The moment he stepped onto the Trial Heavenly Ladder, Ye Lin felt an invisible pressure descend from nowhere and suppress him.
The sudden pressure made his steps halt.
Yet Ye Lin adjusted in mere moments, then continued on his own toward the end of the heavenly ladder.
"No danger. Let's go."
Behind him, seeing that Ye Lin's group had walked for quite a while without encountering any danger, Yun Xuan and the others stepped onto the heavenly ladder one by one.
The remaining prodigies all followed suit.
With someone leading the way, things were naturally much easier for them. If they ran into danger, the people in front would be the first to suffer.
They only needed to follow behind and keep going.
Boom, boom, boom.
Suddenly, thunder began rolling through the once-peaceful surroundings. Bolts of incomparably fierce lightning exploded one after another, while streaks of blood-red lightning flashed through the thick clouds overhead.
A vast and majestic heavenly might arose on its own, making everyone's hearts jolt as they looked up.
Ever since stepping onto the heavenly ladder, their strength had been suppressed. If danger struck now, there was nothing they could do.
Just then, a bolt of blood-red lightning descended, crashing down upon Shangguan Wanyu at the very front with unstoppable force.
In an instant, blood-red lightning covered Shangguan Wanyu's entire body. In the blink of an eye, her flesh split open.
Drops of blood ran down her skin and dripped onto the ground.
Even so, Shangguan Wanyu showed no sign of yielding.
She walked a path where the self shone ever more brilliantly. The more intense the pain her body endured, the faster her cultivation grew.
Thus, this place could also be considered a land of opportunity for her.
Boom, boom, boom.
Shangguan Wanyu seemed to be