Heaven Dou Training Ground

Knowing was one thing, hearing about it was another, and seeing it with his own eyes was something else entirely.

Even though Meng Shenji and the other two had prepared themselves mentally, they were still greatly shaken when they saw that Wang Qi's third soul ring was nearly ten thousand years old.

So much so that the three of them overlooked the fact that Wang Qi had reached Level Thirty-Five Soul Power at only twelve years old.

After following the dean of academic affairs through all the procedures and having his measurements taken, Wang Qi had thought he would need to wait at least another day before wearing his school uniform. Unexpectedly...

All Wang Qi could say was that Heaven Dou Royal Academy truly had deep foundations. There were actually Soul Masters in this world who specialized in making clothes and had even cultivated to the Soul King realm. It was utterly absurd.

Wang Qi subconsciously assumed the uniform would have some effect different from ordinary uniforms, but after putting it on, it was no different from regular clothing.

Walking along a mountain path behind the dean of academic affairs, Wang Qi arrived at the Heaven Dou Reserve Team.

"Teacher Shi Feng, this student was recommended by the three education committee members to enter the Heaven Dou Reserve Team directly. Get acquainted."

"Student Wang Qi, this is Teacher Shi Feng, a Heaven Dou Level Defense System Battle Soul Emperor. Teacher Shi Feng, this is Student Wang Qi, a Level Thirty-Five Soul Elder."

"Hello, Teacher Shi Feng. Please guide me from now on."

"Hello, Student Wang Qi. Dean, if there's nothing else, I'll take Student Wang Qi to the training ground."

After the three introduced themselves, Wang Qi followed Shi Feng toward a square building. As the doors opened, cool air poured out.

After entering the training room and looking around, Wang Qi once again marveled at the extravagance of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Four ice-element Soul Elders were using their martial souls and soul skills as air conditioners, providing the trainees in the training room with the finest possible environment.

Wang Qi was dumbfounded. Had this kind of cultivation environment always existed, or had it been specially prepared for their Heaven Dou Reserve Team?

However, his attention was quickly drawn to the trainees in the training ground who were tempering their bodies.

There were four people in the training ground. Two of them had close-cropped hair and bulging muscles, their tank tops seemingly on the verge of being torn apart by their swelling physiques.

The two held shields as tall as a person and slammed into each other. Every collision produced a sound like muffled thunder.

One of the others wore a complete Heaven Dou school uniform. With golden hair and a gentle, refined demeanor, he looked like a noble young master who had stepped out of a comic.

The last had short, ear-length purple hair. Her slender waist seemed to possess some kind of magic that could captivate the soul.

These four should be Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the Shi Mo brothers from the Heaven Dou Royal Team in the Original Work.

Wait, these four only have Soul Power at Level Thirty? And they haven't obtained their third soul rings yet?

Wang Qi knew the theory that Soul Masters could continue cultivating Soul Power even without obtaining soul rings, but could a Soul Grandmaster cultivate at the same speed as a Soul Elder?

Absolutely not. Not everyone possessed Wang Qi's ability to widen their meridians while cultivating Soul Power. If they continued cultivating without acquiring soul rings, weren't they just wasting time?

Wang Qi silently mocked the four people in the training ground, unaware that the cause of all this was Wang Qi himself.

In some people's eyes, knowledge was like a layer of window paper. It was not impossible to discover; it simply lacked that final step needed to pierce through it.

A suggestion or an idea, once brought to light, could often extend into many more branches of knowledge.

Absorbing Whale Rubber could improve one's physique and increase the Soul Ring Age one could absorb? Then could one use medicinal baths and continuous training before absorbing soul rings to increase their Soul Ring Age?

Had no one considered this before? Based on Wang Qi's understanding of the Douluo World, Soul Masters relied far more on the soul skills carried by their soul rings than on Self-Created Soul Skills.

Self-Created Soul Skills? Could those really be easier than the soul skills gained from soul rings?

Furthermore, cultivation speed in the early stages was extremely precious. Compared to tempering their bodies and improving their physical fitness, they would rather spend that time cultivating soul skills.

And after breaking through to Soul Grandmaster, was increasing the age of the third soul ring by a few hundred years really meaningful? Or rather, would anyone even notice?

The limit for the first soul ring was 423 years?

The limit for the second soul ring was 764 years?

The limit for the third soul ring was around 1,700 years?

The limit for the fourth soul ring was around 5,000 years?

The limit for the fifth soul ring was around 12,000 years?

The limit for the sixth soul ring was below 20,000 years?

The limit for the Seventh Soul Ring was between 30,000 and 50,000 years?

The limit for the eighth soul ring was between 50,000 and 70,000 years?

The limit for the Ninth Soul Ring was between 70,000 and 100,000 years?

The widening age ranges of the nine soul rings themselves were problematic. Wang Qi's deal with the Great Soul Arena, using Whale Rubber to increase the age of absorbable soul rings, was merely a catalyst that opened a new door for those Soul Masters truly willing to research.

It would not be like that certain theoretical Grandmaster, who simply and crudely revised the original theoretical data when Tang San absorbed a two-thousand-year soul ring as his third soul ring.

Just as Wang Qi was feeling puzzled, Shi Feng's next words gave him the answer.

"What? Curious?"

"A little. The cultivation speed of a Soul Grandmaster and a Soul Elder is completely different. Rather than wasting time here, they might as well hunt soul beasts and obtain their soul rings. I don't think hunting third soul rings would take much time with the foundations of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Hahaha, you really are straightforward, kid. I like that. Come on, there's no rush to meet your classmates. Follow me somewhere else first."

Shi Feng casually patted Wang Qi on the shoulder. Without greeting the four people training inside, he led Wang Qi toward a small room beside the training ground.

"This is the medicinal bath room. It was completed a year ago. After a year of adjustments and testing by the Heaven Dou team members from the previous Soul Master Competition, its effects are nearly perfect. It can quickly relieve a day's worth of fatigue."

"This is the Soul Power pressure room. Every afternoon, a Soul Saint-level teacher comes here to release Soul Power pressure and assist the trainees with their cultivation. It was also built a year ago."

"This is the gravity room. It has been abandoned now. What a pity that old fellow from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect refused to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Damn old man, if I run into him next time, I'll definitely give him a beating."

"This is..."

As Shi Feng explained the functions of each room to Wang Qi, he also introduced the parties involved in their cooperative construction. Although the results of the previous Soul Master Competition had been poor, that did not mean these rooms were meaningless.

Just one month ago, after the students affiliated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had all graduated from Heaven Dou Royal Academy for special reasons, the academy's research team studied Whale Rubber and developed a more systematic method of increasing the limit of soul ring absorption through training.

"This room is the recuperation room. Through researching Whale Rubber, we discovered a medicinal herb with effects similar to Whale Rubber."

"Unlike Whale Rubber, this herb can only be absorbed under extreme conditions. Only when one's physical fitness reaches its limit can it produce its greatest effect. Though its effects are not as immediately apparent as Whale Rubber's, it lasts longer."

After saying that, Shi Feng pushed open the doors and led Wang Qi into the secret room.

Wang Qi sniffed the medicinal scent in the air and focused his attention on it. Suddenly, the Simulation Panel appeared before his eyes!