Chapter403:Illusion!

ThevitalenergyflowedwidelythroughthemeridiansofSuYi’sbody,burstingwithintensefluctuations.SuYiwalkedupthestepswithstubbornpride,stepbystep,headheldhighandbodystraight.

Undertheinvisiblehugepressure,everystepofSuYiseemedtobestruggling,withatremendousforceblockingherway,causinghisbodytotrembleslightlyuponlanding.

"Oh,itseemsthatthelittleoneisunwillingtogiveup?"

Atthetoweringmountainpeak,RightDharmaProtector’sbrowslightlyfurrowedandhiseyesshowedanewflickerofemotion,thoughheremainedregretful.

RightDharmaProtectorwasacutelyawareoftheHeavenlyStairs,whichhadbeenarrangedbytheprecursorsoftheDivineSwordSchool,andwassureitwouldnevergowrong.

Itwasacomprehensivetest,andthosewithinsufficienttalentwouldbeoppressedespeciallyandunabletoascendtheHeavenlyStairs.Eveniftheywereunsatisfied,whatcouldthoselittleguysdoaboutit?

SituLiuyunseemedtohaveintendedtoleave,gazingatthedistantandstubbornfigureontheHeavenlyStairs,withoutspeakingbutstoppinghissteps,gazingfaroffintothedistance.

Manyobscureenergiesintheemptinesssurroundingthemimmediatelyemergedonceagain.

Stepbystep,SuYiascendedthestairs,andhisspeedwasnotmuchslowerthanthatoftheotherouterdisciplesbesidehim.

Thevitalitywithinhisbodysurged,althoughstrenuous,ithadnotyetreachedthepointoftrulyexhaustingSuYi.

SuYicouldstillsupporteverything,onehundredsteps,threehundredsteps,sevenhundredsteps.

Soon,SuYiarrivedatthesecondlevel.

"Hmm,someonewithsuchlittlenaturaltalentactuallymadeittothesecondlevel!"

Otherouterdiscipleswereamazed,observingthefourattributeaurasenvelopingSuYi’sbodyatthismomentletthemknowthathisinnatetalentwasaverageatbest.However,thefactthatSuYimanagedtoclimbupwasquitesurprising.

"Thisisonlythesecondlevel.ItissaidthatSuYiisverystrongandshouldhavereliedonhisstrengthtocomeup,butitisestimatedthathewon’tbeabletogoanyfurther."

SomediscipleswhisperedthattheyhadpreviouslyheardtheinnerdisciplesmentionsomethingabouttheHeavenlyStairs.

"BrotherSuYi,let’sgo,wewillclimbuptogether!"

ZhangQingappearednexttoSuYi,andhealsonoticedtheattributelightonSuYi,feelingalittleregretfulbutdidn’tmindandcontinuedtosupportSuYi.

SuYismiledslightly,hisgazedeep,andcontinuedtostrideforward.

Threehundred,fivehundred,sixhundred,reachedthethirdgrade.

"Howisthisfellowsofast!"

Anouterdisciplewasamazed.HehadbeenfollowingSuYiallalongandfoundthatSuYi’sspeedwasnotinferiortohisown.

"Boom!"

Theintangibleforceofcollapsebecamestronger,asifitwereenvelopingSuYifromalldirections,tryingtocrushhisbody.

"BrotherSuYi,wecandefinitelyreachthefourthlevel!"

ZhangQingspokewithsomegaspingbreath,sweatthesizeofbeansonhisface,seemingtostruggle.Lookingup,hesawafamiliarfigureaheadandsaid,"MartialSisterJiahuiisrightinfrontofus,shewillsurelysucceed!"

SuYiliftedhisgazeandsawafamiliarfigureinthemiddleofthethirdlevel.Thegracefulcurvesofherbodywerealreadyvisible,asshesteppedontothestairsonebyone.

"Continue!"

SuYicontinued,stepbystep,goingup.

Theinvisiblecrushingforcegrewstrongerandstronger,andonlySuYiknewtheextentofthecrushingforce,whichwasprobablyfarbeyondthatofotherdisciples.

"Isn’titjusttheHeavenlyStairs?IfIcan’tevenascendit,howcanIsetfootontheSacredMountain?"

SuYi’sprofoundgazefluctuatedwithashimmeringradiance,andhisvigorousvitalitysurgedcontinuouslywithinhisbroadmeridians,causingatremblingsensationakintothatofthunderouswinds.

