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Chapter 144: Gravity Training
🕑 Added 2025-01-01 14:47:34 +0000 UTCAfter receiving the rewards, everyone returned to their respective teams. Yang Podi also returned to the ranks of the second team.
Upon returning to the team, Yang Podi immediately addressed Teacher Li Xiang: "Teacher Li Xiang, there is still a month before the promotion competition. I plan to take the team to my Breaking Clan for some training and won't return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Both Teacher Li Xiang and Teacher An Ya nodded, then left for Heaven Dou Royal Academy on their own.
However, Yang Tianyue, the younger sister, was somewhat curious: "Big brother, we've achieved such good results. Can't we take a break? What kind of training plan do you have now?"
Yang Podi looked at Yang Tianyue with a hint of indulgence in his eyes: "Although your performance was good, the opponents in the finals will be even stronger. Next, I will subject you to extreme pressure training to strive for further improvement in a short period."
Yang Tianyue curiously asked, "What is extreme pressure training? I've never heard of it."
"You'll know when the time comes. No need to ask."
After speaking, Yang Podi turned to Niu Meng, who was standing nearby: "Uncle, are you busy lately? Please notify Uncle to come to the Breaking Clan. I'll need his help for the upcoming training."
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang led Tang San and the entire Heaven Dou first team back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
After returning to the academy, neither Tang San nor Yu Xiaogang seemed in high spirits. No one had expected that the final match would end in such a crushing defeat.
Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone to comfort Tang San and the others: "Xiao San, this is just an ordinary match. I hope you don't feel pressured. Although the opponent is strong, we are not entirely without hope of victory."
"For this match, I'd like you to analyze the opponent and reflect on our own shortcomings."
Tang San thought for a moment, then straightened his expression before speaking: "To be honest, before this match, I didn't expect Heaven Dou's second team to be so formidable. Especially Yang Ping'an—his combat strength likely exceeds that of a typical early-stage Soul King."
Yu Xiaogang nodded: "This Yang Ping'an indeed performed exceptionally well. His strength is formidable. In terms of individual ability, he might be the strongest in the Heaven Dou region."
Tang San pondered for a moment before continuing: "Teacher, fighting against Heaven Dou's second team felt very strange. None of their movements were unnecessary. During regular skirmishes, it's hard to discern their actual strength. But once they got serious, their combat power was terrifying."
"Moreover, during the battle, their control over soul power was remarkable. Throughout the fight, they wasted almost no soul power. Each soul skill they released was incredibly precise, as if pre-planned. As the saying goes: 'Still as a mountain, swift as a hare.' Their soul power usage felt entirely different from ours."
Yu Xiaogang nodded: "Indeed, as you said, by the end of the match, Heaven Dou's second team members still had at least half of their soul power reserves. In my experience, it's rare for anyone below the Soul Emperor level to achieve such precise control over soul power. Only Soul Emperors or Soul Sages are typically capable of this."
Tang San couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, do you know how they train to achieve this level of control, training even Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors to such a degree?"
The room fell silent for a moment before everyone turned their attention to Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei, who were previously part of the Heaven Dou second team and thus had some understanding of it.
The two exchanged glances before Tai Long hesitantly said: "Big Brother's specific training methods are unknown to us. We left the second team a year ago, and they also left Heaven Dou Royal Academy at that time. We haven't heard much about them since. Perhaps Big Brother arranged some special training."
Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei, who had strength comparable to Niu Meng before, now found themselves trailing behind him significantly. Particularly in combat capability, Niu Meng had far surpassed the two of them.
Yu Xiaogang thought deeply but ultimately found no answers. He could only say: "Xiao San, continue with your analysis. Did you notice anything else?"
After a moment of silence, Tang San finally said: "The biggest surprise in the match was Ye Lingling. I never expected that as a support-type Soul Master, she would possess offensive capabilities. She broke my Blue Silver Cage almost instantly and even injured Xiao Wu. All our strategies against her failed. Teacher, do you know what technique she used to break the Blue Silver Cage and injure Xiao Wu? It seemed incredibly powerful, and Xiao Wu's carelessness led to her being struck."
Yu Xiaogang sighed: "That must have been Ye Lingling's self-created soul skill. But how she developed it, I'm unsure. Only Ye Lingling herself likely knows."
On the side, Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled with admiration for Sister Lingling's self-created soul skill.
Tang San continued his analysis: "The second team's coordination was extraordinary. Their timing was impeccable, leaving us no room to react. It felt as though they had practiced countless times. Their synchronization was so perfect that Bai Xiaofei and Ning Heng were eliminated as a result."
