Magic: Reincarnate from high-voltage electricity at the start, level up independently.

The sun was high in the sky, and the scorching sunlight baked the training field.

A group of teenagers lay face down on the ground, gritting their teeth and holding the plank position. The scorching ground combined with their extreme exertion left everyone drenched in sweat, their limbs aching and numb.

Li Jun, who was in charge of the training, ultimately left room for maneuver, without arranging any weight-bearing exercises, only requiring everyone to rely solely on their core strength to sustain themselves for a full hour.

"Brother, how much longer can you hold on? I really can't take it anymore."

A boy clenched his teeth, his muscles trembling uncontrollably, and struggled to ask the person next to him a question.

"Fortunately, I used to be a sports student, so I can handle it."

The man replied casually, and Versailles then added:

"To be honest, this level of intensity is nothing compared to what we train for. We used to train with 500 pounds of weight for at least ten hours at a time."

"Heh, so it turns out he's a seasoned sports pro."

The boy glanced at the other person, looking at their thin, frail figure, and couldn't help but mutter:

"With your small frame, it's a miracle that 500 pounds didn't break your bones..."

"There's nothing I can do, my stubbornness is the only thing I'm really good at."

The slender PE student weakly mocked himself, and his words instantly broke down his defenses, easing the oppressive atmosphere of training.

The hour-long training session had quietly slipped away, with most of it gone.

Among the entire crowd, the one who appeared most relaxed and showed no signs of distress was undoubtedly the girl with dazzling white hair—Chu Ge.

In her past life, she was able to carry a 600-pound backpack and jump from the sixth floor without being injured, demonstrating that her physical foundation had been honed to its limit.

The basic physical training we're doing now is just child's play, and even boring.

While maintaining a steady plank position, she closed her eyes and focused on refining the magic core in her mental world, managing to do both without neglecting either.

Beside Chu Ge, Xu Wan and Tang Xiaoran were also in much better shape than ordinary people, and even had the energy to chat and joke around.

"Hakiran, let's have a contest to see whose arm starts shaking first."

Xu Wan turned her head, a hint of smugness in her eyes, full of fighting spirit, "The loser has to go to that sushi restaurant in the alley after the study tour and eat their signature pork sashimi."

"Do you dare?"

"...Eat it yourself if you want."

Tang Xiaoran looked helpless and immediately refused.

She still remembers a week ago, when the two of them walked out of curiosity into a small alley after school and passed by that strangely styled new-style sushi restaurant.

The restaurant was dimly lit, with not a single customer in sight, and no regular dishes were served; instead, it was filled with exotic sashimi.

Sashimi pig intestines, sashimi pig blood, sashimi pig eyes, sashimi pig daifuku, sashimi pig heart—each dish defies common perception.

The boss was also very strange; Tang Xiaoran couldn't even remember whether he was male or female, or what he looked like.

Xu Wan's eyes lit up at the moment when she spotted the shop's signature dish—sashimi pig mitten. She insisted on trying it, calling it a way to "temper her mind."

After taking one bite, he immediately broke down, vomiting all the way home and almost had to be rushed to the hospital for a stomach pump that very night.

Since then, this culinary disaster has surpassed cilantro to become the top of Xu Wan's list of forbidden recipes, becoming a lifelong psychological trauma for her.

At this moment, doubts also welled up in Tang Xiaoran's mind.

When did Xu Wan's physique become so strong? She's actually on par with me.

After half an hour of extreme planking under the scorching sun, the other person's breathing was only slightly rapid, and their limbs were as steady as a rock, showing no signs of exhaustion like other people their age.

On the training platform not far away, Li Jun slowly scanned the entire field with his gaze, and soon noticed the three girls with their composed demeanor. A clear look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He turned to look at Wang Jian beside him and asked in a low voice:

"Those three girls have a very good foundation; their endurance and core strength far exceed those of ordinary students. Have they had systematic training?"

"The one on the far left wearing glasses is Tang Xiaoran. She comes from a family of military and police personnel and received basic combat training from a young age, so she has a solid foundation."

Wang Jian answered slowly.

He only learned about this background when Tang Xiaoran publicly beat up Chu Hong and wrote a self-criticism in the office.

