"What? Is it hard to say?"
Feeling Old Flood Dragon's hesitation, Jiang Yuechu turned her head and asked.
Red Sun Demon Venerable spoke timidly. "Er... Master, please hear me out! It's not that this old servant knew and kept it from you. It's just..."
It raised its head, looking utterly miserable. "It's just that our branch has been such a disappointment."
"The clan's records about the Dragon-Ascension Platform are mostly hearsay, scraps we picked up from other branches..."
Jiang Yuechu furrowed her brow. "It's fine. Go on."
Red Sun Demon Venerable hunched its shoulders and didn't dare play for sympathy anymore.
It could only grit its teeth and rack its brains, pouring out the few rumors it could still remember.
"Yes... yes."
"Though the True Dragon is dead, its lingering might remains."
"The Dragon-Ascension Platform has a total of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine steps."
"With every step, the True Dragon's lingering might grows heavier."
"Those who climb must withstand this tremendous force. The higher they go, the more terrifying the pressure becomes. At the very top, it's no different from trudging forward with ten thousand mountains on your back."
"Those with weak bodies will have their bones broken and tendons snapped before they make it halfway, crushed into a puddle of meat. Those with weak wills will let their guard down for even an instant, and the True Dragon's resentment will shatter their souls..."
After listening, Jiang Yuechu gave a slight nod.
So it tested strength and courage.
That was simple enough.
"Oh... then I'll give it a try."
With that,
she started to step forward.
"..."
Red Sun Demon Venerable looked as if it were painfully constipated.
Wait, what?
You're just going to try it?
You think this is a game?
What if you try it and