Early morning.
Surrounded by mountains, all was quiet. The rising sun bathed the eastern mountains in a golden hue. A new day had begun.
The National Eastern University's West Hill Training Facility had begun a new day.
Fifty A.R.C. students stood in five neat rows. They were in high spirits.
Their eyes were bright and full of life. There was an indescribable sense of excitement in them.
The last ten days had been like a nightmare to them. It was like they had been born anew.
No one wanted to recall the process, but they could never forget those ten days.
In those ten days, they had endured torment worse than all the pain they had endured in the last twenty years combined.
But it was also in the past ten days that they truly experienced what it meant to improve.
When the seal was completely removed, everything became different.
Each of them seemed to have undergone a qualitative change of varying degrees. Ten days!
There were only ten days left.
No matter how painful it had been, they had endured it, hadn't they?
They were thankful. Thankful that they had survived. But even more thankful that they had participated in the A.R.C. class.
Only one-sixth of the two months had passed. Then, what kind of improvement would there be in the next fifty days?
They only knew that if they had to go through all the pain from before, at least they wouldn't collapse. The feeling of happiness after suffering was simply too wonderful.
There were only 50 students standing there, because there was still one person sitting not too far away from them who had not finished his meditation.
Tang Xiao's body was covered with dust and dew, but he sat like an old monk.
Wang Hongyuan and Tan Lingyun stood at the head of the group.
They were the teaching assistants.
Over the last few days.
They had experienced more emotional changes than the students, but at the same time, their initial suspicions towards that person had now turned into reverence.
Because they were stronger, they understood how difficult it was to make everyone stronger in such a short amount of time.
"You're lucky to have a Paragon breakthrough that only happens once in a hundred years. Remember the changes in protogenia.
It will benefit you for the rest of your lives. "
Lan Jue stood at the very front. The golden mask still covered his face, and his cold aura didn't seem so annoying anymore.
"But what I want to tell you is that the special training has just begun.
For you, these ten days are only the first step of improvement.
In the past decade or so, all of you will be nothing more than canaries in a cage.
Here, I will train all of you into true warriors.
In the next 20 days, I will start teaching you some techniques.
In the process of teaching, you only need to obey and work hard.
The following month will be a wonderful experience that you will never forget.
But the premise was …
In the next twenty days, you must complete my training. Otherwise, you won't be qualified to participate in the second month's experience. "
"Next, go into the simulator. From now on, you are not allowed to leave the simulator except for half an hour in the morning, noon, and night.
It can only be carried out during our special training courses.
Only those who completed it could end it.
No one is allowed to sleep until the lesson is finished.
We've installed electroshock equipment in each of your pods. If your heartbeat slows to a certain point, you'll experience a wonderful sensation.
It's not bioelectricity, it's high voltage. I'm sure your endurance is good after so many days of training.
Everyone, listen to my command. Enter the pods. "
Five minutes later, all of the A.R.C. students were in their respective pods.
When they heard Lan Jue say the rest of the training would take place in the pods, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The training was difficult, but at least there was no physical pain.
Sitting in a pod was much more comfortable than being pricked with needles, punished, and boiled alive.
What they didn't see, however, was the devilish smirk that spread across Lan Jue's face as they entered the pods.
The training had just begun!
Jin Tao entered the pod and touched the familiar equipment. His heart was filled with a new feeling.
I'm not the useless trash I used to be. Professor, I'll show you how hard I work. I won't let you down.
The pod started up, but this time it didn't involve entering DreamNet. Instead, it was a completely new program.
"Special training, begin.
First lesson.
Complete the basic movements: forward, backward, left, right, and so on.
Repeat each movement a hundred thousand times. Begin. "
A hundred thousand times?
Jin Tao was stunned for a moment. Was it really that much?
Then he saw a forward arrow appear on the screen. Reflexively, he directed the mecha to move forward. The arrow changed to the left, and he moved it to the left.
