Douluo Dalu: Shooting the Sun

Chapter 68 Team Training

As class time arrived, everyone began to quiet down and the teacher arrived in the classroom.

Just as the introduction said, all the teachers of Tiandou Royal Academy's Tiandou-level classes are Soul Emperor-level masters. The head teacher is also a level 67 Soul Emperor. When the head teacher entered the classroom, everyone fell silent.

The head teacher looked to be a middle-aged man in his 40s. "Hello everyone, I am the head teacher of Tiandou Class A. My name is Sun Xiang, my martial soul is the Mighty King Kong Bear, and I am a level 66 Strong Attack System Battle Soul Emperor. I hope everyone will study hard and strive to graduate soon."

The introduction by our homeroom teacher, Mr. Sun, was relatively brief, and then everyone in the class introduced themselves. Everyone reported their martial spirit and level. Just as Yang Podi had expected, most of them were around level 30-35, with a few at level 35-40, and a few reaching above level 40.

After Yang Podi introduced his martial spirit and level, everyone understood that Yang Podi was the genius recruited by Tiandou Royal Academy yesterday.

The content of the class is relatively simple, basically it is some knowledge about cultivation. For Yang Podi himself, it is better than nothing, but it is basically of no use. It feels better than what he learned at home.

There are three classes in one morning, each class is one hour, and all the teachers are Soul Emperor-level masters. However, for Yang Podi, Soul Emperor is not good enough, because his own father is already a Soul Douluo.

During breaks, many people came to chat with him, even the only Soul Sect member came to communicate, as if he wanted Yang Podi to join the Tiandou Royal Academy team, but he was directly rejected by Yang Podi.

After a morning, Yang Podi went to the cafeteria to eat alone. He always felt that this morning's class was a waste of time and had no practical use to him. It would be better for him to meditate in the dormitory.

There are no classes scheduled in the afternoon, so the students of Tiandou Royal Academy are relatively free, especially for soul masters, who focus more on training rather than attending classes. In the afternoon, almost everyone goes to their favorite simulated environment, or makes appointments to go soul fighting or play.

Yang Podi has already notified everyone in his team to gather at training ground No. 3 in the afternoon.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone gathered, including a teacher named Li who assisted them, and of course Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

When everyone gathered, Teacher Li spoke first: "Hello everyone, I am Li Xiang, a level 56 offensive spirit king, with the spirit Black Eagle. I will be responsible for assisting you with various matters in the future. If you have any questions, you can come to me at any time."

After several exchanges, Yang Podi felt that this teacher Li had a pretty good personality. Whether it was when he introduced the entire Tiandou Royal Academy on the first day of his life, or when he introduced himself now, at least he was not pretentious and was more down-to-earth. Anyway, he was just a tool, so there was no other influence.

After Teacher Li Xiang finished the introduction, all the students introduced themselves again, especially Ye Lingling, who usually wore a veil and was full of mystery, while Dugu Yan was relatively familiar with everyone. After all, they had all met in the Poyi Clan.

After everyone introduced themselves to each other, Yang Podi spoke directly: "From today on, our team is established. Everyone should know my character. I am strict with others, and I will be even stricter with myself."

"Starting today, everyone will run 50 kilometers with weights every day, and try to meditate in the rest of the time. You must improve your soul power to level 25 or above as soon as possible. What I require is that you must break through to the Soul Master level within three years. After you exceed level 25, you must participate in at least one single soul fight and one double soul fight every day until you get the Silver Soul Fighting Medal."

After hearing this, everyone present gulped. As for soul power, Tai Long and Bai Xiaofei, the lowest present, were only at level 21. This meant they had to increase their soul power by nine levels within three years. Furthermore, after reaching level 9, they would have to participate in the Soul Fighting Competition. This was indeed quite demanding and demanding.

Yang Podi seemed to see through everyone's confusion: "Everyone can rest assured. I have already communicated with the three members of the Education Committee yesterday. The academy will provide medicinal bath materials for everyone. As long as you follow my cultivation method, you will definitely reach the Soul Master realm within three years."

