Zhu Yijun regretted it, so much so that she was filled with deep regret.
He had anticipated that the training and testing process would be brutal, but he never expected it to be this brutal.
This wasn't training at all; it was pure torture.
The so-called training program involved being constantly slapped around by that Kaido, and even with all his Bloodline Divine Ability boosting his physical strength, he was starting to feel the strain.
If it weren't for the powerful Self-Healing ability inherent in Bloodline Power, coupled with the ability to draw upon Bloodline Divine Ability powers to enhance recovery, I would have been dead long ago.
Wang Hao never paid any attention to Zhu Yijun's cultivation process from beginning to end; he knew that Zhao Dachui knew what to do.
Zhao Dachui, with his powerful physique, had cultivated his Explosive Force to its Peak Perfection a few days ago, but he lacked some control over it.
With my current level of internal strength, I can enhance the physical strength of others, and at the same time, I can use this method to improve my own control over internal strength, so as to reach the Transformation Realm as soon as possible.
Of course, Zhu Yijun also benefited greatly. Although he was tortured terribly, his bones and muscles were constantly tempered by this external force. Coupled with the Old Zhu Household's abundant resources, his progress was faster than anyone could imagine, making everyone in the Old Zhu Household feel both pain and joy.
The pain lies in the excessive resource consumption, while the joy lies in the rapid progress of their descendant, Zhu Yijun. Not only has his physical strength improved dramatically, but he has also cultivated his Explosive Force to a state of Complete Integration, and is about to break through to the Peak Perfection.
There's no other way around it. This method of tempering the body through external force can only be maximized if the recipient also gathers the same kind of strength to resist it.
Therefore, in order to suffer less, Zhu Yijun could only endure inhuman pain and cultivate Explosive Force to resist the Explosive Force that Kaido was attacking.
Wang Hao paid little attention to the situation here; he was currently training his cheap guide, Wang Xiufang.
This girl is quite Ruthless. After seeing Zhu Yijun's rapid progress, she took the initiative to ask Wang Hao for guidance in training, which clearly shows that she also has a dream of becoming a strong person.
Wang Hao naturally wouldn't refuse this offer, so he personally used his three types of energy to help Wang Xiufang temper her body, and even passed on the Nine-Character True Art.
The girl's talent in this area exceeded Wang Hao's expectations. Based on her understanding during the training process, she actually used Wang Hao's three types of force as a blueprint to independently cultivate three types of force, and quickly reached a state of Complete Integration of them.
This rate of progress was far more exaggerated than Zhu Yijun's, which surprised Wang Hao greatly.
While her own assistance played a role, it also demonstrates Wang Xiufang's immense potential in this area.
Realizing this, Wang Hao became even more serious about training Wang Xiufang, and her progress accelerated. Five days later, her physical cultivation actually advanced to the Super-First-Rate level.
"Lord Whitebeard!"
On the first day of the new year, Wang Xiufang arrived at one of Old Zhu Household's training grounds as usual, waiting for Wang Hao's training. However, this time Wang Hao did not begin the training.
"Follow me!"
Although she was very confused, Wang Xiufang obediently followed.
Wang Hao strode straight out of the city and arrived at the Old Zhu Household's imperial estate outside the capital.
This imperial estate was clearly expanded after he left, and in terms of area, it was no smaller than the capital city. Moreover, it was surrounded by tall and thick city walls.
It was divided into dozens of huge training grounds, which were used to train the royal children, the very same group of boys and girls he had selected.
Meanwhile, the exotic beasts that the Old Zhu Household had collected during this period were also kept here, and these exotic beasts were Wang Hao's target this time.
To be precise, it was to select exotic beasts for Wang Xiufang to fuse with Awakening the Bloodline Power.
In the past, he would have only helped the girl out of pragmatism, courage, and because she was from the same clan. But after seeing her great potential, he had the idea of nurturing her further.
If you want your creature to grow quickly and have a better future, then having a powerful beast companion is a good choice.
" Whitebeard, all the exotic beasts we have collected are here!"
Wheel-Turning King and Comrade Old Zhu already knew Wang Hao's purpose, so they enthusiastically presented him with an account book, which recorded the types and characteristics of the strange beasts they had collected.
After glancing at the ledger, Wang Hao casually handed it to Wang Xiufang, who was standing beside him, and said gently, "Choose a mythical beast that you like. It will be your companion from now on and will grow up alongside you."
He did not intend to interfere with Wang Xiufang's choice of beast, but rather to give her the right to decide her own future.
"Thank you for the generous gift, sir!"
Only then did Wang Xiufang understand Wang Hao's intention. She quickly thanked him and, without any pretense of refusal, opened the account book and began to read it carefully.
A ledger was quickly reviewed. After pondering for a moment with her eyes closed, Wang Xiufang opened her bright eyes, exhaled, and declared, "I choose the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle!"
"Please follow me!"
Wheel-Turning King gave a curt reply, gesturing for Wang Xiufang to follow, though a hint of displeasure could be seen in his eyes.
The Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle is a large eagle and a very rare flying beast.
Flying beasts are rare and extremely difficult to capture, so the Old Zhu Household has only managed to capture two flying beasts in all this time, and this Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle is the most powerful one.
At this moment, the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle was naturally unhappy that it had been chosen by Wang Xiufang, an outsider.
