Li Yao cursed in his heart. How could he use the ancient cultivation sect's cruel training from forty thousand years ago as a standard?
One must know that in the dream of grandeur, the Hundred Smelting Clan had hundreds of odd-job workers die every year because they couldn't bear the torture.
Just like that, the Hundred Smelting Clan could already be considered as one of the more generous and benevolent sects. If it was a more strict sect, the deaths of thousands of disciples every year simply wouldn't be a problem.
As for the demonic sects, needless to say, the birth of every strong person was accompanied by the sacrifice of tens of thousands of weak people.
The ancient cultivation era was just this cruel.
"Uh, Teacher Sun, I've carefully looked at it again. This set of hellish death training is indeed very hellish, very deadly, and very terrifying. I'm afraid I won't be able to complete it!" Li Yao said insincerely.
Sun Biao was old and experienced. How could he not see that Li Yao was being perfunctory? He was furious in his heart and sneered, "Good boy, don't be in a hurry to boast. Change into your training clothes and try doing ten sets of squats first?"
Sun Biao stood up and took out a set of extremely old-fashioned training clothes from a dusty corner of the training field. He threw it over to Li Yao.
"Squats? I like it! " Li Yao moved his body and took off his school uniform. He changed into the dusty old training clothes. His eyes shone as he laughed and said.
His monstrous strength was now astonishing. What he was least afraid of were squats, bench presses, and other strength training. In a moment, when he went all out, he would definitely make the old man's eyes pop out!
Walking to the front of the rusty squat rack, he thought for a moment. From the nearly rusted barbell, he pulled out two more pieces and fiercely smashed them into the lever.
Squat weight — three hundred kilograms!
"Two hundred kilograms is really too little. It can't be used as a training exercise. I'm used to using three hundred to warm up. Is that okay, Teacher Sun?" Li Yao smiled at the old man, revealing his snow white teeth.
"Of course it's okay, but I'm afraid you'll regret it later." Sun Biao also smiled, revealing his yellowish-brown teeth.
"It's only 300 kilograms. I can finish 20 sets in one go. What's there to regret?" Li Yao spat on his palms. His palms rubbed against each other. They were burning hot. He gripped the lever tightly and placed it on the firm back muscles. Suddenly, he exerted strength in his legs and pulled up. Then —
He felt his entire body tighten. The originally loose training suit seemed to have a life of its own as it suddenly shrunk and turned into a layer of tough cowhide, completely wrapping him up!
At the same time, an extremely strong and strange force suddenly came crashing down like a huge mountain, smashing him to the ground!
"I forgot to tell you, little guy. This set of cultivation clothes is a magical equipment that I specially refined over ten years ago. It's called 'Give Up'. It has many magical abilities. First, it can produce a gravitational field. When you wear this set of clothes, it's like wearing a set of armor that weighs several hundred kilograms. Let me see, the weight on your body right now is around two hundred kilograms!" Sun Biao laughed nastily.
Two hundred kilograms of weight, plus the three hundred kilograms of weight of the barbell, was a full half a ton. Li Yao was caught off guard, so of course he was crushed.
"How despicable. However, five … five hundred kilograms isn't anything special!"
Li Yao was crushed until he saw stars. He firmly clenched his teeth and used both hands to support himself. The thick and solid serpent like veins on his arms were exposed. The bones in his body made "Ka Ka" sounds as he forcibly straightened his back. He once again gripped the barbell. His legs separated, his waist sank, and he stood up steadily.
A standard squat movement, complete!
Total weight, five hundred kilograms!
"In the dream of grandeur, I was controlled by the 'Mighty Miracle God' for several decades. His methods are a hundred times more ruthless than yours. You want to stump me like this? You're dreaming!" Li Yao roared in his heart. He once again squatted down, preparing to do the second squat.
Suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning had directly struck his soul, Li Yao felt the seven hundred and twenty acupoints in his body simultaneously surge with a powerful electric current. The electric current caused his hair to explode, his eyes to turn white, and he let out a blood-curdling scream. He once again lay down on the ground. The barbell heavily struck the squat machine, emitting a "Dang Dang" sound. Rust exploded chaotically, and dust flew into the air.
