With this step, Shen Zhui had just set foot on the three-hundred-thirty-third step when he suddenly felt his body grow heavy.
"Boom~" The Green Mist around him churned, letting out a sharp, hurried shriek.
There was clearly nothing around him, yet Shen Zhui felt as though he were being struck by heavy hammers from every direction.
Even so, Shen Zhui easily steadied himself on the three-hundred-thirty-third step.
"The pressure has increased considerably, but it's still within my limits." Shen Zhui smiled faintly.
The three-hundred-thirty-third step was merely the minimum threshold, as well as the qualification for entering the second stage of the Inheritance Trial.
This represented the minimum requirement for Luo Divine King to accept a disciple and choose a successor—in other words, reaching the three-hundred-thirtieth step.
As one of Great Zhou's strongest geniuses, with an Extreme Realm Golden Body, astonishing comprehension, and the Ancient God Clan's secret Withered Leaf Art, Shen Zhui naturally had no trouble reaching the three-hundred-thirty-third step.
If even someone like Shen Zhui couldn't reach the three-hundred-thirtieth step, Luo Divine King's requirements would be far too high. It would be practically impossible to find a successor.
"The three-hundred-thirty-third step is indeed difficult. If I had stepped onto it from the beginning, I'm afraid I would have struggled to hold on."
"But after three months, from the first step to where I am now, my body, soul, and cave heaven have undergone subtle transformations with every step!"
"The benefits of a single step are tiny, but after more than three hundred steps... they've practically increased my strength by half! I'm becoming more and more perfect!" Shen Zhui was incomparably excited.
Layer by layer, the deep-seated flaws were corrected, and his body, cave heaven, soul, and everything else gradually tended toward perfection.
Now, Shen Zhui had reached the