Time flew by, and a full year passed quickly.
On the Training Field of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the scene currently looked exceptionally dangerous and terrifying.
Yang Xiong stood alone in the center of the Training Field, surrounded by five thousand-year Soul Beasts. Each Soul Beast was over 3000 years old and looked extremely fierce.
In particular, these five Soul Beasts had different attributes, including the swift attacking Gale Demon Wolf, the excellently defensive Blazing Bear, and even a giant python.
But Yang Xiong was not afraid at all. He held a precious sword in his hand and fought desperately with the five Soul Beasts. Even without using Soul Power, he felt even more at ease.
As time slowly passed, several Soul Beasts were gradually severely injured by Yang Xiong using various methods. In the final moments, only a terrifying Tyrant Dragon remained on the scene, which was also the oldest and strongest among all the Soul Beasts.
When this Tyrant Dragon charged with all its might, the precious sword in Yang Xiong's hand actually unleashed a sword qi. The sword qi seemed to tear through space itself, and finally directly severed the Tyrant Dragon's throat. It looked like it wouldn't live much longer.
And after this final blow, the precious sword in Yang Xiong's hand directly broke inch by inch. The entire person seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and he sat stiffly on the ground, gasping for air.
Sword Douluo waved his hand, and several Soul Masters appeared to control the five Soul Beasts, and even provided some treatment to them. These were all top-tier thousand-year Soul Rings, and absolutely could not be wasted easily.
After Yang Xiong stood up, Sword Douluo finally nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, Yang Xiong. You have met the expectations of me and Old Bone this year. Both your combat power and your control over your body have improved to a certain extent. You really didn't disappoint us."
Yang Xiong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just two days ago, Yang Xiong finally broke through to level 50. But before he could be happy, Sword Douluo arranged this brutal battle.
This year, Yang Xiong's training was extremely brutal and arduous. He basically hovered between life and death every day, and never truly relaxed for a moment.
After much thought, Yang Xiong finally requested Sword Douluo to teach him swordsmanship.
Although the Body Martial Soul was powerful, it was still somewhat lacking in pure strength and skill attacks. Learning swordsmanship might be able to compensate to a certain extent.
Sword Douluo was originally very disdainful, thinking that it was a waste of time for Yang Xiong, who had a non-sword type Martial Soul, to learn swordsmanship.
But Yang Xiong was not discouraged. He directly spent a lot of money to forge a very heavy and very large sword. This sword weighed a full three thousand jin. Although it was not sharp, its design was very compatible with Yang Xiong's body.
Yang Xiong had to swing this heavy sword every day for basic swordsmanship training: thrust, chop, point, flick, lift, slash, slice, press. He practiced these 8 movements a thousand times a day with the heavy sword, and finally achieved a little success. At level 50, he finally comprehended a trace of sword qi.
Originally, Sword Bone Douluo was a little dismissive of Yang Xiong, thinking that Yang Xiong was wasting his time. However, Yang Xiong practiced every day using the time after his afternoon training, so the two did not object.
However, in comparison, Yang Xiong vaguely felt that there was a hint of excitement in Sword Douluo's eyes, feeling that this was a bit more like Sword Douluo's disciple.
And after a year of hard training, both his combat ability and defensive ability had basically met the requirements of his two teachers.
In terms of defense, when facing the attacks of the five Soul Beasts, Yang Xiong not only had extremely fast reaction speed, but also extremely strong endurance.
Especially when facing the attack of the thousand-year Tyrant Dragon, he was already able to withstand it with his body. Even when the Tyrant Dragon hit Yang Xiong's shoulder, his shoulder seemed to have completely adapted to strong attacks. In addition to strong muscles and skin, he could also unload part of the force at the moment of impact. His defense was much stronger than before.
In terms of attack, in addition to occasionally using his sword, he was more often incredibly fierce and brutal. Long-term combat with these Soul Beasts not only greatly improved his body's ability to withstand pressure, but also gradually began to condense killing intent on his body, making him appear exceptionally fierce.
Facing Sword Douluo's praise, Yang Xiong quickly bowed: "Thank you for your guidance, teacher. I will definitely work hard to become stronger."
