The Climbing Platform stands in the void, with a spectacular structure and magnificent atmosphere.
At this moment, there is only less than half a moment left before the first stage of the assessment, and those who come later are making the final sprint.
At the top of the climbing platform, a large number of people gathered.
These people have successfully passed the first stage of the assessment. Most of them are third-grade inner disciples, and only a small number of outer disciples...
As for the newcomers who have just started this year, there are even fewer, only a few.
Among these people were Luo Ning and Li Ran, the two outstanding newcomers.
"The competition is really fierce! Among so many people, only ten people can be promoted to second-grade disciples..."
Li Ran sighed and shook his head.
Then, he looked at Luo Ning beside him: "What are you looking around for? Looking for someone?"
"I'm looking for Xiao Nuo. He doesn't seem to have ascended to the Sky Platform yet..." Luo Ning said bluntly.
Li Ran was not surprised. He smiled and said, "You seem to be very interested in him?"
"Is there any?" Luo Ning turned to look at him.
Li Ran nodded: "I suggest you have less contact with him. After all, he has offended many people."
Luo Ning curled his lips and said nothing.
At this time, not far away, Lie Tao and Wu Ao were also observing their surroundings.
"It seems that Shen Ji hasn't appeared yet." Wu Ao said solemnly.
In this assessment, Lie Tao and Wu Ao planned to attack the second-grade disciples.
Among the two third-grade disciples, one ranked third and the other ranked fourth. There were not many people who could cause resistance to them, and the second-ranked Shen Ji was considered one.
"Shen Ji has great ambitions. There is only one reason why he hasn't appeared yet." Lie Tao narrowed his eyes slightly, paused, and said, "He is collecting more jade soul crystals."
Wu Ao nodded, this indeed seemed like his style.
"Why do you need so many jade soul crystals?" Luo Ning and Li Ran walked over and happened to hear their conversation.
Luo Ning asked curiously: "On the Climbing Platform, three to five Jade Soul Crystals are enough. Ten crystals are the fastest. Wouldn't the remaining ones be a waste?"
Wu Ao shook his head slightly: "If the Jade Soul Crystal is only useful for this point, then there is no need for everyone to fight to the death."
"Um?"
"The role of the Jade Soul Crystal is not small. It contains very pure spiritual energy and is valuable in itself. Also, in the second stage of the 'Illusion Demon Tower' assessment, the Jade Soul Crystal also plays a role."
"Can it be used in the Illusory Demon Tower?" Luo Ning was shocked. She couldn't help but look at Li Ran, but she saw a little confusion on Li Ran's face.
Wu Ao affirmed: "Yes! As for its use, you will know later."
…
at the same time.
North Lizard Peak.
In the sky above the huge square, a round magic ball with a diameter of more than a hundred feet exuded a bright silver light.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a gorgeous starry celestial body, mysterious and mysterious.
On the side of the North Lizard Peak, the general level demon beast Anluo Jiao is entrenched on the top of the side peak. Its golden eyes are slightly narrowed, and its powerful beast power is terrifying.
On the high platform to the north.
Mo Huayuan, deputy master of Yuanlong Hall, Lin Ruyin, deputy master of Taihua Hall, Elder Xiu, and another sect elder were still sitting in their respective seats.
"It's so boring!" Elder Xiu yawned. He shrugged his eyelids and said to Mo Huayuan and Lin Ruyin: "Xiao Mo, Xiao Lin, I won't participate in this kind of thing next time. Everyone is... Going to sleep."
Lin Ruyin smiled.
Mo Huayuan's face darkened involuntarily: "Elder Xiu, can you change your title?"
The elder Xiu squinted his eyes: "What's the matter? Are you not happy? When you first joined the Piaomiao Sect, you often ran to my No. 24 Kungfu training platform. Now that you are the deputy hall master, you don't take my old man seriously. Already?"
Mo Huayuan's face turned darker.
Lin Ruyin covered her mouth and smiled softly: "Xiu Lao, Palace Master Mo didn't mean that. He just felt that the title 'Xiao Mo' did not fit his image."
