Qin Wentian glanced at Situ Po before shifting his gaze away, staring at the Heavenly Stele Steps in front of him. A mysterious and majestic energy enveloped the entire Heavenly Stele Steps, and the light circulating around the Heavenly Stele Steps seemed to contain a mysterious intent.
This time around, it wasn't only those he met in the Unmatched Realm who were here. In the air ahead, there were also several silhouettes with extraordinary auras, exuding an aura that wasn't any weaker than Situ Po's.
Situ Po would definitely become a Heaven's Chosen of the Sword Extinction Sect. However, he was still a step away from challenging the Heavenly Fate Rankings. In the Azure Continent, those rankers on the Heavenly Fate Rankings had all gone to the Unmatched Realm to cultivate. Recently, they were either in closed-door seclusion, or preparing to break through to Heavenly Dipper, in preparation for the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia.
But today, how could they miss out on such an opportunity?
In the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, other than Ouyang Kuangsheng's side, there were still two other camps. One of them was the First Camp. A young man clad in violet robes stood in the air. Not far away from him, Duan Qingshan and Ouyang Ting stood there.
That young man was a Heaven's Chosen from the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, Ouyang Zheng. He was ranked # 10 on the latest Heavenly Fate Rankings.
However, it was rumored that Hua Taixu and a few others had already stepped into Heavenly Dipper. At the end of this year, after the trip to the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia, the Heavenly Fate Rankings would undergo a huge change. This was the usual practice of Grand Xia. Usually, there would only be minor changes, but once every three years, the Venerate Heavens Sect would remove those who had already stepped into Heavenly Dipper before rearranging the remaining rankers according to their battle records. Hence, many people would only look at the Heavenly Fate Rankings once every three years.
If this was the case, and if there were no more powerful characters appearing later on, Ouyang Zheng might have a chance to enter the top eight.
The Ouyang Aristocrat Clan had two Heaven's Chosen in the Yuanfu Realm, Ouyang Zheng and Duan Qingshan. Not only that, Ouyang Kuangsheng had also reserved a spot for himself.
"Over there, Zang Lengfeng from the Multidirectional Thunderwind Sect has also arrived." The gazes of the crowd shifted onto a young man with a cold expression. This was a Heaven's Chosen from the Multidirectional Thunderwind Sect, ranked # 12 on the Heavenly Fate Rankings.
Other than this, on the side of the Mystic Maiden Palace, Li Shiyu stood beside a beautiful young lady. That young lady glanced in the direction of Qin Wentian, glanced at Qin Wentian, Fan Le and the rest before shifting her gaze onto Xuan Xin, "Xuan Xin, come here."
Xuan Yan, ranked # 17 on the Heavenly Fate Rankings, a Heaven's Chosen from the Mystic Maiden Palace.
"Oh." Xuan Xin glanced at Fan Le, before moving towards Xuan Yan.
"You, Shiyu and the rest, follow me to challenge the Heavenly Stele Steps." Xuan Yan spoke, yet she didn't mention anything about Fan Le.
"Ice Shadow, is that him?"
In the direction of the Azure Emperor Palace, a figure beside Yue Bingying pointed his finger in the direction of Qin Wentian as he asked.
"Mhm." Yue Bingying nodded, her eyes flickering with coldness.
"If Situ Po wins, he will definitely kill this brat. But if Situ Po fails, there's still me." That person spoke. He was none other than a Heaven's Chosen from the Azure Emperor Palace, Yue Bufan.
Yue Bufan didn't conceal his voice at all. In the surroundings, the gazes of the crowd all landed on Qin Wentian.
"This brat, is he the rumored young man Qin Wentian who turned the entire Unmatched Realm upside down? It's rumored that he obtained the privilege to cultivate in the thirty-six mountains, the same as Situ Po. Not only that, he even killed Lin Haotian and the other experts from the Sword Extinction Sect. Situ Po's Sword of Extinction actually failed to take his life."
