C48 Nine underworld heaven stairway

Ye Yang wasn’t eager to start, and coldly looked at the group of people rushing up the stairway like a swarm of bees. It was not only Ye Yang who didn’t move, but also Mu Bai, Ye Yuhan, Guan Yanxue and the others as well.

It was obvious that they were all very confident. The result of the exam depended on one’s abilities; the one who started first was not bound to be the one who had the last laughter.

The disciples who had just ascended the steps suddenly halted.

"Why is it so heavy?"

"It's like I'm in the water. It's so hard to move!"

"It seems that the weight will increase with every step I take!"

The disciples on the stairway immediately began to discuss amongst each other. The chief examiner angrily shouted, "Shut up, you idiots. You’d better to save your strength for climbing than to waste it in talking here!"

After being scolded by the chief examiner, everyone immediately came to their senses. This was a competition of endurance. Every ounce of strength was precious. They could only have to shut their mouths and silently climb the stairway.

Seeing that the fastest one was already up to the 100th step, Ye Qingxuan and the other Eight Desolations City disciples could no longer sit still and started to climb as well.

After the time it took to burn half an joss stick, all the disciples had basically started climbing. Ye Yuhan stood up and walked to Ye Yang. His cold face showed a strong fighting spirit: "I heard that you are very strong, so I want to have a chance to fight with you head-on.”

He never expected Ye Yuhan to be so direct, but he had long heard that Ye Yuhan was a martial cultivation fanatic and did not understand much about how to interact with others properly. However, Ye Yang did not dislike people like him, so he laughed: "You will have!"

Ye Yuhan was stunned for a second as he did not expect Ye Yang would agree so easily. He nodded and walked towards the stairway.

After Ye Yuhan started, Guan Yanxue, who was wearing a long white robe, also started to climb. Although Guan Yanxue was also very beautiful, but she was similar to Ye Yuhan; their manner was very cold and gave people a feeling that they could not get close to them.

Now, only Ye Yang, Lan Caidie, and Mu Bai were left. Mu Bai had returned to his normal self and cupped his fists towards Lan Caidie politely: "Xiao Die, this stairway is extremely difficult to climb; how about let me climb it with you together?"

If it were any other girl, she would have been caught by Mu Bai's grace. To be able to be taken care of by Mu Bai, one would obtain a very good result.

However, Lan Caidie did not buy it, and coldly said, "Is Xiao Die a name you can call? I don't think I'm that familiar with you, Mu Bai. Furthermore, with my own abilities, do I need you to take care of me? You really think too much."

Hearing Lan Caidie’s words, Mu Bai just smiled embarrassedly without any anger. Even Ye Yang admired him, ‘This guy had a good tolerance, are people from his Mu Family were all Ninja Turtles?’ (The pronunciation of “tolerance” in Chinese is similar to “Ninjia”)

Lan Caidie then ignored Mu Bai, and directly pulled Ye Yang's hand and said, "Big Brother Ye Yang, I'll go first, and you have to hurry up as well!" As she spoke, she ran out without a look back.

‘Big Brother Ye Yang? When did we become so familiar with each other?’ However, when Ye Yang saw Mu Bai's gaze that looked like it was spitting fire, Ye Yang immediately understood that he had been taken advantage of again.

"Ye Yang, you better stay away from Xiao Die. Otherwise, I will let you know what is regret." Seeing that there were only the two of them left, Mu Bai couldn't hold his anger in and said with his teeth clenching.

Ye Yang was originally a little unhappy about being taken advantage of by Lan Caidie, but when he saw how angry Mu Bai was, he actually felt that he was willing to cooperate.

He had heard that the Mu Family was very interested in getting Mu Bai and Lan Caidie together. It was not only because of Lan Caidie's outstanding talent, but also because the Qingfeng City's power was only second to Nan Li City.

However, it seemed like the grandfather in the Qingfeng City, who was the father of the Qingfeng City’s mayor and Lan Caidie's grandfather, was extremely disgusted with this matter. He had once said that Lan Caidie’s marriage should under her own will, and no one could interfere with it.

This caused Mu Bai to use everything he had to pursue Lan Caidie, but Lan Caidie was always indifferent to him, but this was the first time she made him embarrassed so much.

Therefore, Mu Bai thought Ye Yang should be blamed for this. Even an endless river could not wash away his hatred for Ye Yang.

Ye Yang shrugged and said helplessly, "Xiao Die likes to play with me, so what can I do? Or what can you do? bite me?"

"Bastard, we will enter the academy soon. You won’t always be that lucky." Mu Bai said fiercely.

"I don't have time to bullsh * t with you, and I'm going to take the exam." Ye Yang shook his head, then turned and ran. "Little Sister Xiao Die, wait for me; your Big Brother Ye Yang is here, cough."

Ye Yang sincerely wanted to anger Mu Bai, so the latter words were said in an affectedly sweet voice, which disgusted himself so much that he wanted to throw up and was gooseflesh all over.

"You bastard, just wait! I'll make you regret!" Mu Bai roared from behind.

He ignored Mu Bai and arrived at the foot of the stairway. When he took a step forward, he immediately felt his body was heavy, and a wave of pressure came pressing down from all directions.

After sensing it carefully, Ye Yang instantly understood that this should be a type of array. If he could cultivate inside this array every day, his body's strength would increase rapidly.

