Atop the Altar, the Final Guardian!
That's not how it's written in the memories of our ancestors!
Isn't it said that outsiders will be ruthlessly eliminated by the Principle?
But why...?
Why did Divine Lord Su seem to walk more easily and comfortably than his "masters"?
He even saw Su Zhan stretch and yawn during the climb, his face showing the relaxed and comfortable expression of someone who had just finished soaking in a hot spring!
Hallucination!
This must be a hallucination!
"Quick... look! The Divine Lord..."
A Yuan Household disciples exclaimed in surprise, his finger trembling as he pointed at Su Zhan.
Su Zhan's climbing speed was getting faster and faster.
It started as a leisurely stroll, then progressed to brisk walking, and finally to jogging!
He was like a black lightning bolt, leaving a trail of afterimages on the straight, God-Ascending Steps.
Level 100!
Level 500!
Level 1000!
He easily overtook the Yuan Household Disciples were walking at the very back.
The Yuan Household Disciples only felt a gust of wind pass by them, and before they could see who it was, Su Zhan's figure had already appeared several hundred meters in front of them.
"..."
Everyone stopped in their tracks, staring at the figure that had vanished into the distance as if it were Monster.
"Elder... I... am I seeing things?" Yuan Chou swallowed hard. "What... what is the Divine Lord doing? Is he in a hurry to be reincarnated?"
Yuan Ji did not answer him.
The old man stared intently at Su Zhan's retreating figure, his cloudy old eyes flashing with an unprecedented light.
He came up with the only reasonable explanation, yet it was also utterly absurd.
Perhaps...
This Divine Lord Su's compatibility with this [Mustard Seed Grotto-Heaven] is even higher than that of these descendants who possess the bloodline of the "Key"!
He is not an intruder.
He is the true chosen one of this world, the one whom it has waited for for a thousand years...
Su Zhan was naturally unaware of the speculations being made by the people behind him.
He only has one feeling right now.
Cool!
That was awesome!
As he continued upwards, the pressure of the Principle within the entire [Mustard Seed Cave Heaven] increased.
But for him, it was simply a buffet with increasingly abundant and high-end dishes!
The [Immovable Wisdom King Wall] and [Nine Heavens Divine Lightning] within his body were so full they were almost burping.
The aura of both Cultivation Method rose steadily under the nourishment of this enormous energy, showing faint signs of breaking through.
Su Zhan even felt that his physical body, under the influence of this Power of Principle, had become more translucent and his connection with this world had become even closer.
He could feel the breath of the wind and hear the pulse of the earth.
He even had the illusion that, if he so desired, he could change the shape of the Altar with a single thought.
"This God-Ascending Steps is quite a good place."
"You can come here often when you have free time; consider it a form of exercise."
Level 5,000!
Level 8,000!
Nine thousand levels!
While the Yuan Household family members were still on the two or three thousand steps, enjoying the nourishment of the Principle, they were struggling to move forward.
Su Zhan's figure had already transformed into a tiny black dot, appearing at the end of the misty steps.
Level nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight!
Su Zhan stopped in his tracks.
He glanced back down at the Yuan Household family members below, who looked like ants, and shook his head.
These descendants of their master are incredibly slow.
He stopped waiting.
He lifted his foot and stepped onto the last step, the one that represented the finish line.
Level nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine!
Reach the top!
The instant his feet made complete contact with the highest platform.
The whole world fell silent.
That overwhelming force of Principle repulsion vanished without a trace, like the receding tide.
Immediately afterwards.
"Buzz--"
An ancient, desolate hum, as if from the primordial wilderness, slowly resounded from the deepest part of the entire Black Pyramid Altar.
The sound was like the first heartbeat of a colossal beast that had been awakened after slumbering for millennia.
It was as if this very world, having met its true master, was issuing its most devout... homage!
That ancient and desolate hum lasted for several breaths before slowly fading into silence.