The most central region of the Divine Spiritual Mountain range.
This was the central region of the Divine Spiritual Mountain range. As of now, it was already filled with a sea of people, with rampant Spiritual Energies rushing towards the skies. In the air and on the ground, figures of people engaged in a chaotic battle were present everywhere. Countless Spiritual Energy impacts converged together, causing this stretch of the heavens and earth to appear exceedingly gorgeous.
This was the endpoint of the Divine Spiritual Mountain range, and also the endpoint of all the great battles.
All of the experts from various parts of the Northern Heavens Continent had finally converged here. If one wanted to distinguish oneself in this place and obtain the qualifications to ascend the "Nine Heavenly Steps", one would need to display one's true strength. In this place, only strength would have the right to speak. If not, even if one possessed a powerful background, the various experts, whose eyes had already turned red from the stimulation of the Divine Spiritual Baptism, wouldn't pay the slightest bit of attention to them. If they really wanted to kill them, so be it. The rules of this place were as such. Back then, even the participants of the Hokuang Reiwon had their bones buried in this place.
If one didn't possess strength, one could only obediently hide like a tortoise in this place!
At the most central region of the chaotic land, stood a towering mountain peak. Dazzling rays of brilliance radiated from the sky above the mountain peak. If one took a closer look, one would see an incomparably gigantic cloud staircase within the brilliance. The cloud staircase had a total of nine levels, with a dozen stone platforms present on each level. The number of stone platforms decreased the higher one went. At the highest level, there seemed to be only five or six of them present on one's fingers.
This was the "Nine Heavenly Steps"!
This was the most coveted place for the countless experts that had entered the Divine Spiritual Mountain.
Only here would one be able to receive the "Divine Spiritual Baptism"!
However, if one wanted to stand on the top of the Nine Heavenly Steps, one would need to possess powerful strength. That's because, below, there would be countless red-eyed people crazily challenging you. If your strength wasn't up to par, there would only be a single outcome awaiting you. Being killed and kicked off the Nine Heavenly Steps!
Only genuine experts would be able to stand on the top of the Nine Heavenly Steps, overlooking the countless people fighting below. Akin to gods overlooking ants, they would be able to receive the greatest glory of the Divine Spiritual Mountain, the Divine Spiritual Baptism!
At this moment, there were already some figures standing proudly on the Nine Heavenly Steps. Other than the few lowest steps that still had challengers continuously charging up, the top three steps were completely different from the bottom.
There weren't many people on the top three levels. In total, there wouldn't be more than thirty people. On the platform on the second level, there were less than ten people …
As for these few figures, they unceremoniously occupied the most perfect spot on the Nine Heavenly Steps. They looked down upon the crowd, but no one dared to fight against them.
On the lower layer, some experts had complicated gazes as they looked at the few silhouettes standing on the second layer. Since they could come out from the bottom and stand here, it naturally meant that they weren't pushovers. But even so, they still couldn't take another step forward. That place was no longer a place that they could step in.
That was the place where only the true elites of the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent had the qualifications to cross swords.
At this moment, although the second layer of the Nine Heavenly Steps, which was the focus of attention from countless experts, was completely silent, the atmosphere was rather strange. Seven figures had each occupied a corner. Although none of them had unleashed their Spiritual Energy to display their pressure, the atmosphere was more than sufficient to suppress people to the point of being unable to breathe.
At the place right at the front, an ordinary-looking male dressed in linen clothes stood with his hands faintly hanging down. Appearing to not feel the strange atmosphere present on the platform, he had even faintly closed his eyes, appearing as if he was resting his mind. Nevertheless, despite this, the gazes of the other six people present on the stage were brimming with fear and dread as they looked towards him.
That person was Mo Xingtian.
The true number one person within the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent.
At the corner, Xia Youran's beautiful eyes were also staring solemnly at Mo Xingtian. After an instant, she tilted her head, looking towards the plains below her that had been engulfed by the flames of war. There were countless battles erupting there, with figures everywhere. However, she wasn't able to see the figure that she wanted to see.
"That fellow, Mu Chen … exactly where did he run off to?"
Xia Youran muttered to herself, a sliver of worry appearing on her lovable face. Originally, she had agreed to meet up with Mu Chen as soon as possible. However, after waiting for an entire day, she still wasn't able to catch sight of Mu Chen's figure. Therefore, she could only head over here first. However, she never imagined that Mu Chen wouldn't appear until now. This caused her to involuntarily start to worry. Could it be that something had happened to Mu Chen?
"Haha. Are you still waiting for that brat to appear?"
A sneer rang out from not far away. Looking over, Xia Youran saw a sinister smile plastered across Liu Ying's face. Giving a cold snort, she couldn't be bothered to care about him.
"Since that fellow hasn't appeared after so long, there's only two possibilities. Either he's been killed by someone, or he's already satisfied after obtaining that bit of Spiritual Treasure, and doesn't dare to come here again, turning around and leaving the Divine Spiritual Mountain."
