As Xu Xuan looked at the Heavenly Ladder gleaming with golden light before him, a trace of puzzlement involuntarily crossed his brow.
He could sense no power from the Heavenly Ladder. It seemed like an ordinary ladder, merely edged with a little gold.
"This is the Heavenly Ladder. Only those who reach the top will have passed the challenge."
The purple-haired middle-aged man remained as expressionless as ever.
Xu Xuan glanced at the Spirit Race Elder, then nodded solemnly.
Wasn't it just a matter of reaching the top? What was so hard about that?
Inwardly disdainful, Xu Xuan stepped forward without any further hesitation.
Tap, tap, tap!
A crisp sound rang out as he stepped onto it. Beneath Xu Xuan's foot, the Heavenly Ladder gave off a series of clear taps.
Xu Xuan shrugged, finding nothing difficult about the Heavenly Ladder.
With almost no effort, Xu Xuan successfully reached the twentieth step, but when he looked up again, the Heavenly Ladder seemed endless.
"Senior, may I ask how many steps this Heavenly Ladder has in total?"
Xu Xuan frowned as he asked.
Although he still could not see what was different about the Heavenly Ladder, it was certainly not as simple as it appeared.
"A thousand!"
The purple-haired middle-aged man replied indifferently.
"A thousand?"
Xu Xuan nodded. At this pace, a thousand steps was not actually that many. It was still within what he could accept.
Seeing Xu Xuan's lack of concern, the purple-haired middle-aged man seemed to have expected as much. He said nothing more, merely smiled, then turned into white light and left.
Xu Xuan ignored his departure, took another deep breath, and stepped forward.
Boom!!
The instant he took that step, an overwhelming pressure surged toward his chest.
"What's going on?"
Xu Xuan's expression changed in shock