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Chapter 286: "Self-Recovery Interval" and "Primordial Pollution"

Lin Yi groggily listened to the conversation between Boss and Li Huiyuan, hissing through his teeth.

He tried to prop himself up several times, but as soon as his hands moved slightly, he felt a tearing pain. His arms went limp, and he fell back to the ground, his cold sweat pouring out as if squeezed from a towel.

His mind was still hazy, but he could clearly feel the cracks all over the bones in his arms. He could also feel every muscle fiber in his arms twisting as he tried to exert force.

"Don't rush. Wait until you've recovered ninety percent before starting training," Boss said, glancing at Lin Yi.

For a moment, Lin Yi had a ridiculous thought: Boss looked like a researcher with only data in his eyes.

"Why ninety percent?"

"Because at ninety percent, your bones will have recovered, but your flesh will still be a bit lacking… In that state, your resistance will still be there, but your speed won't be fast enough to dodge Huiyuanzi's attacks."

"That kick just now was to see how wide your 'Self-Recovery Interval' is."

"'Self-Recovery Interval'?" Even though it was painful to speak, Lin Yi still managed to ask the question.

"'Self-Recovery Interval' is the lowest limit at which your body still has the ability to recover…"

"Everyone's self-recovery interval is different. If I had given that kick to Huiyuanzi, she would most likely have dropped into a 'dead' state. Therefore, Huiyuanzi's self-recovery interval doesn't cover a near- pulverized, near-death state."

Li Huiyuan pouted, not in the mood to complain about Boss's example.

Lin Yi also pouted inwardly, thinking, 'So you knew how powerful that kick was…'

That kick, the 'Half-Step Murderous Realm'…

"I controlled the power of the kick just now, bringing you to a near-death state."

"You have 'Ashes,' plus your endurance, so even with deep pollution, you definitely wouldn't die directly. Moreover, I was prepared to call the school doctor before kicking… That's why I dared to be so bold."

"Originally, I planned to have the school doctor slowly bring you back to see at what point your body's self-recovery ability would kick in."

"Once it kicked in, it would mean that your 'Self-Recovery Interval' started from your perfect, undamaged state to that point."

"Interestingly, your 'Self-Recovery Interval' actually starts from 'near-death.' In other words, as long as you don't die directly, you can basically heal yourself over time."

"As for how long it would take without 'Ashes' and outside the gymnasium, that remains to be seen."

"But I have to say, you still surprised me."

"Someone who can rely on their survival instinct to pull themselves back from the brink of death, and in turn, utilize all resources, even 'Ashes,' is extremely rare… Your 'will' is shocking."

Lin Yi was silent.

He wanted to say that perhaps it wasn't will, but 'adaptation.'

Originally able to absorb pollution, he had to 'adapt' to absorbing 'Ashes' with a higher level of pollution when facing a life-or-death crisis.

As for will…

His whole life flashed before his eyes. His soul even wandered to Class 18 of Teaching Building C. What will are we talking about…

Only instinct!

Only instinct remained!

Boss looked at him: "I said just now that recovery training is to 'activate' and improve your recovery ability."

"Because everyone actually has the ability to repair themselves. If you cut yourself, the wound will disappear after a while. If you break a bone, it will grow back after a while…"

"It's just that this self-repair ability is exceptionally small in ordinary people and decreases with age, making the already small ability seem nonexistent."

"And we in the physical education department can improve various aspects of the body, including this self-repair ability, by training to integrate pollution with ourselves."

"You're not a physical education student, but in some ways, you're already very close to us. Therefore, the training methods suitable for physical education students, plus the fact that the lower limit of your 'Self-Recovery Interval' is 'near-death,' means that the margin for error in training is much larger."

"However, even though you can still recover from a near-death state, the Angel Statue won't let you recover from a near-death state without doing anything. So even if this interval is measured, it's just a reference for when you're fighting desperately."

"As the ancients said, 'Know yourself and know your enemy.' If you know yourself, you won't be restrained in many situations."

"Next, your recovery ability has already been 'activated.' What we need to do is improve this ability."

Lin Yi asked curiously, "How can this recovery ability be improved? I feel like it's related to physical fitness…"

If it's related to physical fitness, perhaps the improvement should start with physical fitness. But if that's the case, it would circle back to 'long-term training.'

Boss said: "Any power with extraordinary characteristics will change the structure of your own life form and attributes. Our training is to make your body transform from passively accepting the modification of pollution to actively accepting pollution and utilizing it where it's needed."

"Whether it's the Angel Statue or other statues, they are all formed after being affected by extraordinary power and changing their essence… It doesn't matter what their life form was like before the change, whether they were dead or alive. After accepting extraordinary power, they will become the appearance of this extraordinary power in the real world."

"It's like… a reversion to the ancestral form."

"The essence of extraordinary power… is it a statue?" Lin Yi lay on the ground, his mouth moving, making a faint sound.

"It only looks like a statue," Boss glanced at him, thinking, 'This kid is really eager to learn.' "They are all just different forms manifested after 'Primordial Pollution' has been changed and then materialized."

"'Primordial Pollution'… what is that?" Lin Yi asked again.

"'Primordial Pollution' is the simplest form of extraordinary power, and it is also the most basic extraordinary power that has not undergone any qualitative changes."

"It cannot be observed with the naked eye, but if you can sense it, you will find that it is a white, almost transparent mist or energy state…"

"Which is also the 'Qi' that many people talk about."