"In addition to the 50-kilometer weighted running every afternoon, I will design some other training methods later. The specific amount of training will be determined by your physical fitness. As for the rest of the time, everyone should try their best to find an ecological environment that suits them for meditation and practice. The simulated environment of Tiandou Royal Academy is very good, and practicing will be twice the result with half the effort."

Before anyone else could react, Yang Podi spoke directly to Teacher Li Xiang: "Teacher Li, please supervise everyone's exercise every day. No leave is allowed without special circumstances. In addition, I have applied for medicinal baths and other funds from the college. Please go to the college to collect them."

"If any team members faint or have other problems during training, please ask Mr. Li Xiang to help deal with it as soon as possible. I may not be in the training ground all the time."

"Also, I have made a plan for the training ground. The training ground will undergo some construction and renovation. I would also like to trouble Teacher Li to communicate with the logistics department of the college for details."

After saying this, Yang Podi took out a list of requirements and gave it to Teacher Li.

Training ground No. 3 is quite large, larger than the football field in his previous life, with a length of 200 meters and a width of 100 meters. Yang Podi plans to transform it into an obstacle course, setting up artificial obstacles such as fences, stockades, puddles, stones, high walls, low-pile wire mesh, single-plank bridges, and low walls. All subsequent weighted running by all people needs to be done among the obstacles, so as to exercise everyone's perseverance, physical flexibility, physical endurance, etc.

Obstacle running is somewhat based on some training methods of the military in the previous life. It can train excellent physical fitness and skills, such as climbing, jumping, crossing, etc., and at the same time also requires good psychological endurance and adaptability.

In Yang Podi's eyes, military training and competitions are often the most practical and the most challenging. As long as everyone can adapt to these trainings, the team's combat effectiveness can basically be formed.

After everyone has adapted, we will increase the weight and train other items.

In fact, this is also one of Yang Podi’s main training programs. Through weighted obstacle running, he can increase his body’s flexibility and coordination.

As expected of being the heir of the Power Clan, Taillon was very good at casting. In just one day, he had cast all kinds of weights, ranging from small ones weighing a few kilograms to large ones weighing hundreds of kilograms.

Ye Lingling, who was standing by, felt her scalp tingling. As a girl, especially a supporting girl, how could she have ever seen such a scene?

Fortunately, Dugu Yan, who was standing by, gave her psychological comfort and prevented her from being timid.

Chapter 69: The First Fight

After Yang Podi finished speaking, the afternoon training began.

Ever since Dugu Yan trained with Yang Podi several times, she got used to carrying weights. Ye Lingling also chose the smallest 5kg weight and ran with everyone.

Teacher Li Xiang assisted in supervision and observed everyone's physical condition.

After an afternoon of exercise, almost everyone was exhausted, especially Ye Lingling, who was almost exhausted in all four limbs and just lay on the ground, completely losing her ladylike image.

At this point, the afternoon training was over. Teacher Li Xiang arranged for everyone to take a medicinal bath, especially the two girls, who were almost carried by Teacher Li Xiang.

The medicinal bath lasted only one hour, and after one hour, everyone had recovered their spirits.

It was the first time for Niu Meng, Tai Long, Bai Xiaofei and Ye Lingling to experience such an intense training. While taking the medicinal bath, they felt that every pore was unobstructed, as if they had never felt so comfortable before.

After the medicinal bath, the eight people went to the cafeteria of Tiandou Royal College to have a big meal, which could not only maintain the body's energy but also ensure nutrition. In the cafeteria, the group of people ate like refugees, wolfing down the food, which shocked the group of noble children next to them. Many of them even pointed fingers at the seven people, making Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling blush.

After dinner, it was time for everyone to go their separate ways. Niu Meng, Tai Long, and Bai He, whose spirit powers were still relatively low, each went to their own suitable mimicry environment to practice. Teacher Li followed Yang Po Di, Yang Ping An, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling and left the Tiandou Royal Academy.

