At this moment, he hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter, but driven by his mindset as a strong individual, he had completely accepted everything that was happening.
Just as he had said, since it was all a trial, it was naturally meant to challenge people. Facing all situations without the use of internal energy was indeed something that almost all powerful individuals currently lacked.
They had become too reliant on internal energy, to the point where they had forgotten the potential of their own bodies.
As for Li Zhonglou, after his physical strength recovered, he subtly felt it. Although he couldn't perform internal observation at this moment, he sensed that the acupoints within his body, which had previously reached their limit, had actually loosened slightly!
Could this be the next direction for the Pulse Cultivation?
Li Zhonglou walked slowly towards the direction indicated by the arrow, deep in thought.
Before long, he arrived at the next challenge.
It was a trial-based stage similar to the first one. The difference was that there was an artificially created waterfall here, and one of the tasks was for him to stand under the waterfall for ten minutes.
This scene immediately reminded him of ancient martial arts training methods. However, unlike the gradual progression of ancient martial arts training, the waterfall before him was at least ten meters high! Its impact was so fierce that an ordinary person would instantly break a bone upon standing beneath it!
This was a trial that could cost him his life!
Fortunately, Li Zhonglou had achieved perfect control over his muscles. The moment he stepped in, he immediately concentrated all his strength on his back, barely withstanding the terrifying impact.
Although every passing second felt overwhelming, upon actually enduring it, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the acupoints within his body were automatically releasing a continuous stream of power!
"It really is effective! This seems to be the next training method for Pulse Cultivation!"
This surprise had completely overshadowed his previous frustration and worries about the unknown. After all, the Pulse Cultivation left by Ya Hao only had the upper and lower sections, and he had already trained them to their limit before leaving Iron Forest. Now, he seemed to have found a method of improvement that even Ya Hao didn't know!
The terror and abnormality of Pulse Cultivation went without saying. Being able to further improve it, Li Zhonglou currently felt only one thing.
"What you seek, you find it without looking!"
Li Zhonglou's thoughts became clear instantly. He no longer felt lost or worried about the unknown ahead, only a surge of drive!
Meanwhile, in that secret chamber.
O'Neil looked at the prompts on the screen, his face filled with confusion.
"Two red dots? What is this guy doing? Why are there two consecutive red dots?"
At this moment, he did not have the authority to view Li Zhonglou's trial progress. All he had were the results prompts after passing the stages. However, based on his previous experience, those who successfully passed a stage should have lit up with a green dot.
In fact, as soon as the first red dot lit up, he assumed Li Zhonglou had died inside. At that time, he felt a sense of pity and disdain.
The pity was naturally because someone he thought highly of had failed so quickly. The disdain was because he hadn't even passed the first stage.
So, when the second red dot lit up, he was completely stunned.
This was something beyond his comprehension, and the situation seemed to be slipping out of his control.
However, O'Neil quickly regained his composure, stared at the screen, and sneered, "It's best you're not dead. No matter what you're doing in there, I'm the one who decides the final outcome!"
O'Neil suddenly picked up the pager beside him.
"Old Liu, have you brought the person back yet?"
"Almost there. What's up?"
"Hurry up. I need to open the arsenal quickly. If those mercenaries outside get in, both of us might lose our lives!"
"Understood!"
On the other side, in the secret passage dug by Shi Qiao.
Having already lost sight of Little White, the two finally followed the narrow secret passage into a spacious cave.
The space was about four to five square meters. Directly opposite the secret passage was a rusty iron door. Although this was an almost sealed space, they still couldn't see any sign of Little White.
"Where did the boss's pet go?"
Li Wen cautiously scanned everything around them, confused.
Fang Qian did not answer him but stared intently at the iron door. For some reason, she felt a strong urge to place her hand on it!
After a long while, this urge finally overwhelmed her composure. As if uncontrollably, she slowly walked to the iron door and extended her fair hand.
"Fang Qian?"
Li Wen looked at her curiously.
The moment her hand touched the iron door, a drastic change occurred.
The ordinary iron door suddenly emitted a dazzling red light. Li Wen instinctively squinted his eyes, then heard an electronic synthesized voice.
"Intruder detected. Please select your identity to proceed."
Following that, the two saw a screen suddenly appear on the iron door with two options.
"Trial Participant, Arbitrator."
Fang Qian was also stunned by the changes before her. This scene, resembling a science fiction movie, was beyond her learning and comprehension.
However, a mysterious voice in her heart seemed to constantly remind and urge her to choose the second option.
For a moment, Fang Qian, as if in a trance, blankly tapped the second option, Trial Participant.
"Don't choose randomly!"
Sensing something was wrong, Li Wen quickly spoke up and rushed forward to stop Fang Qian. But it was too late. By the time he grabbed Fang Qian's hand, her second choice had already disappeared.
"Do you know this place?"
Li Wen immediately asked in surprise, and Fang Qian, now reacting, shook her head with a hint of lingering fear.
Just then, the iron door suddenly opened. Li Wen felt an invisible force separating him and Fang Qian. They were so close, yet he found himself unable to move!
"What the hell is this place!"
Li Wen's mouth was agape, but he found he couldn't even make a sound! He could only watch helplessly as Fang Qian, as if controlled by someone else, slowly walked into the iron door until it closed again.
"It's over. How am I going to report this to the boss now!"
Li Wen immediately became as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Without a moment to spare for further thought, he followed Fang Qian's previous actions and placed his hand on the iron door.
The next second, as the red light flashed, the two options reappeared.
Without hesitation, Li Wen also tapped the second option. Then, he experienced what Fang Qian had felt.
After he made his choice, a white light suddenly flashed before his eyes, and his consciousness was trapped in a space, unable to feel the existence of his own body!