"Buzz." Just then, a strange fluctuation emanated, causing everyone to pause in surprise and look towards that space. What was going on?
"Pfft..." In one direction in the space, a person groaned and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. Clearly, he had been eliminated.
"Who is that person?" someone couldn't help but ask. The scene was abrupt and caught them off guard.
"It's Zhao Han." Someone immediately recognized who the eliminated person was. Zhao Han had stayed at the Nine Palaces Immortal Platform for decades and ranked second among the many outer disciples. He was quite strong, yet he was eliminated just like that.
"Zhao Han actually lost!" Wang Hao was stunned for a moment, then a cold smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that a dark horse has emerged this time. Not bad, not bad, worth paying attention to."
“However…” Qi Yangqiu frowned and said, “You’ve forgotten that there are even higher levels of this Nine Heavenly Ladder.”
Upon hearing this, many people were shocked, and all their eyes were fixed on Gu Yifeng. Could it be that this guy still wanted to go up?
Qi Yangqiu then said, “Look carefully over there. There is a stone bridge. Crossing that stone bridge will take you to the other side, but you need to be extremely strong to cross it.”
Following Qi Yangqiu's pointing finger, everyone indeed found a stone bridge at the end of the Nine Heavens Ladder. The bridge was incredibly wide, with no end in sight.
"Let's go, let's go too," Qi Yangqiu said, and his body swept towards that direction, with Wang Hao following behind.
When Qi Yangqiu and his companions arrived beside the stone bridge, they immediately felt a powerful and overwhelming pressure. This pressure seemed to originate from the stone bridge itself, containing some kind of rule that suppressed their souls.
"Senior Brother Qi, what should we do?" Wang Hao looked at Qi Yangqiu, who nodded. Then he took a step forward, his foot slamming forward. Instantly, an incomparably violent and domineering force swept out, roaring and charging out like a prehistoric beast, heading straight for the stone bridge.
Wang Hao and Liu Mengyan, who were beside Qi Yangqiu, also released their power. Both of them were at the fifth level of the Yuanhuang realm and their strength was similar, so they did not hold back and released their full strength in an attempt to resist the pressure.
"Thump, thump, thump..." Three dull impacts rang out in succession. Qi Yangqiu, Wang Hao, and Liu Mengyan's faces turned red, and their bodies exuded a terrifying aura.
"Stop right there!" The three of them shouted in unison, causing the surrounding space to tremble violently, spreading outwards like ripples on water. They were all lifted into the air at the same time, breaking free from the oppressive influence of the stone bridge and arriving on the other side.
"They actually made it here?" Many people were dumbfounded. They had long heard of Qi Yangqiu, Wang Hao, and Liu Mengyan's talents, and now that they had witnessed them in person, they were indeed living up to their reputations, having all reached the Ninth Heaven stage.
"Wow, that's impressive. I thought this year's batch would have some good-for-nothings." One person said, with a look of regret on his face. Although this year's disciples were not weak, they were still somewhat disappointing.
"The show is about to begin." A glint of brilliance flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes; he could vaguely guess what was going on.
Gu Yifeng glanced at the three of them, then took another step, slow but resolute. With each step, thunderous sounds echoed through the space, like crashing waves rolling away.
As everyone watched Gu Yifeng's figure, their hearts were filled with turbulent waves. Thunder rumbled continuously. Could it be that Gu Yifeng was about to attempt to cross the eighty-first step again?
Gu Yifeng continued to stride forward, a surge of immense earthly power emanating from his body, causing the space to tremble. One after another, figures of Xie Niu roared out from the ground, trampling the earth and spreading wildly forward, instantly engulfing a section of space.
"Roar, roar, roar..." The endless Xie Niu roared and trampled the void, making a deafening sound that shook the eardrums.
"Thump, thump..."
A fierce ox stomped heavily on Gu Yifeng's chest. His body trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His clothes fluttered in the wind. Then, he took a step down and actually knocked the ox away.
"Bang!" The massive body of the Xie Niu exploded, turning into dust that scattered all over the ground. Gu Yifeng had finally stepped into the eighty-first step!
"He did it!" The hearts of those around him pounded as they witnessed this, as if struck by something powerful, and they remained unsettled for a long time.
Some people with lower cultivation levels were trembling uncontrollably, their hearts were racing, as if they were extremely nervous, and their breathing was rapid.
Gu Yifeng continued walking forward without stopping, his pace quickening.
One hundred steps, two hundred steps, three hundred steps...
"He actually kept charging upwards?" Wang Hao stood there, his expression frozen. What did this mean?
He has been at the peak of the fifth level of the Yuanhuang realm for several months, but he has been stuck here and has not made any progress. Is he really only at the second level of the Yuanhuang realm?
"We are probably no match for them." Wang Hao took a deep breath. He knew that he was still quite a distance away from the peak of the fifth level of the Yuanhuang realm.
Liu Mengyan bit her thin lips, her pretty face turning a little paler. Her gaze was fixed on the tall and imposing figure in front of her, and she felt a sense of defeat.
She was the most beautiful woman in the Nine Realms of Tianxuan, attracting attention wherever she went. But today, she felt that she was not outstanding and even somewhat dim.
"I don't believe he's really only at the second level of the Yuanhuang realm." A stubborn glint flashed in Liu Mengyan's beautiful eyes. She then stepped forward, and in an instant, a fierce wind swept around her, causing her long dress to flutter and dance, revealing an extraordinary beauty. She was bathed in endless sandstorms, and in a daze, she had an unparalleled heroic figure.
Seeing the two climb upwards, the other contestants followed suit, and a fierce battle officially began.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a thunderbolt streaked across the endless sky, accompanied by a thunderous roar. A thick, dazzling silver beam of light pierced the air and fell directly onto Liu Mengyan. In an instant, she was bathed in the radiance of thunder, like a celestial being, sacred and inviolable.
"It's actually the Silver Lightning Physique!" Many people's eyes suddenly narrowed, and their hearts skipped a beat.
"The Silver Lightning Physique is one of the rarest physiques. It is said that those who possess it can manipulate the power of lightning in battle, making it incredibly powerful. Not only is it extremely fast and its attacks are unparalleled, but it can also summon heavenly tribulations, making it incomparably powerful. It is a physique that many martial artists dream of."
"However, it is said that this kind of physique is too difficult to cultivate. The difficulty of cultivation is far greater than that of ordinary physiques. Moreover, once the physique is activated, it means that it can never be changed for the rest of one's life. One must follow the laws of the physique, otherwise one will suffer a backlash."
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