When Xu Zhengyang regained consciousness, he felt extremely weak, as if he had no strength left in his body. What came into view were his parents and teacher Xu Jie.
Overjoyed, Zhengyang's mother Yang Miaoyun, wept tears of joy. " Zhengyang, you've finally woken up!"
Xu Zhengyang asked hesitantly, "Mom, how long have I been in this state?"
Xu Haoyang, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up, " Zhengyang, you entered Deep Meditation for a full 110 days this time. It almost scared your mother."
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang felt extremely thirsty, with no strength left in his body. It was as if his Soul Power had been drained, and even his muscles seemed to have no strength at all.
On the contrary, an extremely hot aura entered Xu Zhengyang's hand from the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear. Xu Zhengyang clearly felt that he and the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear seemed to have become closer, and he even began to gradually understand the essence of the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear itself.
Seeing that Xu Zhengyang had woken up, his mother, Yang Miaoyun, quickly took out a special jade bottle and poured the medicine inside into Xu Zhengyang's mouth.
Xu Zhengyang was completely weak and could only slowly swallow the nutrient solution. After he finished, his parents put Xu Zhengyang into the bathtub.
After Deep Meditation for 110 consecutive days, not only was my strength completely exhausted, but I also felt extremely weak, with my muscles even appearing to atrophy. My body was covered with a layer of sticky grime, somewhat like when I took the Mysterious Water Pill to expel impurities from my body.
For the next few days, Xu Zhengyang relied on intravenous nutrition and did not consume food immediately.
Xu Zhengyang could clearly feel that the effects of this Deep Meditation were excellent. Although his Soul Power did not increase, his meridians, muscles, bones, and even blood had an extra layer of light gold. This gold color was very similar to the tip of the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear. In particular, his Sea of Spirit seemed to have expanded by a large circle.
In other words, after this Deep Meditation, Xu Zhengyang's mental strength has been greatly improved, especially his understanding of spear techniques and his mastery of the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, which can be said to have reached a completely new level.
For the past year, Xu Zhengyang has been using his Soul Power to nurture the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, and even infused it with his own essence and blood. At this moment, Xu Zhengyang feels as if a huge tiger is living inside him, and he seems to truly possess the domineering and indomitable bloodline of a tiger.
More importantly, the speed of meditation increased significantly, at least 30% faster than before, and the whole person felt as if they had been reborn.
"It seems this Deep Meditation was indeed of great significance to me. Even if my cultivation speed can't compare to those geniuses, it's at least comparable to Soul Master with Innate Soul Power of Level 5 or above."
"Moreover, even if I were to encounter Ji Juechen again, I am absolutely confident that I could defeat him, not only in terms of my understanding of marksmanship, but also in my use of the gun."
A few days later, Xu Zhengyang gradually returned to normal and resumed his normal daily life, as if everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Perhaps due to the significant improvement in his mental strength, Xu Zhengyang's mental strength is now comparable to that of Soul Emperor, and his inscription of formations has become more refined and perfect.
In less than a month, Xu Zhengyang reached the Level 3 Soul Engineer. Moreover, based on the current situation, Xu Zhengyang is confident that he can reach the level of Level 4 Soul Engineer within two years, or even reach the threshold of Level 5 Soul Engineer.
Everything was normal in the classroom, but Meng Hongchen's gaze towards Xu Zhengyang seemed to have changed, showing more respect and other implications.
According to her mother, during the period of her Deep Meditation, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen visited her almost every three days, with Meng Hongchen being particularly attentive.
Every time this topic came up, a strange smile would appear in the mother's eyes, while Xu Zhengyang would find himself in an awkward situation.
Time flies, and six months passed quickly. After I recovered, my parents took care of me in the dormitory for a while longer before returning to Dongyang City.
After six months of quiet meditation and arduous training, Xu Zhengyang's Soul Power finally reached level 40, marking another breakthrough.
There are only ten months left until I enter the second year, which is about the same as the original plan. However, I spent nearly four months in Deep Meditation, which shows that my meditation speed has indeed increased a lot.
Nothing major happened during these ten months. Ji Juechen also entered Deep Meditation, but it took him much less time than last year.
Since then, Ji Juechen has challenged Xu Zhengyang from time to time. Unfortunately, unlike their first encounter which ended in a draw, he suffered a crushing defeat each time afterward, and the gap between them seemed to be widening gradually.
In particular, Xu Zhengyang's control over his marksmanship became even more ferocious and intense, and even more sharp, making it difficult for Ji Juechen to defend himself.
The entire Class Two underwent tremendous changes that year, with several students breaking through to the Soul Ancestor realm. In particular, among the original six Soul Elder, Ding Xiaobu, Ye Canshang, Lan Xiu, and Qiu Yi all broke through to the Soul Ancestor, much faster than Xu Zhengyang. The most unexpected result was Ye Nongfeng, who actually became the seventh Soul Ancestor in the entire class.
