"Brother Wang, Brother Situ, this is your fault.
How can such a fun thing be without us?"
Just when Bai Bufan and Situ Jin were facing each other tit for tat.
Suddenly, several more figures jumped up from the crowd and landed next to the two of them.
Those are also several young people with strong auras, each with unique temperament and outstanding appearance.
You can tell at a glance that he is a disciple from a large sect.
As expected, when they saw those people, the crowd once again burst into exclamations.
h "It's some of the other ten heroes!"
h "What's going on? Have they made an appointment to climb the ladder together today?"
"Now there's something really good to watch!"
"The ten heroes of Zhongzhou have always been ranked in no particular order. Is it possible that this time, they will have to sort out their own rankings?"
"This trip is not in vain, I didn't expect to see such a wonderful scene!"
...
The crowd below was talking and excited.
Bai Bufan and Situ Jin on the white jade stairs were also stunned.
"You are all here?"
"Of course, now that the world has changed, the Holy Mountain, as the center of the world, must be very lively, how could we not come"
"Brother Bai, Brother Situ, it would be too boring for you two to compete alone, why don't we join in the fun?"
"It's rare that we have ten heroes together today, so let's compete together."
"Yes, those two are already ahead of us. If we don't work harder, I'm afraid we will be left further and further behind."
...
"Is it them? I didn't expect that all the top ten people have arrived. This is the first time such a crowd has come since this title came out."
Lin Zhirui was slightly startled when he saw several figures suddenly jumping up.
"They're all here?" Wei Zian was confused, "But there are only seven people up there, aren't there three more people who haven't come?"
"There were originally ten people in the Zhongzhou Ten Heroes, but half a year ago, one of them had an accident and died unexpectedly, so naturally he couldn't be there.
There are two other people who have recently broken through to the Xiantian realm and have automatically left this list.
So among the ten heroes today, only the seven above are left. ”
Lin Zhirui explained.
"Breakthrough to the innate realm?" Lu Qing suddenly looked at him with a strange expression, "Your Excellency Zhirui, is it possible that you are among these ten heroes..."
Others also reacted at this time and turned to look over.
Lin Zhirui paused for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "As expected, I can't hide it from little friend Lu Qing. Yes, I was lucky enough to be praised as one of the top ten before."
"Hehe, let me just say, with your demeanor, how could Mr. Zhirui not be included in it."
Looking at the shameful look on Lin Zhirui's face, Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh.
In the past, Lin Zhirui always seemed to be very calm and full of wisdom.
It was rare for him to see such an expression on the face of this master disciple of Tianji Tower.
"Yes, Sir Zhirui, your style is much better than the ones above!" Wei Zian also sincerely admired.
"Okay, everyone, please stop making fun of me." Lin Zhirui's face became a little hot, and he quickly pointed forward, "Bai Shaoxia and the others are about to start climbing the ladder to heaven."
Lu Qing and the others turned their heads to look, and sure enough, after a conversation, Bai Bufan and others had begun to climb up the ladder to heaven.
Each step of the white jade steps on the ladder to heaven is three feet high.
Seven figures, at the beginning, climbed very easily.
With a single leap, you can cross more than ten steps and climb more than ten meters, climbing quickly.
But after climbing more than ten feet, the speed slowed down significantly.
And the height of the jump was also much lower, from three or four feet at the beginning to one or two feet at the back.
Slowly, it became possible to only climb one jade step at a time.
"Sir Zhirui, who do you think will win?" Lu Qing asked.
"It's hard to say." Lin Zhirui shook his head, "These are the best among the true disciples of the major sects.
Not only have their own foundations been polished very solidly, but they have also tempered the power of their souls.
And they all have secret skills. No one knows who will win until the last moment. "
While Bai Bufan and the others were competing, there were many figures exuding powerful auras at a high place in the Holy City, watching the scene and chatting.
"Brother Qiu, look at who will win in this competition?"
h One of the figures wearing a green shirt smiled.
"In my opinion, this kid Bufan is pretty good. Seeing how he is still able to do so with ease, I'm afraid it won't be difficult to come out on top." Another figure said.
"Otherwise, I am more optimistic about Situ Jin. It is said that he has cultivated the Vajra Body to the peak of the Iron Body.
He is only a hair away from the bronze body realm of the innate realm.
You also know that the most important thing when climbing the ladder is physical strength. I think the one who can survive to the end will probably be him. "
Another figure said.
"Those who are physically stronger when climbing the ladder do have an advantage, but don't forget, the suppression of the mind by the ladder cannot be underestimated.
Bai Bufan and the others are in the state of acquired perfection, and even if there is a difference in physical strength, it will not be too big.
So I think that in the end, they still have to fight for their mental will."
「我们在这争论有什么意思，看着吧，天梯的压力，百米之后才是真正的开始。
谁胜谁负，等他们过了百米高度，看其表现，自然就会一目了然。」
"Yes, the victory begins after 100 meters."
As soon as these words came out, other figures also nodded in agreement.
They have also climbed the ladder to heaven, so they naturally know some of the conditions of the ladder to heaven.
The white jade ladder, the steps in front are relatively easy to climb.
But once the height exceeds a hundred meters, the pressure on the stairs will double, and it is a completely different level of difficulty.
Just like the powerful figures high up in the city, many people among the crowd watching at the foot of the mountain also knew this mystery.
So when I saw Bai Bufan and others jumping out again and falling up the stairs.
Someone immediately shouted: "It's level 100!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the figures of Bai Bufan and others. They suddenly swayed and almost lost their balance.
Obviously, I am not used to the sudden increase in pressure on the ladder.
"Sir Zhirui, is there any way to go up these hundred steps?"
Lu Qing saw this scene and turned around and asked.
"The pressure on this ladder does not increase steadily and step by step, but every time it passes a hundred levels, the suppression force is doubled, and at each subsequent level, the suppression force will be much greater than the previous level.
For example, at the first level, the suppressing power is one, and each subsequent level only increases by one-tenth. By the time it reaches the 99th level, its suppressing power is only about ten.
But once you reach level 100, the pressure will double, and it will directly become 20.
Each level thereafter, although it only increases by one-tenth, is based on these twenty.
So Bai Shaoxia and the others are under much greater pressure now than before. "
"So that's it."
Lu Qing and the others suddenly realized.
"Actually, there is another theory circulating about the ladder to heaven."
Lin Zhirui's talk became more interesting and he continued.
If you go further up, you must develop the power of your soul in order to withstand the pressure.
There is a saying that after the Houtian realm warriors cross the 100th level, they continue to climb up.
Every step up represents one's own potential.
The higher you climb, the greater your potential is.
After entering the Xiantian realm in the future, the achievements will be greater. "
"There is still such a statement, no wonder Bai Shaoxia and the others are still persisting despite it being very difficult now." Magu sighed.
It turned out that while they were chatting, Bai Bufan and the others climbed up more than ten steps.
But when they got here, they began to show obvious difficulty.
You can no longer jump up continuously like you did before. Instead, every time you climb a step, you have to take a break and accumulate strength before jumping again.
"Someone is about to fall behind."
Lu Qing found that one of them had to rest longer and was already two steps behind the others.
Lin Zhirui took a look and said: "That is Qin Yunting, a true disciple of the Xuanxin Sect. His martial arts style is mainly light and agile. He will indeed suffer some disadvantages when climbing the ladder."
Hearing that he was a disciple of the Xuanxin Sect, Lu Qing and the others couldn't help but glance at Hu Zezhi.
Because her original purpose of leaving Qinglong City was to go to Xuanxin Sect to participate in the disciple recruitment ceremony.
Hu Zezhi's mood is also a bit complicated.
Although she had nothing to do with Qin Yunting, she still felt a little strange when she saw that the true disciple of the sect she had most admired in the past fell to the bottom.
"Sir Zhirui, have you ever climbed the ladder to heaven before?"
At this time, Wei Zian asked curiously.
"Of course there is." Lin Zhirui said with a smile, "I grew up in the Holy City. Climbing the ladder is actually something that warriors of the Holy City often compete with each other. Naturally, I am not exempt from it."
"Then what is the highest you have ever climbed?"
At this point, even Lu Qing and the others became curious.
"It's shameful to say that before I broke through to the Xiantian realm, I was the highest and only climbed to the 171st level."
He looked at Bai Bufan and the others on the ladder. They were only at level 130 or 40, and they were already a little unable to jump.
It takes a long rest before you can barely climb up to the next level.
No wonder that despite being among the top ten heroes, Lord Zhirui entered the innate realm so much earlier than those on the ladder to heaven.
