The following day, Yu Jian showed up while Yu Tianlin was still having breakfast.
"Good morning, Young Madam." After greeting Yu Rou, Yu Jian said to Yu Tianlin, "Tianlin, according to the Clan Head's orders, you will start training with me today."
Quickly finishing his last bite of food, Yu Tianlin stood up and said, "Got it, let's go."
"Yu Jian, don't be too strict. Leave Xiaolin some time to rest," Yu Rou said, looking worriedly at Yu Tianlin. "Xiaolin, you also need to take it easy. Don't over exercise and exhaust yourself."
"Understood, Young Madam."
Yu Jian nodded, but anyone with a sharp eye could tell from his nonchalant expression that he was just humoring Yu Rou.
Yu Tianlin felt a mix of amusement and frustration. This kind of sudden, focused training was definitely going to be intense. Didn't they stop his classes for this? If he took breaks all the time, how would it be different from ordinary training?
However, Yu Tianlin could understand. After the events of yesterday, the news of him absorbing the wrong Soul Ring had spread completely. His mother, upon hearing it, was afraid he was under too much pressure, and saying this was just her way of telling him not to stress himself too much.
"Okay, Mom, I know," Yu Tianlin smiled at Yu Rou, then waved and followed Yu Jian out. "Goodbye, Mom."
After leaving home, Yu Tianlin followed Yu Jian toward the sect's Training Field.
Along the way, everyone they encountered cast various looks at Yu Tianlin, some surprised, some pitying.
Yu Tianlin could faintly hear their discussions.
"I heard Young Master Tianlin only attached a 10 year level white Soul Ring this time."
"Hey, it's more than that. I hear Young Master Tianlin's Soul Ring came from a plant-type Soul Beast, with no trace of the Dragon Clan bloodline."
"Is that so? That's such a pity..."
Watching the passersby leave, Yu Tianlin felt a little speechless. This trope—genius turning into trash, the change in attitude of the common folk—why does it seem so familiar?
Next, should a fiancée show up to break off the engagement, followed by me shouting, 'Thirty years east, thirty years west, Don't bully a young man while he's poor'?
Ah, wait, wait, Yu Tianlin, snap out of it! You don't even have a fiancée!
Shaking his head and snapping out of his fantasy, Yu Tianlin shot a disgruntled look at Yu Jian beside him and said, "Uncle Yu Jian, we only just returned yesterday, and this matter has spread throughout the whole clan today. Your mouth must be quite leaky."
"Ahem." Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Jian coughed awkwardly, feeling a little guilty, and explained, "You can't blame me for this. Yesterday, after reporting to the Clan Head, the moment I stepped out of the great hall, I was summoned by the Elders."
"When the Elders asked me, I could only tell the truth. After that, I never mentioned it to anyone else. I don't know how the news spread after that."
Yu Tianlin's heart stirred, and he understood what was going on.
Since it wasn't Yu Jian who spread the news, it could only be the Elders who revealed it and fanned the flames.
As for the Elders' reason for doing this, Yu Tianlin had guessed correctly. It was simply that they were afraid his grandfather, the Clan Head, would disregard the rules and go back on his word, giving him the Dragon Origin Fruit directly. So, they leaked this information and secretly fanned the flames, creating a consensus within the clan that would prevent Yu Yuanzhen from acting recklessly based on his status as Clan head.
Yu Tianlin didn't know what to say to that.
These Elders are too petty. Isn't it just one Dragon Origin Fruit? Is it necessary to go to such lengths?
Fine, the more you don't want to give it to me, the more I want it. Just wait. In four months, I will crush Yu Tianqing and show you my capabilities!
As for Tianqing, don't blame me for beating you up. Blame your grandfather; he was the one who nominated you to fight me.
Thinking this, Yu Tianlin was immediately full of motivation.
When Yu Tianlin and Yu Jian arrived at the sect's Training Field, many people had already gathered there, sparring and socializing. Seeing Yu Tianlin's figure, they all focused their attention on him.
Yu Tianlin completely ignored them and followed Yu Jian into the Cultivation Chamber next to the Training Field.
The Cultivation Chamber was large and spacious, with no unnecessary decorations, except for a one-meter-tall stone pillar in the center of the room, whose purpose was unknown to Yu Tianlin.
