Qin Hao Was Gone

Buzz!

Qin Hao had stepped onto the eleventh stone stair.

A vast pressure swept over him like an Ancient Ferocious Beast, ready to devour anyone who set foot on the stair.

Qin Hao's gaze remained firm, his face filled with defiance.

After a short while, he gradually withstood the pressure.

"No Illusory Realm?"

Qin Hao pondered. "The first ten stone stairs each held an Illusory Realm, but from here onward, it's pressure instead."

"But this pressure is more terrifying than an Illusory Realm!"

Under that invisible pressure, he could be crushed at any moment.

Someone whose will was not firm enough might even lose his mind and become an idiot.

Suddenly, a commotion rose from below.

"Lei Jiaojiao?"

Qin Hao spotted Lei Jiaojiao on the second stone stair.

Behind her came many new disciples.

Li Shan still stood where he was, his face twisted in pain. It seemed he had already jumped into the mouth of the volcano.

Lei Yun, Deng Mingxuan, Zhu Jingsheng, and others had also climbed onto the first stone stair.

But horror showed on every face.

Clearly, they were all trapped in Illusory Realms.

Outside the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway stood many more new disciples, with others arriving in a steady stream.

Lei Yun, Zhu Jingsheng, and the others probably won't take long to pass the first ten stone stairs.

The rest will definitely need more time.

Keep going.

Qin Hao stepped forward onto the twelfth stone stair.

At once, pressure several times stronger than that on the eleventh stair bore down on him.

Even his soul throbbed with pain under the boundless strain.

Thud!

Unable to bear it any longer, Qin Hao's right knee buckled.

How can it be this strong? Am I going to fail?

Pain contorted Qin Hao's face, but soon his firm,