Tiandou Royal Academy is only 20 kilometers away from Tiandou City, and it only takes more than half an hour to travel by carriage. If you ride a soul beast horse, the time will be even shorter.

The five people took a carriage to the Tiandou City Great Soul Fighting Arena. For the four of them, it was their first time to participate in the Soul Fighting Arena. However, the four of them all had certain family backgrounds and were quite familiar with the Soul Fighting Arena.

Under the leadership of Teacher Li Xiang, the four of them registered as members of the Fighting Spirit Arena and also registered, which included information such as name, age, birthplace, and martial spirit.

When filling in the age form, everyone wrote their age a few years higher. Yang Podi directly wrote his age as 20, and the others basically wrote their age around 20 as well.

After completing the registration, all four of them received an Iron Fighting Spirit Medal.

In the fighting spirit arena, no one uses their own name, and everyone has their own corresponding title.

Yang Podi was directly named White Horse and Silver Spear, Yang Pingan was named Spear Breaking the World, Duguyan was named Green Phosphorus Poison Emperor, and Ye Lingling was named Undead Begonia. The titles given to the four people all matched their personalities and martial spirit characteristics.

At the same time, Yang Podi also formed a duo with the other three. The combination of Yang Podi and Yang Pingan was the Soul-Breaking Double Gun combination, the combination with Dugu Yan was the Bilin Soul-Breaking combination, and the combination with Ye Lingling was the Soul-Breaking Begonia combination.

According to Yang Podi's plan, he needs to participate in a one-on-one fighting spirit every day, and then at least one 2-on-2 fighting spirit. Who he will fight with will depend on the specific situation of the day.

Yang Ping'an and Dugu Yanren have to participate in at least one soul fight every day, while Ye Lingling only needs to participate in a two-person soul fight and is responsible for the treatment of everyone at the same time.

Teacher Li Xiang is responsible for collecting all kinds of information, preparations before the fight, and battle analysis after the fight. For a teacher at Tiandou Royal Academy, these are all very simple.

It was soon time for Yang Podi to compete. Yang Podi seemed to have thought of something and took out 1 gold soul coins and gave them to Teacher Li Xiang, asking Teacher Li Xiang to help him bet on his victory.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi entered the competition field through the contestants' passage. This was a relatively large competition field, dozens of meters long and wide. The entire stands were basically full, with densely packed people. The size of this venue was much larger than those so-called football and basketball stadiums in his previous life. It was estimated that there were tens of thousands of spectators.

Especially after the two players entered the competition field, there was overwhelming cheering, which was even more grand than those so-called concerts in the previous life.

In the fighting spirit competition, few people show their true faces. Most of them wear masks. Yang Podi also wears a silver-white mask, so people can't tell his actual age.

When Yang Podi and his opponent entered the competition field, the host began to introduce them: "Now the contestant is White Horse Silver Spear, who has a soul power of level 35 and a martial soul of Soul-Breaking Spear. His record is 0, and today is his first soul fighting competition." Yang Podi's figure and information about his martial soul and soul power level immediately appeared on the big screen.

"The other opponent is the King of Power, a level 38 Soul Master with a martial soul of Powerful Bull. His record is 28 wins and 11 losses."

"Both parties have one minute to prepare and summon their martial spirits."

As he said this, Yang Po Di summoned his own martial spirit, the Soul-Breaking Spear, and displayed two yellow and one purple soul rings at the same time.

The opponent on the other side looked very tall, almost two meters tall, and especially had exaggerated muscles, which showed that he was very strong.

The King of Strength player on the opposite side was instantly possessed by his martial spirit. A huge shadow of a powerful bull covered his body, and two yellow and one purple spirit rings appeared at the same time.

A minute passed quickly, and the host continued: "Both sides are ready, and the game officially begins."

The moment the game started, Yang Podi rushed towards the opposite side quickly with the Soul-Breaking Spear in both hands, obviously wanting to attack.

The King of Strength contestant on the opposite side seemed to have the same idea and quickly rushed towards Yang Podi, preparing to launch a powerful attack.

