Clouds shrouded the way ahead, and mist obscured the path.
Jiang Yuechu did not look back.
As for what that Old Flood Dragon had done, she did not care.
Her master was walking ahead. What sense was there in constantly looking back at a dog?
Once she passed the thousandth step, the gentle breeze that had brushed her face turned into a crushing burden.
Two thousand steps.
Three thousand steps.
At last, the pressure showed its fangs.
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly.
Her running pace had also slowed without her realizing it.
Each step landed with a brief pause on the stairs.
Only after she had dispelled the force rebounding against her could she take the next step.
Four thousand steps.
Jiang Yuechu stopped.
She raised her head and gazed at the Cloud Ladder above, whose end still remained out of sight.
Her breathing had grown slightly labored.
"It's getting heavy."
The girl murmured softly.
Twice the effort for half the result—that was no way for a wise person to act.
Besides...
Since this was called the Dragon-Ascension Platform, she ought to look the part of a dragon.
Jiang Yuechu took a deep breath and stopped forcing herself onward.
BOOM—!!!
Five-colored divine light burst from the acupoints across her body. Auspicious radiance surged in every direction, swallowing her figure in an instant.
The next moment,
a Five-Colored True Dragon, several zhang long, burst forth from the light.
Five-colored clouds bore her up, while countless rays of rosy light shielded her.
Jiang Yuechu transformed into a True Dragon, coiling in midair.
An astonishing scene unfolded.
The suffocating pressure that had weighed on her moments ago vanished the instant she took dragon form.
Not only was there no pressure, but she even sensed a hint of familiarity.
A glimmer of understanding flashed through