The mountain's deep, ancient-sounding resonance rang through every corner of Sky-Piercing Mountain, startling all the martial artists and setting off a flurry of discussion.
"Someone climbed Sky-Piercing Mountain for the first time and passed the hundredth step within five minutes."
"Whoa, Sky-Piercing Mountain has been open for less than ten minutes, and someone has already triggered the Mountain Echo. That's impressive."
"That's nothing special. I made Sky-Piercing Mountain produce the Mountain Echo on my first climb too. If you really want to judge whether someone's a genius, you have to see whether they can keep making it produce the Mountain Echo higher up."
"Exactly. To make Sky-Piercing Mountain produce the Mountain Echo between the hundredth and two-hundredth steps, you have to finish that stretch within six minutes. Making it produce the Mountain Echo early on doesn't mean you can do it later. After all, the Pressure only gets stronger."
Throughout Sky-Piercing Mountain, martial artists whispered among themselves, speculating about who had made it produce the Mountain Echo.
"A newcomer crossed a hundred steps within five minutes already?" At the foot of Sky-Piercing Mountain, the long-haired man had just taken a sip of water when he heard the Mountain Echo.
Although somewhat surprised, he remained largely unruffled. With so many martial artists throughout Huaxia, there were bound to be a few geniuses. It was nothing unusual.
Meanwhile, on the thirty-third step, Mo Xiaofei wiped away her sweat as she struggled to climb higher.
Without Jun Wangchen's encouragement, she probably would have exhausted herself on the thirty-first step and been forcibly transported out by Sky-Piercing Mountain.
"Humm!" Just then, a resonant note from the mountain made her freeze.
"A newcomer has already crossed a hundred steps within five minutes? That's incredible!" Shock filled Mo Xiaofei's eyes, and envy covered her face.