The most exaggerated are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. They seem to have been stimulated by the battle between Xu Zhengyang and Ji Juechen. Recently, they have been cultivating with unusual diligence and their training and fighting have been exceptionally fierce.
Xiao Hongchen had recently broken through to the Soul King realm, becoming the number one Soul King in the entire class. This cultivation speed instantly caused a stir throughout the entire academy.
Xiao Hongchen is still some distance from fourteen years old, only a little over thirteen. In the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, he is already the fastest genius to reach the Soul King realm in history.
Moreover, Xiao Hongchen has been diligently cultivating for the past few years without using any special drugs to enhance his Soul Power. He is now hailed as the strongest genius in the history of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, at least his cultivation speed is unprecedented.
Xiao Hongchen's Fifth Soul Ring was hunted down by Jing Hongchen himself, who even invited a master to participate. The Soul Ring's age exceeded 17,000 years.
Perhaps due to some deviations from the original work, Xiao Hongchen did not use drugs to improve his physique or absorb a 30,000-year-old Soul Ring as in the original story. Xu Zhengyang felt that his step-by-step improvement would actually make him stronger than in the original work, and even give him greater potential for future development.
Meng Hongchen is slightly inferior to Xiao Hongchen, but he is also very close to becoming Soul King. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to reach the Soul King realm before graduating this semester.
There's another small change at the Sun Moon Royal Academy: the original Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team.
In terms of combat strength, Xu Zhengyang was second only to Soul Emperor Ma Rulong in the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team. However, this situation was a great stimulus to Ma Rulong and all the students. Even the team leader Ma Rufeng, couldn't stand it anymore.
These people are the main force and will participate in the Soul Master Tournament, but now they can't even beat a Soul Elder. It's too embarrassing and shameful to say that.
Therefore, based on some suggestions from Xu Zhengyang, Ma Rufeng readjusted the entire team's training program. In addition to having everyone engage in actual combat every day, Ma Rufeng even took the entire team to the Soul Beast Forest for training, which made all the team members suffer greatly, and many of them were seriously injured.
However, the training was very effective. When Xu Zhengyang fought against them, he felt that everyone's physical condition and combat ability had changed to some extent, and their adaptability had also changed. At least they were no longer as vulnerable as they had been at the beginning.
Xu Zhengyang was just a substitute player and only offered some basic suggestions. He couldn't completely determine the team's outcome. The reason he specifically offered those practical suggestions was because in the original story, this team suffered a crushing defeat in the end.
In the original story, three unlucky students from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy died on the spot. In fact, with their strength as Soul King and Level 5 Soul Engineer, they were not so easy to kill. Even if they were facing Soul Emperor like Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, they could at least save their lives in critical moments, if not fight them.
The result was that three people died on the spot, and some were even completely destroyed, showing absolutely no ability to react. Were the level 5 or even Level 6 Soul Tool these people possessed fake?
It's important to know that while the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy may lack other things, it certainly doesn't lack top-tier Soul Tool. Not only is the dean Level 9 Soul Engineer, but many senior teachers are level seven or even level Level 8 Soul Engineer. For example, Xuan Ziwen is Level 8 Soul Engineer, and there are quite a few teachers like Xuan Ziwen throughout the entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
It's important to know that when Huo Yuhao and his group of ten came to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy as exchange students, there were ten teachers randomly assigned to four students. In other words, there were at least ten teachers of Xuan Ziwen's caliber, not counting those teachers who were already mentoring other students.
At the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, students can start learning independently from their third year. These teachers are all experts at the Level 7 Soul Engineer or above, each with their own independent laboratory. The academy even provides them with a wealth of resources for research.
Recently, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen also communicated with Xu Zhengyang about which mentor they should choose after entering their third year. Xu Zhengyang doesn't have any ideas on this yet.
This is because what Xu Zhengyang really wants to study is his Life-Bound Soul Tool, while Xu Zhengyang is not very interested in these ordinary offensive and defensive Soul Tool. Among all the Soul Tool in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, the only one that really interests Xu Zhengyang is the mysterious metal man stored in the Illustrious Virtue Hall. That thing is the prototype of the Battle Armor ten thousand years later.
Besides, those so-called Level 9 Soul Tool, swords, and even armor and cannons are not as good as having someone make them or buying them directly. Instead of spending time researching them, it would be better to spend more time on your Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, cultivate more Soul Power, and reach the Titled Douluo as soon as possible. Then you can add Soul Ring to your Second Martial Soul.
Since Soul Tool are used, not made, Xu Zhengyang's goal is to become a level 5 or Level 6 Soul Engineer. Researching Soul Tool further would take too much time.
Especially with Xiao Hongchen around, this guy is a genius at researching Soul Tool. His Martial Soul seems to be born for Soul Tool research. I've taught him a lesson so many times, and I've squeezed a lot of good stuff out of him.