"His third Astral Soul is said to be the Demon Sovereign Astral Soul, ranked # 1 in the Warbeast Index. Such an Astral Soul is even more superior compared to the Heaven's Chosen in the Azure Continent."
"As for the fatty beside him, his name is Fan Le. He's proficient in archery and was accepted as a disciple by the Unmatched Realm's Arrow Emperor. The Arrow Emperor is one of the top experts in archery in the entire Grand Xia Empire, killing enemies from a thousand miles away."
"This fatty's looks are truly unremarkable, yet the little princess of the Mystic Maiden Palace actually fell in love with him. How interesting. Xuan Xin is still young, in a few more years, there would surely be many Heaven's Chosen pursuing her. I wonder why she fell in love with that fatty."
Beneath the Heavenly Stele, the sunlight cascaded downwards, and experts were as common as the clouds. However, the focus of the crowd was actually a group of young men whom they were initially unfamiliar with in the Azure Continent. The reason why the old man from the Unmatched Realm wanted to borrow the Heavenly Stele was because of the conflict between Qin Wentian and Situ Po, and also because Qin Wentian's friend, Fan Le, was in love with the little princess of the Mystic Maiden Palace.
Not only that, Ouyang Kuangsheng, who had always had his eyes on the top of his head, was walking together with them.
The crowd wanted to see how this group of people would perform on the Heavenly Stele Steps.
On top of the Heavenly Stele Steps, the old man with the broom slowly walked to the side as he calmly stated, "Those who wish to ascend the Heavenly Stele Steps, be prepared to bear the consequences."
The hearts of many trembled, as many rumors regarding the Heavenly Stele Steps flashed through their minds. The twenty-seven steps could prove one's talent, but it was also a path of no return. In the ancient times, there were many geniuses who failed to climb the Heavenly Stele Steps, never to rise again.
Hence, there was a saying in the Azure Continent — unless one's talent was demon-level, they wouldn't be able to ascend the Heavenly Stele Steps.
Not entering was better than entering.
However at this moment, the people who had just arrived were all cultivators of the Unmatched Realm. Even if they didn't care about the attention of the crowd, they still wanted to test their own talent. All of them were extremely excited as they stepped out, moving towards the bottom of the Heavenly Stele Steps.
Situ Po, Qin Wentian, Ouyang Zheng, Zang Lengfeng, Xuan Yan, Yue Bufan, Duan Qingshan, Ouyang Kuangsheng, Fan Le, Xuan Xin, and the others were naturally the most eye-catching. Other than them, there were also some other rankers on the Heavenly Fate Rankings who had arrived.
In the past ten years, the Heavenly Stele Steps had opened a total of three times, but the highest one had reached was only the eighteenth step. Today, would there be anyone who would be able to break through?
Situ Po didn't even spare a glance at Qin Wentian. He stepped forth and was the first to ascend the Heavenly Stele Steps. At the first step, he halted as he carefully sensed the Ancient Will of the Heavenly Stele Steps.
If one didn't ascend the Heavenly Stele Steps, no one would know what Situ Po had encountered.
"Fan Le." At this moment, a voice drifted over. Fan Le turned his gaze over, only to see Xuan Yan. Beside her, were Liu Xi, who had once been tortured by Qin Wentian, Wang Xiao's girlfriend, Qiao Xuan, Li Shiyu and Xuan Xin. These people were all geniuses that were qualified to enter the Unmatched Realm.
The maidens of the Mystic Maiden Palace stood together, a sight that was extremely pleasing to the eye.
"If you can't ascend as high as me today, you better leave Xuan Xin alone." Xuan Yan coldly spoke as she stepped forth, similarly ascending the Heavenly Stele Steps.
Ouyang Zheng and Zang Lengfeng glanced at each other, their gazes filled with hostility as they stepped forth together.
Yue Bufan and Yue Bingying stood together. They coldly glanced at Qin Wentian before stepping forth as well.