"The second ability of this' Give Up 'will release a powerful electric current. The shortest is once every three to five seconds, and the longest is once every one to two minutes. It will bombard the acupoints in your body and stimulate the strengthening of your cells. It will help you cleanse your marrow, cut your tendons, and be reborn. Tsk, tsk, tsk. This is a cultivation treasure that most people yearn for even in their dreams. However, there will be a bit of' small pain '. Can you endure it?" Sun Biao continued to ask with a smile.
"I … I'm joking. Of … of course I can endure it!" Li Yao bit his lips until they were broken. He lay on the ground gasping for breath for a long time before crawling up with difficulty. His right hand trembled as he reached for the barbell with incomparable difficulty.
His fingertips hadn't even touched the barbell when the excruciating pain assaulted him once again. This time, it wasn't the strong electric current assault, but the extreme heat!
It was as if his entire body had been thrown into the mouth of a volcano and he was struggling in the incomparably hot magma. His skin was being burned and boiling molten iron was flowing through his veins!
But in the next second, the burning sensation suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a bone-chilling chill. It was as if even his brain had been frozen into a lump of ice. He was completely unable to breathe or think!
The extreme heat and extreme cold alternated three times before gradually disappearing. Before Li Yao could even scream, the electric current once again bombarded his acupoints and tore his body apart, causing him to convulse uncontrollably!
"The last magical ability of 'Give Up' is that every minute, it will produce an illusory attack of extreme heat and extreme cold. Don't worry, this is a secret mental technique that targets the deepest part of the brain. It's all illusory and won't cause the slightest bit of harm to the body. Instead, it can temper the mental strength and open up the depths of the brain. When you become a cultivator one day, you will be able to absorb even more spiritual energy and your cultivation speed will be much faster than others."
Looking at Li Yao rolling on the ground in pain, a hint of disappointment flashed across the old man's face. Then, he laughed self-deprecatingly and yawned. He lazily said, "Alright, you've played enough. Take it off. This piece of clothing wasn't prepared for you. As long as you say 'I give up', it will automatically leave your body and stop tormenting you."
"Give up?"
Li Yao lay on the ground for a long time, panting like a whale stranded on the shore.
Finally, like a rusty metal puppet, he stood up inch by inch. With great difficulty, he lifted the barbell onto his shoulder and forcibly endured the 200 kilograms of weight, the strong electric current attack, and the mental attack of extreme cold to blast out a second deep squat!
"Two now!" Li Yao let out a beast-like howl from the depths of his throat.
This was the battle cry that often reverberated in the depths of the Artifact Graveyard.
Sun Biao let out an "Eh?" and a hint of astonishment flashed through his eyes. Then, he sneered, "It's only two. A set of deep squats has a total of ten!"
"Three … Three!" Li Yao gritted his teeth. The spacious training room was filled with the sound of steel rubbing against each other and rusting!
Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
A total of ten deep squats. Li Yao wore this strange 'Give Up' and exhausted the last of his strength. He blasted out a total of ten standard squats with not a hair out of place!
"I-I succeeded!" Li Yao was dizzy and his eyes were blurry. His ears were ringing, and the blood in his entire body madly rushed to his brain. His heart was beating extremely violently, as if it wanted to tear his chest apart and jump out.
Unable to recover, he sprawled out on his back under the squat rack. He stared blankly at the dazzling crystal energy lights on the ceiling. He felt as if he couldn't even control his little finger.
Sun Biao's figure appeared in his field of vision. His face was filled with unconcealable astonishment. The old man's voice was somewhat trembling, "Kid, are you alright?"
"I-I'm fine. I'll rest for a bit. There are still … nine more sets!" The corner of Li Yao's mouth hooked up. His smile was uglier than crying.
Sun Biao was silent for a moment. He shook his head and said, "Kid, give up. I just said that these clothes aren't prepared for ordinary people. It's impossible for you to wear them and complete ten sets of deep squats. There are still a total of ninety more sets! Come on, say 'I give up' and take off your clothes. "
Li Yao's gaze passed Sun Biao and once again concentrated on the dazzling lights on the ceiling.
