Chapter 17: Heavenly Ladder

ife and death with Mount of Blazing InfernoAnd when everyone saw that the disciple had truly left unharmed, they were all struck with astonishment."This person beside me is one of the mountain master'...Mengyao's words immediately caught everyone's attention.

"Lord Elder, the Spirit Orb failed to detect any talent. How can you decide to eliminate him"

“This!”

The presiding elder didn't expect Meng Yao to speak up for Fang Chen.

"Yes, I think it should count. Maybe it's because his talent is too amazing,"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Other elders chimed in.

Meng Yao's status was extraordinary, so they naturally knew which side to choose.

The head elder saw this and knew that it was impossible to eliminate Fang Chen in this way, so he said, "What if we do this, I still have spare spirit orbs here. Let's have this disciple test again."

Meng Yao coldly looked at him: "Since there's a backup, why not take it out and announce its elimination first"

The chief elder broke out in a cold sweat and could only stammer, "I... I just can't remember for the moment"

Then he took out another spirit bead, but this one also contained the Meteorite Stone.

"Try again, Master," the Elder said coldly to Chen.

Fang Chen glanced at him. If he wasn't mistaken, the person before him must be Luo Yun's man.

He sneered inwardly, and once more placed his hand on the spirit pearl.

Bang!

The Spirit Pearl is still like just now, exploding at the very first touch!

The entire venue fell silent again. What on earth was going on

"As expected!"

Meng Yao thought to herself, no one noticed the golden light flickering in her eyes! She had witnessed the explosion of the spirit orb with her own eyes!

She clearly saw that in that moment the entire Spirit Orb was covered in dots of light! Because it was too intense, it exploded instantly.

That is to say, Fang Chen's talent has surpassed the limits of the Spirit Orb's exploration! It's above level nine.

Her beautiful eyes blinked curiously at Fang Chen.

"This man is becoming more and more interesting," she thought to herself, growing even more curious about Fang Chen.

The head elder, seeing the spirit orb explode again, was dumbfounded.

I don't believe it!

He took out another spirit orb and this time he added a full ten pieces of meteorite stone inside.

Boom!

but the spirit orb still exploded!

Now the head elder is in a bind, because he's run out of spirit orbs.

Dream Yao saw this and said faintly, "Why don't you continue"

The head elder could only awkwardly say: "The spirit pearl is gone."

Mengyao seeing this, said: "Since that is the case, then let him pass the first round. If he really can't do it, he definitely won't get past the second round."

“Yes, yes, yes”

I think Master Meng is right.

Other elders also followed suit.

The head elder, seeing this, also knew that he couldn't refute it. He knew that Fang Chen couldn't be eliminated in the first round.

In the end, gritting his teeth, he could only announce that Fang Chen had also passed the assessment.

"This guy's luck is insane, he actually passed this"

"That's right, it was my turn just now and I didn't even get to explode!"

"Hmph, what good is luck, he will definitely be eliminated in the second round!"

Everyone below looked at Fang Chen with envy, especially those who were eliminated, envious to the point of hatred.

Luo Ao's face was grim, but he still wore a look of disdain: "Just a lucky bastard. He won't pass the second round."

"That's it!" Si Chengye nodded repeatedly.

Su Wan'er's expression was also extremely ugly. Just now, she had confidently said that Fang Chen couldn't even pass the first level, but now he had passed it.

"Trash, what good is passing the first level Luo Ge prepared much more than this!"

But soon her expression transformed into a sneer, still looking like she had everything under control.

Luo Yun didn't expect Fang Chen to just pass away like this, his face also looked a bit ugly.

But he also sneered, "The second stage, I won't let you take a single step!"

The second assessment was not here. Under the leadership of the Chief Elder, everyone came to another mountain range on Mount Wuzhi.

Here lies a long white marble staircase, with a thousand steps.

The

is a great expense, made by the temple's master painter and artisan.

As you step inside, you will feel a crushing power from the outside in. Those with wavering resolve cannot even ascend ten steps!

The Head Elder introduced: “This Stone Stair is the Heavenly Stair, the second trial of this assessment. Passing it is quite simple, no need for a thousand steps, just one hundred will do. Let me remind you all, proceed with caution and don't overexert yourselves. If you forcefully climb the stairs, you risk being repelled, and in severe cases, even instant death.”

When it came to the word "death," he glanced at Fang Chen intentionally or unintentionally.

He took out a token, which was the control to the sky ladder.

As soon as the token glowed, a faint light emanated from all around the Sky Ladder, signifying its official opening.

"Come on, what are you waiting for!"

A disciple rushed up the Heavenly Ladder first!

He had just stepped in when a sense of terrible oppression enveloped him!

Suddenly, his figure shrank by half! But this was only the first step, and he could bear it. After enduring it completely, he continued to climb upward.

Seeing this, others also rushed towards the Sky Staircase and began to climb.

More than 3,000 people passed the first level, but even with that many people, the Sky Ladder wasn't too crowded.

Luo Ao strode before Fang Chen, playfully eyeing him: "Bastard, you can't even step onto the first tier."

On the other side, Su Wan'er also sneered: "This level you will know what despair is!"

Fang Chen frowned as she watched the two people head towards the ladder to heaven. Every now and then, a dog barked near her, which made her rather agitated.

When Luo Ao stepped onto the Sky Ladder, he surprisingly felt as if he were walking on flat ground!

He floated upwards effortlessly, and casually made his way to the nineteenth flight of stairs. It was here that he began to slow down.

What's even more surprising is that Su Wan'er, who was beside Luo Ao, did the same thing. She actually followed closely behind Luo Ao!

Fang Chen saw this and his brows furrowed slightly. He wasn't surprised by Luo Ao's attitude, after all, he was considered a genius.

But he knew exactly what Su Wan'er was like. Whether it was her talent or diligence, she was quite average and couldn't possibly be this effortless.

He glanced at the High Elder standing beside the Sky Ladder, holding a token in his hand, and suddenly understood.

He must be able to control the pressure from above and ease the burden on Su Wan'er, only then could he be so relaxed.

Fang Chen guessed right; not only was Su Wan'er like this, but Luo Ao was too.

Even if Su Wan'er is a complete waste, following Luo Aosheng after reducing her burden by 90% would still be effortless.

Seeing that most people had already begun to climb, Fang Chen no longer hesitated and stepped onto the Sky Ladder as well.

But he didn't notice that the High Elder's eyes were fixed on him.

The moment he stepped onto the first stair! A terrifying oppressive force enveloped Fang Chen! It was heavy as Mount Tai!

The head elder sneered: "Your suppression is ten times that of others. Even a cultivator at the early stage of the postnatal realm would find it difficult to resist. I'd like to see how you get through this round!"

Fang Chen's brows furrowed slightly. This pressure felt very wrong. If he hadn't been transformed by the blood of the Sword Demon and endured that inhuman torment, he probably wouldn't have been able to bear it.

He looked at the Chief Elder with icy eyes, while the latter was watching him with a mocking expression.

Fang Chen is sure that the other party is behind this.

Ahead, Luo Ao and Su Wan'er saw Fang Chen stop on the first step and remained motionless, sneering at him.

"You want to fight us I could kill you with ease.

But their expressions, immediately after they had watched the play, were frozen.t's wrong again"Can we set up another formationLin Xueyan blinked her big eyes, a little embarrassed.Facing this situation, all Fang Chen could do was set up another layer of formation on the bed."Is...