Sword Douluo nodded: "Alright, you are now at level 50. Your future cultivation will be discussed after you obtain a Soul Ring. What kind of Soul Ring you obtain is up to you. I have a lot of things to do recently, so I will let Lin Gong help you deal with a mere ten-thousand-year Soul Beast."
Yang Xiong had increased by a full 5 levels in this year. His speed was not extremely fast, but it was still very good.
Especially after each training session, whether it was Bone Douluo's defense or Sword Douluo's offense, it was basically a brutalization of his body.
It was this desperate fighting and body tempering that greatly improved his body's resistance to attacks, and his cultivation speed also subtly increased a little.
After saying goodbye to Sword Douluo, Yang Xiong followed Lin Gong to Cloud Mist Mountain.
In the hall of Cloud Mist Mountain, Yang Xiong sat in the central position, surrounded by five people. These five people were Lin Gong, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Dragon Duke Meng Shu.
That's right, Dragon Duke Meng Shu has also led his family to join the Body Sect. Even the Exotic Beast Academy, which the Dragon Duke controlled, has moved near Heaven Dou City.
To win over Meng Shu, Yang Xiong put in a lot of effort. Besides a ten-thousand-year spirit herb and various forms of support, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also paid a considerable price.
The most crucial factor was Lin Gong. Lin Gong has now cultivated to level 89, and is not too far from becoming a Titled Douluo.
Originally, Lin Gong was one level lower than Meng Shu, but now he has surpassed Meng Shu by one level of soul power, which made Meng Shu feel very unbalanced psychologically.
Moreover, Lin Gong and Meng Shu had a shocking battle. The two fought for a full day and night, and only then did Lin Gong narrowly win.
The stakes in this battle were very high, and only then did Dragon Duke Meng Shu agree to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and join the Body Sect. He is now the fifth elder of the Body Sect.
To win over the Meng Shu family and the Exotic Beast Academy, Yang Xiong's efforts were considerable. He even used the friendship Lin Gong had with Meng Shu back then and even promised to assist them in killing Chrysanthemum Douluo in the future. If the promise could not be fulfilled, the Dragon Duke could lead his people away.
However, the Dragon Duke also brought hundreds of Soul Masters to the Body Sect. The martial soul inheritance of the Dragon Duke's family is the Dragon Head Crutch and the Snake Head Crutch, which are also top-tier Tool Martial Souls and have a martial soul fusion skill.
This recruitment of the Dragon Duke was also guided by Ning Fengzhi, and even received the full cooperation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
As Ning Fengzhi said, the Three Single Attribute Families have too good a relationship. They seem like a single entity, and only by bringing in the Dragon Duke's family can they be checked.
As for why the Dragon Duke's family didn't join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it's because arrogant people like the Dragon Duke would never become subordinates of other sects. Joining the Body Sect, however, is considered half a master. Not only did he become a sect elder, but the various training methods Yang Xiong set up in Cloud Mist Mountain also amazed the Dragon Duke himself.
Now Cloud Mist Mountain has changed greatly. Yang Xiong designed various training methods, so the core area is a huge and strange layout.
This is a flat area dozens of meters in circumference, the ground is entirely granite, and the surface is covered with iron pillars.
Each iron pillar is about three meters high and only ten centimeters in diameter, so one can only stand on the tips of their toes. The distance between each iron pillar is about one meter.
This was set up by Yang Xiong based on the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. There are certain rules between all the iron pillars, looking like a huge Eight Trigrams formation, which Yang Xiong named the Eight Trigrams Piles.
There are two training methods for the Eight Trigrams Piles. Standing on the piles can train a person's balance, somewhat similar to the cultivation of lightness skills in the martial arts world, and can even make a person's soul power more stable.
The other method is to practice footwork between the Eight Trigrams Piles. Yang Xiong combined the Eight Trigrams Steps he had researched with the Eight Trigrams Piles, moving quickly within the Eight Trigrams Piles without hitting the pillars.
Both the Three Single Attribute Families and Dragon Duke Meng Shu were extremely surprised by the Eight Trigrams Piles. These Eight Trigrams Piles are very beneficial for their cultivation.