Under the refraction of his tears and sweat, the rays of light became incomparably resplendent.
He suddenly realized why this artifact's name was "Give Up".
This was because its greatest divine ability wasn't the generation of a gravity field of several hundred kilograms, nor was it the attack of an intense electric current. Moreover, it wasn't an extremely hot or cold mental illusion.
Instead, it was simple, ordinary, and effortless — the three words "I give up".
As long as his lips moved and he used the softest and most gentle voice to say the three words "I give up", he would be able to take off the cultivation clothes and escape the inhuman torment of the weights, electric currents, and mental illusions. Moreover …
He would forever lose the courage to wear these clothes.
Was he going to give up?
The first set of deep squats had already exhausted the strength of his entire body. Every strand of muscle, every blood vessel, and every cell had been squeezed dry. He felt as if he didn't even have the strength to pee.
There were still nine more sets, a total of ninety squats. Under the heavy assault of two hundred kilograms of weights, electric currents, and mental illusions, he had to carry a three hundred kilogram barbell. He had to continuously squat down, stand up, and straighten his back.
A total of ninety squats.
He simply couldn't do it, right? Even if he clenched his teeth and used all of his strength to desperately complete the second set, the third set, the fourth set, the fifth set, the sixth set, the seventh set, and the eighth set, he would completely collapse and say the three words "I give up", right?
Since that was the case, why didn't he give up now?
It was very simple. As long as his lips moved, his vocal cords lightly trembled, and his mouth slightly opened, I give up. After half a second, he would be relaxed and free.
Looking at the resplendent rays of light on the ceiling, Li Yao softly said word by word, "I … give up …"
However, within the resplendent rays of light, a series of dazzling memories suddenly emerged.
"These clothes were not prepared for ordinary people," Sun Biao said.
"But am I an ordinary person?"
"I'm afraid an ordinary person wouldn't be born with the memories of their previous life and still remember the messy matters of 'Earth', right?"
"An ordinary person wouldn't be able to survive the attack of the powerful cultivator Ou Yezi from forty thousand years ago. Moreover, they wouldn't be able to swallow Ou Yezi's memories, right?"
"No matter which of these two things happened to a person, that person wouldn't be considered an 'ordinary person'. But, it actually happened to me twice in a row!"
"Then, I have to give up in front of this training clothes that weren't prepared for 'ordinary people'?"
Li Yao's line of sight suddenly withdrew from the light and shrank to the deepest part of his pupils, becoming the size of a needle's tip.
"Teacher Sun … Can I listen to a song?" he suddenly asked in a soft voice.
"Listen to a song?" Sun Biao didn't expect Li Yao to suddenly ask such a question. He was stunned for a long time before he replied, "Whatever."
"Alright, give me half a minute."
Li Yao faintly smiled. He closed his eyes and stuffed the miniature magical equipment 'Sound Bell' refined by the Wonderful Sound Sect into his ear hole.
Lu Yinxi's extremely resounding voice seemed to be able to penetrate through the entire galaxy. It immediately vibrated in the depths of his soul:
"Follow the perilous waves and stagger forward with all your might!"
"My heart fears no thunder and lightning; it will illuminate the road ahead!"
"I'm not the same as you!"
Li Yao suddenly opened his eyes.
The needle's tip sized starlight in his eyes had already disappeared. Or, it could be said that his eyes were full of starlight!
Then, he said something that left Sun Biao at a loss: "I'm not a salted fish …"
"What did you say?" Sun Biao thought that he had misheard. What salted fish?
Li Yao didn't hear the old man's question under the bombardment of the berserk music. He was completely immersed in his own world. He whispered, "Perhaps a salted fish once had a dream, but for various reasons, they gave up. They dried up, withered, and gradually turned into salted fish, becoming an 'ordinary person'."
"But, I'm not a salted fish. I … will never give up!"
Li Yao stood up. He had three hundred kilograms of weight on his shoulders. His entire body was emitting electricity, and there was a whistling cold wind and raging magma in the depths of his brain.
However, he still gripped the barbell with great strength. Even the sturdiest steel creaked in his palm.
"Second set of squats, begin!"
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