"Hmph!" Yang Zi Lan smiled coldly. "It's only the second group of stairs. No need to think you're strong. Insects can easily make it this far. Let's see if you remain so confident now."
"Only the second group of steps?" said Lin Feng with a cold smile. "Last time, your people said you would climb the 81 steps without any problem. You smiled indifferently as if it was obvious. Now, let's see if you can really do it. I trust you can though because you're an incredible genius. I can't wait to see you looking triumphant at the top of the ninth group of steps, you'll despise Xuan Yuan then!" said Lin Feng mockingly.
Yang Zi Lan heard Lin Feng and was petrified. Xuan Yuan put a foot on the first step of the sixth group of steps and had taken it back. From then on, everybody understood how difficult reaching the ninth group of steps would be. Actually, they even understood that it was impossible.
"Yang Zi Lan, since you said that, I want to see you do it!" said Meng Ba laughing frantically. Yang Zi Lan pulled a long face and coldly glanced at Lin Feng.
"Since we're all climbing the stairs together, there's no need to talk shit, let's go together. Let's see how far this insect can go." said Yang Zi Lan mockingly looking at Lin Feng. Then, he continued going up.
Lin Feng shook his head and smiled coldly. Yang Zi Lan was just ridiculous. Talking to such people was useless.
"There's no need to take too many efforts. The most important thing is to understand the force of the Earth and sky." said Lin Feng gently smiling at Qiu Yue Xin who nodded back. Lin Feng was giving her some advice, their cultivation level wasn't the most important thing at that moment, they needed to understand the exam properly as well.
Xuan Yuan had imperial blood so he used his particular blood strength to get up the stairs. Nobody else could copy that.
Meng Ba was the fastest. He was incredible strong and had an explosive power. His steps emitted explosion sounds. Very quickly, he arrived on the ninth step of the second group. One more step and he'd reach the third group of steps.
Lin Ruo Tian and Yang Zi Lan were moving at the same speed. Lin Feng and Qiu Yue Xin didn't rush and stayed behind. Lin Feng still didn't sense anything.
He had practiced cultivation there for three days, just a short time before. He understood how the staircase worked. He understand how the force of the Earth and sky was used there.
Very quickly, they all arrived on the first step of the third group of steps. The next steps were the third group.
Lin Feng raised his head. The Sadhu hadn't allowed him to come up this high last time, unfortunately.
"Are you alright?" Lin Feng asked Qiu Yue Xin.
"I'm good." replied Qiu Yue Xin. She wrapped herself up in pure Qi. Yang Zi Lan and Lin Ruo Tian did the same.
"Boom!" Yang Zi Lan and Lin Ruo Tian started shaking violently. Their pure Qi was emitting roaring sounds. They managed to keep their balance and step onto the first step of the third group.
"Alright!" shouted Meng Ba furiously. His hair was fluttering in the wind chaotically. He trampled on the staircase and made it shake violently.
"You go." said Lin Feng to Qiu Yue Xin. Qiu Yue Xin nodded and moved towards the third group of steps. Her hair started fluttering violently and her clothes as well. She looked beautiful. And very quickly, she managed to keep her balance and control the force.
"Alright!" said Qiu Yue Xin with a smile. Lin Feng nodded and continued walking too. Everybody thought Lin Feng would get propelled away at that moment, but they were disappointed. Lin Feng stepped onto the first step of the third group too. He was motionless like a mountain.
"Surprisingly, he managed to come up too!" thought Yang Zi Lan.
"No wonder they're from rich families." thought the crowd. Apart from all those people, there were other people behind them. Some were still on the second group of steps.
"Enjoy it, you're just lucky." said Yang Zi Lan to Lin Feng coldly. His eyes were filled with hatred. He then turned around and continued.
They all continued. Some were slow, some were faster than others. Everybody was expecting to see someone get propelled away, especially Lin Feng. But the crowd realized Lin Feng, just like the others, was going up without any problem. Lin Feng arrived on the last step of the third group of steps but didn't take the yellow key. He moved again.
"What is he doing?" thought the crowd, astonished. There were at most a hundred people who could go that high.
"An insect can be resistant but not for long. In the end, dragons crush insects under their feet." said Yang Zi Lan releasing pure Qi and blood strength.
He started using his blood strength!
Lin Ruo Tian also used blood strength, like Yang Zi Lan. It was getting too difficult.
Qiu Yue Xin looked at Lin Feng and used blood strength as well.
"Boom!" Lin Ruo Tian and Yang Zi Lan stepped onto the first step of the fourth group of steps. They suddenly felt like they were going to explode and get crushed by those oppressive forces.
For a few seconds, it almost seemed like they were going to fail, but finally, they managed to steady their balance.
"Argh…!" Meng Ba groaned violently. It was harder for him to reach the fourth group of steps than it had been for Lin Ruo Tian and Yang Zi Lan.
Yang Zi Ye was using her full strength to reach the fourth group of steps.
"Let's see if you manage to make it up here." said Yang Zi Lan to Lin Feng in a despising way.
"It seems like one of them will fail. Let's see if Lin Ruo Tian, Yang Zi Lan, Qiu Yue Xin and Meng Ba will manage to do as good as Xuan Yuan." thought the crowd.
However, Lin Feng glanced at Yang Zi Ye indifferently, ignored her and continued. He started condensing pure Qi as well as wind intent.
"Boom!" When Lin Feng stepped onto the first step of the fourth group of steps, he had the feeling he was being attacked. Everybody looked at Lin Feng. It seemed painful. Surprisingly, he had decided to continue, he should have taken the key from the third group of steps!
However, Lin Feng managed to keep his balance as well.
Lin Feng was using authentic force, the force of the Earth and the sky.
"He did it!" thought the crowd. Lin Feng had managed to reach the fourth group of steps! Yang Zi Lan was astonished too. He kept making fun of Lin Feng, but Lin Feng had managed to make it as far as him.