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Yue Guan took Ling Yu's hand and brought him back to Pope's Palace. He gently pushed open the doors, and the two walked into the center of what was effectively the highest authority on Douluo Continent.

"Why are you back again?"

Seeing that the two had returned so soon, Bibi Dong asked curiously, "Is there anything else you need to explain?"

Yue Guan quickly bent at the waist and cupped his hands in salute, saying respectfully, "Your Holiness, Ling Yu still has some matters he hasn't explained clearly."

Without waiting for Bibi Dong to continue questioning him, Yue Guan went on, "It's like this. Ling Yu just said that due to the special nature of his martial soul, his body is currently growing stronger at a rapid pace. Therefore, he wishes to postpone tomorrow's plan to obtain a soul ring for some time!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Yue Guan's explanation, interest immediately appeared on Bibi Dong's face. Ling Yu had been staring at the woman who had become his nominal teacher. The next moment, before he could sense anything at all, Bibi Dong suddenly appeared before him.

Ling Yu's mind had not even had time to react when a slender, fair wrist gently rested on his shoulder.

"So that's how it is!"

The moment Ling Yu turned to look at her, a voice as gentle as water sounded beside his ear. "A Body Martial Soul can actually have such an effect? Why has Spirit Hall's collection never recorded anything like this?"

"Xiao Yu, it seems the martial soul you awakened is not merely an ordinary Body Martial Soul. Your plan to obtain a soul ring may have to be delayed for a while. Once the growth of your physical strength reaches its limit, come tell me. At that time, your teacher will take you to obtain a soul ring again.

"For now, you will stay in a side hall of Pope's Palace. Every day, I will set aside time to teach you knowledge related to martial souls."

After Bibi Dong finished speaking, the ring on her right hand flashed, and a book appeared in her hand.

"This is a Meditation Method developed by Spirit Hall's elders throughout the generations. Take it back and try cultivating with it. If there is anything you do not understand, remember to come ask me!"

Ling Yu accepted the book with both hands, nodded to his beautiful teacher, and revealed an innocent smile.

As Bibi Dong looked at his youthful yet exceptionally adorable face, she thought to herself, Who knows how many girls this face will ruin in the future? Who knows how many women will become infatuated with that face?

With that thought, she could not help reaching out with her jade-like hand and stroking Ling Yu's little face twice. Feeling its texture beneath her palm, a gentle smile appeared on her face, making the grand and magnificent hall seem a little brighter in an instant.

"Teacher, you're so beautiful!"

Ling Yu watched her finally smile. He believed he would never forget the beauty of that moment for the rest of his life.

"What a smooth talker!"

Hearing the praise from her little disciple, Bibi Dong's smile deepened. She extended two fingers and lightly tapped the boy's forehead. "Who knows how many girls you'll fool with that little mouth of yours in the future!"

Ling Yu raised a hand to rub the spot on his forehead where she had tapped him. At that moment, the relationship between the two people—one older, one younger, and meeting for the first time—silently grew a little closer.

Led by Yue Guan, Ling Yu entered an enormous residence. This large house, which covered at least a thousand square meters, contained not only living quarters and a study, but also a training room and a meditation room.

As for his breathing and qi circulation technique, aside from practicing it in the morning, all his remaining time was now devoted to training his body.

Back in the village, he had not merely cultivated his technique. He had never neglected physical training either.

However, conditions had been extremely limited before. Every day, he could only run through the mountains and forests, climb cliffs, and occasionally practice a set of boxing techniques. While those activities could train his body quite well, the progress was slow.

As he entered the training room, Ling Yu looked at the pitch-black floor beneath his feet and sensed a heavy aura through his spiritual perception.

"Could it be?"

Ling Yu stared at the black floor as a guess flashed through his mind.

Moving forward, Ling Yu walked straight to the center of the training room.

Boom!

The moment both of his feet stepped into the center, an invisible pressure instantly enveloped his body.

"So heavy!"

Feeling the pressure on his body increase out of nowhere, Ling Yu lightly pressed his lips together. "This pressure... is at least three times that of the outside world! As expected, the aura I sensed earlier came from a gravity soul skill laid within this room. There must be something here supporting the use of this gravity soul skill. Could it be a soul bone?"

As he carefully felt the gravity weighing on him, Ling Yu also formed some guesses about its origin. Based on videos he had watched in his previous life, he remembered that on Douluo Continent, hunting Soul Beasts gave one a chance to obtain something similar to equipment dropped by monsters in games—a soul bone!

Soul bones generally contained soul skills and could be absorbed by soul masters. A soul master could absorb at most six soul bones: a head soul bone, four limb soul bones, and the most precious torso soul bone. Of course, there was another type of soul bone that did not occupy any of those six slots: an External Soul Bone!

In the original story, when Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider, he obtained an External Soul Bone—the Eight Spider Lances!

While enduring the gravity, Ling Yu worked hard to use his will to control his body, struggling to move his legs.

Taking a deep breath, he recalled the only boxing technique included in that book—Baji Quan!

Baji Quan was a type of Chinese martial art. The term "Baji" originally referred to an ancient geographical concept, originating from the Han text Huainanzi: Treatise on the Forms of the Earth: "Between Heaven and Earth lie the Nine Provinces and the Eight Extremes." It meant that one's force could reach the farthest places in all directions.

Baji Quan was a short-range boxing style. Its movements generally pursued a fierce, powerful, plain, and unadorned style, with swift bursts of force. In combat, it emphasized striking and seizing within an inch, meeting force with force and breaking through head-on. It truly possessed the characteristics commonly described as striking, assisting, squeezing, leaning, crushing, and shaking. Baji Quan drew power from the heels, traveled through the waist, and ran through the fingertips. Its explosive force was immense, and it was exceptionally suited for combat, carrying the momentum of "a shoulder shake that could topple the heavens, a stomp that could shake the Nine Provinces."

Thus, Baji Quan also had the saying: "Taiji brings peace to the world through refinement; Baji stabilizes Heaven and Earth through martial strength."

Ling Yu followed the "fist formula" in his mind as he practiced. Every part of his body—head, shoulders, elbows, hands, tailbone, hips, knees, and feet—moved according to its instructions:

Fists like meteors, eyes like lightning; waist like a serpent, feet like drills; Tailbone centered, spirit reaching the crown; hard and soft, round and lively, above and below connected; Body relaxed yet internally firm, spirit gathered within; light and nimble throughout, crown lifted high; Yin and yang, empty and solid, shift swiftly; the source of intent lies in the waist.

Ling Yu forcefully stomped both feet against the ground. A tremendous force instantly surged from the soles of his feet through his body. He twisted his waist, channeling the power completely into his arms. His eyes flashed like lightning, his hands clenched into fists at his waist, and his body settled into a horse stance.

"Crushing Fist!"

As the words fell, his fist shot forward.

Boom!

A thunderous sound echoed through the training room. A powerful and visible gust of force surged from his arm, making the ground before Ling Yu hum beneath the fierce wind. The power of that punch was obvious!

After moving for only a few minutes, his body was already completely drenched in sweat. Overwhelming exhaustion spread through him, yet his mind remained clear and his eyes bright.

"As expected, cultivating here, combined with my body's rapid recovery, will make the enhancement of my body even faster through this cycle of depletion and restoration. Along with the unique nature of the Soul Power here, it looks like I won't even need half a year to reach the peak of Body Tempering!"

Thinking this, Ling Yu ignored his body's exhaustion and continued practicing Baji Quan. His body constantly cycled between fatigue and rapid recovery, and the swift growth of his strength made him lose himself in the training.

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