The Stone Gate stood in the middle of the river, more than a hundred zhang from the bank. Yet even at that distance, people could clearly see the engravings of the stars in the heavens and the geography of the Nine Provinces. The sheer size of the Stone Gate within the rainbow was easy to imagine.
At the sight of the Stone Gate, quite a few wandering martial artists rushed forward, only to stop at the riverbank, helpless frustration written across their faces.
The Stone Gate did not rest on the water. It hung in midair, at least ten zhang above the surface.
Setting aside whether anyone could push it open, simply reaching it would require Lightness Skill capable of crossing a hundred zhang through the air.
Lightness Skill at that level was little different from flying.
Anyone below the Innate Realm could forget it. Even someone who had entered the Innate Realm could not cross such a distance without a special technique like Eight Steps in Midair or some clever workaround.
An ordinary Innate Master could leap only about ten zhang at a time. With special means to help, thirty zhang was about the limit.
In Pan Long's previous world, that would have been incredible. Never mind flesh and blood—even powered exosuits fitted with jet boosters could not jump that far.
But here and now, it was still nowhere near enough.
Ren Fengtao looked at the Stone Gate and smiled.
"We of the Giant Whale Gang will handle this first obstacle!"
The Giant Whale Gang had discovered this treasure three years ago. In that time, they had devised many methods and made extensive preparations. Naturally, those included a way past the obstacle before them.
At his command, more than a thousand banners rose along both banks. Over ten thousand