In less than half an hour, the Star Lords were forced to return to the stairs.
"How many stairs have you reached?"
"I'm on the eighteenth."
"I'm on the ninth."
"I'm on the thirty-second!"
"These stairs are a bit weird. The weaker you are, the stronger the Heavenly Tribulation, but not all of them. Some of them are quite strong."
Everybody frowned and talked to each other.
The other Star Lords had shown extraordinary strength when they resisted the Heavenly Tribulations on the stairs, so they all had some speculations.
"The guys who retreated after the first ten stairs are quite weak, but the leader of the Heavenly Fist Alliance is quite strong. His power of faith is perfectly integrated with his small world. He's definitely an expert among Star Lords, but he was stopped after the tenth step. That doesn't make sense …"
The Alliance Master's beautiful eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and there was a bit of confusion in her eyes.
This ancient staircase was indeed strange to the point that it made one unable to make sense of it.
"The Heavenly Tribulations must have a pattern; they're not random."
"That's right. No matter how many times I've climbed, the intensity of the Heavenly Tribulations is the same for every step!"
"I'm thinking, since it has nothing to do with our strength, is it possible that they're ranked by age?"
"Age?"
The Star Lords looked at each other in bewilderment. It was indeed a possibility.
"How old are those of you who have reached the thirtieth step?" asked a Star Lord instantly.
Everybody had been divided into several groups. The first group consisted of six people who had reached the thirtieth step. One of them had even reached the fortieth step.
"You'd better report your age before you ask others," said the leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance indifferently. He was also in the first group. He didn't like being asked about his age, even though he was a man.
"Humph. What's there to hide? Age is just a number for us. Who cares if you're less than ten thousand years old?" Snorted a Star Lord. He was in the second group and had only reached the twentieth step, but he had shown great strength. He had observed a few people in the first group.
He didn't think he was any weaker than them.
Moreover, according to the information that everyone had gathered and discussed earlier, the stairs were not determined by one's strength. Therefore, even if the Thousand Feathers Alliance Master and the others were in the first echelon, he would not care.
"Everyone, we have to go to the other side now. This is the only passageway. I hope that everyone can cooperate with us. If we can find out the pattern of the Lightning Tribulation on these steps, we can pass through this Lightning Tribulation area as soon as possible so that we can search for treasures."
"After all, we're here to hunt for treasures, not to kill, right?"
Someone stood up and said.
Everyone else had a look of disdain on their faces. They couldn't be bothered to respond, but they didn't refute him either.
All the Star Lords present were Star Lords. None of them would listen to anyone else. Unless you're an Ascendant State expert!
"Not bad indeed. Everyone, let's talk about our ages. It's only fair if everyone reports their ages." Someone suggested. After saying that, he took the lead and said, "This old man is a little old. I'm already over nine thousand years old this year. I can't remember exactly how old I am."
"I think I have more than six thousand," said another Star Lord.
"If we're talking about my physical age, I should be around 12,000 years old."
"What do you mean by physical age?"
"I've entered some mystic realms where the flow of time is strange. I've stayed in those mystic realms for a period of time. It can be said that a thousand years in the cave is equivalent to a day in the real world. In the Federation, only a few years have passed, but I've been in there for thousands of years. If I count it this way, my physical age has increased by thousands of years."
"If that's the case, it should be."
"Tsk, tsk. You've all lived for a long time. I'm only three thousand years old this year. I'm about to celebrate my birthday!"
"I have more than five thousand years. About 5,600."
"It seems that you're all younger than me. I've lived for a hundred thousand years. Haha."
Very soon, everybody reported their ages. Star Lords were almost immortal; they could change the flow of time and rebuild their bodies with their small worlds. They could live for hundreds of thousands of years as long as their faith remained. Such a lifespan was enough for them to laugh at the changes of civilizations on other planets.
"Humph. What's the point of living so long? You're still a Star Lord like me, not an Ascendant State expert!"
"Exactly. You're still a Star Lord after a hundred thousand years. I would've reached the Ascendant State if I were you."