"As for the other two..." Wang Jian's gaze was distant, and his tone was somewhat bewildered. "I don't know their backgrounds."

"Although the school has made physical training a compulsory course, it is impossible to improve physical fitness to this extent in such a short period of time."

His gaze finally settled on the white-haired girl, which was also his biggest question.

Wang Jian still can't understand how Chu Ge managed to defeat Ding Hu, who came from a martial arts school, head-on in the "life-or-death" arena, driving him to a mental breakdown and madness.

Perhaps... this girl was born with superhuman strength and has a constitution that is different from ordinary people.

With the revival of magic and the frenzied evolution of monsters, the rules of the world have long since changed, so it's not unreasonable to see the emergence of a few more freaks with extraordinary talents.

Li Jun's gaze continued to wander and scan, suddenly stopping on a slender figure:

"Who is that girl? She's in excellent condition; apart from the white-haired girl, she's the strongest."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jian was immediately taken aback.

Are there more experts?

He followed Li Jun's gaze and finally it landed on a girl with long, straight black hair.

Under the blazing sun, Li Muzi's figure was slender and exquisite. She remained motionless in her plank position, unshaken by the wind.

This created a stark contrast with the group of students around him who were trembling and on the verge of their limits.

"Her name is Li Muzi, and she is the daughter of the Future Architecture Group."

Wang Jian slowly introduced, "He is usually quiet and reserved, never showing off, and you would never guess that he has such strong endurance."

"Future architecture..." Li Jun murmured, the mist in his eyes instantly dissipating as he understood the reason.

A few moments later, the plank exercise ended on time.

After a short rest, the entire team began the next phase of training – a 10-kilometer weighted run.

Li Jun reduced the difficulty by replacing the giant heavy truck tires with smaller road tires. Each tire still weighed 20 to 30 kilograms, causing the students to complain and whine.

"Damn it! I, a noble and dignified mage, am actually doing weight training here!"

"Heh, I told you to spend less time flying around and more time studying the classics. Now you're all like little dogs, serves you right."

Amidst the chaotic complaints, a figure suddenly vanished, disappearing like a blur, swiftly passing by the side of the crowd, leaving only a blurry white shadow.

"Holy crap! What just went by?"

"It was too fast, I didn't see it clearly, but I think I saw white hair... Could it be Xiao Yan with white hair?"

"Xiao Yan, my foot! With that speed, I'd believe you if you said it was Ultraman."

Chu Ge pulled the loaded tires with light steps, originally planning to run ten kilometers at full speed in one go.

But after running for a short while, she slowed down on her own.

Behind them, Xu Wan and Tang Xiaoran's condition visibly deteriorated, their speed decreased, and they gradually fell behind the group.

Chu Ge was fully aware of Tang Xiaoran's situation.

She heard on the bus this morning that the other person hadn't slept all night and was extremely exhausted, and had just done a plank exercise, so it was normal for them to fall behind due to exhaustion.

But Xu Wan was completely different.

The girl's face was as pale as paper, her blood and energy were depleted, and she was swaying precariously, as if she had lost a lot of blood and even normal oxygen supply had become difficult.

Seeing the two of them like this, Chu Ge deliberately slowed down and kept a short distance in front of them, silently shielding them from the hot wind, breaking through the air resistance, and reducing the burden of long-distance running.

In an instant, a gentle breeze carrying a faint fragrance wafted over.

Tang Xiaoran, who was originally feeling drowsy due to the heavy tire, twitched her nose slightly and smelled that familiar scent, instantly perking up.

She desperately tried to encourage herself in her heart:

Tang Xiaoran, you can't give up! Chu Ge is watching from the front, you absolutely can't fall here!

The next second, a force called bond and love surged in the girl's heart. She suddenly opened her eyes, tensed her body again, and gritted her teeth to keep up with the rhythm.

However, Xu Wan, who was growing weaker beside her, filled her with worry.

"Wanwan, why don't you stop and rest for a while?"

Tang Xiaoran gently advised, "You were already very strong with that plank you did, there's no need to push yourself too hard."

"Rest? Are you kidding me?"

