Chapter 51

"Doesn't the control of combat power and spiritual energy require training?" Du Qian asked, which was what he was most concerned about. During the process of separating the energy threads, Du Qian found that he was far from proficient in control. ...

In fact, separating energy threads itself is a very good control training, but Du Qian was eager to accelerate this process.

Day by day, as he watched his spirit horns being consumed, he realized that at this rate, he wouldn't last long. Without spirit horns, the enhancement of combat power would become a mere illusion, which he could not accept.

"Of course, there are many methods, such as shape-shifting, ball-walking, and bean-picking. There are many methods. However, the instructor said that no matter what method is used, control is a process of becoming proficient. It requires constant practice to gradually adapt. The ultimate goal is to make the combat power in your body respond to your will as naturally as your limbs. This can't be rushed and requires long-term training," Yao Jing explained carefully to Du Qian.

Seeing how attentively Du Qian was listening and sensing his doubts, she wondered if the previously dazed Senior Brother Du Qian was really him.

If he had given up, how could he ask such detailed questions? The contrast was too great.

"Let me tell you a method, and you try it out," Du Qian said after some thought. He wanted to gauge the gap between his and Yao Jing's control abilities.

Du Qian naturally didn't think he was on par with Yao Jing, given the significant difference in combat power, they were not at the same level.

Du Qian explained in great detail, from the amount of combat power to the diameter and length of the energy threads, which wasn't hard to explain.

It only took Yao Jing a few minutes to understand. The two of them sat on the floor, as the office only had one table and one chair, leaving no place for visitors to sit. Fortunately, the conditions were quite good, and the floor was very clean.

The Combat King was indeed formidable. On her first attempt at separating energy threads, Yao Jing did much better than Du Qian. After three experiments, she easily grasped the key points. In fact, there wasn't much to it; separating energy threads was a very pure test of control.

"Alright, it's not too difficult," Yao Jing said with a pitying look at Du Qian. After all, the gap in strength was too great. Compared to the control training of the Flying Tiger Team members, what Du Qian was doing was too basic.

In her mind, her senior brother had less than 6,000 combat power, and to achieve this level was quite impressive.

She didn't know that the senior brother before her was not the same as before. In just half a month, he had increased his combat power from around 6,000 to over 9,000, a significant boost of more than 3,000. This speed was impressive, even for Yao Jing.

However, the base combat power of the two was different. For Yao Jing, a 3,000 increase in combat power was barely noticeable, while for Du Qian, it was more than a third of his total.

"How long does it take you to separate one energy thread?" Du Qian asked. Previously, it took him ten minutes, which was a significant improvement compared to his earlier performance.

"Five seconds? With more practice, it could be faster, maybe two or three seconds," Yao Jing said with ease. Du Qian's requirements were too simple.

Du Qian's face fell. Oh man...

This was too much. You don't know until you compare, and comparing can make you want to give up.

Yao Jing, on her first try, completed it in five seconds. With a bit more practice, she could reduce it to two or three seconds. This meant that for 400 energy threads, it would take her 1,200 seconds, or 20 minutes.

Including the time to weave the knots, it would take about 40 minutes, or even less.

What about himself? It took him ten days. Even if he improved, the gap would still be significant. At ten minutes per thread, it would take nearly three days of continuous work. Including the time to absorb spirit horns, it would take five days to separate them and six days to create a spirit component, which was a satisfactory achievement for Du Qian.

During this process, he might get a bit faster. Each time he separated an energy thread, his proficiency would improve, and in the later stages, it would take less than ten minutes, saving some time.

But no matter how much time he saved, he couldn't compare to Yao Jing. The gap was too large.

"Continue separating, 400 threads," Du Qian's eyes lit up, and he started thinking about how to persuade Yao Jing. Before persuading her, he needed to experiment further. Should he add something to make it more challenging for her?

The difficulty was too low; Yao Jing didn't even find it interesting, and neither would the Flying Tiger Team instructors. If they didn't find it interesting, they wouldn't make the Flying Tiger Team members practice it. Without their practice, how could Du Qian achieve his goal of getting rich?

Du Qian felt a bit unrealistic, but he couldn't help but try.

After all, the Flying Tiger Team members needed training. What difference did it make what they trained in? If they could help him weave spirit components while training, it would be great. More people meant more power, and money would fly everywhere.

"Brother Qian, that's too long, at least 20 minutes," Yao Jing politely refused. She had something else to discuss with Du Qian and only had an hour of free time, which she couldn't waste.

