Spiritual Master Shanhe was so excited that he couldn't sit still. He paced back and forth in front of the bronze mirror magic treasure and said anxiously, "Why is this kid hesitating at this critical moment? Hurry up! "
This was going straight to the top! It was much more exciting than breaking a record!
Breaking a record was something to be happy about. After all, this record had been held for one or two hundred years, and in the long years before that, the record was even lower. Xia Ruofei could break the record, which was already proof of his amazing talent. He would definitely be called a super genius.
But it depended on what he was compared to.
If Xia Ruofei was eliminated around the 48th step, it wouldn't be a big deal.
But now he had reached the 517th step, and there was only one step left. When he stepped up, he would create a record that would never be surpassed in the future.
It was definitely unprecedented, and there was a high probability that it would never be surpassed in the future.
The obsidian stairway was too difficult. Even if an early Nascent Soul cultivator came to challenge the obsidian stairway of a Golden Core cultivator, there was no guarantee that he would be able to reach the top. Therefore, in the long years to come, no one would be able to reach the top.
Even if there was such a monster, he would at most be able to share this record with Xia Ruofei. He would not be able to surpass Xia Ruofei. The obsidian stairway did not measure time at all. It didn't matter how long it took, it depended on how many steps one could reach.
In fact, the longer one took, the more pressure one would have to endure. If one could reach the top in an environment with super strong pressure for a long time, it meant that one's strength was even more amazing!
But now, Xia Ruofei was clearly just one step away from the door. Yet, he suddenly stood on the 517th step and did not move. This really shocked the two powerful cultivators who were watching him pass the test.
They stared blankly as Xia Ruofei stood on the 517th step and actually began to temper his body. They couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.
Both of them realized a problem at the same time.
Daoist Qing Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Shanhe, we have overlooked a problem …"
Spiritual Master Shanhe also smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! We are prejudiced … This kid doesn't know the situation of the last step, so he must be well prepared before he dares to step up. He definitely doesn't want to fail at the last moment! "
Daoist Qing Xuan patted his forehead and said, "In the past, no one has ever been able to reach this stage. Even the early Nascent Soul cultivators who tested the obsidian stairway back then couldn't reach the second last step, so I didn't consider this situation …"
Venerable Shanhe revealed a look of worry and said, "I don't know how much longer he can last … The pressure of this step is already extremely great. Furthermore, I estimate that he doesn't have much Yuan Qi left. The reason he's stopped at this step is because he's not confident. He wants to temper his body as much as possible and strengthen it."
Daoist Qing Xuan pursed his lips and said, "There is nothing we can do about it … This is fair to all challengers. No one knows the situation of the Obsidian Stairway to Heaven in advance. If it were you or me, we would definitely try our best to be as safe as possible when we don't know the situation yet! "
"I'm just afraid that if he's too cautious, he'll end up losing a lot for a small gain …" Sage Shanhe said with a frown.
Daoist Master Qing Xuan chuckled and said, "Daoist Brother Shan He, you're worrying too much. I've watched this child break through all the obstacles. Not only is his talent amazing, he's also very tenacious, and his courage is definitely very great. If he really can't supply Yuan Qi, even if he's not fully prepared, he will definitely give it his all and directly ascend! At the very least, I won't become the laughingstock of being eliminated on the penultimate level! "
"I hope so …" The worry on Sage Mountain River's face did not lessen much.
…
The eighth level of the Tower of Trials, the obsidian staircase.
Xia Ruofei stood on the 517th step, carefully controlling the strength of his Yuan Qi protection, gradually increasing the pressure on his body. He was still using that seemingly cruel method to constantly temper his body.
There was not much Yuan Qi left in the Origin Storage Bead. Fortunately, while he was using the Dao Tactic, he was constantly absorbing origin crystals to replenish some of his Yuan Qi, so he could still hold on for the time being.
In addition, ever since his spiritual force had broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, Xia Ruofei's fine control had improved greatly. He could accurately control the strength of his Yuan Qi protection, which greatly increased the efficiency of tempering his body.
Now, every second he stayed in this environment was one more second of Yuan Qi consumption. The more precise his control was, the better the tempering effect would be.
Moreover, he could also accurately estimate how long he could last. It was necessary to be fully prepared, but the premise was that he could not be eliminated on this level. He also had to reserve a certain amount of Yuan Qi for the next level. Otherwise, tempering his body now would be meaningless.
Therefore, even though Xia Ruofei still looked very miserable and his bones were constantly being crushed and even broken, he was still aware of the situation in his heart and was very calm.
However, his bloody chin, irregular bones, and muscles that involuntarily trembled due to the pain made him look a little terrifying.
His shaky appearance made Daoist Qing Xuan and Daoist Shan He's hearts tighten.
However, they could not help, nor could they warn Xia Ruofei not to delay on this level and to directly rush up.
Both of them were very nervous and excited, and their expressions were very colorful. They did not look like two powerful cultivators at all.
Time passed minute by minute, and the amount of Yuan Qi that Xia Ruofei could use decreased bit by bit.
Even though Xia Ruofei was absorbing the pure energy from the origin crystals at full speed, overall, the consumption was still far greater than the absorption, so his total amount of Yuan Qi decreased very quickly.
Finally, the last trace of Yuan Qi in the Origin Storage Pearl was absorbed by Xia Ruofei, and there was less than ten percent of Yuan Qi left in his body.
