Qin Chen Returns, the Gravity Room

In the infrared room, a figure dodged the final sweep of an infrared beam, and all the beams in the room vanished.

"Congratulations on passing the level-three movement technique test."

A mechanical voice rang out, and Xu Fei, drenched in sweat, smiled.

"Level-four movement technique... once I've recovered, I'll come back and see just how difficult it is!"

He headed straight for the door of the cultivation room.

The so-called movement technique levels were based on the infrared room's levels; they were not a universal standard.

For the level-one movement technique, three infrared beams swept through the room. To pass, one had to avoid them for a certain amount of time.

The level-four movement technique involved fifteen infrared beams. He definitely could not pass it now; he would have to recover and come back to train at it gradually.

"Congratulations, Brother Fei! You passed the level-three movement technique test. You've tied the record!"

As soon as Xu Fei emerged, a trainee hurried over and spoke.

In the history of the Rongcheng Genius Training Camp, only seven people had passed the level-three movement technique test. Xu Fei was now the eighth to achieve it.

As for the level-four movement technique, no one had passed it to this day.

"I have the wind element, so I had an advantage!" Xu Fei said, shaking his head.

"You're too modest, Brother Fei. Tying the record is tying the record. The wind element is your innate talent!" the trainee said, flattering him.

There was no helping it. Although people rarely challenged others now, some trainees still worried about suddenly being challenged.

So some people went out of their way to curry favor with Yu Yang and Xu Fei. As long as they could remain at the Genius Training Camp, they did not think it was shameful. If they were eliminated, they would be laughed at when they returned to school.

Hearing this, Xu Fei smiled, thoroughly pleased. He thought so himself: the wind element was his innate talent, so it was not as if he had gained an unfair advantage.

"Did anything major happen while I was cultivating?" Xu Fei suddenly asked.

The flattering trainee hurriedly replied, "Nothing major. The two instructors just summoned Yu Yang again."

"They summoned him again?" Xu Fei frowned.

Over the past two days, the two instructors had summoned Yu Yang to the command room several times, leaving him rather jealous.

"No need to worry, Brother Fei. With your movement technique now, even if you faced Yu Yang, he might not necessarily be able to do much to you, right? Once you break through to One-Star Martial Artist, you'll definitely surpass him," the flattering trainee continued.

Just as everyone was singing the praises of Yu Yang and Xu Fei and had nearly forgotten Qin Chen, a figure was racing up the slopes of Ming Mountain.

He was not only fast but also moving at an exceptionally steady pace, without the slightest change.

His chest rose and fell constantly, and his breathing was perfectly natural.

"With a breathing technique and the special conditions of climbing the mountain, cultivation is much faster than usual!"

With each breath, Qin Chen kept switching between Wind Breathing and Ice Breathing. At the same time, the marks within his body condensed much faster, as though every breath were an act of cultivation.

Boom!

The moment he stepped onto the peak of Ming Mountain, he stopped. When he checked the system, his wind-element mark had condensed to 40%, and his ice-element mark had reached 45%.

His combat power had also reached 830. If he used Blazing Sun Fist, he reckoned he could unleash 1,200 combat power.

"At this rate, once I complete the mission and Devour the two mark fragments, I might be able to break through with both the wind and ice elements. Then I'll be able to kill a Two-Star Martial Artist with one punch!"

"That's just bullying!"

He smiled, then looked toward the training camp.

He did not want to waste a moment now. After hesitating for just two seconds, he decided not to report to Yang Xue. She would find out he had returned sooner or later anyway.

He headed straight for the cultivation room building. Each step looked ordinary, but anyone knowledgeable who looked closely would notice how incredibly light his steps were, as though he were treading on the wind.

The gravity room and the infrared room were both on the second floor of the training room building.

Yu Yang had only recently come out, so many people were now lining up to enter. If Yu Yang were inside, they would have to wait a long time, so this was when the crowd here was usually largest.

"Sigh, Yu Yang has already reached four times gravity. I don't know when I'll achieve what he has."

"He's already a martial artist. You should focus on moving freely under one times gravity first!"

The crowd chatted as they waited in line.

Just then, a trainee turned around and was about to speak when he suddenly saw a figure appear at the top of the stairs. Surprise immediately spread across his face.

"Qin Chen!"

Hearing the name, everyone turned in unison. Their expressions changed when they saw Qin Chen.

"It really is him. Couldn't he sit still any longer? He's finally come out."

"I wonder if his strength has improved at all."

They whispered among themselves.

Just then, the gravity room door clicked open. Strangely, however, no one went in at once; they were all watching Qin Chen.

The person who had just come out also saw Qin Chen approaching and hurriedly stepped several paces away, afraid of blocking his path.

"Fellow students, how about letting me go in first?" Qin Chen said with a smile, appearing very amicable.

Everyone hurriedly nodded.

Although they all now thought Yu Yang and Xu Fei had surpassed Qin Chen, they themselves were still far behind and did not dare disagree.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Qin Chen walked straight into the gravity room.

Once inside, he began looking around.

It was basically the same as an elemental cultivation room. The only difference, perhaps, was that one had gravity, while the other was filled with elements.

Without wasting any time, he looked straight at the regulator beside him.

It had quite a few buttons, each marked with a different number.

"I'll start with one times gravity!"

He did not overestimate himself. This was his first time here, so naturally he had to adapt step by step. He also wanted to see how his body reacted to different levels of gravity.

With that thought, he pressed button 1.

"It's started!"

Outside, everyone saw the number 1 appear on the door, indicating that Qin Chen had activated one times gravity.

"How many times gravity do you think he can withstand?"

"Three times, I'd say. Instructor Yang said that the limit at Peak Body Tempering is three times gravity. For a One-Star Martial Artist who hasn't trained in a body-tempering martial art, the limit is five times."

"It's at two times!" someone suddenly shouted, looking at the number on the door.

"That fast?" someone said, his expression changing.

Everyone who had been inside the gravity room was startled. They knew how terrifying it was.

Inside, it was an extreme test of the physical body and the internal organs.

In the gravity room, increasing the gravity required time to adapt one level at a time. Otherwise, a sudden increase could cause terrible damage to the body. Qin Chen had adapted to one times gravity far too quickly.

This also meant that one times gravity had to have had almost no effect on Qin Chen.

"He really is still very strong. I wonder how long he'll need to adapt to two times gravity-"

"It's at three times!"

Before the person could finish, an exclamation cut him off.