rough time today.
Extremely rough!
Three days later…
During these past few days, besides juggling between two women, Yang Hao had also refined about a dozen Strength Enhancing Pills. Although the refining method was peculiar, the effects were indeed excellent. He had only used two of them, and both Amanda and Essie were left bedridden for an entire day.
It wasn’t until today that Yang Hao was preparing to head out toward the beast’s den that the two women finally managed to drag their exhausted bodies to see him off.
At school, Yang Hao had always been rather inconspicuous. His survival philosophy had always been to stay as low-key as possible, so his relationships with others were just average. He originally thought that no one would come to see him off today.
But as he was about to walk out the school gate, the sight before him shocked him greatly. There were hundreds of people lined up at the school entrance. These people, who usually couldn’t even be bothered to glance at Yang Hao, were all dressed formally in black, like a funeral procession.
Even worse, beside the crowd was a trio playing melancholic violin music.
“What’s going on here?” Yang Hao was startled, looking suspiciously at the mournful faces.
“Yang Hao, rest in peace,” one by one, people from the farewell crowd stepped forward to shake his hand solemnly.
Yang Hao had originally been full of fighting spirit when setting out today, but this scene made him nervous again. “What’s all this? It’s not like a memorial service for the deceased!”
“Who says it isn’t?” Amanda, still dressed provocatively, stood beside him, smirking.
“I’m still alive, you know,” Yang Hao hurriedly shook hands with his classmates, nearly driven mad by the mournful atmosphere.
“Going to the beast’s den is basically a suicide mission, everyone knows that,” Amanda pointed beside her. “Essie organizing this farewell event is actually quite considerate.”
Following Amanda’s gesture, Yang Hao indeed saw Essie dressed in a black lace dress, sobbing amidst a crowd of classmates, looking just like a grieving widow.
Yang Hao finally understood. “So it was Essie’s idea. Where did she get so many classmates to come?”
“A thousand bucks each, of course people would come,” Amanda flicked a banknote from her fingers. “And I’m not about to say no to free money.”
“A thousand bucks!” Yang Hao stuck his tongue out in shock. He wished he had known about this earlier—he could have paid himself a thousand just to mourn himself.
“Want to go say goodbye to that little widow?” Amanda glared at Yang Hao, annoyed. Though calling Essie a young widow was partly out of spite, it did fit the atmosphere of the scene.
“Essie went through all this trouble, what are you going to do?” Yang Hao sighed, hoping Amanda wouldn’t do anything too outrageous.
Amanda grinned brightly. “Of course I’ll make a gesture too. Since you’ve worked so hard these days, I’ve decided…”
“What have you decided?” Yang Hao opened his eyes wide, full of hope.
“I’ve decided… to go with you…” Amanda said slowly.
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