The shocking scene on the stone steps leading to the top of Tianmu Mountain made Nalan Yanran's face turn pale.
"This Rat Tide Sonic Wave Formation is simply too terrifying!"
Xiao Tian smiled, and seeing that Feng Qing'er was about to leave, he couldn't help but perk up.
Feng Qing'er stood at the bottom of the stone steps, suddenly remaining in place, her true form transforming into a lightning arc that swept across the stone steps.
Xiao Tian was surprised to see this. Feng Qing'er had cultivated the Three Thousand Lightning Movement to the highest level, and she faced the Rat Tide Sonic Wave Formation with great ease.
" Feng Qing'er, you've successfully passed the challenge!"
Afterwards, Tang Ying, the Heavenly Spring Sword of the Myriad Sword Pavilion, greeted Jin Shi, the patriarch of the Gold-Devouring Rat Clan. Then, Sisi of energy emanated from his ten fingers and soles of his feet and adhered to the sword. He then used the sword control technique of the Myriad Sword Pavilion to break into the Rat Tide Sonic Wave Formation.
"I've heard that the highest level of this sword control technique allows one to control the sword with their mind and roam freely through the heavens and earth; it's incredibly powerful," Nalan Yanran muttered.
Watching Tang Ying break through the barrier on his sword, Xiao Tian couldn't help but chuckle, "Very interesting, very cool."
He wondered if he should try to secretly learn it.
Afterwards, Wang Chen of the Yellow Springs Pavilion began his challenge, relying on his powerful and vigorous Dou Qi to forcefully resist the sonic attacks, and arrived at the mountaintop like a horse galloping through the Flying Swallow.
After that, Mu Qingluan, the beautiful girl Starfall Pavilion Xiao Tian had noticed, began her challenge.
Mu Qingluan's steps were neither slow nor slow. The sonic waves of the rat swarm attacked, covering the sky like a blanket. However, when they approached Mu Qingluan, they scattered as if they had encountered an insurmountable nemesis, causing the sonic wave array to become chaotic. Mu Qingluan thus easily reached the top.
"Wow, that's amazing." Even with his Rinnegan, Xiao Tian couldn't figure out what was going on. He could only say that the girl's constitution was really good, and she was very good at controlling sound waves.
Later, some people tried to pass the test, but they all suffered a crushing defeat and ended in failure.
As fewer and fewer people joined the platform, and after four or five minutes of silence with no one attempting the challenge, Xiao Tian grabbed Nalan Yanran's hand and chuckled, "Come with me."
Seeing Xiao Tian's confident smile and determined eyes, Nalan Yanran felt a sense of peace in her heart.
"Greetings, Senior Jin Shi. This junior, Wei Zhuang, wishes to bring one more person with me to help me through this challenge."
Many people were in an uproar upon seeing this.
Jin Shi sized up Wei Zhuang, quite intrigued by this mysterious young man. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Wei Zhuang, you need to understand that bringing one more person into the challenge means enduring sonic attacks equivalent to two people. Are you sure?"
"Confirmed." Xiao Tian smiled.
"Alright! Then I wish you success."
Xiao Tian led Nalan Yanran to the bottom of the stone steps, then turned to Nalan Yanran and said, "Get on my back, hold me tight."
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran couldn't help but blush slightly.
Xiao Tian curled his lip and said, "Stop dawdling. You're afraid of being taken advantage of, and so am I. Let's even it out. What are you afraid of?"
Nalan Yanran couldn't help but sneer, "Then you'd better be careful. If I die, Teacher will hate you to death."
"Hehe."
As Nalan Yanran onto his back and held his head in her arms, Xiao Tian stepped onto the physical form, transforming into a gust of wind at an extreme speed that left many people dumbfounded.
"Such speed!" Jin Shi exclaimed in surprise. If he hadn't realized that the kid was Nine-Star Dou Emperor, he would have thought he was Dou Zong.
"Wait! Why aren't there any sound waves?" someone asked, puzzled.
Jin Shi frowned, glancing at his descendants and grandchildren, and found that their eyes were all glazed over, as if they were foolish.
Genjutsu?
Jin Shi couldn't help but change color. To trap so many second- and third-tier, and even fifth- and sixth-tier children in Genjutsu, preventing them from using sound waves, was simply too terrifying.
However, when he saw Wei Zhuang, who had reached the summit, covered in sweat and looking exhausted, he couldn't help but feel relieved and smiled, saying, "That's quite a skill, impressive indeed."
At this moment, Xiao Tian muttered to himself, "Damn, forcing myself to sweat is really exhausting. My acting skills still need improvement. I hope no one notices anything amiss. But the group Genjutsu used with the Rinnegan consumes a ton of Dou Qi!"