"It's fine. If you don't separate them, I can't tell you the next step in training. This is very important."

Alright, Yao Jing didn't like to argue. If it were someone else, she could just walk away if she was dissatisfied. But with Du Qian, she could barely maintain her patience.

The Combat King's strength was no joke. Du Qian timed it, and at 19 minutes, Yao Jing opened her eyes again, having completed the separation of the energy threads, one minute faster than expected.

"Done? Great, the next step is more complicated." Du Qian took a piece of paper and a pen from the table, explaining and drawing as he spoke. Weaving knots was a thousand times more complex than separating energy threads. Even though there were only 400 threads, which was much fewer than the 10,000 he had seen before, the weaving process was equally complex.

After Du Qian finished explaining, he looked up at Yao Jing. Her face showed nothing, and she stood up, saying, "Time's up, I have to go. I'll try what you said later. Is it really that important?"

"Yes, very important. If you have any questions, can you ask the other Flying Tiger Team members and the instructors?"

"I will." Yao Jing said and left gracefully.

It had to be said that Du Qian's recent luck was quite good. The next class was indeed the Flying Tiger Team's combat power control training.

"Yao Jing, what are you doing?" A roar startled Yao Jing from her thoughts. She looked up at the examiner with a glance and continued to ponder with her head down.

Her strength was far superior to Du Qian's, in combat power, memory, intelligence, and understanding...

When combat power reached a certain level, it would comprehensively enhance the body, except for emotional intelligence, all other aspects would be significantly improved.

"Training," Yao Jing replied.

"Training? What are you training?" the instructor asked angrily. Yao Jing was a trusted and beloved general of Captain Fei, but she hadn't fully grown yet. Moreover, her position in the Flying Tiger Team was quite unique. It was hard to describe in detail, and it was inappropriate to describe it superficially. Such a person had never appeared in the Flying Tiger Team before, and no one knew how to deal with her.

In terms of status, Yao Jing was a Nine Ministers' Iron Guard, whose position was no less than Captain Fei's. But she was also a member of the Flying Tiger Team, and with her peculiar personality, it was very difficult to handle.

"Like this," Yao Jing said, waving her hand. The Combat King's strength was beyond Du Qian's imagination. She could already materialize energy control, making it visible to those around her.

A tangled mass appeared before everyone, resembling a control training exercise, but what was it?

"Please look, Instructor," Yao Jing said. The 400 energy threads in front of her began to move, as if manipulated by countless hands, quickly returning to their original state, clear and distinct.

Yao Jing focused and began weaving the threads, forming loops and knots, step by step, at an extremely fast speed. The ordinary eye couldn't keep up, but the team members were all strong, and Yao Jing's combat power was neither the lowest nor the highest. Moreover, the instructor was present.

After a moment, the weaving was complete, and the knots were tightened. This action immediately turned the previously neat structure into a chaotic mess.

Yao Jing said innocently, "You saw it, how did this happen?"

It had to be said that Yao Jing's memory and understanding were exceptionally strong. What Du Qian explained once was enough to make someone study for ten to eight days, and even then, they might end up mentally exhausted. Yao Jing remembered it after one explanation and demonstrated it perfectly.

But for some reason, at the final step, the neat structure suddenly became chaotic, no matter how carefully she controlled it, the result was the same.

"Try it again," the instructor naturally saw it, but he didn't understand it either. What kind of training method was this? It looked simple, but he felt that it contained profound principles.

Alright, this might be an exaggeration. It should be said that what he saw seemed to contain something, something that seemed within reach but always slipped away.

Once, twice...

In half an hour, Yao Jing tried fifty times, with no exception, all ending in failure, and inexplicable failure.

As a controller, she had the same feeling as the instructor, as if she was about to grasp it but it slipped through her fingers. This feeling was maddening.

"What are the requirements for the energy threads?" The instructor, unable to grasp the key, decided to try it himself.

What Yao Jing was doing seemed to have little to do with control, but based on his experience, it wasn't simple.

"Combat power 12, diameter 0.1 cm, length 40 meters, total 400 threads."

"Alright, you all try it," the instructor said, and he began to separate the energy threads. For Du Qian, the separation process was a major obstacle, but for these people, it was child's play. Even the weakest member could easily complete one thread in ten seconds.

Separating 400 threads was a major practice, with no value in training control skills, including the subsequent weaving of knots. But the final step was very confusing.