However, such a large array definitely consumed a huge amount of resources. Otherwise, Tianwu Academy would not enroll disciples every three years.

Ye Yang kept going upwards without any pause. In less than fifteen minutes, he had reached the 100th step. After reaching the 100th step, the pressure on him had suddenly increased several times over, but Ye Yang did not stop at all, and continued to climb upwards in his previous speed.

"Heavens, who is that? His speed is so fast!"

"Isn't that the Demon King from Eight Desolations City?"

"Look! He's already at 200th step and he looks very relaxed!"

As the crowd was discussing, Ye Yang had already climbed up to the 270th step. Here, Ye Yang met Ye Qingxuan, and her breathing was already slightly hurried, showing that she was under a lot of pressure.

But seeing that Ye Yang had come to her, Ye Qingxuan smiled and indicated that he could try his best to continue and she was ok.

Ye Yang nodded, and looked up. The first to climb had already climbed more than three hundred steps, but when he turned to look, he found that Mu Bai was still sitting cross-legged with no intention to climb up at all.

Ye Yang continued to climb upwards at a steady pace. When he reached the 299th step, he suddenly felt as if the pressure in his surroundings had solidified. His body felt like it was stuck in silt, and it was difficult to move even a single step.

Ye Yang stepped onto the 300th step, his body faintly swaying as he thought to himself: ‘The first 300 steps is a hurdle, and the pressure here has already had a qualitative change. I wonder how many people will be stuck here.’ He was a little worried for people from Eight Desolations City.

Ye Yang lifted his head and looked up. He saw Ye Yuhan, Guan Yanxue, and Lan Caidie had already climbed over 500 steps; Lan Caidie had even reached to the 563rd step.

Ye Yuhan and Guan Yanxue's foreheads were already covered in sweat, but Lan Caidie still looked as though she was doing it effortlessly.

The stairway was no longer as crowded as it was at first. Now, streams of people were separated in different regions, climbing with all their might. The weakest among them were only struggling at steps between the 100th and the 200th; their situation was worrisome.

Ye Yang still kept his original speed, and leisurely climbed through the streams of people. From time to time, he passed by the disciples who were drenched in sweat.

400 steps. 500 steps. When he reached the 550th step, he surpassed Guan Yanxue. She looked at Ye Yang, who was younger than her, with a complicated expression on her cold and elegant face.

When he was at the 570th step, Ye Yang had already passed Ye Yuhan. He waved his hand to greet Ye Yuhan and then climbed upwards directly.

Ye Yuhan's eyes revealed a strong fighting intent; he clenched his teeth and followed behind.

Finally, at the 592nd step, Ye Yang caught up with Lan Caidie. However, the current Lan Caidie was no longer as relaxed as before, her entire forehead was covered in sweat.

She wasn't too surprised about Ye Yang's appearance, but she was still a little unconvinced in her heart.

She had investigated Ye Yang's background and knew that he was only from a third-rate family. In terms of resources, there was no way he could be compared to her; besides, he was only two months older than her. The reality made her, who was always considered as the number genius in her family, felt a kind upset.

Ye Yang smugly gestured at Lan Caidie that he was victorious. Although Lan Caidie did not understand the meaning of this gesture, she could tell from Ye Yang's complacent expression that this brat was definitely angered her on purpose.

Without saying a word, she kicked towards Ye Yang, but under the strong pressure, her speed decreased by a lot.

Ye Yang smiled soundlessly, dodged Lan Caidie's small foot, and climbed up to the 593rd step. He climbed without stopping until he reached the 599th step.

The pressure was even greater now. Even though it was only a step, it was like a natural moat that no one could across.

Ye Yang took a deep breath and lifted his foot onto the 600th step. Immediately, Ye Yang felt the surrounding pressure seemed substantial, and his body felt as if he was being pressed down by a mountain.

After stepping on the 600th step, Ye Yang truly felt the terror of the stairway. Not only his body, but even the circulation of the Genuine Qi felt a strong pressure on it. As if his Genuine Qi had become a kind of liquid, every time when it made a circulation would take his strength a lot.

Ye Yang smiled, ‘This is as I expected.’ He didn't continue climbing upwards. Instead, he sat on the step and started to meditate and circulate his Genuine Qi.

"Heavens, is he even a human? He has already reached the 600th step!" A disciple that was desperately struggling on the 200th step sighed in his heart.

‘He is our Young Patriarch!’ Ye Ming said in his heart, and his eyes filled with worship and pride.

On the 400th step that Ye Qingxuan had just climbed onto with all her might, she looked at Ye Yang who was sitting on the 600th step. The sunlight was shining on his body, causing him to appear neat and tidy. Her eyes were filled with tender.

Seeing that Ye Yang had stepped onto the 600th step, Ye Yuhan's pupils constricted, and he looked full of enthusiasm as he climbed with all his strength.

Mu Bai, who was seated cross-legged at the very bottom made a little sarcastic comment on Ye Yang, "Climbing to the 600th step in one breath has run out of all your Genuine Qi. Now you even need to meditate to recover the Genuine Qi. I truly overestimate you."

Standing up, Mu Bai stepped onto the stairway and said, "He-he, I'll let you ignorant guys know what a true genius is like!"