Establishing a Running Method? Truly Feasible!

Noticing the hesitation in the eyes of Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang, Xu Mochen simply countered, "May I ask what the ultimate goal of your weighted running is? Is it to suffer more? Or to satisfy the teacher's requirements? Are you training for the sake of the teacher? Remember! The purpose of your training is to strengthen your own power!"

"More efficient and scientific training methods can help you achieve twice the results with half the effort! Although I am reluctant to say it, people from your Spirit Hall should not be blindly practicing weighted running without any technique! While this may improve your physical fitness, it is undoubtedly twice the effort for half the result! Furthermore, it is prone to leaving behind long-term injuries!"

Immediately, seeing a hint of defiance in Hu Liena's eyes at his words, he let out a cold laugh and said, "If you think I am wrong, then please answer me one question: why does weighted running improve a person's physique? What is the principle behind it?"

This series of questions left Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang completely bewildered. Why does weighted running improve physical fitness? Isn't that just a conclusion reached after the seniors tested it themselves? As for the specific reasons, how would they know? Who has the time to study such things? Besides, haven't all the Soul Master Academy training programs been done this way for generations?

Seeing the lack of understanding in the two women's eyes, Xu Mochen began a brief popular science lecture. In short, he explained the changes that occur in the body during exercise, the different effects various weighted running methods have on the body, and even used a few easy-to-understand analogies.

Soon, the two women gradually accepted Xu Mochen's explanation, and even their gaze toward him changed. Chu Hanxiang suddenly wore a look of sudden realization, her eyes filled with admiration for Xu Mochen. She hadn't expected that twelve-year-old Xu Mochen would know so much! But where did he see this knowledge? It couldn't possibly be something he summarized himself, could it?

Hu Liena, however, frowned. She did not believe that such knowledge could be researched by a twelve-year-old kid like Xu Mochen; she suspected this knowledge must have come from the Sun Moon Empire! In that case, the cultivation methods of the Sun Moon Empire might not be as backward as she had previously imagined; on the contrary, they might be smarter and more reasonable than those of the Douluo Continent in many aspects!

The Soul Masters passing by clearly heard the exchange between Xu Mochen and the others, though they lacked his hearing. They only caught fragments about the Spirit Hall's weighted running method being unreasonable or detrimental to growth—essentially, he was disparaging the Spirit Hall's training methods. They looked at each other in confusion, some even feeling that Xu Mochen was too arrogant to dare question the teacher's decisions.

Seeing that Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang actually showed signs of being persuaded, they found it even harder to understand, wondering if Xu Mochen had used some sort of sorcery to bewitch these two roses of the Spirit Hall Academy. Yan, who was already nearly two laps ahead of them, looked furious; if Xie Yue hadn't been holding him back, he might have rushed over to rebuke him!

However, Xu Mochen clearly had no time to deal with others. He was curious and began asking Hu Liena about her relationship with Chu Hanxiang. Hu Liena did not hide anything; as an exchange for the running techniques he taught them, she told him everything about them in detail.

When Xu Mochen learned that Chu Hanxiang's mother was not only the highest-ranking healing-type Soul Douluo in the Spirit Hall but also the best friend of Hu Liena's teacher, Bibi Dong, he appeared gossipy on the surface but was secretly shocked: this was definitely a character who had never appeared in the original work! In fact, there were almost no powerful support-type Soul Masters in the Spirit Hall in the original story.

Take the final Battle of Jialing Pass in the original work; if the Spirit Hall Empire had truly possessed such a powerful top-tier healing Soul Master, the Heaven Dou Empire would not have had such an easy time winning in the early stages! As expected, the original work could only be used as a reference and could not be relied upon entirely.

Soon, the students finished the course one after another, and Chu Hanxiang successfully completed it with the help of Hu Liena and Xu Mochen. Many of the remaining students, though slow, gritted their teeth and finished the entire distance.

When everyone saw Xu Mochen, who had only broken a light sweat and still looked full of energy after finishing, they couldn't help but gasp: a Soul Grand Master, able to finish this distance that even they, as Soul Ancestors, found strenuous, so easily? Could it be that this Xu Mochen was really hiding his strength? That he wasn't actually a Soul Grand Master?

"Look at all of you! Your physical fitness is so poor! You can't even persist through such basic physical training!" Kutka said with a straight face as he walked in front of the group.

Slowly scanning the panting crowd, Kutka's tone was not polite at all: "I only increased the training volume slightly today! And yet, you have disappointed me!" After speaking, he glanced at Xu Mochen and Chu Hanxiang, a hint of approval appearing in his eyes.

He then praised them to the students: "Look at Xu Mochen and Chu Hanxiang! One is only a level 24 Soul Grand Master! The other is a level 36 support-type Soul Elder! Both performed better than the vast majority of you! You battle-type Soul Ancestors who are inferior to them, what face do you have left? It's a complete mess!"