There is indeed a big difference in potential between them.
"Your Excellency Zhirui, you are really powerful."
Magu and the others were also amazed.
"It's only level one hundred and seventy-one, not much worthy of praise." Lin Zhirui shook his head, "There are so many geniuses in the world, and there are even fewer who are better than me.
Among the ten heroes, the other one who has already entered the innate realm is much better than me.
His score on the ladder to heaven is level one hundred and eighty-nine."
“One hundred and eighty-nine!” Wei Zian and others exclaimed again.
After listening to Lin Zhirui's explanation before, they all already knew that climbing the ladder to heaven would become more difficult the further they went.
Perhaps the difference in the next level is a huge gap when converted into strength and potential.
And that person was actually more than ten levels higher than Lin Zhirui, and his potential was much higher than him.
"Your Excellency Nazhirui, according to you, the history of climbing the ladder to heaven has been around for a long time.
In so many years, among the Houtian warriors, who has climbed the highest?"
"Well..." Lin Zhirui thought for a moment before saying, "According to the records of my Tianji Tower, among the Houtian warriors, the one who climbed the ladder the highest should be a warrior named "Emperor Yu" "
"Emperor Yu?"
"Yes, but this has been more than a thousand years ago, and this "Emperor Yu" has long since passed away.
It is said that his record of climbing the ladder at that time was one hundred and ninety-nine."
"One hundred and ninety-nine?!"
The Magugu people suddenly exclaimed.
This result is a full ten levels higher than that of another one of the ten elites that Lin Zhirui just mentioned.
"That's right, and this should be the highest level that a Houtian realm warrior can reach.
Because it is said that the suppression power at level 200 is several times stronger than that at level 199.
Even a truly powerful person in the Xiantian realm must be very careful before he can deal with it.
That has completely exceeded the limit of the Houtian realm warrior, and no Houtian realm warrior can withstand that kind of pressure.”
"In other words, that "Emperor Yu" almost represents the limit of the potential of a Houtian realm warrior. I wonder what kind of realm this senior has reached later?"
Lu Qing asked with interest.
However, what Lu Qing didn't expect was that Lin Zhirui shook his head.
"No, he died before he could break through to the innate realm."
"He died before he could reach the innate realm?"
Everyone was shocked.
"How is it possible, with this senior's qualifications, how is it possible that he cannot break through to Xiantian?" Wei Zian said in disbelief.
Lu Qing thought thoughtfully: "Is it possible..."
"Yes, 'Emperor Yu' was attacked and killed on the second day after he climbed the 199th level of the ladder."
Lin Zhirui nodded and sighed.
"The trees are as beautiful as the trees, but the wind will destroy them. "Emperor Yu" climbed to the 199th level of the ladder, showing great potential.
If nothing unexpected happens, as long as he can grow up smoothly, he will definitely become a martial arts giant of a generation who will be hard to beat.
For some ambitious people, the existence of such a peerless genius is a mistake and a threat.
In addition, "Emperor Yu" itself is only from a small sect, and its background is not strong.
Hence, after he climbed the ladder to heaven, he was discovered the next day and killed in the inn where he stayed.
Even to this day, no one knows who did it. 》
Lu Qing and the others were silent for a while.
I didn’t expect that this most powerful genius from more than a thousand years ago would end up like this.
Especially Ma Gu and Wei Zian, they were even more frightened.
To be honest, just now they actually wanted to encourage Lu Qing to climb the ladder.
After all, in their opinion, Lu Qing's strength is unfathomable, comparable to the Xiantian realm.
If he climbs the ladder to heaven, he will definitely become an instant success, much more amazing than the so-called top ten who are struggling to climb.
But now that they heard Lin Zhirui's words, they didn't dare.
There is no other way. When it comes to weak backgrounds, aren't they the most typical ones?
Whether it is Ma Gu or Lu Qing, they can be said to have no family or sect.
The only one with some background is Wei Zian.
But a mere Wei family means nothing in Zhongzhou.
If those big sects have any thoughts and want to manipulate them, don't be too simple.
Hence, neither of them dared to think about it again.
Lu Qing, on the other hand, vaguely heard that there seemed to be some kind of reminder in Lin Zhirui's words.
He did not point out, but looked ahead, and suddenly said: "The winner is about to be decided from above."
(End of this chapter)