The hard, flat track suddenly changed, and a strong sense of gravity pressed down on the whole body. The legs felt like they were filled with lead and were heavily nailed to the ground. The air seemed to be distorted by gravity, and the breathing became disordered and short, losing its original rhythm. The unprepared student fell face-first into the mud on the spot.
"Help! Help me!"
The student, who had fallen flat on his face, tried to get up with difficulty, but found that the ground was as if it were coated with a layer of sap, soft and sticky. He couldn't lift himself off the ground by himself, so he had to call for help from his classmates.
But they couldn't care less about their classmates stuck to the ground. They were all firmly pinned to the ground by gravity, making it difficult to even lift a leg, let alone pull their classmates up.
"I imagine that a mere 1200 meters should be no problem for you who are already Great Soul Masters, and most of you are close to becoming Soul Venerables. Surely no one would try to secretly use their soul power during the journey?"
"—Exactly! At this distance, if anyone secretly uses their soul power to amplify their power, I'll laugh at them!"
"—Exactly! If you need to use your soul power to run such a short distance, you might as well just quit the elite class."
Wei Mingping's expression, which was calm yet mocking, along with their boasts and disdainful remarks about those who used soul power to assist runners, kept flashing through their minds. Every word they had said seemed to be a sharp arrow piercing their bodies, and many of them felt dizzy and their vision went black.
Who would have thought that experience would prove them right, and that they themselves would become the clowns!
Standing a few dozen meters away, Wei Ming looked at the group of people who were bent over by the weight of the crowd and said unhurriedly, "What's wrong? You can't even run a hundred meters? Where did your indomitable spirit go?"
“.”
No one answered Wei Ming's provocative words.
The immense gravity filling the air made it impossible for him to utter a single word, even as he strained until his face turned red. He nearly fainted from exhaustion.
Qian Yuelong was in great pain as her bones were being squeezed from every angle by gravity.
Even though the opponent's gravitational power was somewhat restrained, the difference in their soul power levels still made it difficult for them to move an inch. Moving a finger or raising their head required a great deal of effort.
She slowly straightened her back, stood still for a while to get used to the weight, and tried to take a small step.
"call"
Heavy breathing came from behind her. Qian Yuelong turned her head slightly and saw Hu Liena, whose forehead was covered with sweat, struggling to move forward as if she were walking in a swamp.
One. Two
In just over ten minutes, many trainees resumed their heavy steps, gritting their teeth, their eyes resolute, almost every muscle in their bodies exerting its strength, moving forward step by step.
However, there are exceptions.
"Teacher Wei, I, I am a support-type Soul Master. This, this intensity of training, I, I simply cannot withstand it."
Although he didn't fall flat on his face, the male trainee, who landed on his buttocks, said in a breathless voice.
Wei Ming glanced calmly at the male student and several other students who seemed unable to get up even after using all their strength, and said in denial:
"No, since you are a Soul Master, you are the same as them. You should know that in the future, when you and your team go out to explore the continent and encounter enemies, no one will refrain from attacking you just because you are a support-type Soul Master. On the contrary, on the battlefield, the enemy Soul Master will target the weakest support-type Soul Master in the team first."
"Could you have stood up and argued with them back then, saying that you were a support-type Soul Master and therefore different from your teammates?!"
The male student, “I”, was speechless.
Meanwhile, another female support student who had fallen to the ground not far from him was struggling to get up in the powerful gravity field.
The other students who weren't in the support class didn't say anything, but they were also slowly adjusting their posture, gathering their strength to stand up, and joining the jogging group.
Seeing this, Wei Ming, whose expression was indifferent, had a hint of approval in his eyes.
Although the academy has begun to have students practice the two different levels of body-strengthening techniques copied from the book, a good physical condition is a prerequisite for practicing them.
This is a valuable experience that the college's teaching committee has gained in recent years based on the different learning times of different students.
Since then, they have placed great emphasis on the physical fitness of each new batch of students.
When this batch of new students truly begins to cultivate the body-strengthening method, they will realize the importance of physical strength more deeply.
Then there's the matter of soaking in medicinal baths. Since the medicinal herbs used for these baths are quite expensive, and some are difficult to obtain through their own channels, even if they have Soul Coins, there's nowhere to use them. They all need to exchange them for credits. So, in order to become stronger, they will work hard to earn credits, thus forming a closed loop.
Sweating profusely.
That refers to Qian Yuelong and her group right now.
The purpose of the faculty members standing at intervals on playground number 2 was to allow them to experience different control effects of gravity.
The first six-ring Soul Emperor's gravity field has the characteristic that the ground becomes like a swamp, soft and sticky, making it difficult to walk.
The second Soul King level gravity field turns the ground into a giant magnet with extremely strong attraction; no student who reaches this point has ever failed to kneel down.
The third one is also a five-ring Soul King. Compared with the conventional gravity fields of the previous two, his field is special in that while other Soul Masters' gravity fields are downward, his is weightless.
Accustomed to the powerful drag, the trainees suddenly felt as light as catkins in the wind, as if they had lost gravity. Even when they were swimming in the air, they moved very slowly, their limbs twitching and flailing wildly in mid-air, looking both comical and bizarre.
Fortunately, each of the three gravity zones with different effects provided them with a stretch of ordinary road for a rest.
After enduring a round of trials, most of the afternoon had passed in a flash, but they had only completed less than half of the tasks assigned by Wei Ming, leaving them disheartened once again.
As the last vestiges of crimson on the horizon disappeared into the dark clouds, Wei Ming looked at the students lying in twos and threes on the training ground and coldly said:
"Time's up. Unfortunately, none of you have completed the task I assigned. You will all be punished in tomorrow's class."
After gritting his teeth and completing two laps, Xie Yue, feeling as if his legs were no longer his own, stumbled, groaned, and braced himself on the ground with his hands, half-kneeling as the gravity suddenly lifted, restoring the normal playground.
Hu Liena, who had barely managed to complete one and a half laps, suddenly blacked out and fainted, drenched in sweat.
Yan, who was walking in a similar but slightly more difficult way to Hu Liena, also collapsed and fell to the ground unconscious.
Having completed two and a half laps ahead of everyone else, Qian Yuelong listened to Wei Ming's indifferent pronouncement. Her knees trembled as she collapsed to the ground. The Heavenly Evolution Technique, which she had deliberately suppressed, rapidly circulated within her body, and her limp limbs absorbed a comforting, spring-like power. She felt as if she had just stood up from water; her newly changed school uniform was soaked with sweat and could no longer be worn.
For a time, only a very few students on the playground hadn't fainted from exhaustion, but none of them were standing.
Wei Ming's gaze fell on Qian Yuelong, who was in the lead. His eyes deepened slightly. He didn't say anything, but simply had someone find the campus guards to carry the unconscious students back to their dormitories.
(End of this chapter)
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