Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
The afterglow of the setting sun gradually dimmed, and lights flickered on one by one inside the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. A large number of drifters drawn by its reputation still stood in long lines, waiting for the hall's disciple examinations. The lively scene showed no sign of dwindling; the winding queue for examinations had already become a sight in the abandoned human district.
Inside the brightly lit martial arts hall, Dona sat cross-legged alone in a Beginner Gravity Room, cultivating. Once she had confirmed that she had grown accustomed to sixteen times gravity, she took a washed Vitality Pear from her pocket.
"A pear that costs two Energy Crystals. I hope the effect isn't too disappointing." Dona looked at the Vitality Pear in her hand and took a bite.
She had gradually reached a bottleneck with her training method. During every cultivation session, she could only grope forward slowly, cautiously using the energy of a Type III Energy Potion to stimulate every bone in her body. One slight mistake, and even with a Type III Healing Potion, she would need several days to recover.
Meanwhile, the recruitment period for the domain city was drawing ever closer. If she could not break through to the Mid-stage Bone Forging Realm before then, her chances of entering the domain city could be said to be below thirty percent.
After Dona ate the entire Vitality Pear, she immediately felt a cool sensation slowly surge from her stomach straight into her brain. Her mind became remarkably clear, as though she had awakened from a dream, and the entire world seemed much clearer.
"How... how is this possible?!"
Dona felt the astonishing effects of the Vitality Pear in disbelief.
Simply from eating the Vitality Pear, the training method that had been