#16 - What is the essence of soul power?

While eating, Quan Yi marked the key points with a pen. For him, the most important things were the library, the playground, and the simulated environment.

The guide had detailed addresses, and Quan Yi didn't expect that there would be a small playground near the freshman dormitory.

This should be a thoughtful design to facilitate the students' exercise, which just met Quan Yi's needs.

Quan Yi's exercise plan was divided into morning, noon, and evening. In the morning, he would do extreme running training, at noon, extreme anaerobic exercise, and in the evening, boxing practice. Exercising in the dormitory would inevitably affect other students.

With the playground, Quan Yi could exercise without any scruples.

And the most important part of this plan, the soul beast meat, was delivered to him by the Quan family's shop in this city.

With the plan settled, Quan Yi could use his spare time to study other knowledge.

Quan Yi read books very quickly and soon flipped through the guide. He also marked the important parts inside.

Quan Yi closed the guide and looked out the window. Judging from the sky, it hadn't darkened yet, and it was about six or seven in the afternoon.

Quan Yi changed into a clean white shirt and black shorts, walked out of the dormitory, and came to the playground near the dormitory, which was empty.

Although it was called a playground, it was actually just a flat square open space without any facilities.

Quan Yi walked to the middle of the playground and began his exercise.

Boxing training, the battle with Burst Rhino, gave Quan Yi a lot of insights.

Gang and Jian would only truly play their importance when combined with the Gauntlet Martial Soul.

Relying on the Gang and Jian formed by simply condensing soul power could not compete with the same level of strong attack-type soul masters and defense-type soul masters.

But if combined with the Gauntlet Martial Soul, it would be very different.

After several months of practice, Quan Yi's control over soul power has gradually improved. He can already condense it for more than ten minutes.

When Quan Yi practiced boxing, he combined Gang and Jian. With the changes in boxing, the soul power form on his hands had to change accordingly, which undoubtedly increased Quan Yi's training difficulty.

More than two hours passed, and Quan Yi was already sweating profusely. The short sleeves on his upper body had long been put into the Scorching Sun Heart.

The nights in August were very hot, and the academy was also located in a tropical area. Quan Yi could not avoid the sultry heat even without summoning his Martial Soul.

Quan Yi finished the last set and ended his night exercise. At this moment, he had exhausted his soul power and physical strength, and his body was so tired that he could not move.

Just like a college student who never exercises suddenly running a three-kilometer run beyond his limit, Quan Yi would experience that kind of near-death experience three times a day.

If there was no soul beast meat, Quan Yi's body would definitely collapse, and Quan Yi was very clear about this.

The weakness of his body made it difficult for Quan Yi to move, but he was still trying his best to straighten his body, constantly adjusting his breathing, and not letting himself collapse completely.

Slowly, Quan Yi gradually recovered, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

This was a method that combined his previous life's common sense of exercise and his own personal experience. Compared to lying down directly, this method could help Quan Yi get rid of his weakness faster.

After adjusting his breathing, Quan Yi immediately began the stretching session that was the most painful for him.

Starting from the leg stretches, he stretched wherever the muscles were most tired. This made the already painful muscles even more painful, and Quan Yi's face turned pale from the pain.

Doing so was to avoid affecting the morning training. This almost self-mutilating method would help Quan Yi's body recover faster.

His head was covered with dense sweat, even more than when he was practicing boxing.

After doing the stretching exercises, he had a strange feeling of pleasure all over his body, and even his heart, which was fluctuating due to parting, calmed down at this moment.

After the exercise, Quan Yi recalled the process just now.

His physical fitness has improved too fast, and Quan Yi was a little puzzled about this.

Since having soul power, Quan Yi felt this abnormality.

Soul power, this kind of energy, seems to be slowly transforming the body.

What is the essence of soul power, Quan Yi has been thinking about it.

First of all, it is not like internal energy cultivation. It does not pay attention to refining essence into qi. Soul power is more like magic power. It is absorbed from the outside and can have a positive impact on the body.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Quan Yi to replace sleep with soul power cultivation.

Moreover, soul masters have to absorb soul rings to break through every ten levels, which seems to indicate that humans cannot break through bottlenecks with their own power.

On the contrary, soul beasts can break through their own limits by relying on their own cultivation.

This bottleneck is more like a shackle on the soul master's neck, forcing the soul master to fight with the soul beast. Once the soul beast is killed and the soul ring is absorbed, the soul master can obtain very convenient and powerful skills.

But this is more like a sweet trap. Humans easily obtain the experience and soul power that soul beasts have accumulated for hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years through plunder.

This world is really too strange.

Quan Yi looked up at the night sky, as if trying to find something.

After looking for a long time, the sweat on his body was blown away by the cool night breeze, and Quan Yi stopped looking up.

He took out the dried soul beast meat from the Scorching Sun Heart on his chest and chewed it in big mouthfuls. He had to replenish nutrition well after exercise so that his body could become stronger.

You can't just practice without eating. Eating is also an important part of cultivation.

At night, the freshman dormitory was dotted with lights. Compared to the daytime, it seemed more alive at night.

From the lights revealed from the windows, it could be judged that there were quite a few freshmen who had arrived at the school.

Quan Yi went straight back to the dormitory and took a refreshing shower.

After taking a shower, Quan Yi summoned the Scorching Sun Gauntlet. With his excellent fire control ability, Quan Yi quickly dried his whole body.

With just a little soul power, Quan Yi could save the towel, which was too convenient.

At night, Quan Yi sat on the fluffy quilt and began a long meditation.

Soul power circulated in his body, but not only that, Quan Yi was also exploring different soul power circulations, trying to find more efficient methods.

The first two hours of every night were experiment time. After all, increasing soul power was the foundation, and he couldn't ignore cultivation for the sake of experimentation.

Quan Yi would not do things that put the cart before the horse.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Quan Yi was running on the playground.

There was still no one on the playground at this time. It was good that no one disturbed Quan Yi. Quan Yi was pleased about this.

The academy was built in the forest, and natural scenery could be seen everywhere. Even the playground was wrapped in a forest. Running in this kind of place was definitely a spiritual enjoyment.

Quan Yi felt that his body seemed to be a little lighter.

After finishing his morning exercise with a happy mood, Quan Yi dragged his tired body towards the cafeteria.

Quan Yi was very much looking forward to the food in the cafeteria. Although Quan Yi had enough soul beast meat, he couldn't just eat meat after all. He still had to take in other nutrients.

The school cafeteria was very large and had three floors.

The first floor was a public cafeteria with some of the simplest breakfasts, such as buns, boiled eggs, and pickled vegetables. There were many students queuing up.

Quan Yi decisively left and went up to the second floor. The second floor was a buffet restaurant, with various delicacies neatly arranged. Students could choose the delicacies they wanted, and there were fewer people on the second floor than on the first floor.

There were many kinds of dishes here, and it was quiet, but the price was much higher than on the first floor.

The third floor was the teachers' restaurant, and students were not allowed to enter.