After receiving their rewards, everyone returned to their respective teams, including Yang Podi, who rejoined the second team.
Back with his team, Yang Podi immediately said to Teacher Li Xiang, " Teacher Li Xiang, there's still a month until the qualifying rounds. I plan to take the team to my Breaking Clan for some training, so we won't be returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Teacher Li Xiang and Teacher An Ya nodded and left alone to return to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Younger sister Yang Tianyue asked curiously, "Big brother, we've achieved such great results, can't we relax a bit? What other training plans do you have?"
Yang Podi looked at Yang Tianyue with a hint of indulgence. "Your performance was good, but the opponents in the finals will be much stronger. I will be putting you through some extreme pressure training to help you improve again in a short period of time."
Yang Tianyue asked with some curiosity, "What is extreme pressure training? I've never heard of it before."
"It's okay if you haven't heard of it; you'll find out eventually."
After Yang Podi finished speaking, he turned to Niu Meng beside him and said, "Is Uncle busy lately? Please inform him to come to the Breaking Clan soon; we need his help with the training later on."
Yu Xiaogang then led Tang San and the rest of the Heaven Dou Team One back to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
After Yu Xiaogang and the others returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, neither Tang San nor Yu Xiaogang were in a good mood. No one expected that they would lose the final match so decisively.
Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone together and comforted Tang San and the others, saying, " Xiao San, this is just an ordinary match. I hope you won't feel pressured. Although our opponents are strong, we are not entirely without hope of winning."
"For this match, you'll be the one to analyze our opponents and our own weaknesses."
Tang San thought about it carefully, and finally straightened his expression before speaking, "To be honest, before this match, I didn't expect the Heaven Dou Second Team to be this strong, especially Yang Ping'an. His combat power has probably already surpassed that of an ordinary early-stage Soul King."
Yu Xiaogang nodded in agreement. " Yang Ping'an has indeed performed well. He is extremely strong, and in terms of individual ability, he is probably the strongest in the Heaven Dou region."
Tang San continued, pondering for a moment, "Teacher, I find the fight against the Heaven Dou Second Team very strange. Almost none of them make any unnecessary movements. In ordinary combat, you can't discern their true strength, but once they start moving, their combat power is terrifying."
"Moreover, in the battle with them, I felt that they had excellent control over their Soul Power. Throughout the entire battle, there was basically no waste of Soul Power. Every Soul Skill they used was released very skillfully, as if it were pre-planned. Just like the old saying goes: 'As still as a virgin, as swift as a rabbit.' Moreover, their use of Soul Power was very refined, as if their method of using Soul Power was completely different from ours."
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but nod. "Indeed, as you said, after the entire Soul Fighting competition, all the members of the Heaven Dou Second Team still had at least half of their Soul Power reserves. In my memory, very few Soul King can utilize Soul Power to this extent. To use Soul Power so skillfully, I'm afraid only Soul Emperor or even Soul Saint can do it."
Tang San couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, do you know how they train them? They're actually able to train Soul Ancestor and even Soul Elder to this level."
There was a moment of silence, then everyone looked at Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei. These two came from the Heaven Dou Second Team and knew the Heaven Dou Second Team relatively well.
Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei exchanged glances. Finally, Tai Long hesitated before speaking, "We don't know the specifics of how Big Brother trains us. We left the Heaven Dou Second Team a year ago, and the Second Team also left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy a year ago. We've basically heard nothing from the Second Team. I'm afraid Big Brother has arranged some special training."
Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei were originally about the same strength as Niu Meng, only one level apart. Now, it seems that the gap in strength has become wider and wider, especially in combat ability, where Niu Meng has far surpassed the two of them.
Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment, but still had no clue, so he had to continue, " Xiao San, keep analyzing, what else have you discovered?"
Tang San remained silent for a moment before finally speaking, "The biggest surprise in the competition was Ye Lingling. I never expected a Support System Soul Master to possess offensive capabilities. She was able to break through my Blue Silver Cage so quickly and suddenly injure Xiao Wu. Our entire plan against her failed. Teacher, do you know how Ye Lingling's attack destroyed the Blue Silver Cage and injured Xiao Wu? It seemed incredibly powerful; Xiao Wu was only hit because she was careless."
Yu Xiaogang sighed, "This should be Ye Lingling's Self-Created Soul Skill, but I don't know exactly how it was created. I'm afraid only Ye Lingling herself knows."
Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's eyes seemed to sparkle, and she was very envious of Sister Lingling's Self-Created Soul Skill.
Tang San continued his analysis, "The second team's teamwork was excellent, especially their timing. They gave us no time to react at all, as if they had practiced many times. I felt that everyone in them coordinated perfectly, especially in their timing. They could almost always find our blind spots. That's how Bai Xiaofei and Ning Heng were eliminated."
"Teacher, what should we do next in our training?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at everyone and said, "For the next month, I will arrange combat training for you. Through combat, you will improve your teamwork. You will fight against Erlong and strive to become stronger."
Upon hearing that they would be fighting Liu Erlong, everyone seemed to tremble with fear. Liu Erlong was known as the Horn of Slaughter, and she fought without regard for anything, and was extremely bloody. Now everyone was in for a rough time.
After a moment's thought, Tang San spoke to Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, I want to train in seclusion on my own. Through the battle with Team Two, I feel I've gained some insights."
Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and finally nodded. He knew his prized disciple Tang San well; Tang San had a wealth of combat experience. However, Blue Silver Grass was always a limitation for Tang San, especially in this Soul Master Tournament, where Tang San encountered fire-attribute Soul Master multiple times. The weaknesses of Blue Silver Grass seemed to be magnified infinitely.
After Yang Podi and his group returned to the Breaking Clan, only one day later, his uncle Niu Mang also arrived at the Breaking Clan.
