Swoosh!
As soon as Li i and others got used to the pressure, the hundredth step flashed with faint light, and in that instant their expressions twisted with pain.
Wang Yiyi even had tears in her eyes as she felt her body getting bitten by countless ants; nevertheless, she gritted her teeth and persisted, knowing this was the test of endurance.
Li i and Lan Ming's expressions were also not good; however, Su Ying was not the sa. She had an easygoing expression; clearly this amount of pain was not comparable to her bones breaking every month.
Swoosh!
Once again, the hundredth step flashed, and the pain they were facing ca to a halt. Clearly, they had passed the endurance test and continued further. Of course nothing stopped them from moving even in pain; however, they were not masochists, so they didn't bother.
But now since the pain had receded, they didn't hesitate and moved on to the next step.
Swoosh!
Once again, the step lit up; however, this ti it was not the pain but a strong force trying to crush their body. If Li i and others wanted to go through this, then they had to use their strength to repel or defend against the force.
Clearly this was the test of the strength, as the old man said. However, this test was not too difficult, as it was just a starting point. Only when they move to the next steps will the force trying to crush their body increase.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
It didn't take long as Li i and others got used to this and started to move forward swiftly. However, the more steps they took, the slower they beca, especially Wang Yiyi and Lan Ming.
Witnessing this, the disciples below hurriedly tried to jump, and so managed to land on the hundredth step; however, the mont they stepped on it, they were sent flying back.
This happened a few tis when a graceful figure standing a little away from the crowd grabbed the few female disciples beside her and, like Ye Chen, she flew off with her flying martial technique.
However, unlike Ye Chen, who had red, domineering wings, the graceful figure's were pure white and gentle.
Furthermore, her actions attracted the gazes of everyone, especially the male disciples, whose eyes were stuck like glue and followed her figure.
There were also so perverts trying to see the things they wanted to, but pity a sharp light attacked their eyes, making them bleed. But no one pitied them and even distanced themselves from such people as they were trying to see through the self-defensive protection that blocked the sight of what anyone shouldn't see.
Li i and others also have such protection on their bodies, but no one tried to play any tricks after knowing Ye Chen's strength and what he did inside the mystic pond. Who wanted to die after all?
But as long as it was not soone beside him, they were free to try, only to encounter resistance.
"Humph! These n are all scum!" Lin Xian'er, who was held by the graceful figure, spoke coldly.
"Don't worry about them; they had learned their lessons, but if they don't, then I won't mind teaching one," the graceful figure, who was none other than Liu Jiarong, spoke calmly; however, one could tell her eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Senior Sister Liu, why don't you hook up with that handso brother? See, no one dares to have any thoughts on the people beside him." Lin Xian'er imdiately forgot her anger and said as she pointed towards Ye Chen with stars in her eyes.
"Xian'er! It seems I really have to leave you in the cold palace alone!" Liu Jiarong stated with a cold look.
Hearing this, Lin Xian'er shivered with fear and hurriedly shook her head.
"Senior Sister Liu, I was just joking, hehe," she laughed foolishly, but the next mont her expression changed, and the only thing she could see was an evil smile on Liu Jiarong's face before she got thrown down from a certain height.
"Argghhh! Senior sister, you betrayed my little heart!" Lin Xian'er scread in tears.
However, she was not alone, as two more female disciples whom Liu Jiarong had brought ended up in the sa fate.
Clearly, she had figured out why Li i and they were able to stay on the hundredth step without getting sent flying.
Everyone else also figured this out after watching Lin Xian'er and the other two not get pushed down.
But what can they do? Not everyone has wings! Even if soone had it, they wouldn't be able to use it frequently. Take Liu Jiarong for example, who only brought a few more seeded disciples before taking a rest and recovering her spiritual Qi with the help of pills.
After this, she didn't continue to take others with her and started to ascend the stairs by herself. Flying took a toll on the body after all.
As for Ye Chen, who had been hovering in the midair and watching everything, everyone treated him as air. There was no way they would compare themselves to him; after all, even the old man from the unknown era hadn't predicted soone would destroy his test ruthlessly, especially with the cultivation of the Qi-gathering realm.
"Let's get more tree stumps and make it higher!"
Soone suggested it, and everyone instantly followed.
After this, a disciple jumped higher than the stairs and tried to stay forceful but still was flung back. But the second one succeeded, and then so on.
Soon more than nine hundred disciples were on the stairs; as for the remaining few hundred, many gave up after trying again and again. There were also disciples who were afraid of death, so they just didn't take part.
Of course, there were also disciples who had yet to step on the stairs, and this included Ye Chen, Ji Feng, Qin Lan, Zhu Dong, and Xue Feng.
There was also one surprising disciple, which had attracted a lot of attention despite arriving late.
"Qin Lan, is that Ye Chen who destroyed the first ninety-nine stairs?" A cold voice inquired with displeasure.
"Um, yes, senior, he is Ye Chen." Qin Lan smiled bitterly as he replied to a beautiful woman in her twenties who possessed sky blue pupils and hair.
This woman was Song Lingxi, a genius disciple of Sword Pavilion and senior to Qin Lan.
However, what made him fear was not her strength but her background, as she was the cousin of elder Song ilin.
"Humph! How arrogant! Looks like I need to teach him a lesson!" Song Lingxi snorted coldly, and before Qin Lan could say anything, she flew off with sky-blue wings.
There were not many disciples remaining below; nevertheless, when they saw soone wanting to fight with Ye Chen, their eyes popped out in shock.
"Fuck! Who is courting death?"
"Looks like soone wants to et Yama in a hurry."
"Shhh! Quiet down, you two. Don't you know that she is Song Lingxi?"
"Yeah, we know, but what's the use of this in front of that demon?"
The disciples quarreled with each other, and strangely, no one had a good impression of Song Lingxi.
…
Swoosh!
Ye Chen was enjoying his peace in mid-air when suddenly a sharp aura ca from behind, attacking him ruthlessly.
Looking back, he saw Song Lingxi rushing towards him with a sword.
"Aye, I knew I was handso, but I didn't know it was this much, where a woman wants to rape with a sword," Ye Chen shook his head amusingly, and because he didn't keep his voice down, everyone heard him, even Li i and them, who were ascending further.
"You! Shaless!" Song Lingxi's face turned red with anger as everyone glanced at her with weird looks.
"I ca here because what you did is not fair! How could you destroy the stairs and not help with anything?! I heard you even killed a lot of disciples inside the mystic pond for no reason! How could you do this?!" She roared angrily, her face filled with self-righteousness.
No wonder many didn't like her; even Ye Chen was in this group.
"Why are you screaming like a child? Be self-aware and know what others did before pointing at ; if not, I don't mind you sending it on the way too," Ye Chen stated with a sneer.
He could see from her facial features that she was related to elder Song ilin, but so what? He didn't have any close relationship with her, and he didn't want her as a maid either. So why should he tolerate Song Lingxi's behavior, especially since she was a grown-ass woman?
If she grew up in so backyard village, he would still be kind enough to guide her, but she was from a top sect and still chose to be blind? Especially with her strength of ninth-stage Qi-refining, which should take at least half a year or more.
Even the little girl Wang Yiyi, who had been in the cultivation world for more than two months, was better than her, and this was without comparing their age gap.
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