Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups

Chapter 154: Chapter 136: Desperate Situation, Surpassing_2

Fang Cheng tiptoed, slowly stood up, a stream of bubbles emerging from his nostrils.

Trying out physical training in an underwater environment for the first time proved to be more efficient than on land.

If it were during his regular morning exercises.

With his physical fitness, to gain 1 point of experience, he had to complete at least 60 one-armed fist push-ups to achieve the same effect.

However.

This still hadn’t reached the level he had imagined.

Fang Cheng furrowed his brows, holding his breath in contemplation.

In the water, while the body was subject to resistance, it also enjoyed the buoyancy that helped lift it upward.

When the body moved downward, it indeed had to bear greater pressure and overcome more resistance.

But as it straightened upward, it somewhat relied on the water’s buoyancy, reducing the burden.

"The depth is not enough yet..."

For the average person, it might already be the limit.

But for his body, monstrous as it was, it was far from the necessary intensity.

Fang Cheng lifted his head, gazing into the depths of the ocean.

The brightness of the light here was already rather dim.

Following the seabed’s geological structure that sloped downwards, volcanic ash and plankton drifted everywhere.

It appeared hazy, somewhat surreal.

And in a place a few hundred meters away, it seemed completely swallowed by darkness, vaguely revealing a sense of mystery.

Fang Cheng’s eyes flickered as he activated Eagle Eye Vision, clearing the obstructing haze.

An incredibly magnificent landscape immediately unfolded before him.

That was a massive crevice broken open from the seabed.

Unfathomably deep and sprawling, it looked like a scar left upon Yong’an Island, hiding unknown secrets.

Upon seeing this scene, Fang Cheng felt a stirring in his heart and immediately began swimming towards it.

The closer he got to the crevice, the less silt and sedimentary life forms were found on the seabed.

Until he stepped on a pile of volcanic ash that had accumulated into gray-white rocks.

Fang Cheng felt the surging current in front of him, slowly walked to the edge of the crevice, and peered down.

The pitch-black silence of the abyss revealed nothing but darkness.

Even with Eagle Eye Vision, he could not see the bottom.

It seemed like a bottomless pit, exuding a chilling depth that pierced to the heart.

And beneath this seemingly calm surface, unpredictable undercurrents lurked.

The surrounding seawater, affected by some immense suction force, ceaselessly poured into it without end.

This scene was like a natural wonder sculpted by a ghostly craftsman.

If someone with a fear of the deep sea were fortunate enough to see it, their heart would probably skip a beat, and they would faint on the spot.

Fang Cheng had little fear, and instead, adrenaline erupted.

His entire being became abnormally excited, his eyes revealing a strong sense of anticipation.

Standing on a piece of volcanic rock jutting into the seafloor crevice.

Fang Cheng steadied his footing, his arms slowly spreading.

He looked up at the water’s surface, some tens of meters away, seeming like the cloud tops.

The dim light shined down weakly as if to summon the forces of nature, assisting his body to break through its limits once again.

The water from all directions heeded the summons, rushing towards his body.

It pressed heavily upon every inch of skin and every cell, causing a pronounced sense of pressure in his chest and ears.

This pressure not only caused discomfort in the body but also brought about sensations of suffocation and dizziness, as if he were imprisoned by water, unable to move.

"Let’s do a set of deep squats to warm up."

Feeling the resistance of the tremendous water pressure around him, Fang Cheng silently activated Concentration Skill, officially entering the training state.

Next to the dark and deep abyss, where the rocks were rugged and the cliffs abrupt,

A bare, muscular figure stood firm in this desolate place inaccessible to ordinary people, performing weight-bearing exercises that surpassed human limits.

"..."

"35."

"36."

The figure squatted down steadily, then slowly straightened to stand.

Suddenly, the shoulders shook slightly, and the form leaned backward as if unbalanced by the flow of water.

But in a flash, the back muscles exerted force, and he twisted back, standing firm once again.

Then, he continued the deep squat exercises, steady and powerful.

"37."

"38."

"..."

"50."

He persisted until 50, successfully completing a set.

Fang Cheng took a light breath, a stream of fine bubbles escaping from his nostrils.

In the sea bed shrouded in a grey-black curtain, the panel flickered with a pale blue glow, displaying the gains from the skill practice just performed.

[Deep Squat Experience +6]

Although the number of repetitions was less, the efficiency was a dozen times higher than regular training on land.

Because the depth of the water where Fang Cheng was located was over forty meters, equivalent to the pressure of five atmospheres.

This way of training wasn’t as simple as carrying hundreds of kilograms of weight on land for exercise.

Instead, every muscle, bone, and even organ of the body was constantly subjected to the oppression caused by the immense water pressure, overcoming resistance that was unimaginable for the average person.

Efficiency was greatly enhanced, yet exercising in such a place also involved great danger.

For example, occasionally being attacked by surging undercurrents, carelessly swept away, and falling into the abyss below the crevice.

That was precisely why Fang Cheng had chosen not to do single-leg squats.

Of course, in the process of adapting to the instability of the current, he was also training the body’s coordination and balance.

After completing a set of deep squats.

Having rested for only half a minute, Fang Cheng extended his hands, bent down to grab the protruding part of the rock beneath his feet.

Then he slowly lowered his body into the crevice, using the rock as a support point to begin practicing one-handed pull-ups.

If he were in the previous, regular position, the buoyancy of the water would offset some of his weight, and the effect of practicing pull-ups would definitely be diminished.