But no matter how powerful Zhao Wuji became in the future, Wang Chuan did not take it too seriously, because Zhao Wuji could never surpass him anyway.
What truly made Wang Chuan envious was the possibility that Zhao Wuji might really obtain the Gravity Control soul skill.
Then, in the future, he could enjoy the same gravity training treatment as Sun Wukong in Dragon Ball. That was far more effective than simply lifting iron.
Moreover, it would not only train the muscles, but the internal organs as well. The benefits were countless.
However, refining a Spirit Ring was not something that could be finished in a short time, especially not a two-thousand-two-hundred-year Spirit Ring.
So Wang Chuan turned his eager gaze toward the Earth Crystal Bear's corpse.
When Zhao Wuji recovered from his Spirit Ring refinement state, he saw Wang Chuan rapidly plucking the fur from a bear paw.
After a brief daze, Zhao Wuji gradually cleared his thoughts, then looked at Wang Chuan with disgust.
"Boss, what are you doing?
"This bear paw looks so disgusting. You're not planning to eat it, are you?"
A bear paw with its skin still on, along with fur that had not been cleaned off properly, really did look rather nasty.
But Wang Chuan remained unmoved as he carefully removed every remaining strand of fur from the bear paw. With a chuckle, he said,
"This is where you don't understand, Old Zhao. The tastiest part of a bear is its paw.
"Are you sure you won't eat it later just because it looks a little disgusting now?"
Zhao Wuji thought about it, then naturally ran over to Wang Chuan's side to help.
After all, Wang Chuan had already put it that way.
How could he not at least have a taste?
While preparing the ingredients, Zhao Wuji happily shared his new soul skill, Gravity Control, with Wang Chuan.
Although he had yet to use the skill in actual combat, Zhao Wuji already had a clear idea of how to apply it.
Compared with Gravity Increase, which could originally only inflict a negative status on enemies,
Gravity Control appeared to be one soul skill, but it actually had two effects: increasing and decreasing gravity.
That was why, when the Earth Crystal Bear first appeared, it had been able to leap so high into the air before changing direction at an eerie angle and crashing down toward the two of them.
And that was where Zhao Wuji's development idea came from.
He could use reduced gravity to speed himself up, greatly increasing his movement speed through the Spirit Beast Forest so Wang Chuan would no longer need to slow down excessively for him.
Meanwhile, increased gravity could restrict enemies in battle and create crucial openings for him to strike.
Just thinking about how one soul skill could produce the effects of two soul skills—wasn't that basically a budget version of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring?
As he spoke, Zhao Wuji started grinning like an idiot.
But Wang Chuan merely chuckled. "With such a great soul skill, those are the only uses you've thought of?"
Zhao Wuji instantly heard the deeper meaning in Wang Chuan's words and immediately leaned closer with an eager look.
"Boss, do you have some brilliant insight? Please teach me!"
Since he had accepted Zhao Wuji, Wang Chuan did not hide anything from him and directly explained the potential of controlling gravity for physical training.
Zhao Wuji's eyes immediately lit up. This soul skill was not only useful to Wang Chuan; Zhao Wuji himself could benefit from it as well. Inwardly, he sighed. As expected of the boss—he really knew a lot.
But Wang Chuan was not finished and continued,
"Also, don't be so rigid. The effects of Gravity Control shouldn't be limited to increasing and weakening gravity. You can try changing the direction of gravity.
"For example, if you changed gravity to point outward, wouldn't your Gravity Control soul skill be able to produce the effect of your first soul skill?
"Then, when you encounter powerful attacks, you won't have to worry that your first soul skill can't block them.
"You can also alter the direction of the soul power in this move so that it pulls toward you. Then wouldn't enemies you can't catch with your speed fall right into your hands?
"And if you develop it along those lines, you could make gravity no longer limited to a single direction.