Xu Wan bit her chapped lips, her tone filled with extreme stubbornness, and wiped the sweat from her face. "I am Empress Xu Wan... I absolutely cannot fall in this kind of basic training."

At this moment, she was depleted of qi and blood, her strength was completely drained, her limbs were weak, and she was experiencing dizziness.

No matter how stubborn and unyielding she was, the girl's body was still made of flesh and blood, and by pushing herself to the limit, she was already on the verge of collapse.

Just as she was about to stumble and fall heavily, a clear, calm voice drifted into her ears on the breeze, steady and profound.

"A cold wind blows in the desolate valley, cicadas sing in spring and autumn as the young man returns."

The short sentence, seemingly indifferent and detached, contained a powerful force that shook the very soul, like a thunderclap that struck deep into Xu Wan's Dao heart.

Xu Wan struggled to lift her heavy head and barely opened her blurry eyes. In a daze, she saw a white-haired figure standing against the wind, his hair flying wildly.

Her lips trembled slightly as she murmured:

"Immortal Venerable... is that you?"

The cold, melancholic verses began to resonate once more:

"At Danghun Mountain, the stone figure sheds tears; the immortal wanders, the demon heads north."

Each word, each phrase, builds upon the last, seeping into the soul and washing away the chaos of consciousness.

Xu Wan's unfocused eyes gradually cleared, her back straightened little by little, and her posture became more and more upright. Under extreme pressure, her Dao heart underwent an inexplicable transformation.

In a daze, white mist surged before my eyes, creating a chaotic and hazy scene.

In the darkness, a phantom image of a pure white road seemed to appear, and she subconsciously reached out her hand, desperately trying to touch it.

"Ten thousand immortals retreat on the upstream river."

"So close...so close..."

"Love cannot withstand tears of perseverance."

"I'm almost there..."

"Destiny or fate, I may fail; the Immortal Venerable may regret, but I do not!"

The next moment, Xu Wan's hand stopped in mid-air, her pupils shrank, her whole body trembled violently, and she looked up at the sky, bursting out a hysterical roar.

"I saw it! The ineffable, mysterious Celestial Being!"

"I saw it! The supreme ruler above the gray mist!"

"I saw it! The crimson authority of the Abyss of Demonic Mockery!"

"Life is endless, all paths surge, dung beetles ascend the steps, the truth of the world... I have seen it!!!"

"The path to immortality is fraught with mystery, the world is all illusion... I have seen the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, the Southern Heavenly Gate, and the Jade Capital!!!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the training ground, instantly silencing all other noises, leaving the entire area deathly silent.

All the students stopped in their tracks, staring in astonishment at Xu Wan, who had gone out of control.

"Xu Wan! Your obsession runs too deep; you've become attached to appearances!"

Chu Ge's expression darkened, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Realizing that the other party had completely lost his mind, he immediately rushed forward and delivered a precise chop to the neck, knocking the person unconscious.

Xu Wan's body went limp, and she slowly collapsed to the ground, utterly powerless.

Li Jun and Wang Jian's expressions changed drastically. They rushed over immediately and, without asking any questions, took the unconscious Xu Wan to the treatment room.

The vast training ground fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered, utterly baffled as to how the physical training session, which had been going well, had suddenly turned into such a bizarre scene.

Chu Ge closed his eyes, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

She had just seen Xu Wan on the verge of her limit and her will collapsing. She remembered that when she was cultivating her body in her second life, she had also relied on this ancient poem against fate to stabilize her Dao heart and survive countless desperate situations.

I intended to use this poem to awaken her, and through a shared understanding, help her break through her constraints.

It was just one step away from allowing Xu Wan to complete her transformation and greatly enhance her Dao heart.

But no one expected that instead of calming down, the other party would completely go mad, seeing countless strange phenomena and uttering a bunch of absurd and bizarre secret words.

Chu Ge slowly walked to the spot where Xu Wan had just stood, mimicking her posture of looking up, and quietly sensed the lingering atmosphere around her.

The white mist was empty, the Great Dao was nowhere to be found, and no strange phenomena remained.

A gentle breeze ruffled her white hair. The girl gazed in the direction of the treatment room, murmuring softly, her voice filled with confusion and deep doubt:

"Xu Wan... what exactly did you see just now?"