Enjoying the Crushing Pressure

"My Sword Force has been compressed to less than half its original size."

"But the power within it is even stronger!"

Qin Hao was both shocked and delighted.

The pressure on the first nineteen steps of the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway had put him through an intense trial.

His will had been tempered as well.

Hum!

In Qin Hao's sea of consciousness, a cloud of mist formed from his will took shape.

His will and Sword Force were merging, too.

That fusion strengthened his will remarkably.

Qin Hao could barely feel the immense pressure on the nineteenth stone step anymore.

The pressure had not vanished. It simply posed almost no threat to him now.

What will my will and Sword Force become when they merge?

Eager to find out, Qin Hao stopped worrying about climbing the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway and devoted all his attention to the fusion.

Time passed little by little.

Before long, Lei Yun reached the eighteenth stone step.

"Qin Hao!"

Lei Yun sneered and stepped onto the nineteenth stone step.

He glanced at Qin Hao beside him, eyes half-closed and body motionless, then curled his lip in disdain. "Just as I thought. The nineteenth step is his limit."

"And I will surpass everyone and reach the top of the Azure Flame Heavenly Stairway."

Fervor lit Lei Yun's face.

As an Ancient Sect, the Azure Flame Sect was extraordinarily strict in recruiting disciples.

Once he became an Azure Flame Sect Disciple, his future path of cultivation would surely yield twice the results for half the effort.

"And the appearance of a Cloudwing Beast Cub on Clearheart Island may well be connected to the Azure Flame Sect. Perhaps I'll still have a chance to capture the cub and put it to use!"

The thought excited Lei Yun even