At that moment, atop Forbidden Mountain, people were still making their way upward through all manner of strange methods, despite how difficult the mountain was to climb.
The Purple-Accrued Divine Fruit was exceedingly rare. Even if they had only a one-in-ten-thousand chance of obtaining it, they would never give up.
"Almost there. Less than a hundred zhang left. The Purple-Accrued Divine Fruit is mine."
A gaunt old man in a black robe, his eyes sinister, was clambering up the precipitous rock face on his hands and feet. An eerie green light flickered at his fingertips, and every time he dug them in, they easily sank into the hard rock. Clearly, he had cultivated some venomous claw technique.
As he climbed, he gazed greedily at the Purple-Accrued Divine Fruit growing ever clearer above him. His lips spread involuntarily, revealing a mouthful of yellow-black teeth.
He could feel the fruit's enticing aura almost swallowing his reason. If he obtained it, he might break through the bottleneck that had plagued him for years in one stroke. Then all those who usually looked down on him would grovel at his feet.
Not far below him, a burly man clad in blood-red armor and carrying a massive shield was forcing his way upward.
Every step he took made the entire stretch of rock face tremble slightly, sending loose stones tumbling down. His breathing was labored, and veins bulged on his forehead. Clearly, climbing while suppressing his divine power was taking an immense toll on him, but the light in his eyes only grew brighter.
He was the somewhat renowned ruler of a God Kingdom. Seeking an opportunity to break through to the Heavenly God Realm, he had staked almost everything this time, trading more than half his God Kingdom's savings for the right to enter