Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 23 Training at the Beast Academy

After entering the Intermediate Soul Master Academy for Beasts, Yang Ping'an finally understood the huge gap between different academies.

Even though it's just an intermediate academy, since it's an affiliated academy of the Advanced Soul Master Academy of Beasts, most of its graduates go on to enter the Advanced Soul Master Academy of Beasts, making it a complete Soul Master training program.

The entire academy covers a very large area, conservatively estimated to be several hundred acres, and contains various training grounds and simulated environments, making it very suitable for the cultivation of beast martial spirits.

Similarly, due to its close relationship with the Advanced Soul Master Academy for Beasts, the academy's library and various materials are more complete, especially its research on soul beasts and martial souls, which is outstanding.

Such a massive academy cannot possibly operate solely on the tuition fees paid by students; it seems that Beast City is also a place for breeding and selling soul beasts throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

Near the City of Mythical Beasts is a Forest of Mythical Beasts, where various kinds of soul beasts are kept and can be bought and sold among soul masters.

This has led to a proliferation of vendors and shops selling spirit beasts throughout the city, ranging from small items like spirit beast meat to large items like spirit beast rings—virtually everything imaginable is available.

After wandering around the Beast City for a while, Yang Ping'an realized that the entire city was like a trading place for soul beasts. He even found some very good soul beast cubs, but unfortunately, their age was too young.

Of course, there are more low-level soul beasts for sale, such as soul beast horses used for hauling goods and transportation, and griffins used for communication. These are very popular among various forces and are quite expensive.

Since the start of the school year, Yang Ping'an has begun his rigorous training plan.

First of all, Yang Ping'an himself has already done a full set of weighted exercises, including a weighted vest and wrist guards, which weigh about 100 pounds in total.

Every afternoon, Yang Ping'an would do weight training running on the training field. After each time he was exhausted, he would return to his dormitory to meditate. It has to be said that this kind of training that pushes the limits of the body does have certain benefits. After each time he breaks through the limits, his body feels an unprecedented relaxation, and his meditation speed will also increase slightly.

Secondly, there's the issue of reading. I have to spend a certain amount of time reading every morning, and of course, as always, I read during class.

The most important point is the simulated environment. The academy has various simulated environments suitable for beast martial souls, including some that involve fighting with soul beasts, which can also increase personal combat ability.

The one who had a relatively tough time was the Purple Gold Mastiff. For so many years, he had just been sleeping leisurely in the blacksmith shop. Now, every time he entered the simulated environment, there were all kinds of soul beasts inside, many of which he had to face alone. His small body was beaten up by the soul beasts many times.

Finally, there's the issue of medicinal baths. Among the things Yang Ping'an's father left behind were several recipes for medicinal baths. In fact, as long as it's not the most advanced medicinal bath plan, the cost is very small.

The cost of a daily medicinal bath is estimated to be only a few gold coins, which is nothing for Yang Ping'an now.

In the original story, the teachers at Shrek Academy relied on the 100 gold soul coins of each student to sustain themselves for several months, along with the medicinal baths and food provided to each student.

However, to Yang Ping'an's disappointment, even though there were many books in the Beast Academy, he couldn't find the knowledge about immortal herbs that he really wanted.

In large academies like this, the library contains a vast amount of information. There is an entire room dedicated to the introduction of various medicinal herbs. Unfortunately, it only records some common herbs, and when one comes across knowledge about a rare or precious herb, it is only mentioned in passing.

Even after Yang Ping'an searched the entire library for information on medicinal herbs, he only found descriptions of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum and the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid; there was not a trace of information about other immortal herbs.

The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is the martial soul of Chrysanthemum Douluo, and it is also a rare and top-grade plant-type martial soul in the entire Douluo Continent. Naturally, many people have studied it.

The eight-petaled fairy orchid is the finest among orchids, but I only saw some pictures and descriptions in an old book, without even any specific descriptions of its functions.

Apart from that, Yang Ping'an didn't mention any other immortal herbs in the entire book, especially the ninth-grade purple ganoderma that Yang Ping'an valued the most, which was not mentioned at all.

Even after Yang Ping'an searched through countless introductions to Ganoderma lucidum plants, he found no information about the ninth-grade purple Ganoderma lucidum, let alone the ninth-grade dragon Ganoderma lucidum that Yang Ping'an longed for even more.

The Beast Academy's research on soul beasts is very extensive, basically encompassing all the knowledge of soul beasts on the entire Douluo Continent, and even including some introductions to sea soul beasts.

Especially when Yang Ping'an found the introduction to the Golden Sacred Dragon, he was a little stunned. He never thought that a soul beast like the Golden Sacred Dragon had actually appeared on the Douluo Continent. Unfortunately, it was just a fleeting phenomenon. In particular, according to the records of recent years, there probably isn't even a Golden Sacred Dragon left in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Another thing Yang Ping'an was very satisfied with was the cafeteria at the Beast Academy.

The cafeteria at the Beast Academy offers a wide variety of food, including not only the usual dishes but also various kinds of soul beast meat at relatively low prices.

Soul beast meat contains extremely strong energy. Even ordinary low-level soul beasts can greatly improve a soul master's physical fitness. Furthermore, consuming soul beast meat can slightly increase cultivation speed by absorbing energy.

Another point is that, whether it's the intermediate or advanced Beast Soul Master Academy, all students have a relatively high status in Beast City, and at least no foolish merchants would dare to provoke them.

Yang Ping'an found it relatively convenient to buy and sell medicinal herbs or other items in the Beast City.

At least in Yang Ping'an's eyes, the Beast Academy was a paradise for cultivation in the short term.

However, even with such a good cultivation environment, the improvement of soul power gradually slowed down. The biggest limitation was his own innate soul power level. Yang Ping'an gradually began to understand why Yu Xiaogang could never break through to level 30 in his entire life.

Although I now have various advantages, I'm afraid it still can't compare to the conditions Yu Xiaogang had when he was cultivating, and my soul power growth speed is ultimately insufficient.

Time flies. Yang Ping'an has been in the Intermediate Soul Master Academy for Beasts for a year and a half. During this time, apart from various cultivation and reading, he has not cared about anything else. In the eyes of others, Yang Ping'an is a silent madman who only knows how to cultivate.

Of course, any intermediate or advanced soul master academy has no shortage of such madmen. Many people disappear for days or even weeks at a time in order to improve their soul power or develop a self-created soul skill, and the teachers are used to it.

The Intermediate Soul Master Academy for Mythical Beasts serves as a small transition.

(End of this chapter)