Lin Mu only felt his vision go dark. The next second, he arrived in a desert.
A majestic voice rang out.
"The Training Camp is one hundred kilometers from here. Everyone, put on your weights and run toward the Training Camp. During the process, you may not attack your fellow travelers or remove your weights. Those who disobey will die!"
As the voice fell, hundreds of Weighted Vests dropped onto the ground.
Lin Mu's expression changed slightly.
They were making such a huge spectacle right from the start!?
He did not hesitate. He stepped forward and put on a Weighted Vest.
A crushing force descended onto his body.
He felt as if the Blood Qi throughout his body had been sealed. His original Blood Qi Value of 7.48 could now only exert around 2.0.
More importantly, there was the weight itself.
It was at least several hundred kilograms.
Under such circumstances, charging a hundred kilometers was practically asking for his life.
The majestic voice sounded once more. "The first ten people to complete the trial will receive point rewards, while the last twenty will be punished!"
"The trial begins now!"
As the voice fell, many figures started running forward. They were not particularly fast, and pain showed on their faces.
Clearly, they too were affected by the weights.
Lin Mu adjusted his mindset and ran forward.
Before long, however, Zhao Shun and the others passed by him.
When Zhao Shun saw Lin Mu, contempt flashed in his eyes. "I didn't expect you to actually dare come. With that little strength of yours, once you enter the Training Camp, you'll die by my hand sooner or later!"
The people beside him also wore sneers on their lips.
They knew about the conflict between Zhao Shun and Lin Mu.
Their respective Lineages held some influence in Li City.
Lin Mu, on the other hand, was merely a commoner. What right did someone like him have to compete with them?
And he even dreamed of coming here to take revenge on Zhao Shun?
That was even more laughable!
With people like them around, they could toy Lin Mu to death anytime, anywhere!
"These days, there are always commoners who don't know whether they're dead or alive, always wanting to challenge the powerful and wealthy. Why don't they take a look at who made the rules of this world?"
"He's probably watched too many television dramas and can't tell east from west anymore. Once he enters the Training Camp, he'll learn the consequences of opposing us!"
"Give me a break! Enter the Training Camp? With those skinny arms and legs of his, can he even endure this hundred-kilometer weighted run?"
"..."
Those people mocked him.
Ice filled Lin Mu's eyes.
He said nothing and charged forward.
To him, these people were mere clowns leaping on a stage. Rather than waste words on them, he would rather let them learn just how vast the gap between them was.
Seeing that Lin Mu said nothing, those people snorted coldly, thinking that he was afraid of them.
After charging for roughly seven or eight kilometers, pain appeared on Lin Mu's face. He stopped and panted heavily.
In this state, exercise consumed an enormous amount of stamina. Even he was finding it hard to hold on.
A system notification sounded at that moment.
"Completed Weighted Assault Training. Obtained 127x efficiency."
In an instant, Lin Mu felt his body grow much lighter, becoming noticeably more accustomed to the weights.
Even the suppression on his Blood Qi seemed less effective than before.
A faint smile touched his lips. With a system like this, what did he have to worry about?
He charged forward again, Lin Mu erupting with even greater speed than before.
In just a short while, he overtook quite a few people.
This scene also drew the attention of many.
Surprise appeared on their faces. After all, everyone had started from the same line. Having run for so long, they were all exhausted, yet Lin Mu could still accelerate.
But after thinking it over, they felt that Lin Mu was probably out of his mind.
This was a hundred-kilometer run.
If he exhausted all his stamina now, how would he keep going afterward?
Qian Mu's gaze also landed on Lin Mu, his eyes narrowing slightly.
He had not expected Lin Mu to suddenly accelerate.
"This is the guy you mentioned? He looks rather reckless! Doesn't he know how to distribute his stamina properly?" someone beside him said.
"I'm not sure. Maybe his stamina is relatively good!"
"Stop joking. Even you can only maintain this speed. Could his Blood Qi Value be stronger than yours?"
Qian Mu shrugged and said nothing more.
He was not very familiar with Lin Mu. He simply felt that Lin Mu was somewhat different from others.
"Besides, I heard Zhao Shun and the others mocking him just now. Once he enters the Training Camp, his days probably won't be easy!" the young man said.
"Not necessarily. He isn't that simple!"
"Oh! You seem very confident in him!"
"Yeah! After seeing his previous performance, he doesn't seem like an ordinary nobody."
The young man shrugged and looked at Lin Mu's back. He was curious what this person was capable of, to make Qian Mu value him so highly.
Lin Mu charged on for a full half hour, his stamina continuously draining away.
When he could barely endure any longer, he stopped. After a while, a system notification sounded.
"Completed Weighted Assault Training. Obtained 166x efficiency."
Lin Mu let out a light breath. He could feel the changes in his body, and the stamina he had consumed recovered within a short time.
"Perhaps whoever designed these weights never imagined there would be a cheater like me!"
Lin Mu thought to himself.
He knew very well that the human body possessed powerful adaptability.
Although the weights were formidable, before the human body, they were still somewhat lacking.
As the running continued for longer and longer, the effects of the weights on a martial artist would gradually diminish.
According to Lin Mu's estimate, the weights now affected him by less than fifty percent.
Moreover, his Blood Qi Value had also increased somewhat in this state.
After adjusting himself, he charged forward once more.
He was even faster than before, as though he felt no fatigue whatsoever.
The expressions of several martial artists watching him changed noticeably.
When they had seen Lin Mu resting earlier, they thought he had run out of strength.
Yet now, Lin Mu had actually burst out with such speed again.
"Does this guy never get tired?"
"I think he really isn't that simple! Anyway, I'm almost done for!"
"Damn! Looks like he wasn't overexerting himself—he really can do it!"
"..."
Qian Mu and the others were roughly two kilometers behind Lin Mu. Their Blood Qi was also strong, so naturally they had not been left too far behind.
When they saw Lin Mu's speed, surprise showed on all their faces.
Because that kind of endurance truly was unexpected.
"I take back what I said earlier. This guy... really is incredible!"
"My legs are already going weak, yet he can still accelerate. How does he do it?"
"Qian Mu, your eye really is sharp!"
"..."
A faint smile appeared on Qian Mu's face. He had already had a premonition, and Lin Mu's performance had not disappointed him.
"This guy always seems capable of doing things that catch people off guard!" Qian Mu thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Zhao Shun and the others, roughly four or five hundred meters behind them, also saw this scene. Their expressions were extremely unpleasant.
The distance between them and Lin Mu was steadily widening. If this continued, they feared they would not even be able to catch sight of Lin Mu's taillights.
"Damn it, how is he doing this? He's just a commoner and doesn't have any equipment boosting him, yet he's actually running faster and faster?" someone asked.
"I think his strength probably isn't that simple. And if he achieves a good result in the First Level, he'll definitely receive attention. If we still want to cause him trouble, the instructors will surely find out!" another said.
"I think so too. He's too monstrous! Is someone like him really just a commoner with no background? Why do I feel that even Qian Mu is far behind him?"
The anger on Zhao Shun's face was unmistakable. "Stop boosting others' morale and crushing your own prestige here. I don't want to hear it, understand?"
Those people nodded and said nothing further.
But inwardly, they all felt some regret.
If they had known Lin Mu was this formidable, they never would have waded into this muddy water with Zhao Shun!
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