Suddenly …
Su Fang, who was on the nine hundred and ninetieth step, opened his eyes and stood up abruptly.
Once he got close to the powerhouse's heart that was floating above him, the power of the heart surged.
The heart immediately jumped and shot out Will power, which turned into a monstrous flame, causing the entire staircase to become a world of flames.
Swoosh!
A murderous intent erupted, turning into a crimson saber that slashed out a thousand feet of crimson light, like a river of blood that swept across the sky.
The world of flames created by the willpower was slashed apart like a torn painting, instantly vanishing into nothingness.
The crimson saber's remaining power did not diminish as it slashed at the heart.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The powerhouse's heart exploded with a shocking power of will. The fire that filled the sky burned with a terrifying power of fire.
The flames visualized by the power of will were shocking indeed, causing Su Fang's Seven Colors Vajra's Daoist heart to show signs of melting.
"Blood Prison Soul Slashing Saber, slash!"
Su Fang finally unleashed the true power of Blood Prison Soul Slashing Saber.
The murderous intent erupted, turning into a world of crimson light. The murderous intent soared into the sky as crimson light rolled. The icy murderous intent dimmed the world of flames abruptly.
Then, a blood-clad killing god materialized swiftly in the world of crimson light, the crimson saber in his hand slashing through the air.
The crimson saber swept up a river of crimson light, rolling out with a terrifying aura that could slaughter everything, shattering the world of flames.
Everything on the stairs returned to normal in an instant.
Su Fang took the nine hundred and ninety-first step.
Next, he faced an even more powerful will attack.
Like before, Su Fang first attacked the powerhouse's heart, then destroyed the opponent's will attack with a single slash.
No matter what kind of will attack he faced, Su Fang broke it with a single slash.
Like a hot knife through butter, he was invincible.
Su Fang's sudden burst of power drew the attention of the people in Wudao City back to him.
The entire Wudao City was in an uproar again.
Dongxuan's magnates were shocked as well. They had never thought that Su Fang would suddenly unleash such a shocking attack of will at the very last moment.
"That's the Bloody Hell Soul Slashing Blade … Su Fang is only a Dao Lord, but he has actually grasped such a powerful visualization technique. There must be a peerless figure behind him. No wonder Dongxuan Daozu is paying so much attention to him …" The expert who presided over the finals was also shocked. At the same time, he also understood a lot.
Su Fang's speed was astonishingly fast. In less than twenty breaths, he crossed a step. Soon, he crossed ten steps in a row. With less than fifteen minutes left, he stepped onto the thousandth step.
On the last step.
There was no expert's heart, but there was a throne in the middle of the stairs.
Once he stepped onto the last step, Su Fang's eyes were filled with confusion. He could not help taking large strides towards the throne and sat down on it.
Like Ye Feixuan, Su Fang's senses saw the contestants who were moving forward with difficulty on the Path of Mournful Souls. He also saw the God's Chosen List in the sky above Wudao City, his name at the top of the list, and the people who were cheering and worshipping him.
Su Fang smiled domineeringly and laughed in delight.
Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt!
It was the Dao rune of Tianji's Life Shortening Art. It suddenly appeared on its own. The Dao rune's aura swept through the entire spiritual world and swiftly swept through the Dao heart.
Tianji's Life Shortening Art had the ability to restrain fate, faith, and will. However, Su Fang had not used it on the Path of Mournful Souls this time. It would have lost the meaning of training.
Unexpectedly.
The mysterious Dao rune of Tianji's Life Shortening Art actually flickered on its own.
As if the fog had been lifted, Su Fang's consciousness suddenly sobered up. The scenery he saw changed drastically as well.
He was still on the thousandth step.
However, there was no throne. A foreign expert's heart floated above the steps, surrounded by a fog that seemed both real and illusory.
More than a thousand contestants sat cross-legged on the steps. Ye Feixuan, Dongxuan Huihuang, and the rest were among them.
They were all smiling, as if they were immersed in great joy and could not extricate themselves.
However, these contestants' gazes were lifeless. It was obvious that their consciousness had been controlled and they had fallen into an illusion.
"Illusion!"
Su Fang was shocked.
"There's actually such a powerful and unique method of will visualization that creates an illusion with the power of will. Even Ye Feixuan and Dongxuan Huihuang have fallen into it. If I didn't have Tianji's Life Shortening Art, I would've fallen for it as well."
Su Fang felt a chill run down his spine.
The attack of will on the last step was not only powerful and strange, but also extremely vicious.
The contestants had experienced the Path of Mournful Souls. Their Dao heart and will were at their weakest.
When they took the last step, they would naturally let their guard down completely. Their Dao heart and will would lose their defenses and fall into the illusion unknowingly.
Fortunately, he had Tianji's Life Shortening Art. Otherwise, Su Fang would've fallen into the illusion like Ye Feixuan and the rest.
Su Fang fixed his eyes on it.
The last step was not the end of the Path of Mournful Souls. There was an altar above it.
