Chapter 224

However, the news came as a surprise to all those who were following it.

She chose the Star Remains Trial Camp, supported by the Heinrich Family, a ' Survival Trial ' designed by the Alaya Race's Body Enhancement Faction.

"Why?"

Not only those Spatial Perception Faction, but also those Body Enhancement Faction were caught off guard.

They were indeed paying attention to Wen Jing, but they didn't expect her to come to them on her own initiative. Moreover, the tendency she currently exhibits in using gravity is most evident in values such as strength and speed, and it is not actually strongly related to the physical strength they are mainly researching.

All six factions want to study her, mainly because of her Wilderness Body —why is it that only humans can give birth to Awakened in the entire universe, while other civilizations cannot?

In the past, the Alaya Race conducted experiments on 'reincarnation', which involved creating human bodies and transferring their consciousness, but still failed to produce Awakened.

Wen Jing's research value is comparable to S-level, but A-level is controllable for them, so they let her grow naturally in order to tap more of this Wilderness Body's potential.

Therefore, the Body Enhancement Faction were initially surprised, but later overjoyed.

Each training camp is equivalent to a special ability testing area for Awakened within their respective factions. Wen Jing chose the Survival Trial this time, which would allow them to obtain important information that other factions cannot obtain.

On the day of the trial, when Wen Jing arrived at the trial area of Star Remains Trial Camp, there were already quite a few people there.

A month ago, when she first started signing up for various training camps, there were still people around her who dared to whisper. Now, when she appears, it is very quiet.

After verifying the title badge, the staff in charge of the trial explained:

"The requirement for the first-tier Survival Trial is to survive in the training ground for one hour."

"The environmental impact within the training grounds will gradually increase, reaching its maximum intensity in the final ten minutes. During this time, you can use any ability and any combat technique without restrictions. Failure occurs if you give up or lose consciousness midway."

The Survival Trial for those Body Enhancement Faction are mostly challenged by Wilderness Body Awakened with strong defensive capabilities, because the trials test the most direct ability to withstand attacks.

"Our recommended compatibility for the first-tier trial is 35%."

The staff member tentatively offered a reminder, but Wen Jing didn't react, they handed him a safety agreement:

"We have state-of-the-art first-aid equipment to ensure you won't die during the trial, but there may be a risk of serious injury. If you agree, please sign here."

Wen Jing signed the form decisively and entered the entrance passage of the trial area.

"Survival Trial, countdown begins... 3, 2, 1."

The moment the countdown ended, Wen Jing a lightness under his feet, and the surrounding environment transformed from a pure white, empty room into a weightless but oxygen-filled simulated space environment.

This is not a virtual reality, but rather something created by the Alaya Race using technology.

As for why a weightless environment is necessary...

"Boom boom boom!"

The next moment, a massive amount of head-sized, hard rocks rained down on her from all directions, including her feet, leaving no blind spots.

Wen Jing did not dodge, but instead began to counterattack using various offensive combat techniques he had learned in the training camp.

"Bang bang bang..."

The sounds of collision and shattering continued one after another, and the first wave of barrage-like attacks was completely shattered by Wen Jing.

However, the Alaya Race, who were secretly Oversight and collecting data, were not surprised. Her combat skills and A-level abilities meant that it was only natural that she could survive the first wave, but it wouldn't be so easy afterward.

By the eighth minute, more and more fireballs, carrying high temperatures and capable of exploding upon collision, began to appear amidst the rain of rocks.

At the fifteenth minute, high-voltage electricity was applied.

Twenty minutes, thirty minutes, forty minutes...

Fire, lightning, ice, corrosion, radiation—various forms of attack effects are added to the most basic kinetic energy bombardment, wave after wave, each stronger than the last.

As time went on, Wen Jing no longer confronted them head-on as he had at the beginning. Instead, he began to move rapidly around the field, sometimes dodging, sometimes defending, and sometimes counterattacking... using all the combat techniques he had learned in the past month.

He was clearly a master of combat skills who had integrated the essence of the training camp.

Outside the training area, many instructors and trainees watched this scene through the live stream, dumbfounded.

Someone exclaimed in shock, "She didn't just pass like that, did she?"

"No, there's still ten minutes of explosive power left. Her current compatibility is absolutely insufficient to sustain it."

Under the tense gaze of the outside world, the trial entered its final ten minutes. The most crucial wave, and the largest number of trial participants, fell at this stage.

"They've arrived."

The next moment, the space within the trial area seemed to tremble slightly, as all the attack types that had been released before unleashed at once!

Wen Jing's location became the sole focal point in the sky.

