Steve was speechless for a moment as he looked at the pendant that was around his neck. The seven-colored egg that had been turned into a pendant was only the size of a fingernail, but if it were actually enlarged to its normal size, it'd be the size of an ostrich's egg.

The Star of Hope was originally only the size of a chicken's egg, but it had grown much faster after Steve had learned The Ways of Spiritual Training. But, even after growing so much, it still showed no signs of it hatching!

"Forget it. I'm still so far from the basic cell value of 1,000 points. I'd better think about how to improve my strength." Steve muttered to himself.

Although Steve wasn't sure if he could reach that height, he could only do his best and at least try. As Judy and the main system of the Original Gravity Tower had already left, Steve began to practice.

"Please choose your mode: A, practice. B, go through the obstacles." In front of Steve, two projected options suddenly emerged in front of him.

"A, practice." Steve clicked on the first one, as he wanted to feel the effect of the second level's training first.

Suddenly a huge force of gravity was pressing down on him, and Steve suddenly felt as if his whole body was getting heavier and heavier.

"The gravity has been increased!" Steve's face changed, as he could sense that the gravity of this s.p.a.ce had suddenly increased, forming a special gravity s.p.a.ce.

Steve's legs shook under the sudden gravity force, but he somehow managed to endure it. This feeling was like the pressure of seawater. The deeper you go, the more terrible the pressure becomes, until the terrifying water pressure is squeezing your internal organs!

In fact, if human beings were tens of thousands of meters deep below the sea's surface, without having any protective measures, they would get pressurized by the water pressure and explode in the water! Steve was feeling exactly that way right now, but he could still somehow endure it!

"Training begins, and points deduction begins! In the second level's training effect, the gravity force is enhanced by three times, while the training speed is increased by three times. According to the system, a basic cell value of 300 points will be enough to withstand three times the gravity. If the challenger cannot adapt to this, he can leave at any time," an electronic voice announced.

A timer appeared then in front of Steve. This was for his use in keeping track of his progress, as on the second level, 10 points were deducted per hour.

"Three times more gravity force and training effect." Steve muttered to himself.

Instead of rus.h.i.+ng into training, he was adjusting to his physical condition. With Steve's keen control of his body, thanks to the help of his spiritual power, he had quickly adapted to three times the gravity force!

Ever since he had started to practice the Beginner's Way of Spiritual Training, the stronger his brain development became, the stronger the control over the details of his body had also become!

Steve took a deep breath and said, "Start trying the 'Intermediate Practices of Energy Absorption.'"

He then opened his arms and began to move in accordance to the "Intermediate Practices of Energy Absorption." But, Steve moved very slowly, and his body could not help but shake under the pressure of the gravitational force.

However, Steve felt a huge stream of cosmic forces pouring into his body, three times stronger than under normal circ.u.mstances! Although his initial movements were a little strange and not as fluent as they had been in the past, slowly, Steve adapted to the gravity force.

Then, 10 minutes later, Steve had completely adapted to the second level's s.p.a.ce! His movements were smooth and fluent. In fact, they were practically the same as his movements in a normal s.p.a.ce!

"The second level increased the gravity by three times, and the effect of the training also increased by three times! If we were to enter a higher level, would the gravity increase along with the effects of the training?" Steve asked.

He was tempted to think that, with his strength, he could completely challenge higher levels, and the effect of the training would only increase more!