Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 55: Who's the Substitute?

"..."

Watching Yu Xiaogang spout such nonsense so earnestly, Su Mo couldn't help but feel contempt. If he didn't know from the original story that Yu Xiaogang never put Tang San and the others through gravity training, Su Mo might have been fooled.

But without solid evidence, Su Mo couldn't say much.

However, Yu Xiaogang's behavior only made Su Mo look down on him even more.

"What? You want me to provide gravity training for the little monsters every day?"

When Zhao Wuji heard that he was supposed to be responsible for daily gravity enhancement, he was far from thrilled.

Yet, in the end, Zhao Wuji agreed. After all, he still listened to both Flender and Yu Xiaogang.

Thus, starting from that day, Su Mo and the others switched from their usual weighted running to gravity training.

Boom—

The moment Zhao Wuji activated his Gravity Enhancement, Su Mo and the others immediately felt the pressure coming from all directions, and their bodies sank heavily.

Except for Tang San, who had experienced this during his previous battle with Zhao Wuji, it was everyone else's first time experiencing it.

For Su Mo, it was also his first experience with gravity training.

However, he didn't find it too difficult—besides the sensation of his body being stuck in a swamp, which made movement somewhat challenging, he didn't feel too uncomfortable.

Zhao Wuji had started with a moderate level of gravity enhancement, gradually adjusting it so that Su Mo and the others could adapt.

Since Zhao Wuji couldn't apply different levels of gravity to each person individually, he treated everyone the same.

Under this uniform pressure, Su Mo had the easiest time.

Next was Tang San, followed by Dai Mubai and the others...

But the one struggling the most was, without a doubt, Ning Rongrong.

"So heavy... My body feels so heavy..."

Ning Rongrong was having a hard time just standing under the gravity enhancement, let alone moving.

"Take your time to adapt. Even standing still is a form of training," Su Mo said as he walked over to her, offering some encouragement.

"Hmm, I understand!"

"I'll keep going!"

Encouraged by Su Mo, Ning Rongrong felt a warm sense of motivation and quickly responded.

Clang—

After encouraging Ning Rongrong, Su Mo moved to another part of the training ground, still within the gravity enhancement range, and began practicing his spear techniques.

Standing still was too easy for Su Mo, so he had to start moving to challenge himself.

"Whoa, this guy is insane..."

"He's actually practicing his spear technique under gravity!"

"..."

Seeing Su Mo's actions, Oscar and the others were utterly shocked, their eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.

Now they finally understood just how wide the gap between their physical abilities and Su Mo's really was.

Tang San, too, saw Su Mo's actions and, not wanting to be outdone, a flash of determination crossed his eyes. Slowly, he began to move as well.

Tang San started practicing his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track under the enhanced gravity.

"These two little monsters!"

From a distant pavilion, Flender, standing beside Yu Xiaogang, couldn't help but exclaim in awe as he watched Su Mo and Tang San.

"Yes, both Xiao San and Su Mo have very strong physiques," Yu Xiaogang nodded with a smile.

"Sigh... It seems you really do have a knack for teaching disciples!"

Flender glanced at Ma Hongjun, then sighed.

Ma Hongjun was his personal disciple, and Flender had always had high hopes for him. He had been quite proud of him, too.

But now, when compared to Tang San, the gap was obvious.

Even though Flender and Yu Xiaogang were good brothers, they still competed with each other!

"Haha, you finally admit it!"

"Hasn't it always been obvious?"

Hearing Flender's words, Yu Xiaogang, who usually didn't laugh much, couldn't help but chuckle heartily.

"..."

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's laughter, Flender felt both exasperated and frustrated. He could only let Yu Xiaogang revel in his smugness for now.

"I have to say, the idea of using Zhao Wuji's gravity enhancement for training—did you really come up with that yourself? Wasn't it Su Mo who thought of it?"

"You're as thick-skinned as ever!"

Unable to counter Yu Xiaogang on the subject of talented disciples, Flender decided to retort by mocking Yu Xiaogang's audacity instead.

He had been watching from the sidelines the whole time, and he had clearly seen Su Mo propose the idea.

"..."

Yu Xiaogang's previously smiling face stiffened slightly at Flender's words.

Well, Flender had known him for many years, so it wasn't surprising that he saw through him so easily!

"Do you have any proof?"

Yu Xiaogang responded with a calm smile, neither admitting nor denying it.

"...You win!"

Flender's eyes widened in disbelief, feeling choked by Yu Xiaogang's words.

"Xiaogang, you're planning to form their team soon, right?"

"Even though a team is made up of seven to ten members, only seven can officially compete, and the remaining three are substitutes."

"There are eight little monsters down there. Who do you plan to make the substitute?"

After calming down, Flender steered the conversation back to the real issue at hand, looking at the group below and asking Yu Xiaogang the key question.

"Who will be the substitute?"

Yu Xiaogang's eyes turned sharp and thoughtful as he glanced at Su Mo and the others.

"Su Mo!"

He then spoke the name that left Flender stunned.

"What? Su Mo as the substitute?"

"Xiaogang, what are you thinking? Su Mo may have the lowest soul power, but his combat ability is certainly not weak!"

Though shocked, Flender trusted Yu Xiaogang's judgment, so he asked curiously about the reasoning behind making Su Mo the substitute.

"Based on their current soul power levels, even if they participate in the Soul Master Tournament two years from now, they won't achieve great results. They're simply too young."

"Our real goal is the tournament seven years from now!"

"With Tang San and the others' talents, combined with my guidance, I'm confident that seven years from now, at least three of them will become Soul Kings, while the rest will definitely be Soul Ancestors!"

"However, Su Mo's talent is still too limited. Despite his strong physique allowing him to cultivate quickly early on, what ultimately determines how far a soul master can go is their martial soul talent."

"In this aspect, Su Mo falls far behind the others—he's not even half as talented as they are."

"Seven years from now, do you think someone with his innate level two soul power can reach a high enough level?"

Yu Xiaogang's calm analysis ended with a question that left Flender speechless. His expression grew serious.

"I don't know..."

Flender eventually shook his head, frowning. He genuinely couldn't predict Su Mo's future progress.

"The highest he'll reach is the Soul Ancestor level, and that's assuming he maintains a consistent cultivation speed!"

"But as a soul master's level increases, the rate of cultivation slows down, especially for someone with such low martial soul talent. It will only get harder. Even his strong physique can't make up for much of this. The higher the level, the less his physique will help."

"If he breaks through to the Soul Ancestor level, he'll be a great asset to the team!"

"But if he doesn't? If he remains a Soul Elder, the team doesn't need another strong assault-type soul master."

"His unpredictability is too great. It's better to make him the substitute."

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