For the young cultivators who were struggling on the Stairway to Heaven, the appearance of the Divine Beast also brought them trouble.
Especially on the last hundred steps, the people closest to Long Tian and Kun Peng felt an even greater pressure. The bloodlines in their bodies were stimulated, giving Long Tian and Kun Peng another source of motivation.
The one who had the easiest time on the Stairway to Heaven was still Wei Yunwei. She was ranked fifth behind Kun Peng, Long Tian, the sword-carrying youth, and the youth with the strange Soul Power.
Compared to the strenuous efforts of other martial practitioners, Yun Wei seemed to be taking a stroll as she climbed the Heavenly Stairs. Occasionally, a purple Qi would appear under her dress. When the boundless gravity descended around her body, it was immediately blocked by over ninety percent.
The gravity brought by the first few hundred steps was negligible to Wei Yunwei. Only when she reached the last hundred steps did she feel the indistinct pressure around her. In order not to attract too much attention, Wei Yunwei did not stand out too much.
The youth with the strange soul power before Yun Wei had just reached the peak of the Mid-stage Blood Refinement Realm, yet he was able to climb the stairs that represented the Half-step Heavy Floor Realm. It was truly astonishing.
The ancient mountain's gravitational field wasn't unchanging. As it revolved around the ancient mountain, the youth's soul power was actually able to sense the direction of the flow of the faintly discernible gravitational field. At every step, he was able to find the area where the gravitational field was the weakest. It could be said that other than Yun Wei, this youth's gravitational field was the weakest.
However, even if he could find the area where the gravity was the weakest on the last step, the gravity contained was still extremely shocking. At this moment, the youth was also struggling to move forward, and his legs had become numb.
Behind Wei Yunwei, the gluttonous youth was ranked sixth. At this moment, his face was flushed red. The black bear did not follow him. The honest-looking youth's cultivation was not weak, and he was at the perfected Blood Refinement Realm. However, he had only just stepped into the perfected Blood Refinement Realm, and had only opened ten Heavenly Veins.
However, Xiao Chen could sense a ferocious aura lurking within its body. This ferocious aura was extremely similar to that of his bear.
The seventh person was Xiong Sheng from the Divine Weapon Hall of the Guyuan Tribe. He was born with great strength and had tempered his Battle Body. The Celestial Stairway suppressed the Battle Qi Realm to a great extent, but for someone like him who had a stable Battle Body, it gave him a great advantage.
The eighth person was Fang Tian, a genius martialist nurtured by the Law Enforcement Hall of the Gu Yuan Tribe. The fact that he was able to ascend to the last 100 stone steps was a reflection of his strength. As the strongest among the younger generation of the Gu Yuan Tribe, he had perfected the Blood Refinement Realm and attached great importance to the cultivation of his physical body.
This was all thanks to Xiao Chen. Currently, everyone in the desolate border knew that Patriarch Xiao's Battle Body was unparalleled and that his physical body had reached the Emperor Stage. With just his physical body, he had killed the once famous Ice Venerable outside the Desolate Border City. Therefore, when the martialists of the Gu Yuan Tribe cultivated their Battle Qi, they also attached great importance to the tempering of their physical bodies. However, the degree of tempering was different for each martialist.
There were only eight martialists on the last 50 stone steps of the Celestial Stairway. However, this was also a pleasant surprise. It could be said that they were the geniuses chosen from 80,000 young martialists.
As for Feng Ling and the others from the Gu Yuan Tribe, although they had reached the last 100 stone steps, they were once again forced back by the endless gravitational force. They were hovering outside the last 100 stone steps.
At this moment, the difference between each step was like the difference between heaven and earth, especially when every martialist's potential had been exhausted. It was extremely difficult for them to advance further.
On the Celestial Stairway, not to mention the young martialists who were still climbing, even the martialists who were already at the corresponding stone steps of their respective cultivation realms were shackled by the endless pressure. There were martialists falling from the Celestial Stairway almost at every moment.
One martialist after another fell from the Celestial Stairway. The martialists below, who had recovered from the pressure of the Divine Beast, were shocked. At this rate, only a few people could remain on the Celestial Stairway and pass the assessment.
The young martialists who had fallen from the Celestial Stairway were immediately surrounded by martialists who asked them about the power of the pressure on the Celestial Stairway. These martialists who participated in the assessment did not hide anything and described the pressure they had experienced on the Celestial Stairway one by one, causing the others to exclaim in surprise.
The dual suppression of Battle Qi and Battle Physique, in the end, was still a competition of willpower. Needless to say, the martialists who could climb the Celestial Stairway were geniuses who were one in a million. Their qualifications were very outstanding, and the fact that they were able to persist meant that their willpower and temperament were definitely the best.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was in the void, once again returned to the peak of the ancient mountain. He saw that there were still some martialists who were bitterly persevering. Furthermore, the eight people on the last 100 stone steps were now eager to compete with each other.
Martial arts should be fought!
They were all geniuses. Although this was the first time they had met, they had unknowingly treated the others as opponents. Only the eight of them were qualified to reach the peak.
