Tang Yuan and Ye Fan did not think much of Lu Feng's "excuse." Instinctively, they assumed his whispering was meant to explain his relationship with Xue Zier to Jiang Ruoyun, so they tactfully headed up the stone steps.
Once the two set foot on them and felt the Gravity Suppression emanating from the staircase, they still did not grow overly suspicious. Before this, they had already sensed the existence of this gravity-based array.
However, after they had climbed more than ten steps, the surrounding gravity suddenly crashed down upon them like mountains, and the pressure blanketing their bodies instantly increased countless times over.
Both men's expressions froze as they turned in unison to look toward Lu Feng.
They saw him watching them with an amused smile.
That sight immediately confirmed their suspicions: this jarring increase in gravity was entirely Lu Feng's doing.
Seeing Lu Feng lead Jiang Ruoyun casually up the outermost side of the stone staircase, the two could not help cursing angrily, "Old Lu, you knew the mountain gate staircase was strange all along, didn't you?"
"You deliberately tricked us into taking the middle path?"
"Is your side path much easier to climb?"
Lu Feng smiled calmly and raised a hand, slightly increasing the weight of the pressure. "Treat this as a rare opportunity for cultivation. It will do you good and no harm."
Upon hearing that, Tang Yuan and Ye Fan halted their attempts to move toward the side. After a moment of silence, Ye Fan said with a bitter smile, "We're already here. Let's keep climbing and see where it leads."
Tang Yuan's fighting spirit rose as well. Rolling up his sleeves, he shouted, "This little gravity is nothing. Crank it up!"
Ye Fan's mouth twitched. Seeing black patterns emerge across Tang Yuan's body, he instinctively