Su Ming stood on the 79th step. He looked around him, especially at the moon in the sky. There was still some time before midnight. Even so, Su Ming still felt comfortable in the moonlit night.
Ever since he started practicing the Fire Berserker Art, Su Ming fell in love with moonlit nights. He especially looked forward to the full moon. Su Ming had never seen a full moon while practicing the Fire Berserker Art.
Even if it happened once, it was a day when dark clouds covered the moon. He felt restless in his body when he was in the cave, but there were not many changes in his body. However, Su Ming analyzed it himself. If it was not for the dark clouds that covered the moon that day, perhaps he would have felt different.
It was a pity that it was not a full moon yet, but Su Ming still felt very at ease. At the same time, he could also feel the pressure coming from the mountain becoming stronger as he went up the stairs, and it also seemed to be gradually becoming stronger as the moon rose up.
'The Elder of Wind Stream Tribe once said that the pressure from the mountain would increase at night. It seems like it's true.' Su Ming smiled. He did not pay much attention to it. To him, the pressure from the mountain would increase at night, but it was also when Su Ming's power would reach its peak.
Su Ming was much scarier at night than during the day!
Su Ming averted his gaze from the moon and sat down cross-legged on the 79th step. He took a deep breath and quietly felt the difference in the place.
It was just as he expected. This was the second place where the pressure on the stairs was balanced. Even though the pressure here was balanced, it was much stronger than on the 32nd step. It was very suitable for him to control his Qi into fine detail and make the blood veins appear and disappear in his body even more accurately.
At that moment, Su Ming could already feel the fine control over his Qi. With just one more blood veins, he would be able to reach the fifth level of the Blood Solidification Realm!
This made Su Ming incredibly excited. He wanted to know just how many blood veins he would gain when the 79th step was no longer suitable for him to train. He wanted to know just how many blood veins he would gain when he stood up and walked towards a higher step!
Su Ming slowly closed his eyes and quietly circulated the Qi in his body. He began fine control once again, trying to reverse the speed of his Qi so that it would slow down according to his will.
As time passed, the fifty-two blood veins on his body gradually decreased in a steady manner, slowly reaching the limit of the thirty-second step. However, because of the addition of three blood veins, the blood veins on his body continued to disappear, leaving him with forty blood veins!
Su Ming's expression was calm. He did not panic. He slowly circulated his Qi and immersed himself in fine control. Time passed by and soon, two hours had passed.
At that moment, there were quite a number of people in the mountain who had given up on moving forward. They chose to sit on the stairs to meditate. As they trained, they observed the plate in their hands to know the rankings while they waited for the next day to come.
Wu Sen was panting heavily, and his face was pale. Gritting his teeth, he walked up a few more steps until he reached the 295th. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore, and sat down off to the side. His face was grim as he stared at the fog, and his eyes gradually filled with confusion.
'My Blood of Corpses … Damn it, that person stole my Blood of Corpses. Without it, not only will I not be able to improve, I'll also become weaker … I can already feel myself weakening …
'I can't tell the elder about this unless it's absolutely necessary. Once the elder knows that I lost my Blood of Corpses, even if he finds it for me, he won't take me seriously …' When he thought of the terrifying consequences, Wu Sen clenched his fists. There was a hint of fear in the confusion in his eyes.
'I can't let anyone else know, especially those who gave me their Blood of Corpses. I could oppress them all these years because of my strength and my status in the tribe. Once they know that I lost my Blood of Corpses, they'll immediately betray me.
'What should I do … What should I do..?' Wu Sen's face was twisted. He gritted his teeth, but he was mostly still lost.
Chen Chong panted harshly. As he walked, he mumbled under his breath. He looked at the bright moon in the sky, which was no longer covered by the fog. He wanted to stop and rest until tomorrow, but when he looked at the ranking on the plate in his hand, he saw that the person called Bi Su had surpassed him. He was only two steps ahead of him, and he could not accept it.
'Damn you, I don't believe it!' Chen Chong gritted his teeth and continued walking.
At the same time, Black Mountain Tribe's Bi Su was also panting harshly. He looked at the plate in his hand and gritted his teeth as he faced the increasingly powerful pressure under the moon. He forced his way up the stairs, as if he was facing Chen Chong.
After another hour, Chen Chong's legs trembled. He let out a loud roar and sat by the side. Then, he shouted a few times at the quiet fog around him.
"Go! Go! Damn it, I'm not competing today! I'll come back tomorrow!"
Perhaps Bi Su had sensed it, but he took a few more steps before he sat down on the ground with a thud. But when he looked at his own rank on the ranking board, a sinister smile appeared on his lips.
Lei Chen was already sitting on the 130th step. He kept sighing, and there was a look of indignation on his face.
Many people had already stopped, but there was still one person who continued moving forward.