There was a bronze cauldron on the altar. There was an incense stick stuck in the cauldron that had burned to its end and was about to be extinguished.
Su Fang swiftly took the last step. The shackles around him instantly disappeared as he leaped onto the altar.
The incense stick in the cauldron had just been extinguished.
The phantom of the Jiuxuan expert appeared on the last step and spoke with a majestic voice, "Everyone, you can wake up from your beautiful dream!"
The voice reverberated in the minds of the contestants. Everyone broke free from the illusion.
Recalling what had happened in the illusion earlier …
Many of the contestants immediately understood that everything that had happened just now was actually an illusion.
"Careless, too careless!"
Ye Feixuan was infuriated. He didn't expect to fail at the last moment.
Dongxuan Huihuang wasn't any better, his face full of shame.
The yao youth was the last to be shameless. He shouted loudly, "Despicable! You humans are so despicable! How could you set such a trap at the last moment? Who wouldn't fall for it?"
The Nine Profound powerhouse said indifferently, "Cultivators have to experience who knows how many life and death dangers on the road of cultivation. The slightest bit of carelessness will cause one to lose one's life. You all lost your vigilance at the final juncture and fell into an illusion created by willpower. Who can you blame?"
These words made the contestants feel ashamed once again.
A cultivator asked, "If no one passes the fourth stage, won't everyone be eliminated?"
The Jiuxuan expert snorted, "Who said no one passed?"
It was only then that the crowd saw Su Fang on the altar. There was a commotion.
Who would've thought?
Who would've thought?
The only person who could pass the fourth stage was Su Fang, who had been at the back.
Ye Feixuan was shocked and enraged. "Damn it, he won again!"
Thinking of how he was almost tricked by Su Fang on the Path of Mournful Souls, Ye Feixuan was even more furious.
However, thinking of Su Fang's crazy actions, Ye Feixuan's anger was completely extinguished like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head.
Dongxuan Huihuang and the others were also unconvinced.
The Jiuxuan expert said majestically, "You can't do it, but it doesn't mean that others can't do it. In the fourth stage of the preliminaries of the Blood Valley, other than Su Fang, everyone was defeated. How dare you call yourselves geniuses?"
The contestants lowered their heads in shame.
"The first place of the fourth stage naturally belongs to Su Fang. Those of you who can step onto the ten thousand steps are considered to have passed the test. There are a total of one thousand four hundred and twenty-seven people, and all of you are ranked first from the bottom! "
The Jiuxuan expert's words made some people heave a long sigh of relief. They had finally passed this stage.
There were also some who were extremely depressed.
Especially Ye Feixuan, Dongxuan Huihuang, Li Sheng and the other three geniuses from the other God Realms. One could imagine how depressed they were when they heard that they were ranked first from the bottom with so many others.
There was a rapid change in the God Chosen List as well. The rankings of the fourth stage had appeared.
Surprisingly, the person ranked first was Su Fang.
The remaining one thousand people were all ranked second. Of course, they were all ranked first from the bottom as well.
Such an outcome left countless cultivators dumbfounded.
A moment ago, they were still worried about Su Fang.
Now, Su Fang had surpassed everyone and become the first place of the fourth stage.
The silence lasted for a full ten breaths before a tsunami of cheers erupted.
How dazzling was it to be first in four stages in a row?
Su Fang's brilliance overshadowed Dongxuan Huihuang, Gu Tianchi and the other Dongxuan geniuses. It also made Ye Feixuan and the other geniuses from the other God Realms look dull.
"The younger generation will surpass us in time. Su Fang's future achievements will definitely be above yours and mine."
The Grand Elder of Luo Xiao Sword School sighed.
The other giants of Dongxuan nodded in agreement.
The Exalted Elder of Spring and Autumn snorted in his heart. "How many brilliant geniuses have fallen on the path of growth? Geniuses die easily. Su Fang is no exception. "
Carefree Divine Pavilion.
The Feng leader in the corner glanced at the Pang Clan's ancestor who was surrounded by many experts and said decisively, "Feng Han, Zhenhua, let's go and apologize!"
"Apologize?"
Feng Zhenhua was stunned. Then, endless humiliation surged in his eyes.
Feng Han said helplessly, "If we don't hurry and find an opportunity to build a relationship with Su Fang's people and use the opportunity to resolve our grudge with Su Fang, do we have to wait until Su Fang kills his way to the Feng Clan?"
At the end of the Path of Mournful Souls.
The Jiuxuan expert said, "The fifth stage will be the time to show your true strength. The test will be even crueler. Rest for a thousand years and recharge your energy. Prepare for the next tough test! "
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and swept the contestants into an independent space.
"Previously, we were tested on intelligence, character, talent, and will. Next should be actual combat. I wonder if we'll be fighting other contestants or other test subjects."
"No matter who the opponent is, the fifth stage won't be easy!"
Su Fang quickly took out Xuan Lang's grotto-heaven and prepared to enter the mobile abode to recover.
Although he had gained a lot on the Path of Mournful Souls and had tempered his Dao heart and will, he had also suffered a great loss.
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