Xia Ruofei sighed secretly. Although he still felt that he was not confident, the amount of Yuan Qi he had left did not allow him to continue wasting time on this level.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei no longer controlled himself, and directly increased the strength of his Yuan Qi protection to the maximum. He instantly felt his body relax, but the consumption of his Yuan Qi also increased abruptly.
Xia Ruofei did not dare to delay, and immediately took out a petal of the Spirit Heart Flower from the Ring-Tu space, and quickly sucked it into his palm to absorb the medicinal properties of the petal.
Some of the injuries on his body began to heal very quickly.
Xia Ruofei had been paying attention to the consumption of his Yuan Qi, and after another minute or so, Xia Ruofei knew that he could not wait any longer — he had to leave a part of his Yuan Qi on the last step. Otherwise, once he stepped on the last step, he would not be able to resist at all due to the depletion of his Yuan Qi, and would be directly thrown out of the competition without any resistance.
Therefore, although his injuries had only recovered by half, he still resolutely took the last step.
In the secret space that was filled with dense purple gas, Spiritual Master Shanhe and Taoist Master Qing Xuan saw that Xia Ruofei had finally moved, and both of them let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that their bodies were suddenly relaxed.
"This kid is finally willing to take this step!" Spiritual Master Shanhe said, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
Taoist Master Qing Xuan laughed and said, "I knew it! This kid knows what he's doing! If he's an idiot, how could he have made it to this level! "
Spiritual Master Shanhe was now showing off again. He slightly raised his chin and said, "Of course! I, Spiritual Master Shanhe's disciple, of course he's smart! "
Taoist Master Qing Xuan could not help but twitch his mouth, but he had nothing to refute. Spiritual Master Shanhe's disciple was about to create a dazzling record, so what's the point of bragging? If this was his disciple, he would definitely brag even more!
On the obsidian stairway, Xia Ruofei did not hold back at all. He directly covered his entire body with Yuan Qi, adjusted the strength of his defense to the maximum, and stepped onto the last step of the stairway.
With a loud thud, Xia Ruofei's left foot stepped heavily on the stairway, and the huge vibration even made his ankle hurt a little.
Xia Ruofei could not help but be stunned — there was not a trace of pressure on the last step at all!
This was also the reason why he stepped so heavily on this step.
On the previous steps, because of the huge pressure and pressure, Xia Ruofei felt as if he was trying to survive in a thick liquid, and every step he took had a huge resistance.
It was a bit like when someone stepped on an empty stairway and thought that there would be another step, but it turned out to be flat ground, so he would definitely step on it with a heavy force.
Xia Ruofei's situation was somewhat similar.
He had taken this step according to his own estimation of the pressure. He didn't expect that the pressure didn't exist at all. Therefore, this step was naturally quite heavy. It even made his ankle hurt.
Of course, this was also because the injury on his ankle had not completely healed — in the process of breaking through, the pressure on the ankle was the greatest, and naturally, the injury was unavoidable. Just now, he did not wait for the medicinal properties of the Spirit Heart Flower to be completely absorbed, and directly stepped onto the last step, so it was normal for him to be injured again. Fortunately, there was still a lot of medicinal properties left in the Spirit Heart Flower, and when it was completely absorbed, his injury would naturally be healed.
Xia Ruofei also did not expect that this obsidian stairway to heaven would be completely different from the norm. He originally thought that the pressure on the last step would suddenly increase to the point where he would not be able to withstand it, including being eliminated on this step, so he was mentally prepared. For this reason, he had done his best to prepare himself, but he did not expect that there would be no pressure at all on the highest step.
Therefore, he was stunned at first, but when he came back to his senses, the first thing he did was to quickly lift his right foot — his right foot was still on the last step, so in reality, he was still enduring the pressure from the last step.
When both of Xia Ruofei's legs stood on the highest step, he suddenly felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
There was no longer any pressure, and the air was no longer so viscous as though it was about to solidify. That strange energy that constantly stirred up his Yuan Qi had also disappeared without a trace. Only the remnant medicinal properties of the Spirit Heart Flower's petals were still healing his injuries, and waves of refreshing energy flowed through his entire body …
In the secret space filled with dense purple gas, Daoist Master Qing Xuan and Sage Shanhe clenched their fists at the same time, and the joy on their faces could no longer be hidden.
"Good boy! You're really capable! "Sage Shanhe looked at Xia Ruofei in the bronze mirror with gratification.
"To be honest, I'm really envious of you!" Daoist Master Qing Xuan said with a complicated expression, "Why are you so lucky? You left a good karma in the Divine Land's cultivation world, and you actually picked up such a super genius! "
Sage Shanhe glared and said, "What do you mean by picked up? Ruofei and I are destined to be master and disciple. As a cultivator, don't you know about karma? Forget it, I'm happy today! I'm too lazy to argue with you … "
Daoist Master Qing Xuan said with a bitter smile, "This kind of karma … I also want it! Brother Mountain and River, please teach me! "
Sage Shanhe was definitely thick-skinned, so his expression did not change at all, and he began to change the topic. He pointed at Xia Ruofei in the bronze mirror and laughed, "Brother Qing Xuan, look at this kid, he's stunned …"
Daoist Master Qing Xuan looked at Xia Ruofei in the mirror and could not help but smile, saying, "This kid has been breaking through all the obstacles, and he's always had a confident look on his face. This is the first time I've seen such a stunned expression!"
Then, Daoist Master Qing Xuan said, "This means that the design of the obsidian stairway to heaven is very successful!"
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