Chapter 297 Climbing the Broken Rock Mountain 2
Gradually, Wu Shaogan reached a height of three thousand feet.
He is still number one.
Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian are still in second and third place respectively.
Perhaps because none of the players made any mistakes, the rankings remained unchanged.
Even the distance between a few people...
The distance between Wu Shaogan and Chao and Weng was now more than ten feet!
Although it's only a little over ten feet, it's incredibly difficult for top geniuses at this level to widen the gap between each other within the same amount of time.
This undoubtedly proves that Wu Shaogan's improvement is slightly higher than that of the other two Fighting Kings.
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As the many fighting kings climbed higher and higher, the murmurs among the onlookers also disappeared.
The expressions on everyone's faces as they looked at Broken Rock Mountain were all very solemn.
They all saw that the Fighting Kings were no longer as at ease as they had been at the beginning.
The first twenty or thirty people were still as usual, but many of the other former Dou Wangs had sweat on their foreheads and seemed to have consumed a lot of Xuan power.
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Thirty-five hundred feet...
Four thousand feet...
Four thousand eight hundred feet...
The climbers' expressions grew even more solemn.
The gravity has now increased to more than four times what it was initially—it seems that the gravity doubles every thousand feet.
Many martial arts practitioners were tense, their faces slightly flushed, some were already drenched in sweat, and their profound energy had been depleted by more than half.
Compared to ordinary martial arts cultivators, their endurance is already extremely strong.
However, it was at this time that many martial arts cultivators slowed down, and the gap between climbers widened, with several discontinuities appearing.
Some climbers have even been forced to stop and rest temporarily.
But the top ranks are still the top ranks.
Especially the top ten, they seem to completely disregard gravity, and their rankings seem to be fixed and have never changed.
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As time went by, the people on the viewing platform were increasingly inspired by these climbers, and they remained completely silent, only occasionally letting out a few low gasps when a cultivator nearly lost their footing.
At this moment, one of the Pill Kings blurted out, "The meteorite is coming."
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On Broken Rock Mountain, Wu Shaogan had just crossed five thousand feet.
High in the sky, a gigantic meteor suddenly appeared, streaking across the heavens and hurtling directly toward Wu Shaogan!
Zhong Cai's pupils suddenly contracted.
What a terrifying meteor!
It's as big as seven or eight sports fields!
Its enormous shadow enveloped Wu Shaogan almost instantly, crushing him from above.
Flames burned fiercely on the meteorite, almost melting its surface and creating terrifying air currents of unknown temperature, which emitted dense mist that seemed to distort space itself.
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Zhong Cai clenched her fists instinctively.
This thing is definitely not an ordinary meteorite!
He should have known sooner; it was a "falling star," not "falling star fragments." How could it be just a few cubic meters in volume, like the meteorite reports he'd read about in his previous life?
This is like being hit on the head by a fiery mountain!
Before Zhong Cai could react, she had already involuntarily stood up and taken a step forward.
However, Zhong Cai still managed to hold back.
He simply can't get up there!
Forcing your way up isn't showing concern for Lao Wu; it's holding him back!
Zhong Cai took a deep breath and forced herself to sit down again.
If even Lao Wu can't do it, what's the point of him going?
Zhong Cai felt slightly relieved when he realized that Wu Shaogan had a large number of pills and countless protective measures on him.
Meteorites look intimidating, but they're all fantasy, so... it should be fine.
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The other cultivators were unaware of Zhong Cai's reaction, their attention remaining focused on the Broken Rock Mountain. After the initial exclamation, everyone stared intently at Wu Shaogan, wondering how he would defend himself.
Logically speaking, all meteorites are the same, so they should be manageable.
At least those former fighting kings could be dealt with.
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On the Broken Rock Mountain, Wu Shaogan felt the increased gravity once again, and at the same time, he faced the terrifying meteor.
The scorching fire carried by the meteorite, with its terrifying impact, drew near in an instant.
Wu Shaogan narrowed his eyes slightly.
This meteorite weighs approximately tens of millions of kilograms.
Its impact is roughly equivalent to the peak of fusion.
Normally, it wouldn't be too difficult to encounter, but carrying several times the weight and being unable to dodge with movement techniques, and dealing with it in this climbing state... becomes much more dangerous.
However, it still poses no threat to Wu Shaogan.
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Wu Shaogan raised his arm and threw a punch with a bang!
The force of his punches was incredibly domineering.
It contains an extremely terrifying sense of collapse, carrying an unstoppable and sharp power.
It suddenly rushed straight away!
The meteorite fell at an extremely fast speed, but Wu Shaogan's punch was also extremely fast.
The next instant, the fist collided head-on with the meteor!
A terrifying force spread in all directions, stirring up a raging torrent that even shattered the void, creating a crack.
