Unless he was also someone who had emerged from the lost lands!
At this moment, Li Chonglou had arrived at the first power testing point, standing before the dumbbells that were only fist-sized on either side.
Lin Guang stared intently at his actions.
Now that he had put on the belt, it was impossible to tell if he possessed the power of the curse by looking at him. He could only judge from other details.
For example, his habit of exerting force!
The force exertion habits of someone who had not experienced the power of the curse and someone who had were completely different.
The former, accustomed to the various enhancements brought by internal energy, would only use their own limb strength when exerting force subconsciously. For instance, their movements would be casual.
Upon realizing the loss of internal energy enhancement, they would then choose to exert muscular force, and at this point, they would truly use their own strength, not the amplified strength from internal energy!
But the latter was entirely different!
After experiencing that sensation, whether in normal or special circumstances, they would instinctively utilize their muscular strength!
It was akin to a person stepping on a snake resembling a rope. After such an experience, they would instinctively treat any rope as a snake and approach it with caution.
However, someone who had not experienced this would first consider it merely a rope. Even if they had doubts, this was an instinctive habit, something beyond conscious awareness.
This habit could not be faked!
Lin Guang’s eyes widened as he stared intently at every visible muscle state on Li Chonglou’s body.
The others, however, were merely concerned with whether he could lift it and whether he would display the expected surprise.
Thus, under the gaze of dozens, even hundreds, of eyes, Li Chonglou slowly bent down and grasped the dumbbells.
Normally, dumbbells of this size would weigh only about ten kilograms, or even less, but the moment his hands touched them, he immediately sensed something unusual.
First was the texture.
The material was definitely not the coldness that ordinary metal possessed! The instant he touched it, Li Chonglou even suspected he was gripping millennia-old ice from the North or South Pole.
The chill radiated from his palms and even into his body, spreading throughout his entire being with his blood!
Ice!
Cold!
Li Chonglou's expression changed slightly, but he suppressed this strange sensation. He then lowered his body slightly, and a surge of power flowed from his lower limbs through his pelvis and into his arms.
Lift.
Swish.
The next moment, the dumbbells were directly lifted by Li Chonglou.
The onlookers were filled with confusion.
So easy?
I don't think I even saw any strange expressions on his face?
Wu Di and the other two exchanged glances.
"Strange, why does it feel like he’s completely unfazed?"
"Could he have secretly practiced this before?"
Wu Di frowned.
When he lifted it for the first time, he couldn't suppress his surprise and shock.
In fact, he had already felt it before lifting. The moment that special belt was put on, all his internal energy vanished from his body like flowing water, making him feel like he had returned to childhood, when he had no internal energy at all.
However, this kind of comparable sensation was something that they, the new entrants, had all experienced on Donghai Island, so they were merely surprised why it had this effect, not at their own feelings about it.
Therefore, they were quite composed when putting on the belt.
But these dumbbells were different!
Who could have imagined that such a small item could weigh a ton?
Anyone would be bewildered!
Yet, Li Chonglou, with a calm expression, lifted it for over three seconds before gently setting it down.
The entire process looked like the reaction of a normal person lifting dumbbells weighing ten kilograms or less, or rather, a complete lack of reaction!
"It seems he's got something."
Li Chonglou's brow furrowed slightly. This was the first time he had encountered dumbbells of this weight. Although he had seen similar materials in the underground world, there was a clear difference between the two.
A similar item was the black stone used during a mission with the Knife team, but one was large and heavy, while the other was small and heavy. If it were the black stone of equivalent volume, this item here would clearly be more than twice as heavy!
The key point was that the subsequent equipment did not cause significant changes in physical constitution.
Could it be a more advanced material?
With doubts, Li Chonglou moved to the second equipment station.
His reaction also brought a sigh of relief to the crowd.
"I knew it. Why would he act like nothing happened? So it’s a delayed reaction."
"I was startled too, but he still seems quite relaxed. I found the first one a bit challenging."
"That's because you're weak! I only felt the strain with the second one."
Someone was boasting about their performance, and as they spoke, others chimed in with their own results.
Some only felt the strain with the third one, others with the fourth. But the numbers were generally within this range, and those who only felt the strain with the fourth were considered top-tier fighters among the crowd.
At this moment, Liu Tianzhi quietly said, "Brother Wu, didn't you also struggle with the third one?"
Wu Di nodded, but honestly admitted, "However, I wasn't as composed as him when I lifted it the first time."
If nothing else, just this point showed that Li Chonglou's temperament was likely stronger than theirs.
Calm and unruffled, while not a critical factor for combat strength, it was a form of manifestation. Wu Di clearly felt the gap between himself and Li Chonglou in this regard.
Indeed, rumors were not entirely baseless.
Liu Tixing, standing beside them, chuckled, "I think he just didn't react in time. Look, he's realizing something's wrong now."
Wu Di did not respond.
His mind was more discerning than others. He utterly disbelieved in slow reactions or delayed responses!
After all, how many people who had cultivated to this level suffered from such afflictions?
Furthermore, if Li Chonglou were truly such a person, the outcome on Donghai Island would not have occurred!
Could a slow-witted person accomplish all that? Could they think of all that?
In Wu Di's opinion, the reason Li Chonglou frowned was likely because the weight slightly exceeded his expectations, and nothing more, not surprise.
Another thing was that he also noticed Lin Guang's expression.
Shock mixed with relief, as if he had uncovered some secret.
This group absolutely held some secrets unknown to them!
Wu Di's mind became active, and other thoughts began to surface.
At this moment, Li Chonglou also lifted the second piece of equipment.
It still appeared so simple and effortless, just like the small items ordinary people lift during exercise, with no pressure whatsoever.
If the first item weighed one ton, then this second item weighed 1.5 tons.
Li Chonglou glanced back. At the far end stood a cubical iron block, one cubic meter in volume, and there were fifteen pieces of equipment in total!