"Legend has it that after the True Dragon and True Phoenix fell, their hearts landed here. The True Dragon Heart and True Phoenix Heart, the hearts that held the essence of those two super divine beasts, fused here and eventually became this Dragon-Phoenix Platform, sealing away their most precious lifetime inheritance within it."
"That makes this the place with the strongest dragon and phoenix pressure in the entire Dragon-Phoenix Haven, as well as its central forbidden ground. Over ten thousand years, countless geniuses have tried to reach the summit, only to return in defeat from these steps."
The Monster Emperor's uncanny purple eyes were filled with solemnity, and his voice came from behind them.
A complex mixture of reverence and longing appeared on Qingyue's beautiful, refined face as she continued, "These ten steps before us are the final trial of the Dragon-Phoenix Inheritance. They are called the Dragon-Phoenix Stairway, and only those who make it all the way across can obtain the final inheritance. Each step contains a trial of will left by the True Dragon and True Phoenix when they were alive. The higher you climb, the harder the trial becomes."
"Over the years that the Dragon-Phoenix Haven has opened, many powerful cultivators have reached this place, and there has been no shortage of dazzling talents among them. But apparently, even the very best only reached the ninth step before they could advance no farther."
"As for the tenth step, no one has ever set foot on it. They say its pressure exceeds that of the first nine steps combined. Only supreme prodigies truly acknowledged by the True Dragon and True Phoenix are qualified to stand upon it."
"Oh?" Zi Yan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression on her stunning face grew even more solemn.
She had never