All the attacks rushed towards her Extreme Speed, so fierce that there was no room to dodge. This Survival Trial, which tested the body's ability to withstand blows, could only be fought head-on.

But at this point, everyone Wen Jing did not choose to dodge, but instead, just like at the beginning, launched a counterattack from the same spot.

"Boom--!"

All the attacks collided.

The screen was completely blurry; the Awakened watching the live stream outside could only see her figure being overwhelmed by various attacks.

One second, two seconds... a full ten seconds passed, and the subsequent bombardment waves still did not stop.

A gasp rippled through the crowd outside the training camp—because it meant the people inside were still holding on!

While the humans of the Empire were in shock, the Alaya Race, who controlled all information and changes in the trial zone, also made a new discovery that shocked them.

"The amount of matter and energy that bombarded her decreased by 0.1211."

Even in such a chaotic situation, these subtle details could not escape the observation of Level 3 technology.

"Correspondingly, her own quality... is increasing at a rate of 0.003%!"

Within the planetary consciousness link of the Alaya Race, the Body Enhancement Faction was thrown into turmoil.

Prior to this, they hadn't really had high hopes for this information gathering, but now that the report was out, even the faction leader, who hadn't personally followed the matter before, was alarmed.

The Alaya Race, whose entire population are researchers, almost immediately completed their Analysis and deduction, and finally understood why Wen Jing chose to undertake the Survival Trial that seemed to be something he was not good at.

"At first, we only saw the most obvious gravitational waves in her, and we only considered her abilities in terms of space and gravity. We overlooked the properties that a high-quality 'star' should inherently possess..."

"She can accrete matter!"

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"After testing with seventeen different methods based on various principles, the results were consistent: she absorbed the matter and energy from the attack, converting it into her own mass."

"Furthermore, the difference in conversion rate we detected is most likely not due to losses occurring in the middle, but rather to the energy level difference between the material universe and the Ancient Wilderness, as well as her current insufficient compatibility."

"If it were absorbing Ancient Wilderness matter, the efficiency would be far greater than this."

"As her mass increases, her own gravity also strengthens, and this increased gravity will attract even more matter..."

As planetary life forms, the Alaya Race naturally understands that accretion is different from the inefficient transformation of living organisms; it is a form of capture.

Like meteorites that fall onto celestial bodies, they eventually become part of those bodies.

All of this means that... the potential for growth shown by this Weiluo's Wilderness Body far exceeds that of a normal Awakened.

The Ancient Wilderness is full of opportunities, and many Awakened have gained something from it, thereby enhancing their Wilderness Body strength.

However, such an improvement occurs probabilistically, and its intensity is also highly random.

But how does the accretion mechanism of celestial bodies work? It doesn't discriminate between Ancient Wilderness treasures; as long as it's matter, it can become part of itself.

"Her research value..." the sect leader's will slowly said, "Has already surpassed A-level."

"Although other factions can't get their hands on today's research information, they can still guess a thing or two from the basic information. We need to obtain her complete data as soon as possible."

In the link, the faction leader broadcasts his will to the faction members:

"Temporarily put aside all projects below priority level for researchers at level five and above, and prioritize bringing this experimental subject into our faction!"

Just as the trial ended, Wen Jing shattered the final wave of attacks.

The surrounding environment gradually returned to calm, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and she landed back on solid ground. Her body was covered in a mixture of blood and dust, but after using a polymer cleaner, it was visible that the wounds on her body were healing rapidly.

"Splash!"

The trial area gates opened, and at the end of the passage, the head instructor in charge of management at the Star Remains Training Camp was waiting in person.

Upon seeing the figure emerge from within, she paused slightly before speaking:

"... Congratulations, student Weiluo, on passing the trial. Please follow me to collect your medal."

As a test of resilience, after the Survival Trial, most Awakened are wheeled out severely injured and taken directly to the treatment room. Only those high-level Awakened with long training time and high compatibility are able to avoid being in such a sorry state.

The person in front of me not only signed up for so many trial camps, but their fit and recommendation criteria also differed by 15%.

It's important to understand that a 35% compatibility rate is just the minimum standard. It doesn't mean that 35% of Awakened will definitely pass. In such large-scale trial camps, normally only one or two students can pass each month.

In this situation, he was still able to stand up and walk out...

The head instructor struggled to suppress the shock on his face and led Wen Jing to the Hall of Honor.

The hall was softly lit, and the walls were inlaid with crystal panels, densely engraved with names. Most prominently displayed was a large golden crystal panel on the front, topped with the inscription ' Star Remains Trial Camp: Survival Trial Record'.

Below are thirty names, each followed by a trial time.