Chen Changan and his companions now stopped to wait for a while after every ten floors they climbed.
But even with those pauses, they blazed through each stretch of ten floors at an astonishing speed.
Their pace had not slowed since the first floor. That meant that even after reaching the fiftieth, they were still overwhelming every opponent.
Guan Ao and Wang Ba had not improved at the terrifying rate Chen Changan and the others had, but they had spent plenty of time at his side.
Their true combat strength had risen considerably long ago.
So although they climbed more slowly, Chen Changan and the others waited for them, and the two had now successfully reached the fiftieth floor.
Down at the very bottom, the spectators stared blankly at the floor markers.
"They keep stopping and starting. Are they planning to push all the way to the ninety-ninth floor in one go?"
"That's what it looks like."
"Clearing all ninety-nine floors on their first attempt? How is anyone else supposed to live with that?"
"We can't worry about anyone else. We can only worry about ourselves. However monstrous they are, it won't hand us anything. In the end, we still have to rely on ourselves."
"Instead of staring up there, we might as well use the time to cultivate."
"Only when our own strength improves can we truly clear all ninety-nine floors."
"Good point. I'm done watching. I'm going to cultivate."
"Me too."
Chen Changan had no idea that his challenge had, without his knowing, kindled these people's enthusiasm and fighting spirit for cultivation.
As time passed, he and his companions drew ever closer to the ninety-ninth floor.
Through battle after battle, Guan Ao and Wang Ba kept growing stronger. The later challenges were fraught with difficulty for them, but