Ninety-seven times gravity was indeed a significant pressure for Yang Feilong. Although his true qi was powerful, his physical body had not undergone specialized training. Under such immense gravitational pressure, his cultivation was strenuous, akin to carrying a mountain on his back!
"Seventy-eight times!" After cultivating for a while, Yang Feilong found seventy-nine times gravity too difficult. He reduced the gravity.
Seventy-eight times also wouldn't do. Finally, he lowered it to seventy times, at which point he could cultivate with relative ease. Though it had an impact, it didn't hinder his progress. He cultivated like this for half an hour, completely adapting to the gravity, and then began to increase it: seventy-one times.
And so it went... Yang Feilong adapted while increasing the gravity. In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and by this time, Yang Feilong had completely adapted to seventy-eight times gravity.
"Seventy-nine times gravity!" Yang Feilong said in a deep voice.
Instantly, the gravity climbed again, the same gravity that had previously felt immense and almost prevented him from cultivating.
This time, however, although cultivation was still arduous, it was no longer like carrying a mountain. Firstly, he had gradually adapted to the strong gravity, and secondly, his physical body had seen significant improvement through a day of cultivation. His qi refining cultivation was also completely stable!
His true qi was beginning to nourish and temper his physical body!
*Whoosh, whoosh...*
After cultivating for two to three hours under seventy-nine times gravity, Yang Feilong had thoroughly adapted to it. He then increased the gravity to eighty times.
When reaching the limit, an increase of just one fold of gravity could become almost unbearable.
This was precisely how Yang Feilong felt.
Despite this, Yang Feilong did not reduce the gravity. Instead, he chose this moment to break through the bottleneck of his water and fire abilities. He first focused on his water ability. Water ability was gentle, and its advancement would enhance a person's flexibility.
*Boom! Boom!*
Under normal circumstances, for Yang Feilong to cultivate his water ability to Qi Refining sixth level, even with a loosened bottleneck, it would take at least one to two months. But now, under the immense gravity, it was equivalent to progressing with a heavy burden. In such a situation, breaking through the bottleneck of his water ability became easier.
Half a day later, with a loud *boom*, his water ability successfully broke through. Following the breakthrough of his water ability, eighty times gravity no longer exerted significant pressure on Yang Feilong.
Under these circumstances, Yang Feilong increased the gravity again.
Eighty-one times gravity, eighty-two times gravity... he continued until eighty-three times gravity before stopping the increase. At this point, he began to cultivate his fire ability. Another half a day passed, and his water ability broke through again!
After the breakthrough, Yang Feilong continued to increase the gravity, stopping at eighty-six times.
At this juncture, Yang Feilong began to consolidate his water and fire abilities. After consolidation, these abilities merged with his true qi.
The early sixth-stage water and fire abilities, along with the Qi Refining sixth-level true qi, continuously tempered Yang Feilong's physical body, causing a earth-shattering transformation. Consequently, Yang Feilong once again challenged eighty-seven times gravity!
*Whoosh, whoosh...*
Yang Feilong was cultivating with all his might. Meanwhile, in the control room, Elder Fang and the other two were stunned.
"Eighty-seven times gravity?"
"Even ordinary Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators can't reach this level, can they?"
"His physical body doesn't appear as strong as some Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators, but how did he achieve this?"
"Strange, truly strange, simply unbelievable!"
Elder Fang watched quietly, his brow furrowed. Yang Feilong seemed peculiar at this moment. It appeared he didn't just possess true qi but also another kind of energy, which looked like an ability.
"Dual cultivation of abilities and qi refining? But that ability doesn't seem like a typical one!" Elder Fang's gaze flickered, and the more he watched, the stranger he found it. "Could it be fused abilities?"
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck his mind.
"Yes, that's water ability and fire ability. He has cultivated true qi, and also abilities, and not just any abilities, but the opposing water and fire dual abilities?" Unbelievable light flickered in Elder Fang's eyes.
His knowledge far surpassed that of Xu Xinghe and Tie Yunhan, not just in cultivation but also in vision and experience. He had not only dealt with many qi refining cultivators but also with foreign ability cultivators.
"Truly remarkable!" Elder Fang was filled with sighs and emotions.
Even with his vast experience, he had never encountered anyone as extraordinary as Yang Feilong!
It had to be known that water and fire abilities themselves were difficult to merge, let alone achieving this level of parallel advancement, and even merging with the incredibly potent true qi. This was exceedingly difficult!
"I must say, this is a genius of the era!"
However, he decided not to share this matter with others. Yang Feilong was still too weak. If hostile nations were to discover that the Dragon Country possessed such a terrifying genius of the era, they might pay any price to eliminate him!
Under the terrifying gravity, Yang Feilong found his cultivation speed to be astonishingly fast, and his progress was steady. In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and by this time, Yang Feilong could already cultivate freely under eighty-eight times gravity!
Although his physical body was not as robust as some Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators, due to the unique fusion of his water and fire abilities with true qi, his resistance was far greater than many Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators.
"I wonder, how does my current cultivation compare to that of Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators?" Yang Feilong blinked and got up, walking towards the exit of the gravity chamber. His three days of cultivation in the gravity chamber had concluded. Staying longer would require him to pay for the gravity chamber using contribution points. One day cost ten thousand contribution points, and paying in cash would be a staggering one billion. It was too expensive!
To be fair, cultivation in the gravity chamber had been of immense help, laying an incredibly solid foundation for him. Even if his strength was still inferior to Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators, he believed he could contend with those who had just entered the Hegemonic Martial realm, or weaker Hegemonic Martial realm cultivators.
"Before long, I'll be able to deal with Xi Ya's father!" Yang Feilong took a deep breath, filled with anticipation.
Just over a month ago, he still felt incapable of defeating an eighth-stage peak ability user. Now, although there was still a significant gap, with a few more leaps upward, he would be able to touch that level!
"When my qi refining reaches sixth-level completion, and my water and fire abilities also reach sixth-stage completion, even if I'm still inferior to an eighth-stage peak cultivator, with careful planning and the element of surprise, killing an eighth-stage peak ability user should not be a problem!" Yang Feilong mused inwardly.
At this very moment.
Elder Fang and the other two appeared before Yang Feilong.
"Feilong, well done. You've set a series of records on your first cultivation session in the gravity chamber!" Tie Yunhan patted Yang Feilong's shoulder and smiled.
"Yes, the youngest to break sixty times, seventy times, eighty times, and a series of other records!" Xu Xinghe also laughed, unable to hide his shock.
"Breaking records doesn't earn contribution points. I don't need such empty fame," Yang Feilong shrugged, replying with a touch of boastful humility.
"Who told you there are no contribution point rewards?" Elder Fang spoke up at this moment.
"Hm?" Yang Feilong was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy. "There are contribution point rewards? How much?"
"I just checked. You broke the youngest record from fifty-nine times all the way to eighty-eight times gravity. Each record is rewarded with one thousand contribution points. You'll receive thirty thousand contribution points," Elder Fang said.
"That much?" Yang Feilong was a mix of surprise and delight.
He had only received ten thousand contribution points before. Now, after three days of cultivation, he had gained thirty thousand points? However, upon reflection, it wasn't that much. Thirty thousand contribution points would only be enough for three days of cultivation in this gravity chamber. Of course, three days was still excellent, providing better results than three months of cultivation in the outside world.