Yang Podi looked at the group of people who seemed a little flustered and thought about how to deal with the problem at hand.
Even Teacher Li Xiang and Teacher An Ya were a little flustered. They had been with the team for six years and had developed a very good relationship with everyone. Teacher Li Xiang, in particular, had worked hard and had a great relationship with everyone over the years.
After all, whenever everyone was so exhausted that they fainted, it was Teacher Li Xiang who took care of them hand in hand. After leading the team for six years, Teacher Li Xiang himself has felt the growth of all the students and also felt a certain amount of pressure. After six years of hard training, he has also reached the Soul Emperor level and is now a level 63 Soul Emperor.
As for Teacher An Ya, she is still a high-level Soul King, and her Soul Power is only level 58. However, as Healing System Soul Master, she has only barely improved, but it is still enough.
Yang Podi looked at everyone and said directly, "I know there's been a lot of news going around lately, and everyone's thoughts are a bit scattered. I don't know what you're all thinking."
"My initial purpose in forming this team was partly to prepare for next year's Soul Master Tournament, but more importantly, it was to improve the Four Single-Attribute Clans, and to improve all of us."
"After so many years of hard work, you can basically all reach the Soul Ancestor realm, or even higher. This improvement is your own achievement. Think about it, if you hadn't trained these past few years, could your Soul Power Level, your combat experience, and your individual trials have reached this level?"
"If it were just for the championship, I could easily find some more talented, more obedient, and more hardworking people to train. There are many such geniuses in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. But why didn't I choose them, and instead chose you? Because you are members of the Four Single-Attribute Clans, because we are from the same school, we are one."
"I don't care what news is circulating outside or what decisions the academy makes. I formed this team, and I'm in charge of everything. If they insist on putting in a new team leader, changing the training methods, or having someone else lead us, I'll just disband the team or quit the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There's nothing in this world that can't be resolved."
"You may have heard about the rewards for the Soul Master Tournament, but they don't matter to me at all. It's just a few Soul Bone, right? Compared to that, I value team unity, the friendship among everyone, and my own personal growth."
After saying this, Yang Podi glanced at the people around him again and secretly pondered a countermeasure.
With Yang Podi's current strength, winning the championship would be a piece of cake. He doesn't even value the Head Soul Bone that the champion rewards him as much anymore.
However, the main reason for participating in the Soul Master Tournament this time is to show the attitude of the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan. At that time, his grandfather Yang Wudi and maternal grandfather Niu Gao will go to the Spirit Hall to receive their titles. Before his strength is strong enough, he doesn't want to go against the Spirit Hall.
On the other hand, he wanted to cause some trouble for the Shrek Devils. His family had a certain grudge against the Clear Sky Sect, and he really didn't want Tang San and his group to get the reward so easily.
The most important point is to deceive Xue Qinghe. Yang Podi doesn't want to fall out with Xue Qinghe yet, nor does he want to disgust her too much, as this guy is very vengeful.
As for the teams, I'm not so worried.
Of the many people in the team, half were from his own family. Yang Podi was slightly worried about Tai Long, Niu Meng, and Bai Xiaofei. Especially Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei, Yang Podi wanted to take this opportunity to see the attitudes of these two people and their families. If it was confirmed that they were on different paths, he would not take them with him in the future, since it would involve many secrets.
After hearing Yang Podi's words, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, except for Tai Long, whose expression still looked a bit strange, as if he was very conflicted.
Yang Podi ignored the change in Tai Long's expression. How the Strength Clan should choose, or how Tai Long should choose, was their own business.
The person who didn't care the most was actually Dugu Yan. The Dugu Family and the Breaking Clan had an extremely good relationship, so even if something unpleasant happened, no one would dare to provoke her.
Of course, Yang Podi also planned to change everyone's training methods. After all, with long-term physical training, everyone's physical fitness was almost at its limit, and there was no need to continue training.
Yang Podi looked at everyone and continued, "After such a long period of weighted obstacle running training, everyone's physical fitness has reached its limit and will not improve any further in the short term. Therefore, we will change the training method from now on. Everyone will go to the simulated environment to meditate with all their might and improve to a higher level of Soul Power as soon as possible."
"Especially Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei, you two need to break through to the Soul Ancestor as soon as possible. I will arrange the next stage of training."
Yang Podi then turned to Teacher Li Xiang beside him and said, " Teacher Li Xiang, only Yang Tianyue will continue with the weighted obstacle course training. The rest of you will focus on meditation. I would appreciate it if you could help check everyone's progress."
Teacher Li Xiang and Teacher An Ya exchanged glances and nodded. If Yang Tianyue was alone from now on, things would be easier for them.
As for going to the Great Soul Arena for Soul Fighting Battle, Yang Podi felt it was completely unnecessary.
