Gradually, a path paved with bluestone came into view. Ahead of the path stood a magnificent Divine Temple, radiating a sacred Divine Temple.
There is a staircase in front of the Divine Temple, with nine steps in total. On each step, there seems to be an invisible force.
Even though the distance between them was still far, they could still feel the immense pressure and sacred aura emanating from the Divine Temple.
"Is this the power of a god? Indeed, it's on a completely different level from Titled Douluo." Bi Zihan looked at the Divine Temple in front of him, a thoughtful expression in his eyes.
He had seen many Titled Douluo, including Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Hao, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, his mother Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu, who was known as invincible in the sky. None of them could compare to the pressure emanating from the Divine Temple.
It seems like they are on two different levels, two different dimensions.
Within the Divine Temple, a supreme voice resounded. "Those who are destined to enter the Divine Temple by climbing the nine steps will receive their respective rewards."
"Those who cannot climb ninety percent of the steps to enter the Divine Temple will be sent out of this Small World."
Bi Zihan, Qian Renxue, and their group, upon hearing this supreme and sacred voice, all focused their gazes on the Divine Temple, scrutinizing it intently.
"Nine steps. Whether you can climb them or not depends on your own abilities." Bi Zihan looked at the steps in front of him, smiled, and walked straight over.
He has now developed a strong interest in what the gods left behind, and regardless of whether he can climb the nine steps, it's never wrong to try his best.
Qian Renxue was also quick, walking almost side by side with Bi Zihan.
Even though Hu Liena and the others used their Soul Power, their speed was still slightly slower than the two. At the very back was Ye Lingling, a support-type Soul Master.
Bi Zihan stepped onto the first step, he felt an invisible force pressing down on him, making his body feel very heavy.
Although the pressure was immense, it was still within the limits of his physical capacity.
As he stepped onto the second step, not only did the invisible pressure intensify, but a kind of elasticity also appeared, as if it were trying to propel his body off the second step.
Bi Zihan stopped before the fifth step. By then, the pressure and elasticity on the steps were overwhelming. He could feel that his body had reached its limit, and without releasing his Martial Soul, it would be impossible for him to climb to the sixth step.
Sweat dripped from his forehead and onto the steps beneath his feet.
Looking back, I saw Qian Renxue standing in front of the third step, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan standing on the second step, and Ye Lingling herself stopping at the first step.
Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel appeared behind him, three dark Golden Soul Ring glowing on his body. After releasing his Martial Soul, Bi Zihan felt much less pressure and elasticity, and directly stepped onto the sixth step.
On the sixth step, External Soul Bone — the Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel —appeared behind him. After activating the External Soul Bone, his own attributes increased again.
On the seventh step, the Guardian Sword Intent was released from his body. The sharpness emanating from the Guardian Sword Intent helped him withstand some of the pressure, allowing him to continue climbing.
On the eighth step, the divine artifact, Doomsday Judgment, appeared in his hand. He used Doomsday Judgment to support himself on the ground, allowing him to stand steadily on the eighth step.
At this point, the pressure and elasticity on the steps were terrifying. If Bi Zihan hadn't used Doomsday Judgment to support the ground, he wouldn't have been able to stand steadily under this pressure, let alone climb the last step.
Even so, Bi Zihan could hear his heart racing and hear cracking sounds coming from his body. These were the sounds produced when bones were compressed by gravity.
"Have I reached my limit? Seriously, I'm so tired!" Bi Zihan felt his consciousness becoming somewhat blurred, his mind and body extremely exhausted under the immense pressure.
Looking at the last step, a resolute look appeared in Bi Zihan's eyes, and his body, supported by his longsword, gradually straightened up.
"I'm only one step away from the last step, and I won't back down!" Bi Zihan's spirit became exceptionally firm at this moment.
In his Consciousness Sea, the Fallen Angel, whose eyes were originally closed, opened their eyes simultaneously. A faint light emanated from the bodies of the seven Fallen Angel, and the seven beams of light converged to form a black pillar of light that shot out of his Consciousness Sea.
And a terrifying power is gradually erupting from the depths of Bi Zihan's bloodline.
This power is different from Soul Power and spiritual power; it belongs to the power of bloodline, the power of the fallen Angel Bloodline. Wherever this bloodline passes, it imbues the Divine Blood within him, which originally had no attributes, with a dark attribute.
As the power of the bloodline appeared, it emitted a powerful force that restored Bi Zihan's physical and mental strength.
Furthermore, due to the emergence of dark attributes within his Divine Blood, his physique began to rapidly improve. Even his bones became as pure and flawless as jade.
His body, which had already reached its limit, instantly returned to its peak, and a sinister light flashed in his eyes, which were like black gemstones.
A faint black light emanated from his body, spreading rapidly outwards from his body to form a black domain.
Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, lust, and gluttony—the seven sins—appear in the realm and gradually permeate it.
Qian Renxue stood on the sixth step, looking at Bi Zihan in front of her, her pale golden eyes filled with surprise and astonishment.
She sensed a kind of suppression from Bi Zihan's body, stemming from his Martial Soul and bloodline, much like the suppression exerted by a superior over a subordinate.
Moreover, she had never experienced this feeling before; it was a sudden suppression.
Under the suppression of her Martial Soul and bloodline, she felt that her own attributes were suppressed by about 30%, but the mutual restraint relationship still existed.
The original 50/50 restraint relationship has been changed to a 70/30 restraint relationship. Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel have a 70% restraint effect on Six-Winged Angel, while Six-Winged Angel only have a 30% restraint effect on Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel.
"What exactly happened to this guy? How did he suddenly gain the upper hand over me and even acquire a domain?" Qian Renxue looked at Bi Zihan in front of her, eager to find out what had happened to him.