leonardwarren Chapter 62 Seven-Colored Clouds
Chapter 62 Seven-Colored Clouds
The terrifying shockwave that erupted at the hundredth step was like the roar of an ancient ferocious beast, causing the entire white jade staircase to hum slightly.
Standing on the 130th step, Liu Ruyan was terrified. She looked back and could only see the chaotic area below shrouded in endless divine light, but the fierce aura emanating from it made even this cultivator at the peak of the Divine Travel realm feel a strong sense of unease.
"How is this possible? The gatekeeper I encountered at the hundredth level was troublesome, but it certainly didn't possess this kind of power..."
Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes widened, and the contempt she had previously held for the little assassin from Wushengtian had vanished, replaced by deep apprehension.
She had a vague feeling that the white jade steps seemed to possess some kind of strange intelligence, and that they were actually treating people differently based on their status!
"Single-handedly sweeping across three thousand realms, battling through all the heavens to become king..."
She couldn't help but shiver, and a comment from that old notebook flashed through her mind.
This path to heaven has three thousand steps, and on each step stands the mark of a once-glorious genius who once amazed the world. This is the path to becoming a king.
If she hadn't obtained that mysterious ancient artifact by chance and forcibly opened this secret realm forgotten by time, she probably wouldn't even have the right to set foot here.
"No, we absolutely cannot let him catch up!"
Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, daring not to delay any longer.
According to the notes, with her profound cultivation at the peak of her spiritual journey and her unparalleled foundation, the first three hundred steps of the White Jade Heavenly Stairs should be no problem for her.
With a swift movement, she transformed into a streak of light, charging upwards at full speed despite the immense pressure.
What was initially thought to be just a sneaky little mouse had infiltrated, turned out to be a powerful dragon capable of upheaval and destruction.
Just as she turned and sped away, the spatial barrier of the hundredth step below was smashed apart by brute force amidst a deafening roar.
"Boom!"
A burst of divine light erupted, and a towering figure, both godlike and demonic, strode out through the shattered void.
Wang Dao was covered in blood, his clothes were tattered, and his body was covered with deep, bone-revealing wounds—marks left by the animal-skinned boy's desperate fighting techniques.
But his aura was even more intense than the blazing sun, and his eyes still burned with fighting spirit, like a peerless demon lord who had just emerged from a battlefield of carnage.
The moment he took that step, the sky above changed color.
"Splash!"
A seven-colored ray of light, several times larger and more dazzling than before, like the Milky Way hanging upside down from the heavens, crashed down on Wang Dao with a sacred and ancient rhythm.
As Liu Ruyan was climbing at full speed, she seemed to sense something and subconsciously looked back. She was immediately struck dumb and staggered.
"This is... a seven-colored divine glow?! How can there be so much?!"
Liu Ruyan's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief and horror.
When she ascended the hundredth step, the rosy light bestowed upon her was not bad, but compared to what Wang Dao was bathing in at this moment, it was like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.
"Damn you rats from the Unborn Heaven! How dare you steal my opportunity! I really want to beat you cowardly creatures to death."
At this moment, she finally confirmed her terrifying guess: that guy from Wushengtian might be a peerless being.
Because this white jade staircase is absolutely fair, the richer the reward, the more powerful the opponent that Wang Dao defeated was, many times stronger than the one she encountered.
"monster……"
Liu Ruyan's heart trembled violently. She dared not look back and ran wildly upwards like a madwoman.
At this moment, Wang Dao had no time to pay attention to the frightened woman above him.
Although the rewards from the first four hundred levels had already benefited him greatly, this time the seven-colored glow was absolutely top-notch in both quantity and quality.
The rosy glow contained rich fragments of the Great Dao and the essence of life. The moment it touched his skin, it made his cells, parched from the fierce battle, cheer with thirst.
"Take it all!"
Wang Dao roared inwardly, and the special effect of "Arts and Body Cultivation" within his body—the Daoist Furnace—instantly went into full power.
In an instant, his body seemed to transform into a supreme furnace capable of melting all things in heaven and earth, every pore turning into a greedy black hole, bursting forth with a terrifying devouring power.
Before the colorful rays of light from the sky could even touch the ground, they were forcibly drawn by his domineering and unparalleled physical body, transforming into long, colorful dragons that rushed into his body.
As the seven-colored light entered his body, a misty blood fog immediately rose around Wang Dao.
Under the nourishment of that domineering medicinal power, the terrifying, deep wounds on his body began to writhe, scab over, and then fall off at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing the fair yet resilient skin beneath, like that of a newborn baby.
In just a few breaths, the severe injury that would have kept an ordinary person bedridden for months was completely healed. In its place came an even more powerful and vast life force, like the Yangtze River surging and roaring within him, causing the void to tremble slightly.
"call……"
Master Wang exhaled a breath of stale air, a hint of lingering fear flashing in his eyes.
In that battle just now, he used all his trump cards, even transforming the "Flowing Light and Illusory Dust Sword," which he had never intended to use before, into a finger sword to achieve a narrow victory.
The pressure from the animal-skinned youth was suffocating. If he hadn't possessed the innate talent of a prodigy, frantically absorbing the opponent's combat experience on the brink of life and death, and forcibly elevating his own fighting skills to a higher level, he would probably be the one lying here today.
"I thought that once I reached the pinnacle, I could sweep aside my contemporaries, but it seems I was just being narrow-minded."
"There are countless geniuses in this world, and the young bodies of ancient great powers are even more terrifying. If one is not careful, one will die and perish."
Wang Dao clenched his fists. His previously somewhat weak aura, after this baptism of blood and fire, finally settled down completely, becoming as sharp and intimidating as a drawn sword.
He looked up and saw that Liu Ruyan's figure was already like a small black dot, almost approaching the position of the thousandth step.
"They run pretty fast."
A cold smile curled at the corner of Wang Dao's mouth. With a jolt, he charged upwards once more.
This time, his steps were more steady, each step carrying a unique rhythm.
At the same time, his mind sank into the depths of his brain, where the data in the [Source Point] column on the familiar light blue panel was flashing with an exciting light.
[Source: 165]
"Indeed, life-or-death battles are the most efficient form of cultivation!"
Wang Dao was secretly delighted.
These hundred exhilarating battles gave him a completely new understanding of the various martial arts techniques he had learned. This extreme focus of dancing on the edge of a knife was even more efficient than his usual arduous cultivation by consuming rare and precious herbs.
"Three thousand steps..."
Wang Dao's gaze was intense, fixed on the three thousand steps leading to the cloud-shrouded peak above.
With his current combat strength, he can continue to advance through the levels. Only when he reaches his limit will Wang Dao consider breaking through to the next realm.
With the help of the breathtaking seven-colored light of the thousandth step, he will be able to break through the shackles of the Dragon Spine Realm and step into the legendary extreme realm once again. At that time, he will surely sweep away all enemies in the Dragon Spine Realm.
Thinking of this, Wang Dao exerted force with his feet, transforming into a streak of crimson lightning, leaving a long afterimage on the white jade steps, and with an indomitable momentum, he frantically approached from above.