Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 111 Comprehending the True Meaning of Fire! Fitness Level 2
Exhaustion spreads silently, like ink dripping into clear water.

It permeated every inch of Lu Mingfei's bones and every fiber of his being, making them frantically scream to his brain—"We need to rest!"

But all these calls were blocked by the [Vitality Micro-Management] feature.

Every part of the body, every tissue, and every cell performs its function under the micro-manipulation of various "states," making the huge machine of the "body" run at the highest efficiency!
The "Force Analysis" and "High-Speed ​​Calculation" functions never stopped. Even if other terms have side effects, they can only be used at the appropriate time.

Lu Mingfei had no other choice.

All the challenges ahead are meticulously designed. Only by performing textbook-perfect movements and seizing the perfect moment can one find a glimmer of hope in that narrow gap.

Otherwise, they will either be slowed down or shot down.

If he doesn't finish within the allotted time, Godzilla's atomic breath will arrive on time and turn him into a fitness-grade roasted chicken.

Furthermore, when Lu Mingfei has progressed halfway through the level, Godzilla will even evolve into its Crimson Lotus form!
It has a wider spray range, a faster frequency, and higher intensity...

To some extent, Lu Mingfei thought this was a good thing. Because if he made a mistake, he could restart much faster and wouldn't have to endure so much torment.

And the next time we meet, we can more easily mock it, saying, "Its barbecue skills are not just bad, they're just failing. How can you get worse the more you practice?"
Finding joy in hardship is the only way we can manage.

There are other requirements.

For example, some levels require you to start a fire in various ways while exercising in order to dispel the "cold fog" that permeates the area ahead and pass through.

Other challenges involve creating a metal prop that is strong enough and shaped to support or fit the corresponding buckle during the "break" between levels, in order to continue.

The newly acquired Level 2 Mathematics attribute, [Spatial Configuration], played a crucial role in this process—it only required a brief activation to obtain the precise parameters needed for the corresponding items.

Lu Mingfei had studied every single one of these assessment items.

In the previous "teaching", he was like a good student, firmly remembering the principles and basic movements.

But right now, it's an "exam".

The schedule of the test setter clearly understands this principle well. Every "test question" it sets is strictly limited to the scope of what has been learned and never goes beyond the syllabus.

But none of them were the same!
Each level presents a completely new, more challenging, and more deadly combination.

This feeling is like a student who has just skimmed through a high school math textbook, barely grasped the formulas and principles, and barely memorized them, when suddenly a test admission ticket is slapped in their hand and they are forced into the college entrance examination hall.

The teacher patted him on the shoulder and said in a "gentle" tone, "Don't worry, child, you've learned the principles behind every question on the test!"

That's the truth.

It's impossible to do, and it's truly impossible.

The good news is that Lu Mingfei has more than one chance to take the college entrance exam, and he can participate directly without having to repeat a year or wait.

The bad news is that every time he participates, it means he has to endure a form of torture that even the word "inhumane" seems a bit pale... Oh, and he also has to work out while answering the questions.

This is not an exam that any human could pass!
Fortunately, Lu Mingfei felt that although he was still some distance from being a "hybrid," he also seemed quite far from the definition of a human being...

With the help of various keywords and his ever-increasing learning ability, he could master the method of passing each level by "dying" only once, and like a memorized game, he would never make a mistake when he tried to pass it again.

He must be absolutely flawless!
He was afraid of pain and death, but in this situation where no amount of slacking off or trying other clever tricks would work, and there was no way out... all he could do was grit his teeth and force himself to complete each movement with absolute focus.

Time loses its meaning in this purgatory of suffering.

Sweat dripped onto the scorching metal casting, instantly rising in white smoke. Each spark from friction, each sensation of skin being burned by atomic breath, each lick of flame felt while forging metal…

The true meaning of the triple fire, amidst this inhuman torment, accompanied Lu Mingfei's self-refinement during his "fitness" exercises, seeped into his body little by little, merging with him!
I don’t know how much time has passed.

Perhaps it was eternity, so long that his memories of each near-death experience were blurred by the intense pain, leaving only instinctive and numb progress.

Perhaps it was only a fleeting moment, so short that after dying time and time again, he finally forged that single path to the end, paved with countless failures, into his body, making it an instinct.

