Chapter 162: Before the Holy Ladder, Above the Clouds
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Between the domes, the clouds rolled, accompanied by several blinding rays of light, and a long staircase was laid down from the end of the sky, and the surrounding thunderstorms were surging, and the pressure was infinite.
"Third round, ascend the Holy Ladder."
"The Holy Ladder is a holy weapon refined by the Xuanyuan clan and the Mo family, there are a total of ninety-nine steps, each ladder gives people a different pressure, the higher it goes, the stronger it will be, and every time you cross the nine holy ladders, there will be a holy platform."
"On the holy platform, there will be the empowerment of the Holy Radiance, which can greatly improve your realm, it will descend every half an hour, the number of Holy Radiance is limited, if all of them are enjoyed by one person, it is not a problem to break through a great realm."
"But if there are more than one person standing on the same altar, then they will divide the Radiance empowerment equally."
The judge of the Ten Thousand Races Alliance explained the rules, and all the contestants who advanced to the third round of the competition listened attentively, their faces nervous, because they knew that from now on, the ranking of each of them would be related to the glory of the family sect, especially after this round, the supreme seat would be decided, so they must not be sloppy at all, they must concentrate!
"Since this Holy Radiance is limited, does it mean that we can fight on the Holy Ladder and use means to clear the superfluous people?" On the white clouds, Su Ji asked.
The old judge nodded, and said calmly, "Of course. ”
"In this round, you can fight freely, there is no limit to the number of magic weapons, there is no limit to the number of people, you can hurt people or kill people, all of your own volition."
Rumble!!!
As soon as the glare came out, it instantly flew over the entire Holy City, causing a huge uproar.
"Isn't there any rule restriction, then this round, isn't it going to be a life-and-death battle!" The elder of the Seven Lotus Sect stroked his beard and said in surprise, he never thought that the rules for this year's Ascending Ladder would be so simple and straightforward, which might lead to the early start of the decisive battle.
"Yes, and if that's the case, what if there are geniuses from the big clan and get rid of outsiders first, that's too unfair!" On the other side, there was an old man from the Xuanjing Sect who spoke, his face full of solemnity, because compared to those big clans, the geniuses of these sects could basically be regarded as loose cultivators, and they had no support for each other, and it was difficult to support each other.
If those big clans unite and eliminate the scattered cultivators first, then no matter how talented their descendants are, they can only forcibly eat this dumb loss, which is very unfair!
"Hehe, we all know that we are huddled, won't others, who can really trust who at this time, dare to hand over your back, maybe the first one to be eliminated is yourself!" The ancestor of the Wang family of the hundred clans heard the discussion and said with some disdain.
In this case, he didn't believe that any family could form an alliance with confidence, and even if the alliance was formed, it was estimated that they would have to be distracted to fight against each other's enemies, just like the Jiang family and the Ye family, in this round, their two families would inevitably have a battle.
The old judge listened to everyone's discussion and didn't care, because this was a rule that the five judges had discussed together, and it was impossible to change it.
"The rules of the third round are these, if you can't bear the oppression or want to give up for special reasons, you can crush the jade slip at any time and teleport it back, but at the same time, you will also lose the qualification to advance to the next round."
The old judge said, and suddenly shouted in a solemn voice: "Listen to my announcement, the third round of the Ten Thousand Races Alliance, ascend the Holy Ladder, and now the competition begins." ”
"Everyone, climb the Holy Ladder!"
With the judge's order, the white cloud enchantment in the space was suddenly lifted, and the majestic pressure on the holy ladder was also crushed down like a tsunami, causing all the cultivators who were in a hurry to step forward to climb the ladder to a sudden stagnation.
Boom!
Countless young and strong people faced the wind and waves, standing in the forefront, sensing the powerful pressure of the Holy Ladder, like a mountain roaring tsunami, as if it could crush people's muscles and bones.
In the forefront, Ye Gong's eyes were shocked, this holy ladder and the pseudo-holy ladder in the previous qualifiers, the coercion of the two is not at the same level at all, the latter he can easily bear, but this holy ladder, the first order, he is a little frightened!
The other supernatural people were also discouraged, and their hearts were abrupt, and they didn't dare to climb the ladder rashly, for fear of being counterattacked, so they all gathered three steps in front of the ladder.
But this situation didn't last long, because the monks who were able to go to this round were already the top ability geniuses among the hundred clans, and geniuses were never short of arrogance.
They want to win, so they have to cherish the time and be one step ahead, so they have the first foot to step forward.