"Then there's nothing we can do about it. My old man is used to relying on his old age and acting like his old man. He's just so arrogant."
Elder Xiu had nothing to do anyway, so he simply had fun with the two deputy palace masters.
Mo Huayuan had no choice but to stand up and look at the huge magic ball in the sky in front of him.
"The first phase of the assessment should be over. Let's take a look at the current situation!"
After saying that, Mo Huayuan gathered a powerful spiritual energy, then raised his arm and waved, and a ray of light shot into the magic ball.
"Buzz!"
There was a slight tremor in the sky above the square, and the silver ball with a diameter of a hundred feet started to vibrate.
As a circle of water-like ripples spread from the center of the ball, a scene appeared inside the ball.
The image on the screen changed from blurry to clear, and it was exactly the scene on the Sky Tower at this moment.
There was also a commotion in the square.
"Look, you can see the progress of the assessment."
"The pass rate for the first stage is quite high. If I had known I would have participated."
"Forget it! You, a newcomer who has just started working, will only reduce efficiency."
"Yes, most of the people who successfully arrived at the Dengxiao Platform are third-grade disciples, and outer disciples account for a very small part."
"..."
Everyone could clearly see the people on the top of the platform, and they could also clearly see the group of people still making the final sprint on the steps.
"It's not bad. Some familiar faces have successfully reached the summit." Lin Ruyin said.
Elder Xiu still looked listless. He put his head on his arms and leaned on the chair: "It's boring."
Lin Ruyin shook her head and smiled, but said nothing.
At this time, another taciturn sect elder suddenly stood up: "That is?"
"What are you doing? Elder Ouyang, are you so surprised?" Elder Xiu asked.
"It shouldn't be!" Elder Ouyang narrowed his eyes and looked much more solemn.
Seeing each other's weird look, Lin Ruyin and Mo Huayuan couldn't help but look at each other.
"What's wrong? Elder Ouyang?" Lin Ruyin asked.
After a brief silence, Elder Ouyang said uncertainly: "The man on the steps does not seem to have the protection of the 'Blue Mind Crystal'!"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Ruyin and Mo Huayuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the two of them immediately looked up to the sky ahead.
Elder Xiu squinted his eyes with disdain on his face: "I said Ouyang, you are not older than me, why are you so old and dim? How can you go to the Sky Platform without the Jade Soul Crystal?"
As soon as Elder Xiu finished speaking, Lin Ruyin's somewhat incredible voice came: "There really is no 'Blue Soul Crystal' in his hand."
"Huh?" Elder Xiu immediately opened his eyes: "You guys worked together to lie to me, right?"
He was about to curse, but the next second, he was stunned.
On the steps of the ladder to the Sky Platform, a young figure who was incompatible with the others around him was going up step by step.
Everyone else's bodies were covered with a layer of azure light.
Some are strong and some are weak.
He was the only one who didn't have any protective light from the Jade Soul Crystal.
You know, even if you only have one jade soul crystal in your hand, there will be a weak protective layer on your body.
There was not even a trace of spiritual energy fluctuations on the other side, which meant that he came up forcefully.
Elder Xiu narrowed his eyes: "What kind of trouble is this guy trying to make?"
…
now.
The place of assessment is on the top of the Sky Platform.
Guan Xiang breathed a sigh of relief after stepping onto the last step.
"Come up, there is no need to downgrade now." Guan Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead. At the same time, the jade soul crystals on his body were also exhausted, and the green light shrouding his body disappeared.
"Junior brother..."
Guan Xiang didn't have time to be happy, and immediately thought of Xiao Nuo who was still behind.
At this moment, there was a lot of movement on the Dengxiao platform.
"What happened to that man?"
"Don't you have a Jade Soul Crystal?"
"Are you kidding me? Without the Jade Soul Crystal, I can't even get to the first floor."
"If you take a closer look, he has almost finished the ninth floor."
"What?"
"..."
For a moment, everyone on the platform turned their attention to the steps and avenue below.
At this moment, there were about seven or eight people on the staircase-like steps.
Only one person is not protected by the Jade Soul Crystal.
There are ten floors in the Climbing Platform, each with a thousand steps.
