Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 38 Gravity
After leaving Zhao Wuji's room, Shi Yi went to Soto City to purchase a batch of tungsten steel. Of course, these tungsten steels were forged by ordinary blacksmiths. Although they were considered fine products for the manufacture of ordinary weapons, they still contained a large amount of impurities waiting for Shi Yi to remove.

When Shi Yi returned to his little house, he saw that Zhu Zhuqing was already out of breath, breathing heavily with every slow step she took.

Shi Yi nodded upon seeing this. In his opinion, although Zhu Zhuqing's talent was slightly inferior to others, her willpower was undoubtedly the strongest except for a time traveler like Tang San who had lived two lives.

Talent certainly determines a person's upper limit, but will determines whether a person can reach the upper limit.

Shi Yi did not disturb her, but walked towards his own house. Apart from the rest room, another room had been converted into a small blacksmith shop by Shi Yi.

Afterwards, Shi Yi spent a gold coin to find a villager to help him. He piled up the pieces of tungsten steel aside, picked up a piece of tungsten steel at random with pliers, and put it into the furnace. Then he started to pull the bellows.

As time goes by, the tungsten steel gradually turns red and softens in the furnace.

Shi Yi took out his homemade iron forging hammer, waved it in his hand, and with a loud bang, the forging hammer suddenly fell towards the red-hot tungsten steel, sparks flying, and the tungsten steel began to shrink visibly as Shi Yi swung the forging hammer.

Since he was looking for a helper, Shi Yi naturally found someone who knew the blacksmith's craft. The villagers who were pulling the bellows were also quite shocked when they saw Shi Yi's artistic movements and techniques.

"Make the fire bigger." Shi Yi said lightly.

The villagers came to their senses and immediately started to pull the bellows with all their might. Then, loud rhythmic noises began to be heard around Shi Yi's house.

Hearing the loud noise coming from the hut, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but look in curiously when passing by the door, only to find that Shi Yi was forging iron in the room.

What Zhu Zhuqing didn't know was that what Shi Yi was making was a new weight. This time, Shi Yi used tungsten steel, striving to create a denser armor. Yes, that's right, armor.

Now Shi Yi's body has reached a mature state, and he has taken some immortal medicine, so he can carry out all-round weight-bearing training. If possible, he even wants Zhao Wuji to help increase the gravity, in an effort to squeeze out the immortal medicine power buried in his body.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, how far she can practice depends on her luck.

From that day on, Zhu Zhuqing fully understood where Shi Yi's extraordinary speed came from. She did not have Shi Yi's powerful strength, and after fainting on the first day, she was unable to get out of bed and walk the next day.

Of course, as a teacher, Shi Yi had anticipated this situation. The next morning, he came to the cafeteria, had his breakfast, and then packed a portion for Zhu Zhuqing.

When they arrived at the girls' dormitory, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were both training with Yu Xiaogang.

Shi Yi knocked on several doors before he heard Zhu Zhuqing's response, "Come in."

Pushing the door open and walking in slowly, Shi Yi couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhu Zhuqing lying on the bed, "How is it, am I right? You definitely won't be able to walk normally today."

Zhu Zhuqing just stared at Shi Yi without saying anything.

Suddenly, a strange sound was heard, which was particularly obvious in the silence of the two people. Gurgle, Gurgle...

Seeing this, Shi Yi couldn't help but chuckle, and a blush appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cold face.

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Since I guessed that you couldn't train today, I naturally brought something for you." Shi Yi chuckled.

As he spoke, Shi Yi took out a breakfast from his soul guide, which was still steaming, and placed it on the bedside of Zhu Zhuqing.

"I'll have someone arrange a medicinal bath for you today. You can choose to meditate while soaking in the bath. If you want to meditate at night, you can also try this first."

Shi Yi said this as he gently put a small hand gripper aside.

"What is this used for?" Zhu Zhuqing asked with some confusion.

"A grip strengthener. I made one with the extra materials yesterday. It trains grip, finger, and arm strength. For beast soul masters, these are effective means of killing enemies. What's more, agile attack systems often emphasize a single-strike kill." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Shi Yi said this and demonstrated it to Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and said softly, "Thank you."

Shi Yi shook his head slightly and said, "You're welcome. These are all your own efforts. Since you chose my practice, I will naturally be responsible for the results."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Yi, not knowing what she was thinking, and said nothing.

Shi Yi also felt a little embarrassed when he saw this, and said to Zhu Zhuqing: "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

After saying that, Shi Yi also left on his own.

