hsntnovel Chapter 247 He's Gone Mad! Even as dragon scales crumble, he continues, attempting to challenge
Chapter 247 He's Gone Mad! Even as dragon scales crumble, he continues, attempting to challenge
Inside the ancient bronze hall, the atmosphere shifted from initial astonishment to a solemn, almost pilgrimage-like reverence.
Within the enormous water mirror, the five-meter-tall dark gold demon god raised its dragon feet, powerful enough to shatter mountains, and landed steadily on the 950th step.
"Thump—!"
A dull, loud thud echoed through the water mirror, as if striking the hearts of every elder.
There was no shaking, no trembling, and it did not bend its spine under the pressure of the rules as everyone had expected.
Lu Sheng stood there like an ancient and enduring monument, unmoved by the howling winds all around.
"call……"
Elder Xingtian, with his full head of red hair, exhaled a heavy breath, slowly loosened his clenched fist, and revealed a look of heartfelt joy and relief on his face.
"Good lad! He really stood his ground!"
Elder Xingtian clenched his fist, his booming voice echoing throughout the hall, "950 steps! This is a true watershed! Even the sensational tenth-level Qingyang Daoist of the previous generation stopped here! This kid is only at level nine... Hahaha! This isn't just a true dragon, this is practically a monster!"
Elder Li, who was sitting in the main seat, relaxed his face, which was covered with the marks of time and wrinkles, and his eyes were full of admiration.
"He is indeed a promising talent."
Elder Li nodded slightly, his gaze passing through the water mirror as if examining a rare treasure. "Now that his potential has been proven, our human race naturally cannot be stingy. Issue my order: once this boy enters Ascension Island, the 'Heavenly' resource vault will be open to him for three days. Also, bring out that bottle of Dragon Blood Tempering Liquid that has been sealed for three thousand years. Consider it my gift to him."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was startled, and then they all nodded in agreement.
This level of training already indicates that Lu Sheng is being groomed as a future pillar of the human race.
"This kid should be content now." The beautiful woman in palace attire covered her mouth and chuckled. "Upon reaching the 950th level, the pressure of each level increases exponentially. He should stop to adjust his breathing and stabilize himself."
Everyone thought that this solo performance had come to an end.
Lu Sheng has already proven himself. All he needs to do now is make a graceful exit, and flowers, applause, and a wealth of resources await him.
however.
The scene reflected in the water mirror did not freeze as they had hoped.
Standing on the 950th step, Lu Sheng did not sit down to meditate, nor did he even raise his head.
He merely moved his neck slightly, and a chilling glint of greed and fanaticism flashed in his vertical pupils, which were burning with golden flames.
"This is the 950-step staircase?"
Feeling the terrifying, viscous pressure surrounding him, as if it were liquid metal, Lu Sheng instead grinned with a ferocious smile. "Since I'm here, wouldn't it be a waste not to see this through to the end?"
next second.
Under the watchful eyes of the elders, whose hearts had just settled, the tension instantly rose again.
Lu Sheng raised his right foot, which was covered with dark gold dragon scales, once again.
Then, without the slightest hesitation, with an unwavering determination, he stomped heavily onto the 951st step!
"What?!"
"He's leaving again?!"
Elder Xingtian's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he roared, "Has this kid gone mad? After the 950th level, each step is a new heaven, that's the limit of the rules' suppression! He doesn't even take a breath adjustment, isn't he afraid of his soul shattering?!"
It's like someone who has just finished a marathon, has crossed the finish line, but instead of stopping, they start sprinting in the 100 meters!
This is playing with fire!
In the water mirror, as Lu Sheng's foot landed, the entire white jade staircase trembled violently.
"Click—click—"
A sickeningly loud cracking sound of bones being crushed reached everyone's ears clearly.
Lu Sheng's five-meter-tall demonic body suddenly sank downwards the moment he stepped onto the 951st step!
His seemingly indestructible dark gold dragon scales actually cracked under the crushing force of this terrifying rule, and strands of golden dragon blood seeped out, instantly staining the scales red.
"Nonsense! Absolutely nonsense!"
The beautiful woman in palace attire paled and looked urgently at Elder Li, "Elder Li! Stop him! This is overdrawing his potential! If he damages his soul foundation, this peerless talent will be ruined!"
"Yes, Elder Li! Let's intervene forcefully!" Elder Xingtian was also anxious, and had even mobilized his spiritual energy, preparing to break through space to rescue the person.
"Wait a minute."
A deep but undeniable voice stopped everyone in their tracks.
Elder Li stared intently at the water mirror.
His gaze did not fall on Lu Sheng's gaping wounds, nor on his swaying body.
He was looking into Lu Sheng's eyes.
Although those dark golden vertical pupils were bloodshot and they were enduring pain that would drive an ordinary level ten expert mad instantly, the burning golden flame never went out.
Not only did it not go out, it burned even brighter!
That's ambition.
It's arrogance.
It is the most blatant contempt for the so-called "limits".
"Don't move." Elder Li took a deep breath, his voice hoarse. "His gaze hasn't faded, and his will... is stronger and more terrifying than we imagined."
"Don't forget, the First Emperor of Qin, ten thousand years ago, also did the same thing, step by step, turning what everyone thought was impossible into a great road to heaven."
"Maybe……"
Elder Li's fingers trembled slightly. "He really can give us a surprise that surpasses even mythology."
Inside the main hall, there was a deathly silence.
Everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding wildly with each difficult yet determined step Lu Sheng took.
The Path to Immortality, Step 960.
"Bang!"
Another step down.
Lu Sheng's muscles were spasming, and large pieces of his dark golden dragon scales shattered and reformed.
The feeling was like countless invisible, blunt knives were slowly sawing through his bones and tearing his soul apart.
"Cool!"
Lu Sheng let out a low growl from deep in his throat.
The pain reached its extreme, and a perverse pleasure was generated.
Under this extreme pressure, the Dragon God sequence within his body was operating at an unprecedented speed, with every cell cheering, transforming, and greedily devouring the extremely pure power of rules surrounding him.
And so, dragging his heavy, mountain-like body, he climbed step by step toward higher ground.
965...970...975...
Behind him, at the distant 900th step.
"Chirp—!!!"
A loud, yet somewhat angry, phoenix cry rang out.
Crimson divine fire shot into the sky, transforming into countless flaming feathers.
Luo Tianfei's red dress had already transformed into the magnificent [Divine Phoenix Heavenly Robe], with the pair of huge fiery phoenix wings on her back fully unfurled, making her look like a goddess bathed in lava.
She had just stepped onto the 900th step.
The terrifying pressure that descended in that instant almost made her kneel down.
That was the pressure of qualitative change, the cruelest test of the soul.
"Damn it..."
Luo Tianfei gritted her teeth, her beautiful face covered in sweat, with a few strands of hair sticking to her cheeks, making her look somewhat disheveled.
She exerted all her strength and finally managed to steady herself.
I thought that by now, I should have gotten closer to that bastard.
But when she struggled to lift her head and look ahead, her proud phoenix eyes instantly dimmed.
The end of the field of vision.
The dark golden figure she had been chasing had now become a blurry little black dot, stubbornly moving upwards from the 970th step.
The gap has not narrowed; instead, it has widened to a point that is utterly disheartening.
"That bastard... doesn't he ever get tired?"
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in Luo Tianfei's heart, followed by anger and embarrassment. "This giant worm is absolutely a monster! Absolutely!"
She glanced down at her trembling legs, then glared defiantly at the figure's back, gritted her teeth, and braved the fierce wind to take another step.
We can lose to anyone but him!