I moved before I even realized it! Soon enough, that heavy sensation intensified.

Accompanying it was a tearing pain in various parts of my body, especially my lungs, that made cold sweat bead on my forehead. What the hell, has the gravity actually changed!

The scene before me left me utterly dumbfounded. Heavens, what kind of place is this King’s Forbidden Ground, that it can even alter gravity?

How did the Divine Dragon Empire manage this! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed that in the world of Mapa, where Dou Qi and magic reigned supreme, a method existed to change the gravitational environment.

But right now, I didn't have time for such musings! It seems this place clearly intends to temper warriors' physical conditioning and adaptability through intensified gravity.

With that thought, I instinctively stripped off my Heaven Demon Armor and stowed it in my dimensional satchel. If it’s training, it only makes sense to proceed step by step with solid cultivation.

It's worth noting that during the Divine Dragon Empire era, none of the warriors who entered the King’s Forbidden Ground were heard to be cultivating while wearing the Heaven Demon Armor! However, I soon paid the price for my action!

I couldn't judge the current gravitational unit, but I was certain the gravity level was more than double what it was outside. The most obvious feeling was that my entire body felt unnaturally heavy.

It seems without the support of the Heaven Demon Armor's mysterious power, I’ve become incredibly fragile! Even worse, I could feel my internal organs being squeezed by some invisible force, and a thoroughly dreadful sense of dizziness pulsed in my head.

As a university student from modern times, I knew very well that a change in gravity was far more than just adding weight to the body for humans. While increased gravity certainly burdened the body's muscles and bones, the internal organs were the most affected, leading to a cascade of negative effects from the resulting overexertion on the nerves and blood vessels.

As expected. In less than fifteen minutes, I felt like something was blocking my chest; even a simple breath required a massive expenditure of energy.

And the dizziness in my head grew more pronounced! The scenery before my eyes began to twist and blur.

I knew this was due to the sudden change in gravity. The posture I was maintaining—standing—resulted in decreased blood pressure to my head, increased burden on my leg muscles and bones, leading to higher pressure in my lower extremities.

This caused insufficient filling of the heart and a drop in blood volume output, consequently causing arterial blood pressure to plummet, leading to cerebral ischemia and affecting my optic nerves. Realizing this, I quickly collapsed onto the ground!

Trying to let my body relax as much as possible. I recalled from biology class that the least impact from gravity occurs when the body is positioned perpendicular to the gravitational pull.

The optimal posture was lying flat on my back. Indeed, shortly after lying down, the life-threatening dizziness in my head began to subside slowly, and the scenery before my eyes gradually returned to normal.

Although my chest still felt severely constricted, compared to the dreadful feeling before, my condition was vastly improved! It seems surviving in the King’s Forbidden Ground will require at least adapting to the local gravity.

Based on the current situation, the gravity here should be between two to three times that of the outside world. If I can adapt to this environment, an increase in strength will naturally follow.

No wonder the warriors of ancient times were all so powerful; it turns out they had long mastered this training method that ordinary people could hardly imagine! While pondering these thoughts, I subconsciously activated my Death Wish Eye to cautiously scan the surrounding conditions.

Within a thousand meters, I detected no trace of life fluctuations. It seems this place might not host any other creatures, at least not within a kilometer radius of me.

Having confirmed this, I felt considerably more at ease. With effort, I pushed myself up to a standing position.

Perhaps the area around the teleportation array is considered safe; maybe the Divine Dragon Empire, which designed this training environment, had accounted for human adaptability. And I was acutely aware that the immediate priority was to adapt to this gravitational environment, at the very least to overcome the various adverse physical reactions.

The dizziness, chest tightness, and the pervasive, inescapable sense of heaviness and pressure throughout my body. Only when I can function in this environment as if I were outside can I begin the subsequent task of searching for the Night Luminous Pearl.

Before that, however, I should notify Yin Hu and the others that I have entered safely. With that thought, I pulled out the Thousand Mile Sound Transmitter!

Yet, the device only returned silence, utterly devoid of any sound. And the magic crystals that power reality-bending magic had turned dull.

Ah! What is this!

Spatial shielding! The sight before me once again left me stunned.

In modern terms, this is signal interruption. This means I currently cannot contact the outside world via the Thousand Mile Sound Transmitter; similarly, the spatial teleport function of my memory set is rendered useless here.

Damn it! A completely sealed training environment!

The Divine Dragon Empire was truly genius! With a wry smile, I put away the Thousand Mile Sound Transmitter!

Actually, I wasn't too worried about how to get back, as there was a return magic teleportation array right next to me. However, I knew clearly that this array could only function once the Mage Tide of the Mapa world arrived during the Crimson Moon World in August.

