Troublemakers Arrived

Come to think of it, it was rather ridiculous. The existence of Soul Masters had clearly given the Douluo world the ability to examine one's own body internally.

And a powerful ability like internal examination, which could fundamentally change how humans observed themselves, was bound to greatly advance the understanding of the human body.

So in the Douluo world, regardless of its actual medical standards, its understanding of human anatomy alone was not bad.

Even the existence of those mysterious things known as meridians had aroused certain suspicions among some top-tier powerhouses.

It was just that the people of Douluo Continent were far too lacking in ambition. The backwardness of their cultivation system was well known.

Soul Masters cultivated Soul Power entirely by relying on their own talent and grinding it out. They never considered improving their cultivation methods.

As a result, after countless years of accumulation, the cultivation system remained appallingly backward. Even the most common method for cultivating Soul Power was still the most basic Meditation method.

The same went for methods of training the body.

Even Gangzi, who had been born in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and later studied at Spirit Hall, had a mind so barren it was laughable. When it came to exercise, all he knew was running.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was no different. Qin Ming, who had graduated from Shrek and led the Heaven Dou Imperial Team, still had them practice running.

This shitty training model had even persisted into the era ten thousand years later, during Douluo Two.

In truth, whether it was cultivation methods or training methods, it was only because the predecessors of Douluo Continent had never thought of improving them.

All it would take was one sufficiently clever person to push things along, offering a few pointers and clearing the way. With Douluo Continent's accumulated foundation, earth-shaking changes would soon emerge.

In fact, someone within the Clear Sky Sect had realized this.

That was why the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect all cultivated self-created soul skills such as the Chaotic Windmill Hammer Technique and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes to thoroughly train their bodies.

The later appearance of seven Douluos in a single generation within the Clear Sky Sect also proved that strengthening one's physical constitution was an extremely correct path.

By creating a sufficient gap from other Soul Masters at the very foundation of the body, one could not only contain more Soul Power and absorb better soul rings, but even strike with greater force than others.

This snowballing model of widening the gap from others was also one reason the Clear Sky Sect could become the number one sect in the world.

Unfortunately, Douluo Continent's sectarian prejudices were exceedingly severe, and its technical barriers were rigid and difficult to share. Since the Clear Sky Sect had discovered it, they naturally hid it away like a treasure.

As for those other factions that had not discovered its benefits, they could obediently continue teaching their disciples to run with their heads down.

A brand-new discovery lay right before her, one that could very likely directly transform her family's foundation.

Huo Wu had no mind to continue class at this point. She gave Lin Huo a big hug, then vanished down the road with the agility of a rabbit.

Her delicate fragrance still lingered around his nose. Lin Huo stood there for a while, watching the direction Huo Wu had left in, before putting away the satisfied smile on his face.

As for what he needed to do now?

At this point, he might as well run first.

After all, running merely had incomplete training effects. It was not as though it did no good at all.

It was also a good chance for him to see where the limits of his physical condition currently lay.

After receiving careful guidance from the academy's professional instructors, Lin Huo, drenched in sweat and sitting at the edge of the training grounds, had finally found his limit.

Judging by the examples provided by the school's teachers, without activating Martial Soul Possession, his physical condition was a notch below that of battle Soul Masters of the same age who had been born into noble families.

There was nothing to be done about that, and it was entirely within expectations.

After all, relying only on that brief period of Ingrain last night, it was obviously impossible to raise his physical condition in one leap to the point where he could compare with those noble children who had enjoyed luxury from birth.

In short, if he was weak, he needed to train more.

While he was recovering his strength, the warm sunlight falling from the sky and draping over him suddenly dimmed.

Lin Huo raised his head and saw seven or eight sturdy little brats gathered together, blocking his path.

"Hey! You're that new special-grade student, right? And you've got the nerve to share a room with our boss lady?"

The messy-haired child at the front crossed his arms and looked down at him. His ill intent was written plainly across his face.

"Yeah, that's me. What the fuck do you want?"

The moment that crude street slang left his mouth, it stunned these children, who had all received upper-class education since childhood.

By the time they came back to their senses, Lin Huo had already walked over to the teachers and begun removing the weights from his body.

The group stood there awkwardly, unable to advance or retreat, staring blankly as Lin Huo began enjoying the treatment of a healing soul skill.

Soaking in the warm, comfortable radiance of the healing soul skill felt incomparably pleasant. Seeing the foolish boys standing there in a daze, Lin Huo merely sneered disdainfully.

What a joke. He had just completed limit training, so this was when he was at his weakest.

In full view of everyone, he could not rapidly recover through Ingrain. He would have to be out of his mind to clash with these idiots.

They had chosen such a moment to come looking for trouble, which clearly meant they had no sense of fair play. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to care about fair play either.

The group stubbornly refused to leave, waiting eagerly until Lin Huo had finally finished basking in the healing soul skill's treatment.

Just as they considered stepping forward to continue causing trouble for Lin Huo, they saw him apply to enter the individual training grounds.

The wind on the open-air training grounds was especially clamorous. Several foolish boys stood there in disarray, at a loss for what to do.

"Boss Huo Yun, are we still waiting this time?"

"Wait! If you want the big boss to come after you later, then you can choose not to."

The leader, Huo Yun, issued the order. The group simply sat down on the ground and silently remained at the entrance to the training grounds, blocking Lin Huo's way.

The teachers and staff near the training grounds turned a blind eye to this.

For Soul Masters, a bigger fist was the only hard truth. Therefore, Blazing Fire Academy did not prohibit students from fighting.

All the teachers and staff needed to do was prevent situations where many bullied few, and ensure that fights stopped at an appropriate point.

As for students fighting, whether it was an ambush or an open challenge, the academy did not interfere in the slightest.

Inside the individual training grounds, Lin Huo asked the staff member stationed at the entrance and confirmed that the persistent idiots looking for trouble had not left.

"Looks like these people are determined to cause me trouble today."

Lin Huo rubbed his chin, guessing that there was a strong possibility Huo Wushuang was secretly behind this.

If this trouble had been arranged by that dead sister-con of Huo Wushuang's, then invoking Huo Wu's name definitely would not work.

Though unwilling to admit it, Lin Huo had to acknowledge that with his mere level-six Soul Power, he was nothing more than a weak little rookie.

If he wanted to deal with those bear cubs who had enrolled several years before him and might already have cultivated to the Soul Master realm, level-six Soul Power alone was clearly not enough.

Of course, he definitely did not want to get beaten up, but judging from their attitude, they would not stop unless they beat him down.

The teachers and staff around the training grounds also seemed to have no intention of intervening.

In the end, he had no room to choose at all.

Besides, he could dodge the first day but not the fifteenth. Sooner or later, he would have to face this sort of trouble.

As the saying went, throw one punch to open the way and spare yourself a hundred more.

Since that was the case, he could only go all out.

Lin Huo's gaze gradually turned fierce as he silently focused his attention on the two skills, Belly Drum and Ingrain.