Boom!
It was a young man with a solemn face, dragging a four-cornered furnace in his palm, during which there was a fierce fire, in the face of the rushing tsunami, he urged the furnace fire to resist the suppression, and then after a period of shaking, he stood firm on the first order. "It doesn't seem to be particularly difficult."
Seeing this, someone took a step forward with an unexpected expression, but immediately after, the person was hit by the power from the Holy Ladder and spat blood, and flew out upside down and fell on the clouds in the distance, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked again.
They looked at the young man holding the furnace in his hand, and suddenly understood, it turned out that it was not because the coercion of this holy ladder was too weak, but because the young man was too strong, perhaps, he would be the dark horse of this round, and he could compete with those top people.
But soon, such thoughts were dissipated by one person's actions, and I saw that Zuo Mingqiu, who won the first place in the first round and was known as the first king of the Nine Heavens, also took a step forward when the young man of the furnace Ding had just stood firm to the second order.
Airplanes!
His steps were steady, his face was expressionless, and even when he faced the terrifying coercion of the Holy Ladder, the corners of his clothes only moved slightly with the wind, as if the coercion of the Holy Ladder was nothing to him.
Then, before Zuo Mingqiu could wait for everyone to be surprised, he took another step forward and stood on the same level as the young man of the furnace.
The young man of the furnace turned his head in surprise, wanting to see which side of the divine was actually crossing two steps in a row, so he saw a face that could be said to be so flat that it did not have any expression, which was in stark contrast to the fact that he was urging the Dan furnace vigorously.
When he was stunned, Zuo Mingqiu had already taken another step forward, and then another step, and in the blink of an eye, he had already reached the fourth layer.
Everyone in the audience was shocked, and many Tianjiao couldn't hold back anymore, unwilling to be left behind, and began to scramble to climb the holy ladder.
Chen Changkong stepped forward with his hands in his hands, the powerful sword intent surrounded him, step by step, easily upward, and soon came to Zuo Mingqiu's back.
Immediately afterwards, the geniuses of the top clans such as Xuanyuan Shennian, Nangong Huaitian, and Xuanyuan Shennian also closely followed the pace of the two, and they were not left behind, and basically belonged to the same echelon, advancing steadily and rapidly.
And the second echelon are those geniuses who are slightly inferior in strength, such as Jiang Taixu of the Jiang family, Jiang Zheye and Jiang Xun, as well as the Ye Palace of the Ye family, Qi Sheng of the Qi family, etc., all of them are struggling upward, and after a while, they have walked through the ninth floor and reached the top of the holy platform on the tenth floor.
Here, there are not many people, not only because they came too fast, but also because the first group of geniuses to arrive here, Zuo Mingqiu, Chen Changkong and others, did not stay here at all, they chose to climb upward, looking for a higher holy platform in the time of two incense sticks.
Seeing this, Ye Gong glanced at Qi Sheng, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go too!" ”
"The first layer of wolves has more meat and less meat, and there is no way to open the gap, so it seems that we can't lag behind." A great clan of supernatural beings stood on the holy platform of the tenth order, looked around and sighed.
Although the coercion of this holy ladder is strong, after some time of familiarity, there are still many people who can come here, after two incense sticks, there will be more than three thousand people here, so there is no way to fight and clean up, because there are too many people.
With so many people staying here, sharing the initiation of the Divine Radiance at the bottom will definitely be of little help to the cultivation realm, so if they want to open up the gap, they have to go up again.
"Ye Gong moves, let's go too." Jiang Tai looked at Ye Gong's back with fear, and then said to Jiang Zheye and Jiang Xun.
Neither of them agreed, nodded, and began to climb together.
The Holy Ladder is powerful, and under such fierce and fiery competition, there are constantly monks who make mistakes, are pushed out of the Holy Ladder by coercion, and fall into the abyss of thunder and eliminated.
If you are lucky, you will fall on the clouds, and although you have been injured a bit, you will still have the possibility of a comeback after recovering, because there is plenty of time in this round, a total of three hours, and there will be six rounds of Holy Radiance empowerment.
Outside, the elders of the Hundred Clans who came to watch the battle with them, the sect masters and elders of the sect, and the like were also staring at the Holy Ladder intently, looking at the figures climbing upwards one by one, not wanting to let go of any detail.
"Zuo Mingqiu is still strong, the way of obedience makes him indomitable, looking at his expression, it seems that he has not made any effort, but he has already climbed the seventeenth ladder, I am afraid that the first in this round will still be the first monarch of the nine heavens!"
