After hearing Tang Hao's analysis, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San both felt it made some sense, and the heavy burden in their hearts lightened somewhat.
Next, Tang Hao shared the training plan he had prepared in advance.
Tang Hao decided he would personally take Tang San to a nearby waterfall near Nuoding City for bitter cultivation.
There, he would begin teaching Tang San how to Cultivate the Clear Sky Sect's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method step-by-step!
Although Tang San's spirit power Rank was still too low and he likely wouldn't be able to swing that heavy Clear Sky Hammer many times in a row...
...as long as he was willing to endure hardship and persevere under the impact of the massive water flow...
...combined with the day-and-night scouring of the waterfall's violent water pressure, it would definitely be of immense help in improving Tang San's Physical Body and Physique.
As for Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao also had him go along to the waterfall.
After all, Yu Xiaogang was Tang San's theoretical teacher and possessed a systematic reserve of knowledge.
This was something Tang Hao lacked.
After Tang San finished his Clear Sky Hammer strength training each day, the remaining time would be for Yu Xiaogang to explain Spirit theory to him.
Regarding Tang Hao's proposal, Yu Xiaogang naturally agreed readily without any objection.
He also understood the severity of Tang San's damaged Foundation; only by using this kind of devilish training could Tang San avoid being left too far behind by geniuses of the same age.
However, after finalizing the future cultivation plan...
Yu Xiaogang still couldn't suppress the curiosity and investigative urge in his heart. He looked at Tang San and couldn't help but ask:
"Little San, what kind of Spirit Ability did that Spirit Bone formed from the ten-year Lone Bamboo forcibly give you?"
"And your white second spirit ring—what exactly is the effect of its Spirit Ability?"
Yu Xiaogang suggested, "Why don't you give us a detailed demonstration here?"
"Only by figuring out the actual effects of your current skills can we properly replan a specific cultivation route for you."
Hearing this, Tang San's expression immediately turned unsightly, but a teacher's command is hard to disobey, and what his teacher said made sense.
He nodded anyway, and they went to an open space where he circulated his recently broken-through spirit power.
A white ten-year spirit ring slowly rose from beneath his feet. Tang San gritted his teeth and unleashed his fresh-out-of-the-oven second Spirit Ability.
"Second Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Pole Vault!"
As soon as he spoke, a strand of Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand instantly straightened and lengthened, turning into an incredibly hard and thick bamboo pole!
Tang San gripped the bamboo pole with great familiarity and, using the powerful rebound force, shot high into the air with a 'whoosh'!
Immediately after, while still in mid-air, Tang San instantly activated the additional skill of the ten-year Lone Bamboo Spirit Bone fused into his right leg.
"Lone Bamboo Right Leg Bone Skill, Blue Silver Pole Vault Double Jump!"
As the Spirit Bone skill activated, Tang San's body, which had already begun to fall, actually found a way to move without any leverage in mid-air.
Relying on a new pole once again, he directly jumped high into the air one more time!
*Thud.*
After the demonstration, Tang San landed lightly back on the ground. His face turned various shades of blue and white, looking extremely embarrassed.
Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, who had witnessed this entire display of 'divine skills', were now both plunged into a deathly silence.
Only the heavy breathing of the three remained in the open space; the atmosphere became incredibly oppressive.
These two old hands who had spent years knocking about the Spirit Master's world frowned deeply, racking their brains.
But they discovered to their sorrow that they simply couldn't imagine what use this ridiculous combination of Spirit Ability and Spirit Bone skill could possibly have in actual combat.
It had absolutely zero offensive power and zero control.
Its only function was to let Tang San hold a broken bamboo pole and jump higher, as if performing an acrobatic act!
...
During these long four years, Tang San spent every day under the waterfall outside Nuoding City, undergoing Tang Hao's devilish tempering.
Day after day of Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method training not only drained his physical strength to the limit but also frantically tempered his Physical Body and bones through repeated instances of overexertion beyond his limits.
Over these years, under Tang Hao's harsh physical tempering, Tang San's overall strength improvement was actually quite massive.
Although he was unlucky enough to absorb a ten-year white spirit ring, the drag caused by that low-level spirit ring didn't seem to have much of a negative impact on his current body.
Now an adult, his development followed the same trajectory as the original work; his spirit power was still at the Realm of a Rank 29 two-ring Spirit Grandmaster.
Although the second spirit ring was white, this was actually thanks to Tang Hao's daily devilish training, which enhanced his physical fitness and compensated for that deficiency.
Furthermore, Tang San's own spirit power had been cultivated from the start using the Mysterious Heaven Skill, rather than relying solely on the spirit power inherent to the Spirit.
So, the fact that the second spirit ring was white truly had no impact on his cultivation speed in the short term.
After finishing this stage of waterfall special training, Tang San still followed the planned route of the original work and, under Yu Xiaogang's recommendation, headed to Shrek Academy.
However, this time, because Xiao Wu did not accompany him on the journey, it was completely different from the original work; Tang San and Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang arrived in Suoto City together.
Because they were led by Yu Xiaogang, they did not stay at the Rose Hotel, which was filled with an ambiguous atmosphere.
Thus, Tang San did not have a fierce conflict with Dai Mubai in the hotel lobby like in the original work, and the two naturally did not get to know each other beforehand.
Indeed, Dai Mubai still couldn't withstand Dai Weisi's pressure and had run off to Shrek Academy.
While wandering around Suoto City, Tang San still managed to obtain that Plate Crystal in Flender's shop after some haggling.
The next morning, Tang San went alone to the gates of Shrek Academy outside the city, preparing for freshman registration.
However, when he actually stood there, the real scene before him was completely different from the high-level academy he had envisioned in his mind.
This famous Shrek Academy was actually located in a very remote and dilapidated village outside the city.
A crude gate made of a few pieces of rotten wood and the surrounding dilapidated thatched huts—this looked a bit too broken, didn't it?
Tang San thought to himself, 'Is this really a Spirit Master academy?'
But when Tang San saw a long queue at the village entrance, with so many parents bringing their children from far away to register, his doubts lessened slightly.
He took a deep breath, settled his mind, and stood quietly at the back of the line to wait.
He secretly thought that perhaps this dilapidated-looking academy would bring him a great surprise.
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