Soon,SuYifeltthecrushingpressurechanging,andeverythinginthesurroundingsbegantoblur.

Asifsuddenlyandimperceptibly,alltheouterdisciplesinthesurroundingsdisappeared,andthefrontareaunderwentasuddentransformation,causingthevoidtoquiver.Thesteepstonestepsbeneathhisfeetgraduallytransformedintoaboundlessseaofwaves.

"Boom,boom,boom..."

Thesurgingwavesroared,unleashingaterrifyingforce,asifitcouldsweepawayeverythinginitspathtowardsSuYi,likeanavalanche.

Thetoweringwavesweresohighthatthethunderousroaralonecouldtearapersonintopieces,anddevoureverything.

"Thisisjustanillusion,merelyanillusion!"

SuYi’sgazeremainedfixed,knowingitwasjustanillusion,takingeachstepforward.

"Rumblerumble..."

ThewaveastallasamountaincamecrashingdownonSuYiwithaforcethatseemedtohavealwaysbeenthere,anditsimposingmightgrewmoreandmoreshocking.

WhentheterrifyingwavesfellbeforeSuYi’seyes,theydisappearedwithoutatrace.

"Whooshing..."

Foramoment,theboundlessseatransformed,theragingwavesgraduallydisappeared,andthetemperaturedropped,withbone-chillingcoldness.Ahead,anendlessglaciercameintoview.

Thefreezingtemperaturenumbedthesoul,capableoffreezingeverything,causingeventhesoultotrembleuncontrollably.

"Comeon,it’sjustanillusion!"

SuYi’sbodywasshining,andhetookstepafterstepforwardwithoutstopping.

Atthismoment,onthethirdleveloftheHeavenlyStairs,numerousdiscipleshadalreadystopped.Theirsweat,asbigasbeans,fellprofusely.Theirfaceswerered,andtheygrittedtheirteethtocontinueclimbingthesteps.Itseemedthatwitheachstepforward,theyrequiredalloftheirstrength.

"Isn’tthatSuYioverthere?"

"HowcanSuYistillcomeup!"

Thediscipleswhoweregaspingforbreath,strugglingtoadvance,wereshockedatthesightofSuYi.

Isn’tthisguyexceptionallytalented?Whyaretheystrugglingsomuchwhilehe,ontheotherhand,seemstobestrugglingaswellbutwithoutanydecreaseinspeed,havingalreadysurpassedmanyothers?

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩В)

Thereareonlyahundredmorestepslefttoreachthefourthlevel,XuJiahuiglancedsidewaysandcaughtsightofSuYi,whosebodywascoveredinalternatingraysoffourattributes.Everystepseemedarduous,yethepersevered,climbingstepbystep.

Soon,thefiguredisappearedintothedistance,withhisblackhairswayingslightlyandthebrokenswordonhisbackalsocoveredinraysoflight.

"Youcandefinitelydoit!"

XuJiahui’seyesflickered,withtwodifferenttypesofattributelightenvelopingherbody,alternatingbetweenbrightnessanddarkness.Therewasalsoathirdtypeofattributelightthatwasdifficulttoperceive,emittingafaintfluorescenceastheQiwithinherbodysurged,followinginSuYi’sfootsteps.

"Whyaretheysofast..."

ZhangQinghadalreadyfallenfarbehind,gazinguponthefigureaheadwhowascarryingabrokenswordonhisback.Hiseyeswerefilledwithdoubt,wonderingifthispersonwastrulyofaveragetalent.Itdidn’tseemlikeitatall.

"Ipassedthelevel,finallypassedthelevel!"

Onthefourthlevel,anouterdisciplewasdrenchedinsweatandoutofbreath.However,assoonashesteppedontothefourthlevelofstairs,hewasoverjoyedandtearsofexcitementalmostspilledout.

Hewasafailurefiveyearsagoandwasunabletosetfootonthefourthlevel,onlyabletobecomeanouterdisciple.

Duringthesefiveyears,hedarednotbenegligent,workedhardonhiscultivation,allfortoday.

Now,hehassucceeded,steppedintothefourthlevel,hishardworkmadeupforsomeofhisnaturaltalent,andhehasagreatchanceofbecominganinnerdisciple.

"Ialsosucceeded,Ireallysucceeded!"

"Mother,father,Ihavesucceeded,notlettingdownthefamily’shope!"

Soon,otherdisciplessteppedontothefourthlevel,allofthemsweatingandpale-faced,butfilledwithexcitement.