Heavenly Stairway Competition! Bi Bidong and Tang San's First Encounter!

At the same time.

There were still people here who had not stepped onto the Heavenly Stairway. When they saw so many people ahead of them screaming in agony, they were so frightened that they pulled back the foot they had been about to step forward with.

Batch after batch of people were eliminated. The person who had climbed the highest had only managed ten steps!

After a scream, they were mercilessly eliminated.

Those who had failed looked up at the top of the Heavenly Stairway with regret and unwillingness. It seemed so close, yet it was as distant as the ends of the earth.

Throughout it all, Elder Ye Bai of the Ye Emperor Hall watched these failures with an expressionless face.

With an unsteady mind and no perseverance, they still wanted to join the Ye Emperor Hall?

Wake up. Stop dreaming!

Countless people rushed toward the Heavenly Stairway in wave after wave, like crucian carp crossing a river.

In their eyes, this Heavenly Stairway was like the legendary Dragon Gate. Once they crossed this natural barrier, they would transform from carp into dragons and soar into the clouds!

"What kind of shitty Heavenly Stairway is this?!"

"With talent as high as mine, I can only take one step?!"

"What a bunch of blind fools!"

"This shitty Ye Emperor Hall can forget about having me join!"

A man cursed furiously. Within his family, his talent ranked among the very best, and he was a renowned genius within ten thousand miles.

When he had first come, he had arrogantly assured everyone that with talent as great as his, passing the assessment would be a piece of cake.

Perhaps he could even enter the inner sect and become an Inner Disciple someday.

Yet now he had been utterly humiliated. He could not even take a second step!

The people around him all pointed and whispered.

They cried out that this man had incredible nerve and was practically courting death.

Complaining a little was one thing, but he actually dared insult a superior sect?

"Who dares insult my Ye Emperor Hall?"

Outer Sect Elder Ye Cheng shouted angrily as he arrived before the man.

"Was it you who insulted my Ye Emperor Hall?"

Ye Cheng wasted no words. With one palm strike, he turned the foul-mouthed man into a pool of blood.

This scene also drew the attention of everyone present.

Seeing so many people looking over, Ye Cheng spoke.

"I'll say this once more. The first trial assesses your temperament and perseverance!"

"If you cannot even pass the first trial, then no matter how talented you are, my Ye Emperor Hall has no use for you."

"You may complain, but anyone who insults my sect again will end up like him!"

Ye Cheng pointed at the pool of blood on the ground.

Upon hearing this, some of those who had failed the assessment but considered themselves quite talented, and had wanted to vent their frustrations, no longer dared say a word.

At the same time.

A graceful figure was slowly climbing the Heavenly Stairway. She had already taken a full hundred steps without pausing in the slightest.

This sight drew cries of astonishment from the crowd below!

Strong—far too strong!

Especially those who had failed the assessment. They had personally experienced the terror of the Illusionary Heavenly Ladder and understood it deeply!

They were soon filled with envy. At this rate, she could easily pass the first trial. Even if she failed the second, she could still become a Utility Disciple.

It could be said that she was already guaranteed to become a disciple of the Ye Emperor Hall.

This girl was the very one who had killed a fourth-rank magical beast with a single palm strike in the Magical Beast Forest.

At this moment, Bi Bidong walked up the Heavenly Stairway as if strolling through her own garden. The illusions and pressure seemed to have failed completely against her and could not impede her steps at all.

"This assessment is far too easy for this Empress!"

"The suffering this Empress has endured is far beyond anything like this!"

"Yu Xiaogang!"

"Tang San!"

"What I lost, I will reclaim from you bit by bit!"

As she spoke, Bi Bidong clenched her pearly teeth. One illusion after another came at her, but every one of them was instantly shattered!

As the former Pope, her state of mind was unshakable.

Elsewhere.

"Teacher, it's finally my turn. But should I reveal my true strength now?"

Tang San communicated with Yu Xiaogang through his divine sense.