The Agility Clan was originally unparalleled in speed, but after cultivating the Eight Trigrams Steps and using the Eight Trigrams Piles, their movements gained a certain rule, no longer purely speed, but also increased some evasion ability.
The Defense Clan was originally slow in speed. After cultivating the Eight Trigrams Steps, they can compensate for their weakness of insufficient mobility.
As for the Breaking Clan, Yang Wudi and the Dragon Duke often like to spar on and within the Eight Trigrams Piles, with restrictions on using soul power and soul skills.
Yang Wudi uses the Soul Breaking Spear, and the Dragon Duke uses the Dragon Head Crutch. These Eight Trigrams Piles seem very suitable for their spear and staff techniques. It feels like both of them have improved a lot during this time.
Yang Xiong also invited Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to Cloud Mist Mountain. The two teachers were not as reserved and indifferent as before, nor were they as aloof as before.
Sword Douluo and Yang Wudi had a great battle. Although Yang Wudi lost quite badly, Sword Douluo also highly recognized the power of the Soul Breaking Spear and even personally gave some pointers on the application of Tool Martial Souls.
Bone Douluo and Niu Gao had a pure defense competition. Even Niu Gao, who is proficient in defense, highly praised Bone Douluo's defense. If Niu Gao wasn't too old, Yang Xiong would have suspected that Niu Gao wanted to become Bone Douluo's disciple.
In short, Sword Bone Douluo stood behind Yang Xiong, and the five elders also became more respectful towards Yang Xiong.
The Exotic Beast Academy was another surprise. Although the academy is ostensibly led by the Dragon Duke, it is now affiliated with the Body Sect.
After some arrangements and processing, it has been renamed the Body Academy, mainly responsible for the learning and cultivation of the disciples of the Three Single Attribute Families and the Dragon Duke's family, and also recruiting some ordinary civilian students.
And after this year, Ning Fengzhi mobilized the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help Yang Xiong collect more than ten children with Body Martial Souls.
Although these children had average talent, and even average innate soul power, and were obviously not valued before, in Yang Xiong's eyes, these people are the future foundation of his Body Sect, and even the foundation for changing the world pattern.
Yang Xiong not only invited Lin Gong to personally educate these individuals, but he also invested a significant amount of resources and effort himself, even personally designing training methods, which left these ordinary children overwhelmed with gratitude.
Of course, a small incident also occurred during this year: the patriarchs of the Four Single Attribute Families held a gathering.
Titan was originally very happy that Yang Wudi and the other two had moved their families to the Heaven Dou Area, but upon hearing Yang Wudi and the others speak with exceptional praise for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, his expression soured.
Ever since the battle of the Clear Sky Sect that year, the Four Single Attribute Families had been extremely resistant to the Upper Three Sects. It was unexpected that the three families now showed a tendency to align with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which left Titan feeling somewhat depressed.
However, Titan spoke with great admiration for Tang Hao, always regarding Tang Hao as his true master. This also made Yang Wudi and the others extremely disdainful, as Yang Wudi and the others intensely hated Tang Hao.
Although the four of them had a very good brotherhood and deep affection in the past, they did not completely fall out. However, subtle cracks appeared within the originally united Four Single Attribute Families.
Titan did not mention anything about the young master, Tang San. Tang San was not yet ready to establish the Tang Sect, and Titan was not a fool. Seeing that the families of Yang Wudi and the other two had all improved, he could only offer helpless blessings.
And Yang Wudi and the other two, knowing Titan's loyalty to Tang Hao, abandoned the idea of bringing Titan and the Strength Clan into the Body Sect.
Yang Xiong was very clear about Titan's character and attitude. The two had never even met, and there was no intention of trying to win him over at all. One Bai He was already a hidden danger; adding another Titan, his painstakingly created sect might fall apart at any time.
According to Yang Xiong's plan, with the Body Martial Soul as the core of the sect, plus the current five Grand Elders, a Body Academy capable of training students, and the financial cooperation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the structure for becoming a major sect in the future was already complete.
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