The next morning, the Blue Silver Grass had quietly climbed out of the tent.
Ye Lan also woke up immediately, and upon waking, he sensed a change in the Blue Silver Grass.
In addition to the changes in the Blue Silver Grass, the Soul Power in his dantian had increased significantly compared to his usual cultivation.
Ye Lan summarized the results of his cultivation last night: cultivating in a Blue Silver Mimicry environment yielded the greatest gain, which was that the Blue Silver Grass became more solid.
His cultivation speed was nearly a quarter faster than usual, improving from one level every thirteen months to one level every ten months.
This was already close to the cultivation speed of an innate level five Soul Power, which is half of innate full Soul Power.
In addition to mimicry cultivation, Ye Lan also planned to start honing his body and practicing physical techniques.
In his previous life, physical exercise emphasized moderation.
However, on the Douluo Continent, Ye Lan had nothing to worry about.
This was because in his previous life, exercising required worrying about excessive exercise leading to bodily damage.
On the Douluo Continent, there were many miracles, so Ye Lan did not need to worry too much about damaging his body through exercise.
The Douluo Continent had many miracles that could repair the body, such as support-type Soul Masters, Soul Skills, Soul Bones, leveling up, and Immortal Herbs.
Currently, the miracle Ye Lan could utilize was food produced by food-type Soul Masters; some foods could repair bodily injuries.
Relying on the funds earned from candied hawthorn, Ye Lan was able to purchase food produced by food-type Soul Masters through Su Yuntao's Great Soul Master channels.
These foods could help repair the body, so Ye Lan no longer had any qualms and began to cultivate his physical body freely.
At present, ordinary exercise was no longer helpful to Ye Lan, so he planned to undertake weighted training.
Ye Lan ordered several sets of iron rings and iron vests of different weights from a Notting City blacksmith, customized according to his training needs.
These weighted items ranged from tens of catties to over a hundred catties, with the heaviest being three times Ye Lan's body weight.
Of course, such heavy weights were only worn during training.
If he wore them normally, Ye Lan's walking posture would appear extremely strange.
So normally, Ye Lan would only wear two 10-jin ankle rings, and only after his body adapted would he increase the iron weight.
After planning his daily training, Ye Lan would practice mimicry cultivation in the back mountain every evening, and after learning theoretical knowledge during the day, he would begin weighted training.
Meditation cultivation was easy, but the weighted training that pushed his body to its limit was almost unbearable even for Ye Lan, who had endured academic hardships.
If not for the food produced by food-type Soul Masters, Ye Lan's body would absolutely not be able to withstand such high-intensity training.
Ye Lan's weighted exercise and the original Shrek members' weighted running exercise appeared to be the same on the surface, but their core was completely different.
Ye Lan's weighted training, at first, did not attach Soul Power to his body.
Instead, he purely used raw physical strength, and only when the cells in his body were squeezed to their limit would Ye Lan gradually attach Soul Power to the cells.
Initially, it was ten percent of the attachable amount, then twenty percent... until it reached one hundred percent of the attachable Soul Power.
Once proficient, Ye Lan's attached Soul Power would become even more refined.
From one percent, two percent, all the way to one hundred percent of the attachable amount.
Each time he attached a different proportion of Soul Power, Ye Lan would use this Soul Power to squeeze all the cells in his body until they approached their limit.
Then he would attach a higher proportion of Soul Power, repeating the cycle.
This was a training method Ye Lan gradually discovered through practice, and he named it the Extreme Soul Power Attachment Method.
It not only emphasized the limit of Soul Power attaching to the physical body but also the limit of the physical body using Soul Power.
Ultimately, the Douluo Continent was a World dominated by Soul Power; in this World, Soul Power was the sole core.
The physical body was the foundation that carried Soul Power; if the foundation was not solid, no matter how much Soul Power there was, it would only be top-heavy and a castle in the air.
Only when the physical foundation was firmly polished would Soul Power have room to be unleashed.
The current weighted training was like Ye Lan gradually training his physical body from a Honda family car into a Ferrari supercar.
Of course, becoming a Ferrari supercar without knowing how to drive it would be flashy but impractical, a waste of resources.
And the Extreme Soul Power Attachment Method was the technique of how to drive a Ferrari supercar.
This cultivation method could gradually squeeze the body's limits, allowing the physical body, this Ferrari supercar, to instinctively unleash the strongest power with the least Soul Power supply.
Assuming a Soul Master's physical body is a high-performance Gundam, then Ye Lan had found the path to becoming a World-class professional Gundam pilot.
Three years later...
Today was the start of the Spirit Hall Academy's term, and Ye Lan, uncharacteristically, lay in the dormitory like a corpse instead of going to the back mountain to train.
Wang Sheng and the others seized the opportunity to gather around, discussing what fun new things had appeared in Notting City, and Ye Lan did not interrupt their lively conversation.
Although the residents of Dorm 7 rarely saw Ye Lan, Wang Sheng and the others were extremely fond of him.
This was because Ye Lan would often bring back delicious food to share with everyone when he returned to the dormitory.
For the impoverished work-study students, Ye Lan was like an angel sent by God.
Ye Lan's demeanor was gentle, he never had disputes with his dorm mates, and he would often feed the residents of Dorm 7.
Wang Sheng wished the whole World was full of such benevolent people.
If this were in his previous life, Wang Sheng and the others would probably be joking and calling Ye Lan 'Dad'.
Of course, Ye Lan's purpose in doing this was not purely out of kindness; Notting College had strict management, and Ye Lan needed the cover of Wang Sheng and the others to carry out his mimicry cultivation in the back mountain at night.
Just as Wang Sheng and the others were talking excitedly, a knock on the door sounded.
Everyone's gaze turned towards the dormitory entrance.
A short, dark-skinned boy dressed in patched clothes appeared before them.
He carried a patched-up bundle and a school uniform, walking straight into the dormitory.
Ye Lan lay half-reclined on his bed, his eyes narrowed slightly.
He carefully scrutinized this dark-skinned boy.
The boy had an ordinary appearance and was not tall.
However, his upper body was muscular, and his shoulders were taut, clearly indicating he had engaged in high-intensity physical labor.
Although Ye Lan had only seen this person's appearance for the first time, for some reason, a nameless fire erupted in the usually gentle Ye Lan's heart.
Ye Lan suppressed this nameless fire, but then he saw Wang Sheng charge forward, blocking the dark-skinned boy.
With anger, he condescendingly questioned Tang San: "New work-study student?"
Wang Sheng was two heads taller than Tang San, making Wang Sheng appear extremely intimidating.
Tang San was a little surprised, looking up at Wang Sheng, wondering how he had offended the tall Wang Sheng in front of him: "I am the new work-study student.
Is there something I can help you with?"
Wang Sheng got straight to the point: "Oh, so you're a new student.
I'm the head of Dorm 7.
To enter Dorm 7, you must first have a match with me!
What's your name, and what's your Martial Soul?"
"My name is Tang San, and my Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass."