The Great Wild God - Chapter 71

Chapter 71 Breaking Through the Heavenly Ladder
Every time he climbed a staircase, the pressure would multiply. When he reached the top of the fifth staircase, the pressure on his body should be around 16,000 jin.

At this moment, Chen Xun’s two arms would have 7,000 to 8,000 jin of divine power. If he used all of his strength to carry it, 16,000 to 7,000 jin of tremendous strength would barely be able to withstand it. He thought to himself that amongst the thousands of newly promoted disciples, there should be a few who could withstand such a strong pressure.

However, starting from the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase, the aura that leaked out from the depths of the Dragon Binding Mountain was extremely terrifying. It was as if an extremely ferocious desolate beast was trapping this mountain, directly suppressing everyone’s soul sea to the point of extinction. This was truly a double test for the newly promoted disciples who broke into the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase.

Only by cultivating the Barbarian Soul as strong as a rock could he withstand the attack of this terrifying aura on his soul sea and withstand the double test.

So many people could easily cope with the test of the third level of the Heavenly Staircase. However, taking a single step towards the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase, more than a hundred people suffered such a tragic blow. Chen Li felt that the test of the Heavenly Staircase was ten times harder than he had initially imagined.

He didn’t know if one or two of the thousands of newly promoted disciples would be able to withstand the double test and directly pass through the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase.

The newly promoted disciples who fell down the fourth staircase also burst into laughter. Their faces were flushed red with embarrassment, and they did not dare to retaliate in the face of merciless ridicule and ridicule.

Most of the disciples who laughed at those who fell from the fourth staircase were profound-clothed disciples who had come from early morning to watch the fun.

The deacons on the left and right had looks of contempt on their faces.

Seeing this, Chen Xun thought to himself, “The path of cultivation is truly cruel. If there is a slight mistake, you will be eliminated mercilessly. It is common for you to be cold-eyed and ridiculed.”

If you can’t, can you stop others from laughing at you?

In the Azure Water College, disciples were only distinguished by the color of their clothes.

Those disciples who entered the Academy three or even six years before them, if they hadn’t become core disciples of the various prefectures by now and didn’t wear profound clothes, it meant that their aptitude and potential for cultivation in the future were rather limited. Naturally, they didn’t have the face or the leisure to come over and watch the induction ceremony of the newly promoted disciples.

Those who truly had leisure and leisure, who put down their cultivation and rushed over to watch the fun, were mainly Xuan Yi disciples who already had a certain status in the various prefectures.

Those newly promoted disciples who had stopped on the third level of the Heavenly Staircase Platform at the beginning did not continue to move forward, nor did they receive ridicule from those profound-clothed disciples.

On the one hand, these newly promoted disciples knew themselves well, and on the other hand, the vast majority of them were still young.

Zong Ling, Nan Xi, and the others were only thirteen or fourteen years old, yet they could withstand the pressure of 4,000 jin. Their cultivation was already quite extraordinary, and there was even more room for improvement in the future.

The white-haired man did not bully the poor youth.

A disciple with great cultivation potential would receive enough attention in Azure Water City even if his cultivation was not high for the time being.

Who would look down on them at this time?

Those who thought they were right and rashly climbed up the stairs fell from the fourth staircase under the sudden blow. They underestimated their enemies on the one hand, and more importantly, their soul cultivation was far inferior to their physical bodies.

A martial cultivator with a strong physical body was at the early stage of the True Yang Realm, and at the late stage, it would be gradually caught up by disciples with strong divine souls. This was the consensus that Cang Lan had formed for thousands of years.

Those newly advanced disciples who rashly broke into the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase but accidentally fell, relying on their strong physical bodies, stayed in the Academy and did not even have the possibility of advancing to the Profound Cloak Disciple in the future. Why should they be respected?

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Chen Xun no longer cared about these idle chores and continued to take steps forward with the other three hundred newly promoted disciples.

In the end, there were only one hundred and twenty to thirty people on the fourth platform, and more people stopped on the third and fourth platforms.

Amongst the thousands of newly promoted disciples, there were only about a hundred that possessed the strength of a high-ranked Barbarian Martial Cultivator.

As one of the hundred people, Gu Jianfeng followed suit and walked up the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase Platform, not surprising Chen Xun at all. Although Su Ling and Su Yi did not possess the strength of a high-grade barbaric martial artist, their waist shone with the slightest bit of light. It should be because they had a special treasure to help them resist the dual pressures emitted by the mountain, and they had also come here.

The Profound Armament Treasure Armor and the Secret Talisman Treasure were all components of one’s personal strength. The Azure Water School did not say that they insisted on stripping the newly promoted disciples naked before letting them ascend the Heavenly Staircase. At this point, Su Ling and Su Yi weren’t the only ones who used their talismans to withstand the test of the Heavenly Staircase.

