socalfunplaces Chapter 131 Sunset Forest Training
Chapter 131 Sunset Forest Training
Chapter 131 Sunset Forest Training
Yang Podi looked at Xue Qinghe's elegant face: "Your Highness, you didn't call me here just for this, did you? In that case, I thank Your Highness for your concern for the Second Team."
"No, it's just that Team Leader Yu Xiaogang has something he wants to discuss with you."
Yang Podi looked at Yu Xiaogang with some confusion: "Teacher Yu Xiaogang, is there anything you'd like to discuss with me?"
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang seemed to be beaming with joy and full of vigor: "Yang Podi, your second team's strength has weakened recently. How about we merge our first and second teams? Don't worry, you can still be the captain."
Yang Podi looked at Yu Xiaogang speechlessly: "Teacher Yu Xiaogang, I'm really sorry, but I have a lot of confidence in the strength of our second team. We don't think we need to merge with the first team."
Yu Xiaogang's smiling face suddenly changed: "Your second team has several Soul Masters. Since you can't achieve any good results anyway, why not let them join the first team? That way, our first team will be stronger, and I'm even confident of winning the championship."
Yang Podi stared at Yu Xiaogang speechlessly, thinking to himself, "Is this guy crazy? Even if it's a lineup of all Soul Masters, where does he get his confidence?"
"Teacher Yu Xiaogang, there's absolutely no need for that. I already said last time that I'm the one who makes the decisions regarding Team Two."
"You're acting recklessly. Haven't you considered the bigger picture?"
Yang Podi simply smiled and said, "Teacher Yu Xiaogang, if you really have an idea, you can personally recruit my team members and see if any of them want to join the team?"
"Also, if you want to poach members from my second team, you'd better inform our three team leaders first, otherwise I'm afraid something bad might happen."
Before Yu Xiaogang could speak, Liu Erlong interjected, "Kid, what do you mean by that? It's just poaching a few of your team members, what could possibly happen? Besides, it's for their own good."
Yang Podi ignored Liu Erlong's words and instead glanced at the three education committee members.
Meng Shenji, the Education Committee member, then spoke up: "Teacher Yu Xiaogang, I hope you will pay attention to your actions before doing anything. Otherwise, we will not be able to stop you if serious consequences occur. The current leader of Team Two is Yang Podi. Recently, two deputy leaders have been added: Teacher Li Xiang from Tiandou Royal Academy and Senior Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. So unless there are special circumstances, it is best not to poach people from Team Two."
After hearing Meng Shenji's words, everyone fell silent. They hadn't expected Yang Podi to actually bring that old monster, Dugu Bo, into the second team. Xue Qinghe, however, looked at Yang Podi with a half-smile, as if he were teasing someone.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened considerably. He had long heard that Dugu Bo was capricious and ruthless, especially in the use of poison, which made him deeply feared by all the major sects. Even the three upper sects were wary of him. He didn't dare to ask Dugu Bo for the person.
However, Yu Xiaogang thought for a moment and then continued, "Yang Podi, could we switch teams one and two, so that team one can participate in the qualifiers and team two can directly participate in the finals?"
Yang Podi was speechless for a moment: "Teacher Yu Xiaogang, why do you think I asked for a spot in the second team instead of just the first team?"
"You want the second team to practice together through the qualifiers? You actually thought of that a long time ago."
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's predicament, Ning Fengzhi seemed inclined to help: "Yang Podi, we've heard about the internal conflicts within your single-surname family. Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is willing to help mediate these conflicts."
Yang Podi looked at Ning Fengzhi, that old fox: "Thank you, Sect Leader Ning! There's a saying that those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. The four single-attribute families are just on good terms. Each family has its own development and goals. There's no need to force them together. It's not good for anyone."
"But it is because you have stood together through thick and thin for so many years that you have been able to face enemies from all sides and achieve better development."
Yang Podi shook his head: "My Po clan is used to developing on our own. We don't want to rely on anyone, much less be anyone's dog."
After saying this, Yang Podi bowed to everyone and left. He couldn't be bothered with these monsters and demons.
Yang Podi recently heard that Yu Xiaogang had also changed the training ground of the first team, basically copying the training methods of the second team, and even increasing the training intensity of all team members, which was vaguely comparable to the second team.
Yang Podi was speechless. Although Yu Xiaogang had the title of master, this was all he was capable of. He dared to copy others without understanding anything. Wasn't he afraid of ruining all the students? It would be funny if he ruined Yu Tianheng and Ning Rongrong.
Five days later, the group set off in a carriage to train in the Sunset Forest.
Yang Podi made many preparations for this training, including having Poison Douluo and Yang Wuju secretly protecting him, and preparing all kinds of supplies.
Sunset Forest is home to many spirit beasts, including many that are ten thousand years old. It is very useful for training everyone's teamwork, reaction ability in the face of danger, and combat ability when encountering high-level spirit beasts.
Especially for Yang Tianyue, this little girl is only twelve years old and lacks both social experience and experience in dealing with enemies.
Yang Podi even required everyone to work together to fight against soul beasts under 30,000 years old, and not to show fear or run away.
Nighttime was even more difficult for them; the Sunset Forest was fraught with danger at night, making their days even more of a torment.
