Gravity Training
Tang San calmly walked back to the group, gave Xiao Wu a "quiet" look, then sat down against a tree trunk, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing, as if nothing had happened.
About an hour later, Oscar opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
The light receded from Oscar, and the purple Soul Ring was now steadily hovering beneath Oscar feet.
Oscar's complexion was rosy and his spirits were high. The fatigue on his face had vanished, replaced by excitement and satisfaction.
"It's a success." Oscar stood up.
Hearing the commotion, everyone gathered around and congratulated Oscar in unison.
Zhao Wuji also stood up from the rock, walked up to Oscar, and asked, "Little Oscar, what is your Third Soul Skill?"
"My Third Soul Skill is called 'Excited Pink Sausage.' Its effect is to enter a state of excitement for five minutes after consumption, increasing all attributes by ten percent, negating all negative status effects, and having no side effects," Oscar replied earnestly.
Tang San nodded, thinking to himself: This Soul Skill is exactly the same as Oscar's Fourth Soul Skill in the original work, but now it has been moved to the Third Soul Skill.
Excited Pink Sausage is a decent buff and support-type Soul Skill. Although the buff percentage is not high, only 10%, its core advantage is that it can negate all negative status effects.
In battle, negative status effects are the biggest variable. With the Excited Pink Sausage, the team can maintain 100% peak condition in battle and gain an additional 10% boost to all attributes.
For example, if the opponent has Soul Skill that reduces your own status by 20%, then the buff from Excited Pink Sausage is actually equivalent to 30%, and it has no side effects.
Tang San patted Oscar on the shoulder and said, "This skill is good; it's very useful for the team."
Oscar grinned, his smile as radiant as a flower.
It was late at night, Zhao Wuji said, "Let's rest here tonight and head back early tomorrow morning."
Everyone nodded and went to find a place to rest.
The next evening, everyone finally returned to the Shrek Academy. Tang San took a hot bath and had a good night's rest.
The morning sunlight streamed into the dormitory through the cracks in the wooden window. Tang San opened his eyes, and Oscar on the opposite bed was still fast asleep.
Tang San didn't wake Oscar. He got dressed, pushed open the door, and went out.
The morning at the Shrek Academy was quiet. Tang San stood at the dormitory entrance, took a deep breath of the slightly cool air, and began to organize his plans.
According to the original plot, Yu Xiaogang would arrange for Shrek Academy students to undergo physical training at this time, carrying stones and running hundreds of miles a day for three months.
That training method is too primitive and inefficient; it has no effect on me at my current level.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang is now focused entirely on Flender and doesn't seem so enthusiastic about getting ahead anymore; at most, he just helps Flender with his lessons.
It's estimated that Yu Xiaogang won't be arranging any training. The team leader position was only given to him by Flender. In reality, most of the training is still arranged by Flender.
In reality, the master-disciple relationship between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang is practically over; the two rarely communicate now. Occasionally, when they meet in the academy, they simply nod and exchange a few pleasantries before going their separate ways.
Tang San was happy to have some peace and quiet, no longer having to deal with Yu Xiaogang's endless theoretical explanations, and could train at his own pace.
The most pressing task facing Tang San now is to break through level 50. What he needs is to rapidly accumulate Soul Power and break through the bottleneck. He doesn't need to train his physique, but rather to feel pressure and push his body to its limits to break through that barrier.
Tang San thought for a long time about how to feel pressure, and the method he came up with was gravity training.
Zhao Wuji's Third Soul Skill "Gravity Enhancement" and Fifth Soul Skill "Gravity Compression" can both greatly increase the gravity within their range. Cultivating in this environment puts several times more strain on the body and consumes several times more Soul Power than usual, but the effect is also several times greater than ordinary training.
If one can cultivate under Zhao Wuji's Gravity Control, the growth rate of Soul Power will be much faster.
After breakfast, Tang San found Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji was sitting on a wooden chair in the open space of the academy, basking in the sun with his eyes closed, looking utterly bored.
"Teacher Zhao," Tang San approached Zhao Wuji and bowed slightly, "I'd like to ask you for a favor."
Zhao Wuji opened his eyes and looked at Tang San: "Oh, it's Tang San. What's the matter?"
"I wish to cultivate for two hours every day under your Gravity Control," Tang San said, getting straight to the point without beating around the bush.
Zhao Wuji remained silent for a moment, looking at Tang San. This young man was not only outstanding in strength but also mature in mind. He was also so dedicated to his cultivation that his future achievements were bound to be remarkable. Now was truly the best time to get closer to him.
"Okay, you can come find me here anytime." Zhao Wuji stood up and agreed with a smile.
Tang San bowed and thanked him.
From that day on, Tang San and Xiao Wu trained for two hours every morning under Zhao Wuji's Gravity Control.
Zhao Wuji's Gravity Enhancement range was tens of meters in radius, and Tang San and Xiao Wu stood at the center of the gravity field.
The strength of the gravitational field starts at one and gradually increases to five times.
Within the gravitational field, each leg lift required several times more effort than usual, and each breath was more difficult than usual.
Under such pressure, practicing hammer techniques requires expending several times the usual amount of Soul Power and physical strength. The Vajra Hammer becomes incredibly heavy in one's hands, and every swing requires the utmost effort.
However, Tang San's physical attributes far surpassed those of ordinary people. His Evergreen Body, Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Ice and Fire Body Tempering made Tang San physique reach an extremely terrifying level.
Even under five times the gravity, Tang San was still able to maintain his normal hammer-wielding movements, but his Soul Power was consumed much faster than usual. After completing a set of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, his forehead was covered in sweat.
Xiao Wu's physique is slightly weaker, and her limit is three times the gravity. Soft skills training requires flexibility and explosive power, and in a gravity field, Xiao Wu's strength is greatly reduced. However, with the blessing of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, she can barely hold on.
After two hours, Tang San and Xiao Wu were both exhausted, their bodies were soaked to the bone, and they looked like they had been pulled out of the water.
After they were exhausted, Tang San and Xiao Wu went to the cliff behind the mountain to meditate and cultivate in the afternoon.
Gravity training consumes a lot of Soul Power, leaving the body in a state of extreme energy craving. At this time, meditation allows Soul Power to recover and grow much faster than usual.
Zhu Zhuqing, burdened with heavy loads, climbed the cliff behind the mountain, her legs strapped with iron plates. Her fingers gripped the crevices in the rocks, her toes resting on the protruding stone ridges, as she moved upwards little by little.
They climbed from the bottom to the top of the cliff, then climbed back down, one round trip, two round trips, three round trips, until their arms trembled, before stopping to catch their breath.
Seeing that Tang San and Xiao Wu were training with Zhao Wuji, Ning Rongrong also chose to join them.
Tang San suggested that she release her Soul Skills under Gravity Control and practice Heart Separation Control, so that she could both improve her physical fitness and adapt to providing precise assistance under pressure.
Miraculously, Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth and persevered. Perhaps it was because she was surrounded by more geniuses, but she did seem more mature. Her former spoiled and willful nature had subsided, replaced by a more composed and resolute demeanor.
Later, Oscar saw Ning Rongrong running towards Zhao Wuji every day, so he followed her. Oscar simply did some simple running under gravity to improve his physical fitness and endurance.
That evening, the group headed to the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena for Soul Fighting, as they couldn't really learn much combat experience at school.