For those who have cultivated in the Foundation Establishment realm, it can be achieved in two or three cups of tea. Of course, the premise is that you have enough Jade Soul Crystals in your body.
But without the Blue Soul Crystal, it would be completely exposed to the pressure released by the Climbing Platform.
"Xiao Nuo, that person is Xiao Nuo..." Luo Ning exclaimed.
Next to them, Li Ran, Wu Ao, and Lie Tao all had their eyes widened.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..." Lie Tao clenched his fists with a look of disbelief on his face: "Without the 'Blue Soul Crystal', there is no way to climb the platform."
Wu Ao also frowned, with an extremely solemn expression. He said solemnly: "The pressure released by the Sky Tower is very great. Even a master in the Qi Control realm will have a hard time walking up without the Jade Soul Crystal." .”
Luo Ning's eyes widened, full of doubts: "Didn't he get a single Jade Soul Crystal?"
Li Ran spread his hands: "This is indeed something I didn't expect."
Guan Xiang, who turned around, was also dumbfounded. He never expected that the "there is a way" that Xiao Nuo said turned out to be this way.
This wave really scared Guan Xiang.
You can't play like this in Dengxiaotai.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Nuo completed the ninth floor of the Climbing Platform, and the next thing he faced was the tenth floor.
As long as you complete the thousand steps on the tenth floor, you can reach the top.
"Coming, coming, he's leaving and starting to walk up to the tenth floor."
"Don't do that. The pressure at the tenth level is the strongest. Even those at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm will have their backs broken in an instant."
"Let alone the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, even those at the first or second level of the Qi Control Realm will be forced to their knees on the ground."
"Which palace is this person a disciple of? Dare you play like this?"
"He seems to be this year's new king. He went to the Nirvana Palace?"
"Nirvana Palace? Ha, no wonder it's so abnormal."
"..."
Upon hearing the words 'Nirvana Palace', most of the people on the platform could not help but show contempt.
At the same time, the look in Xiao Nuo's eyes changed from one of surprise to one of watching a show.
"It seems that Nirvana Palace has really declined. The disciples of Nirvana Palace don't even have the basic ability to distinguish."
Hearing the exchanges between the people around him, Guan Xiang felt angry, but he had no intention of arguing with them now. All his attention was on Xiao Nuo.
"despair!"
Xiao Nuo stepped on the first step of the tenth floor.
This step was quite heavy. When he took the second step, a deep footprint suddenly appeared behind him.
The other people on the stage on both sides of Xiao Nuo were shocked.
Each one is like looking at a monster.
Xiao Nuo took one step after another, each step making the earth unable to bear it...
The invisible pressure released from the Climbing Platform was like a huge burden. Without the protection of the Blue Soul Crystal, Xiao Nuo withstood this pressure and stepped forward.
Ten.
Twenty.
Fifty.
one hundred……
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Nuo walked up the hundred steps. Behind him, a long footprint was shocking.
North Lizard Peak.
There was an uproar in the square.
Many of the disciples watching the match were shocked.
On the high platform on the north side.
The four evaluators, Mo Huayuan, Lin Ruyin, Elder Xiu, and Elder Ouyang, were also surprised and doubtful.
"The pressure of Dengxiaotai is enough to crush the bones of a monk in the air control realm. How did he do it?" Mo Huayuan, the deputy master of Yuanlong Palace, said in a deep voice.
Lin Ruyin's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said: "Looking at the footprints on the steps, he obviously went up under pressure. All the power of climbing to the platform was instilled in him."
Everyone could clearly see that Xiao Nuo was different from the other disciples on stage.
The others were protected by the power of the Jade Soul Crystal, and there were no obvious traces where they left.
But Xiao Nuo is different.
His footprints felt like they were going through the ground.
This is enough to show that he is experiencing a huge sense of oppression at the moment.
"It's the power of the physical body..." At this time, Elder Xiu spoke.
"What?"
Mo Huayuan, Lin Ruyin, and Elder Ouyang all looked at Elder Xiu.
The latter's lips touched slightly, and his old eyes swept away his sleepiness.