"What do you know? Do you think you can reach the Ascendant State just because you want to? Ascension requires the approval of the heavens. You may have reached the Star Lord State in a few thousand years, but there's a 99% chance that you'll be stuck in that state for the rest of your life! "
The Star Lord who had lived for a hundred thousand years said coldly, "Only one in a hundred people can reach the Ascendant State. I became a Star Lord when I was less than two thousand years old. What happened? I've made it to this day. You still have a long way to go. Humph! "
"That's true. I also became a Star Lord when I was more than two thousand years old. It's been thirty thousand years, but I've only made some progress. The gap between the Star Lord State and the Ascendant State isn't as simple as you think. It's a hundred times more difficult to reach the Star Lord State than it is to reach the Star Lord State. Do you think it's so easy for the Ascendant State experts to reach the Ascendant State?"
Another Star Lord chimed in.
The other Star Lords slightly changed their expressions after hearing that.
Many of them had also become Star Lords when they were more than two thousand years old, or even later. So to speak, they would be stuck in that state for tens of thousands of years, if not a hundred thousand years?
It was unimaginable!
"What a bunch of old fogeys. Hehe." The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance sneered with disdain after hearing what they said. "I just turned eight hundred years old. I've been a Star Lord for more than a hundred years. What you're talking about is just the norm. Geniuses can break the norm!"
He was implying that they were all mediocre!
The other Star Lords changed their expressions in anger.
The Star Lords who had lived for tens of thousands of years were glaring at him.
However, they couldn't help but change their expressions when they remembered his age. He became a Star Lord in seven hundred years? That was indeed rare. He could be called a rare genius!
"I'm 629 years old."
At the side, the tall and sturdy female overlord said.
She glanced at the leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance with disdain. Do you really think you're the only one who's young? I'm even younger!
She was quite proud of herself. After all, she was both big and small. That was her capital!
The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance slightly changed his expression. More than six hundred years old?
He narrowed his eyes. He had seen the female overlord's previous attacks. Even though she had only performed a few times, her power of faith was already overwhelming. She didn't seem like someone who had only cultivated for a few hundred years.
It had to be noted that the power of faith had to be collected.
It also took time to collect it. The more time passed, the more power would be collected!
That was unless you had a strong believer who could provide you with a tremendous amount of power of faith!
"Haha. You're truly weak."
The leader of the Ouhuang Alliance couldn't help but laugh out loud. "I'm only 580 years old. I should be the youngest Star Lord here. Haha. It seems that all the Star Lords I've seen are older than me. Tsk, tsk. Is cultivation really that difficult? Can't you just eat and sleep?"
The others were stunned. 580 years old?
Less than six hundred years old?
It had to be noted that many people found it difficult to reach the Fate State at such a young age!
Even some geniuses found it difficult to reach the Star State at such a young age!
That guy definitely has a horrifying talent for cultivation!
The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance's lips twitched after hearing that. He didn't expect that the moron whom he had always disliked would be so young. Didn't it mean that the guy was even more talented than him?
The heavens were so unfair!
The female overlord's expression also changed. She frowned and snorted.
She was a bit pissed that she was dozens of years older.
Although dozens of years would pass in the blink of an eye and the difference in cultivation wasn't obvious, she was still lagging behind.
"Are you done?"
The leader girl suddenly asked at that moment.
She had a weird expression on her face, which was both excited and proud. There was disdain and arrogance in her eyes. Her lips were curled, indicating that she couldn't wait any longer.
You're all so lousy!
Back off. It's my turn to broaden your horizons!
"Huh?"
The others looked at her. The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance had a bad feeling when he saw the girl's excitement. His face became even gloomier.
"Why? You're younger than me?" The leader of the Ouhuang Alliance looked at her in surprise.
It was the first time that he had ever met a Star Lord younger than himself.
The teasing in his eyes was gone, replaced by solemnity.