The arrow kept changing, and he controlled his mecha to keep up with the speed of the arrow.
Then, the arrow began to move faster and faster.
Jin Tao also subconsciously focused and controlled his mecha to follow the arrow's instructions.
At first, the program's speed was limited, and it was easy to follow. His hands warmed up and followed.
But gradually, as the arrow in the program became faster and faster, Jin Tao's hands began to be unable to keep up.
Too fast, wasn't this a little too fast?
Jin Tao thought helplessly.
One by one, the arrows seemed to be flying in the air. His hands subconsciously completed the movements, and he was surprised to find that he could actually keep up with them.
He hadn't tested it, but he was sure his hands were faster than before.
Perhaps this was the result of the special training he had recently received.
Every student was completing the same course. The arrows in the program appeared completely randomly, moving left and right. This was the most basic control of a mecha, and everyone knew how to do it. However, as the speed increased, it also began to take on a considerable amount of strain for them.
Besides, the process was long and boring.
A hundred thousand movements in each direction added up to four hundred thousand.
Now they understood what it meant to be tired.
After an hour, almost everyone's fingers, wrists, arms, and bodies began to become sore from exhaustion.
Fortunately, they were now able to mobilize their abilities, and with the help of their abilities to adjust their bodies, they could barely hold on.
Outside the pod, Lan Jue watched from the monitor. She gave Huali a thumbs-up.
"This training is ruthless.
Does your Neptune Group have a bunch of sadistic people? "A hundred thousand movements. Even he felt a headache coming on, let alone the students.
Huali shrugged. "You'll have to ask my dad.
That's how I got through it.
The fastest I've ever heard of is my grandfather.
His record is eleven days and thirteen hours.
It took me a little over twelve days.
I only remember that I crawled out of the simulation pod. I lost a lot of weight, and then for a week, I saw double images of everything I saw.
That feeling was really awesome. "
Lan Jue chuckled. "It was mental torture.
It's a shame it doesn't have much effect on us anymore. I'd give it a try myself. "
Huali shook her head. "Forget it.
Our god-team battle is only a few days away.
We'll spar later to keep our bodies in shape. "
Lan Jue nodded.
I don't know if A-Cheng knows his uncle is a Paragon or not.
But the Gourmet didn't choose to call himself Hades. That was probably reserved for him.
It looks like the Gourmet isn't planning on returning to his family. "
Huali smirked. "If it were me, I wouldn't go back either.
Life on Skyfire Avenue is so comfortable. Carefree, no responsibilities.
The Gourmet must have fallen in love with the place.
I didn't expect Skyfire Avenue to have so many strong Adepts. "
Lan Jue smiled wryly. "You're not the only one. Even I didn't know Skyfire Avenue was this strong.
The Western League's two Citadels have run into a wall of steel.
It's a shame the Clairvoyant … "Lan Jue's eyes darkened as he spoke of the Clairvoyant.
Of the three original Paragons of Skyfire Avenue, the Wine Master was the one he'd interacted with the most, followed by the Keeper.
He'd only met the Clairvoyant a few times.
But the impression the Clairvoyant left on Lan Jue was no less than the other two Paragons.
In some ways it was even more profound.
Lan Jue would never be able to forget the Clairvoyant's eyes.
Eyes that seemed to pierce through the void, to see the endless world.
Huali sighed. "No matter how strong we are, we're still human. We can't defy the laws of nature!
The Clairvoyant's achievements will never be forgotten.
He will go down in the annals of history.
Although he wasn't the strongest of the Paragons, I dare say that if we were to pick the most respected Paragon, it would be him. "
Lan Jue nodded. "You're right.
All we can do is protect Skyfire Avenue, and protect the organization he spent his life building. "
Huali nodded. "Let's go. We're going to train.
I won't be polite today.
I've been watching the students train, and I've been inspired.
Today I'll show you what I can do. "
Lan Jue laughed. "Haha!"
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