Chapter 191
Almost instantly, the powerful icy force made everyone shudder.
"It's up to you all next!" Ye Chen took out a piece of fire jade and formed a layer of fire shield around his body to resist the cold.
Others also took out their magic weapons. Those who didn't have fire attribute treasures could only use their power to resist.
The gravity restriction had already involved most of their energy, and now with the addition of the icy force, it greatly delayed their climbing speed, but facing the temptation of treasures, no one wanted to give up, so they had to bite the bullet!
The further they went, the greater the pressure they faced. Many people began to tremble in their legs, and the sweat on their foreheads was instantly frozen, forming ice shells covering their heads!
"No, there are more than a hundred steps on this step. According to the rules, maybe after reaching the 200th step, another layer of restriction will be added. We can't go up!" The two people walking in front couldn't stand it first. They had to lead Ye Chen and the others by ten steps, and the pressure was even greater!
Another yellow-robed monk looked at the stone pillars standing around the steps and said, "Maybe the ban is from these stone pillars. If we break the stone pillars, it might be much easier." His face darkened and he offered an iron pestle to smash a stone pillar.
"Idiot, what are you doing?" Ye Chen behind him shouted hurriedly, but it was too late!
With a bang, the iron pestle hit the stone pillar, and the stone pillar did not move at all. Then a white light suddenly appeared from the stone pillar.
"Not good, pay attention to protection!"
All the stone pillars seemed to be activated, emitting spiritual light to shine on several monks. With a bang, several people were instantly pierced. A piece of their chest was missing, and the flesh disappeared directly, without even a cry for help.
A total of seven monks were killed by the spiritual light. Everyone found that except for the monk who took the initiative to attack the stone pillar, the remaining six people walked down two stone steps when dodging!
Everyone instantly understood that this stone step did not allow people to retreat. Once you step on it, you must walk to the end! Suddenly, my heart went cold.
Twelve people were left from the nineteen, and this was just the first hurdle!
Ye Chen angrily cursed: "Stupid, how can a foundation-building cultivator destroy such a restriction? If you go to the top floor and find the control hub of the formation, there is still hope. If you want to break it from the outside, even a Jindan cultivator may not be able to do it!"
After venting his anger, Ye Chen pointed at the two people again: "Keep going, who dares to disobey orders again, I will kill you first!"
The two people who were chosen were like bereaved parents, but who dared to offend Ye Chen when he was furious?
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Wang Hao watched the group climb the stone steps at first, but when they reached the twentieth floor, their figures disappeared, obviously there was some formation blocking them.
He thought that Ye Chen and others' plan to be a pathfinder had failed. He could not see the situation and waited too long to no avail. About half an hour later, Wang Hao also began to climb the stone steps!
Stepping onto the first stone step, a light pressure came over him. Wang Hao stepped onto the second stone step without any influence, and felt the difference between the two steps. If he could strengthen the steps equally afterwards, he would have no problem walking up more than 200 steps!
In just a short while, Wang Hao passed the first 100 stone steps and came to the 101st step.
The addition of the power of ice made Wang Hao frown. He was a physical cultivator with high physical strength, and it was much easier for him to resist gravity than ordinary cultivators.
But the power of ice was not enough, and he had to use his power to resist.
In order to prevent excessive consumption of spiritual power, he first took out a red talisman and held it tightly in his hand. He felt that his body temperature had risen a little, and then he continued to move forward with confidence.
After half an incense stick, he walked another 50 steps, and Wang Hao began to tremble again. The talisman in his hand had burned out, and he could only use his power to resist!
Wang Hao continued to move forward, and after walking another twenty steps, he saw the dead bodies on the ground. The clothes they wore were from different sects, and their storage bags were taken away. Wang Hao frowned slightly, and only observed their wounds. He found that the wounds were very uniform, and guessed that it was not caused by fighting, but triggered some kind of restriction.
The gravity became heavier, and it seemed that a small mountain was pressing on Wang Hao's body. The strength of the icy force became stronger and stronger. Every time Wang Hao exhaled, countless ice chips would form in an instant, and the ice chips would hurt his face!
Although it was difficult, it did not affect Wang Hao.
Wang Hao condensed a fire shield to resist the erosion of the icy force.
One hundred and ninety-eight, one hundred and ninety-nine, two hundred...
The higher you go, the greater the influence of gravity, and the more mana you consume to resist the icy force.
Two more corpses appeared on the stone steps. They stayed on the 200th step. There was also a big hole in their chests.
When they reached the 201st step, another restriction was added. A strong wind suddenly whistled. If Wang Hao had not been a physical cultivator, he might have been swept up by this force and fell down.
"That's how the two died!"
Wang Hao sighed! Keep moving forward!
Chapter 350 Appearance is a scarce resource
It's the 270th floor!
The heavy gravity, the biting cold and the force of the strong wind made Wang Hao's legs tremble. This made him feel a little disappointed. He thought he could easily walk through the stone steps, but there were still 40 steps ahead, and he was faintly exhausted. Maybe Wang Hao could hold on and climb another 20 steps, but what about the remaining 10 steps?
On the way, he saw three more corpses. Together with the previous ones, a total of 12 people died here. These people were the core of the sect and the elite of the family. Wang Hao's strength could be said to be far beyond them!
But this is meaningless, what he wants is to walk up and enter the mountaintop hall!
Whether it works or not, Wang Hao will give it a try.
Another half an hour later, Wang Hao stopped at the 291st stone step!
At this moment, Wang Hao's magic power was surging all over his body, resisting gravity, coldness and strong winds. His meridians and body were swollen, and the true energy in his body was flowing rapidly.