When the two men were about to get close, Yang Podi simply held the gun with both hands, stabbed it forward, and concentrated all his strength on the tip of the gun. This was exactly the move he had practiced: Go straight to Huanglong.

The opponent seemed to understand the power of this move as well. He clenched his fists and a second yellow soul ring flashed on his body. It was his second soul skill: Bull Charge.

Immediately afterwards, the tip of the gun collided with the opponent's fist. Yang Podi himself did not move at all, while a large stab wound seemed to appear on the opponent's fist. With just one move, the opponent was injured.

The King of Strength contestant seemed very surprised. Among the Soul Masters of the same level, almost no one could be stronger than him in strength. The opponent didn't even use his soul skills and directly stabbed him.

Yang Podi didn't care about all that. Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was distracted, he held the gun with both hands and stabbed it directly into the air. A silver light appeared at the tip of the gun and shot quickly towards the opponent. Before the opponent could react, a puncture wound had been created on his left shoulder, and blood gushed out immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi flew up again and swept across the enemy with one move. The King of Strength contestant was obviously unwilling to accept defeat, and this time he directly activated his third soul skill: the Power of the Wild Bull, which was obviously also a strength-enhancing soul skill.

But because he was injured, his hand and shoulder were stabbed, and the effect of his soul skills was greatly reduced.

The King of Strength's fists collided with Yang Podi's gun. He felt a huge force coming from his fists, far beyond his imagination. In the end, he was knocked away by this force, and he fainted.

Just like that, Yang Podi's first soul fighting match ended. Without using any soul skills, he knocked the opponent's level 1 soul master directly out of the field.

The whole audience suddenly fell silent, followed by thunderous cheers.

In the soul fighting competitions between high-level soul masters, there are rarely such fast matches, and even if there are, they are rarely won so cleanly and neatly.

Chapter 70 Two-on-Two Fighting Spirits

In fact, for Yang Podi, winning this battle of souls was very easy, especially with his spear attack, which could even directly hit the opponent's vital points.

But this was just an ordinary game of chess, just a competition between the two sides, and killing was prohibited. So Yang Podi's spear pierced directly into the opponent's body, not the head or other vital parts.

Even in the last move of sweeping away thousands of troops, Yang Podi could have used the spear blade to launch a more fierce attack, but he still chose to hold back.

At this stage, the spear skills, spear light and even spear blade slashing that Yang Podi has mastered are like plug-ins for soul masters at the Soul Master level.

The release of the spear light is faster than the use of soul skills, and is simpler and more direct, which also causes the opponent to be injured in an instant.

Ordinary soul masters may not understand the significance of Yang Po Di's moves and spear beams, but some high-level soul masters naturally understand how powerful they are.

As a teacher at Tiandou Royal Academy, Teacher Li Xiang has been exposed to many things, so he naturally understands Yang Podi's strong combat ability. As soon as the game was over, Teacher Li Xiang couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Is this what Yang Podi meant by poor combat experience? Maybe all the students at Tiandou Royal Academy are no match for him.

When Yang Podi returned to the team of five, the other three looked as if they had seen a monster. Even Yang Pingan had rarely seen Yang Podi's actual combat power.

Soon after, Yang Ping'an and Dugu Yan also participated in a one-on-one soul battle, and both won. Yang Ping'an had been training and fighting with Yang Po Di for a long time, and both his physical fitness and combat experience made him difficult to match among the Great Soul Masters. Dugu Yan had already reached level 29, so fighting against Great Soul Masters was also easy for her.

Next, Yang Podi and Ye Lingling engaged in a 2-on-2 soul battle.

The opponents in this match are two level 35 Soul Masters. They have the same martial soul, both are iron hammers. Their title in the fighting soul arena is the Iron Hammer Brothers.

This soul battle is even simpler. The combat effectiveness of weapon soul masters in the early stage is weaker than that of beast soul masters, especially the improvement of physical fitness will be much weaker. After all, it is impossible to possess the martial soul before the weapon soul.

