Training Session

Xu Xiaoyan had a burning desire to improve her strength, and she found willing mentors in Anping and Gu Yuena. They agreed to help her master the soul beast training plan, a complex and long-term project. Le Zhengyu, inspired by Xu Xiaoyan's determination, decided to join the training as well.

The next day, Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu woke up early and bought breakfast for everyone. They returned to the villa they had rented, which had a spacious yard for their training needs. They found Anping and Gu Yuena already waiting for them in the courtyard.

After they finished their meal, they gathered in the yard, eager to start their training. Xu Xiaoyan asked Anping and Gu Yuena curiously, "Brother Anping, Sister Nana, how are we going to train? Will we practice actual combat?"

Le Zhengyu had the same question. He wanted to test his skills and see how much progress he had made.

They had this idea because they had been taught that way since they were young. Xu Xiaoyan had learned from Wu Zhangkong at Donghai College, and later at Shrek Academy, that actual combat was the best way to hone one's strength.

Anping shook his head slightly and said, "Actual combat is one way to improve your strength, but it is not the most effective way. The method I am going to teach you is somewhat different from what you expect."

Hearing that Anping was not going to teach them actual combat, Le Zhengyu and Xu Xiaoyan were intrigued. Xu Xiaoyan said, "If it's not actual combat, then what is it? Let's begin quickly."

Anping did not directly explain how to train, but said, "Since you want to improve your own strength, what do you think is the most important thing about a person's strength? Le Zhengyu, you answer first."

Hearing Anping call his name, Le Zhengyu replied without hesitation, "The strength of the martial soul, the level of the soul power, and the application of the soul skills. These are the main factors that determine whether a soul master is strong or not."

As he said this, Le Zhengyu suddenly thought of the moves Tang Wulin used at Shrek Academy, and then added, "By the way, there is also the power of blood."

Anping shook his head slightly and said, "This is true for ordinary soul masters, but even for ordinary soul masters, these are not specific enough."

"Isn't it specific enough?" Le Zhengyu muttered and began to think deeply. After a moment, he said again, "Besides these, there is also combat experience. Soul masters with rich combat experience can even challenge stronger opponents."

Xu Xiaoyan nodded, agreeing with Le Zhengyu's statement. She had heard the same thing from her teachers at Shrek Academy and later at Sun Moon Academy, and she had always followed it.

Anping shook his head again and said, "That's right, but generally speaking, a person's strength has only two aspects: whether it is the martial soul, the soul power, or the soul skills, they are all applications of energy. And the so-called combat experience is the ability to control the battle situation."

"Whether it is the martial soul strength or the soul power level, these cannot be achieved overnight. You can only practice step by step. So what I want to teach you is the application of energy and the ability to control the battle situation."

As he said this, Anping stretched out his right hand and gathered various elements in the air on his hand. The elements of different colors formed a colorful flower, then transformed into a long sword, and finally into a small human shape.

Le Zhengyu and Xu Xiaoyan stared in disbelief at the miniature figure on Anping's hand. It was an exact replica of Gu Yuena, who stood next to him. The tiny human even mimicked Gu Yuena's every move.

Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at Anping and waved her hand. The various elements that formed the figure on Anping's hand dispersed into the air. Anping ignored her and said, "This is the basic application of energy, and what follows are the advanced applications of elements."

As he spoke, he controlled the energy of heaven and earth to gather in his hands, and then transformed it into flames and flowing water. After demonstrating the transformation of various basic elements, he changed them into sacred power and the so-called star power.

Le Zhengyu and Xu Xiaoyan were both shocked by Anping's display of energy manipulation. They had always thought that the type of elements a person could control depended mainly on their martial spirit.

But now Anping's behavior had challenged their understanding. They had never seen anyone who could control energy to such a degree. They knew that some high-level soul masters could do it, but this was the first time they had seen someone who could convert energy between different elements at will.

They had always believed that the fire element was the fire element, and the ice element was the ice element. They existed independently, and mutual transformation was impossible.

After recovering from their shock, Xu Xiaoyan asked, "Can we also achieve this level?"

Not only Xu Xiaoyan, but also Le Zhengyu looked at Anping with longing. They knew that if they could use ice attribute energy in a battle, and then suddenly switch to other attributes after the opponent adapted, the opponent would be stunned and exposed to their attacks.

Anping smiled and said, "It may seem simple, but if you want to be able to transform various elements as I do, you must first understand the formation methods and internal structures of different elements."

"Besides, you also need to have enough mental power. Only if your mental power is strong enough can you observe the changes and achieve the goals you want. The most important thing for you now is to learn to control the energy in your body and then reach the level of mastery."

Le Zhengyu asked with some confusion, "What's the use of doing this? No matter how proficient we are in using our own energy, it won't help much in improving our strength, right?"

He had this question because he thought that no matter how good his energy control was, he could only improve his ability to control soul skills and make it easier to adjust the energy output of soul skills. He could already do that, and further improvement would not make a significant difference in his strength.

Xu Xiaoyan had a similar idea. After all, a person only had a few soul skills. No matter how much they controlled them, they could only achieve the transformation of the soul skills. She could do that already.

Anping shook his head slightly and said, "These are just the basics. I believe you know about self-created soul skills, right? The self-created soul skills in your world are nothing more than the application of mental power and soul power. As long as you can do the first step I mentioned, the so-called self-created soul skills will be easy for you."