Cultivation and Training

After entering the military camp, Zhou Liang felt a wave of comfort, and his own Soul Power began to become active.

"Master, I feel so comfortable here, my Soul Power is starting to become active." Zhou Liang said to Liu Erlong.

Liu Erlong nodded, pointed around, and said, "This is the Mimic Cultivation Environment. In this environment, your cultivation speed will receive a tremendous boost. This is also why, even with similar Innate Soul Power, disciples of major sects and students of Advanced Soul Master Academies reach Soul Power in the forties by their early twenties, while those unguided rogues only reach the thirties."

Those who were geniuses to begin with cultivate in such highly suitable environments, easily leaving their peers behind. Liu Erlong looked at Zhou Liang and said, "Little Liang, from now on, you must cultivate here for at least an hour every day, rain or shine."

"Yes, Master!" Zhou Liang shouted.

"Good!" Liu Erlong nodded with satisfaction, then spoke up: "After you complete at least an hour of Soul Power cultivation, come back to me, and I will personally prepare meals for you."

Zhou Liang nodded, then followed Liu Erlong as she continued to walk toward the side. After walking a distance, he saw a body of water appear in the distance.

Once they got closer, the entire body of water came into view. This lake wasn't large, only a few hundred meters across or so.

"This is your third training item for the morning: swimming. You are still young and cannot undergo high-intensity training, so swimming was chosen. The surroundings here have all been cleared by me and there is no danger. You will swim here until you are exhausted, or until noon, at which point you can finish, then walk back to the academy by yourself to eat your lunch." Liu Erlong pointed at this lake and said to Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang looked at this body of water and nodded.

"After finishing lunch, you have one hour of rest time. After resting, I will arrange a teacher for you to specifically conduct combat training with you. The time will be one hour. Within that hour, aside from not letting you suffer severe injuries, that teacher will attack you with all his might." Liu Erlong said as she led Zhou Liang back.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang immediately shuddered all over and quickly asked, "Master, how strong is the actual combat teacher you found? What system of Soul Master is he? Master, please don't find someone too ruthless! My little frame can't handle it."

"The actual combat teacher I found for you is named Wang Hu. He is a teacher at the school, and his Martial Soul is a Tiger-Head Saber. He is a level-49 Power Attack System Soul Ancestor." Liu Erlong said while walking ahead.

"Ah! Power Attack System!" Zhou Liang's face fell as he spoke.

With a pop sound!

Liu Erlong directly slapped her hand onto Zhou Liang's head, causing Zhou Liang to let out a cry of pain.

"A real man, what are you afraid of?" Liu Erlong turned her head and softly shouted at Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang covered his head with both hands and said to Liu Erlong, "Master, I am only six years old with level-12 Soul Power, how do you expect me to face the full-force attack of a level-49 Power Attack System Soul Ancestor!"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Erlong said, "Originally I intended to have Wang Hu not use soul skills, but I forgot, Little Liang, you are only six years old. Even without using soul skills, it is still too much for you."

"Like this, we will have Wang Hu not use soul skills and not summon his Martial Soul, using only Soul Power to attack you with all his might. Once you adapt, we will then let Wang Hu summon his Martial Soul." Liu Erlong said to Zhou Liang.

"Master, this sounds a bit more reliable!" Zhou Liang said with an exaggerated expression.

"Stop fooling around, I'll take you to breakfast first." Liu Erlong patted Zhou Liang's head and said.

"Alright, Master." Zhou Liang nodded, following behind Liu Erlong as they walked toward that small courtyard.

After arriving at the small courtyard, Liu Erlong made a breakfast for Zhou Liang, and the two chatted while eating.

"Little Liang, after the one hour of actual combat training is over, there will be two hours of study. You need to learn about Soul Master knowledge, the understanding of soul beasts, various combat and survival knowledge, as well as information on the major powers on the continent." Liu Erlong said to Zhou Liang while eating.

Hearing this, Zhou Liang thought about it for a moment, but still decided to say to Liu Erlong, "Master, there's also knowledge regarding poisons."

"What do you want knowledge about poisons for?" Liu Erlong frowned and asked.

"Master, my body seems to have a special talent. It can neutralize and absorb toxins, enhance my physical fitness, and also grant special abilities." Zhou Liang looked at Liu Erlong and said.

Then he extended his right hand, and instantly, his entire palm began to flush red, finally even emitting a faint red glow.

"Master, this is a special ability I obtained after absorbing a kind of Fire Poison. It can make my palm reach high temperatures and strike out with palm wind carrying Fire Poison." Zhou Liang waved his right hand, the red light leaving trails in the air, and the wind whipped up by his palm also turned pale red.

All of this greatly astonished Liu Erlong. However, after the extreme shock, Liu Erlong's face revealed joy, and she immediately said to Zhou Liang, "Little Liang, this toxin can also enhance your physique? That way, if you keep absorbing safe toxins, wouldn't you be able to continually enhance your physique!"

"It's not like that, Master. Each type of toxin only has an effect the very first time it's absorbed. By the second time, I'm immune to that toxin." Zhou Liang shook his head and said to Liu Erlong.

"That's still very good. After specialized training in the future, you will be able to immunize yourself against the vast majority of toxins." Liu Erlong nodded, saying with some regret.

Suddenly remembering something, Liu Erlong looked at Zhou Liang with a stern expression and said, "Have you told anyone else about this matter?"

Zhou Liang shook his head and said, "No, Master, you are the first to know."

"Then don't tell anyone about this in the future. You must learn to protect your own secrets; otherwise, too many people will find ways to destroy you out of jealousy." Liu Erlong said sternly to Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang nodded.

"Regarding knowledge about poisons, the academy hasn't collected much. I will have people go collect some. However, knowledge about medicinal herbs has been collected to some extent, so you can study those first. By the time you master those, knowledge regarding poisons should have been collected somewhat, and you can study that aspect then." Liu Erlong thought for a moment and said.

"Alright, Master." Zhou Liang nodded and said.

"After finishing your studies is your free time, but you must come to my place by seven o'clock in the evening. I have prepared a medicinal bath for you. After soaking for two hours, you can go back to rest." Liu Erlong finished speaking about the remaining cultivation for the day.