The Meaning of Training and the Secret to Strength

"Could it be that even a Support System Soul Master like me needs to train her body?"

Ning Rongrong could not help asking.

"Yes."

Le Bai gave an affirmative answer. "In fact, precisely because you are a Support System Soul Master, physical training is especially important."

"Why is that?"

Ning Rongrong frowned slightly in confusion. "Support System Soul Masters—people like me, I mean—are usually protected by our teammates. We have no combat ability ourselves, so why do we still need physical training? Even if training the body lets us withstand more Soul Power, surely it is enough to raise our physical strength to a level that matches our Soul Power Level."

"That way of thinking is the same as that of most ordinary Support System Soul Masters. Of course, I am not saying that it is wrong or problematic."

Le Bai emphasized, "But think about it from another angle. If a Support System Soul Master could assist their teammates without needing their protection, allowing those teammates to focus entirely on fighting, wouldn't the support be even more effective?"

No one liked being dead weight. Even with support abilities, if the benefits of that support did not outweigh the trouble caused by being dead weight, then they were still dead weight.

With only a little thought, Ning Rongrong knew that Le Bai was right. "Indeed, a Support System Soul Master who does not need protection would definitely be more welcome than one who does."

"So, appropriately strengthening one's physical abilities is absolutely necessary for Support System Soul Masters."

Le Bai pointed at himself and Oscar. "If you can go a step further and become like the two of us, possessing combat ability no weaker than that of a Battle Soul Master, that would be even better."

"Speaking of which, there is something I really want to ask you."

Ning Rongrong's expression turned serious as she looked at Le Bai. "You are a Support System Soul Master. Your Martial Soul has no offensive power, your Soul Rings are all Decade Soul Rings, and your Soul Power Level is lower. Yet under those circumstances, you can still crush Battle Soul Masters! How exactly did you do it?"

"There is no need to be so serious. Even if you had not asked, I would have explained it to you."

Le Bai smiled. "Simply put, there are three points. First, physical strength. Second, Soul Power Control. Third, Soul Power. Considering that every Soul Master we encountered today had more Soul Power than I did, we can remove the third point and retain only the first two: physical strength and Soul Power Control—the true foundation of my combat ability."

"I can understand physical strength. It is normal for Soul Power Control to have an effect, but is it really as important as you say?"

As Ning Rongrong recalled the daily routines of the two Title Douluo in her family, she asked, "Rather than wasting time training Soul Power Control, wouldn't it be more important to use that time to raise your Soul Power Level by a few more levels? After all, Soul Power is the foundation of a Soul Master."

"That last sentence was well said. Soul Power is indeed the foundation of a Soul Master."

Le Bai looked at Ning Rongrong. "However, training your Soul Power Control and increasing your Soul Power do not conflict with each other. At the beginning, training Soul Power Control does take up some of the time used for Soul Power Cultivation. But once your Soul Power Control improves enough for you to maintain cultivation while doing other things, you can make up for that lost time and even greatly increase the time you spend cultivating Soul Power."

"Multi-Tasking...!"

Ning Rongrong immediately understood what Le Bai meant and changed her wording at the crucial moment, not directly revealing the name of her sect's secret technique. "Leaving aside the mental strain of Multi-Tasking, that only increases the time spent cultivating Soul Power. It does not have much effect on actual combat, does it?"

"Which brings us to the technique I came up with myself."

Le Bai held out a hand and slowly gathered a loose mass of Soul Power. "I call this technique Spirit Power Overclocking..."

In front of the three newly arrived girls, Le Bai combined practical demonstrations with theoretical explanations, allowing them to quickly and easily understand the principles of Spirit Power Overclocking and how to manipulate it from a distance.

"This, this is...!"

Ning Rongrong trembled with excitement. "This is a great innovation capable of overturning the entire Soul Master world's system!"

"Hmph! So this is the technique you relied on to defeat Xiao San and me!"

Xiao Wu looked unconvinced. "Just you wait! Once I master this technique too, I will make you regret it!"

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai and asked, "Can every student at Shrek learn this technique?"

"If you want to learn it, anyone in the Academy can teach you. The problem is that it is not something you can master just because you want to."

Le Bai scratched his head. "I taught the method to the Academy's teachers. Some learned it, while others did not. Oscar and Boss Dai have both managed to grasp it, but Oscar learned it faster and mastered it better than Boss Dai."

Dai Mubai nodded. "It truly is an extremely practical and powerful technique, but it is also quite difficult. Compared with Le Bai and Xiao Ao, I have only grasped a tiny bit of the basics."

"And don't think Le Bai's current strength relies on this alone."

Dai Mubai reached out and patted Le Bai on the shoulder. "Do not forget that he said there were two factors. This guy's physical strength is no joke. You do not think that just training casually would let a level twenty-two Soul Master withstand an instantaneous burst of nearly level forty Soul Power, do you?"

Dai Mubai's reminder made the three girls realize it.

"That is why I said from the beginning that no matter what type of Soul Master you are, the first stage of training after entering Shrek Academy is physical training to improve your physical strength."

Le Bai did not discuss his own circumstances further. "Do you have any remaining doubts about that now?"

The three girls shook their heads together.

"Since you do not, spend the rest of today resting properly."

Le Bai stood up. "Remember to get up before six tomorrow morning. Since you are new students, the Dean will definitely come give you a lecture."

"Xiao Wu, let's go check on Tang San."

Xiao Wu nodded, stood up, and followed Le Bai and Oscar out.

"Um, Zhuqing, I'll be leaving first today. Get some good rest."

Dai Mubai spoke somewhat awkwardly, picked up the Food Box, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Zhu Zhuqing was about to return to her bed and begin cultivating when she suddenly noticed Ning Rongrong smiling at her with a somewhat mischievous look. "What is it?"

Ning Rongrong moved close to Zhu Zhuqing. "Hehe, Zhuqing~ He calls you so affectionately. Did you and Dai Mubai know each other already?"

"Yes."

Zhu Zhuqing admitted it directly. "Also, I am about to cultivate."

The meaning was clear: do not disturb me.

Ning Rongrong was a smart girl. Although she was a little unhappy, she now saw herself as "an ordinary, obedient, gentle, friendly, beautiful, and generous disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," so she could not lose her temper so easily!

"Fine~ Go cultivate. I will not disturb you."

Ning Rongrong smiled as she returned to her own bed and assumed a cultivation posture. Her smile gradually faded. Perfect time to try that Spirit Power Overclocking Le Bai talked about. Hehe, he definitely does not realize that I have already mastered Heart Separation Control! But how did they all train? Heart Separation Control is such a difficult technique that even within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, only core disciples can master it, yet they all know it! Shrek, the academy that only accepts Monsters... I have a feeling things will be very interesting from now on!