Qin Chao's Training Plan

Having accepted the assessment requirements proposed by the Elder Hall, the Golden Generation naturally needed to prepare in advance.

Grandmaster had once guided Bibi Dong's cultivation, so his influence had seeped into the way she trained the Golden Generation.

The training system in the novel was sound, but its methods had drawn widespread criticism from readers.

To think that proud Soul Masters had to train through something as primitive as running. Saying it aloud would only make them a laughingstock.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Chao spoke again. "Since we've decided to take on the challenge, we need to prepare in advance..."

Bibi Dong looked at Qin Chao with interest. "It seems our little Qin Chao already has a training plan in mind. Why don't you share it with us?"

Qin Chao smiled shyly. "There are only four members in our Golden Generation. I think we can tailor our teaching to each person's talents..."

"Tailor our teaching to each person's talents?" Bibi Dong repeated softly, clearly intrigued by this new phrase Qin Chao had introduced.

"That's right. Each of the four of us has our own strengths and characteristics. Take Brother Yue, for example..."

"His soul power has already reached rank thirty-five, making him the best among his peers. But because he's grown taller so quickly, Brother Yue's Taijutsu has actually lost some of its former finesse. So Brother Yue's training should focus on Taijutsu..."

Although Qin Chao had only recently joined Spirit Hall, they usually trained together, so he already knew the Golden Generation quite well. His analysis was clear and logical, and Xie Yue nodded repeatedly as he listened.

"That's right. Lately, I've felt that my body couldn't keep up during Taijutsu sparring. Movements I used to perform easily now take some effort. I thought my increased soul power had weakened my control over my body. I never imagined it was because of my height..."

Enlightenment dawned on Xie Yue, and he affectionately reached over to ruffle Qin Chao's hair. "My good brother, you really do know your stuff! Once training is over, I'll treat you to a feast!"

Qin Chao helplessly smoothed his tousled hair.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena really were brother and sister. Both of them seemed determined to wage war on his hair...

"Don't stop now, little Qin Chao. Help your big brother analyze his situation too..." Yan sidled over shamelessly. "My Taijutsu training is going pretty well, but my soul power is increasing far too slowly. Nana's almost caught up to me..."

At the mention of this, Yan looked thoroughly dejected.

He hadn't skipped a single session of seated meditation, yet the rate at which his soul power grew hardly did justice to his effort. If not for his innate soul power, he would have started doubting his own talent...

"You're a little impatient by nature. Have you been unable to settle your mind during cultivation lately?" Bibi Dong asked tentatively.

"Beautiful Sister, you've misunderstood Brother Yan..." Before Yan could answer, Qin Chao spoke up.

"He's been more diligent about meditation than anyone lately. He's just been putting his effort in the wrong direction..."

"Brother Yan's martial soul is the Flame Lord, with both fire and earth attributes. It possesses extreme heat, powerful offense, and powerful defense. Strictly speaking, it's even a little stronger than Brother Yue's and Sister Na's. But this martial soul has disadvantages as well as advantages..."

"Because the Flame Lord has such a complex range of traits, Brother Yan doesn't fully understand his own martial soul. Simply meditating can increase his soul power, but it's very inefficient. So I think he should first find a suitable simulated cultivation environment and observe fire and earth. Only by understanding his martial soul better can he improve the efficiency of his meditation..."

Bibi Dong nodded thoughtfully. "Qin Chao has a point... Understanding your own martial soul is the foundation. Without a solid foundation, all your efforts will be in vain... Go meditate by the underground lava. That environment suits your martial soul's attributes and will help you understand it better..."

"Will do!" Yan replied excitedly, as though he could already see the progress he would make...

"As for Sister Na..." Qin Chao shifted his gaze to the girl.

At twelve, she was in the golden years of physical development. Hu Liena had already begun to show traces of a woman's allure, but a girl was still not a woman.

"Sister Na's Taijutsu isn't weak, and her soul power is showing signs of catching up to and overtaking Brother Yan's. So I think her priority now should be familiarizing herself with her third soul skill and practicing her charm techniques..."

"Charm techniques? What, little brother? Do you think your big sister isn't alluring enough?" Hu Liena approached Qin Chao with a smile, a purple gleam flashing through her upturned, Fox Eyes...

