Chapter 545 - 539: I Might Die
Chapter 545: Chapter 539: I Might Die
Lin You didn’t understand why that guy could climb to such a high place, nor did he understand why the other party would risk being discovered to ascend the Celestial Ladder.
He glanced at the Tier Twelve area on the other side, separated by hundreds of meters from his side; the rules blocked sound, so there was no way to convey messages across.
Moreover, the Great Emperors had already climbed the Celestial Ladder, probably not coming down anytime soon.
"I have to see what you’re up to."
Without a way to notify the Great Emperor, Lin You’s eyes gradually narrowed.
He immediately got up and continued to climb to the higher levels.
After nearly an hour, many Lords from different tiers had already reached a height of 500 levels.
But after crossing the 500 levels, the number of people suddenly plummeted, with less than one ten-thousandth managing to go up, and the speed had slowed down as well.
Everyone was taking one step at a time, struggling against the pressure and gradually moving forward.
Some simply stayed at a certain level without moving, clearly reaching their limit, forcibly going higher might risk a physical breakdown.
This wasn’t much.
The biggest obstacle was still the occasional flashes of lightning and spatial rifts.
Normally, resisting the pressure was strenuous, and encountering such external environmental impacts, hardly anyone could hold on.
"Ah—"
As he was thinking, a scream suddenly came from nearby.
A young Tier Ten Lord over 600 levels up had abysmal luck, becoming the unlucky one, struck by a bolt of lightning, vomiting blood and flying backward, landing heavily on the Tier 600 Platform.
Is this where Tier Ten elimination begins?
It seems what’s to come will be a protracted battle.
Lin You’s expression turned grim, unchanged in speed, continuing upward.
After merging the seventh Divine Fragment, he felt noticeably lighter than before.
But he dared not relax, striving to keep his aura steady.
Soon, he re-crossed the 500 levels, officially entering the latter half of the Celestial Ladder.
Accompanying this was an overwhelming and terrifying majesty from all directions, pressing him, forcing him to activate Four-leaf Protection to enhance his attributes for defense.
Fortunately.
Still within bearable limits.
Lin You took a deep breath, glanced at the other Lords slowly advancing above, and moved again.
His pace was brisk, quickly passing by a number of Tier Ten Lords, successfully reaching over 600 levels.
"Boom!"
A terrifying thunder exploded not far away.
At the height of 600 levels, the boundary of the realm began to be touched, surrounding spaces became unstable.
One slender crack after another emerged, forcing them to divert some attention to remain cautious, and climbing pressure suddenly surged.
Lin You glanced around, there were only less than a thousand Tier Ten Lords, with varying strengths from both the Realm Alliance and Anti-Alliance.
However, under such harsh conditions, not to mention attacking others, merely resisting the pressure proved extremely difficult, so no one was inclined to stir trouble.
Finally.
After spending nearly half an hour.
With his highly enhanced attributes, Lin You caught up with the vanguard near the 700 level.
The Kings slowly advancing turned to look at him, their eyes flashing keenly, instantly recognizing Lin You as the one who had just snatched the Divine Fragment.
Yet at this moment, even if they wanted to make a move, there was no way to do so.
They just gave him a deep look and returned their gaze.
Lin You surveyed the surroundings, coincidentally locking eyes with a familiar face.
"Is that you?"
"It’s you!"
Two surprised exclamations rang out almost simultaneously.
Ye Lingyin looked at Lin You climbing up, her face full of astonishment.
Lin You was equally surprised, completely unexpected to meet Ye Lingyin here, someone he had cooperated with before to slay a Tier Ten Demon, especially in such a high place.
"Yo, what a coincidence."
Lin You casually raised his hand in greeting.
Her ascent to Tier Ten didn’t surprise him, after all, she had successfully condensed Divine Fragments several months ago.
What surprised him most was that she could maintain a climbing speed similar to the other old kings, seemingly without much difficulty.
On closer observation, she bore the aura of only two Divine Fragments.
Which means, she wasn’t relying on strength to climb, but because the malice in her heart was light, experiencing less pressure than others.
"Indeed it is."
Ye Lingyin responded softly, showing no dissatisfaction at Lin You’s casualness, instead, she was somewhat shocked evaluating him.
Because from Lin You, she could sense the aura of seven Divine Fragments.
In such a short time.
He had reached this level!?
Even those early Great Emperors weren’t as exaggerated, right?
This made her look at Lin You differently.
But she had more important matters to attend to now, so she said little more to Lin You, turning again, tightly staring at the Illusory Realm at the top of the Celestial Ladder, her eyes unprecedentedly determined.
