Climbing ten thousand meters in four days was already a very impressive speed.
At this height, the temperature had already dropped to negative 70 degrees. This temperature was close to the lowest temperature in the North and South Poles of Earth. This was not something an ordinary human could endure. But Ling Chen was still an exception. In those years in Heaven, the Mad Scientist had once placed his body in a temperature of negative 100 degrees for two whole days … He had endured it and was on the verge of death. Even after soaking in the Mad Scientist's medicine, he had used nearly a week to barely recover.
He had experienced this kind of extreme low temperature torture many times and had endured it every time, causing his body's cold resistance to reach a shocking height … but being able to endure it did not mean that he could adapt. In addition, the cold was not the biggest difficulty in continuing to climb. The most frightening thing was that the air was extremely thin. In this kind of environment, no matter what movement he made, even breathing, it would take more than ten times, or even dozens of times more energy than normal.
Cold, exhaustion, mental exhaustion … it was like three incomparably heavy mountains were pressing down on Ling Chen's body. He felt as if his body weighed millions of pounds, and every step forward was very difficult. In this kind of environment, he had no spare energy to feel the passage of time. All of his physical strength, mental energy, and faith were focused on how to make himself continue to take a step forward.
"Young Master, the temperature here is close to the limit of what my damaged spirit can endure … I have to seal myself. For the rest of the journey, Young Master, you have to work hard."
Ling Chen could barely hear the voice in his head, but after that, there was no more movement.
He raised his right hand with difficulty. A City Return Scroll was grasped in his hand, and then he crushed it.
With a flash of white light, Ling Chen had already appeared in the small town in front of the Fairyland Mountain Range. Compared to the extreme cold, normal temperatures were practically "scorching" to Ling Chen. Having escaped from the hopeless situation, Ling Chen knelt on the ground with a thud. His hands were on the ground, and his mouth was wide open as he panted frantically. The air he breathed out hit his hands … it was all cold air.
After panting for a few minutes, Ling Chen's complexion finally returned to normal, but he still did not take off the coat wrapped around his body. He glanced at the time. It was already past six o 'clock in the afternoon, which made Ling Chen shocked.
In four days, they had climbed ten thousand meters.
Today, an entire day … he had used up ten Return Cards and nine Spatial Orbs, but he had only managed to move 300 meters up the mountain.
In other words, the distance of 300 meters was enough for Ling Chen to reach his limit ten times. On average, he had to return to the city to recover every thirty meters.
"That Shield Guard who rushed to 11,000 in one go is a freak!" Ling Chen said through gritted teeth. He had lamented this sentence when he reached nine thousand meters. But now, when he sighed again, it was a completely different state of mind.
By the time his body had returned to normal temperature, and his stamina and spirit had also completely recovered, more than half an hour had passed. Ling Chen clenched his teeth, took out a Spatial Orb, and began his last climb of the day.
Under the effects of the Spatial Orb, he returned to the 10,000-300 meters mark. The bone-piercing cold assaulted him like countless icy knives. Taking advantage of the fact that his body temperature was not completely cold, his body had not frozen, and his stamina and spirit were still at their peak, Ling Chen activated [Broken Shadow]. With a spurt of energy, he roared and stepped on the thick layer of snow and ice, charging forward.
And this breath of air only supported him for less than a hundred meters before it was exhausted. This distance was only a little more than fifty meters in terms of height. Then, his body felt as if it weighed more than a thousand kilograms, and basically did not listen to his commands.
He had thought that with a cheat like the Spatial Orb in his hands, the process of climbing would be exceptionally easy. But reality made him realize that he had been dreaming.
Climb — — Return to the city — — Recover — — Continue climbing — —
As this cycle continued, Ling Chen continued to climb higher and higher, but at a slower and slower rate.
Before he knew it, Ling Chen had reached a height of 11,000 meters, and he was only 1,000 meters away from the summit of the Godchild Peak. He had officially broken the Forgotten Continent's record for climbing the Godchild Peak. However, Ling Chen did not become complacent because he had cheated tens of times.
From 10,000 meters to 11,000 meters, it took Ling Chen a whole 5 days.
11,000 meters – this height caused Ling Chen to truly experience what hell was.
His mind felt as if it was filled with iron, and if it wasn't for his incredibly powerful mental energy supporting him, he would have long since fainted. He could barely feel the existence of his hands and feet, as if they were no longer a part of his body. Every part of his body was as hard as a rock, and even the slightest movement required almost all of his strength.
Moreover, the last kilometer was so steep that it made people despair.
The first 6,000 meters were very smooth, and as long as they spent some time and effort, most people would be able to cross it. After 6,000 meters, the temperature plummeted, but the terrain was still not that steep. Up until 10,000 meters, Ling Chen did not encounter any serious obstacles. After 10,000 meters, the slope became much steeper, and he was in danger of slipping down every second.
