Dancing While Using Soul Power

"Today, our training is very simple. It is..."

On the stone field of the Training Ground, Long Jie stood on a raised platform, looking down at the many girls below as he shouted, "You'll walk barefoot along this pebble path one hundred times!"

The pebble path was roughly a hundred meters long. One hundred rounds meant two hundred meters per round trip—a total of twenty thousand meters—and they were not allowed to use Soul Power.

"Ah... isn't that too harsh?" Shui Yue'er complained. The pebble ground was incredibly uneven. Forget walking on it barefoot—even with shoes on, she would not want to walk across it.

The other girls hesitated as well, unsure whether they should listen to Long Jie.

Only Shui Bing'er resolutely took off her shoes and stepped onto the pebble ground. The instant her feet touched it, the intense discomfort made her frown. The pain seemed to pierce straight into her mind.

"Whew..." Taking a deep breath, Shui Bing'er's gaze gradually turned resolute. She believed that since Long Jie wanted them to do this, he must have had his reasons.

"Sisters, we have to trust him!" Shui Bing'er said to the others before turning around and starting to walk across the pebbles without hesitation.

The girls exchanged glances. At last, someone made up her mind. Yu Hairou was the second to step down. She swiftly removed her shoes and followed right behind Shui Bing'er.

Then came the third, then the fourth, until even the last girl followed along. Only then did Long Jie smile in satisfaction.

"Not bad. At least they'll listen to me now!" Long Jie smiled, took off his own shoes, and began walking over the pebbles alongside the girls.

The uneven pebbles stimulated the acupoints on the soles of their feet. The human body had the most acupoints in the feet, which was why so many people liked going to foot spas.

By stimulating those acupoints, they could open them up and speed up their cultivation.

This was Long Jie's first training principle for them.

At first, the girls were not used to this kind of ground and walked at a snail's pace. Seeing this, Long Jie deliberately walked in front of them and said mockingly, "What? You're already done for?"

"It's just walking. If you can't even manage that, then you might as well go back and sleep!"

After saying that, he strolled leisurely ahead of them, quickly overtaking Shui Bing'er and reaching the end. Then he turned back, met the girls again, and began mocking them once more.

"Oh? Are you turtles? You're walking so slowly. I'd be faster crawling than you are!"

The girls were furious. They all knew Long Jie was doing this for their own good, but they simply could not swallow that insult.

Shui Bing'er gritted her teeth, said nothing, and silently picked up her pace.

Yu Hairou did the same. None of them wanted Long Jie to look down on them, so they all quietly sped up.

Before long, they finished the first round. The girls were delighted and about to celebrate when Long Jie spoke again. "Two hundred meters a round, and it took you more than ten minutes? Were you taking a stroll? Are you turtles? A bunch of little turtles!"

With that one sentence, the girls' excitement instantly vanished. They settled themselves, clenched their teeth, and began the second round.

Perhaps they had grown used to the feeling. Starting from the second round, their pace became much faster. From over ten minutes at first, they went down to ten minutes, then five minutes, and eventually they could even finish within a single minute.

Seeing this, Long Jie could not help but smile. This was much better. Sure enough, they were all Young Misses—if he did not scold them, they would have no motivation.

At around eleven o'clock, the girls finally completed all one hundred rounds and collapsed weakly onto the grass.

"Whew... I'm exhausted. I never want to move again!" Shui Yue'er complained. By then, the soles of her feet were red and swollen, with tiny beads of blood about to seep out.

The other team members were no better off. None of them had had it easy.

"I can't do this anymore. I need a big meal to get my strength back!" Shui Yue'er struggled to her feet and was about to head toward the cafeteria.

"Leave? Who said you could leave?" Long Jie stood before the girls and said mercilessly, "Now, start practicing your dance!"

"What? We just finished training..." Shui Yue'er complained. How could he do this? This was far too cruel.

Even the usually composed Shui Bing'er could not help speaking up. "Long Jie, they're all too tired. How about we practice dancing this afternoon instead?"

"No!" Long Jie's gaze was calm as he looked at the girls and slowly said, "I know you're tired, but now is not the time to rest. I had you walk on the pebbles to open up your acupoints. Now that they're fully opened, this is the perfect time to cultivate!"

"From now on, when you practice dancing, use Soul Power while you dance, just like I did in the square last time. Be careful not to hurt anyone!"

Use Soul Power while dancing?

Shui Bing'er could not help thinking of Long Jie's street dance last time. It was also a dance, yet his had been incredibly captivating. Naturally, that was because Long Jie had used Soul Power.

A thought came to her, and she rose from the grass. Looking at Long Jie, she said, "I'll try first!"

"Good!" Long Jie nodded. At last, someone was being proactive.

Shui Bing'er took a deep breath and slowly began to dance. This time, she added Soul Power. It flowed from within her body through her limbs, and the unprecedented sensation of comfort made her cheeks flush slightly.

The feeling of her whole body being filled with strength intoxicated her. Gradually, Shui Bing'er's hands and feet began to move. As she danced, the surrounding Soul Power also began gathering toward her.

Under the girls' astonished gazes, vast amounts of Soul Power flowed into Shui Bing'er like a tide. Combined with the rhythm of her dancing body, this already exceptionally beautiful girl became even more stunning in an instant.

Like an immortal descending from the heavens into the mortal world, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Long Jie could not help feeling moved. Shui Bing'er was simply too beautiful. It was impossible for him not to like her. So should he...

As thoughts stirred in his heart, the image of Shui Bing'er dancing gradually imprinted itself in Long Jie's mind. He would probably never forget this girl who was like a fairy.

When the dance ended, the girls gave Shui Bing'er a round of wholehearted applause. Even Long Jie clapped sincerely.

"Not bad. Your dancing has already begun to capture its spirit. Very good. Keep working hard from now on!"

At his praise, Shui Bing'er's face actually reddened. The more capable Long Jie proved himself to be, the more curious she became about him.

"It's because you taught me well!"

"Mm, I know." Long Jie accepted the compliment without the slightest modesty, then looked at the girls and said, "All right, you've rested enough. Start practicing your dance now!"

"Yes." Having witnessed Shui Bing'er's miraculous display, none of them could refuse anymore. They now sincerely believed that Long Jie's theory was correct.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the girls began dancing. Before long, the seven girls danced gracefully across the grass like seven fairies.

Soul Power of every color gathered around them, continuously drawn in and absorbed into their bodies. Their strength rose at the same time. The unprecedented intensity of Soul Power filled them with delight, and their approval of Long Jie deepened by several degrees.