Tidal Rebellion Training Camp, rest area.
It was also known as Tide's Rest, situated at the edge of the training grounds with the vast sea of mist behind it.
Whenever night fell, mist rose from the mountain peaks, cloaking the entire rest area in a hazy silver glow, as if it were cut off from the world.
Upon entering the rest area, the first thing one saw was a spacious hall. A huge round table stood in the center, engraved with the Tidal Rebellion Training Camp emblem: a wave pattern flowing against the current.
Thirty stone chairs surrounded the table, each with a trainee's name carved into its back to mark its owner.
Two neat rows of stone beds lined either side of the hall, thirty in all. Black curtains separated the beds to ensure privacy.
Soft mattresses made from monster fur covered the beds.
At the far end of the rest area, in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window,
Li Zheng gazed out at the boundless sea of mist, listening to the sound of the mist tide surging, lost in thought.
The Tidal Rebellion Legion Commander's combat strength had left him deeply shaken.
After the footage ended, Chief Instructor Shi Xiuluo described an unconventional way to become stronger, called "intent."
It could also be understood as oppressive force.
As the instructor explained, "intent" was an intangible power that stemmed from a warrior's emotions and will.
It was different from mental power or energy released outward; it was something far more mysterious.
It could also be understood as presence, but it went far beyond the usual meaning of the word.
A warrior had to summon his own emotions and transform them into a power that could influence the outside world.
Releasing it consumed no energy.
This power could even alter