"Alluring. Of course you're alluring..." Looking at the pretty face so close to his own, Qin Chao instinctively swallowed.

"That's enough, Nana. Stop fooling around..." Bibi Dong put an end to the girl's antics. For some reason, seeing the two behave so intimately made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Qin Chao is right. You only recently obtained your third soul ring, so you do need to deepen your understanding of the soul skill and become more proficient with it... Let's do this: you'll continue meditating every morning according to your original schedule, and I'll take you through practical combat training in the afternoons..."

As soon as Bibi Dong finished speaking, her gaze shifted to Qin Chao.

"You've analyzed the direction of your older brothers' and sister's training quite thoroughly. What about yourself?"

Qin Chao gave a helpless, wry smile.

He was only a six-year-old child who had barely begun cultivating. Apart from his innate soul power of rank twenty and his high-quality martial soul and soul rings, he had weaknesses almost everywhere.

His height and weight put him at a disadvantage in Taijutsu. His formerly impoverished circumstances had left him somewhat malnourished, and although he had spent several months recovering in Spirit Hall, he was still considerably thinner and weaker than other children his age.

As for soul power...

Although his rank twenty-three soul power was enough for him to look down on every child his age across the continent, his opponents now weren't limited to his peers. He couldn't afford to slack off on increasing his soul power either...

"Beautiful Sister, my training plan has at least three main areas. The first is, of course, physical fitness."

"Because of my past circumstances, my body is much weaker than those of other children my age. I need not only more exercise, but also more of the right nutrients, such as high-quality protein and vitamins..."

"Pro-what and vita-what?" Bibi Dong instinctively asked.

Only then did Qin Chao realize his slip, and he hurried to cover it up. "I mean I need better nutrition. More meat, eggs, milk, and vegetables..."

Bibi Dong gave Qin Chao a suspicious look. "You little fellow certainly have plenty of new terms. What's the second area, then?"

"The second is Taijutsu... I've only just started cultivating, so I'm much worse at it than other people, and my control over my body isn't good either. That's why I plan to start with the basics. Fitness training is essential. Alongside endurance, I need to train my bodily control and explosive power. I may have to trouble you to help me make some training equipment tailored to my needs..."

"That's certainly no problem!" Bibi Dong agreed readily. "But don't we already have all the standard training equipment?"

Remembering the lumps of black iron used for weightlifting in the training grounds, Qin Chao's mouth twitched violently.

For the mighty Spirit Hall to lack even the most basic barbells was one thing, but those chunks of black iron were simply raw ore. Their size and density were more than sufficient, but they had no handles. With his tiny arms and legs, Qin Chao couldn't find anywhere to get leverage...

"Ahem, those things aren't very easy to use. I'll prepare some drawings and bring them to you..."

"All right. And the third area?" Bibi Dong continued.

"The third is soul power. There are no shortcuts to increasing it. I can only rely on seated meditation. But improving my physical fitness and using outside assistance can help me progress faster to a certain extent. I'll probably need to discuss this further with Teacher Yue..."

Tang San could use medicinal assistance to increase his soul power, so naturally, he could too. It was just that his little body was still too weak to withstand much. To avoid a situation where his frail body couldn't handle potent nourishment, he would have to put immortal herbs out of his mind for now and have a proper discussion with Chrysanthemum Douluo...

"Since you have a clear idea of what you're doing, I can rest easy. Still, although your methods are feasible in theory, we'll need to observe their actual effects..."

Bibi Dong wasn't hidebound and was quick to accept new ideas. But practice was the sole criterion for testing truth, and she had to take responsibility for the children of the Golden Generation. Thus, she didn't set the training plan in stone.

Even so, Qin Chao was still grateful that he had chosen Spirit Hall in the first place.

With Grandmaster's conceited nature, he probably would have vetoed every one of Qin Chao's theories the moment he proposed them. After all, in Yu Xiaogang's mind, he was the continent's foremost authority on martial soul theory. How could he possibly listen to anyone else's opinions?

His disciples had to cultivate strictly according to his plans. Otherwise, how could he prove that his theories were correct?