It must be remembered that when I was teleported in previously, the other section of the magic array had completely exhausted all its spatial magic. In this state, even if the current magic array possessed sufficient magic power, the receiving teleportation array on the other side, lacking sufficient magic reception, would also be futile.

Counting the time, it is February; waiting until August means at least another half a year. Thinking this over, I didn't feel overly anxious!

Half a year is half a year. I believe six months should be enough time for me to adapt to this environment and hopefully find the Night Luminous Pearl.

Once I settled on this decision, I felt much calmer. What came next was figuring out how to adapt to the current gravity.

And as time passed, I gradually realized that adapting to this gravitational environment was no simple feat. Just standing now was strenuous; every movement required significantly more effort than before, and I had to pay close attention to controlling my breathing and adjusting my internal organs, otherwise, internal damage could easily occur.

Even so, I persisted in performing simple exercises in this environment—push-ups, sit-ups, and slow jogs, basic physical conditioning. The beginning was undoubtedly the hardest period.

Each push-up demanded nearly all my strength; often, after several hours, my entire body felt like it had fallen apart, exhausted like a dead dog. The dizziness, blurring vision, and tinnitus induced by extreme fatigue and emptiness were beyond description, and breathing was agonizingly difficult.

I could clearly feel every organ in my body operating like an overloaded engine; even the friction and tearing sounds caused by my labored breathing in my lungs became distinctly audible. What made it worse was the significantly reduced air pressure in this environment; the surrounding air felt almost solidified.

Every breath cost a massive amount of energy, making me feel as if I had fallen into a great swamp. When I truly couldn't bear it anymore, I simply lay motionless on the ground!

Circulating the Nine Dragons Guarding Body internal energy technique while accumulating enough stamina. To my surprise, the Nine Dragons Guarding Body internal energy technique recovered stamina and accumulated Dou Qi at an astonishing speed.

This led me to dedicate my rest periods entirely to studying the circulation routes of the Nine Dragons Guarding Body. And indeed, learning while practicing yielded significant gains.

The fourth diagram, which I had never fully grasped, I now understood almost completely, and I successfully completed the Dou Qi circulation for that level. By now, the Dou Qi energy within my body had formed a specific circulatory pathway; even without intentionally circulating it, the Dou Qi continued to cycle on its own.

This is the wondrous effect of the fourth diagram of the Nine Dragons Guarding Body, the fourth layer of the realm: the Dragon Drawing Manifestation. It can be said that only by reaching this layer does one truly step onto the threshold of this miraculous cultivation method.

From then on, even without deliberate practice, the Dou Qi within my body would ceaselessly circulate like a whirlpool under the influence of the Dragon Drawing Manifestation, growing stronger with each cycle. Though slow, this process was continuous and cumulative.

Therefore, when I was tired, I only needed to lie quietly, and both my physical stamina and Dou Qi would recover quickly. Of course, the adaptation training was exceedingly monotonous and frustrating.

During my idle breaks, I would take out the iron box containing the Crimson Moon Demon to play with. It wasn't that the iron box itself was entertaining, but the Crimson Moon Demon inside had become my distraction.

Perhaps due to its long, solitary existence of over ten thousand years, the Crimson Moon Demon seemed ecstatic to finally have someone to talk to. “Little fellow, tell me how you became one of the seven Great Demon Suppressing Beasts of my Divine Dragon Empire.” “Hmph, if you were to talk about my prime, I was incredibly powerful.

Among the seven Great Demon Suppressing Beasts, only I was created by the High Priest of the Divine Dragon Empire using Fusion Magic; the other six were merely improved and strengthened.” The excited, arrogant mental fluctuations echoed in my mind: “Therefore, I am unique in the entire Mapa world—no other life form is like me.” It was clear the little fellow was quite conceited about its origins. “A one-of-a-kind fusion lifeform.” I was somewhat curious, “Does this mean you are the only one who can speak?” “Among the seven Great Demon Suppressing Beasts, only I can speak, think, and evolve,” the creature boasted.

“And I am the most formidable.” “Are there any more powerful behemoths in the Divine Dragon Empire besides the seven Great Demon Suppressing Beasts?” I was equally curious about the Divine Dragon Empire from over ten millennia ago. “Well,” the little fellow sounded somewhat awkward, “There is a very powerful guy, but he wasn't made by the Divine Dragon Empire—he’s an ancient monster that has lived for a very long time!” “A very powerful old guy?

Who is it?” “It’s the Demon Dragon Patriarch,” the little fellow seemed quite displeased. “That guy isn’t just strong; he can think and speak just like me, but he bullies me all the time.” “Ha!” I was taken aback.