As soon as he heard "Qi," Lin Yi instantly felt that it was much more high-end.

Lin Yi was a little puzzled: "Then why not just call it 'Qi'?"

The boss said calmly, "In Chinese classics, Qi is a pure energy of heaven and earth. Mastering it allows one to ascend... If we call it 'Qi,' how many people would flock to it, vainly hoping to control this power?"

Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.

"But is it really a good thing?" the boss said. "Although extraordinary power can bring tremendous spiritual and physical enhancements, what is the price to pay for it?"

"How many creatures have been turned into monsters under the influence of extraordinary power since ancient times?"

"The efforts and blood shed by predecessors to simply master it and form a preliminary system cannot be easily recorded in words."

"But even so, the only relatively systematic approaches currently are the 'Sports' and 'Arts' systems."

"Apart from that, those who vainly try to approach this power but fail to touch the threshold have all become... sculptures, night walkers, and other inhuman beings."

When mentioning night walkers, the boss casually glanced at Lin Yi. Seeing that Lin Yi didn't show any abnormality, she knew that Lin Yi already knew the concept of night walkers.

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Lin Yi was stunned. Judging from the boss's tone, it seemed that all paths originated from the Sports and Arts systems?

Then... does that include the security guards and teachers?

Or... do they have some other special paths?

The boss continued, "Compared to 'Qi,' the word 'pollution' is obviously more accurate, because from a large base, its negative effects on the human body far outweigh the positive benefits."

"But to express its problems without any ambiguity, the official unified definition is 'extraordinary power.'"

"Referring to all energy that inherently contains or can endow living matter with extraordinary characteristics."

"Understood?"

Lin Yi wanted to nod, but the torn muscles in his neck made him give up the action, and he could only hum in a muffled voice.

The boss continued, "At times, it may also appear in the form of white powder particles..."

"'Original Pollution' is a relatively pure form of extraordinary power, like water, it is a highly compatible extraordinary power. Everyone who enters the campus will absorb it invisibly."

"Before being exposed to sunlight or induced, its properties will not change much, and it will not cause any pollution to the human body."

Lin Yi seemed to think of something, "The mountain fog in the campus... is it all 'Original Pollution'?"

"Not exactly," the boss said. "However, the fog definitely contains 'Original Pollution.'"

"After 'Original Pollution' enters the human body, it will lie dormant. Once it captures drastic changes in the body's information, hormones, or even some unknown factors, it will immediately become active, prompting the life form to undergo some changes..."

"Let me give you the simplest example. When you encounter a life-threatening crisis, 'Original Pollution' will become active or even go berserk based on your subconscious desire to survive and various vital signs, and then begin to automatically react in your body, repairing your injuries at all costs."

"This process is similar to promoting the excessive proliferation of cells in your body, thereby achieving a regenerative effect. But if you can't curb this regenerative effect, the excess cells will be transformed into white powder particles under the modification of 'Original Pollution' and eventually solidify into a sculpture-like substance."

"It is precisely because this power possesses the extraordinary nature of 'pollution' that we use 'pollution' more than 'extraordinary power' to describe them."

"In other words..." Lin Yi said thoughtfully, "This recovery training is actually training the body's ability to restrain 'Original Pollution'? Needing to block it from continuing to exert itself at the right time?"

The boss nodded slightly, "Too fast will lead to petrification, and too slow will result in poor recovery. So what we have to do is train you to release the absorption of 'Original Pollution' as much as possible within this limit."

"Aww..." Lin Yi and Li Huiyuan both cried out, seemingly understanding.

But the boss changed the subject, "But this is for others, it's different for you."

"Ah?" Lin Yi was stunned. Why is there differential treatment in everything?

The boss glanced at him and gently kicked him, "Don't put on such a stinky face, you should be content. For you, I've temporarily changed the training method again and again, just to find the most suitable plan for you."

Lin Yi thought to himself, Boss, don't say that. The more you say it, the more it seems that your kick just now was not within your control... damn...

The boss didn't know Lin Yi's inner complaints. If she did, she might have kicked Lin Yi hard at this time. She continued, "I observed you just now, and I found that your body is like a sieve with holes everywhere. 'Original Pollution' flows through you like it flows through a sieve, and it won't leave any traces at all..."

"In other words, in a 'passive' situation, you are the type that is completely open. To extraordinary power, you are like a transparent person, and your body will mobilize a 'moderate' amount of 'Original Pollution' to use unconsciously and at certain special moments."

"I don't know if you have been trained before..."

"I definitely haven't..." Lin Yi said affirmatively.

The boss interrupted, "Don't be so assertive. Human memory is not necessarily correct, especially after you have experienced so much. Do you still think 'Original Pollution' can't make you lose some memories?"

"Memories may be wrong, but your muscle memory and physical instincts will not."

"Huihui couldn't hit you because your dodging instinct was triggered."

"I don't know if you have been trained before, and I'm not interested in studying whether there is something wrong with your memory, and I don't have time to study what's going on with your body functions. We will only make the most suitable training based on the current situation and improve what you need."

Lin Yi was a little puzzled, "My body will mobilize 'Original Pollution' on its own?"

The boss added, "Even as naturally as eating and drinking water, so I suspect that you have undergone similar training in other places."

"I... shouldn't have, right?" Lin Yi was a little confused by what the boss said.

Mainly because he didn't remember any of this kind of thing at all, but the boss said that his memory might have problems...