Looking at Shi Yi's hurriedly departing back, a hint of complexity flashed across Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

Not long after, Shi Yi returned to his hut. Coincidentally, Zhao Wuji also came to his residence with a happy look on his face.

"Teacher Zhao, it seems the effect is good." Shi Yi greeted with a smile.

Zhao Wuji also smiled and nodded, saying, "It is indeed a rare treasure. My whole body has become more transparent. I consolidated it yesterday and my cultivation has also improved a little, about half a level higher. It saved me more than a year of hard training. Where did you get such a good thing?"

"It was discovered more often by Xiao Yi when he went to the Soul Hunting Forest. The Ganoderma lucidum was not yet mature at that time, so I covered it up temporarily. Fortunately, no one has discovered it in these days." Shi Yi explained casually.

Zhao Wuji nodded without asking any more questions, and said with a smile: "If there is anything in the academy in the future, Old Zhao will protect you."

"Thank you very much, Teacher Zhao. I really have something I want to trouble you with." Shi Yi chuckled.

Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi as if to predict the outcome and said, "I knew you would need to find me for something. Tell me."

"I would like to borrow your soul skills for practice." Shi Yi said slowly.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi and said slowly, "You are strong enough, and you are better developed than other kids, but do you have money?"

"Will two hundred thousand gold soul coins be enough?" Shi Yi chuckled.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi in surprise and asked, "Where did you rob, kid?"

Shi Yi chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Rongrong is the little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, she can get it just by letting a little slip through her fingers."

"In that case, you can really train with me. Since you thought of using gravity to train, you should also understand how the name of Acala came about." Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi and smiled maliciously. "Teacher Zhao, I am not only a soul master but also a blacksmith. I am very skilled in forging. I guess your method is to use gravity to continuously squeeze yourself, making your muscles, bones, skin and flesh more solid, so you can maintain the power of the strong attack system while taking into account the heaviness of the defense system. I am afraid that your small stature is also a side effect of gravity." Shi Yi chuckled.

The fact that Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, was able to escape from the siege of sixteen bishops of the Spirit Hall shows how extraordinary he is. Shi Yi doesn't believe that he could have relied solely on his own spirit. Since Shi Yi could think of this method for cultivation, it is obvious that Zhao Wuji, as the owner of this ability, could also think of it.

"Yes, you are worthy of being the master's disciple. You can see it at a glance. This method is indeed the same as forging. I was not as rich as you back then. I don't know how many people I offended for money, but in the end I still lacked financial resources, which led to your being a little short now. You know, it's easy to crush you, but it's very difficult to make yourself swell up again. If you make up for the deficiency, you will be like me. But you have 200,000, which is enough for you to practice for a long time." Zhao Wuji praised with a smile.

"Would you like to let me experience it?" Shi Yi said with a smile.

"You kid still need to prepare a medicinal bath. It won't be enough to just rely on the diluted stuff those little brats take a bath in." Zhao Wuji said to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi was a little surprised and asked, "They actually diluted the liquid?"

"Boy, Blue Lightning's medicinal bath is not simple. Guess where the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Soul Master got such a powerful body?" Zhao Wuji asked back.

"Thunder and lightning?" Shi Yi asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it is thunder and lightning. Their medicinal bath can even repair the injuries caused by thunder and lightning body training. I was so envious of them back then." Zhao Wuji said to Shi Yi.

Shi Yi also nodded. Take the team battle between Shrek and Huang Dou in the original book as an example. In the first three soul skills, Yu Tianheng's soul skills did not have any physical enhancement, but he was able to make Dai Mubai evenly matched, and even suppress Dai Mubai to a certain extent. You must know that Dai Mubai's third soul skill, within half an hour of transformation time, doubles the resistance to abnormal states as well as attack power, defense power, and strength. Faced with this plain and unpretentious all-round enhancement, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex was still able to suppress his opponent, which shows the physical gap between the two.

If it was a one-on-one duel, Shi Yi was even willing to believe that Yu Tianheng could easily defeat Dai Mubai, because Dai Mubai needed to use a large amount of soul power to maintain his third soul skill. Maybe he could maintain it for a short period of time, but it would be easy to reveal flaws over a long period of time.

"Don't worry about that. I have already prepared the herbs." Shi Yi chuckled.

Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi and smiled, "Are all the herbs ready? You have been eyeing Old Zhao for a long time, right? Why don't you give it a try?"