Compared to Wheel-Turning King's hidden dissatisfaction, Zhu Yuanzhang was much calmer, even somewhat pleased, and his gaze towards Wang Xiufang held a hint of ambiguity.
Don't misunderstand, it's not that he has any improper thoughts about Wang Xiufang, but rather that he plans to act as a matchmaker for Wang Xiufang and try to bring her into the Old Zhu Household's camp.
In this way, she would become a daughter-in-law of the Old Zhu Household, so there was nothing to regret. In fact, the Old Zhu Household would gain another promising descendant.
The Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle was quickly brought over by Wheel-Turning King. It was a eagle whose entire body was as black as ink, with only its pair of sharp eyes showing a dark gold color, truly deserving of the name Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle.
This Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle was quite large, nearly two zhang in length, an absolute aerial overlord. It was truly unexpected that the Old Zhu Household was able to capture such a creature.
Unfortunately, the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle was in a rather sorry state at the moment, its entire body tightly bound by steel chains, especially its pair of wings, which were bound very tightly.
Clearly, this bird of prey had not yet been tamed, so the Old Zhu Household had no choice but to tie it up.
Go and untie it!
Wang Hao gestured to Wang Xiufang, who was standing to the side, to untie the iron chains on the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle.
Before Wang Xiufang could respond, Wheel-Turning King spoke first.
" Whitebeard, this Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle has a very fiery temper and refuses to submit. Once its chains are broken, it will surely spread its wings and fly away, making it difficult to catch it again."
The Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle Wheel-Turning King was also quite troubled. After so long, the other party showed no sign of yielding and even went on a hunger strike. If he hadn't had people forcibly force some meat porridge into the bird's belly, it would probably have starved to death long ago.
The other party's struggle never stopped. Once it was freed from the iron chains, it would definitely fly away immediately, and it would be impossible to catch it again, since they couldn't fly and therefore couldn't be caught.
The reason we caught this guy before was because we used some tricks. If we try to use tricks again, he definitely won't fall for it.
How fierce can a little bird be?
Wang Hao smiled dismissively and gestured for Wang Xiufang to hurry up and get started.
"..."
Looking at the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle, which was less than two zhang long, and then at Wang Hao, who was ten zhang tall, Wheel-Turning King and the others were speechless.
The two-zhang-long Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle was an absolute behemoth to them, but in front of this ten-zhang-tall Whitebeard, it was probably just a small bird.
That's absolutely right!
Wang Xiufang was not one to procrastinate. After receiving Wang Hao's approval, she immediately stepped forward and untied the ropes Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle.
The freed Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle did not spread its wings and fly away as everyone expected. Instead, it lay prone on the ground, pressing its head tightly to the ground, its eyes filled with fear and submission as it looked at Wang Hao.
As a sentient beast, it could clearly sense the immense pressure of the bloodline emanating from the giant in front of it, making it unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.
"See? I told you it was just a little bird!"
Wang Hao was very satisfied with the performance of the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle, and personally pushed Wang Xiufang in front of the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle, indicating that the two should get to know each other.
This scene left Wheel-Turning King and the others speechless, while Wheel-Turning King himself looked at the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle with a resentful gaze.
Brother, weren't you used to be very fierce and arrogant? How come you've become such a coward now, completely cowardly, that you've practically prostrated yourself in submission?
As expected, no matter how arrogant a guy may be, he's essentially a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong.
Meanwhile, the intelligent Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle gave Wheel-Turning King a disdainful look, as if to say that this was not cowardice, but rather a wise man who knows when to yield!
In fact, this is because the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle is too strong. Its combat power is comparable to that of Xiantian Grandmaster. Even a peerless expert like Zhu Yuanzhang, who was at the Peak Innate, could not subdue it.
To be precise, he hadn't met the standard to make the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle submit, but Wang Hao was different now. His strength was far greater than Zhu Yuanzhang's, not to mention the Wheel-Turning King.
Coupled with its incredibly imposing size, the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle realized that if it didn't back down today, it might really become someone else's meal.
Therefore, admitting defeat is the inevitable trend and there's nothing shameful about it!
With Wang Hao standing by as a deterrent, the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle quickly accepted Wang Xiufang, and the two got along very well.
Seeing this, Wang Hao decisively took a drop of blood from the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle, extracted it, and then integrated it into Wang Xiufang's body.
After doing all that, he stopped assisting her and let Wang Xiufang integrate the bloodline of the Ink-Feathered Golden-Eyed Eagle on her own.
This girl has already mastered the three types of energy to the point of Complete Integration. Although she has only just stepped into the realm of Complete Integration, it is still quite remarkable.
With such a foundation, he could independently fuse bloodlines. After all, he succeeded back then with only a Entering the Hall and Inner Chamber of Explosive Force as an aid. This girl's foundation is much better than his back then, so there's no reason for her to fail.
Although the process may be painful, consider it a form of training.
If Wang Xiufang can't even get past this hurdle, then she's not worth his continued training; he might as well just be an ordinary person.
Although this may seem cold and cruel, he had no relation to this girl and couldn't possibly take care of her for the rest of her life. Sooner or later, she would have to stand on her own and face everything.
Reality can be very cruel sometimes, so we have to let them get used to it in advance to avoid making a fool of themselves or succumbing to unexpected setbacks in the future.
Therefore, this step is extremely important, and it is also his final test for Wang Xiufang. Once she passes, he will give this girl a great gift!