There was intelligence and light in Su Ming's eyes. Under the moonlit night, when no one on the mountain moved even an inch, he faced the powerful pressure coming from the top of the mountain and lifted his feet, then walked forward one step at a time.
The 80th step, the 81st, the 82nd …
The pressure from the mountain was much stronger at night compared to when it was daytime, and the higher Su Ming went, the more shocking the pressure became. Yet it was precisely because it was a moonlit night, a moonlit night that belonged to Su Ming. As he moved forward, the moon in the sky shone with a bright light. There did not seem to be anything strange about it, but there was a hint of moonlight that no one could notice descending from the sky and fusing into Su Ming's body, causing the faint shadow of the moon in his eyes to gradually become clearer.
Slivers of cool air flowed through Su Ming's body, causing his speed to increase. 87th, 88th, 93rd … Very soon, Su Ming arrived at the 99th step.
The moment his right foot landed on the stairs, Su Ming's entire body trembled. Waves of hot Qi erupted within his body, causing his body to tremble slightly. Immediately, 52 blood veins appeared on his body. Those 52 blood veins started twisting, as if they were forming a strange picture.
Su Ming stopped and let out a low roar towards the sky. His roar was not loud and only echoed in the air. Suddenly, the 53rd blood vein appeared on his body!
The appearance of this blood vein meant that Su Ming had broken through the fourth level of the Blood Solidification Realm and entered the fifth level!
A muffled sound that sounded like thunder came from within his body. It reverberated through the air and turned into a series of booming sounds. The sound seemed to be swallowed by the black fog on both sides of his body and traveled to an unknown place.
The moment Su Ming broke through the fourth level of the Blood Solidification Realm and entered the fifth level, Chen Chong, who was sitting paralyzed on another path not too far away from him, mumbled to himself as he prepared to rest. Suddenly, his body trembled and he instinctively turned his head to look at the black fog beside him. There was a muffled roar echoing in his ears. He was familiar with that sound!
"This … This … Damn it, someone broke through here?!" Chen Chong was stunned for a moment. His eyes were filled with disbelief and the muscles on his face quivered. He had never heard of anyone breaking through during the first round of the Trials. This was the first time!
He rubbed his eyes hard and felt that something was wrong. He quickly rubbed his ears and tilted his head to listen carefully. He saw his ears move a few times strangely and instantly turned red.
Chen Chong had been born with an innate talent since he was young. His ears were the strongest. Even if he was very far away and others could not hear anything, he could clearly hear it.
He had been good at this since he was young. Now that his cultivation had increased and he had become stronger, he was quite proud of himself.
As he listened, bitterness appeared on Chen Chong's face, as well as a look of indignation.
"Fudge! What kind of luck is this? He actually made a cultivation base breakthrough here!! God, why can't I encounter something like this..? "Chen Chong let out a long sigh, looking rather envious.
Besides Chen Chong, who was able to hear the muffled boom due to his innate talent, most of the others could not hear it. Only Bi Su from Black Mountain Tribe, who was sitting very close to Su Ming, opened his eyes abruptly. There was a surprised look on his face as he turned around to look at the fog behind him.
'Someone broke through!' Bi Su's face was dark. He remembered hearing the sound of blood veins increasing. When he connected the dots, a glint appeared in his eyes, but he did not pay too much attention to it.
Instead, he took out the plate and checked the changes in the ranks. Almost at the first glance, he saw the name that had increased by leaps and bounds while everyone else's ranks and the number of steps remained the same!
At that moment, due to Su Ming's actions, a huge commotion was stirred up in the field outside the mountain. Almost everyone's gazes were focused on Mo Su's name on the ranks on the eagle statues.
It was a dark night. In the past, everyone would rest during the first stage of the test. It was the same in the mountain, and it was the same in the field. However, this night was different from the past!
All of this was because of a rank that was rising rapidly!
"He moved! 99th step. He went from 79th step to 99th step in one go. This person was like this before. It's as if once he had enough rest, he'll start climbing madly! "
"His name is Mo Su. I remember him! He was originally in the last place, but he suddenly shot up and went up to the 119th place. Then he stopped and fell to the 123rd place! "
"Look, he's now in the 113rd place … No, 109th, 100s … 101st place! He actually went up to the 101st place! This person is amazing! "
"Haha, I didn't expect to run into something like this tonight. Alright, let's see just how high this Mo Su can go!"
