Chapter 503: Chapter 452 Heavenly Ascending Ladder_2
Even Chu Zhantian, Lei Xiao, and Jiang Taixu looked slightly somber, because the combat strength displayed by Lin Feng and his counterpart was now nearly on par with theirs, especially Xue Mo, who was in no way inferior to them.
Xue Mo, where does he rank tenth in Xuan Domain? His strength is clearly on par with Wenren Tianyi!
After dozens of clashes, the ancient Stone Gate at the end of the square suddenly emitted a thunderous rumble, and slowly began to open.
The entrance to the Heavenly Ascending Ladder appeared before everyone.
Wenren Tianyi, who had been sitting cross-legged in front of the Stone Gate, stood up and rushed toward the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, his speed so fast that in the blink of an eye he had already ascended more than three hundred steps.
"The gate has opened. Let’s go!"
"Go, step onto the Heavenly Ascending Ladder!"
Seeing that the gate was open, the crowd immediately abandoned watching the fight between Lin Feng and Xue Mo, surging onto the Heavenly Ascending Ladder like a tidal wave.
For everyone, passing the test and obtaining the legacy was the most important matter.
Han Qianze and his group, seeing that Lin Feng was fully capable of combating Xue Mo, were no longer worried and each rushed toward the Heavenly Ascending Ladder.
In a moment, only Lin Feng and Xue Mo were left in the entire White Jade Square.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, Xue Mo and Lin Feng collided once again and then separated.
"Lin Feng, I’ll let you live a little longer. After passing the test, I’ll kill you!"
Xue Mo’s face was grim, dozens of moves had not defeated Lin Feng, which made his heart exceedingly gloomy.
However, now that the gate had opened, he could only stop for the time being.
Still, he had a powerful trump card. After passing the test of the Heavenly Vault Divine Skill, he was ninety percent confident he could slay Lin Feng.
"I’ll be waiting!"
Lin Feng sneered coldly and turned to rush towards the Heavenly Ascending Ladder.
Lin Feng was not concerned about Xue Mo’s threats at all. With his numerous trump cards and his current strength, unless it was a Heavenly Martial Master, it was hard for anyone to pose a threat to him.
The Heavenly Ascending Ladder was the first test for entering the Heavenly Vault Divine Palace and obtaining the legacy.
At this moment, nearly ten thousand people had gathered into a torrent, climbing up the Heavenly Ascending Ladder. Some geniuses moved quickly and had already covered more than half the distance, while others were still at the lower positions, climbing up step by step with great difficulty.
As Lin Feng rushed towards the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, the moment he stepped on the first step, his figure slightly shook. He felt a compressive force from the surrounding space pressing down on him, as if there were a thousand kilos weighing on his body.
When Lin Feng stepped onto the second step of the Heavenly Ascending Ladder, he felt the oppressive force on his body increase again, and with each step upward, the pressure increased.
However, this pressure was trivial for Lin Feng; his figure flashed, and he shot upwards like a breeze, instantly reaching the two-hundredth step.
"So fast!" Some people, overtaken by Lin Feng, were incredibly surprised.
Lin Feng continued to climb upward; after reaching the two hundred steps, he felt the pressure on his body increase by about ten times, and even the flow of True Yuan within his body was somewhat impeded.
"It can even suppress the True Yuan?"
Lin Feng was surprised, but he continued climbing and soon caught up with Wu Sheng and Han Qianze’s group.
Their strength was not bad; they had already climbed about three hundred steps.
"Folks, I’m going ahead!"
Lin Feng chuckled lightly and once again quickened his pace, rushing up step by step.
In a short time, Lin Feng had covered a good part of the distance, reaching the four-hundredth step.
At that moment, the True Yuan inside his body was greatly suppressed, moving very slowly.
Chu Yunfeng and Ninth Princess appeared ahead of Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked at the end of the staircase, took a deep breath, moved his feet, and attempted to surpass the three and rush to the top in one go.
Seeing Lin Feng’s fast approach, Chu Yunfeng’s eyes flickered with a hint of mockery.
"Lin Feng, don’t rush! Save your energy!"
The pleasant voice sounded, Lin Feng paused slightly, and turned to look at the Ninth Princess.
The speaker was none other than the Ninth Princess, Hong Qingxuan.
"Why?" Lin Feng looked puzzled. With his strength, even if the pressure on the ladder increased by dozens of times, it wouldn’t affect him much; he could still move as if on flat ground.
"You might find it hard to complete the 999 steps of the Heavenly Ladder by climbing like this!"