With a smile, ridicule brimmed within Liu Ying's eyes, he continued speaking, "However, he's rather smart. He knows that if he continues to walk down this path, he might not even be able to leave this place.
"Shut up!" Xia Youran coldly roared out.
A chilling glint flashed within Liu Ying's eyes, before a faint smile appeared on his face. "You don't believe me?
Let's just wait and see. If he really dares to come here, don't worry, I'll properly entertain him. After that, I'll get him to hand over that Spiritual Treasure, and obediently scram out of here! "
Xia Youran clenched her teeth, feeling extremely disgusted with Liu Ying. However, with the current situation being unclear, it wouldn't be wise to take action rashly. With a sneer, she replied, "What's there to be proud of? You've started cultivating so many years earlier than Mu Chen, and you've only managed to achieve your current accomplishments after eating up all the resources of your Umbra Chamber of Commerce. If you wait for another one or two years, you might not even have the qualifications to hoot in front of others!"
Liu Ying's face instantly turned gloomy. With a sinister smile, he replied, "Oh?
So it turns out that you actually think so highly of that brat. Since he's so much of a threat, I'll just kill him when he appears. Wouldn't everything be fine then? "
Liu Ying's voice paused, while the ridicule in his eyes grew even more intense. "Naturally … that'll only happen if that brat really dares to appear. In my opinion …"
Roar!
However, before Liu Ying could finish his words, a ferocious dragon roar resounded across the horizon. Everyone turned their gazes over, only to see rays of light flickering in the distance, as a giant illusory dragon figure seemed to be soaring through the air. On the back of the giant dragon was a slender figure standing against the wind.
"Mu Chen!" Looking at the familiar figure, pleasant surprise instantly erupted from Xia Youran's beautiful eyes.
"He's truly courageous …" Liu Ying's eyes grew increasingly dark and sinister, as a sinister smile appeared on his face. This brat actually dared to appear. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being vicious and merciless.
At this moment, Mo Xingtian, who had his eyes closed in meditation, slowly opened them. His deathly still eyes stared indifferently at the giant dragon in the distance, as he softly muttered to himself, "Dragon Soaring Technique huh?
He's actually reached the 'Dragon Soaring' stage. What a surprise … "
Roar!
Standing on the giant dragon illusory, Mu Chen gazed at the chaotic land, before turning his gaze towards the Nine Heavenly Steps at the peak of the mountain.
"Is that the place to receive the Divine Spirit Baptism?"
Looking towards that direction, Mu Chen gave a stomp of his feet, causing the giant dragon phantasm to furiously erupt with an astonishing dragon roar. Furiously increasing its speed, it shot across the sky that was filled with the flames of war. Rushing towards the sky, it rushed straight towards the Nine Heavenly Steps.
"That's Hokuang Reiwon's Mu Chen?!"
Mu Chen's actions immediately attracted the attention of numerous people. Upon seeing him attempting to ascend the Nine Heavenly Steps, the faces of a few experts slightly changed, as they wanted to take action to stop him. However, thinking about Wu Dong, whose arm had been crippled by Mu Chen, caused them to hesitate for a moment. Although Mu Chen appeared to be at the Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase, no one dared to underestimate him. If they were to carelessly take action, they might have to pay quite a hefty price.
While those experts were hesitating, the giant dragon illusory had already carried Mu Chen up the mountain peak. With a stomp of his foot, his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning as he rushed up the Nine Heavenly Steps. Leaping past layer after layer of stone platforms at lightning speed, under the attentive gazes of those experts, he rushed straight towards the top!
Fluctuations fluctuated within the eyes of the numerous experts present, as Spiritual Energy gushed out from them in an attempt to take action. However, in the end, they forcefully endured it, before turning their gazes towards Mu Chen's figure. They wanted to see exactly which step he would reach!
Whoosh!
Mu Chen's speed was exceedingly quick. In a short span of a dozen breaths, he had passed through several steps, rushing up to the fourth step. In the next instant, his figure leapt up like a great roc, rushing towards an even higher step.
On the second step, seven figures were staring at him. However, the gazes present in their eyes were all different from one another.
Whoosh!
Mu Chen's figure landed on the third step, where a dozen figures were present on the stone platforms. Every single one of them had powerful Spiritual Energy fluctuations radiating from their bodies, and unexpectedly, none of them were any weaker than Wu Dong.
However, after shooting a glance at them, Mu Chen did not show the slightest bit of hesitation. With a move, he rushed straight towards the second step where Xia Youran, Mo Xingtian and the rest were located.
However, just as Mu Chen's figure had shot out, an explosive roar finally resounded like a clap of thunder.
A long-haired male dressed in blue robes had a cold and fierce expression on his face as boundless Spiritual Energy erupted from him. Shooting forward, akin to a falcon pouncing towards its prey, he brought along a suffocating shadow as he enveloped over Mu Chen.
"Stay here for me!"
Finally, there were experts who could no longer endure Mu Chen's rampage, and attempted to take action to knock him down from the Nine Heavenly Steps!
(There's still 13 more chapters to go!
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