After Yang Podi and Ye Lingling came on the field, they directly engaged in a 1 vs 2 battle. The two opponents had a large gap with Yang Podi in terms of strength, martial spirit application quality, and even physical fitness.

Yang Podi attacked directly. Facing the joint defense of the two, he used the move of White Crane Spreads Wings. Even if the two used their soul skills, they could not resist. Then he used the move of Pulling Mountains and Rivers, which directly stunned the two with his strength.

Seeing the two confused people, a spear beam quickly pierced the arm of one of them, creating a hole in the opponent's arm, and then he swept it away and eliminated one of them first.

He then rushed to attack another person, and before he could finish two moves, the tip of the Soul-Breaking Spear was already against his neck.

The whole process was very quick, taking only a little over a minute. Ye Lingling didn't even need to release her healing soul skills, the fighting spirit had already won.

When the two returned to the team, Ye Lingling was completely dazed. She didn't expect the battle to be so simple and so quick.

After this fight, Yang Podi's own soul power consumption was very little, and Dugu Yan's battle today was also relatively easy, so he signed up for another fight with Dugu Yan.

This soul battle was not too difficult. The opponents were two level 37 beast soul masters, and the two of them cooperated quite well.

But in less than three minutes, Yang Podi and Dugu Yan won the victory.

Yang Podi fought three games tonight and won all three, and he won very quickly.

When Teacher Li Xiang came to summarize, he first analyzed the previous two fighting spirits of Dugu Yan and Yang Ping'an. As for the three fights that Yang Podi participated in, Teacher Li Xiang didn't know how to analyze them. The time was too short and no shortcomings were revealed at all.

The five of them took a carriage back to Tiandou Royal Academy, and Yang Podi also took back the gold soul coin card he had bet on from Teacher Li Xiang. Since it was the first time for both Yang Podi and the combined fighting spirit to play, the winning rewards were relatively high, and by the time they got them, they had more than 5 gold soul coins.

After returning to the dormitory, Yang Podi began to review his battle scenes. Although his opponent was relatively weak, he would always have some insights after the battle.

As for the meditation after the battle, it seems that the meditation speed is faster than usual. The Soul-Breaking Spear is indeed the most suitable martial spirit for combat. Only after the battle can one become stronger.

The next morning, after Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an finished practicing shooting, they did not go to class. They felt that attending class was meaningless to them, so they simply found a simulated environment to meditate.

I have to say that the simulated environment of Tiandou Royal Academy is still very advanced, and there are a large number and many types. Finding a simulated environment that is relatively suitable for you to practice is much better than going to class.

In the afternoon, when Yang Podi arrived at Training Ground No. 3, the training ground had already been built. The school's efficiency was really high. Although the requirements he put forward were not complicated, they could be completed in one night. It was worthy of being the Tiandou Royal Academy. I'm afraid all these constructions were done by specialized construction-department soul masters.

When the other people arrived at the training ground, they were all shocked to see the drastic changes that had taken place there.

Yang Podi looked at the people who had arrived and spoke directly, "Everyone has seen the changes in the training ground. Yesterday, you were doing normal weighted running. From today on, it will be a weighted obstacle course. Based on the intensity of yesterday's weights, everyone will run 50 kilometers first. We will determine the specific situation later."

Yang Ping'an and the other six people felt horrified when they saw the renovated training ground.

I was already so tired yesterday that I almost collapsed. Today, with all the obstacles added to the mix, wouldn’t I be exhausted after finishing the run?

But Yang Podi ignored them, and took another weight from the side, and started running alone. Every time he ran with a weight, Yang Podi would carry another weight in addition to the weight he had been wearing for a long time.

Seeing this, Yang Ping'an just took a deep breath and immediately followed.

The other three people also started the weighted obstacle run in a resentful mood.

Teacher Li Xiang, who was standing aside, looked at the situation of the crowd and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. He himself probably found this level of exercise very difficult.

Especially those different obstacles, I don’t know how Yang Podi came up with them.