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Whether Lin Fei could achieve the balance of literary and martial prowess that Yu Xiaogang expected in the future, Yu Xiaogang was currently unsure.
However, for now, Lin Fei's strength was indeed soaring continuously.
"Once the Spirit Master Competition begins, you will be the main combat force of our team."
"Like Bibi Dong, I will only choose to take the field for opponents we are interested in or those you cannot handle."
"Although the pressure on you alone will be great then, it is also a good opportunity to temper yourself."
After resting for a moment, Yu Xiaogang looked at Lin Fei and said.
"Don't worry, Captain, I will definitely fight with all my might."
Lin Fei showed a determined gaze.
"Don't have too much pressure; failing won't affect anything."
Yu Xiaogang patted Lin Fei's shoulder, ending their sparring session, and then looked at the others who were doing their respective training in other corners of the field.
Bibi Dong was doing her daily physical exercise.
Dressed in light, form-fitting clothes, her long hair tied back with a rope, sweat soaking her forehead, and her gaze focused forward, she appeared very capable.
This serious and focused look made people sigh with emotion that she truly deserved to be a Spirit Ancestor at this age.
The other Second Team members were also doing their own training; as for those who could enter the Spirit Hall Academy, there was no need to worry about their diligence.
Lazy fellows would have been eliminated long before entering the Spirit Hall Academy in Spirit City.
The only person present who was not from the Spirit Hall Academy, Flender, was also training extra with a painful expression.
At first, when he started following them, Flender would only complete the daily basic training; extra training simply didn't exist for him.
But as he daily witnessed these Spirit Masters, who were younger yet stronger than him, working so hard, Flender felt too embarrassed to continue being lazy.
So he asked Yu Xiaogang for an extra training plan and began to join the Ranks of the hardworking and diligent.
Yu Xiaogang was very satisfied with Flender's change.
It is said that a bad environment will lead originally good people to change in a bad direction.
Conversely, a good environment will also lead originally bad people to change for the better.
As for the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Flender.
Yu Xiaogang was quite headache-prone regarding this point.
On the way to Heaven Dou City, Yu Xiaogang had also tried to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Flender.
But they hadn't succeeded from beginning to end.
Regarding this, Yu Xiaogang didn't feel surprised.
It would be strange if it could be completed easily.
However, Yu Xiaogang wasn't in much of a hurry to complete the Martial Soul Fusion Skill; after all, he didn't lack combat power now.
But it was different for Flender.
Since the battle between the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Clear Sky Sect ended and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect became the new worlds number one sect, Flender had directly become like a piece of adhesive plaster.
Every day, he would definitely set aside a certain amount of time to pester Yu Xiaogang to try the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Claiming it was: "Try more, maybe it'll suddenly work one day."
That thick-skinned posture made Yu Xiaogang experience for the first time what it meant to be at a loss.
He couldn't drive him away, and kind persuasion was useless.
He couldn't just directly kill this guy, could he?
Anyway, Yu Xiaogang had no way to deal with this shameless fellow.
Scanning the crowd and seeing that everyone was busy with their own affairs, Yu Xiaogang didn't disturb them and turned to walk toward Lin Lang on the other side.
"Uncle Lin, can you spar with me?"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Lin Lang raised an eyebrow.
"Have you mastered something new?"
Generally speaking, Yu Xiaogang rarely fought him; if he took the initiative to fight, it was basically because he had mastered something new and didn't know its power, so he wanted him to evaluate it.
"That's right."
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
"In that battle with the Strength Clan before, my Mental Energy made Breakthrough progress."
"During this time, I've been pondering the application of Spiritual Power. Now I have some insights and want you to help me take a look, Uncle Lin."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Lin Lang became interested.
The battle between Yu Xiaogang and Zui Qiansha before could be said to have shocked everyone present.
After the battle ended, Yu Xiaogang described the situation of that battle in detail to Lin Lang and the Grand Elder.
From the Mental Pressurization that made Tai Tan cry at the beginning, to his narrow escape under Tai Shan's life-and-death punch, to finally comprehending the usage of Mental Energy to kill Zui Qiansha—all of this was told in detail.
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's description, the Grand Elder and Lin Lang looked at each other in dismay.
They really hadn't expected that Mental Energy could be used like that.
Applying mental pressure to an opponent as the battle progresses, causing them to collapse?
Such a method actually existed?
And after that, being able to perceive the various elemental particles flowing between heaven and earth through Mental Energy.
The invisible Mental Energy in the mind turning into a river, even without relying on a Spirit Ability, directly condensing a physical form of Mental Energy outside the body.
How did all of this sound like made-up stories?
But Yu Xiaogang happened to demonstrate a weapon formed by the materialization of Mental Energy in front of the two of them.
That was a physical entity condensed purely from Mental Energy, without relying on a single bit of Soul Power.
Seeing that thing, the two finally truly understood that Yu Xiaogang was not talking nonsense; Mental Energy really could be applied this way.
"I didn't expect that even as a Titled Douluo, I would actually discover a power I never knew before."
The Grand Elder sighed with emotion.
As a powerhouse, the Grand Elder was still very insightful.
From the various applications of Spiritual Power described by Yu Xiaogang, he felt that Mental Energy should be a power similar to Soul Power, also having different Ranks and being equally powerful to Cultivate.
After all, Yu Xiaogang had already relied on Mental Energy to kill a Spirit Saint across so many Ranks; this was enough to prove the power of this force.
So the Grand Elder asked Yu Xiaogang to recall the growth process of his Mental Energy and record the points he felt were worth noting.
In the current Douluo Continent, he had never heard of or seen a systematic usage of Mental Energy.
Even the Spirit Hall did not have this concept, which proved that Mental Energy was truly an undeveloped blue ocean.
Since the Douluo Continent had no relevant materials on Mental Energy, they would start accumulating from their generation.
When the day came that Mental Energy was organized into a systematic path to becoming stronger, similar to Spirits, at that time, their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would possess two paths to becoming powerhouses.
And their generation would be the pioneers of this brand new path, remembered by everyone!"