Hearing this, Chu Hanxiang grew anxious and was about to tell the teacher that it was Xu Mochen who taught her the new running method. But before she could speak, Yan jumped out excitedly and reported to Kutka: "Report, Teacher! While running just now, Xu Mochen disparaged you, saying that the weighted running method you and the Spirit Hall teach is wrong! He even said these actions are twice the effort for half the result! He questioned you and the Spirit Hall Academy! Please punish this ignorant kid and prove the honor of the Spirit Hall Academy!"

Yan's words caused another uproar among the students who hadn't heard what Xu Mochen said earlier! Truly, strange things happen every year, but this year was special. First, yesterday, this Xu Mochen dared to be with Hu Liena and challenged Qin Ze; today, he strangely defeated the level 42 Qin Ze with his level 24 cultivation, and now he even dared to question the teaching methods of the teacher and the Spirit Hall!

It was hard to say whether he was brave or just stupid. This Kutka was known as a devil instructor! And now, Xu Mochen dared to badmouth him behind his back! He really must be tired of living!

However, Kutka, upon hearing Yan's report, did not fly into a rage as many students expected. Instead, he quietly looked at the calm Xu Mochen and said sternly: "Xu Mochen, step forward! Tell me! Is what Yan said true? If it is true, why is my and the Spirit Hall Academy's weighted running system problematic!"

Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang, hearing the instructor's inquiry, felt a surge of nervousness. Part of the reason Xu Mochen had said those things was to explain the reasons for the training to them, so they didn't want him to offend this devil instructor because of them!

They kept signaling to Xu Mochen, hoping he would quickly apologize and smooth things over.

But Xu Mochen's next performance did not go as the two women expected. He stepped forward with dignity and shouted: "Report, Teacher! I believe our current method of physical training through weighted running is unreasonable! Because our current weighted running lacks a rational technique to help students train better."

"Without the correct method, blindly trying to accelerate student progress by increasing training volume will not help them grow faster! On the contrary, it may be counterproductive, causing long-term injuries and other unnecessary trouble!"

Xu Mochen seemed not to notice the sympathetic or mocking gazes of the students around him and continued: "Excessive weighted running without proper technique will not only damage human joints and muscles, but excessive load will also lead to impaired heart and lung function! In severe cases, it may cause damage to the internal organs of a Soul Master due to overexertion, making them unable to control their soul power, and may even lead to a backlash of soul power!"

"Therefore, I believe the Spirit Hall Academy should research more reasonable and scientific running methods and techniques instead of letting students run blindly without method. At the same time, we should reasonably formulate the training volume for weighted running rather than blindly increasing it. Only then can we achieve the best training results at the minimum cost!"

At this moment, Chu Hanxiang could no longer hold back and jumped out: "Report, Teacher! I can prove that Xu Mochen's statement is correct! When I ran to the fifteenth lap just now, I was already exhausted and couldn't hold on. If it weren't for the method Xu Mochen taught me, I would have found it difficult to complete the training on my own!"

"The reason Xu Mochen said the Spirit Hall's method was ineffective was to explain the reasons to me. So I hope that if the teacher wants to punish someone, punish me. It was I who used other means to finish the course and enjoyed praise I didn't deserve."

If Xu Mochen's admission would have invited ridicule, then Chu Hanxiang's personal testimony completely changed the views of most people present! After all, Chu Hanxiang's personal charm and character were enough to make the vast majority of students trust her implicitly!

The instructor's brow had been slightly furrowed when he heard Xu Mochen's explanation, but seeing Chu Hanxiang stand up to testify for him, he had to start believing Xu Mochen's words.

Next, even Hu Liena jumped out: "Report, Teacher! I can prove everything Xu Mochen and Chu Hanxiang said! Because I also used this method to run just now! If the instructor doesn't believe it, I can share the method and principles with everyone so they can try it themselves."

Well, by now, almost all the students believed Xu Mochen's words, except for the unconscious Qin Ze and the jealous Yan! Yan was still roaring in his heart: This is impossible! Why! Why would such a young kid understand a running method that even the Spirit Hall doesn't know?

But Yan's inner roar was meaningless, because even Kutka, known as the devil instructor, had basically believed the three of them. However, to be safe, he still had Hu Liena demonstrate it.

Hu Liena naturally did not hide anything and told all the students in the class every technique. After the students experimented, they gradually confirmed that the methods and techniques Xu Mochen mentioned were indeed effective!

By this time, Kutka naturally understood that Xu Mochen probably really had some skill. But compared to that, reporting this matter to other members of the Spirit Hall Academy's academic affairs office was clearly more important. So, after hurriedly announcing the end of the morning class, he jogged toward the academy's administration building.

Hu Liena had already decided that after the afternoon class, she would definitely report this to her teacher! If possible, she was even eager to know what other training methods and techniques Xu Mochen understood.

Little did they know, this had fallen into Xu Mochen's trap. He had been worried about having no excuse to approach the Elder Hall where the Angel Divinity was located, or Bibi Dong, to take advantage of the divinity. Now, he could use this to trade with Bibi Dong and exchange it for the qualification to cultivate within the Pope Palace or the Elder Hall.