The instant Wang Teng stepped onto the stairs, the purple runes on the White Jade Stairway flared brilliantly, their light dazzling.
An invisible pressure seemed to descend from the heavens, pressing down upon the climber's head and shoulders, intent on crushing him!
Even the onlookers below felt that inexplicable pressure, and their expressions changed slightly.
Some of the weaker ones nearly fell to their knees again.
"How terrifying!"
"The pressure of the White Jade Stairway after its runes are activated is completely different from before. When those nobles climbed it earlier, we couldn't feel much, but now we can clearly sense that horrifying pressure."
"Wang Teng has just stepped onto the stairway and is already enduring such immense pressure. His talent must be quite remarkable!"
Wang Teng paid no attention to the discussion. Keeping his mind steady, he climbed toward the imperial palace.
The aura in this place had become rather unusual and dangerous. There seemed to be all kinds of mental disturbances that could affect one's will.
This surprised Wang Teng somewhat.
When the Empire Noble Council had notified him, they had only said that the White Jade Stairway was extremely difficult to climb and would test the climber's talent, will, and so on. He had not expected it to be like this.
There were a thousand steps on the White Jade Stairway before the imperial palace, extending upward all the way to the foot of the palace.
Purple runes lit up across the White Jade Stairway. With every step climbed, the number of glowing purple runes doubled, and the invisible pressure increased accordingly.
The difficulty was obvious.
At this moment, everyone below raised their heads to watch, while gazes also descended from the imperial palace above.
All eyes were fixed upon the figure steadily climbing the stairway.