The last 1,000 meters were almost perpendicular to the heavens and the earth. Furthermore, it had been covered in ice and snow for countless years, causing the rocks below to not see the sun or moon for countless years. It was impossible to even find a handhold to climb.
Ling Chen stared for a long time, and did not move. 10 or so seconds later, he breathed out a breath of cold air and returned to Fairyland Town.
Ling Chen finally understood why the Shield Bearer who had set the record had stopped at 11,000 meters. He also understood why the Shield Bearer who had set the record had stopped at 11,000 meters. He was even more certain that after reaching that height, the Shield Bearer had never challenged the Godchild Peak again. After all, every second there was incredibly terrifying torture. The pain of being stabbed by thousands of weapons was not inferior to being tortured by a thousand cuts. Only one in a million people could endure that kind of pain. Even the legend among the shield guards would not endure it a second time.
And Ling Chen knew that he might have to endure this torture hundreds of times in the last 1,000 meters.
Thinking of this, he did not feel any fear or hesitation. Even his eyes did not waver. As long as he could obtain the slim hope of reviving Shui Ruo, it was nothing even if he had to endure this pain thousands of times.
Half an hour later, Ling Chen's body recovered. He took out the Spatial Orb and returned to the Godchild Peak.
Ling Chen summoned the Great Ravager and the Twilight Spear. He closed his mouth tightly, trying his best not to let the cold air rush into his lungs. His left and right hands moved at the same time, cutting the almost vertical layer of ice in front of him.
Ding! Ding!
Amidst the cold sound, two scratches that were more than 10 centimeters long appeared on the thick layer of ice. The layer of ice at the peak of the Godchild Peak had been accumulating for countless years. It was truly Ten Thousand Years Mysterious Ice. Its hardness was incomparable to ordinary ice. Even with Ling Chen's attack power and the destructive power of the Scorpio Orb, he could only leave two scratches on the ice.
Ling Chen's eyes narrowed as he let out a low roar.
"Soul Sacrifice!
"Battle Soul Possession!"
With the help of his extreme state, Ling Chen executed two Ling Tian Slashes with his left and right hands, one above and the other below.
Ding! Ding!
The sound that should have been crisp was extremely ear-piercing. Under Ling Chen's extreme state of attack, the broken ice pieces flew everywhere. Two gaps that were more than 10 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters thick appeared where the Great Ravager and the Twilight Spear attacked.
The gaps of this size were obviously not enough. Ling Chen attacked again, making the two gaps bigger.
After three attacks, Ling Chen's body became stiff and numb. He took a step forward, expending a huge amount of strength before he was able to place his right foot on the opening below, while his left hand was on the opening above. Gritting his teeth, he used the opening to rise by less than a third of his body height. Then, he used his free hand to raise the [Great Ravager], and used the [Thousand Kilogram Rend] to create a third opening. Then, he used his right hand on the third opening to bring his body up another third of his body height …
After creating eight gaps and rising about five meters, Ling Chen was close to his limit. He could no longer feel his hands and feet. He could no longer climb or attack. His body also fell from the layer of ice into the snow below. The only choice was to leave.
Half an hour later, Ling Chen recovered and returned to the Godchild Peak. When he appeared, his right hand was firmly on the gap at the top.
The use of the Spatial Orb was to return to any place that Ling Chen had been to before. As long as it was a place that Ling Chen had been to before, he could go there directly. As such, even if Ling Chen fell during the climb, he did not need to worry about all his previous efforts being wasted. As long as he did not use up all his Spatial Orbs, he could immediately return to the highest position he had reached.
In the first 24 hours of climbing the last kilometer, Ling Chen climbed 28 times and used up 28 Spatial Orbs. During this time, he fell five times and climbed a total of 102 meters. During this time, the time it took for him to recover was more than 20 times that of climbing.
On the second day, he climbed 31 times and used up 31 Spatial Orbs. He fell 11 times and climbed 90 meters.
On the third day, he climbed 27 times and used up 27 Spatial Orbs. He fell 8 times and climbed 82 meters.
On the fourth day …
On the fifth day …
…
On the tenth day …
On the fifteenth day …
…
…
On the Godchild Peak, with every step Ling Chen took, he experienced how difficult it was to ascend to the heavens.
The precipitous ice peak was snow-white and flawless. Ling Chen's existence was especially eye-catching in the boundless whiteness, but he was also exceptionally small. His hands and feet tightly clung to the gaps in the ice that he had smashed out bit by bit with his faith. Below him was a long string of gaps in the ice, and they were very evenly distributed. In order to shorten the climbing distance as much as possible, the distribution of the gaps on the left and right were almost two standard vertical lines.
Today was the 30th day of climbing the Godchild Peak.
At the same time, it was also the 21st day of climbing the last kilometer.
He was still a hundred meters away from the point that he had been dreaming of for the past few days.
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