The first person!
The first person to reach the peak of the mountain!
Long Tian and Kun Peng were currently only three levels away from the peak. About 15 feet below them, the young man with the iron sword on his back had a glimmer of sharpness in his eyes. The sharpness of swordsmanship flashed again at this moment.
Buzz!
The iron sword on his back felt the young man's willpower and let out a soft sound that echoed throughout the mountain. In an instant, the young man's entire body erupted with sharpness, unexpectedly cutting open a crack in the surrounding gravity.
"En!"
Long Tian, who was confronting Kun Peng, suddenly reacted. He turned his back to the mountain peak and shouted, "Block the others at the foot of the mountain first. You and I will compete for the position of being the first to reach the peak!"
"Alright!"
Kun Peng also turned around and the two of them blocked the path to the mountain peak behind them.
Clang!
With a sword hum, the iron sword on his back was unsheathed. Without the support of Battle Qi, it was just a simple sword strike, but it was so sharp that it could tear the void apart. Seeing the two people in front of him, the young man instantly drew his sword and slashed down.
"Sharpness of swordsmanship!"
Long Tian's pupils shrank as he felt the sharpness of the gravity. He laughed, "Let me!"
A pair of gold-plated ancient fists smashed down on the incoming iron sword.
Clang!
There was the sound of metal colliding. This was pure physical strength. Suddenly, the iron sword collapsed. There was a trace of blood on Long Tian's fists, but the sleeves of his battle robe were torn apart by the sword Qi.
Long Tian's body shook and he took a step back. The person in front of him took a few steps back and came to the edge of the steps, almost falling to the next step.
"What a good swordsmanship! Again!"
Long Tian didn't expect that he would suffer a loss. He shouted. It seemed like his opponent took a few steps back, but he had the upper hand. In reality, they were evenly matched. If there was no gravity, he didn't believe that the person in front of him could be his opponent, even with the sharpness of swordsmanship.
While the two of them were fighting, Kun Peng also made a move. His opponent was a warrior with a strange Spiritual Soul.
The four of them fought on the Heaven Stairway. It immediately caused an uproar among the warriors watching from the bottom of the ancient mountain. Originally, Long Tian and Kun Peng were fighting. They didn't expect that the two of them would work together to block the warriors behind them from the top of the mountain. This idea was too crazy.
Those who were able to make it to the end were all Heaven's Pridelings. Moreover, it was not easy for them to resist the pressure of gravity on the Heaven's Stairway. Yet, they were still caught in a huge battle. Only those who were so powerful would have such confidence.
At the top of the ancient mountain, Xiao Chen and the other experts watched the fight between the warriors with interest. They didn't have the slightest intention of stopping them. The people in front of them were definitely geniuses. Naturally, no one would admit defeat.
"Patriarch!"
Wan Tianxing and Xiao Chen shouted when they saw that the young warriors on the steps had fallen into a melee. Xiao Chen called out softly.
"That's not a problem. In a competition of the Martial Dao, if one does not have the pride to win, why bother cultivating the Martial Dao?!" Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating that Wan Tianxing did not need to stop him.
Although the eight people who could reach the last step could not be said to be the best in the Great Wilderness, they definitely had a place in the Eastern Wasteland. Xiao Chen also wanted to see where their limits were.
"The first to reach the top of the mountain will be rewarded with a treasure!"
At that moment, Elder Shi, who was sitting beside him, stood up and walked to the edge of the ancient mountain. He looked at the people fighting below and said in a hoarse voice.
"Yes!"
Elder Shi appeared at the edge of the ancient mountain. They had seen him with their own eyes when he came on the war chariot pulled by the five-colored peacock. The treasures that the Battle Envoy of the Ancestral Court of the Human Race could take out must be extraordinary.
"Elder Shi, how can the Baize Marquis Division fall behind? I have eight Essence Integration Jade Plates here. They contain my Battle Qi and are enough to block an attack from an ordinary Venerable. If it's a warrior below the Venerable level, it can block more than ten attacks.
As soon as Elder Shi's voice fell, the Vajra Division also didn't want to be left behind. He took out eight sparkling jade plates. These jade plates were indeed life-saving treasures for them.
"The Tiantai Army will take out eight Essence Beads as a reward!"
At that moment, the Vajra Division and Tiantai Xiong's eyes were shining brightly. Although Xiao Chen didn't open his eyes to see, he could sense the fluctuations of the two with his mind power. He could guess what they were thinking.
Yuan Fusion Jade Stones that could store energy were extremely rare. Therefore, the number of Yuan Fusion Jade Cards that could be made were extremely rare. Yuan Beads, on the other hand, were crystals that were formed when the Yuan Qi of the world was extremely dense. They were similar to Yuan Stones, but they were much purer than Yuan Stones. They were much easier to refine and absorb. Therefore, they were considered as rare treasures.
At that moment, the two of them took out eight such treasures. It was obvious that the outstanding performance of these people had made them want to fight with the geniuses in front of them.