"563 … 567 … 572 … That Ye Wang is still moving forward in the middle of the night!"
"The second place is Bi Su. He's only at 397 steps, but that Ye Wang is already at more than 500 steps. Is he going to ignore the increasing pressure at night and continue moving forward?!"
"As expected of the strongest among his peers. That determination alone is not something the others can compare to!"
The hundreds of people in the square were all staring at the names on the statues. Right now, only the number one position on the list was still changing.
All the other people who were participating in the first stage had already stopped.
"587! 589! "
"It changed again! This time, it's 595!"
An uproar broke out in the field. Everyone was staring at the first place on the ranking board. Even the leaders of the other tribes were sighing in their hearts. A hint of respect rose within them towards Ye Wang.
"Mo Sang, our tribe's Ye Wang is very talented. How does he compare to you in the past?" The Elder of Wind Stream Tribe, Jing Nan, smiled as he looked at the ranking board on the eagle statue and spoke slowly.
Mo Sang's face was calm as he smiled faintly.
"Not bad."
Jing Nan smiled and didn't talk much about this matter.
At that moment, on the mountain, Ye Wang had a determined look on his face. Sweat beaded on his forehead, but he continued walking forward with his hands behind his back. Even if each step was difficult, he did not hesitate. Only when he reached the 600th step did he stop. A smile appeared on his face and he sat down cross-legged by the side.
"Last time, on the first day, I reached five hundred and eighty steps. This time, I've surpassed twenty steps. That's enough … I wonder if I'll be able to discover the test at the five hundred and sixty-second step this time … Thinking about it, it should be the same as before. No one is qualified to experience the test at the five hundred and sixty-second step." As he mumbled, there was an undisguised arrogance on his face. The 562nd step was a hurdle. He had failed at that hurdle during his first attempt and only succeeded during his second attempt. Now that he was on his third attempt, he did not pay too much attention to it. Besides, to him, none of the participants had the right to compete against him, and none of them had the right to make him pay attention to them.
He did not even look at the plate for the entire day. He did not want to compete against the participants, but against himself.
When he stopped, the sounds of discussion continuously rose from the plaza below. In everyone's opinion, the competition for the day had completely ended with Ye Wang's stop. Next, they would have to wait until the sun rose before they could start again.
"The first is Ye Wang, the second is Bi Su, the third is Chen Chong … the twelfth is Wu Sen … Now, there's only one outsider among the top ten on the first day. The others are all from Wind Stream Tribe!
"But the 48th is Bei Ling, and the 49th is Si Kong. They're also outsiders. I wonder if they'll be able to maintain their positions in the top 50 tomorrow. After all, this is just the first day. Tomorrow is the key!"
"Just which tribe does Bi Su belong to? He's so amazing that he managed to get second place. He even surpassed Chen Chong. This person will definitely be famous from now on!"
"It's not over yet. Something unexpected might happen …" The buzzing sounds of discussion gradually died down. Most of the hundreds of people in the area sat down cross-legged and waited for the second day to arrive.
Gradually, besides the sounds of breathing, the area became peaceful again.
"Mo Sang, come back to the tribe with me and continue playing chess. We'll come back tomorrow and see whether your Su Ming can get into the top 50." Jing Nan smiled faintly and looked at Mo Sang.
Mo Sang did not speak. Instead, he looked at Su Ming, whose rank had dropped from 120 to 123 on the eagle statue. He nodded.
The two of them were about to leave when suddenly, the elder's pupils shrank. Soon after, some of the tribe members who had not rested and were still occasionally looking at the rankings on the field immediately let out cries of surprise.
"He's moving! That guy called Mo Su has moved!! " That cry of surprise immediately made the people who had their eyes closed open their eyes instinctively and looked over. The moment they saw it, surprise appeared on their faces.
Jing Nan, who was originally prepared to leave, also stopped and looked over with rapt attention.
He was not the only one. All the people in the field, including the Elder of Dark Dragon Tribe, the tribe leader of Black Mountain Tribe, and the leaders of the other tribes all looked over. After all, it was late at night and all the people who were participating in the tournament had stopped moving forward. The sudden increase in the number of blood veins in his body was especially eye-catching!
Deep in the mountains, Su Ming, who was meditating on the 79th step, opened his eyes abruptly. His control over the blood veins in his body froze. When there were only 28 blood veins left, he had reached his limit and could no longer continue. This time, it was much smoother than before. He also moved much faster, because it was night time!
Under the moonlight, there was a faint red shadow of the moon in Su Ming's eyes. He stood up slowly and looked at the winding steps before him. A glint flashed briefly in his eyes.
'Next …' Su Ming lifted his right foot. Under the moonlight, when all the people in the mountain besides him, be it Chen Chong, Bi Su, or even Ye Wang, did not dare move forward, he, Su Ming, moved forward!
The moonlight belonged to him!
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