Such a scene is truly horrifying.
The heatwave surged and spread, as if it would turn the entire mountain into a sea of fire.
The meteorite carried immense power, but Wu Shaogan's punches were no less formidable.
The residual force of the collision also impacted Meteorite and Wu Shaogan, but Wu Shaogan's black hair flew wildly, and his face seemed to be reflected red by the flowing flames—as if it were blood red—but in the end, it did not harm Wu Shaogan in the slightest!
After a meteorite breaks apart, its energy spreads out very quickly and then dissipates just as fast.
The shattered fragments of the meteorite flew everywhere, like a mini meteor shower, creating a beautiful scene.
The instant the meteorite was shattered, a faint golden phantom appeared.
The phantom suddenly descended, piercing through many of the still-flying meteorite fragments, and landed on Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan did not feel threatened. Recalling some of Cui Yushou's brief introduction, he did not resist.
As a result, the back of his hand felt slightly warm.
At the same time, a very small, stone-like mark appeared on that spot of skin, with the number one on it.
It turns out they were counting.
It seems that the higher you climb, the more falling stars you'll encounter.
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When Wu Shaogan collided with the meteorite, the onlookers were all horrified.
But the next moment they could see that Wu Shaogan was still very calm and fast in resisting the meteor.
From the moment a meteorite falls to the moment it is shattered, only a single breath's time elapses.
Wu Shaogan then continued climbing.
In that short time, Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian, who were not far behind, both leaped several meters high. Although they had not yet caught up with Wu Shaogan, they had indeed narrowed the distance between them.
Before long, the two of them had crossed a height of five thousand feet.
In the blink of an eye, the meteors struck the two of them.
Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian were not visiting for the first time, so they were indeed more confident about the situation.
However, the speed and angle at which the meteorite falls are unknown. From which zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) it will begin to fall, and what the subsequent pattern will be, will be different with each climb, making it unpredictable.
Therefore, this is also a severe test for these two Battle Kings.
A meteorite crashes down! Its power is immense!
The size of this meteorite is variable, but its energy and weight are no different from other meteorites.
Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian also made their moves.
Under such circumstances, attacking with mystical weapons is actually very inconvenient, especially long weapons or weapons with strange shapes, which are even more difficult to control.
Therefore, both of them directly used their bodies to fight back.
Chao Hanxiao slapped his palm towards the meteorite! It almost made a sound of air being torn apart, and it was quite powerful.
Snap!
In an instant, it shattered the meteorite into pieces!
Then he suffered the same residual energy impact as Wu Shaogan, and also received a faint golden mark, which was counted.
Weng Yuxian also struck out with her palm.
Unlike Chao Hanxiao's palm strike, hers was more like a light, swift slap, but without much movement.
As the meteor was slapped away, it couldn't withstand the continuous force of the slap, so the meteor flew backward and shattered at the same time. After flying backward for dozens of feet, it completely disintegrated.
Of course, the aftershocks of the power still lingered, and Weng Yuxian dealt with them with equal ease.
Next, she obtained the statistical imprint.
After the two of them were delayed by the battle with the meteorite, when they continued to climb, the distance between them and Wu Shaogan widened again, remaining the same as before. If someone looked closely, they would probably find that the length of this distance was almost exactly the same as the previous fixed value!
This also proves that Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian spent no different amount of time breaking the meteorite than Wu Shao did.
Therefore, the top three Battle Kings should not have expended any extra power in their battle against Meteorite.
It can save a lot of physical energy.
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The top three fighters all performed exceptionally well.
Following them, the remaining top ten Fighting Kings also displayed their skills.
The remaining fighting kings also performed exceptionally well.
No one is incapable of dealing with the meteorite, and they are all very quick at resolving the meteorite and acquiring the mark.
Of course, at this point, the time they spend may not be exactly the same.
Each of the Battle Kings has their own strengths. Sometimes, a Battle King with a higher ranking is actually slightly weaker than a Battle King with a lower ranking in certain aspects. Their distance on the mountain also varies and cannot be kept constant.
Compared to the top three fighting kings, they indeed find it difficult to maintain a very stable level of consistency.
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Those cultivators who were not among the top ten, including those who were former Dou Wangs, gradually encountered their own meteors as they climbed the ranks.
They would find it much harder to deal with meteorites with such ease.
Some were still doing alright, but some cultivators had already expended a great deal of energy. As they continued to climb to five thousand feet, due to the massive depletion of their physical strength, they became less sharp in dealing with meteors. The angles at which they could unleash their moves might also be affected by this depletion, making it impossible to find the most precise angle. As a result, they sometimes even had to unleash several moves in succession! At the same time, the consumption of Xuan energy was even more terrifying.
Many climbers stopped to rest and quickly catch their breath.