Uncle Niu Mang looked at Yang Podi with some confusion. " Podi, aren't you guys preparing for the qualifying rounds? Why do you need me to come here?"
Yang Podi glanced at everyone and said, "Uncle, this isn't a big deal for the competition. Next, I'd like to ask you to help train everyone. That might be better for everyone."
Niu Mang was speechless for a moment. "Why did you call me here for this training? You don't expect me to fight you guys, do you? I'm Soul Douluo, isn't it a bit much to deal with a few kids?"
Yang Podi smiled and said, "Of course, I don't want my uncle to fight them. They're far too weak for that. I just want my uncle to put pressure on them."
"Create pressure? How do I create pressure for them?"
Yang Podi simply smiled and then led everyone to the plum blossom stakes.
Yang Podi addressed everyone. "In the coming time, I would like to ask my uncle to apply gravitational pressure to the entire area of the plum blossom stakes, with the pressure reaching the Soul Emperor level at the very center, gradually decreasing from the center to the edges, and the pressure at the very edge reaching the Soul Elder level."
"In the coming period, everyone needs to stay on the plum blossom stakes as much as possible, except for bathroom breaks and medicinal baths, whether for training or drinking water. I hope you can adapt to this high-pressure lifestyle and training as soon as possible, including meditation. You will see a qualitative improvement after a month."
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged bewildered glances. It seemed the training was exceptionally arduous. Although they didn't know how effective it would be, everyone unconditionally obeyed.
The most frustrated person was his uncle, Niu Mang, who was called over by his nephew and turned into a human-shaped stress simulation environment, leaving him speechless.
Yang Podi then continued, "Everyone should cultivate and meditate in a pressure environment that suits them, while also periodically pushing their limits. You have already experienced a month of continuous combat, so you can now effectively absorb combat experience. Combined with meditation, you should all be able to make breakthroughs."
Little sister Lian Yang Tianyue suddenly thought of something, "Big brother, we all train like this, so are you training with us too?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "With my current Soul Power and physical strength, they can no longer put pressure on me. I need a more extreme training environment."
As Yang Podi said, Yang Podi's current Soul Power Level has reached level 67, and his physical fitness is even stronger. In terms of strength, he is even comparable to his uncle. He cannot put too much pressure on him. If he wants to continue to improve, it will probably be very difficult. It would be better for him to meditate.
My uncle, Niu Mang, is a level 82 Soul Douluo. Ever since he went with my grandfather to hunt for Soul Ring, Yang Podi Niu Mang my grandfather a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb. After my uncle consumed the herb, he devoted himself to cultivation and his strength improved.
My uncle's Martial Soul is the Plate-Armored Giant Rhinoceros, a pure Defense System Soul Master. Defense System Soul Beast are mostly strength-type Soul Beast, so my uncle has excellent control over gravity. That's why I asked my uncle to help with the training. Besides, his son and Niu Kui, a member of the Defense Clan, are among those being trained.
But his uncle quietly spoke to him, " Podi, do you think this training method is effective? How come no one has thought of it before?"
Yang Podi was speechless for a moment. "This training method is indeed good, but it has extremely high requirements for the assisting Soul Master. They must at least be Soul Saint who can control gravity, and Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo would be even better. Where in this world can we find so many high-level Soul Master? And where do high-level Soul Master have so much time to work on this?"
"Moreover, this kind of training has a special requirement: the medicinal bath must be of extremely high quality. Otherwise, if it continues for a long time, it may easily cause permanent damage to some organs of the body."
Uncle Niu Mang was speechless. "You know that advanced Soul Master don't have that much time to help with training, yet you still called me over. Is my time that unimportant?"
At this point, Yang Podi couldn't help but think of the Sea God's Light. The Sea God's Light was the effect of the Sea God Divine Power. It has to be said that the Sea God Divine Power is indeed all-encompassing. It doesn't even require a medicinal bath, nor does it cause any damage to the body. In fact, it can greatly enhance the physical qualities of Soul Master, making it practically unbeatable.
Yang Podi's own gravity compression training method was basically inspired by the Sea God's Light, but it was much simpler, since there is still a big difference between Soul Power and Divine Power.
Just as Yang Podi and his group were training, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong arrived at the Nine Heart Begonia Clan with generous gifts.
Moreover, judging from Ning Fengzhi's attitude, he seemed very sincere. He even directly stated that as long as Ye Renxin could obtain the Nine Heart Begonia Clan's Self-Created Soul Skill, he would provide even more valuable gifts, whether it be Soul Bone, herbs, or even Gold Soul Coin, as long as Ye Renxin asked for them.
Ye Renxin was completely bewildered. Ning Fengzhi's actions left him utterly confused. He was just a Healing System Soul Master, and although he had some fame, it shouldn't have caused the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School to go to such lengths and offer such a generous gift.
After some communication, it became clear that Ye Lingling had unleashed a Self-Created Soul Skill during the Soul Master Tournament. Its power was astonishing, managing to severely injure Xiao Wu from the Heaven Dou Team One —a true miracle.
Ye Lingling is only Healing System Soul Master, and all her Soul Ring can only be Healing System Soul Skill. If she can learn such Self-Created Soul Skill, it should also be suitable for the Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School. If the Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can also master it, their combat power will be greatly improved, and they will also be able to get rid of the weakness of Support System Soul Master.
In the end Ye Renxin shook his head, indicating that Ye Lingling had been training in the Heaven Dou Second Team for a long time and basically had no time to go home. The Self-Created Soul Skill she had mastered was not owned by the Nine Heart Begonia Clan and was probably learned during training.
Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo exchanged a glance. They already knew about the relationship between Ye Lingling and Yang Podi. Could it be that Yang Podi was the one who came up with this Self-Created Soul Skill?