As expected, Lu Yuan could already feel the pressure from the Spirit Giant Pillar before he had even set foot in the first ring zone.
But for Lu Yuan, it was nothing.
He could bear it with ease.
Lu Yuan naturally made some noise as he moved, but the students cultivating beneath the Spirit Giant Pillar barely spared him a glance.
After all, every year there were new students who tried to challenge the Spirit Giant Pillar. It was nothing unusual.
Then Lu Yuan continued forward!
Soon, Lu Yuan had stepped into the second ring zone.
The second ring zone exerted far greater mental pressure than the first.
But even that was nothing to Lu Yuan.
He kept moving, his pace not slowing in the slightest, and charged toward the third ring zone.
Before long, Lu Yuan reached the third ring zone.
This still failed to attract the students' attention.
The third ring zone was where most new students managed to reach in previous years.
But to Lu Yuan, the pressure there was like an ordinary person piling on a few extra blankets at night. It was still beneath notice.
So Lu Yuan sped up and charged into the fourth ring zone.
This was where most senior students cultivated.
After all, one's tolerance for a sudden burst of mental pressure differed from one's tolerance for enduring that pressure over a long period.
An ability user might be able to reach the sixth ring zone, but if they wanted to sit and cultivate there for a long time, they might only manage the fifth—or even the fourth.
Otherwise, they simply wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Lu Yuan's arrival in the fourth ring zone caught the attention of a few senior students.
They glanced at him.
Then they saw that Lu