Chapter 531 - 530: Climbing
Moving at an astonishing speed, Yi Tianyun left everyone in the dust. He easily threw them off his tail, advancing triumphantly and charging onto the second level!
The moment he reached the second level, an even more astonishing amount of experience flooded in, crashing over him like a violent wave.
"Ding! Gained 10,000,000 Experience Value!"
After advancing one level, he immediately gained ten million Experience Value. On top of that, the Martial Arts Chapter continued to pour in, filling out its contents.
’Ten million Experience Value, huh? It looks like it will keep stacking up.’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes lit up. If this continued, the accumulated experience would surely be substantial.
Just from climbing, he had already gained over a hundred million points. He was quite satisfied with this. It might still be a long way from leveling up, but something was better than nothing.
After comprehending the contents of the Martial Arts Chapter, he resumed his rapid ascent, his speed not decreasing in the slightest. By the time the others had just reached the second level, Yi Tianyun was already about to reach the third.
"Ding! Gained 20,000,000 Experience Value!"
The Experience Value had doubled in an instant. He knew why—the difficulty had increased significantly. He had to increase his own suction power by several levels just to break even.
So, it wasn’t surprising to receive so much experience. At this rate, each step was truly a leap toward the heavens. The rewards at every stage were astonishing. No wonder they were so keen on participating in this trial.
The others’ absorption speed was much slower. They had to finish absorbing the influx of Spiritual Power before they could continue charging forward. If they started climbing before they were done, the Spiritual Power would likely leak out, and they would have wasted it all.
Leaking out was actually the better outcome. If they kept climbing and allowed the power to continuously compress and accumulate inside their bodies, their meridians might burst, or their bodies could even explode!
’How is this kid still so fast? Doesn’t the suction have any effect on him?’ They grew more and more shocked. Yi Tianyun was like a monkey, nimbly scrambling upward while maintaining his previous speed. How could they not be astonished?
"It’s possible he knows some trick. Otherwise, he couldn’t be this fast." Ba Long’s expression was grim. The man who killed his brother was prancing ahead of him; how could he possibly feel good about that?
"At this rate, he’ll most likely be the first to reach the summit..." Nangong Ming said in a low voice.
"He’d better hurry up and reach the top. That’s when he’ll die..." Ba Long’s lips curled back, revealing stark white teeth in a savage grin, as if he couldn’t wait to tear him to shreds.
"That’s right! The day he reaches the summit is the day he dies!" Ming Chen’s gaze turned cold. He no longer wanted to continue the trial; instead, he just wanted Yi Tianyun to hurry up and get to the top.
Once he reached the summit, the situation would be entirely different.
Completely unaware, Yi Tianyun continued his climb, maintaining his speed. He ascended level by level, and his experience soared. The fourth level alone netted him thirty million Experience Value—an astonishing amount!
Then came the fifth level, the sixth...
As he continued climbing like this, he soon felt his own suction power was no longer enough. The suction from the steps had now surpassed his own and was beginning to pull his Spiritual Power out of him.
However, it wasn’t much of a strain for him. Even under the powerful suction, most of it was still being canceled out. The small portion that remained was only equivalent to the force on the first or second level, so his speed remained impressive.
The ninth level!
"Ding! Successfully gained 90,000,000 Experience Value!"
He then proceeded to climb the final level. As long as he scaled this last one, he would successfully reach the summit. Glancing back, he saw the others had just reached the sixth level. They were a full three levels behind—a considerable gap.
"You bunch of grandsons! Your grandpa is about to reach the top, and you’re still so slow?" Yi Tianyun taunted, viciously throwing their previous mockery right back at them. It was like a slap in the face, a taste of their own medicine.
Ming Chen and the others were about to explode with rage, but they were helpless. It was Ming Chen’s own damn fault for running his mouth and saying such things in the first place—he was just eating his own words now.
’That kid! Once he gets to the top, we have to tear him limb from limb!’ they fumed, able to do nothing but quicken their pace and keep climbing.
But no matter how they sped up, it seemed impossible to catch Yi Tianyun. They were capable of reaching the summit, it would just take them more time. Even for Spirit King Stage Cultivators, the pressure here was significant.
’I’m about to reach the summit. I wonder what the next trial will be?’ A glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. It wasn’t a problem for him. As long as he got more experience, what did a few more trials matter?
’He’s about to reach the summit...’
Although they wanted Yi Tianyun to reach the top quickly, watching him actually prepare for the final push filled them with a sense of humiliation. They couldn’t believe that veterans like them, who had gone through this several times, were being defeated by an intruder.
Finally, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Yi Tianyun successfully ascended to the summit. The moment his foot touched the top, a pleasant voice rang in his ear.
"Ding! Successfully gained 100,000,000 Experience Value!"
An explosive amount of experience flooded over him, and the Martial Arts Chapter in his mind instantly expanded from three pages to five. However, he could feel that the content was still incomplete. After all, this was only the second portion he had received, and a single glance was enough to tell the technique wasn’t whole.
The cover already indicated as much: this Qiankun Divine Technique had three layers in total! He had now obtained the first two, which meant he was still missing the final layer.
When he climbed up, he discovered he wasn’t just standing anywhere—he was on the very top level of the Celestial Nether Altar! Looking up, he could see the clouds. All around him was the spacious summit of the altar.
The surroundings were covered in Divine Runes, which came together to form a massive array! It looked incredibly profound; these were clearly Creator-level Divine Runes. Even the Eye of Investigation couldn’t analyze them, which was a testament to their complexity.
Just then, a beam of Divine Light descended from the sky, landing upon him. The entire Celestial Altar began to shake. Immediately after, the others who were still climbing below were suddenly teleported to the top. Without any further climbing, they had all successfully reached the summit.
The crucial point was that they were all stunned, with no idea what had just happened. They knew that climbing to the top meant the trial was over, but they had never encountered a situation where they were teleported up.
Because of the tremors, many Cultivators rushed out from within the Celestial Nether Altar. When they saw the group on the very top, they all flew up. However, they could only fly up along the sides and were unable to get close.
If they got too close, they would be forced down by an immense pressure from above, rendering them unable to fly. Therefore, they could only watch from a distance. They saw that Yi Tianyun and the others had all emerged from below. The number of people hadn’t changed—there were still thirty-one of them—but the scene looked a little strange.