Ye Tian stepped into the hazy passage formed by the "Opportunity of One Step."
His figure was instantly swallowed by vast, pure immortal light and Dao principles.
In the deathly silent plaza below, countless eyes fixed on the gradually shrinking entrance to the passage.
Their hearts felt clenched by an invisible hand, and even their breathing nearly stopped.
They had yet to fully digest the shock of that single Frost Line instantly killing both kings.
Now, the "Opportunity of One Step" that followed had whetted everyone's appetite even further.
What benefits would Ye Tian gain from it?
Once he merged with the Great Dao laws within the Heavenly Ascension Ladder's origin, it would be tantamount to the ladder's origin itself helping him reach the summit.
Many young prodigies sighed in despair.
They had still been hoping to catch up to Ye Tian.
Yet they had never imagined that he was already so far ahead, leaving them trailing far behind.
Even catching a glimpse of his retreating figure was an extravagant hope, nearly impossible to achieve.
Meanwhile, the many Dark Prodigies on the Heavenly Ascension Ladder, along with the young prodigies who had crossed the realm barrier from the Eternal Immortal Domain, all wore grave expressions.
Ye Tian was already far ahead, having reached the fiftieth step!
Just as the entrance to the passage was about to close completely—
"Boom!!!"
A thunderous crash rang out, like thunderbolts racing across the sky.
An indescribably majestic aura surged forth.
Like a Primordial Beast abruptly awakening after slumbering for hundreds of millions of years.
It erupted from the depths of the passage!
It was not merely an impact of energy, but something of a higher order, something more primordial.
As though it were the chaotic Dao resonance born at the universe's first awakening!
Vast,