"He walked up completely by physical strength."
Several people were even more surprised.
Lin Ruyin couldn't help but ask: "Is his physical strength stronger than that of a monk in the air control realm?"
Elder Xiu squinted his old eyes and said in a deep voice: "The physical strength of ordinary air-controlling monks may not be able to withstand the pressure of climbing the platform."
Mo Huayuan and Lin Ruyin looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
…
Climbing to the sky.
The atmosphere was solemn, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at Xiao Nuo.
At the beginning, some people ridiculed his status as a "disciple of Nirvana Hall".
But when Xiao Nuo reached the 500th step, everyone gradually realized that things were not that simple.
"Bang!"
After crossing the 500th step on the tenth floor, the pressure of climbing to the platform increased several times again.
The steps suddenly burst under Xiao Nuo's feet, and spider web-like gaps spread.
Everyone on the Dengxiao Platform was so shocked by the scene in front of them that their scalps were numb. This was simply risking their lives.
"Bang!"
"boom!"
Explosions were heard one after another, and the steps under Xiao Nuo's feet were broken one after another.
The hard countertop was like tofu, breaking one after another.
Xiao Nuo's speed has obviously slowed down a lot, but his eyes are still firm and determined, showing no intention of retreating.
"Junior brother..." Guan Xiang saw it in his eyes and felt anxious in his heart.
Every time Xiao Nuo takes a step up, the pressure he endures will increase by one point, and now there are still hundreds of steps in front of him.
Guan Xiang is really worried that something will happen to the other party.
The disciples from all the halls on the Dengxiao Platform were also surprised.
"He is really not afraid of death!"
"It's impossible for him to complete the remaining hundreds of steps."
"That's right, without the Jade Soul Crystal, no third-grade disciple would be able to ascend to the Sky Platform."
"..."
In just a few words, Xiao Nuo took a step closer.
At this moment, there was a storm on the Dengxiao Platform, and the solemn and majestic voice just now exploded in the sky above everyone's heads.
"There are only the last thirty numbers left before the first stage of the assessment, so please hurry up."
"Repeat, there are only thirty numbers left before the first stage of the assessment, the time starts now."
"Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight..."
Listening to that indifferent voice, some people who were unable to walk up to the platform showed unwillingness.
Everyone's thoughts on Xiao Nuo became even more determined.
There are less than thirty to count, and there are still three to four hundred steps to reach the top. There is no hope.
Guan Xiang also showed a look of helplessness: "It's over..."
But at this moment, Xiao Nuo clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes were filled with green light.
"Without the Jade Soul Crystal, I can still step on... to the Sky Cloud Terrace!"
Suddenly, Xiao Nuo's whole body burst out with the power of a fierce tiger.
"Roar!"
A tiger's roar echoed in all directions from Xiao Nuo's body. In an instant, several steps beneath him collapsed. Xiao Nuo jumped more than ten meters and dodged upwards.
"That is?"
"How can this be?"
"..."
After jumping more than ten meters, Xiao Nuo bounced up again the next second after he landed.
"Boom!" The steps under his feet were shattered into pieces, exploding a large amount of rubble.
"Whoosh!" With a sound, Xiao Nuo crossed more than ten steps.
Seeing this sudden burst of speed, everyone was stunned.
Xiao Nuo was like a tiger going up the mountain, menacing and extremely fast.
…
Northern Lizard Peak!
There were exclamations in the square.
Everyone stared at the picture transmitted back by the huge magic ball.
"How is this possible?" Lin Ruyin said in disbelief.
Mo Huayuan and Elder Ouyang also widened their eyes.
Elder Xiu looked solemnly and then uttered a few words.
"Nine consecutive collapse attacks..."
The three of them turned to Elder Xiu again.
The latter nodded cautiously: "It's the continuous power burst of "Nine Continuous Collapses". This kid's talent is extremely high. It seems that he is going to break the record..."
The three of them became increasingly puzzled.
"What record?" Mo Huayuan asked.
Elder Xiu replied: "The Piaomiao Sect is the first to set foot on the Sky Platform without the Jade Soul Crystal..."