"Let's give it a try." Shi Yi chuckled.

"Boy, let me make you feel good." Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi with a malicious smile, and immediately placed his broad hands on Shi Yi's shoulders.

"The third soul skill, gravity enhancement."

The moment he finished speaking, Zhao Wuji's third soul ring also lit up.

Shi Yi suddenly felt as if his whole body was stuck in a quagmire and his body suddenly became heavy.

"Boy, how do you feel?" Zhao Wuji asked while observing Shi Yi's reaction.

"Well...how should I put it? After all, it's only your third soul skill. It's okay for a short time now, but you should be able to feel the effect after a long time." Shi Yi felt his own condition, moved around on the spot, and estimated.

Zhao Wuji nodded and said, "You are in good health, you can try to move around."

Shi Yi nodded, and under Zhao Wuji's surprised gaze, he took out a pair of iron leggings from his soul guide, slowly tied them around his legs, and slightly kicked his feet.

"Yes, this is better than before." Shi Yi chuckled.

"You are really cruel to yourself." Zhao Wuji looked at Shi Yi and nodded affirmatively.

Then Shi Yi started to do frog jumps in front of his hut. Each jump was very heavy when he landed on the ground. Zhao Wuji moved out his recliner under the eaves.

"With the influence of gravity, I need to use more force, even more than twice as much as before. My control over the force has also become much worse. It seems that I still have a lot of room for improvement." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

Soon, Shi Yi felt a tingling sensation all over his body. Seeing Shi Yi's extremely focused look, doing the exercises seriously, and adjusting his breathing and posture carefully with every jump, Zhao Wuji was deeply moved. He suddenly understood why Shi Yi was able to break through the limitations of his talent, because Shi Yi had never given up climbing up. Even though he was not the weakest in Shrek now, Shi Yi still worked hard to move forward. It was obvious that Shi Yi's sights were not limited to Shrek.

There is no teacher who doesn't like students who actively seek to improve themselves, not even Zao Wou-Ki.

Time passed slowly during his cultivation, and Shi Yi also felt that his limit was approaching. He took out a large bag of medicinal herbs from his soul guide and threw it to Zhao Wuji.

"Sorry to trouble you, Teacher Zhao." Shi Yi said weakly.

"You are really rich, kid. These medicinal herbs are of very good quality. You rest here for a while, I will help you arrange them." Zhao Wuji said with a smile.

After saying that, Zhao Wuji retracted his soul skill, and Shi Yi felt lighter and sat on the ground casually.

Soon, Shi Yi was thrown into the medicinal bath by Zhao Wuji. After doing all this, Zhao Wuji left.

Feeling the incomparable warmth and the continuous influx of the medicine, Shi Yi couldn't help but moan in comfort.

The feeling of becoming stronger made Shi Yi extremely intoxicated. Shi Yi did not rest. The reason why he left himself a little spare energy and did not faint directly from practicing was that he wanted to continue practicing his internal energy during the medicinal bath. This way, he could recover faster. In the process of rapid operation of internal energy, his body would be like a huge millstone, constantly squeezing out the medicinal power of the two immortal products in his body.

Before he knew it, night fell. Shi Yi was dressed neatly, washed up, and headed for the cafeteria. At this time, he happened to meet Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek people who had just finished their training.

For a moment, Dai Mubai's hostile gaze instantly fell on Shi Yi, as if Shi Yi had robbed him of his beloved thing.

Yu Xiaogang asked Shi Yi, "How was the training these past two days?"

Shi Yi smiled slightly and said, "Zhu Qing's basics are a little weak. After a day of training yesterday, he can't get out of bed today. He should be almost recovered by tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, everyone at Shrek looked at Shi Yi as if he were a devil. Even though Yu Xiaogang had knocked them out on the first day, they wouldn't be unable to get out of bed the next day.

At this time, everyone had entered the cafeteria and sat at the table. Yu Xiaogang whispered to Shi Yi, "Is the medicinal bath strong enough? How about giving Zhu Qing some more?"

Shi Yi shook his head slightly and said, "No need. Their land has already been diluted. It is not reasonable to grab their share. Since I have arranged such training for Zhu Qing, I will pay for her share. It is my support for my students as a cheap teacher."

Yu Xiaogang smiled and nodded slightly. He had forgotten that Shi Yi’s assets now were not a small number.

"It's good that you know it." Yu Xiaogang said slowly.

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(End of this chapter)