Lin Ye walked to the punching target in the corner of the training room. He took a deep breath, sank his waist, rotated his hips, and threw a punch!
[Normal Attack]!
BANG!
A dull thud echoed through the empty hall.
The numbers on the electronic screen above the target flashed rapidly before settling.
[Punching Power: 231 kg]
Lin Ye's eyes lit up.
If he remembered correctly, his test result yesterday was 216 kg.
Such a big change in just one day!
Lin Ye suppressed his excitement and stepped into the nearby Qi and Blood Sensing Chamber.
The metal chamber door closed, and a soft blue light scanned his entire body.
A few seconds later, a mechanical, electronic voice sounded.
"BEEP—"
"Qi and Blood Index: 11.2."
"Life Index: 9.7."
"Comprehensive Assessment: Substandard."
Stepping out of the sensing chamber, Lin Ye's eyes lit up as he looked at the data!
Yesterday, this set of data would have definitely been considered "standard."
But now a new directive had come down, and after the threshold was raised, he was naturally substandard.
But Lin Ye didn't care.
Because meeting the standard should no longer be difficult for him!
Moreover, he had finally figured out the correlation between his status panel attributes and this world's assessment standards.
The three stats—[Strength], [Agility], and [Stamina]—combined to form the core of the Qi and Blood Index.
And the most critical stat, [Life Value], could actually affect the Life Index!
Raising that was nearly impossible!
It was the most direct manifestation of one's potential and talent.
The higher one's Life Index, the more vigorous their energy and physical strength. Their recovery ability would be stronger, and they could convert and absorb more energy with each training session. Consequently, the efficiency of their Qi and Blood growth would naturally far exceed that of an ordinary person.
More importantly, his head teacher, Chen Meng, had once said that the Life Index was related to whether a Martial Artist could awaken their own unique Martial Arts Spirituality.
For an ordinary student, raising their Life Index by 0.1 in two or three months was enough to be considered quite talented.
And he... in just a single night!
It had skyrocketed from 9.6 to 9.7!
If word of this got out, they would probably grab Lin Ye and dissect him for research.
As for the final [Spirit] attribute, Lin Ye hadn't yet discovered its use.
But his head teacher, Chen Meng, had once said, "For a Martial Artist, Qi and Blood is the foundation, and the mind is the blade."
Powerful Spiritual Power not only allowed a Martial Artist to maintain absolute calm in battle and accurately perceive opportunities, but it was also the key to various wondrous abilities after reaching higher realms.
That was why the Federation treated the "Observation Skill" and the "Body Refining Skill" as the cornerstones of martial arts education.
However, for preparatory students like them who had yet to officially cross the threshold of a Martial Artist, the role of Spiritual Power was still insignificant.
But Lin Ye knew that since his system listed it as one of the basic attributes, its importance was definitely self-evident.
After taking stock of his gains, Lin Ye turned his gaze to the Gravity Chamber.
Lin Ye pushed the door open and entered.
The Gravity Chamber wasn't large, but it was big enough for a single person to practice the Body Refining Skill.
Lin Ye saw the adjustment knob on the wall.
The initial default was 1.2 times gravity.
He then chose to turn it on.
VMMMM—
An invisible pressure instantly enveloped his entire body, as if he had suddenly been loaded down with dozens of kilograms of weight.
His bones let out a faint groan, and his breathing became heavy.
'This is intense!'
'But this isn't my limit!'
Lin Ye stood his ground, slowly turning the knob until he could no longer bear it.
Gravity multiple: 1.5!
Lin Ye wasted no time, immediately assuming a stance in the small space and beginning a new round of the "Basic Body Refining Skill".
After just three movements, beads of sweat the size of beans had already formed on his forehead.
The muscle soreness and fatigue were much more intense than under normal conditions!
But at the same time, the system's prompt arrived as expected.
[A harsh environment is never an excuse for a BOSS to not incorporate it into their territory!]
[Under harsh conditions, the experience the host gains from self-cultivation will also be increased proportionally!]
'Just as I thought!'
Lin Ye's spirits soared. He grit his teeth and pushed on, ignoring his body's protests.
After one complete cycle of the Body Refining Skill, he looked as if he had been fished out of water. He collapsed to the ground, gasping heavily for air.
His Physical Strength Value and Energy Value were instantly depleted.
A bone-deep exhaustion threatened to drown his consciousness like a rising tide.
[Ding! You have obtained 1.5 EXP!]
However, ten seconds later, a warm current surged from nowhere, instantly washing through his limbs and torso!
The exhaustion that would have left an ordinary person lying down for half a day vanished without a trace in just one or two seconds.
His Physical Strength Value and Energy Value were instantly restored to full!
Lin Ye performed a kip-up, springing straight up from the floor. All the pain from before seemed to have vanished completely.
'Awesome!'
'This feeling is more intense than drinking any nutrient solution!'
「Meanwhile.」
Zhang Yuqing unwrapped the bandages from her hands. Her martial arts practice for the day was complete; next was Body Refining in the Gravity Chamber.
When she turned around, she saw Lin Ye, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath, looking completely exhausted as he rested outside the Gravity Chamber.
Zhang Yuqing paid Lin Ye no mind and walked straight toward another Gravity Chamber.
However, just as she was about to enter the chamber, she caught a glimpse of Lin Ye stepping back into his.
Zhang Yuqing froze.
'Is he crazy?'
'A single session in the Gravity Chamber, especially a desperate, all-out effort that nearly depletes one's stamina... how could he possibly continue without resting?'
'Hah...'
'Is he afraid of losing face? Forcing himself to go back in just to put up a front?'
Zhang Yuqing didn't pay it too much mind and stepped into the Gravity Chamber.
「An hour later.」
Zhang Yuqing stepped out of the Gravity Chamber.
She was breathing hard, with fine beads of sweat on her temples and neck.
An hour of training at 2.2 times gravity had pushed her to her limit as well.
However, the next moment, she saw that the Gravity Chamber next to hers still showed the status [Occupied].
She recalled the face she had seen earlier.
Zhang Yuqing was certain she didn't know Lin Ye.
But she thought a hardcore person who came to train this early should at least be in her class.
Or in Class 2, at the very least.
How could he be a slacker?
Zhang Yuqing had absolute confidence in her own work ethic.
She only slept four hours a day; besides attending classes, she spent nearly all her time training.
Her family was well-off, so she had expensive nutrient solutions and medicinal baths to support such high-intensity training every day.
'But what about him?'
'Wait, could he have been so stubborn about saving face that he passed out in the Gravity Chamber?'
'That could be fatal!'
Zhang Yuqing hurried over to Lin Ye's Gravity Chamber. She checked the monitoring panel outside and found that the occupant's vital signs were stable. It showed he was conscious and that his training duration had already reached one hour and three minutes.
This meant that after that guy went in, he really hadn't come out.
Zhang Yuqing was dumbfounded.
'This isn't scientific!'
'It's not martial arts, either!'
'And it completely defies human physiology!'
Zhang Yuqing grit her teeth. In the end, she didn't choose to rest either, but went straight back into the Gravity Chamber.
She didn't know who she was competing with.
But she couldn't accept that someone was working harder than her!