Immediately upon entering the room, Yu Jian said, "Tianlin, starting today, you will be training in this Cultivation Chamber during the day."
Yu Tianlin asked, "Uncle Yu Jian, what should I do? What is the training plan?"
"Hehe, don't rush."
Yu Jian chuckled and walked toward the center of the Cultivation Chamber, arriving before the stone pillar.
"Tianlin, do you know what this is?"
Yu Tianlin shook his head and replied, "How would I know this kind of thing?"
"Since you don't know, let me give you a personal experience, and you will understand naturally."
Saying this, Yu Jian directly channeled his Soul Power into the stone pillar. Immediately, a yellowish-brown light lit up on the pillar, and this light suddenly expanded, enveloping the entire Cultivation Chamber.
After being swept by the yellowish-brown light, Yu Tianlin immediately felt as if he had sunk into a swamp. A heavy pressure weighed down on his entire body. Caught off guard, he nearly stumbled and fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Yu Tianlin reacted quickly, swiftly activating his own Soul Power to counteract the pressure, thus avoiding embarrassment in front of Yu Jian.
"Haha, you react fast, kid!" Not seeing Yu Tianlin trip, Yu Jian laughed heartily and said, "Tianlin, how is it? After experiencing it, do you know what's going on?"
"It's gravity amplification, right?" Feeling the pressure on his body, Yu Tianlin answered. "And based on my feeling, it seems to have doubled."
Yu Tianlin's current weight was about fifty jin (Around 25 kg). The pressure he felt all over his body was also about fifty jin. Simply inferring, the gravity must have doubled.
Yu Jian nodded: "That's right. The area currently covered by the yellowish-brown light has had its gravity doubled compared to normal conditions."
"Uncle Yu Jian, how is this possible?" Yu Tianlin looked at the one-meter-tall stone pillar in front of him and asked, confused, "What material is this pillar made of? Why can it generate area-wide gravity amplification just by channeling Soul Power into it?"
Yu Jian explained: "Tianlin, the pillar itself is not the important part. Its main function is to channel Soul Power. As for the gravity amplification, it is generated by the thing beneath it."
Yu Jian said: "Around the Training Field, every Cultivation Chamber has a stone pillar like this. Beneath each stone pillar is the skeleton of an Earth Demon Bear."
Yu Tianlin frowned: "The skeleton of an Earth Demon Bear?"
"Yes, the skeleton of an Earth Demon Bear," Yu Jian explained. "The Earth Demon Bear Soul Beast, once it breaks through to the 1,000 year level, gains the ability to amplify gravity."
"As long as the Earth Demon Bear dies naturally, its skeleton can retain a portion of that gravity-amplification ability, and it lasts for a long time."
"Of course, killing an Earth Demon Bear is not difficult for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but only the skeleton of an Earth Demon Bear that died naturally has this effect, so they are incredibly hard to acquire. You can see that our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has only built a few dozen Cultivation Chambers over all these years."
Yu Tianlin nodded in realization, looked at the yellowish-brown light surrounding his body, and continued to ask, "Uncle Yu Jian, is this gravity amplification only at one time the normal gravity? Can it be increased further?"
Yu Jian looked at Yu Tianlin with amusement and said, "The ordinary Cultivation Chambers we are in now have 1,000 year level Earth Demon Bear skeletons beneath them, which can only reach a maximum of one time gravity amplification. However, the exclusive Cultivation Chambers of the Elders all have 10,000 year level Earth Demon Bear skeletons, which are said to reach a maximum of five times gravity."
"What, do you find this one-time gravity increase too low?"
Yu Tianlin nodded and said, "My current body weight is around fifty jin. Even one-time gravity amplification only increases the load by about fifty jin. If I activate my Soul Power to resist it, fifty jin is not much weight."
"Heh heh."
Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Jian gave a strange laugh, sizing up Yu Tianlin with a peculiar gaze that made Yu Tianlin's hair stand on end.
Yu Tianlin found the stare unbearable and asked, "What is it? Is there a problem with what I said?"
"Who said you could use your Soul Power to resist this one-time gravity?"
Yu Jian restrained his smile and spoke calmly, his quiet words carrying a meaning that sent a chill down Yu Tianlin's spine.