The bone shrinking technique had failed long ago, and Wang Hao had restored his true appearance!
"Two hundred and ninety-two, two hundred and ninety-three!" Wang Hao counted silently.
When he stepped into the 294th stone step, his body sank and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "puff!" sound.
Wang Hao knelt on the stone steps. At this time, he had used the Yin-Yang True Fire and Qianyang True Flame, two kinds of spiritual fire, which could barely resist the cold, but the heavy gravity almost crushed him, and the violent wind seemed to blow him away!
Wang Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Every step he took was extremely difficult. His bones were already crackling, and his height was shortened, but his competitive spirit was also stimulated.
Wang Hao has always believed in the principle of "Gou", but once he does something, he must succeed and will never give up halfway!
He gritted his teeth and stood up, taking another step!
"Two hundred and ninety-five! Puff!" Wang Hao spat out blood again!
Two hundred and ninety-six, with a crisp sound of "click", Wang Hao found that his toe bones were cracked. Even if he still had mana in his body, his body strength seemed to be unable to bear it!
Wang Hao's eyes were unwilling. As long as there were four layers left, he could walk through the stone steps. Is this the end?
No, he couldn't accept his fate. Who knew if he could go back after death? To be honest, Wang Hao lived quite comfortably in this world. He didn't want to go back to be a small town test-taker. His appearance was not a scarce resource and he couldn't take the back door!
Wang Hao took out several healing pills in a row and swallowed them into his mouth. At the same time, he operated the skills to form a Zhoutian and accelerate absorption!
As soon as he started to use the skills, he felt the violent spiritual power around him sweeping towards him.
Suddenly, there was a "boom" in his body, and Wang Hao found that the bottleneck that had troubled him for a long time was easily broken through!
Wang Hao laughed bitterly: "This stone step actually has this effect? Why didn't I find it earlier?"
Yes, Wang Hao suddenly realized that many cultivators would choose to practice in a bad environment, not only to temper their will, but also to speed up their practice in this environment!
The environment here is so bad, isn't it a rare place for cultivation?
Wang Hao no longer thought about it, and absorbed spiritual power frantically. He felt that the spiritual power here was much purer than the core area of the spiritual veins of Ju'ao Island, and it also had the effect of tempering the body.
Wang Hao's realm rose rapidly, and he broke through the ninth level of foundation building in a moment. This is not over yet. His mana is still growing rapidly, faster than taking the Xuanling Fruit! In just a cup of tea, he felt that the progress bar of the ninth level of foundation building had gone more than half!
If this place was not a safe place for practice, the gravity and strong winds would have an increasingly greater impact on Wang Hao. Wang Hao really wanted to continue practicing here until the foundation building was perfected!
He broke through to the ninth level of foundation building, his mana increased a lot, and the pressure on his body was relieved a lot.
The injury on his foot had recovered, Wang Hao took a deep breath, crossed three stone steps in a row, and came to the last level!
The heavy pressure came again, and Wang Hao's bones were crackling again. There was a risk of fractures at any time. Wang Hao would never allow failure in the last step.
Suppressing the urge to spit blood, he trembled and stepped into the last stone step.
"Crack", this time it was not the foot bone that broke, but Wang Hao's calf. Wang Hao's left leg softened, and then the strong wind came and was about to blow him over.
Wang Hao roared, kicked with his right leg, and rushed forward.
"Crack"
His right leg was also broken, and he spit out blood again. Fortunately, Wang Hao successfully touched the ground of the 300th stone step!
The terrifying and vast gravity suddenly disappeared, and the blizzard disappeared, and Wang Hao's body suddenly became lighter!
Wang Hao panted heavily, turned over, and fell to the ground. If someone was waiting for him at this time, Wang Hao would not have the slightest ability to fight back!
Wang Hao swallowed a healing pill. The third-level pill was effective. The injuries on his legs healed very quickly, and the bones were fused and repaired again. The wounds were extremely itchy, but Wang Hao could still bear it.
After a while, Wang Hao no longer needed to use his power to digest the medicine. "It has recovered more than 80%, which is still a little stronger than when I was at the eighth level of foundation building!"
Wang Hao's face was full of joy. There were only seven people left in Ye Chen's group. Even if he couldn't kill them, he could easily get away with the help of many spirit beasts. He didn't have to be timid anymore!
Then he stood up and walked slowly forward. There were not only seven enemies here, but also monsters. It was better to be careful.
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At the top, Ye Chen and seven other cultivators stood in front of a huge rock. The formation pattern on the rock was flowing, which looked quite extraordinary.
"Young Master Ye, what are you waiting for? We are all here, why don't you break the ban?"
Ye Chen smiled evilly, "Of course I am waiting for the person who should come!"
Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he pointed to several grooves on the boulder and said, "The teleportation array in the ancient well is opened with the Bailing token. Tokens are also needed here, and seven are required. I have two in my hand. Can you get the other five?"
Fu Xingyao and Zhuo Teng looked at each other and took out a token: "We have one here!"
Qu Cheng gestured to Yan Xun, and when he nodded, he also took out a token: "We also have one in Wuyoumen!"
Hu Buming also took out one, and everyone turned their attention to the last person, Cui Changlu of the Cui family.
Cui Changlu spread his hands: "I don't have the token, the Cui family's token is with Cui Fengrui!"
"That's it, we only have five tokens, and we are still short of two. We must wait for that person to come and open the secret realm together!" Ye Chen shook his folding fan.
"What? We want to cooperate with him? So many people died in his hands," Cui Changlu questioned. Cui Fengrui, the genius of his Cui family, was killed by this person.