At the end of the Heavenly Ascension Ladder, an eternity of silence was broken.
That figure stood before the hazy radiance of the immortal palace, seemingly becoming the sole focus of heaven and earth.
Below, upon the endlessly stretching stone steps.
All the young prodigies still struggling onward, however illustrious their origins or extraordinary their physiques, had no choice but to stop.
They gazed up at that unreachable height, their hearts surging with towering waves that refused to settle.
"Ye Tian... he really made it to the end..."
A Holy Son from Separation Flame Divine Mountain, clad in flaming battle robes, murmured to himself.
He had stopped at the Seventieth Step, his flesh on the verge of splitting apart. He knew how terrifying the remaining steps were and could not advance another inch.
Now, looking at the white-robed figure who had reached the summit, his eyes brimmed with conflicting emotions and profound shock.
"From ancient times to the present, how many dazzling talents have been buried on these steps, reduced to dry bones and Dao imprints? Yet he actually reached the summit, creating a miracle without precedent!"
Beside him, a Divine Maiden wreathed in moonlight, her bearing as cool and aloof as the Moon Palace Immortal Maiden's, spoke softly.
Brilliant colors rippled through her beautiful eyes, yet they could not conceal a trace of dejection.
She had prided herself on her peerless talent, yet she had not even earned the right to witness the view at the end.
"Never mind reaching the summit. Did any of you see what he used along the way? That chaos fist radiance, those Five Great Divine Swords—he could even unleash divine abilities, manifest chaos, and smelt everything!"
"He was practically a walking chaos furnace!"
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