"Hey, hey, Uncle Yu Jian, don't joke around!" Yu Tianlin's face changed drastically. He said urgently, "I'm only six years old! If I don't use Soul Power, are you telling me to endure this extra fifty jin of load with just my physical body? In that case, it will be difficult for me just to stand, let alone train!"
Yu Tianlin remembered that in the original novel, when the Shrek Seven Devils underwent the Grandmaster's demonic training, their load didn't even reach fifty jin. The youngest among them were twelve years old, and all their Soul Power cultivation was above level 25. Even then, they all ran like dead dogs.
Now, he was only six years old with level 11 Soul Power, and they were hitting him with one-time gravity, equivalent to fifty jin of load, and not allowing him to use Soul Power.
I think you, Yu Jian, are just making things difficult for the mighty me!
"Alright, alright," Yu Jian chuckled. "Tianlin, although we call it one-time gravity, it's not as exaggerated as actually carrying fifty jin of weights."
"Gravity acts on every part of the body. Therefore, the increased weight is shared by all parts of the body. Even with one-time gravity, you should be able to bear it after adjusting to it."
Yu Tianlin was still a little unconvinced and looked at Yu Jian suspiciously: "Uh, really?"
"Enough nonsense, don't waste any more time. It's for your own good, that's what matters!"
Yu Jian didn't want to explain further to Yu Tianlin. He flashed over to Yu Tianlin's side and gently patted his shoulder.
Yu Tianlin immediately felt a powerful surge of Soul Power enter through his shoulder, which instantly compressed the Soul Power he had spread throughout his body to resist the gravity back into his dantian.
Simultaneously, Yu Tianlin, having lost his Soul Power resistance, felt his entire body become heavy, and the feeling of sinking into a swamp reappeared.
Yu Tianlin instinctively tried to resist, but it was useless. His Soult Power was now like stagnant water; no matter how he tried to activate it, it remained motionless.
"Tianlin, don't try to activate your Soul Power anymore. It's impossible for you to break through my Soul Power seal," Yu Jian said. "Instead of doing that, you should properly experience this one-time gravity right now."
Hearing Yu Jian say this, Yu Tianlin stopped fixating on his Soul Power and began to experience the sensation of being in one-time gravity.
Yu Tianlin tried to stretch his arms and lift his legs. He found that although his body felt much heavier, it wasn't overly exaggerated; his limbs were still movable.
Yu Tianlin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Phew, Uncle Yu Jian, it's just as you said. This gravity acts on every part of the body, so when the whole body shares the load, it's not that exaggerated."
"Yes, it acts on every part of the body..."
Yu Jian's voice sounded. Yu Tianlin felt there was a hidden meaning in his words, and his heart tightened. A feeling of inexplicable unease arose.
Wait a minute, did I overlook something?
"Thump! Thump! Thump..."
Just as Yu Tianlin felt uneasy, he noticed his heartbeat accelerating rapidly, and the sound of his heartbeat grew louder and louder, eventually thumping like a drum. The blood in his veins also flowed quickly with the heartbeat, and the sound was as clear as a flowing river.
Yu Tianlin suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and his entire body went weak, collapsing directly to his knees.
Yu Tianlin's face was pale, and he couldn't muster any strength. He spoke disjointedly, "I... I'm done for. How could this happen..."
Yu Jian did not help Yu Tianlin up but shouted a reminder: "Do you find it hard to breathe? Then hurry up and take deep breaths! Adjust your breathing rhythm!"
"Inhale! Exhale! Inhale! Exhale..."
Yu Tianlin followed Yu Jian's advice and took deep breaths. After a few minutes, the uncomfortable sensation subsided considerably, though his entire body remained heavy under the influence of gravity.
Feeling a little better, Yu Tianlin struggled to get up from the ground. Although he still looked wobbly, he had clearly adapted to the current gravity field.
Yu Tianlin looked at Yu Jian beside him and asked, "Uncle Yu Jian, what was that just now? Why did I feel so unwell?"
"Huh? You adapted so quickly? It seems your physical fitness is quite good."
Yu Jian was surprised that Yu Tianlin only took a few minutes to adapt, but he still said, "Tianlin, didn't you say it yourself just now? This gravity acts on every part of the body."
"Acts on every part of the body?"
Yu Tianlin's mind stirred, and he roughly understood.
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