By then, Gui Jin had already overtaken High Person Qianshan and was in second place, only four or five steps behind Old Dragon Head. Suddenly, he made his move.
Buzz!! Gui Jin gritted his teeth, and blood-red light flashed fiercely all over him. An astonishing surge of magic power erupted as the Skeleton Bracelets around his ankles spun furiously. He forced his foot up and forward! Clearly, he had activated a Divine Ability that consumed his lifespan and cultivation, ready to stake everything on one desperate push.
Gui Jin's foot seemed to weigh thousands of pounds as he slowly lifted it. Only after tremendous effort did he manage to raise it a little. Even with a Divine Ability that consumed his lifespan and cultivation, accelerating much faster was simply impossible.
One inch!
Gui Jin finally lifted his foot one inch off the ground!
Suddenly!
Crack!! An utterly distinct sound of splintering bone came from Gui Jin's other leg, the one supporting his weight!
Gui Jin suddenly opened his mouth wide in a soundless scream!
The foot he had painstakingly forced an inch into the air could no longer stay raised. With a bang, it stamped heavily onto the step, seemingly shaking the entire mountaintop. Crack! Crack! Two piercingly clear explosions of breaking bone rang out.
Bang!!!! The bones in both of Gui Jin's legs suddenly shattered, and he pitched forward, crashing heavily to the ground!
Bang!! The entire passage shook violently again. Crack, crack, crack, crack!! Gui Jin slammed face-down onto the steps, his limbs sprawled out, and the bones throughout his body shattered horrifically.
Everyone's expression changed drastically at the sight. He lay motionless, his eyes wide and filled with pain. Clearly, that fall had been devastating. Most likely, every bone in his body had broken. He would not