The next day.
At the foot of a waterfall.
Thirty figures sat beneath the waterfall, letting the water pound against them.
The water that had initially caused them no pain now struck them like high-speed pebbles under the influence of gravity.
Their skin turned red and bled from the impact of the water, and their bones made a faint "crackling" sound.
Chang Lei stood by the waterfall, his gaze fixed on the people below, constantly monitoring their condition.
Occasionally, if someone couldn't hold on any longer, Chang Lei would stop them and make them come down.
Of course, there were a few people who wanted to get off first, but Chang Lei scolded them and sent them back.
Time passed slowly.
Soon, the training ended, and everyone walked back to 07 Military Base.
"This daily training is really killing me!" Lü Wenrui said weakly, his shoulders slumped.
"What? Can't hold on anymore?" the person next to him laughed.
"Who couldn't keep going? I'm just a little confused. If you're going to train your body, why all this running, rock climbing, and waterfall stuff? What's the point of all this nonsense?" Lü Wenrui retorted, craning his neck.
"These aren't random bits and pieces," Cao Mingyu interjected.
"Hmm?" Lü Wenrui frowned and looked at Cao Mingyu. "Isn't running laps enough to train your body? Why bother with anything else?"
"This is to better train different parts of the body, just like the Five Animal Fist has five forms. Although each form can train the body, the main parts it trains are different," Cao Mingyu said in a deep voice.
Lü Wenrui frowned and thought for a moment, "If running is about legs, and rock climbing is about arms, then what about waterfalls?"
"The impact of the waterfall will temper our bodies and bones," Cao Mingyu said.
"Body and bones?" Lü Wenrui frowned. "Will we need to Blood Tempering next time?"
"Haha, you must be dreaming. How can blood be tempered in the body?" Zhou Xuan laughed, standing next to Cao Mingyu.
Lü Wenrui was slightly taken aback.
It seems so!
"Actually, although Blood Tempering cannot be accomplished through physical training, tempering the body is still beneficial for Blood Tempering," Fang Ran suddenly explained.
Upon hearing this, the others looked at him with some confusion.
"Like the waterfall today, because water is constantly pouring down from above, we can't breathe smoothly and have to increase the use of our heart and lungs. In this situation, our heart and lungs will also get trained, so it can be considered beneficial for Blood Tempering," Fang Ran explained.
The group nodded thoughtfully.
"But this is so tiring! Just thinking about having to live like this for another three months makes me feel like my future is bleak!" Lü Wenrui wailed.
"How could that be? Aren't we happy every day?" Cao Mingyu said loudly.
"Happiness?" Lü Wenrui looked at Cao Mingyu in disbelief. "What's so happy about this?"
"We've grown, isn't that something to be happy about?" Cao Mingyu said.
"Of course I'm not happy! I'm exhausted. Like before, I could just use Origin Power to Body Tempering. It was simple and not tiring at all. That was true happiness!" Lü Wenrui said righteously.
"Hmm, that makes some sense!" Zhou Xuan nodded.
"Right?" Upon hearing Zhou Xuan agree with his opinion, Lü Wenrui immediately smiled and looked at Zhou Xuan.
As they stared at each other, Zhou Xuan suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hehe, but I can handle it. It's just a little more tiring than when I was in the army!"
"You..."
Lü Wenrui looked at Zhou Xuan with a pained expression, as if he had been betrayed.
Compared to most other people, he was just an ordinary person and had not received any training.
In addition, he had gained a little weight, making physical training even more tiring.
Although he hasn't reached the point of collapse yet because the instructors are deliberately controlling his pace, he is still really exhausted!
The last time he was this tired was probably a few years ago, when he ran the 1000 meters during a physical fitness test in college.
Lü Wenrui looked up at the sky and sighed heavily.
He suddenly wanted to go back to the Luoshui Supervision Bureau. Although the captain would urge him to train, at least he wouldn't force him to train.
"It's okay, keep going! Even though you've never trained before, you'll get used to it if you just persevere for a few more days!" Cao Mingyu walked up to Lü Wenrui like an older brother and patted him on the shoulder.
Lü Wenrui's lips twitched. He suddenly remembered something and looked at a figure walking silently.
"By the way, Shen Heng, you've never been a soldier or a policeman before. Won't you find it difficult to adjust?"
Upon hearing this, the people around also looked over with some curiosity.
Shen Heng glanced at Lü Wenrui.
"If it's only this bad, it's still within my acceptable range."
"This level?" Lü Wenrui looked puzzled.
"You don't understand? It means you can work a little harder," Zhou Xuan explained from the side.
Lü Wenrui silently turned his head away.
afternoon.
After finishing his theoretical course, Shen Heng returned to the advanced Origin Power chamber.
The Body Tempering / Bone Tempering / Blood Tempering combined with the Heavenly Cycle Breathing Technique formed a cycle that played out repeatedly inside the room.
After exhaling and inhaling his Origin Power once more, Shen Heng rested for a while.
Just as he was about to guide his Origin Power to Bone Tempering, he suddenly stopped.
He suddenly realized a problem.
Using the time spent in the advanced Origin Power room to simultaneously complete both breathing exercises to replenish Origin Power and Body Tempering is such a waste!
Although the Origin Power Room was originally only available for six hours a day, with training, miscellaneous studies, and sleep added to the schedule, there wasn't much free time left for them.
But as expected...
The Origin Power chamber should only be used for breathing exercises; everything else should be done outside!
Thinking of this, Shen Heng got up and walked outside the Origin Power Room, then swiped his ID card on the attendance device.
"Your remaining usage time in the Origin Power Chamber today is 3 hours and 24 minutes. Goodbye!" the device announced in a soft female voice.
Shen Heng glanced around.
The situation outside was different from when he first arrived, when there was only one person in the room.
Right now, the equipment at the entrance of each Origin Power room is lit up in red, indicating that someone is using it.
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze, sat cross-legged, and began to guide the Origin Power to Bone Tempering.
And so, Shen Heng began the process of entering the room to replenish his Origin Power through breathing exercises, and then emerging to Body Tempering once his Origin Power was fully replenished.
Once, twice, three times...
"Call--"
With a long exhale, Shen Heng slowly opened his eyes.
The announcement rang out inside the house at just the right moment.
"Inspector Shen Heng, your time is up for today. Please pack your personal belongings before you leave!"
Shen Heng glanced at the loudspeaker in the corner, then got up and walked outside.
Outside, it was completely dark.
Only a few scattered figures could be seen moving around in the vast base.
Shen Heng glanced at the rooms on both sides of the corridor.
The other Origin Power chambers, which had previously been lit in red, had all turned green.
He was the second to arrive, but the last to leave!
"So, this is the correct way to use the Origin Power Chamber?"
A soft whisper echoed through the empty corridor.