Some even swallowed elixirs, refining and recovering on the spot.
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Taking pills is not prohibited.
Because whether you have 90% or 10% of your Xuan power left, the power of the same move will be the same. As long as you find the right opportunity, shattering the meteorite is a sure thing.
Therefore, climbers can take any amount of drugs to recover.
During this recovery period, the person taking the medication is almost completely still, and naturally even further away from the other climbers.
This will waste a lot of time and slow down your climbing speed.
If one doesn't take elixirs to recover... then the test lies in whether the climber's foundation and accumulated experience are strong enough.
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The criteria for being listed on the Martial Arts Ranking is combat power. Although endurance is often included in combat power, when fighting against opponents of the same level, weaker martial arts cultivators often lose before they even need to expend enough energy to sustain themselves.
Therefore, the top-ranked fighters on the same list may not necessarily have better endurance than those ranked lower.
The degree of foundational accumulation is not so closely related to ranking.
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Therefore, some powerful fighters who have accumulated enough strength don't need to take drugs at all.
For example, the top three or the top ten.
For example, some fighting kings who didn't accumulate enough experience in their early years have now had to stop.
Therefore, the fighting kings on this Broken Rock Mountain have gained several more fault lines.
The martial arts cultivators at the bottom were almost all unable to kill the meteorite with a single blow. Instead, they had to make several consecutive attacks to truly shatter it.
They were also more tired.
The martial arts cultivators, who needed to take more pills to resist the subsequent "crisis," could not rest at all and could only try to recuperate as soon as possible.
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The climbers climbed higher and higher...
Some patterns have emerged in the falling meteorites.
They land at the same intervals.
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On the star-gazing platform, as the martial arts cultivators climbed higher, the royal prince was also grabbed by several Pill Kings and questioned.
Since the royal prince was in charge of entertaining and looking after everyone, he was very open and honest about everything he knew.
Just like now, he slowly said:
"Last time, a meteorite would fall every incense stick's time."
"The time before last, a meteorite would fall every hundred feet."
"There's still some time; the meteorite won't fall for a full quarter of an hour!"
"Each landing is based either on the time of day or on the distance climbed."
"The weight and impact of each meteorite that lands are different."
"As far as I know, this meteorite is heavier and has a stronger impact than many of the previous ones, but you all don't need to worry. It's all within the range that the Dou Wangs can withstand, and it won't be to the point that they can't fight it off..."
The Pill Kings listened with great interest, and the accompanying martial arts cultivators also seemed to be deep in thought.
Zhong Cai kept staring at Wu Shaogan.
Zhong Cai breathed a sigh of relief as Wu Shaogan successfully shattered the first meteorite.
Fortunately, Lao Wu was quite easy to deal with.
Zhong Cai's thoughts drifted away.
Hopefully, it will be just as easy from now on.
I wonder when the next one will arrive?
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As onlookers discussed the situation, the second meteorite began to fall.
It slammed down again, then suddenly charged towards Wu Shaogan!
It was as if... because it saw the tragic state of its "kin" ahead, it became even more determined to attack.
And like its "kind," it doesn't last even a moment longer between falling and being shattered.
They still "died" very quickly.
Wu Shaogan's mark number changed to "two".
Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian maintained the same level of performance.
Next came the other Battle Kings and Martial Arts Cultivators...
Not long after, Wu Shaogan, who was ranked first, suffered a third meteorite attack.
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The onlookers noticed it.
The frequency of this meteorite fall is based on time.
It was faster than ever before.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, one of them is about to fall!
For many martial arts practitioners who don't have a strong foundation, facing such a terrifying frequency forces them to "rest."
As long as they remain still after deflecting a falling star, even after a short while, the meteor will not reappear or strike the same spot. They can maintain this state until they fully recover, and then continue climbing to prepare for another meteor attack...
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And so the climbers continued to ascend.
Wu Shaogan, as a "benchmark," represents the highest achievement in the current rock-breaking activities.
He climbed to 5,500 zhang...
Six thousand...
Seven thousand...
More than seven thousand...
It seemed that we were not far from the top of the rocky mountain.
Countless meteorites shattered during that time, all of which transformed into the numbers on that mark.
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Even the top ten fighting champions can still maintain their composure.
It's unclear how they honed their skills, but their internal energy seemed inexhaustible, never being depleted.
If things continue like this, it seems they can still hold on...
No matter how many times other martial arts cultivators took drugs and recovered, it seemed that they had nothing to do with the top ten Dou Wangs in the end.
It's as if they're from completely different ethnic groups.
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On the Guanshan Terrace.
Many alchemy masters and martial arts cultivators remained silent for a long time.
They would only ask questions or make a few comments if they encountered something very surprising or if they learned about the Shattered Rock Mountain that they were unaware of.