Hong Qingxuan gently shook her head and said, "On this Heavenly Ascending Ladder, the higher you go, the greater the pressure will be, and the stronger your strength, the stronger the oppression!"
"Oh?"
Lin Feng, hearing this, turned his head upwards and saw at the top, beyond eight hundred steps, Wenren Tianyi, Chu Zhantian and a few other superior geniuses were all struggling significantly as they climbed, each step requiring a pause.
Lin Feng slightly raised his eyebrows, it seems he had underestimated this Heavenly Ascending Ladder.
After a moment of thought, Lin Feng smiled at Ninth Princess Hong Qingxuan and said, "Thank you for your advice!"
Having said this, Lin Feng continued to climb upwards. Although his speed had slightly decreased, it was still several times faster than others.
"Hmph! Sister Hong, he is not listening to your warning at all, why bother with such a brute!"
Chu Yunfeng saw that Hong Qingxuan actually took the initiative to warn Lin Feng, and a shade of gloom quickly passed through his eyes.
Hong Qingxuan’s expression remained cold as she shook her head and said, "After all, he saved our lives!"
Chu Yunfeng was okay until he heard this, and immediately, anger surged within him.
"He was trying to rob us, not save us!" Chu Yunfeng said with a dark face.
Hong Qingxuan gently shook her head, choosing not to say more.
Lin Feng’s speed was unmatched by many, and when he reached the six hundredth step, his speed slightly slowed down.
At this point, Lin Feng had left most people behind. There were only a little over a hundred people ahead of him.
Most of these hundred people were martial masters Eighth Layer or above, with only a few martial masters Seventh Layer.
However, after stepping onto the six hundredth step of the Heavenly Ladder, the advantage of high cultivation no longer existed.
Because the True Yuan inside the body was unable to circulate, Lin Feng felt as if it was sealed within him like stagnant water, utterly unable to be mobilized.
Moreover, at this point, he felt as though he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, incredibly heavy.
However, even if he couldn’t use True Yuan, Lin Feng still had his formidable physical body.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Feng continued to climb and soon reached the seven hundredth step of the Heavenly Ladder.
The oppressive force around the seven hundredth step of the Heavenly Ladder was extremely terrifying; any regular martial master Seventh Layer Martial Artist subjected to such intense pressure would undoubtedly burst instantly.
Even with Lin Feng’s strong physical strength, he was beginning to feel the strain.
Truly, the stronger the force, the greater the pressure!
At this time, there weren’t many people ahead of Lin Feng, only about twenty. Wenren Tianyi, Chu Zhantian, and Lei Xiao were far ahead, already stepping past the nine hundredth step. Wenren Tianyi had reached the nine hundred and fortieth step and was only over fifty steps away from passing the test.
After a brief pause, Lin Feng lifted his foot and stepped forward, and as his foot landed, it made a heavy dull sound, as if a ten-thousand-pound hammer had smashed onto the ground.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Step by step, Lin Feng slowly advanced.
Hearing a noise from behind, Lin Feng turned to look and discovered Xue Mo was catching up, now less than twenty steps behind on the Heavenly Ladder.
"Trash! Can’t walk anymore?"
Xue Mo sneered, his figure suddenly accelerating, quickly surpassing Lin Feng.
At this moment, Xue Mo, enveloped in a faint glow of bloodlight, looked much more relaxed than Lin Feng.
Lin Feng sneered coldly, disregarding the other and continued moving at a steady pace.
Moments later, as Lin Feng climbed to the eight hundredth step, the pressure around him grew boundless, as if ten thousand mountains were brutally suppressing down. His strong physique was barely holding up, his body ached, and his legs felt as heavy as if filled with lead.
"Truly terrifying!"
A serious expression came over Lin Feng’s face; this Heavenly Ascending Ladder was indeed not simple. Now, each step he took felt incredibly difficult.
Thump!
A dull sound echoed as Lin Feng took another step and climbed another stair.
After resting for a moment, Lin Feng took another step. From now on, he rested a bit after each step, slowing his pace tenfold.
Sometime later, a tall figure appeared before him.
Li Hai!
Seeing Li Hai, Lin Feng’s lips slightly curled, showing a hint of a smile.
On this Ascending Ladder, let’s see how you can run?
Li Hai, hearing the noise behind, slightly turned his head and his eyes caught Lin Feng and his slightly malicious smile, causing him to panic internally.
Now Lin Feng’s strength was not like it was back in Sky Wind Valley; he could easily kill him.