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Hearing the rough and hurried breathing behind him, Situ Guixiong instantly judged that this person's stamina was being drained more rapidly than his, and his condition was not as good as his own. With an extra push, he could still maintain the lead!

Observing Situ Guixiong, who suddenly exerted force and scrambled up the steps in front of him, a hint of mockery flashed in Li Xiaobai's eyes, as he maintained a look of unbearable pain.

He huffed and puffed, persistently climbing up the steps.

Seeing this, Situ Guixiong pushed even harder, no longer adjusting his body to restore Spiritual Power. Using both hands and feet, he quickly ascended two more steps, reaching the thirty-third step.

His legs gave out and he sat cross-legged on the ground, popping two Elixirs into his mouth, beginning to recover his depleted strength and losses.

In his view, with a three-step height gap between them, it was impossible for the other party to easily catch up.