Chapter 1019, One Hundred and Eight Steps of Heaven

Translator: Silavin

 

Standing upon the golden-light-forged steps, Qin Yichen’s gaze fixed upon what lay ahead. There, the air itself rippled in waves, as though the pressure had become substantive.

 

Like mountains and seas, it was insurmountable!

 

That pressure was sufficient to shatter one’s Will!

 

Qin Yichen also faintly sensed that forcibly ascending would likely exceed even his True Dragon Martial Soul’s capacity to resist.

 

The pressure there seemed directed not merely at talent and Martial Souls, but it was also filled with another kind of mysterious power, which was formidable and enigmatic.

 

[This is merely our declining Human Race’s constructed Heaven Stairway. In places like the Nine Heavens Flaming Sea, far more demanding cultivation paths certainly exist. If I cannot even pass through here, how can I speak of finding Qianxue in the future!!?] Qin Yichen’s eyes narrowed slightly, his vision gradually blurring. Before his eyes, Feng Qianxue’s graceful figure seemed to materialize. That young woman’s glass-like eyes emanated endless tenderness and longing as they gazed upon him.

 

[She… is now waiting for me to find her!]

 

*Aoowu!* Abruptly, a Dragon Roar resonated throughout. Qin Yichen’s eyes suddenly opened, all hesitation vanishing.

 

The path of the strong. When had it ever permitted anyone to surrender so easily?!

 

Even knowing the Nine Heavens Flaming Sea remained unreachably distant, he must strive toward it. Now represents merely his first step in proving himself!

 

If he could not even ascend these one hundred and eight steps, what could he say about ascending even higher peaks!?

 

What about revitalizing the Human Race!?

 

What about breaking through restrictions to ascend to become a Human Deity!?

 

This lifetime, his objective was to become a Human Deity!

 

He would complete his previous life’s regrets!

 

He would complete the path the Demon Subduing Great Saint had not completed!

 

*Boom!*As Qin Yichen lifted his foot, the entire space seemed to tremble.

 

The True Dragon phantom manifestation upon his back appeared compressed, becoming several degrees more translucent.

 

“The second step!”

 

Standing upon the one hundred and first step, Qin Yichen’s gaze turned toward the next. Upon the True Dragon phantom manifestation, dazzling brilliance sparkled. His foot lifted once more, advancing toward the one hundred and second step.

 

*Boom!*

 

Following Qin Yichen’s foot movement, as though tracing against the entire sky, space itself trembled violently. The Heaven Stairway below shook ceaselessly.

 

*Swoosh! Swoosh!*

 

At this moment, the Heaven Stairway’s golden radiance intensified dramatically. Those experts originally struggling bitterly against its pressure were pushed out by that pressure within mere breaths.

 

Even Bo Wanyang merely persisted for a brief moment before retreating in defeat.

 

Regarding this anomaly, countless people exchanged bewildered glances. Yet at this moment, no one spoke. Every pair of eyes remained fixed unblinkingly upon that figure at the Heaven Stairway’s summit.

 

“The fourth step…”

 

“The fifth step…”

 

Regarding the spatial turbulence, Qin Yichen appeared completely oblivious, continuing his arduous journey upon the Heaven Stairway.

 

With each step forward, his True Dragon Martial Soul behind him dimmed by a degree.

 

Following his advance, upon reaching the one hundred and seventh step, the True Dragon Martial Soul had become almost entirely transparent.

 

“The… eighth…”

 

At this moment, Qin Yichen’s jaw clenched tightly. He knew the True Dragon Martial Soul had reached its extreme limit. Activating it had completely drained every ounce of strength from his body.

 

*Crack!* Finally, Qin Yichen’s foot, as though extracted from deeply embedded mud, heavily descended upon the final step.

 

*Boom!* As his foot settled, finally, the True Dragon Martial Soul behind him reached its absolute limit, completely dissipating.

 

Qin Yichen’s body now stood completely exposed beneath that terrifyingly extreme pressure!

 

“Ah!” Witnessing this scene, countless alarmed cries resonated throughout Saints Heavenly City. Every gaze filled with worry.

 

Once the True Dragon Martial Soul had vanished, how could Qin Yichen possibly withstand that pressure!?

 

At the thirtieth step, his physical body had already neared collapse. Now, upon this final step, wouldn’t his flesh be shattered to fragments instantaneously?

 

If Qin Yichen died, wouldn’t the True Dragon Martial Soul that had filled people with hope also vanish with him?!

 

This was a True Dragon Martial Soul that had emerged only after several hundred thousand years of waiting. If it disappeared like this, when would the next one appear?

 

At this moment, no one blamed Qin Yichen’s recklessness. Countless people remained at a state of loss. They, having just glimpsed onto hope, only to be plunged back into despair.

 

“This is horrendous!”

 

Witnessing this scene, within the cloud-wreathed great hall, Su Hua and her two had their expressions changed dramatically.

 

Yet even they, wanting to rescue him, found themselves too late. More critically, within the Heaven Stairway, even Saints like themselves felt willing but powerless!

 

“Just short by a fraction?”

 

Almost the instant the True Dragon Martial Soul vanished, that indescribably terrifying force pressed down on Qin Yichen’s body upon the step.

 

His consciousness also became blurred instantaneously. Before even seeing clearly, he completely fell into darkness.

 

“Ahhhh!”

 

Yet precisely as Qin Yichen lost consciousness, a mysterious force suddenly surged outward, enveloping his body within.

 

The moment this force appeared, the one hundred and eight golden-radiance-sparkling Heaven Stairway steps immediately dimmed, as though losing their previous divine essence.

 

Vanishing alongside them was that terrifyingly extreme pressure!

 

“What’s happening?”

 

Witnessing this suddenly transformed scene, countless experts’ bodies trembled, shock appearing within their eyes.

 

The Heaven Stairway was forged through the combined efforts of the Human Race’s most supreme experts in ages past. Through its trials, countless experts have been cultivated, now capable of standing as pillars of the Human Race.

 

Throughout its lengthy existence, the Heaven Stairway had constantly emitted a terrifying pressure. Such circumstances have never occurred before!

 

Yet now, the Heaven Stairway had lost its brilliance.

 

No one understood why. Qin Yichen’s figure upon the final step became increasingly blurred and indistinct.

 

“Sacred Master Candidate Mu, isn’t Brother Qin being too reckless?”

 

Xuan Mingge and Lin Fengying approached Mu Yanfeng’s side, speaking with concern.

 

The moment Qin Yichen’s True Dragon Martial Soul erupted, it had delivered a tremendous impact upon them.

 

At this moment, they finally understood why Qin Yichen could defeat Ling Tuyai, and why he could kill Chen Feng!

 

However, regarding the one hundred and eighth step of the Heaven Stairway, they had never heard of anyone ascending it.

 

No one doubted Qin Yichen’s talent. But currently, he was still too young. He was merely at the Martial Emperor Realm. He obviously had yet to mature.

 

Yet at this moment, the scene appearing before Qin Yichen’s eyes was completely different…