However, Su Ling and Su Yi were already quite reluctant at this moment. The two of them were still quite handsome, their faces flushed red, their veins exposed, and their footsteps swayed, as if they would fall down at any moment.

As for Qing Xuan, she looked at her cultivation at the sixth level of the True Yang Realm. She hadn’t borrowed any treasures yet, but she had easily come here. This surprised Chen Xun.

However, Qing Xuan was Su Qingfeng’s adopted daughter. Chen Xun guessed that she had cultivated with Su Qingfeng since she was young. Perhaps it was the Su Clan’s secret profound technique that was not spread outside, and it was something that was different from an ordinary person.

The Academy had used such a simple and crude method to separate the newly promoted disciples into different levels, which could be considered to be quite effective.

Seeing Chen Xun look over, Qing Xuan smiled sweetly, but she was secretly shocked in her heart. Uncle Ge said that Chen Xun’s talent was extraordinary, but it was true.

Qing Xuan smiled sweetly. Her tender white beautiful dimples were as beautiful as peach blossoms, and her clear eyes flowed with autumn waves. There was an indescribable tenderness that pierced through people’s hearts.

Seeing Qing Xuan smiling, Chen Xunxin couldn’t help but be confused. It was no wonder that Su Ling and Su Yi followed Qing Xuan like flies, their souls never dissipating.

At this moment, Chen Xun was focused on cultivating and didn’t have the heart to distract himself. He thought that if such a beautiful girl smiled sweetly on Earth, he would most likely run over to kneel and lick her without any bones.

Chen Xun also noticed that when Qing Xuan smiled at him, Su Ling’s rather handsome face actually twisted. He thought to himself, this guy’s heart was really filled with joy.

However, at this moment, Chen Xun was even more concerned about Qianlan behind him.

Qianlan’s strength was much weaker than theirs, and she actually followed them to this place. This was very surprising to Chen Xun.

Qianlan’s beautiful face was covered in fine beads of sweat. Her entire body was blooming with azure light. It was actually the Spirit Channeling Sword Heart that she had been born with. At this moment, it was extremely stimulating. The slightest bit of light seemed weak, but it unswervingly helped Qianlan resist the double pressure released by the mountain.

Apart from Su Tang, Qianlan was also the first person Chen Xun had seen to possess a Soul Sea Alien.

Seeing that although she was only at the sixth level of the True Yang Realm, she was much more relaxed than other high-grade Barbarian Martial Cultivators or late Greensun Realm True Cultivator Disciples, Chen Xun felt that the Spirit Channeling Sword Heart was truly not simple.

The strange phenomenon that Qianlan emitted attracted the attention of the surrounding deacons and onlookers. Chen Xun raised his head and saw that there were also many people watching from the top of the mountain.

Su Ling and Su Yi’s two sons were even more shocked when they saw Qianlan’s abnormal appearance. They all knew how much importance would be attached to her in the Academy because she possessed the Ancient Desolate Bloodline and the Soul Sea’s abnormal appearance?

Su Ling’s heart stirred up a huge wave.

Lou Jiao’s intention was to expel these five barbarians from the Academy so that Ghost Faction could deal with them without restraint. However, he never imagined that Zuo Qianlan, who came from the Left Thorn Tribe, would actually possess the Ancient Desolate Bloodline. He thought to himself, even if Qianlan violated the rules of the Academy, how could the clan elders be willing to expel such a good seedling from the Academy?

Expulsion of Qianlan from the Academy was simply not something that he and Su Yi could accomplish.

What should we do now?

Su Ling’s situation was in chaos, and he looked at Su Yi in the face. He thought to himself, if they really continued to clash with the five little bastards of the Northern Mountain, the clan elders would most likely sacrifice their insignificant side branch disciples.

However, they had already received the benefits of the building reef, and the Gui Xi Tribe was not an easy character to provoke, was it?

“Don’t worry. If you follow the plan, you will definitely be able to stop Chen Xun from entering the Academy! Even if that little girl from the Left Thorn Tribe enters the Academy, she won’t be worried!”

Just as Su Ling was in doubt, a strand of sound came to his ears from Lou Jiao. He hesitated for a moment and glanced at Lou Jiao, wondering if Lou Jiao was trying to trick him.

Along the way, Chen Xun had been secretly observing Su Ling’s movements. He turned around and saw that the hook-nosed deacon was still following behind them. At this moment, he was exchanging glances with Su Ling, and his scalp felt numb.

Chen Xun did not know what they were up to. He did not have the qualifications to cause trouble for the hook-nosed deacon at this moment, but he could not help but take revenge for “bathing in a monkey’s crown”. Seeing that Su Ling seemed to have given up on going through the fifth trial, he walked over and smiled.

