Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 658 - 0659 Breaking Through (Third Update)

Chapter 658: 0659 Breaking Through (Third Update)

"Sun Baichi, if you’re a bit slower, they will catch up to you!" Yue Lun, who was seven or eight steps ahead of Sun Baichi, laughed.

The expression on Sun Baichi’s face turned cold as he huffed, "They’re just talents from some middle-tier ancient clans, and they think they can catch up with me?" As his words fell, he suddenly stepped upwards, ascending to an even higher step.

His speed increased!

"Oh?" Witnessing this, Yue Lun was suddenly aware that Sun Baichi still had the strength to climb and, within three or two steps, narrowed the distance between them, nearly reaching an equal level.

Ye Qiu, Mo Ye, and Zhan Xiao advanced slowly and were just about to catch up with Sun Baichi when he suddenly spanned several steps at once, widening the gap again.

"Humph, they’re not qualified to catch up with me!" Sun Baichi snorted coldly with a sneer.

"These people, able to climb to this point, possess decent talent. Although we are from the superior ancient clans, the ancient clans backing these fellows are only a notch below us. If they were to surpass us, they would definitely become our ancient clans’ formidable rivals in the future," Yue Lun said.

"They’re not worthy!" Sun Baichi disagreed, and as the two conversed, they did not pause their mutual contest, both striving upwards.

One surpassed the other by one step, and then the other did the same, neither falling behind the other, truly on equal footing.

Ye Qiu experienced the sensation of climbing the steps, this pressure from above reminiscent of the Buddha’s palm pressing down on Monkey Sun, falling from the sky, impossible to rise against.

Ascending these steps was a process of facing difficulties head-on and breaking through oneself.

Ye Qiu was faring much better than Mo Ye and Zhan Xiao. Although the same pressure weighed on him, Ye Qiu held firm and could even easily outpace Sun Baichi and Yue Lun in front of him, should he choose to.

Ye Qiu chose not to, for he was slowly getting to grips with the vast changes his body had undergone.

Having developed the Twelve Calamities technique and undergone the baptism of lightning, Ye Qiu felt his body had transformed. On the way to this Emperor Level opportunity, he had been feeling out the changes in himself.

His flesh didn’t seem to be merely flesh, but had an added luster. Upon close inspection, one could see that each piece of tissue was composed of countless tiny, crystalline structures. With just a thought from Ye Qiu, the power contained within this flesh could erupt.

Even Ye Qiu himself was unclear to what extent his body’s strength had reached.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he could so effortlessly reach this point, his physical robustness far surpassing that of an ordinary legendary Martial Artist.

"I can’t climb any higher, it seems this opportunity is not meant for me!" Zhan Xiao couldn’t hold on any longer. When he reached the four hundred and ninetieth step, his figure swiftly retreated and disappeared behind him in the blink of an eye.

Mo Ye gritted his teeth and persisted, his eyes showing no signs of giving up, filled with resolve.

Ye Qiu’s body was extraordinary, and the current pressure was nothing more than a minor inconvenience, at most causing him to exert a little effort.

"Someone else has come down!" The crowd looked up as a figure suddenly tumbled down from the stairs, garnering everyone’s attention.

"It’s Zhan Xiao!"

"He couldn’t hold on till the end either?"

Xiang Da and Li Ren had regained some strength and were surprised to find that Zhan Xiao, who had held on longer than the two of them, was also forced down by the pressure.

"Brother Zhan, which step have you reached?" Soon, a group of people surrounded Zhan Xiao, eager to find out the current situation of the few ancient clan prodigies still climbing.

The figures on the stairs became more and more blurred the higher they went, no one could see them clearly. Zhan Xiao’s appearance quickly let people know that Sun Baichi and Yue Lun had reached halfway up the stairs, advancing toward the six hundredth step.

"It seems that among those of us who climbed later, only Brother Ye and Brother Mo are still persisting," Li Ren sighed.

Only those who had experienced it themselves knew how immense the pressure was the higher up the stairs one went; it wasn’t just a test of strength but also a test of willpower and humanity. Without a strong will, it was impossible to reach the end.

Unexpectedly, that odd Brother Ye could persist to such an extent.

Hearing that Ye Qiu was also nearing the middle of the stairs, Jin Shanshun showed a proud expression, as if he himself were climbing there.

"I guessed Brother Ye would show his formidable side here. By now, many ancient clan members must remember him," Jin Shanshun thought secretly.

"I hope Brother Ye can catch up with Ji Lingchen and the others. If he really can get ahead of those three, it would truly be satisfying. At that time, the prodigies of the three great ancient clans would become the laughingstock of the ancient land."

Jin Shanshun had witnessed Ye Qiu killing Ji Wuming, the former Clan Leader of the Ji Clan, so the idea of Ye Qiu overtaking everyone and seizing the opportunities of the three great ancient clans’ prodigies wouldn’t surprise him; it would only be thrilling.

Sun Baichi and Yue Lun had already set foot on the six hundredth step, while Ye Qiu and Mo Ye were slowly closing in.

Seeing two ancient clan members whom they looked down upon still following behind, both Sun Baichi and Yue Lun felt anger and surprise in their hearts.

They were angry that these two were still hanging on and persisting, and surprised at their willpower, which had allowed them to catch up to such an extent, almost equal to theirs.

You see, even Sun Baichi and Yue Lun found it exceedingly difficult to take the next step at this point, as each step forward cost them all their strength.

"No, we can’t stop here; we must not let the two guys behind us catch up!" Sun Baichi said determinedly.

Upon hearing this, Yue Lun once again lifted his heavy feet and the two struggled upward.

"Brother Ye, I’m afraid this is as far as I can go. I hope you can go further..." With a booming sound, Mo Ye’s words cut off as his body suddenly plummeted, disappearing behind Ye Qiu.

"Can’t hold on anymore?" Ye Qiu murmured to himself. He had been immersed in feeling his powerful body when Mo Ye was with him, climbing upwards together. Now, left alone, Ye Qiu also snapped out of it.

"Since that’s the case, I don’t need to be so slow anymore; otherwise, the opportunity will really be snatched away by Ji Lingchen and the others!" Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed as he began to hasten his steps.

"Haha, of the two people, one is already gone, and the other won’t last much longer!" Sun Baichi, sensing that one less energy was behind him, immediately realized that the ancient clan member couldn’t hold on any longer. This was good news for the duo; if they were overtaken by those following them, their reputation as "prodigies" of the noble ancient clans would be tarnished, constantly brought up as a stain.

"This allows us to breathe easier; we don’t need to struggle upward anymore. I bet even Ji Lingchen’s trio can’t reach the very top," Sun Baichi said.

"Yes, indeed. The pressure gets even more terrifying the higher up we go. I really wonder if this is truly a challenge left by the Great Emperor to test us legendary martial artists?" Yue Lun sighed.

"That’s hard to say, but anyway, we are just a bit slower than the prodigies of the three great ancient clans. With the three-month deadline, there’s still plenty of time left. Perhaps we still have a chance," Sun Baichi was saying when suddenly, he felt a figure flash before his eyes, someone passing right in front of him.

"This..." Sun Baichi froze. Watching the rapidly disappearing figure in front of him, then turning back to look at the only one who should have been behind them, he couldn’t fathom how this person could have surpassed them with such speed.

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