He looked up at the person at the top of the steps, then back at Ouyang Yan and the others. After a long while, Bai Hao finally said, "Alright."
He finally made his choice—protecting Ouyang Yan and the others was important, but it was only a temporary solution. The only way to be truly safe was to leave this world and return to the Divine Radiance Continent.
But now, the sun god is the only direction.
"We'll wait for you here, we won't leave." Ouyang Yan nodded, reassuring Bai Hao not to worry.
Nodding, Bai Hao took a deep breath, sheathed the Thousand Leaves, and slowly stepped onto the stairs.
The moment he stepped onto the stairs, a sudden sense of majesty washed over him, pressing heavily on Bai Hao as if forcing him to kneel down.
A hint of surprise flashed through Bai Hao's mind, but he quickly became more determined and continued to climb the stairs step by step. With each step he took, the pressure emanating from him increased.
This is the oppressive force from the Divine Source Dynasty, and also the trial of the Sun God. Only those who are sincere in their hearts and have sufficient strength can climb these thousand steps and truly pay homage to the Sun God.
The reason why the golden-armored man on the steps did not attack Bai Hao immediately was perhaps because he knew this, that Bai Hao might not be able to cross the thousand steps to reach him.
And now, Bai Hao is the only one whose attention is being focused on everyone!
...
Bai Hao walked step by step. For the first hundred steps, he relied on his powerful ancient divine body and did not even need to circulate his internal energy to climb up.
But after the hundredth step, the pressure suddenly increased significantly, like a mountain pressing down, making each step incredibly difficult to take using only physical strength.
But she can still walk.
Bai Hao did not use his true energy, but continued to lift his feet with difficulty and walk upwards. He could only walk as far as he could until he had walked another twenty steps.
Finally, the heavy burden on his shoulders made it extremely difficult for Bai Hao to even stand up, and he could no longer lift his feet at all.
"call……"
With difficulty, Bai Hao looked up at the still long staircase, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes to gather his thoughts.
The next moment, the instant Bai Hao opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashed in them, and a tremendous power erupted from his body, instantly dissipating the oppressive aura emanating from him.
He unleashed his full power!
This time, Bai Hao stopped walking step by step and started running. He ran quickly up the stairs, getting faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, he had crossed dozens of steps. Moreover, as the number of steps increased, his speed did not slow down but instead became faster and faster, as if he was about to rush to the end of the stairs.
At the top of the stairs, the golden-armored man watched Bai Hao run up without much reaction, simply observing quietly...
The hundreds of steps were quickly crossed, and in the blink of an eye, Bai Hao had arrived at the upper part of the steps. He had walked more than nine hundred steps behind him, and in front of him was the huge palace gate.
There are only a few dozen steps left.
Fifty.
forty.
thirty.
twenty,
ten……
Just before the last ten steps, Bai Hao suddenly stopped, as an incredibly powerful pressure pressed down on him.
That wasn't just a physical intimidation, but a mental and spiritual intimidation!
This oppressive force dealt a severe blow to Bai Hao, drastically reducing his speed. He took a difficult step onto the tenth step from the bottom, as an invisible pressure surged in from all directions like a tidal wave.
Moreover, the last ten steps are also unique; they are no longer made of dark blue boulders, but paved with blood-red jade, full of endless mysteries.
The golden-armored general stood less than ten feet away from Bai Hao and slowly spoke, "These final ten steps are called the 'Stairway to Heaven,' a test of your path of cultivation. The first step tests your initial intention in cultivation. The remaining eight steps, starting from the Qi Gathering Realm, are called 'Ineffable,' testing how far you can go. And the final step tests your understanding of the Way of All Beings... So, how many steps can you take?"
"A test for the path of cultivation? Then I'll see just how powerful this pressure is!" Bai Hao murmured to himself, his eyes showing no sign of backing down.
The first step is to test Bai Hao's initial determination in cultivation: why did he cultivate? Has he strayed from the original intention of cultivation? Bai Hao's initial intention in cultivation was simply to be a carefree salted fish, and now he still just wants to be a carefree fish, but reality has made him move forward with heavy burdens.
The second step is to test the first stage of cultivation—the Qi Gathering Realm.
The third step tests the second stage of cultivation—the Foundation Establishment Realm.
...
Aside from the first step being somewhat difficult, Bai Hao easily traversed the subsequent steps, until he effortlessly reached the seventh step—the staircase for testing the supreme realm.
The next step is the eighth step, which tests the supreme realm!
This step had stumped countless cultivators, who could only remain on the seventh step with regret, because the gap between the seventh and eighth steps was like an insurmountable chasm.
But Bai Hao took a step.
He took that step without any hindrance.
The Supreme Realm has been surpassed!
In fact, he had already reached the Supreme Realm, but he had not experienced the Heavenly Tribulation and had not achieved a formal breakthrough when he was on the Divine Radiance Continent.
Now, on this ladder to heaven, the eighth step he has taken has proven his strength.
The next ninth step represents the ineffable—a realm that exists only in legends on the Divine Radiance Continent, and Bai Hao has never seen a true ineffable one.
Whether it's the Divine Radiance Continent or this world, the Unspeakable seems to exist.
But there is a ninth step on this ladder to heaven, which means that the unspeakable does exist; it's just that no one has reached it yet.
Now, Bai Hao is about to take the ninth step.
The moment he lifted his foot, even the man in golden armor couldn't help but turn his gaze to him, staring intently to see if Bai Hao could land the ninth step.
"boom!"
The moment he raised his ninth step, a deafening thunderclap shook Bai Hao's mind. The thunder's wrath was like the fury of a god, making his heart tremble. The ninth step stopped in mid-air, and no matter what he did, he couldn't take it.
It is beyond words; he did not achieve it.
This result was not unexpected to him. It was unbelievable; he had never even seen it before. How could he have achieved it without even realizing it?
However, before he could even complete the ninth step, the overwhelming pressure in his mind, like the wrath of the heavens, deeply shocked Bai Hao.
Becoming the Unspeakable meant facing such immense pressure, as if some unseen rule of the Great Dao was preventing him from taking the ninth step, the final step towards the end of cultivation.
Perhaps, just as the name "Unspeakable" suggests, it is an existence that cannot be spoken of within the rules of the Great Dao!
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