Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

"Teacher Ning, this is also what I have a question about. Even if we know all this, how can we achieve such high-intensity physical fitness and other skills? Xiao Ao's question might be problematic. Supports are not battle spirit masters, and they don't have beast spirit spirits or combat weapon spirits that can make them stronger, right?"

Tang San was about to answer when Ning Huahua spoke up, "You can't beat Oscar without using your martial soul?"

"Of course we can beat them, even ten Little Os..."

Halfway through his sentence, Dai Mubai turned to Oscar with a look of disgust and said, "Little Oscar, your physical fitness is too poor!"

"what?"

"This is the answer, in short, it's about the body and soul power!"

Of course, that's not enough.

Upon receiving this answer, Ning Rongrong was puzzled. "I understand the body, but why is it soul power?"

Instead of giving a direct answer, Ning Huahua continued by asking another question, "What do you think is the essence of a Soul Master?"

"Martial Soul?" "Soul Skill?" "Combat Techniques!"

Numerous answers followed, but none of them got to the heart of the matter.

"Soul power".

Sitting next to Ning Huahua, Qian Shuishui answered the question. She had her soul power sealed by Qian Shui, and she understood this the most.

Patting the little girl's head, everyone saw that Ning Huahua's other hand was gathering a colorless yet tangible ball of soul power that was altering the light. "Without this, there would be no soul masters, no martial souls, and no soul skills."

"For all Soul Masters, their Martial Soul is something they cannot determine. What is relatively fair is what everyone possesses—Soul Power!"

This is the source of all extraordinary power.

Then, with a gentle push of his palm, his soul power stirred the airflow, and a warm breeze rushed towards everyone.

"How a support character can acquire combat power is never a simple question. The fundamental question is how to better utilize this extraordinary power in order to strengthen oneself."

"When this most fundamental question is asked, all you need to do is seek the answer."

"The body is the foundation of everything. With a good body, one can use soul power more freely, and it can even improve cultivation speed."

Tang San was the first to speak: "Do the strong seek the answer within themselves?"

"That's right, this is what you can learn."

Seeing Ning Huahua's affirmation, Oscar was also excited, "Sister Hua... oh no, Teacher Ning, how did you cultivate back then... or rather, how did the 'Singer' teach you!"

...

'Pfft~ How did you teach yourself?'

"Xiaoxue! Don't you have something to do over there?"

'Okay, okay~'

...

Reflecting on his own spiritual journey, Qianshui began to summarize.

"Reading, cultivating, fighting, and body tempering."

This caused everyone to look at each other in bewilderment, and Oscar asked, "Isn't this the same as what we are doing?"

“It’s not quite the same…” Ning Rongrong looked flustered, her eyes darting around.

"What's the difference? Aren't we the same all the time? The dean even made me run before. I can only read books, so I definitely can't fight. But don't they fight every day? And who doesn't cultivate every day?"

To Oscar, what Ning Huahua said was something that all Soul Masters did, and there was no difference between them.

"Oh dear, how should I put it..."

Ning Rongrong knew some of it; she had visited the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy after its reform, especially the Royal Fighting Team.

Once she realized this, she understood, and at the same time, she saw Ning Huahua's slightly cruel smile.

"What do you think of the training at Shrek Academy? Do you find it particularly painful?"

The three musketeers of Shrek Academy looked at each other in bewilderment. Dai Mubai, as their representative, spoke up: "It's pretty good. Apart from the regular Soul Battles, the Dean hardly cares about anything else."

Ning Huahua grinned, then looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said with a hint of sarcasm, "So he has time to go find the twins!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot, but he dared not retaliate.

Wiping away non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead, and glancing at Ning Rongrong, who seemed flustered yet sat obediently like a quail, lost in thought, Tang San roughly understood Ning Rongrong's meaning: her future was likely bleak.

"Train until you drop dead, then train like there's no tomorrow! Leave the rest to time!"

"When you exclude your Martial Soul, and your other qualities are no different from, or even surpass, those of a Battle Soul Master, then your support role will also have combat power!"

At this point, everything—the purpose, the method, and the reason—has been clearly explained.

Everyone understood the ultimate goal, how to achieve it, and why they had to do it.

"So that's not enough?"

The chubby boy, who had been silent until now, remembered what Ning Huahua had said earlier after understanding everything: 'Having a body and soul power alone is not enough.'

Looking at Ma Hongjun's terrified face, clearly extremely frightened, Ning Huahua smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, your problem is not a problem at all, and you will lose weight!"

...