Lin You shrugged, not minding.
After all, they weren’t too familiar, just greeting was enough.
So soon, the two fell silent once more, each resisting the pressure from all directions.
In a blink.
Noon arrived.
As the climb continued, the surrounding environment started to become increasingly harsh.
More and more people were severely injured and had no choice but to retreat to the bottom of the Celestial Ladder for recovery.
Even Lin You was struck by several bolts of lightning, leaving wounds on his body, which then slowly healed under the enhancement of his Racial Talent.
He dared not consume too much of the Power of Rule.
Because now, just resisting the pressure feels like it’s outpacing his resources, and it’s only a matter of time before his Power of Rule runs out.
The number of people retreating increased.
Which made the entire Boundary Grassland lively.
"How many people do you think will succeed in reaching the top?"
"I estimate fewer than ten."
"Isn’t that too few? If it’s less than ten, then what’s the point of opening the Gate of the Living Realm?"
"I also feel this trial isn’t meant to prevent us from entering, but rather seems like a selection process."
"Indeed, just look above, there are already quite a few who have reached over 800 levels."
The retreating Lords discussed fervently, observing the trials at various levels from below.
After this round of failures, many of them had grasped the trick to the trial, planning to continue climbing once they had fully recovered.
After all, in the Life Realm, their relatives and friends are waiting for them, so how could they easily give up?
"Look quickly! Someone’s catching up to that remarkable person!"
Suddenly, a cry interrupted everyone’s discussions.
On the Tier Ten Platform, which was far ahead, a figure surrounded by Life Aura was closing in rapidly behind the black-eyed youth, soon catching up and successfully reaching the 900th tier platform.
This person was none other than Lin You, who surged ahead relying on the enhancements of his Plant Type Constitution and Recovery Speed with the explosion of Barbaric Roar!
"You certainly came."
The black-eyed youth was unsurprised by Lin You’s appearance, instead sitting cross-legged on the platform resting, seemingly preparing for the final challenge.
The pressure of the last hundred levels had reached an extraordinarily terrifying degree, as if the entire heavens and earth were crushing down on him, making even speaking extremely laborious.
Even Lin You depended on his Healing Skills to sustain himself, with beads of sweat continuously forming and soaking his collar.
"What’s your plan this time?" Lin You asked directly, his gaze fixed intently on the youth.
"Some things are better left unknown." The black-eyed youth replied softly.
His current condition wasn’t much better, with wounds all over his body and his aura greatly weakened.
Lin You couldn’t sense any Divine Fragment aura from him but could vaguely detect his strength, definitely not much weaker than his own!
Unfortunately, before Lin You could think further, the youth slowly stood up, heading towards the last hundred levels.
He paused briefly, then left a light remark.
"The enemy this world faces is far more terrifying than you imagine. We... are merely pawns."
Finished, he departed directly, without giving Lin You a chance to react.
The enemy of this world?
Pawns?
What does it mean?
Lin You was baffled but felt that the youth seemed to know something.
From the tone of the youth’s voice, Lin You could faintly hear a trace of bitterness and helplessness, something very unfamiliar, as if he had become a different person.
"Bang!"
Then suddenly, a muffled sound broke Lin You’s train of thought.
Lin You looked up towards the direction of the sound, discovering that the black-eyed youth was unexpectedly half-kneeling on the 901st tier platform, his body violently trembling.
Even the veins on his body burst open, spraying large amounts of blood.
This is!
Lin You’s pupils contracted, shocked to the extreme.
Given the youth’s strength, he couldn’t even reach the 901st tier!?
To know this guy was always far ahead, how terrifying must the pressure of the last hundred levels be?
Just then, those cautious old Kings finally arrived, reaching the 900th tier platform, seeing the scene, each was startled in place.
Then one King, possessing eight Divine Fragments, unwilling to admit defeat, walked forward and stepped onto the platform.
The next second.
His expression suddenly changed, swiftly withdrawing his foot and retreating a few steps, his face full of fear.
"What’s wrong? Is the pressure above that strong?" someone couldn’t help but ask, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.
Gulps...
The King swallowed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a face of terror: "No! It’s not just strong, I feel if I step up, I might die!"
Wow—
A wave erupted among the gathered Kings at the words.
Whether they were already on the platform or had just arrived, all were utterly shocked by his statement.
And at this moment.
As if detecting someone successfully entering the final hundred levels.
The thousandth tier platform suddenly lit up with radiant light, a golden-encompassed entity slowly descending from the sky, drawing everyone’s gaze.