"Teacher, how should we train next?"
Yu Xiaogang addressed the group: "Over the next month, I will arrange combat training to enhance your teamwork. You'll be sparring with Erlong, striving to grow stronger."
When the group heard they'd be training against Liu Erlong, they shuddered. Known as the Slaughtering Horn, Liu Erlong's battles were merciless and brutal. Everyone felt a sense of dread.
Tang San, however, spoke after some thought: "Teacher, I would like to train alone. The battle against the second team gave me some insights."
Yu Xiaogang pondered for a moment before nodding. He trusted Tang San's experience and judgment. Despite his talent, the limitations of Blue Silver Grass became increasingly evident, particularly in matches against fire-type Soul Masters.
Meanwhile, Yang Podi and his group returned to the Breaking Clan. A day later, Uncle Niu Mang arrived as well.
Uncle Niu Mang looked puzzled: "Podi, aren't you preparing for the promotion competition? Why did you call me here?"
Yang Podi glanced at the group: "Uncle, the competition isn't a big deal. I want your help with training. It'll benefit everyone."
Uncle Niu Mang was speechless: "What do you need me for? Surely not to spar with them? I'm a Soul Douluo. Isn't fighting these kids a bit much?"
Yang Podi chuckled: "Of course not. Your role is to create pressure for them."
"Pressure? How am I supposed to do that?"
Yang Podi led everyone to the plum blossom poles and instructed: "Uncle, please apply gravity pressure to the entire area. At the center, create the pressure of a Soul Emperor, gradually decreasing towards the edges, where it matches a Soul Elder."
"From now on, everyone must train and meditate under this pressure. Apart from bathroom breaks and medicinal baths, you should adapt to life and training under such conditions. After a month, you'll see significant improvement."
The group exchanged uneasy glances, sensing the harshness of the regimen but ultimately complied.
Uncle Niu Mang, however, couldn't help but grumble: "I came all the way here just to become a human gravity generator?"
Yang Podi added: "Each of you should choose the pressure level that suits you and periodically push beyond your limits. This will help you absorb the experiences from the recent battles and grow stronger."
Yang Tianyue suddenly asked: "Big Brother, if we're training like this, are you training with us?"
Yang Podi shook his head: "With my current soul power and physical strength, this level of pressure has no effect on me. I need a more extreme environment to improve."
Indeed, with his soul power at level 67 and exceptional physique, Yang Podi was nearly as strong as his uncle, making this training ineffective for him.
Uncle Niu Mang, an 82nd-level Soul Douluo, had recently advanced further after consuming a 10,000-year spirit herb gifted by Yang Podi. His armored giant rhino spirit excelled in defense and strength, making him perfect for gravity control.
However, Niu Mang couldn't resist asking privately: "Podi, does this training method work? Why hasn't anyone thought of it before?"
Yang Podi replied: "This method is effective but requires a high-level Soul Master to assist. Where can you find so many Soul Saints, Soul Douluos, or Titled Douluos with the time for this? Plus, it also requires medicinal baths to prevent long-term damage to the body."
Niu Mang sighed: "Yet you still dragged me into this."
Yang Podi smiled wryly, recalling the Seagod's Light, whose divine power achieved far superior effects without requiring medicinal baths.
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong visited the Nine Heart Begonia Clan with heavy gifts, hoping to learn Ye Lingling's self-created soul skill.
Eventually, after some discussion, it became clear that Ye Lingling had repeatedly used a self-created soul skill during the Soul Master Tournament. The power of this skill was astonishing, as it was able to seriously injure Xiao Wu of the Heaven Dou first team—a feat that could only be described as miraculous.
Ye Lingling was merely a healing-type Soul Master, and all her soul rings could only grant healing-type soul skills. Yet, she managed to develop such a self-created soul skill. This skill might also be suitable for the Soul Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. If their Soul Masters could master it, their combat effectiveness would be greatly enhanced, effectively overcoming the inherent weaknesses of support-type Soul Masters.
In the end, Ye Renxin shook his head and explained that Ye Lingling had spent long periods training with the Heaven Dou second team, leaving her with little time to return home. Furthermore, the self-created soul skill she mastered was not a technique belonging to the Nine Heart Begonia Clan but something she had likely developed during her training.
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanged glances. The two of them had long been aware of the relationship between Ye Lingling and Yang Podi. Could it be that this self-created soul skill was actually devised by Yang Podi?
