Customized Training

Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes.

Before he could fully wake up, a faint scent of oranges slipped into his nose.

Very close.

Close enough to be a little abnormal.

Huo Yuhao fell silent for two seconds, then looked down at his chest.

A fair, slender arm was draped over it.

Looking to the side, he saw Ju Zi curled up beneath the blanket, both arms wrapped around his waist, sleeping soundly.

As expected.

This little girl had snuck into his bed again last night.

It had been exactly four days since he had been stuffed into a sack and carried back here.

And over those four days, similar incidents had happened almost every day.

On the first day, Huo Yuhao thought Ju Zi had merely been worried he might run away in the middle of the night, so she had come to keep watch herself.

On the second day, he began to feel that something was off.

By the third day, he understood completely.

This was no guard duty.

She was clearly after his body.

Huo Yuhao raised a hand, trying to pry apart the two arms around his waist.

However, the moment he touched Ju Zi's wrist, her sparkling eyes flew open.

The two stared at each other.

The room fell silent for several seconds.

"Good morning."

Ju Zi's voice was soft and drowsy from just waking up, but her hands showed no intention of loosening.

Huo Yuhao looked at her expressionlessly.

"Sister Ju Zi, didn't you promise me yesterday that you wouldn't crawl in here again?"

"I didn't crawl in."

"Then how did you get in?"

"I pushed the door open and walked in."

Ju Zi answered with perfect naturalness.

Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched.

That made far too much sense.

For a moment, he could not find anything to say in rebuttal.

Seeing the helplessness on Huo Yuhao's face, a trace of amusement flashed through Ju Zi's eyes.

The one nearest the water got the moon first.

In her previous life, the time she had truly spent with Huo Yuhao did not add up to even a hundred days.

Much of what she knew about him had come from other people.

But there was one thing Ju Zi was absolutely certain of.

Huo Yuhao valued affection and loyalty.

As long as she acted first, pushed everyone else who treated him well behind her, and gradually made him accustomed to her presence...

Given enough time, he naturally would not be able to escape.

As for them still being young...

Wasn't that even better?

She had plenty of time.

"Time to get up."

Satisfied, Ju Zi released him and sat up in bed.

Huo Yuhao stared at her for a long while before finally sighing.

Forget it.

He was living under someone else's roof.

And one could hardly complain after eating someone else's food.

So what if she hugged him? It was not like he would lose a piece of flesh.

Other than feeling a little guilty...

After breakfast.

In the open space outside the small courtyard, Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi stood side by side.

Ju Zi held a sheet of paper covered in writing and looked at the two of them seriously.

"First, run five laps around the camp."

Ye Guyi frowned slightly.

"That's all?"

She was already a level thirty-two Soul Elder.

Training of this intensity placed almost no pressure on her.

Ju Zi looked up, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

"This is the first item."

Half an hour later.

Ye Guyi carried a heavy block of Soul Tool metal on her back. Her expression remained calm, though her breathing was somewhat more labored than usual.

Beside her, Huo Yuhao was already exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Ha... ha..."

He braced both hands against his knees as sweat continuously dripped from his forehead.

"Sister Ju Zi."

"Yes?"

"Are you sure this is training an eight-year-old should be doing?"

"I cut it in half."

Ju Zi glanced down at the paper and said seriously, "You were originally supposed to add another three sets of weighted squats."

Huo Yuhao: ...

This was already half?

He seriously suspected that Ju Zi was not trying to raise a future husband, but an humanoid soul beast.

But he had to admit.

This training method was genuinely effective.

When Huo Yuhao first arrived here, his body had been frail from years of malnutrition.

If he ran even a little too fast, his chest would feel tight and he would struggle to breathe.

Yet after only a few days of training, coupled with the nutritious meals Ju Zi had arranged, his physical condition had already improved noticeably.

At the very least, after five laps now, his legs merely went weak.

He would not drop dead on the spot.

"Rest for fifteen minutes."

Ju Zi handed over two water flasks.

Ye Guyi took one and looked up at her.

"Who taught you this training method?"

"I put it together myself."

"You?"

The suspicion in Ye Guyi's eyes deepened considerably.

Ju Zi was only ten years old.

Even if she had started researching while still in her mother's womb, it would have been difficult for her to devise such a complete method for strengthening the body.

Over the past few days, Ye Guyi had already realized that every training item had been calculated with remarkable precision.

It could push the body to its limit without truly damaging its foundation.

Ju Zi smiled faintly.

"Soul Tools require calculations. Cultivation is the same."

Ye Guyi fell silent for a moment and did not press further.

Beside them, Huo Yuhao unscrewed his flask and gulped down several mouthfuls.

That might fool Ye Guyi.

But fool him?

No chance.

This training method was most likely another good thing Ju Zi had brought back from the future.

In fact, Huo Yuhao had guessed correctly.

After Xu Yunhan awakened his Martial Soul in her previous life, Ju Zi had specifically collected basic training methods from the great families of the Sun Moon Empire.

Only after countless revisions, pooling wisdom from many sources, and discarding the dross while preserving the essence did this plan take shape.

Using this method, Xu Yunhan had built an exceptionally solid foundation from childhood.

His second Soul Ring had reached the thousand-year level.

For his fourth Soul Ring, he had even successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

Before Ju Zi passed away, Xu Yunhan had cultivated to level ninety-eight, becoming the youngest Peerless Douluo and ninth-level Soul Engineer in the history of the Sun Moon Empire.

It was precisely that formidable strength that had allowed him to survive countless assassination attempts.

Now.

Ju Zi had brought out this method ahead of time.

Not only for Huo Yuhao.

Ye Guyi was also within the scope of her training.

After the break ended, the two continued training.

Huo Yuhao activated his first soul skill, and his somewhat muddled mind instantly cleared.

His movements gradually became more precise, while his breathing maintained a steady rhythm.

Ye Guyi stood nearby, occasionally reaching out to correct his posture.

"Keep your waist straight."

"It's already straight."

"Not straight enough."

"Sister, I'm only eight."

"So?"

Huo Yuhao had nothing to say.

Fine, fine.

One future wife and one future sister.

They were both training him like livestock, huh?

Not far away, Ju Zi watched the scene quietly, her eyes full of warmth.

At that moment, Shao Xing walked over from outside the camp.

He came to Ju Zi's side and handed her a wooden box.

"Miss, I found what you wanted."

Ju Zi reached out and accepted the box.

The lid opened.

Inside were seven or eight cloudy, dark pieces of gelatinous solid, their surfaces carrying a faint greasy sheen.

They looked utterly unremarkable.

Yet every piece was Whale Rubber that was roughly a thousand years old.

Ju Zi picked up one piece and inspected it carefully. The smile on her face grew even gentler.

After failing to conquer Douluo Continent in her previous life, she had not remained idle. Instead, she had worked hard to raise Xu Yunhan. It was through that experience that she investigated many matters concerning cultivation on Douluo Continent and devised a complete cultivation plan for her precious son.

The facts proved that the cultivation plan she had devised was very successful, and now, after her rebirth, that successful experience was proving useful once more.

As a mother, she knew how outstanding her son was, but she understood Huo Yuhao's excellence even more clearly.

Huo Yuhao was still young and had far more room to be shaped. Ju Zi would make sure he grew strong and flourishing.