Body and Mind Tempered Alike

On Planet Yardrat, in an uninhabited wasteland, a conspicuous wooden house stood alone.

In front of the house, a purple, big-headed Yardratian was meditating. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked toward a spot two meters ahead.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Pybara appeared exactly where the purple Yardratian was looking, using Instant Transmission.

"Devit, you should already know why I came, right?"

Seeing no change in Devit's expression, Pybara shrank from his several-meter-tall form back to his original height of less than a meter and calmly looked at the elder with precognitive abilities.

"Mm, I already know why you came."

Devit nodded at Pybara's words.

With his precognitive ability, he could see things ordinary people could not. At times, he would also receive sudden intuitions about certain people or events, allowing him to glimpse fragments of the future.

Seeing Devit nod, Pybara could not help mentioning Rhode and Aila. "How are those two Saiyans?"

In his view, Devit should have already seen fragments concerning the two of them and learned something.

"They are a blessing, not a disaster. Just fulfill their requests to the fullest."

Perhaps Devit had seen too many things that ordinary people could not, for his expression remained remarkably calm.

"Oh?"

Pybara was greatly surprised by those words. Teaching them Spirit Control cultivation methods and related techniques was not much of a problem, but Devit's instruction to fully satisfy the requests of those two Saiyan youths astonished him.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Pybara asked Devit, "What exactly did you see?"

"If you have nothing else to do, leave. I need to cultivate."

Faced with Pybara's question, Devit chose to send him away, with no intention of satisfying his curiosity.

The future was not entirely fixed. If it were spoken aloud, then in a sense, the future would already have changed.

Seeing Devit's attitude, Pybara was not surprised. He had not truly expected Devit to answer him.

After all, this guy possessed precognitive abilities and had always been mysterious and eccentric. Otherwise, he would not have lived alone in such a deserted place.

"All right, sorry to disturb you."

Seeing Devit close his eyes and resume meditating, Pybara tactfully did not linger. He used Instant Transmission and returned to the area under his management.

After Pybara left, Devit opened his eyes again. He looked in the direction where Rhode and Aila were, then, after a long while, looked up at the sky—at the countless stars in deep space and the life-bearing planets among them.

This world truly had a fate full of turmoil!

Devit had seen fragment after fragment of conflict, and quite a few of them even involved the safety of the entire universe.

With sorrow in his heart, Devit silently sighed, then closed his eyes again and immersed himself in cultivation.

Setting aside what Devit had actually seen, once Pybara confirmed that Rhode and Aila were a blessing to Planet Yardrat, he could not help taking their training more seriously and paying them greater attention.

At that moment, Rhode and Aila, led by Hazka, arrived at a vast training ground.

Inside the training ground, apart from a small place to stand, every other area was packed with dense, cone-shaped structures.

"Before learning techniques, you need to strengthen your foundational training and bring Spirit Control and your bodies into balance. Only after laying a solid foundation can you learn further techniques."

After bringing them to the training ground, Hazka spoke to them with a stern expression.

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Aila, and he particularly pointed out her problem. "Especially you. Your foundation is extremely poor. There is a huge imbalance between your Spirit Control and your body. You need much more training!"

Hazka spoke bluntly and showed no tact at all, leaving Aila thoroughly displeased. Still, she knew that although his words were unpleasant, they were the truth and not a deliberate attack on her, so she could only endure it.

"All right. For the first stage, just stand on them. The longer you can remain there, the better. It will help improve you."

The many cone-shaped structures in the training ground had sharp tips at their tops. To stand on them, one had to precisely control Spirit Control beneath one's feet, and to stand there for a long time required sufficiently powerful mental strength.

Thus, even simply standing still at the beginning was a challenge for those unable to precisely control their own power.

However, as long as they could pass this stage, their control over their own power would improve considerably.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

As Hazka spoke, Rhode and Aila leaped up and landed atop the cone-shaped structures, standing as steady as mountains without any difficulty.

Seeing how steadily the two stood, Hazka was startled as well.

But after observing carefully, he found that the Spirit Control in their bodies was simply too vast. They did not need to calculate precisely at all; as long as they maintained a large mass beneath their feet, there was no issue of finding footing.

Hazka was utterly speechless. Immediately, both angry and annoyed, he shouted, "Don't use so much Spirit Control! Use as little as possible to keep yourselves from being affected by the sharp tips below!"

As soon as Hazka finished speaking, Rhode and Aila hurriedly adjusted.

"Right, Rhode, you're doing very well!"

Seeing the two make changes, Hazka felt rather gratified. In particular, when he noticed that the amount of Spirit Control Rhode used to maintain his footing was nearly perfect, he could not help praising him.

However, the moment his gaze shifted to Aila, Hazka became stern again. "Aila, you're using far too much! Reduce it! Reduce it!"

Hazka had not cursed at her, but this public execution made Aila so furious she nearly exploded.

The only reason she held back was because Rhode was the only one here. If there had been even one more person, Aila definitely would not have been able to restrain her fiery temper.

It had to be said that this training was not merely improving her strength—it was also tempering Aila's temper.

Half a day later, Hazka looked at Rhode, who stood firmly atop a cone, and could not help marveling inwardly.

In only half a day, Rhode had already reached a perfect level in the amount of Spirit Control he used while standing still!

It was neither too much, causing waste, nor too little, allowing the sharp tip beneath him to affect his body.

Seeing that Rhode had already achieved perfection in a stationary state, Hazka decided to let him proceed to the next step. "Rhode, next, you can start moving!"

It was not easy to maintain the same perfect footing while in motion.

When moving, the sharp tip at the top of each cone was too small, and the point where force was applied differed every time his foot landed. Under such circumstances, to continue standing with neither too much nor too little Spirit Control required powerful mental strength and even greater control over Spirit Control.

Hearing Hazka's words, Rhode took several steps toward the nearby cone tips. However, because the point where force was applied differed with every step, if he failed to make the most precise adjustment to his energy immediately, he would use either too much or too little.

"It's difficult to maintain perfection while moving. Take it slowly!"

Seeing that Rhode had not achieved near perfection right away as he had while standing still, Hazka secretly wiped away the invisible sweat from his forehead and encouraged him.