Ever Higher

Watching Helian Wang ascend to the second floor, Qin Jishi could not help frowning.

He frowned not because Helian Wang had passed the trial so easily, but because what lay before him was a straight path.

Helian Wang had already dismantled the trial. Did he still need to undergo it?

Could he not simply walk over?

With that thought—

Qin Jishi lifted his foot. Just as he took a step forward—

Boom!

Boom!

Rows upon rows of Adamantine Ironwood condensed anew, as though they had fallen from the heavens. Under such power, the entire great hall shook violently.

Qin Jishi: "..."

No wonder Helian Wang had said he would wait for him on the second floor.

It seemed he had overthought things. There was no clever shortcut through the Yin Yang Divine Palace's trials.

Staring at the Adamantine Ironwood before him, Qin Jishi slowly clenched his fists.

"Let me see just how much weight the first trial of the Yin Yang Divine Palace carries."

As soon as he spoke, Qin Jishi gathered his strength and threw a punch.

Bang!

As immense power surged from his arm, the Adamantine Ironwood crumbled into dust.

Qin Jishi rolled his wrist. He had used roughly twenty percent of his strength in that punch. In other words, any martial cultivator above the Eighth Level Myriad Manifestations could pass this trial, provided their willpower was strong enough.

Of course!

That did not mean martial cultivators below the Eighth Level Myriad Manifestations lacked the ability to pass the trial.

After all, some geniuses possessed not only formidable strength, but equally astonishing willpower.

It seemed this trial tested more than strength; it also carried a trace of perseverance.

With that thought, Qin Jishi stopped wasting time and began striking with both fists.

Boom!

Boom!

His speed was not