The waters ran too deep at an occasion like this; he could not grasp it.

His teacher was a master theorist who had seen more of the world than Tang San had eaten salt. He would certainly know how to handle it.

Besides, ever since he began cultivating, he had always enjoyed playing the pig to eat the tiger.

The feeling was simply too satisfying.

Whenever he saw the stunned expressions on his enemies' faces, he felt thoroughly fulfilled.

"Little San, when in doubt, ask your heart."

The bald Yu Xiaogang spoke mysteriously.

"My heart?"

"Teacher, I understand."

"That's right. My purpose today was to use them as stepping stones beneath my feet."

"I must display enough weight for them to value me."

"I, God King Tang San, shall crush all opposition!"

"Not bad, not bad. The heart of invincibility is beginning to take shape."

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction.

"Holy shit!"

"Look at that guy!"

"Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!"

What were they seeing?

That stairway into the clouds, which was as difficult as ascending to heaven for them.

A man was sprinting up it as if walking on flat ground!

This was utterly ridiculous—ridiculous beyond all reason!

Just as ridiculous as that woman from before.

Comparing people really could drive one mad!

Bi Bidong had already reached over three hundred steps, yet she remained calm and composed.

She sensed someone catching up from behind, but she paid no attention and continued climbing slowly, one step at a time.

Behind her, Tang San surged forward in one burst and overtook the woman ahead before continuing to race upward.

Just as he passed Bi Bidong, Tang San happened to turn back for a glance.

Why does this woman look so much like Bi Bidong?

But climbing the Illusionary Heavenly Ladder was the most important thing right now!

Thus, he did not dwell on it. Perhaps she merely resembled her.

After all, this was a vast world. Was it not perfectly normal for two people to look alike?

At this thought, Tang San was startled.

That's right!

What if there was another Xiao Wu on this Dou Qi Continent as well?

Then he would not count as betraying Xiao Wu, would he?

After all, you're not by my side, hehe...

Yes, that was how he comforted himself.

And this "Bi Bidong"—he would tell his teacher about her later and let his teacher have a laugh too.

The Illusionary Heavenly Ladder had a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine steps.

At this moment, apart from Tang San and Bi Bidong, there were still several hundred people struggling to persist beyond the hundredth step.

They were drenched in sweat, their faces filled with struggle, completely unlike Tang San and Bi Bidong's ease.

Still, they had surpassed the vast majority. Those who had failed the trial all hung their heads in dejection.

They had either retreated after just a few steps or persisted until the tenth step before being teleported down.

Of course, until the very end, the result was the same. Failing after one step and failing after nine hundred and ninety-eight steps were no different.

At the summit.

The five elders exchanged glances.

Not bad. There were still a few promising seedlings.

Especially the two at the very front.

Looking back over here.

Tang San charged all the way to the top of the Heavenly Stairway and arrived before the sect gates.

The crowd below erupted once more.

The first person to complete the test had appeared!

This greatly encouraged those who had yet to begin the challenge.

With a first, there would be a second, a third, and a fourth...

Perhaps if they worked hard enough, they could climb up too?

"Greetings, Elder. My name is Tang San."

"Not bad. Continue with the second trial later."

Elder Ye Bai said with a smile.

To charge up in such a short time showed that this person possessed an exceptionally steadfast temperament and great perseverance. At the very least, he would become a Utility Disciple of the Ye Emperor Hall.

Tang San stood at the mountaintop and looked down. The person who had climbed the highest was now the girl who looked so much like Bi Bidong—the one he had glanced back at earlier.

She had already climbed more than eight hundred steps, yet her pace remained steady. He even suspected that she was deliberately walking so slowly!

Listening to the praise and adoration from the crowd below.

He felt rather like this.

Ten years of bitter cultivation went unnoticed; one day of fame spread throughout the world.

Time slowly passed, and before long, Bi Bidong also climbed up.

However, Tang San failed to notice that Bi Bidong, who had arrived after him, had already noticed him!

"Tang San!!"