Physical Fitness Improvement

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

Unlike Yang Yu, who was still underage and did not even weigh seventy-three kilograms, yet had broken that record after training seriously for only a short while.

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

Because the two of them had been inseparable every day last semester, Wang Lin naturally knew it was impossible for Yang Yu to have started training during that time.

The only possibility was that Yang Yu had trained over the summer vacation while he was 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 complete outsider, Wang Lin could feel the extreme speed and explosive force within it!

That 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, so he could only wait until his food had fully digested before following Yang Yu's instructions and starting with basic exercises.

First came Horse Stance and Zhan Zhuang, followed by Push-ups, weightlifting, and so on.

Seeing Wang Lin begin exercising in a fairly convincing manner, Yang Yu also started his own training.

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 margin.

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

He first increased the Barbell's weight to two hundred and fifty kilograms. After adjusting his condition, Yang Yu managed to lift it over his head with difficulty.

But adding more weight would be rather difficult.

It seemed this matched his own speculation.

After just three or four days of training, the effects had already been this obvious. If the mysterious Spiritual Force had not mixed with Cosmic Energy to nourish and strengthen him, Yang Yu would never have believed it.

After all, Cosmic Energy had always existed. The martial artists of this world must have received its subtle nourishment before.

But their physical fitness had not reached the minimum requirement, nor did they possess Spiritual Force in their minds, so they could not actively absorb and refine Cosmic Energy on a large scale.

Although the coming Double R Virus would take away one-third of the world's population and plunge humanity into the Monster Crisis.

It was undeniable that the Double R Virus would also make human cultivation much easier. Outstanding Martial Artists, once they met the requirements, could easily absorb and refine vast amounts of Cosmic Energy and continuously grow stronger.

Of course, Yang Yu, who had thoroughly read the Original Work, knew that to absorb large amounts of Cosmic Energy, one's physical fitness had to at least reach the Quasi-Martial Artist level. That meant punch strength of nine hundred kilograms, Speed of twenty-five meters per second, 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 approaching Grand Nirvana.

Moreover, the obvious improvement in his physical fitness over the past few days had greatly alleviated Yang Yu's headaches.

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

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 and university?

How could those possibly matter more than his grandson?

Grandpa Yang, already past seventy, had long since taken such worldly honors lightly. Besides, his pension was actually quite generous, and with the medical expenses of recent years having decreased considerably, he had managed to save quite a bit of money.

Enough to support Yang Yu until he came of age.

Thus, 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 over the 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 had not exercised, 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 beings were equal.

Yang Yu only hoped his grandfather could pull through.

As long as he survived this hurdle, once Yang Yu's strength rose, all kinds of heavenly treasures—Muya Crystals, Willow Wood Hearts, and other treasures—would be enough to keep his grandfather alive and might even help him break through to the Planetary Level!

Of course, that was all for later.

Right now, the most important thing was improving his own strength.

Yang Yu then trained on the Pull Exerciser, bench press, Resistance Bands, and other equipment.

When the sky had completely darkened and the time reached eleven at night, Yang Yu and Wang Lin both stopped training.

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

Wang Lin, on the other hand, had nearly collapsed from his first session of such high-intensity training.

Fortunately, he had the Dantian Breathing Method Yang Yu had taught him, along with Yang Yu's occasional guidance at his side. There were no real problems, though he was somewhat weak after pushing himself too hard.

But Wang Lin really might have liked martial arts. Though he had exhausted himself, he was in exceptionally high spirits.

"This feeling of being able to personally sense myself becoming stronger is amazing." Wang Lin lay on the ground and spoke happily.

"As long as you keep at it, you'll continue getting stronger. 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 the gym and picking up the Supreme VIP Card he had already obtained, Yang Yu waved goodbye to Wang Lin, and the two headed home separately.

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

Yang Yu pondered to himself on the way back.

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

Being able to clearly sense his strength advancing every moment was incredibly exaggerated.

Perhaps this was the potential of a Spirit Reader.

As long as the Mental Force in one's mind had not been completely depleted, even before awakening, a Spirit Reader's physical fitness would continue improving at high speed with proper training.

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

"Grandfather, in the future, when it gets this late, you should rest first. You don't need to wait for me. And please don't say that. If you hadn't taken such meticulous 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, the two returned to their rooms to rest.

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

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

"A Spirit Reader's awakening truly is extremely dangerous. Besides the Spiritual Force constantly being released at every moment, the massive amount of hidden Spiritual Force also erupts periodically."

"Whenever that periodic eruption occurs, if one's physical fitness is too weak, it causes intense headaches. If you endure it, your physical fitness will experience a small explosive increase. Of course, if you fail to endure it, you die!"