Even though he didn't seem to be in tune and his mouth was full of nonsense, his heart was extremely calm. He knew what this age meant.
Maybe they would stay in the Star Lord State for tens of thousands of years, but they were still in the early stages. The sooner they became Star Lords, the more talented they would be!
The future depended on their luck. Maybe some of them were more talented, but ended up dying prematurely.
Maybe some of them were less talented, but suddenly had an epiphany after being enlightened by a great person!
"Heh!"
The leader girl smiled in disdain; she couldn't have looked more arrogant.
She reached out and pressed her hand on her eyebrows. With an extremely cold and demonic tone, she said in a low voice that had suddenly been suppressed, "This goddess is 89 years old this year!"
Silence!
Silence!
Everybody looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they were looking at a lunatic.
89 years old?
89 years old?!
All the Star Lords were shocked. The Star State experts in their small worlds also widened their eyes; their jaws almost hit the ground.
The girl was only 89 years old?
Well, 89 years old was no longer a girl, but … she was still a fetus when compared to the lifespan of a Star Lord!
"How is it possible?"
The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance blurted out in shock, even though he had seen it coming.
Even if she started cultivating in her mother's womb, she couldn't have become a Star Lord in less than a hundred years, could she?
Besides, the girl's power of faith was too abundant. She wouldn't have been able to find enough believers in such a short time. How could she have collected the power of faith?
"Heh!"
The leader girl was very satisfied after seeing everybody's reaction. She put on a disdainful smile.
Su Ping didn't know what to say as he looked at the smug look on the girl's face.
89 years old?
Are you sure?
She's so old, yet she's still so childish. Is she any different from a kindergarten kid?
However, Su Ping was soon relieved.
The younger the girl was, the more talented she was, and the more diligent she was!
Nobody in the world could succeed if they didn't work hard. That was the law of reality!
If he focused all his attention on cultivation, he would indeed be considered a child in other aspects. His mind was still immature.
"89 years old … I was still in the Void State back then."
"Oh my god, she's lying, isn't she?"
"I was already a super genius when I reached the Fate State a hundred years later, but then …"
All the Star State experts were choked with grief and speechlessness.
Comparisons were truly infuriating.
The other Star Lords looked at each other and fell silent.
89 years old … If that's true, then you're really awesome!
Although age didn't represent strength, many people were awed by such a terrifying talent. The leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance was partly right; geniuses could break the norm. Maybe the girl wouldn't stay as a Star Lord for tens of thousands of years, or even longer, like them.
After a moment of silence, everybody returned to the topic at hand. They reported their ages and divided them into three groups, only to find that it was possible!
It wasn't absolute, but it was definitely an inclination!
Apart from the two thousand years old man who had reached the 40th floor, the others in the first group, such as the leader of the Thousand Feathers Alliance and the leader of the Ouhuang Alliance, were all young.
However, there was a problem with the second group based on age.
Some of them were thirty thousand years old, while others were seventy thousand years old. In the third group, those who had reached the top ten floors were seven or eight thousand years old.
"Age doesn't seem to be absolute, but the younger ones are indeed at the top."
"I think it has something to do with age, but it does … Wait, is the ranking based on talent?"
Everybody was shocked. They had been to a lot of mysterious realms. Some of them were left by ancient experts with legacies, and the most talented ones would be selected to inherit them.
Such things were common and not rare. After all, the concept of "inheritance" was the genetic instinct of human beings, or rather, the intelligent creatures!
Like reproduction, it was also a form of legacies.
It was a habit that had been carved into the depths of one's soul.
"Could it be that the steps are determined by one's aptitude? Are there legacies of the divine residence on the other side of the stairs? "
Someone couldn't help but speculate. Everybody's eyes glittered with excitement when they thought of that.
Legacies of the divine residence? Right on the other side? They didn't even dare to think about it!
"It's not necessarily legacies. Maybe it's just a test. In any case, let's test it with our pets!" someone proposed.
Nobody had any objections. Someone immediately summoned their pets and sent them to the stairs for the test.
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