At this point, they were somewhat surprised.
As time went by, after Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai were parachuted into the Sky Ranking and then entered the War God Hall and the Spirit Immortal Sect respectively, their origins attracted the attention of many cultivators, who began to investigate them carefully.
Naturally, many people know that the two of them actually came from the Middle Continent.
Many factions have records of what kind of cultivation environment exists on the intermediate continent.
On such a continent, the cultivation state of martial arts cultivators or alchemists, and the cultivation foundation they can build, are generally not very high—the vast majority are inevitably far inferior to the geniuses of the top continents.
When Wu Shaogan made it onto the list, many cultivators acknowledged his combat prowess, but they couldn't simultaneously affirm his accumulated experience.
At this moment, as everyone climbs the Broken Rock Mountain together, the distance between each other is obvious to onlookers.
In such a situation, everyone can naturally understand...
Although we still cannot fully understand Wu Shaogan's background, given that he has already climbed to such a high level and demonstrated such formidable strength, his foundation is probably no less impressive than that of Chao Hanxiao and Weng Yuxian.
This is incredible.
Could it be that when Wu Shaogan was cultivating on the intermediate continent, he was originally with the most powerful force at that time?
Therefore, he received the best possible nurturing from that environment from a young age, which enabled him to reach this level. So even when he came to the top continent, he was not hindered in the slightest—in fact, he was even stronger than many Battle Kings!
Suddenly, everyone became even more curious about Wu Shaogan.
They were also eager to know when Wu Shaogan would finally show signs of weakness...
I don't know if it's anticipation.
But whether we see Wu Shaogan's bottom line or we still can't figure it out at all, it's all very interesting.
Everyone watched even more intently.
Some cultivators also knew that something even more interesting was about to happen.
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Sure enough, after a while, the Broken Rock Mountain changed again.
Wu Shaogan, who was at the very front, suddenly flashed away.
He touched what looked like the top of a cliff, and then, with a burst of strength from his legs and arms, he leaped up.
They stood on flat ground.
Yes, all the previous Battle Kings and former Battle Kings initially seemed to be climbing a cliff.
As they climbed higher and higher, constantly shattering meteorites, it seemed as if they had just reached the first "end".
Or perhaps, they are about to face the second phase of the test.
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Originally, when the meteorite began to fall at five thousand feet, the gravity experienced by each martial arts cultivator who reached this level remained at five times the initial level.
Even if you continue climbing upwards, going up another two or three thousand feet, the multiplier remains the same.
Until this moment.
At this moment, we have just passed eight thousand feet.
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The moment Wu Shaogan stepped onto the cliff, the original five times the gravity instantly lessened considerably.
That's right. With the increased distance, the person no longer needs to climb the cliff, and the gravitational force they experience is actually reduced.
This should not make people lower their guard.
The reason why the gravity has been reduced from five times to only two times seems to have lightened the burden on martial arts cultivators, but it also undoubtedly proves one point - the next test will be even more severe.
Wu Shaogan stood expressionless on the edge of the cliff and looked up.
The remaining two thousand zhang of height is no different from many normal mountains—although it is still a rocky mountain, it is no longer a cliff, but a place where you can walk up in circles.
There are many flat areas and many different roads.
Without hesitation, Wu Shaogan randomly chose a path and continued upwards.
It'll probably be about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea again.
The sky suddenly turned dark.
The entire secret realm seemed to have suddenly turned from day to night, which was quite strange.
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On the Guanshan Terrace.
The royal prince said in a low voice, "They've arrived!"
The other alchemists and their companions felt a chill run down their spines and focused their attention even more intently on watching.
Faced with this situation, Zhong Cai suddenly tightened her fingers.
Looking at the pitch-black night, a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
"Whoosh!"
"Swish swish——"
Suddenly, a sound, not sharp but very clear, appeared.
Zhong Cai suddenly looked up!
A shooting star streaked across the sky!
No, no, no, it wasn't just one shooting star, but three, four... many!
It's a meteor shower!
The direction in which the meteor shower fell was towards Shattered Rock Mountain!
It suddenly slammed into Wu Shaogan!
Zhong Cai's pupils contracted violently.
Old Wu!
Zhong Cai's face turned pale in an instant.
Each meteor was enormous and burned with terrifying flames.
They bombed Wu Shaogan from different directions.
Wu Shaogan had nowhere to turn.
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After the celestial upheaval, Wu Shaogan became much more vigilant.
Countless meteors hurtled towards him, preventing him from using his movement techniques and leaving him no opening—
A giant meteor surrounded him, and no matter which angle he tried to escape from, he would inevitably be blocked by the immense heat carried by the meteor. Even if there was a small gap in the middle, he would face even more meteors blocking his way when he tried to get out.
There was no other way but to smash them all.
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