It was hard to imagine that such a terrifying creature as the Crimson Moon Demon could be bullied. “You couldn’t beat him,” I said, suddenly very interested.

“That guy can fly,” the little one grumbled indignantly. “And he’s bigger than me and stronger than me.

How could I fight him?” “Hehe, interesting.” I couldn’t help but start visualizing the scene in my mind: the Crimson Moon Demon fighting the Demon Dragon Patriarch. “What is the relationship between the Demon Dragon Patriarch and the Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch?” Mentioning the Demon Dragon Patriarch naturally brought to mind the so-called Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch.

“The Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch is apparently the Demon Dragon Patriarch’s twin brother, but that guy is way more formidable than the Demon Dragon Patriarch!” The little one sounded apprehensive. “I heard he almost destroyed the Divine Dragon Empire, and then he was apparently locked up.” “Ha, the Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch almost wiped out the Divine Dragon Empire?” Honestly, I found that hard to believe.

“It’s true,” the little fellow insisted. “Although I had already been assigned to guard the King’s Forbidden Ground in the Crimson Moon Canyon at that time, the Demon Dragon Patriarch still visited me occasionally to chat.

He told me.” “The Crimson Moon Demon and the Demon Dragon Patriarch chat?” The image struck me as utterly bizarre. “Stop that.

Don't assume only you humans can talk and think,” the little creature clearly resented my tone. “Alright, alright, let’s not talk about that.

Do you know where the Demon Dragon Patriarch is now?” Having witnessed the Crimson Moon Demon, my view of the so-called demonic beasts of the Mapa world had completely changed. At least my impression of the little fellow before me was vastly different from the image of the Crimson Moon Demon that had circulated for ten thousand years.

I wondered what the Demon Dragon Patriarch looked like. “I don’t know,” the little one sounded regretful.

“The big guy can fly and likes to wander around. He said he was going to save his brother, and I don’t know where he’s messing around now.” “..........” Heavens, what have I just heard!

As time went on, I gradually became familiar with the little fellow. However, I remained wary, hesitant to return the creature to the box, fearing that if I slipped up, the little one might turn back into the Crimson Moon Demon, and then I’d face its reckoning—that would be disastrous for me!

But what surprised me was that the little fellow seemed quite content with this period of time. Perhaps for it, having someone to chat with was the most important thing.

As for releasing it, although it frequently boasted about wanting a one-on-one fight later, I could sense that this was merely the brashness of a childish, competitive nature. However, as time passed, I was also astounded by the creature's tenacity, which seemed to know no fatigue.

As long as the iron box was taken out of the dimensional satchel, whether I wanted it or not, its peculiar mental waves would enter my mind. It would ask all sorts of bizarre questions, and regardless of my interest, it would tell me all sorts of strange things.

Moreover, it loved to ramble, flying around in my mind all day like a tireless mosquito, making me constantly uneasy. Out of necessity, when I was training, I simply stuffed it back into the dimensional satchel!

Of course, thanks to it, this period of adaptive training wasn't dull or boring. Listening to the little fellow’s accumulated observations and experiences from over ten thousand years, along with various secrets and crucial news about the ancient Divine Dragon Empire, while training made the days surprisingly relaxed and enjoyable.

Through this unique method of communication, I essentially understood what kind of creature the so-called Crimson Moon Demon truly was. To use a modern popular phrase, this creature was essentially a reincarnation of the Monk Tang, utterly addicted to conversation; it could chat continuously for nine days and nine nights, and not only could it talk a lot, but it was also incredibly smug.

This uncontrollably reminded me of Dong Guan. Yes, its conceited manner was exactly like Dong Guan’s, always fond of proclaiming: “I am the dignified Seventh Great Demon Suppressing Beast of the Divine Dragon Empire, unmatched in heaven and earth, the Crimson Moon Demon.” I could basically treat this little thing like a child in kindergarten!

This was the mode of interaction I summarized with the little fellow! Soon, after a month, I had adapted to the current gravitational environment.

Not only that, but I could clearly feel that the intensity of the Dou Qi within me had significantly surpassed its former level. It wasn't just the Dou Qi; my body's muscles and bones had also visibly strengthened considerably.

My arms, which had looked limp before, now displayed small muscle knots resembling tiny mice! Although not very prominent, they were still defined muscles!

Damn it, I actually have muscles today! I never thought that with this physique, I could actually develop muscle.

Regardless of whether I find the Night Luminous Pearl on this trip, just for these muscles, the King’s Forbidden Ground was worth the visit! Just for this, I could smile in my dreams!

Thanks to the Nine Dragons Guarding Body, both the strength of my Dou Qi and my physical body had significantly increased. I knew it was time to begin the next phase of searching for the Night Luminous Pearl.

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