The little ones babbled excitedly, trying to climb onto Xu Ran's back to form a human mountain. Their little heads had no idea what was about to happen.

Xu Ran smiled warmly.

He gently activated [Infant Scare], and, with vivid storytelling, narrated a horror story that completely immersed them in the spine-chilling atmosphere.

The children's faces changed drastically, turning and burrowing into their mothers' arms.

However, even the mothers trembled as if something dirty and cold was blowing on their backs.

"Wah... wah..."

"Ow... ow..."

"Mommy..."

The children cried their hearts out, like wild cats howling in the night.

[Infant Scare Progress +48... Current Progress: 8998/10000...]

Just a little more to reach [Horror Whisper]!

Xu Ran was content, quickly casting [Fear Exorcism] to stop the children's crying.

[Fear Exorcism Progress +48...]

The little ones stopped their tears, their emotions slowly stabilizing, blinking their cute big eyes and innocently babbling at Xu Ran...

There's no doubt, the effect of [Fear Exorcism] was greater than [Infant Scare].

They quickly left all the fright behind.

"Alright, alright, let's see if we can max it out with another round."

Xu Ran tried again, and the little ones began to wail loudly once more.

[Infant Scare Progress +48...]

[Fear Exorcism Progress +48...]

After three cycles, Xu Ran easily maxed out the progress.

After the tenth cycle.

The little ones became slightly more immune to the scary stories, no longer crying as if their hearts were being torn apart.

The principal nodded approvingly, "It really works! It turns out the best way to dispel fear is by facing it. Okay, we'll add this course, so they face fear every day."

The theory was proven right, initial effects were seen, and the principal adopted Xu Ran's suggestion with open-mindedness.

Xu Ran grinned brightly, "Alright then!"

Li Qinghong stood beside him, a slight frown on her brow, "I have a question—if this continues for a year, can it really make the children face fear without flinching?"

The principal hit the nail on the head, "It's similar to how you practice courage."

Li Qinghong shook her head, "No, no, no, I mean—Xu's scares aren't anywhere near as terrifying, not even a thousandth of a Resentful God's..."

Principal: "What do you mean?"

Li Qinghong's expression was serious, "I mean, increase the intensity! It should at least match the terror brought by a Nightmare Vengeful Mother! Make the children feel like they're in the scene, scared to suffocation. Otherwise, what's the difference from playing house?"

Upon hearing that.

Principal: "..."

All the moms had a startled expression: "..."

Xu Ran was equally taken aback, turning to glance at Li Qinghong.

Goodness gracious, we've encountered a Living Yama. I only wanted to scare them enough to gain progress, sister, and you want to leave them with childhood traumas.

What are you, a childhood trauma maker?

Xu Ran thought for a moment, "Hmm... how about we increase the intensity in a month?"

Principal: "Right, right, it's better to gradually increase the intensity. Qinghong is being a bit too aggressive."

Li Qinghong smiled faintly, "Am I aggressive? I don't think so... truly facing the fear of a Resentful God... is enough to make a super genius unable to wield their weapon..."

"Experiencing more scares as a child will make it easier to survive on the battlefield later!"

With that, she took the children over six to the 'Cliff Courage Training' class.

Xu Ran didn't need to attend the courage training, so he turned back to follow his own disciplined regime.

The ever-playful Tiger Girl didn't need courage training either, so she happily trotted after him.

"Brother Xu Ran, can you teach me other combat techniques?"

Xu Ran looked at Tiger Girl, "Uh... let's first master the Mysterious Footwork to perfection!"

For a little over five years old, the Mysterious Footwork was more than adequate. Once she mastered the Power of Root and Bone, they could teach combat techniques based on her root bone.

Tiger Girl nodded cutely, "Oh, alright. But my Mysterious Footwork is already at Minor Achievement. Am I awesome or what?"

She flitted around Xu Ran, flaunting her body technique, mischievous and lively.

"Awesome, awesome!"

Back in his quarters, Xu Ran threw himself into practicing darts.

Tiger Girl concentrated on practicing footwork behind him. Occasionally, her big eyes darted towards Xu Ran's dart technique, seemingly trying to learn secretly.

An afternoon passed quickly.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

The day's disciplined regime ended, and Tiger Girl waved goodbye to him.

"Goodbye, Brother Xu Ran."

"Goodbye, Aunt Lin."

Xu Ran: "Goodbye, Aunt Chen. Goodbye, little sister Liuli."

He packed his things and turned to head back inside.

Suddenly, something like a gentle breeze flowed through him, and Xu Ran paused slightly.

"What was that? It felt a bit like Bie Jingqiu's spiritual power, but it didn't feel threatening..."

At the same time.

In the principal's office.

A middle-aged uncle, with sharp brows and a distinguished demeanor, smiled in surprise, "Huh? Besides Bie Jingqiu who has a Spiritual Root Bone, is there another kid who can sense me?"

"Principal, what kind of root bone does this kid have?"

Principal: "Who?"

The middle-aged man, Ye Ping, "The handsome one, with bright and spirited eyes, practicing darts at home."

The principal arched an eyebrow in surprise, "Oh, the one practicing darts is Xu Ran. Can he sense your spiritual power? That's impossible, he doesn't have a Spiritual Element Root Bone."

"He probably sensed it. That kid is very sharp..."

"But if he doesn't have a Spiritual Element Root Bone, then what is it?"

Principal: "He claims his comprehension is very high, and he indeed shows extremely high comprehension, so it's likely the elusive Comprehension Root Bone."

Ye Ping looked incredulous, "Huh? Principal... you recruited someone with a Comprehension Root Bone into Demigod Kindergarten? Shouldn't he be focusing on scientific research? Could his comprehension really allow him to master body technique and cultivation techniques before age eight?"

The principal smiled confidently, "He won't be able to learn cultivation techniques, but his body technique will definitely blow your mind."

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