He made it through the purgatory that was made up of countless complex death nodes in one go!
"laugh!"

The sharp blade precisely pierced the crevice in the center of the boulder at the finish line platform. The crevice was bottomless and difficult to see with the naked eye, yet Lu Mingfei's bronze sword slid in without any hindrance, as if it had been born there... a perfect fit!
This is a single strike that integrates all the other terms except for "Words Become Law", "Mastery of Language", and "Emotional Perception".

Just as the sword tip touches the bottom, the duration of these entries ends.

The accumulated fatigue, the excruciating pain of tearing muscles, the dizziness from mental exhaustion… all the side effects surged towards Lu Mingfei like a burst dam, engulfing him.

[Congratulations! You have successfully completed the Fusion Mode for Comprehending the True Meaning of Fire - Reward Distribution!]

The destructive Crimson Lotus Atomic Breath was frozen just before it touched him, as if time had been paused. Then... everything faded away as if lost, turning into pure white. The post-game body repair began to take effect, a cool sensation flooding his mind, accompanied by a comfort that spread throughout his body. Lu Mingfei opened his eyes.

He was surrounded by the pure white space he had visited three times before, and the fourth stroke of the prominent "fire" character in front of him was being filled in.

"Finally... I got it."

Lu Mingfei sighed, as if relieved.

Then, expectations will rise like wildfire!
"Having invested so much time and effort... you must be very strong, right?"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

The character for "fire" was finally filled in and completely lit up, each stroke flowing with a molten lava-like luster.

It was no longer a static text, but transformed into a stream of light made purely of flames, carrying some ancient and grand will, and swiftly and silently entered Lu Mingfei's brow!

Countless "images" exploded in the depths of Lu Mingfei's mind.

Those were fragmented insights into "fire" that he gained during his entire journey of enlightenment, each time he was on the verge of his limit—every spark of fire generated by friction and burning, every ray of sunlight that incinerates everything, every tongue of fire that smelts metal...

Those once vague, fleeting experiences were now stripped away with unparalleled clarity, magnified, combined, and solidified, leaving the most precise and precious imprint in his mind!

In that instant, Lu Mingfei felt he had "seen" something...

No, I perceived it with absolute clarity!

Those tiny, active fire elements that are everywhere!
They leaped and cheered, radiating a warm or scorching aura.

They are the essence of "fire," one of the primordial energies that constitute the movement and change of all things in the world. For billions of years, they have been there, in every friction, every burning, and in every ray of sunlight.

But no one has ever "seen" them, understood them, or called upon them so clearly before!
And now, someone has done it.

Like ignorant subjects who have finally found a king with whom they can communicate, they joyfully surround him, conveying affection and submission.

This is an ability that is close to the level of "law," worthy of the domineering title of the entry "Words Become Law," and even more worthy of all the hard work Lu Mingfei has put in for this during this period of time!
however……

The joy on Lu Mingfei's face froze halfway through.

He realized a very serious problem... a problem that had existed from the beginning, but which he had never noticed before.

His gaze swept over the description of the term "Words Become Law - Level One"—

You can choose and comprehend the true meaning of specific words. After successfully comprehending them, you can temporarily gain the ability to influence things related to those words by expressing their true meaning.

Now that he has successfully comprehended nature, Lu Mingfei can even faintly sense the fire elements in the air greeting him warmly.

but……

"How to say?"

Lu Mingfei murmured.

"Words become law, but there must first be 'words' before 'laws become law'... This thing is about feeling and experiencing! How can you 'say' it out loud!"

For a moment, Lu Mingfei thought of the incantation Chu Zihang used when he used Word of Power... but almost instantly, he knew that this was impossible.

Although they look similar, they are fundamentally different from each other!
……

[Warning, it's time to get up...]

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, and before he could even come to his senses, he saw a long string of characters outlined in front of him.

The reward distribution period has ended.

Through diligent practice, your [fitness] level has improved, accumulating 120 proficiency points.

Congratulations! Through diligent practice, your [Fitness] level has been raised to LV2.

You have obtained the attribute "[Stamina Boost]"!

[Entry: Stamina Increase]
Effect: Your maximum stamina is increased.

(End of this chapter)