Aching All Over

Yu Jian said, "In every Cultivation Chamber around this Training Ground, there's a stone pillar like this. Beneath each pillar lies the skeleton of a Great Earth Demon Bear."

Yu Tianlin frowned. "The skeleton of a Great Earth Demon Bear?"

"That's right, the skeleton of a Great Earth Demon Bear," Yu Jian explained. "After this kind of soul beast breaks through to the Thousand Year Level, it gains the ability of Gravity Amplification."

"As long as a Great Earth Demon Bear dies naturally, part of its Gravity Amplification ability can remain within its bones, lasting for a very long time without fading."

"Of course, killing a Great Earth Demon Bear isn't difficult for our Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, but only the skeletons of Great Earth Demon Bears that died naturally have this effect, so they're very hard to obtain. As you can see, after all these years, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect has only built a few dozen Cultivation Chambers."

Yu Tianlin nodded in understanding. Looking at the earthen-yellow light enveloping his body, he continued asking, "Uncle Yu Jian, is this gravity amplification only onefold? Can it be increased further?"

Yu Jian looked at Yu Tianlin in amusement and said, "In the ordinary Cultivation Chamber we're in now, the skeletons underneath are all Thousand Year Level Great Earth Demon Bear skeletons, so they can only reach onefold gravity at most. However, the exclusive cultivation rooms of the elders all have Ten Thousand Year Level Great Earth Demon Bear skeletons. Supposedly, they can reach up to fivefold gravity."

"What, you think this onefold gravity is too low?"

Yu Tianlin nodded and said, "My current weight is around fifty jin. Even with onefold gravity, it's only equivalent to adding another fifty jin of weight. As long as I use soul power to resist it, fifty jin isn't much."

"Heh heh."

Hearing Yu Tianlin's words, Yu Jian let out a strange laugh and looked Yu Tianlin up and down with an odd gaze, making Yu Tianlin's skin crawl.

Yu Tianlin could not take being stared at anymore and said, "What is it? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Who said you could use soul power to resist while under this onefold gravity?"

Yu Jian put away his smile and said flatly, his calm 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 expression changed abruptly, and he said anxiously, "I'm only six years old right now. If I don't use soul power, are you seriously asking me to resist this extra fifty jin of weight with just my body? I'll have trouble just standing like that, let alone training!"

Yu Tianlin remembered that in the original work, when the Shrek Seven Devils underwent the Grandmaster's devil training, their weights did not seem to reach fifty jin either. At that time, even the youngest of them was twelve years old, and all of their soul power cultivation had reached at least rank twenty-five. Even so, the whole group ran like dying dogs.

Now he was only six years old, with just rank eleven soul power, yet he was being thrown straight into onefold gravity, equivalent to fifty jin of weight, and he was not even allowed to use soul power.

Yu Jian, I swear you're just making things hard for me, Fat Tiger!

"All right, all right," Yu Jian said with a smile. "Tianlin, it's called onefold gravity, but compared to truly carrying fifty jin of weight, it isn't quite that exaggerated."

"Gravity acts on every part of the body, so the added weight is shared by all parts of your body. Even with onefold gravity, once you adapt, you'll be able to endure it."

Yu Tianlin still did not quite believe him and looked at Yu Jian doubtfully. "Uh, really?"

"Enough. Cut the nonsense and stop wasting time. In any case, it's for your own good!"

Yu Jian did not want to keep explaining to Yu Tianlin. He flashed directly to Yu Tianlin's side and raised his hand, lightly patting Yu Tianlin on the shoulder.

Yu Tianlin immediately felt a powerful surge of soul power pour in through his shoulder. In an instant, it forced the soul power he had spread throughout his body to resist the gravity back into his Dantian.

At the same time, Yu Tianlin, who had lost the resistance of his soul power, felt his whole body grow heavy. That sensation of being trapped in a mire appeared again.

Yu Tianlin subconsciously wanted to resist, but it was completely useless. His soul power was now like a stagnant pool. No matter how he tried to circulate it, there was not the slightest ripple.

"Tianlin, stop trying to activate your soul power. There's no way you can break through my Soul Power Seal," Yu Jian said. "Rather than doing that, you might as well properly experience this current onefold gravity."

Hearing Yu Jian say this, Yu Tianlin stopped dwelling on his soul power and began to experience what it felt like to be under onefold gravity.

Yu Tianlin tried stretching out his hand and lifting his leg. He found that although his body had become much heavier, it was not too exaggerated. His limbs could still move.

Yu Tianlin let out a long breath and said, "Whew. Uncle Yu Jian, it really is just as you said. This gravity acts on every part of the body, so when the whole body shares it, it isn't that exaggerated."

"That's right, it acts on every part of the body..."

Yu Jian's voice rang out. Yu Tianlin felt as if there was something behind his words, and his heart tightened. An inexplicable sense of unease rose within him.

Wait, did I overlook something?

"Thump! Thump! Thump..."

Just as Yu Tianlin was feeling uneasy, he discovered that his heartbeat was growing faster and faster, and the sound of his heartbeat was growing louder and louder. In the end, it was like a drum, pounding with constant "thump, thump" sounds. The blood in his vessels also began flowing rapidly with his heartbeat, its sound as clear as a running river.

Yu Tianlin immediately felt his vision go black. His entire body went weak, and he dropped straight to his knees.

Yu Tianlin's face was pale, and he could not muster even a bit of strength. He said haltingly, "What... what the hell? Why is this happening...?"

Yu Jian did not go over to help Yu Tianlin up. Instead, he loudly reminded him, "Does it feel hard to breathe? Then hurry up and take deep breaths! Adjust your breathing rhythm!"

"Inhale! Exhale! Inhale! Exhale..."

Following Yu Jian's reminder, Yu Tianlin began breathing deeply. After a few minutes, that uncomfortable feeling eased quite a bit, though his whole body was still heavy under the influence of gravity.

Once he felt a little better, Yu Tianlin forced himself to climb up from the ground. Though he still looked like he might topple at any moment, he had clearly already 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 awful?"

"Hm? You adapted this quickly? Looks like your physical constitution isn't bad."

Yu Jian was surprised that Yu Tianlin had adapted in only a few minutes, 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 heart stirred, and he roughly understood.