Physical Fitness Improvement

Even Wang Lin, who knew nothing about training, understood that such a record could only be achieved by an adult man after years of relentless practice.

Yet Yang Yu was still underage and did not even weigh 73 kilograms. He had broken this record after only training seriously for a while.

And Yang Yu's training period had probably been very short.

Because during the previous semester, the two of them had been inseparable every day. Wang Lin naturally knew that Yang Yu could not have started training back then.

The only possibility was that Yang Yu had trained during this summer vacation, while Wang Lin had been away traveling with his family!

He had achieved so much in such a short time.

And judging from the punch Yang Yu had thrown earlier, even as a layman, Wang Lin could sense the extreme speed and explosive force within it!

This was the pure beauty of strength!

The realm every real man pursued.

He wanted to throw a punch like that too!

But the Great Wall had not been built in a day. Wang Lin understood that principle, so he could only wait for his food to digest completely before following Yang Yu's instructions and starting with basic exercises.

First came the Horse Stance, Zhan Zhuang, then Push-ups, Weightlifting, and so on.

Seeing Wang Lin begin training in a convincing manner, Yang Yu started his own workout as well.

Because his Physical Fitness had improved at Extreme Speed over the past few days, Yang Yu's physical strength had now surpassed that of an ordinary adult man by quite a considerable margin.

So Yang Yu headed straight for the equipment in the gym designed specifically for strength training.

He first loaded the Barbell to 250 kilograms. After adjusting his state, Yang Yu managed to lift it overhead with great difficulty.

But adding any more weight would be much harder.

It seemed this matched his speculation.

After only three or four days of training, the effects were already this obvious. If mysterious Spiritual Force mixed with Cosmic Energy had not been nourishing and strengthening him, Yang Yu would never believe it.

After all, Cosmic Energy had always been there. The martial practitioners of this world must have received its subtle nourishment in the past as well.

But their Physical Fitness had not reached the minimum requirements, and they had no Spiritual Force in their minds, so they could not actively absorb and refine Cosmic Energy on a large scale.

Although the Double R Virus that came next took away one-third of the world's population and plunged humanity into the Monster Crisis,

there was no denying that the Double R Virus also made cultivation much easier for humanity. Once outstanding Martial Artists met the requirements, they could easily absorb and refine large amounts of Cosmic Energy, growing stronger without end.

Of course, Yang Yu, who had thoroughly read the Original Work, knew that to absorb Cosmic Energy in large quantities, one's Physical Fitness had to at least reach the Quasi-Martial Artist level. That meant punch strength of 900 kilograms, a speed of 25 m/s, and God-level Reflexes that met the standard.

However, Yang Yu was still quite far from that benchmark.

But Yang Yu was confident that, with Neijiaquan and the Martial Way theories from his previous life, he could quickly reach that standard and prepare for the coming Grand Nirvana.

Moreover, the noticeable improvement in his Physical Fitness over the past few days had greatly eased Yang Yu's headaches.

When his episodes struck around midnight, he basically only felt a slight heaviness in his head. Other than that, there were no major issues.

When Grandpa Yang learned of this, he was overjoyed. He even told Yang Yu that it did not matter whether he went to school or not, as long as he stayed healthy.

As for grades, university?

How could any of that be more important than his grandson?

Grandpa Yang, already past seventy, had long since stopped caring much about such external prestige. His pension was actually quite generous, and with the money spent on medical treatment having decreased significantly in recent years, he had managed to save quite a bit.

Enough for Yang Yu to use until adulthood.

So Grandpa Yang supported Yang Yu's choices one hundred percent.

Yang Yu was deeply moved by his grandfather's support and help.

I hope Grandfather can survive the Double R Virus.

After seeing Yang Yu's obvious changes these past few days, Grandpa Yang had also resumed his long-abandoned morning exercises. This was exactly what Yang Yu wanted to see.

Even if Grandpa Yang did not exercise, Yang Yu would have dragged him into it.

Before the coming Double R Virus, only one's own resistance would be of any use.

Before life and death, all living beings were equal.

Yang Yu only hoped that his grandfather could endure it.

As long as he made it through this hurdle, once Yang Yu's strength rose, treasures such as all kinds of heavenly materials, Muya Crystals, and Willow Wood Hearts would be enough to preserve Grandfather's life and might even help him break through to the Planetary Level!

Of course, that was all for later.

The most important thing now was to increase his own strength.

Yang Yu then worked through another round of training on the Pull Exerciser, Bench Press, Resistance Bands, and other equipment.

By the time the sky had completely darkened and it was 11 p.m., Yang Yu and Wang Lin had both stopped training.

After that night's workout, Yang Yu had completely familiarized himself with and gained control over his explosively increased physical strength.

Wang Lin, on the other hand, had nearly collapsed from exhaustion after undergoing such intense training for the first time.

Fortunately, Yang Yu had taught him the Dantian Breathing Method and occasionally guided him from the side, so there was no major problem. He was merely somewhat weak from having trained too hard.

But Wang Lin really might have liked martial arts. Although he had been exhausted to the point of collapse, his spirits were exceptionally high.

"This feeling of personally sensing myself getting stronger is amazing," Wang Lin said happily as he lay on the floor.

"As long as you keep at it, you'll continue getting stronger in the future. All right, that's enough for today. Xiao Linzi, go back and properly reflect on what you gained today. Come to Xingfu Park at six tomorrow morning, and I'll teach you Neijiaquan."

"Okay!"

After leaving and picking up the Supreme VIP Card he had already arranged, Yang Yu waved goodbye to Wang Lin, and they each headed home.

"The gym equipment is pretty good, but as my strength continues to increase, it'll become less useful. Maybe I should try a martial arts school then?"

Yang Yu pondered silently on the way home.

During the training just now, Yang Yu had once again felt his strength improve a little.

Being able to clearly sense his strength progressing at every moment was truly outrageous.

Perhaps this was the potential of a Spirit Reader.

As long as the Spiritual Force in the mind had not been completely depleted, even before awakening, a Spirit Reader's Physical Fitness would continue improving at high speed through proper training.

When he returned home, Grandpa Yang was still in the living room reading with his presbyopic glasses on. Only after seeing Yang Yu return did he set down his book in relief. "Xiao Yu is looking more and more energetic. That's wonderful. It seems I should have let you exercise earlier instead of taking you everywhere to look for hospitals."

"Grandfather, from now on, when it's this late, just go rest first. You don't need to wait for me. And please don't say that. If you hadn't taken such careful care of me all these years, I would have died long ago."

Yang Yu sat beside his grandfather and chatted with him for a while. Then, after washing up, they each returned to their bedrooms to rest.

"After cultivating these past few days, my body has fully adapted. I can also feel the Spiritual Force deep in my mind accelerating its release, and my body can withstand occasional Spiritual Force Bursts."

Sitting at his desk, Yang Yu continued reviewing the results of today's training in his mind.

"A Spirit Reader's awakening is indeed extremely dangerous. Aside from the Spiritual Force constantly being released at all times, the vast amount of hidden Spiritual Force also erupts periodically."

"Whenever it erupts periodically, if Physical Fitness is too weak, it causes severe headaches. If you endure it, your Physical Fitness will experience a small explosive increase. Of course, if you can't endure it, you die!"