In just over ten days, everyone had lost a lot of weight. The initial joy of entering Sunset Forest had vanished, replaced by wary eyes.
Especially when they first encounter a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, Yang Podi will not intervene personally, but will let the seven team members face it together.
When they first faced the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, the seven of them showed absolutely no coordination, and the entire team was extremely disorganized and lacked any strategy. Several girls were even so frightened that they turned and ran away, completely unlike their usual spirited selves.
After each battle, Yang Podi would analyze the situation with the group, including developing long-term strategies for dealing with the battle.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed. The entire team seems to have completely changed. Originally, everyone was full of naivety, but after half a year of training in Sunset Forest, everyone has drawn blood many times and fought with soul beasts. Everyone's combat ability has been greatly improved.
With the combined strength of the seven of them, they are fully capable of fighting a 20,000-year-old soul beast. Even if they cannot kill it, they can at least drive it away.
Especially the younger sister Yang Tianyue, who is growing at an extremely fast pace. Although she is only a Soul Master, her combat ability is already no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Sect Master.
After six months of training in Sunset Forest, everyone's teamwork was excellent. Yang Podi even felt that with the strength of these seven people, they could probably at least get a top-three finish in the Soul Master Competition.
When the training in the Sunset Forest came to an end, everyone's eyes were filled with ferocity, like those of a wild beast.
While Yang Podi's second team was training in Sunset Forest, it seemed that something had gone wrong with the first team.
The entire team underwent prolonged, excessive training, followed only by a simple medicinal bath. Although their soul power seemed to increase rapidly, the long hours of intense training left behind numerous hidden injuries in their bodies.
It might be relatively better for Beast Soul Masters, but it's more troublesome for Weapon Soul Masters or some support Weapon Soul Masters.
Ning Rongrong was the first to sense something was wrong. Although she was a girl, she was quite strong-willed. After often overtraining, she felt unwell and her physical condition seemed to have deteriorated.
Especially after Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo personally examined her body and found that Ning Rongrong had many hidden injuries. The two were puzzled and quickly arranged for Ning Heng, who was in the same team, to be examined as well. After a series of examinations, they found that Ning Heng also seemed to have weakened stamina and had many hidden injuries.
Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi was immediately alarmed. After careful investigation, he discovered that the two individuals' condition was caused by prolonged overtraining, and that everyone had only undergone ordinary medicinal baths after training.
Ning Fengzhi cursed Yu Xiaogang countless times in his heart, never expecting that this so-called master was only at this level.
Bone Douluo, however, found it rather strange: "Feng Zhi, I think Yu Xiaogang's training method is completely similar to that of the second team, or even that it is borrowed from the second team's training method. How come the second team has had no problems for so long?"
Ning Fengzhi thought for a moment before speaking: "The second team must have some way to avoid hidden injuries caused by overtraining. It's probably that kid Yang Podi's doing."
"Yang Podi was born into the Po clan, and he is basically unparalleled in the world when it comes to alchemy. It is likely that there is something wrong with the medicinal baths that Yang Podi gives to the other students in the second team every day. He is not using the medicinal bath program of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but the medicinal bath program of the Po clan."
Bone Douluo was instantly enraged: "I'm going to find Yu Xiaogang and that brat Yang Podi. It was those two who ruined Rongrong."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head: "Yu Xiaogang is the son of the old dragon of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family. If we go to cause trouble, wouldn't that ruin our cooperation with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family?"
"As for that kid Yang Podi, what does this have to do with him from beginning to end? This training plan was designed by him for his own team members. Yu Xiaogang just secretly copied it, but unfortunately, he copied it poorly."
"Fengzhi, what should we do now? Rongrong has some hidden injuries."
Ning Fengzhi thought for a moment before speaking: "I'll take Rongrong to Tiandou City to see Elder Ye Renxin. Elder Ye should be able to heal this kind of hidden injury. In addition, I plan to let Rongrong join the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy, so that they can train together in the future. This will be better for Rongrong."
Bone Douluo seemed a little puzzled: "Feng Zhi, that Yu Xiaogang clearly doesn't have any real skills, and that Tang San is also unreliable. Why do you still support them both so much?"
As Bone Douluo said, for some long-established sects, the so-called theoretical knowledge published by Yu Xiaogang had already been organized within the sects and was of little use.
Although Tang San was doing business with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, each set of hidden weapons sold for an extremely high price. Anyone with a discerning eye knew the profit margin was enormous. However, despite the considerable support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School provided to Tang San, they never mentioned lowering the price. Furthermore, Tang San even tried to learn the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's distraction control technique through Ning Rongrong, without offering any compensation whatsoever—it was practically an attempt to get it for free.
This back-and-forth is unsettling for anyone. On one hand, I buy your things at a high price and even give you all kinds of support, but in the end, you want to get my treasure for free.
Ning Fengzhi sighed, "How could I not know that these two, master and disciple, are unreliable? But Tang San is backed by the Clear Sky Sect, and Yu Xiaogang is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Now, in order to fight against the Spirit Hall, we must stand on the same side. Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is, after all, a supporting sect, and in many aspects, it cannot compare with the other two major sects."
(End of this chapter)