Looking at the peerless young figure on the holy ladder, the sect master of the Jinghai Sect couldn't help but sigh at Zuo Mingqiu's strength, the latter would not be a descendant of the Dao Sect from the Heavenly Master Mountain, and the supreme position seemed to be close at hand. As soon as these words came out, who expected that they were immediately refuted by others, and the Supreme Elder of the Silver Thorn Gate looked disdainful, and said: "I don't think so, the young sword saint of the Chen family is no worse than Zuo Mingqiu." ”
"Chen Changkong set off a little late, but now he has caught up to the sixteenth order, and the speed is still accelerating, and he will be able to catch up with Zuo Mingqiu soon!"
When the Sect Master of Jinghai Sect heard this, he also retorted unceremoniously: "According to what you said, there are also Xuanyuan Shennian, Li Guang, the Li family's array craftsman, and several other geniuses, could it be that they can all win the first place in this round?" ”
The Supreme Elder of the Silver Thorn Gate shook his head and said, "Don't forget, this round of tests actually seems to be climbing the Holy Ladder, but in fact, it is testing combat strength. ”
"The strength of these geniuses is not weak, in a short period of time, they should all be able to ascend the same holy platform, but the holy radiance is only those, so when the time comes, there will inevitably be geniuses who will be excluded, as for who it is, I can only say that everything is possible."
When the other old man heard this, he also nodded, and said with emotion: "Yes, everything is possible, because of the rules, even if those geniuses join forces to drive Zuo Mingqiu down the Holy Ladder first, it is not impossible." ”
When the old man of the eldest grandson family heard this, he shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be." ”
"It's not a last resort, the strongest geniuses in these hundred tribes land should still have some scruples about face in front of everyone, even if it is a battle, it should be a battle of gentlemen."
Another middle-aged man nodded and spoke: "That's right, but I'm looking forward to it, what kind of battle will happen, will he tear his face with Chen Changkong first, after all, he has always regarded Chen Changkong as his old enemy, and he even opened his mouth to provoke in the second round!" ”
"Speaking of Xuan, haven't you noticed that there seems to be one person missing from the first-echelon genius team?"
The sect master of the Jinghai Sect raised his head and looked at the front of the Holy Ladder, and several geniuses in the first echelon said, he always felt that there seemed to be someone missing there.
When the old man of the Dongfang clan heard this, he said, "Of course it's less. ”
"Except for the scholar who is willing to maintain the mean, Ji Xuansu, Dongfang Yuchu of our clan is not in the first echelon, because he is not good at physique, and his soul is not tough, but it does not mean that his strength is not strong, if he meets the people in front of him, he will have great confidence to win!"
Hearing this, the sect master of the Jinghai Sect shook his head: "No, there is more." ”
"Have you forgotten that in the second round, there was a person who drew with the Emperor, and that kid was playing against him on the home court of the Emperor!"
After this reminder from the man, everyone in the audience also reacted, there was such a person, and the combat power was very fierce, not only the three-stage flesh body monk, but also the gossip technique of the channel gate, suppressing the battle of the Xuan.
The body is strong, and the soul is also strong, logically speaking, this climbing the holy ladder should be that person's forte, but why is he not in the first echelon now?
"Zuo Mingqiu and the others have arrived at the second holy platform, but the first echelon is far ahead, and it is still ahead, the second echelon is around the seventeenth order, there are a lot of people, and the descendants of the Jiang family are all there, but there is no figure of Mu Xu!"
Everyone looked up, their eyes widened and searched, but after screening and filtering over and over again, they didn't find Xu Mu's figure in the forefront.
Could it be that he is behind?
But how is this possible?
They didn't find it, so everyone set their eyes on the holy ladder below the tenth step, and their eyes wandered back and forth on the group of monks who were struggling to climb, but they still didn't find Xu Mu's figure.
In this way, from the tenth order to the ninth order, and then the eighth, seventh, sixth, and fifth, there seemed to be a lot of monks in the field, but there were actually thousands of people in the field, so soon everyone checked it out, and there was still no shadow of Xu Mu.
Where the hell is he?
When everyone was puzzled, someone finally found him.
It was the elder of the Ye clan.
His face turned red, staring at Xu Mupan's figure sitting on the white clouds, as if he remembered something humiliating, and said angrily: "He is sitting on the clouds." ”
"He didn't climb the Holy Ladder!"
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