The entire field was in an uproar. Countless discussions could be heard, and the place was even livelier than it was during the day. Even some of the tribe members who originally did not pay attention to the ranks after the 100th opened their eyes and looked over.
In the tests that had been held in the past, almost no one paid much attention to the people at the bottom. Most of the time, they would place their gazes on the top 50, or even the top 30, or even the top 10, or even the top 3.
Yet this time, it was different. It was a rarely seen ranking that caused the people in the area to discuss it in such a manner.
However, even though these people were passionately discussing and were in an uproar, staring at the ranking without blinking, in reality, there was no one here who paid too much attention to him. In their eyes, this person called Mo Su was merely an entertainment that everyone found to pass the time at night after the other participants of the Great Competition had stopped for the night.
Once the sun rose and the other participants started moving, they would automatically ignore Mo Su. After all, compared to the prodigies, Mo Su's steps and ranking were incomparable.
Su Ming's strange actions also attracted the attention of many of the participants on the mountain. Most of them were resting and looking at the plates in their hands. It was especially so for those who were ranked lower. They could not help but feel a little nervous. However, those who were ranked higher would only cast a glance at the plates and then no longer pay attention to them.
Wu La was very nervous. She sat on the 112th step and stared at the plate in her hands with wide eyes. She was very concerned about this person called Mo Su. He was the one who had rushed up from the bottom in one breath, and it had made Wu La feel a lot of pressure.
'I've worked hard for the entire day and finally made it to the 100th place. That damn Mo Su, just who is he? Why is he doing this? Everyone is resting now, and the pressure from the moon has increased. Why is he doing this?!' Wu La bit her lip. She felt wronged in her nervousness.
Yet after a while, she saw that Mo Su, who was at the 101st place, did not seem to have changed. It was as if he had stopped. Wu La let out a sigh of relief.
'He's already at his limit …'
Lei Chen was sitting on the 135th step and looking at the plate in his hands. He was also looking at Mo Su's name. However, his expression was slightly different. He seemed to be deep in thought.
At the same time, Bei Ling, who was at the 206th step, also looked at the ranking on the plate. However, he did not pay much attention to it. To him, this person was just trying to impress the crowd. He did not move during the day but chose to move at night. It was obvious that he was trying to attract attention.
"Child's play!" Bei Ling laughed coldly.
Dark Dragon Tribe's Si Kong, who was also at the 200th place but was lower than Bei Ling, was frowning. He had already looked at the ranking on the plate in his hands many times today. He had been searching for Su Ming's name, but he could not find it. As for Mo Su's name, he had already automatically ignored it.
In his eyes, Su Ming's rank should be similar to his. It was impossible for him to be below the 100th place. If that was the case, then it would be difficult for him to accept losing to such a weakling.
On another path, Bai Ling was sitting at the 130th step. She lifted her head and looked at the moon. She did not look at the ranking. Instead, there was a dazed look on her face. No one knew what she was thinking.
The people in the field also waited for a while. When they saw that Mo Su, who was at the 101st place on the eagle statue, did not make any changes, they were disappointed, but also relieved. It was as if all of this was within their expectations.
The leaders of the tribes also slowly averted their gazes and no longer looked at Mo Su.
The old woman from Dark Dragon Tribe slowly closed her eyes. She did not look at Mo Su at all. It was as if she was not interested in any of this.
The tribe leader of Black Mountain Tribe had a mocking smile on his face. The only person he paid attention to was Bi Su. If there was anyone else, then it would be Ye Wang, who was ranked first. In his eyes, Bi Su's only opponent was Ye Wang!
After a while, when they saw that Mo Su still did not make any changes, the discussions in the field gradually died down.
"It's clear that this person has been saving up his strength. He purposely chose to make his move at night when no one else is moving. He must know that he won't attract any attention, so he might as well use this method to make himself a little famous."
"Not bad. That's a smart method. At least I remember his name now. I'd like to see who he is."
"Oh well, let's all rest. Tomorrow is the key. Who knows, the top 50 rankings might change … Ah, it's moving! It's moving!" Just as the intense atmosphere from before was about to dissipate, a voice filled with surprise suddenly echoed in the surroundings.
Mo Su's name was rising again and again. The number of steps behind his name was also increasing madly at a speed that the people in the field could not believe.
One hundred steps, one hundred and three, one hundred and seven, one hundred and twelve …
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