Another half a day passed. When Dong Yeying was on the 9000th step, Lu Li arrived at where Dong Yeying was standing.
Dust had been scattered on the stone steps in front of them, but it was not visible on the surface.
Without any hesitation, Lu Li stepped on the stairs.
The dust on the ground swirled up and enveloped Lu Li. The dust entered his body through his pores.
Lu Li stopped. Many psychic powers were locked on him, trying to see if the dust could do anything to him.
Lu Li closed his eyes and tried to sense carefully. After a while, he grinned and continued to stride up.
Some divine energy in his energy channels had been corroded, but the divine energy in his acupoints was not affected.
However, the Divine Power in his meridians was not affected at all. He himself did not rely on Divine Power to move forward, so the dust did not affect him at all.
Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong's eyes glowed when they saw that Lu Li was striding on.
Dong Yeying, on the other hand, was frustrated. This man was a freak. His dust had never failed him. Many of his opponents should have been defeated by him when their divine energy was exhausted.
Lu Li, on the other hand, seemed to be unaffected.
"There is no other way!"
A glint of coldness rose in Dong Yeying's eyes. After he reached the 9000th step, he felt the pressure was doubled. Judging from Wen Xiang and the others, the attacks here were horrifying. Given his abilities, Lu Li would surpass him easily.
Dong Yeying was destined to be eliminated!
Since he was going to be eliminated, Dong Yeying decided to throw caution to the wind. He pretended to be going up while he was secretly preparing to sneak up on Lu Li and knock him off.
Wen Xiang and Hua Tiandao felt the pressure, especially when Wen Xiang was so far ahead.
At this moment, he had already ascended the 9,384th stone stair, and was only slightly more than 600 steps away from the 10,000th stone stair.
Victory was in sight. The difference between the first to reach the 10,000th step and the second and third was huge.
"Hoy!"
Wen Xiang gave a low shout and swallowed a pill. Then, he sped up and climbed upwards.
Hua Tiandao, on the other hand, was getting impatient. He sent a message to Dong Yeying, "Brother Dong Yeying, I think you are destined to be eliminated.
If so, why don't you sneak up on Feng Wuding and knock him off to vent your anger?
If you can do that, I, Hua Tiandao, will be in your debt. "
"Eh?"
Dong Ye Ying's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to sleep, someone actually sent him a pillow.
He had wanted to do this, but he hadn't expected Hua Tiandao to ask him for help.
Since that was the case, he naturally had to extort them.
"Brother Hua, I don't think that's a good idea, right?
If I make a move, I'll be eliminated immediately.
Moreover, it will affect my reputation. When the time comes, the Female Sage Sect will also find trouble with me. "
"You can't say that!"
Hua Tiandao's face lit up when he saw that Dong Yeying seemed to be interested.
If he could knock Lu Li off the stage and let Tu Ying take third place, he would have a much higher chance of taking first place.
Up until now, he had not found a way to crack the Origin Energy. It boded ill rather than well for him against Lu Li.
Therefore, he hurriedly transmitted his voice: "Feng Wuding will definitely surpass you. Even if you are in fourth place, you will still be eliminated.
As for your reputation, if you are eliminated, your reputation will also be affected.
If you make a move, you'll end up with the reputation of being someone who dares to love and hate.
You don't need to care about the Female Saintly Sect. I will help you with everything. If the Female Saintly Sect doesn't give you any rewards, I will bear all of them. Afterward, I will compensate Brother Dong Ye. "
"Compensate?"
Dong Yeying went straight to the point. "Brother Hua, how are you going to compensate me?
I have no lack of God's Stones or treasures. I just need some opportunities to improve. I heard that the Hua Family has two Primitive Mysterious Realms that are impressive … "
"No problem!"
Hua Tiandao said decisively, "Brother Dong Ye, as long as you make a move, you can come to the Mount Hua Di and I will let you cultivate in the two Primitive Mysterious Realms for 10 years. What do you say?"
"A gentleman's word!"
"A promise cannot be taken back!"
