Daily Training

At the Limitless Martial Arts Center in Hongning Base City, Qin Hao entered through the gates and was led directly to the study by a staff member.

Once inside, Qin Hao began studying like mad. Although his strength had risen rapidly in the few months since becoming a warrior, many problems had also been exposed. The most important were his foundations and systematic accumulation of knowledge. They might not matter much now, but they could become limiting factors in his future growth.

Although he had the Golden Finger, he ultimately had to rely on himself. From studying all kinds of theoretical knowledge, to reading and referencing various Secret Manuals, to comprehending Hong's cultivation experience, then combining it all with his own growth and training plans, Qin Hao continually refined his understanding of cultivation and improved his training regimen.

Qin Hao's training had now gradually begun to change, constantly adjusting. He still went out hunting every day, continuously turning the results of his cultivation into combat power. Over the past month, Qin Hao had fought quite a few Lord-level Monsters, from Primary Lords and Intermediate Lords to even an Advanced Lord once.

Whenever he did not go out, he spent the mornings studying theory and the afternoons training madly in the Gravity Chamber.

"Hu, ha!" Inside the Gravity Chamber, Qin Hao wore only shorts, his upper body bare as he trained without pause. The screen beside him displayed "100g," meaning that the chamber was currently set to one hundred times Earth's gravity.

Under such extreme gravity, Qin Hao constantly shifted, dodged, and moved. Every punch and kick he threw brimmed with power.

During this period, Qin Hao had not focused all his energy on training his Blade Technique and Movement Technique. Instead, he continued cultivating Internal Martial Arts, National Martial Arts, and other Ancient Martial Arts. Modern martial arts on Earth were all built upon the Ancient Martial Arts of various regions.

Although Qin Hao had trained in Ancient Martial Arts before, most of what circulated on the market was extremely basic, or even incomplete. The true Secret Manuals of Ancient Martial Arts were still held by only a select few. Hong was clearly one of them.

Hong's Study contained carefully organized Ancient Martial Arts Secret Manuals sorted into categories. There were likely hundreds of volumes, along with extensive explanations, and Qin Hao found it a true feast for the eyes. The explanations within these manuals regarding strength, internal force, and other aspects, as well as their theories on physical training, gave Qin Hao a completely fresh perspective.

In particular, the integration of certain traditional theories with modern medicine and martial arts cultivation benefited Qin Hao immensely.

Qin Hao's current training plan had been redrawn based on these cultivation experiences. Through the pressure of high gravity and the training methods of traditional martial arts, he continuously gained control over his body while rapidly digesting the power left in his body by the Spirit of Plants and Dragon Blood.

After several weeks of training, Qin Hao's strength had reached the standard of an Intermediate War God. However, the residual power of the two sources was gradually being exhausted.

"Increase gravity by fifty times." As Qin Hao spoke, the surrounding gravity abruptly rose to one hundred and fifty times normal. Though he had already adapted to one hundred times gravity, one hundred and fifty times still placed immense pressure on him. Even simple movements made sweat pour from his body, and Qin Hao felt as if his bones were creaking.

"This shouldn't be the limit. One hundred and fifty times gravity is strong, but Luo Feng could withstand over a thousand times gravity when he reached the Planetary level in the original work. Even upon entering the Elite Training Camp, the initial gravity was nine times normal." Qin Hao slowly practiced the Ancient Martial Art of Tai Chi Quan as he thought.

Although War Gods and Planetary-level warriors were separated by only one realm, the difference in both strength and physical constitution far exceeded imagination. First, Planetary-level warriors could fly, having already formed their own force fields. Second, the awakening of a Planetary-level constitution was also a tremendous transformation. Furthermore, Planetary-level warriors absorbed Cosmic Energy far faster than War Gods.

Qin Hao had frequently been making these sudden jumps in gravity over the past few days. His purpose was simple: to pursue his limit once more and surpass it.

Before becoming a Quasi-Warrior, he had frequently entered a state of extreme limits and had even broken through his limit once. But after becoming a warrior, Qin Hao had never relaxed his training and had continually increased its intensity, yet he had never managed to break through his limit again.

His goal in entering the Elite Training Camp had also been to use its Gravity Chamber to break through his limit once more and achieve another leap in strength. That had likewise been his reason for choosing to borrow the Gravity Chamber when he made his demands.

That was precisely why Qin Hao had been constantly challenging his limits these past few days, repeatedly increasing the gravity in sudden leaps to place even greater pressure on himself.

Still, one hundred times gravity remained within what a War God could endure. Though the pressure had been tremendous these past few days, Qin Hao had continuously adapted to the gravity, digested the power within his body, and increased his strength.

Over the following month, Qin Hao continued training methodically. He kept adapting to the Gravity Chamber, accumulating experience, fighting in real combat, and strengthening his theoretical foundation.

By the end of October, Qin Hao had successfully risen to first place in the Elite Training Camp rankings. Though his Force Generation had not broken through, his Trial Tower level had improved, reaching 4.3.

For Qin Hao, the greatest change over the month was the growth of his theoretical knowledge and practical combat experience. He gained new insights into both his Movement Technique and Blade Technique. On the path toward the Perfect level, Qin Hao could now wield them with greater ease and had gradually begun to develop a style of his own.

This style was not an artistic conception or a domain, but a deeper understanding Qin Hao had gained of his Movement Technique and Blade Technique. His earlier cultivation had progressed extremely quickly, but it had left him feeling as though he had forced the shoots to grow too fast, making his foundation somewhat unstable. Over this month, however, that foundation had gradually become firmer.

Besides that, Qin Hao had gradually approached a state of extreme limits. Under the high pressure of the Gravity Chamber, his adaptation to its gravity had slowly reached its peak, and he steadily neared the limit during training.

Qin Hao had once again entered the state he experienced every day when preparing to assault the Quasi-Warrior rank, utterly exhausted, with both mind and body pushed to their utmost limits.

After entering this state, Qin Hao grew even more excited, and his daily training became even more intense. Yet although he had found that state of extreme limits and his strength was gradually improving faster, he still could not find the state needed to break through those limits.

Over the next several months, Qin Hao's training intensity continually increased as he repeatedly drew closer to his limits, yet he never reached the state of breaking through them. After absorbing the Spirit of Plants and Dragon Blood in October and breaking through to Intermediate War God, his progress over the next two months was still far greater than that of others, but it remained relatively limited.

"It looks like my chances of breaking through to Advanced War God before the New Year aren't very high." Inside the Gravity Chamber, Qin Hao trained as he pondered. Luo Feng had reached Advanced War God just a few months after entering the Limitless Martial Arts Center, yet even with cheats, he was still falling behind.