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Just as the Fate Monument vanished into thin air, an oval-shaped gap split the clouds above, approximately thirty feet long and ten feet wide. A ladder made of white light extended downwards from the gap, resting at the outer ring of the Fate Platform.
The Ladder of Fate!
"According to the rules of the Battle of Fate, only the top twenty experts and the masters of the Nineteen Peaks are eligible to ascend the Ladder of Fate to reach higher grounds,"
The Sun and Moon Emperor shook his head, his face filled with envy.
With his strength, he would easily rank in the top ten in any other competition, or at the very least, the top fifteen. But this time, he didn't even make it into the top twenty-five, which shows just how fierce the competition was.