Duan Qingshan and Ouyang Ting stood together. Duan Qingshan encouraged Ouyang Ting, "Ting`er, since you can enter the Unmatched Realm, you can also ascend the Heavenly Stele Steps."
"Mhm." Ouyang Ting heavily nodded her head. She, the unruly young miss of the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, could feel a sense of immense pressure when she ascended the Heavenly Stele Steps together with the other geniuses of the Yuanfu Realm in the Azure Continent. Most probably, the powers behind them were all secretly observing their performance.
"Ouyang Ting, with your temperament, I advise you not to go up. I'm afraid you won't be able to take the blow." Ouyang Kuangsheng stared at Ouyang Ting as he spoke, his words causing the expression in Ouyang Ting's eyes to change.
"I'm saying this for your own good. But since you don't want to listen, just pretend I didn't say anything." Ouyang Kuangsheng didn't mind. After which, he turned to Qin Wentian and the rest and whispered in a low voice, "Be careful."
Qin Wentian and the rest nodded their heads as their auras gushed forth. Inclining their heads, they saw that Situ Po had already ascended the third step of the Heavenly Stele Steps.
After widening the distance between them, Qin Wentian and the rest finally stepped out, landing heavily on the first step, officially stepping onto the Heavenly Stele Steps.
"Bzzz!"
A wondrous glow enveloped them, as though they were the only ones left in this world. This feeling was akin to facing the Heavenly Stele Steps alone.
In the air, the three Heavenly Steles enveloped Qin Wentian, as though there was a pair of eyes staring at him.
"Can your body of flesh and blood withstand the power you're exerting?" A voice rang out in Qin Wentian's mind, reverberating unceasingly. Instantly, a terrifying pressure enveloped him, causing him to feel his entire body tightening. If he relaxed even a little, he would be blasted off the Heavenly Stele Steps.
Can your body of flesh and blood withstand the power you're exerting?!
"Naturally." Qin Wentian opened his eyes, as a demonic light flickered in them. Demonic qi gushed forth from him as his blood surged. Taking a step forward, he ascended the second step.
"RUMBLE …" A terrifying force abruptly blasted into Qin Wentian's body, akin to a formless lightning bolt. This strike caused the blood in his body to churn violently as he involuntarily let out a groan of agony.
Qin Wentian's steps grew even more resolute, as he firmly nailed himself to the first step. His gaze was incomparably resolute as the energy in his body seethed. This was only the second step, how could it waver his determination?
Qin Wentian's eyes gleamed with incomparable sharpness as he stared at the resplendent Heavenly Stele. Stepping forth, Qin Wentian's feet landed on the 3rd step, causing a thunderous boom to echo out as a raging wind kicked up.
"BOOM!"
An even more terrifying force blasted into his body, causing him to bend his waist as he involuntarily staggered backwards. His countenance paled, no wonder Ouyang Kuangsheng was so cautious. What a terrifying flight of stairs.
"ARGHHHH …"
Not far away from him, a scream of agony rang out.
"Ting`er!" Duan Qingshan exclaimed in shock. Turning his head, he saw Ouyang Ting being blasted down the Heavenly Stele Steps. Ouyang Ting was sprawled on the ground, her beautiful countenance was extremely pale as she coughed out fresh blood.
The second step, she had only taken the second step and she was blasted down. How could this be? Was this her talent?
Her pale eyes stared at the crowd in the surroundings. Numerous pairs of eyes were staring at her. Ouyang Ting only felt ridicule in their gazes. She, the chosen of the Ouyang Aristocrat Clan, was actually so lowly at this moment.
"No …" Ouyang Ting let out a scream of agony. Many in the crowd sighed in their hearts as they stared at her. This was the cruelty of the Heavenly Stele Steps. She had only taken the second step, but from now on, a heart demon would be born in Ouyang Ting's heart. How could she continue to advance?
Her conviction had been crushed.
If one wasn't a monster, one wouldn't be able to look at the Heaven Monument!
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