The two reached an agreement at once. Hua Tiandao was hot-tempered and vengeful, but he was a real villain. He was a man of his words, which was well-known in the Endless Ruins of Gods.
Therefore, Dong Yeying was relieved. He didn't expect that there would be a pleasant surprise.
Dong Yeying and Hua Tiandao discussed for a while more. Just like before, they didn't show any strange expressions. They were still desperately climbing up.
Lu Li and Dong Yeying were dozens of steps away. Lu Li could already see Dong Yeying. After a while, Lu Li stopped to take a rest.
Dong Yeying was not sure that he was Lu Li, but Lu Li knew Dong Yeying well. He was a narrow-minded man. Lu Li had to be on guard against Dong Yeying's desperate actions.
Therefore, Lu Li planned to surpass Dong Yeying after he was fully recovered.
After resting for two hours, Lu Li continued to climb. In four hours, he had caught up with Dong Yeying.
Dong Yeying was four or five steps below him. One quick leap and he could catch up with him.
At the moment, Lu Li was nervous as well. He had been using the Trace of Dao to check on Dong Yeying.
Dong Yeying looked back at Lu Li and continued to climb up. Right at that moment, he heard a laugh coming from above. It was Hua Tiandao's voice. "Ha, ha, ha, Feng Wuding, I didn't know that you could catch up. But … you will never be able to surpass me."
Hua Tiandao's voice was loud, like thunder. Anyone else would have used psychic power to check on Hua Tiandao. But Lu Li reacted quickly.
He didn't listen to what Hua Tiandao said. He stared at Dong Yeying with killing intent in his eyes.
"Feng Wuding, come down with me. Ha, ha, ha!"
Dong Yeying laughed. Then, he dashed forward like a mad dragon. He generated a huge palm print and smashed at Lu Li.
At the same time, an Iron Armored Kui Ox appeared next to him. It was difficult for the Kui Ox to go up, but it was easy for it to go down. The Kui Ox charged at Lu Li from the side.
"This guy is playing dirty!"
Lu Li's pupils contracted. He was confident that he could shatter Dong Yeying's palm print. But once the Iron Armored Kui Ox bumped into him, he would be smashed away by the horrifying force.
It wouldn't be a big deal if Lu Li was only knocked back a few hundred steps. What he was afraid of was that he would be smashed off the stairs. By then, he would be smashed off the foot of the mountain by the runes of the Peak of Empress.
In a split second, Lu Li made up his mind. He made up his mind, mobilized his source energy and released a ray of sword light toward the palm print.
On the other side, he took out the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda. Flames surged out from the pagoda toward the Kui Ox. The gate of the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda was opened as well. A surge of horrifying suction force acted on the Kui Ox.
"What ~"
It was a mess out there. How dare Dong Yeying make a move?
This was a clear violation of the rules and a provocation to the Holy Lady Sect.
Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong's expressions changed. Queen of Shadow and the other Great Emperors of the Holy Lady Sect became gloomy as well.
"Boom!"
Lu Li's ray of sword light shattered the palm print easily. The ray of sword light went on and landed on Dong Yeying. Dong Yeying was smashed away. His armor was shattered and he was covered in blood.
On the other side, the flames enveloped the Kui Ox. The Kui Ox was strong in defense so it was not burned to death. But it was wounded.
The suction force from the Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda didn't suck the Kui Ox in either. But it did slow it down.
"Buzzing ~"
At that moment, the Peak of Empress glowed. Then the Kui Ox and Dong Yeying both disappeared from the stairs.
Queen of Shadow had come back to her senses. She controlled the runes of the Peak of Empress to teleport Dong Yeying and the Kui Ox out.
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Dong Yeying saw a white glare and he appeared on the plaza. His clothes were ragged and covered in blood. But he didn't care. Instead, he began to laugh like he was having a seizure.
He made eye contact with Gang Yang on the grandstand. Both of them were smiling coldly.
The Seven-colored Glazed Pagoda!
Dong Yeying had successfully forced Lu Li to use his trump card. They were sure that Feng Wuding was … Lu Li!