Chen Hao looked at the Training Pavilion. He had not used it in so long that he had almost forgotten it existed. "Yes. We just need to crush the Flame Spirit Stones, dilute their energy, and convert it into spiritual energy."
Then Chen Hao took out a few good-quality Flame Spirit Stones and crushed them.
Waves of astonishing energy floated before Chen Hao along with the stone fragments. He extended his right hand, and threads of gentle light converted that tremendous energy into spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy hovered visibly before Chen Hao and was soon automatically absorbed by the Training Pavilion. A few words appeared!
Spirit stone replenishment complete.
The words faded.
New options appeared.
Please select a difficulty... beginner/intermediate/advanced/extreme.
"Yay! Master, does that mean we can use it now?" Yang Wanqing brightened with excitement!
Chen Hao nodded calmly. Chen Siyao had been eager to try it for a while. "Then we'll start training, Brother."
After Chen Hao turned and left, Yang Wanqing asked, "Siyao, which difficulty should we pick?"
"Beginner," Chen Siyao said.
Yang Wanqing selected "beginner."
The walls of the entire room lit up.
It was not the lights coming on. The walls had changed.
The dark gray metal panels disappeared. In their place was... a mountain forest.
All four walls, the ceiling, and the floor—everything became an image. Lush forest surrounded them, with soil and fallen leaves beneath their feet and patches of sunlight filtering through the canopy overhead.
It surrounded them completely.
There were no blind spots.
Yang Wanqing was stunned. She crouched down and touched the floor. Her fingers still felt metal panels... but her eyes saw soft earth.
"A holographic image..." Chen Siyao murmured.
Then... something stirred in the forest.
A beast emerged from the bushes. It had gray