In the past few years, since everyone broke through to the Soul Elder, everyone has been scheduled to participate in long-term Soul Fighting Battles, mainly single and Soul Fighting Soul Fighting. Now everyone has a Silver Soul Fighter Medal, and everyone is considered to have rich combat experience. The only thing they lack is life-and-death experience. Yang Podi plans to take everyone to Sunset Forest for training in a while so that they can truly improve.
Yang Podi himself has been focusing more on meditation, and basic training is no longer necessary. With Yang Podi current physical condition, although he is only a level 63 Soul Emperor, he is not afraid of even facing Soul Saint, and Yang Podi even has a certain chance of winning against some ordinary Soul Douluo.
There has been a lot of news lately, much of it related to the Soul Master Tournament.
The first piece of news is that the Spirit Hall is said to have produced a group of elite disciples, whom Pope Bibi Dong called the Golden Generation. Their specific strength is not yet clear to the outside world, but judging from the atmosphere within the Spirit Hall, there should be quite a few geniuses among them, and the Spirit Hall will do its best to cultivate them.
The second point concerns the Soul Master Tournament next year. Since the finals are being hosted by the Spirit Hall, the venue is not the relatively neutral location of the past, but rather directly in Spirit City.
Both empires initially opposed the proposal, but the Spirit Hall seemed determined, especially regarding the championship prize. They offered three Soul Bone over ten thousand years old and, citing the safety of the Soul Bone, proposed holding the finals at the Pope's Palace in Spirit City. Faced with such a reward, the two empires had no choice but to agree.
For any faction, Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is extremely rare, especially since these three Soul Bone are all over thirty thousand years old. Many people were stunned when they heard this news.
Even within the Spirit Hall, this caused quite a stir, and both empires were vying for outstanding students, clearly not wanting to lose face too much.
In fact, it was clear to everyone that these three Soul Bone were intended for the so-called Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, but the temptation was too great and the rewards too generous, and almost everyone went crazy.
The third thing is that the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan have announced that Yang Wudi, the patriarch of the Breaking Clan, and Niu Gao, the patriarch of the Defense Clan, will travel to Spirit City during the Soul Master Tournament to receive investiture from the Douluo Hall.
Logically speaking, all Titled Douluo should be officially appointed by the Spirit Hall. Otherwise, the Spirit Hall has the right to punish the relevant personnel. After all, the Spirit Hall is a recognized holy land for Soul Master, and in the eyes of many Soul Master, the status of the Spirit Hall is even higher than that of the two great empires.
However, Yang Wudi and Niu Gao's attitudes were rather strange. Logically speaking, both families had a blood feud with the Spirit Hall during the war with the Clear Sky Sect, and the two had been finding excuses not to accept the Titled Douluo.
To outsiders, the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan should have been the vanguard against the Spirit Hall, but the fact that the two clan leaders simultaneously expressed their opinions stunned everyone.
Meanwhile, the Spirit Hall vigorously publicized the matter, suggesting that both sides intended to turn hostility into friendship. The Spirit Hall even sent Chrysanthemum Douluo to personally visit and confirm the relevant matters of the investiture.
Even their titles have been decided: Yang Wudi will be named Soul Breaking Douluo, Niu Gao will be named Plate Armor Douluo. Both names come from their Martial Soul, Soul Breaking Spear and Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros.
As for the past grudges between the two sides, both Niu Gao and Yang Wudi stated that accepting the title was a common practice in the Soul Master World, and that past grudges would be settled separately with the relevant personnel from that year. The two even challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from afar, and for a time no one was clear about the attitudes of the two clans.
Some busybodies inquired about this matter with the Speed Clan and Strength Clan, both of which are also one of the Four Single-Attribute Clans. The two clans only stated that they would never forget the hatred of that year. As for the matter of Niu Gao and Yang Wudi accepting the title, they remained silent and did not offer any opinions.
Many people now believe that next year's Soul Master Tournament will likely cause quite a stir.
Some have even discovered that the Four Single-Attribute Clans are putting all their efforts into training the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. The second team is basically composed of members from the four families, which will be a major highlight of next year's Soul Master Tournament.
Regardless, the Soul Master World, which had been peaceful for more than ten years, seems to have suddenly become more entangled in grudges and feuds, as if the waves are about to rise again.
The Spirit Hall members, especially the higher-ups, completely disregarded the so-called Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, as they understood that the Spirit Hall's lineup for the Soul Master Tournament would be unprecedentedly strong.
In short, the Soul Master Tournament has not yet started, but the debates from all sides seem to have already begun. Compared to the high profile of the Spirit Hall Team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team is frighteningly low-key, because the members of the second team have not appeared in the outside world for a long time, and their strength is unknown.