"Hahaha! Looks like I'm the first to reach the Nether Demon Palace!"
Shi Xiu's arrogant laughter rang out across heaven and earth as he stepped forward in excitement.
The moment he took that step, his expression changed sharply.
An even more terrifying pressure swept toward him, and the light radiating outward grew more dazzling. Shi Xiu's face darkened, and he snorted coldly.
"An illusion restriction? And the Nether Demon Lord's pressure? Hmph, don't even think about stopping me!"
Shi Xiu's face twisted ferociously, as though he were struggling against an illusion.
Everyone froze at the sight.
"It seems each step up these Jade Steps takes us a hundred zhang higher!"
Deep in thought, Qin Hao took the lead in stepping onto the first tier of the Jade Steps. "And each tier has restrictions and the Nether Demon Lord's pressure."
"The Nether Demon Lord was a Three Tribulations Lord. Even a wisp of his pressure is far beyond what anyone in the Meridian Opening Realm or a True Martial Warrior can withstand."
"Only those with exceptional talent and willpower can climb them!"
In a sense, climbing the Jade Steps was a test of a warrior's willpower.
It was similar to Clearheart Island's Initiation Trial and the Azure Flame Sect's Mysterious Heavenly Ladder, except the Jade Steps laid out by the Nether Demon Lord had not been intended to test anyone.
It was simply because the Nether Demon Lord had once lived in the Nether Demon Palace, leaving a wisp of his pressure lingering here.
As for the restrictions...
A restriction, by its very nature, prohibited something!
Even the Golden Roc Great Demon of the Venerable Martial Realm would be unable to fly here.
Of course, after countless ages, both the restrictions and the pressure here had weakened considerably.
If the Golden