The Meaning of Training and the Secret to Strength

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

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, you do."

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, puzzled: "Support System Soul Masters, I mean people like me, are usually under the protection of their teammates and have no combat ability themselves. Why would we need to exercise? Even if you say exercise allows one to withstand more soul power, one only needs to increase their physical strength to a level that can adapt to their own soul power level."

"Your way of thinking is the same as most ordinary Support System Soul Masters. Of course, I'm not saying that this way of thinking is wrong or problematic."

Le Bai emphasized: "But if you look at it from another perspective, if a Support System Soul Master can support their teammates without needing protection, allowing the teammates to focus entirely on fighting, wouldn't the support effect be even better?"

No one likes to be a burden. Even if one has support abilities, if the benefits brought by the support do not outweigh the difficulties caused by being a burden, then one is still a burden.

Ning Rongrong realized after a moment of thought that Le Bai was right: "Indeed, a Support System Soul Master who doesn't need protection is definitely more popular than one who does."

"Therefore, appropriately strengthening physical training is a very necessary thing for Support System Soul Masters."

Le Bai pointed at himself and Oscar: "If you can go a step further and achieve what the two of us have—possessing combat ability no weaker than a Battle Soul Master—that would be best."

"Speaking of that, 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 attack power, your soul rings are all decade soul rings, and your soul power level is even lower, yet you can actually crush Battle Soul Masters! How on earth did you manage that?"

"No need to be so serious. Even if you didn't ask, I would have explained it to you."

Le Bai smiled: "Simply put, there are three points. First is physical strength; second is soul power control; third is soul power. Considering the soul masters we met today all had higher soul power than me, we can remove the third point and keep only the first two, which are physical strength and soul power control—these two are the foundation of my combat ability."

"I can understand physical strength. It's normal for soul power control to have an impact, but it doesn't seem as important as you say?"

Ning Rongrong asked while recalling the daily routines of the two Title Douluo in her own sect: "Instead of wasting time on training soul power control, isn't it more important to seize the time to raise your soul power level by a few ranks? After all, soul power is the foundation of a soul master."

"That last sentence is well said; soul power is indeed the foundation of a soul master."

Le Bai looked at Ning Rongrong: "However, training soul power control and increasing soul power do not conflict. Although at the beginning, training soul power control will indeed take up a portion of your cultivation time, as long as your control ability improves to the point where you can maintain soul power cultivation while doing other things, you can make up for the lost time and even significantly increase the time spent cultivating soul power."

"Multi-Tasking!"

Ning Rongrong immediately understood the operation Le Bai was talking about and changed her wording at the critical moment, not directly exposing the name of her sect's secret technique: "Not to mention the mental consumption of Multi-Tasking, that only increases the time for cultivation, it doesn't have much impact on actual combat, right?"

"So, what I'm going to talk about next is something I came up with myself."

Le Bai stretched out his hand and slowly condensed a loose mass of soul power: "I call this technique Spirit Power Overclocking..."

In front of the three new girls, Le Bai combined practical operation with theoretical explanation, allowing them to easily and quickly understand the principles and distance operation methods of Spirit Power Overclocking.

"This, this is truly!"

Ning Rongrong was trembling with excitement: "This is a great innovation capable of overturning the entire soul master system!"

"Hmph! So you relied on this technique to beat me and Tang San!"

Xiao Wu looked unconvinced: "You just wait! Once I master this technique, I'll definitely make you look good!"

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Dai Mubai and asked: "Can all students at Shrek Academy learn this technique?"

"If you want to learn, anyone in our academy can teach you. The problem is that this isn't something you can learn just because you want to."

Le Bai scratched his head: "I taught the method to the teachers at the academy, but some learned it, and some didn't. Oscar and Boss Dai have managed to master it, but Oscar mastered it faster and better than Boss Dai."

Dai Mubai nodded: "It is indeed a very practical and powerful technique, but it is also quite difficult. Compared to Le Bai and Little Ao, I have only mastered a little bit of the basics."

"Also, don't think that Le Bai's current strength relies solely on this."

Dai Mubai reached out and patted Le Bai: "Don't forget that he mentioned two points just now. This guy's physical strength is no joke. You don't think that just by exercising a little, you can make a level 22 soul master withstand a sudden burst of nearly level 40 soul power, do you?"

Dai Mubai's reminder made the three girls realize.

"That's 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 to exercise your body and improve your physical strength."

Le Bai didn't intend to discuss himself further: "Do you have any more questions about this now?"

The three girls shook their heads in unison.

"Since there are none, get some good rest for the rest of the day."

Le Bai stood up: "Remember to wake up before 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Because you are new students, the Dean will definitely come to give a lecture."

"Xiao Wu, let's go see Tang San."

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

"Uh, Zhuqing, I'll head out for today, get some good rest."

Dai Mubai said somewhat unnaturally, picked up the food box, and walked out, closing the door behind him.

Zhu Zhuqing was just about to return to her bed to start cultivating when she suddenly saw Ning Rongrong looking at her with a smile, feeling a bit... malicious: "What is it?"

Ning Rongrong leaned over to Zhu Zhuqing: "Hehehe, Zhuqing~, calling him so affectionately, did you and Dai Mubai know each other long ago?"

"Yes."

Zhu Zhuqing admitted it directly: "Also, I'm going to start cultivating."

The implication was, don't disturb me.

Ning Rongrong was a smart girl. Although she was a little unhappy, she currently defined herself as "a normal, well-behaved, gentle, kind, beautiful, and generous disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," so she couldn't just lose her temper!

"Alright~ you cultivate, I won't disturb you."

Ning Rongrong smiled and returned to her bed, assuming a cultivation posture, and her smile slowly faded: It's just the right time to try that Spirit Power Overclocking that guy Le Bai mentioned. Hehehe, he definitely wouldn't expect that I have already mastered the technique of Distraction Control! But how do they practice it? Such a difficult technique as Distraction Control, even in our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, only core disciples can master it, yet they can all do it! Shrek, an academy that only accepts monsters... I have a feeling it will be very interesting in the future!