"Think about it. If you lock onto an enemy and throw the gravity around them into chaos, wouldn't their movements be affected far more than by simply increasing or decreasing gravity?"
The more Zhao Wuji listened, the more shocked he became.
In Wang Chuan's words, one of his soul skills could actually produce five different effects.
Was he even still a Spirit Master?
For a moment, Zhao Wuji actually found himself happily troubled by the fact that he had only three Spirit Rings yet possessed seven soul skills.
But suddenly, Wang Chuan's tone became stern.
"However you develop this soul skill, you must remember this.
"A Spirit Master's strength lies in himself. I'm only giving you a direction for cultivation. You must not neglect your own training."
Zhao Wuji's expression immediately turned solemn as he replied seriously,
"Yes, Boss. I'll definitely cultivate diligently from now on."
Seeing this, Wang Chuan nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Zhao Wuji's lower body.
It was not because Wang Chuan had any unusual preferences.
It was because Zhao Wuji had an obvious flaw in his fitness training. He had actually neglected his lower body while focusing on his upper body.
That was a major taboo in body cultivation!
No wonder that, the first time he faced Tang San in the future, Zhao Wuji, a dignified Soul Saint—even one of the assault type—had been toyed with by Tang San's mere Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in terms of speed.
And since Wang Chuan intended to reveal some secrets to Zhao Wuji, he naturally would not allow such a thing to happen.
So after thinking for a moment, Wang Chuan said,
"Also, you need to train your legs. They're far too ordinary in terms of strength.
"Reducing gravity may increase your speed, but that is ultimately an external aid.
"When your Soul Power runs low, the strength of your body itself is what matters most."
Zhao Wuji humbly accepted Wang Chuan's criticism, and at the same time felt deeply moved. As expected of the boss—he treated him so well.
While the two chatted, the Earth Crystal Bear's corpse had already been fully prepared.
Other than the four bear paws that Wang Chuan planned to cook carefully, the two of them both looked miserable after eating the main body of the entire bear.
That was because wild game was not nearly as delicious as many people imagined.
Or rather, many large carnivores had a strong gamey odor, especially tigers, pigs, and bears.
Wang Chuan and Zhao Wuji ate until their mouths were full of foul, gamey flavor. If not for the powerful nourishing effects, Wang Chuan truly would not have wanted to eat it.
Wang Chuan had wanted to trick Zhao Wuji into eating more, but Zhao Wuji's body cultivation was nowhere near Wang Chuan's. After eating several dozen pounds, he could not force down another bite.
In the end, most of it could only go into Golden Scale's and Wang Chuan's stomachs.
But however painful eating bear meat had been, Wang Chuan looked forward to the coming bear paws just as much.
After all, bear paw was known as one of the Eight Delicacies!
As for how to prepare bear paw, what Wang Chuan remembered most clearly were honey-glazed bear paw and braised bear paw, dishes he had learned about from short videos.
But the former required high-quality honey, ham, and a long series of steps. Wang Chuan truly could not make it right now, so he settled for the latter and chose to prepare braised bear paw.
He slowly lifted the pot lid.
After simmering over low heat, only a shallow layer of braising sauce remained at the bottom of the pot, bubbling away with soft gurgles.
A savory aroma tinged with faint sweetness burst forth instantly, making Zhao Wuji, who had been too stuffed to eat another bite, suddenly widen his eyes.
Zhao Wuji immediately stopped pretending to be full and hurried over, his face filled with greed.
Looking at the bear paws soaked through in braising sauce, gleaming with a rich wine-red sheen, Zhao Wuji no longer felt the slightest disgust.
But Wang Chuan was not a generous man either.
He had originally planned to give Zhao Wuji half, but since Zhao Wuji had said he was full, he could just have one to taste.
Zhao Wuji felt wronged, because the bear meat had truly been awful. But when that mouthful of collagen-rich bear paw entered his stomach, Zhao Wuji only wanted to say two words.
"So good~"
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