‘”If my guess is correct, we should be qualified to change into profound clothes if we take another step forward. Senior Sister Qingxuan should still have some strength left, and I can work hard. Senior Brother Su Ling, you must increase your strength. If we all go up, Senior Brother Su Ling will fall behind. When Senior Brother Su Ling sees me in the future, he will call me Senior Brother. How embarrassing!”

Gu Jianfeng also saw Su Ling and the hook-nosed deacon in front of his eyebrows. He secretly hated them, but he didn’t know what to do. Seeing Chen Xun urging Su Ling to climb the fifth step, he was secretly delighted.

He could see that Su Ling was already at the end of his rope when he climbed here, and his bones were shaking, as if he would collapse if he added another straw.

There was nothing they could do with that deacon, but if they wanted to cause trouble for Su Ling, they wanted to squeeze him out and follow him to the fifth step.

The Dragon Binding Mountain was not only the location of the Academy, but also the central formation of Azure Water City. The Su Clan had operated for a thousand years.

Even though the Central Array had only released one percent of its might, Su Ling knew very well how difficult it would be to take another step forward.

However, Chen Xun’s guess wasn’t wrong. As long as he stepped onto the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, he could at least be a core disciple in every manor.

Although there were one hundred and twenty to thirty people climbing the fourth level of the Heavenly Staircase Platform, not one-third of them would be able to take another step forward.

Su Ling was also aware of himself, but Chen Xun’s words sounded extremely ear-piercing, and when he saw the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, he was filled with endless ridicule.

Su Ling was so angry that his eyes turned black and his throat became sweet. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and dyed the bluestone steps red.

“Ah,” Chen Xun said in surprise, “Senior Brother Su Ling can’t hold on any longer. Then don’t force it. We won’t wait for Senior Brother Su Ling anymore …”

Chen Xunqing easily took a step forward and steadily stood on the fifth floor of the Heavenly Staircase. He turned around and said to Su Ling, “Senior Brother Su Ling, is it really okay for you to call me Senior Brother in the future?”

Su Ling was so angry that his liver and gall were about to split, and he struggled to lift his foot.

“Su Ling, don’t.” Su Yi saw that Su Ling was unable to withstand Chen Xun’s stimulation and was actually going to lift his leg to break through the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, so he hurriedly stopped him.

“Useless bastard!” Chen Xun had a face of encouragement just now. In the blink of an eye, it was as cold as frost. He smiled contemptuously and said, “If you can’t take this step, I will pee on your shoulder forever! Junior Brother Su Ling, you must remember this!”

“You!” Seeing Chen Xun’s young age, Su Ling’s face changed like a flip of a palm, and his aura was arrogant and domineering. He hated to think that even if he was expelled from the Academy this time, Gu Jianfeng and the others would still stay in the Academy. If he couldn’t take this step, he would still have Gu Jianfeng and the others pee on his head. How could he be willing?

Seeing Su Ling’s hesitation, Gu Jianfeng also poured a bit of his spiritual sense into the Diamond Armor. He borrowed the protective spiritual power of the Diamond Armor to brazenly take a step forward and stood firmly on the fifth step. He looked at Su Ling with a mocking expression.

Seeing that Gu Jianfeng was actually able to stand so easily on the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, Su Ling thought that the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase might not be so difficult to break through. He took out a pill from his bosom, swallowed it whole, and took a step forward.

However, in front of him, the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase seemed to be covered by an invisible barrier. Even if he used all of his strength to suck milk, he would never be able to break through the invisible barrier and truly stand on the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase …

Seeing that the blood veins on Su Ling’s forehead were about to burst out, Qing Xuan’s handsome face was indescribably twisted and ferocious. She knew that he had already reached his limit, so she gently advised him, “Su Ling, you can’t defeat Junior Brother Chen Xun and the others, so don’t force yourself!”

Fortunately, Qing Xuan didn’t try to persuade him. With her persuasion, Su Ling surged out of the depths of his heart and created a new force between his bones. The invisible barrier of the Heavenly Staircase actually caused him to squeeze open like he had broken open a lake …

Seeing that Su Ling actually took another step, Chen Xun was also secretly shocked. He thought to himself, if he stimulated Su Ling to break through to the next realm, then it would truly be impossible to steal chickens and eat rice!

Chen Xun’s worry didn’t last for a few moments. Su Ling, who had exhausted all of his old strength and had yet to develop new strength, caused the majestic strength on the fifth level of the Heavenly Staircase, which was as heavy as a mountain, to collapse. His entire body was bounced away like an invisible barrier gathered by the lake water. He coughed up a mouthful of blood in midair and fell onto the steps beneath the platform on the fourth level …

The robes on Su Ling’s body were also shattered, and he couldn’t even withstand the pressure between the third and fourth staircase platforms. His entire body was firmly pressed against the bluestone steps, and it was even difficult for him to move his fingers.