Outdated Training Methods

"Big Sis Huo Wu, this doesn't seem to be the way to the teaching building, does it?"

As they walked, Lin Huo voiced his confusion as he watched the teaching building grow farther and farther away.

With her hands behind her back, Huo Wu leaned forward slightly and looked at Lin Huo with a sweet smile.

"This really isn't the road to the teaching building. Since you didn't choose Poetry and Song or Noble Etiquette, your first class this morning will be physical training.

We can head straight to the Main Training Ground now. A team of teachers is on duty there all day, so no matter when you go, someone will be there to teach you how to train.

The same goes for the other classes. As long as you go to the corresponding classroom, dedicated teachers will arrange suitable lessons based on your personal progress."

"Is the whole academy like this?" Lin Huo clicked his tongue inwardly, deeply shocked by Blazing Fire Academy's terrifying teaching resources.

Huo Wu covered her mouth and giggled when she saw Lin Huo's wide-eyed expression. "What are you thinking, Little Brother Lin Huo? How could the entire academy be like this? This is, of course, the generous treatment exclusive to Special-Grade students."

"Whew, this Special-Grade status really is useful." Lin Huo once again marveled at the convenience of Special-Grade Treatment, while feeling even more grateful to Huo Tian.

Before long, Lin Huo and Huo Wu arrived at the Main Training Ground together.

The Main Training Ground was located beside the Solo Training Ground Lin Huo had used yesterday.

At this hour, several groups of students could already be seen running laps across the training ground with weights.

The moment he saw running as exercise, Lin Huo's expression inevitably turned strange.

After all, speaking of running training naturally reminded him of a certain Gangzi, a certain Shrek, and a certain Heaven Dou Team instructor.

The cultivation methods in Douluo World's first era being primitive was one thing, but even after Soul Tools had developed in the second era, they were still running. It was honestly absurd.

It wasn't that Lin Huo looked down on running, but even if Douluo World was considered the bottom rung of fantasy worlds, it was still a fantasy world.

And yet physical training amounted to strapping rocks to one's back and running stubbornly onward. Wasn't that a little too ridiculous?

Still unwilling to give up, Lin Huo tried asking Huo Wu, "Big Sis Huo Wu, is weighted running the only physical training exercise offered by the academy?"

Huo Wu did not think much of it and merely teased him with a mischievous grin. "Yes. What's wrong? Don't tell me you were frightened by those weights and want to back out at the last moment?"

"Hiss..." Lin Huo had both a headache and a toothache.

No wonder the Blazing Fire Team and Shrek had been evenly matched in the Soul Master Tournament, with Blazing Fire even getting suppressed by Shrek.

Relying solely on a primitive training method like running simply could not create much of a gap in physical fitness.

Although he had not been a professional fitness trainer in his past life, he had still encountered plenty of basic training.

Running primarily trained the lower-body muscle groups, cardiopulmonary function, and part of the abdominal core muscles.

As for upper-body muscle groups such as the chest, back, shoulders, neck, and arms, they were difficult to train through running alone.

Shrek's side was even more absurd. Just consider how a certain Gangzi had directly overloaded people by hanging a basketful of rocks on their backs and making them run.

It was only because the Shrek Seven Monsters later encountered immortal herbs and underwent the Divine Trial cleansing of Sea God Island.

Otherwise, with Gangzi's unreliable training methods, their lumbar vertebrae, knee joints, and ankle joints would have been ruined sooner or later.

Blazing Fire Academy, at least, was more proper. The weights used for running were custom-made weighted vests with evenly distributed weight, so they would not at least destroy someone's lumbar vertebrae.

Moreover, the weighted vests also carried weights on the arms, greatly reducing the problem of insufficient upper-body training.

At the same time, dedicated healing-type Soul Masters stood by among the teachers on the training ground.

After completing their training, every student would receive a round of healing soul skills to minimize the accumulation of hidden injuries.

Compared with unreliable Shrek, Blazing Fire Academy's training methods were admittedly somewhat primitive as well, but its basic safeguards were far superior.

Lin Huo thought that attending this course would not be a problem, but he would have to make time for additional training on his own.

In order to possess strength beyond all else and live as he pleased, he would never let go of any opportunity to improve himself.

As he entered the training ground with Huo Wu, Lin Huo gave her a particular reminder out of consideration for Huo Tian.

"Big Sis Huo Wu, come to think of it, if weighted running is the only simple exercise in the training course, wouldn't certain areas fail to gain strength?"

Huo Wu's eyes were filled with confusion. "Would that happen? But everyone says their bodies become stronger after running training."

"Big Sis Huo Wu, you misunderstood what I meant. Running is certainly effective.

After all, many parts of the body can indeed be trained through running, but I'm talking about certain areas that cannot be trained."

Huo Wu still wore a blank expression, though she was beginning to look doubtful, so Lin Huo quickly explained.

"Big Sis Huo Wu, look at me. Follow me and try this movement."

Lin Huo suddenly made a motion as though he were hugging the air, leaving Huo Wu utterly baffled.

However, seeing that Lin Huo did not seem to be joking, Huo Wu still tried copying his movement.

"When you make a hugging motion, Big Sis Huo Wu, do you feel a kind of outward pulling sensation in your back?"

"I do."

"Then is that sensation obvious when you're running?"

With Huo Wu's intelligence, Lin Huo had already pointed things out clearly enough for her to understand.

"I get it! You mean that because running is limited by its single, repetitive motion, the back muscles are not actually trained completely."

Huo Wu was extremely excited, and her gaze at Lin Huo was also filled with curiosity.

Lin Huo did not notice Huo Wu's emotions and merely continued, "Exactly. In fact, it isn't only the back muscles that are trained inadequately..."

Lin Huo took an unsheathed dagger from his pocket and used it to point out areas on Huo Wu's body.

"The shoulders, neck, chest, wrists, forearms, upper arms, parts of the waist, parts of the hips, and parts of the soles of the feet—these areas cannot be trained through weighted running alone.

That is why I wanted to ask whether Blazing Fire Academy had a more comprehensive training method."

Huo Wu's delicate little face was flushed red, though it was unclear just how excited she was. "You're right! Training through running alone really is insufficient. I'll report this matter to my family, and you definitely won't be without benefits afterward!"

Seeing Huo Wu's ecstatic reaction, Lin Huo knew that he had already achieved his goal, so he said no more.

He had already provided the general direction. With Blazing Fire Academy's foundation, he believed they would soon be able to develop a complete result.

He believed that before long, he would see an entirely new and more reasonable training method.