Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Upon seeing that Wang Yi had stopped practicing magic, Wang Jiang knew that Wang Yi's magic power had been almost completely depleted.

Based on the spells Wang Yi cast, Wang Jiang roughly estimated that Wang Yi's magical power was quite high for a beginner mage.

Mages of the three levels—junior, intermediate, and advanced—can be further subdivided into early, intermediate, and late stages based on the amount of magic power they possess.

Wang Jiang judged that it wouldn't be a problem for Wang Yi to reach the mid-stage of a beginner mage before the second year of high school.

This surprised Wang Jiang, because it meant that Wang Yi had a chance to become a mid-level mage before graduating from high school.

To be successfully admitted to the top magic universities, becoming a mid-level mage is a prerequisite.

"Now that your magic is depleted, let's begin today's training. Through yesterday's detailed observation, I've discovered that although you are fast and agile, your footwork is unsteady, your lower body is unstable, and your punches only generate localized power, failing to connect the force throughout your body. Therefore, today I will first teach you stance training."

Wang Jiang stood up, walked to Wang Yi, stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, squatted down, and raised his arms in a half-hug gesture.

"What you call 'standing meditation' can be simply understood as practicing the horse stance. It can stabilize your lower body, increase your strength, and help you coordinate and control your whole body..." Wang Jiang gave a simple explanation.

He then demonstrated the stance to Wang Yi and then gestured for Wang Yi to try it himself.

Then Wang Jiang came to Wang Yi's side and kept helping Wang Yi adjust her posture until it met the standard.

"The first thing in stance training is to be stable. If you can't even stand firmly, how can you stabilize yourself in combat? If your lower body is unstable, how can you generate power?"

"Stand for a while, test your limits, be careful not to lose your form, and keep your breathing rhythmic."

The king will continue to offer guidance.

"It will definitely be a little uncomfortable at first, but that's normal. As you do it more often and over time, you'll gradually get used to it and even find enjoyment in it."

Qi Xiaohao pushed open the door and entered, just in time to hear Wang Jiang's last words.

Scratching his head, Qi Xiaohao took a half step back, looked up at the number on the door, and realized he hadn't gone to the wrong place; it was indeed the third training room. Only then did he come back in.

After seeing that Wang Yi and Wang Jiang were both fully clothed and looked normal, Qi Xiaohao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother E, I brought you the things." Qi Xiaohao held up the travel bag he was carrying.

Wang Yi nodded slightly, then gestured for Qi Xiaohao to put the travel bag in the corner.

The travel bag was brought over by Qi Xiaohao that morning by Wang Yi. It contained some changes of clothes, as well as the most important things.

The magic crystal of the high-level magical beast, Flame Cloud Qilin.

As one of the top training centers in the entire Lanling City, Shangwu Training Hall has naturally been registered with the magic monitoring network department.

Here, Wang Yi can safely absorb the passive magic of Flame Monarch without worrying that the dissipated magic power will trigger the magic monitoring network.

Wang Yi was practicing standing meditation, while Wang Jiang, having some free time, saw Qi Xiaohao arrive and, being rather eager to teach, offered the following suggestion:

"Fatty, how about some extra training for you too?"

"No, no, I have things to do at home, I'll be going now." Qi Xiaohao shook his head like a rattle-drum, said goodbye and turned to leave.

Qi Xiaohao had originally planned to stay a little longer to watch Wang Yi's training, but after hearing what Wang Jiang said, he didn't dare to stay any longer.

When Wang saw Qi Xiaohao fleeing in a panic as if he were avoiding a plague god, he chuckled lightly and didn't care.

Everyone has their own choices, and he won't force anyone to.

If it weren't for Jiang Yue's request, Wang Jiang wouldn't have deliberately set aside so much time to teach Wang Yi.

He's not just bored out of his mind every day; he trains and practices magic every day too.

Moreover, only a small number of special mages choose to learn combat skills because they are rarely used in certain situations.

If you don't plan to enter the interdimensional passage, you may never have the chance to face monsters in your life. Even as a mage, the opportunity to fight is still very rare.

That's at least the case in China.

Those mages who are preparing to join the army or form elite teams to explore the passage between the two worlds are all fully equipped and of a high rank.

Because novice mages have relatively few attack methods, close-quarters combat accounts for a large proportion of their gameplay.

However, generally speaking, novice mages do not enter the interdimensional passage.

High-level mages with complete equipment generally have scouting and early warning systems when encountering monsters, thus avoiding direct confrontation.

From a distance, offensive mages begin their violent attacks, while healing mages in the back row are always ready to provide support. There might also be support mages for defense, repositioning, and crowd control, so close-quarters combat with monsters is practically nonexistent.

After all, no matter how fast you run or how agile you are, it's not as safe as directly eliminating the monster remotely.

Instead of spending time honing combat skills, it would be more beneficial to study offensive magic.

This makes melee combat seem rather useless; low-level mages don't need to learn it, and high-level mages don't need to use it either.

The combat training taught in schools is mainly aimed at helping students develop willpower and improve their physical fitness.

Only those with unique combat styles like King Jiang, and mages who specifically aim to compete in professional leagues, would delve deeply into and hone their fighting and weapon skills.

Wang Yi stood there for twenty minutes straight.

The first few minutes were fine, I just felt a little awkward in my position.

However, as time went by, Wang Yi felt his physical fatigue increase exponentially. His usually stable body began to tremble, and his clothes were quickly soaked with sweat.

In the final minutes, Wang Yi felt every cell in his body was tearing and trembling, and he persevered only through sheer willpower.

Until his body completely collapsed and he could no longer control himself, Wang Yi collapsed to the ground, his heavy breathing remaining.

"You lasted twenty minutes on your first try, that's excellent," Wang Jiang stepped forward and praised, then explained:

"Actually, physical training is a process of constantly breaking down muscles and bones in small increments, and then repairing them to make them stronger. Now, with the help of medical magic, as long as you are willing to work hard, the speed at which your physical fitness improves will be terrifyingly faster than before."

But as I've said before, physical fitness is physical fitness, and fighting skills are fighting skills. The human body has its limits, so…”

"So you're not going to be human anymore?" Wang Yi replied in a slightly hoarse voice.

Wang will pause briefly, selectively deaf, and then continue summarizing.

"Therefore...improving fighting skills becomes inevitable."

Wang Yi pursed his lips, finding it utterly boring.