Chapter 774 - 866 Testing the waters
"This kid really dares to come."
Seeing Chen Mo’s steps moving, the disciples from various sects instantly prepared themselves, True Qi surged out completely, engulfing their bodies.
Chen Mo didn’t say much, just took two steps forward, then suddenly exploded in size, his robes ripping apart, revealing Three Heads and Six Arms as he charged towards the human wall on the Path of Immortality.
Behind him, Xiao and Wang Chen also unleashed their full power, rushing straight towards the wall.
Witnessing Chen Mo’s transformation, Liu Peng’s pupils slightly contracted, then his hands rapidly formed seals; his earth-colored True Qi swept out furiously, transforming into an enormous True Qi Shield, blocking the Path of Immortality.
"Here they come, stop them for me," Liu Peng shouted sternly.
Disciples from various sects immediately moved beside him, injecting their True Qi into Liu Peng’s massive True Qi Shield.
"Break it!"
The Galaxy Constellations Fist and the Red Dragon Demon Arm were simultaneously activated.
Six arms struck out.
At the moment of stepping onto the Path of Immortality, a leap smashed towards that True Qi Shield.
Although there was an oppressive feeling on the Path of Immortality, it was still the initial journey and didn’t greatly affect Chen Mo.
Boom!
The powerful True Qi attack fiercely collided with the True Qi Shield, instantly causing turbulent impact, and soon that True Qi Shield shattered into pieces.
With the shattering of the True Qi Shield, Liu Peng and others’ faces couldn’t help but change.
But soon, their pupils contracted.
After the True Qi Shield broke apart, Chen Mo’s fist power remained, combined with the following Xiao and Wang Chen, the trio’s attack landed on the three centered around Liu Peng.
"Bang!"
Liu Peng was directly sent flying backward, a breach in the human wall, the shockwave knocked the disciples standing at the edge of the Path of Immortality off the path.
In the air here, there was a great pressure, preventing flight.
After being knocked off the Path of Immortality, they plunged straight downward.
Beneath five hundred meters of the Path of Immortality, there’s a massive Teleportation Array. Once fallen from the Path of Immortality, the Teleportation Array sends them out of the Tai Chi Diagram, signifying failure and elimination.
"You go first, I’ll block them," Chen Mo said to Xiao and Wang Chen.
The two nodded.
Heading further along the Path of Immortality, Xiao passed by the severely injured Liu Peng, crushed by the oppressive force on the path unable to lift his head.
Xiao said nothing, directly grabbed Liu Peng’s arm, and threw him off the Path of Immortality.
"Senior Brother Liu..."
Liu Peng belonged to the Jinyi Sect, and there were disciples at the mountain peak who hadn’t yet begun the Path of Immortality, they immediately charged towards Chen Mo, along with other sects’ disciples.
However, the Path of Immortality was merely three meters wide.
Only a hundred could charge at once, a manageable number for Chen Mo compared to before.
However, Chen Mo still needed to save True Qi and strength for the later part of the Path of Immortality, so he couldn’t waste all his energy here.
Seeing Xiao and Wang Chen had gone far ahead.
Chen Mo withdrew Three Heads and Six Arms and used Shifting Form and Position to distance himself from the disciples of various sects.
Outside.
"Middle Stage Nascent Soul," Han Zijing watched as Chen Mo exhibited power on the Ascension Road, raising her eyebrows in surprise.
Among her three disciples, only one had reached the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, others were just at Early Stage Nascent Soul.
Recalling Lan Chengting’s defeat by that woman beside Chen Mo, Han Zijing’s face showed concern.
Before the assessment began, she had instructed her three disciples to prevent Chen Mo from passing it.
But judging by the current situation, something’s off...
"Hopefully, they can take advantage of the situation," Han Zijing’s expression turned somber, then she looked around, stopping on Zuoqiu Yiren. The latter smiled at her, transmitted, "Be careful, maybe this time you’ll lose to me again."
Han Zijing’s face darkened again.
"Middle Stage Nascent Soul is indeed promising, but wanting to trample all sect disciples might be insufficient."
Since the assessment started, Chen Mo’s performance was the most dazzling, garnering evaluations from various sect Elders and attendees.
"Indeed, a perfect candidate for a Tripod Furnace." The female representative from the Joyful Union Sect’s eyes brightened.
...
On the Path of Immortality.
After using Shifting Form and Position for four hundred meters, Chen Mo finally began to struggle; each time he shifted, the distance moved was less than a meter.
Also, with the high consumption of True Qi from Shifting Form and Position, Chen Mo quickly stopped using it, walking step by step instead.
Yet, with every step, the pressure surrounding him grew heavier—if a person is iron, then the Path of Immortality is a magnet, and atop the path, there’s even a weight machine pressing down.
With the weight above and suction below, each step was strenuous.
At this distance, any remaining strength to deal with other competitors showed considerable prowess.
Chen Mo glanced behind, seeing disciples from various sects chasing him; some crawled forward, struggling around three hundred meters, clearly reaching their limits.
These people were of no concern to Chen Mo, he looked ahead.
When he was blocked by the human wall, many had already advanced.
Ice Spirit, Xuan Cheng, Liu Ruoyun, Gu Shanan all ahead.
Already beyond five hundred meters.
Also Han Zijing’s three disciples.
The one furthest ahead was an elegant man in blue robes, couldn’t see his face.
Judging by the surprise from behind, the man ahead should be Xiao Qingtian.
Xiao had surpassed five hundred meters too.
Wang Chen was a dozen meters behind Xiao.
When Chen Mo reached them, they both surpassed five hundred meters.
But before reaching five hundred meters was a hurdle, beyond it yet another, with pressure doubling.
At five hundred ten meters, Wang Chen’s knees directly buckled.
Chen Mo did not help, having surpassed five hundred meters meant passing; how far he could go depended on his destiny.
Helping would only implicate himself.
"Senior Brother Wang Chen, I won’t wait for you."
Chen Mo initiated the True Explanation of the Minor Profound Technique, quickened forward.
Wang Chen nodded, straightened his knees, continued advancing.
It was not yet his limit here.
"Having the Supreme Immortal Body is different, already leading the second-place Lan Chengting by nearly a hundred meters."
Outside, everyone watched Xiao Qingtian at the forefront, praised him.
"Who’s the fifth? Seems unfamiliar, not one of the sect disciples?"
Someone looked at the fifth place, a man in red attire, feeling unfamiliar.
"Seems to be Bai Hua from the Blazing Fire Sect," someone said.