'A little notebook and some handicrafts, plus intense training, should probably solve the little fat boy's problem. Go to a brothel? I bet Flander himself does that!'

'…Xiao Shui, are you also…'

'How could that be! I didn't have time to think about these things before I came back!'

The scene shifts to the Crown Prince's residence in Tiandou City. Qian Renxue, who is using Qian Shui's body to work, feels an unusual sensation in a certain part of her body and falls into deep thought…

Chapter 186 Making Trouble

"Let's eat."

There was no further explanation, as it would be too complicated to explain, and these children were too young to understand.

The part that wasn't covered is the "fate" in "life," which relates to spiritual power and the soul, and also involves martial souls and soul rings, belonging to advanced knowledge.

They were called to eat, but Qian Shui showed no interest in eating. With Qian Renxue's cultivation level, it didn't matter whether she ate or not. The key issue was that eating would lead to some awkward situations.

To avoid embarrassment, he stopped eating. Although she was his wife, they weren't a single system!

He patted Qian Shuishui's head and took the opportunity to slip out for some fresh air.

Not only will the children feel uncomfortable when Ning Huahua is around, but more importantly, they'll feel terrible watching her eat while they don't eat themselves.

...

When his consciousness switched back to his body, he found that Qian Renxue was concentrating on studying his little brother.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, what are you doing?!"

'Look at it…'

'Never mind! It'll quiet down on its own!'

Are you sure?

'I'm sure!'

...

Ning Huahua's departure also meant the end of the theory class.

At this moment, although the seven people were sitting around a table, the atmosphere was not harmonious. Zhu Zhuqing had a cold face, Ning Rongrong had her head down and seemed to be thinking about something, while the others were eating on their own.

The restaurant was already about 60-70% full when a group of eight people walked in. They were similar to Tang San and his group.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. Behind him were seven young people, six men and one woman, who all looked to be around twenty years old. The group was wearing the same moon-white Soul Master robes.

"That girl's pretty good-looking, Boss Dai. These guys must be from Canghui Academy, right?" The fat man stared intently at the only girl in the group of eight.

Ma Hongjun, somewhat out of habit, stared intently at the person with shining eyes.

Dai Mubai curled his lip, "It's just a small Canghui Academy, what's there to brag about?"

Neither the fat man nor Dai Mubai deliberately lowered their voices. Soul Masters naturally have better hearing than normal people. Despite the noise in the restaurant, the middle-aged man among the eight people still turned his gaze over, his brows furrowing slightly. When he saw that the Shrek Academy table was just a group of children, his expression immediately became even more unpleasant.

Oscar sat down next to Tang San and muttered with a low laugh, "This is going to be good."

Tang San glanced at him with some confusion, "What's the show?"

Oscar whispered, "This is also part of our training. The dean said that a Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble is not a good Soul Master."

As the saying goes, those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre. Besides, provoking people from the Soul Master Academy is the safest option; at most, it'll just result in a fight.

Someone with excellent hearing hadn't noticed this group while talking to Qian Renxue. But even after leaving, they still heard their comments about wanting children, and exclaimed that it was unbelievable.

The eight students from Canghui Academy had already sat down, two tables away from Shrek Academy.

Soon, the young man stood up from his seat and walked towards Tang San and his group's table. Following his route, he was heading straight for Dai Mubai.

A hint of disdain flashed in Dai Mubai's evil eyes. Tang San could see it, and he certainly knew it, but he didn't even glance at the other party.

Just then, the waiter brought out the first dish for their table.

The young man from Canghui Academy suddenly quickened his pace and bumped into the waiter amidst the waiter's exclamation. Just then, the dish was about to be slammed down on Dai Mubai's head.

Qian Shui had completely forgotten about this famous scene and just wanted to punch Flander. Why didn't that old man practice this himself? Or why was he holed up in that little village?

"What the hell?!"

Just as the hot dish was about to tip over, it suddenly floated in the air and swayed gently, without spilling a single drop of soup.

With this move revealed, no one present dared to breathe loudly, understanding that a high-level Soul Master was present, and no one wanted to seek death.

The young man, realizing the gravity of the situation, exclaimed, "Sorry! Sorry! I wasn't paying attention!"

Seeing Ning Huahua wave her hand, he slunk back.

"Isn't it true that a person who doesn't dare to cause trouble is incompetent?"

Ning Huahua smiled brightly, which, combined with her beautiful face, made her look exceptionally charming and lovely.

But no one dared to look directly at her smile.

"Geniuses, you're just bored out of your minds, aren't you? Fine, skip the food and let's go! Let's see the treacherous world of Soul Masters together!"

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