Chapter 278 – Crisis, Heavenly Ladder Battle
Chapter 278 – Crisis, Struggle for the Heavenly Ladder
The entire sea trembled.
An unspeakable blinding light shrouded the surroundings of the Dragon Emperor Island, and endless chaotic qi drooped down, smashing out huge deep craters after huge deep craters on the surface of the sea.
Black and white qi stirred on the sea surface.
This scene was incomparably spectacular.
All the cultivators were excited, their eyes red as they rushed towards the Dragon Emperor Island in a streak of light.
“Dragon Emperor Island, I’m coming!”
“There must be endless opportunities in here!”
“Charge!”
The light in the sky rushed forward like rain.
Right at this moment.
A crimson red blood flower suddenly bloomed somewhere in the void.
Accompanied by an ear-piercing scream.
Immediately followed by a second, a third.
Thousands and thousands.
Connected together, it was like a painting of thousands of red plums.
Countless screams rose and fell.
Piles of blood and flesh fell from the air and crashed into the sea, flopping like dumplings.
The sea surface was instantly dyed red.
Everyone’s hearts were shocked, their pupils shook, and they stopped their steps, not knowing what had happened, with so many people dying tragically in an instant.
“It was someone who tried to forcefully break into the island, already over thirty years old, and was directly obliterated by the rules surrounding Dragon Emperor Island!” Someone’s face was grave as they analyzed the reason.
The crowd was slightly stunned, and then realized that this was indeed the case.
Those who died tragically were all those older cultivators, there were even old generation powerhouses who had lived for hundreds or thousands of years, some of them were close to their lifespan and wanted to look for a ray of chance, some of them were simply greedy, wanting to fish in troubled waters and enter the Dragon Emperor Island to scavenge for a wave.
However, I did not expect that the Dragon Emperor Island affects the rules of the nearby world, so ruthless that it beheads all those people.
Instantly vaporized.
Wang Xiu rode on Amazing Ji and quickly rushed towards the island, looking at the scene and said, “So many people died before we even entered the island, it seems that this trip is quite treacherous!”
Yu Xiaolong’s luan ride was an extremely high grade magic treasure, charging after Wang Xiu, with Yu Xiaolong’s voice coming out from within, “On the Dragon Emperor Island, back then, there was a battle of quasi-emperors, and many Earth Immortals and Saints from various races fell nearby, so it can be seen as an ancient battlefield!”
It wouldn’t be wrong to treat such a place as a murderous land.
Those Earth Immortals and Saints spilled their blood here, and after many years, what kind of weirdness might have evolved.
It wasn’t supposed to be a mere blessed land.
Of course, danger and opportunity coexisted, and with the deaths of those Ghastly Powers falling here, it was not unlikely that they would be able to pick up the Sacred Artifacts, Immortal Artifacts, and even top-notch inheritances that they had used back in the day.
……
A large number of cultivators died instantly and tragically.
It immediately stunned those who had luck in their hearts but hadn’t yet had the chance to approach the Dragon Emperor Island, cold sweats broke out, and their gazes looking at the Dragon Emperor Island were filled with a strong fear in their unwillingness.
This was the fate of not having such a chance.
They were screened out.
“Strange, that Dragon Emperor Island seems to be close by, why hasn’t it arrived after so long?”
“This island distorts the void!”
“This place was a Quasi-Emperor’s dojo back then, it’s a small world in itself, even if it’s broken, it still has unimaginable divine might, one needs to be extremely cautious!”
The power of Dragon Emperor Island interfered with space, and the path became out of reach.
It looked close from afar.
However, the crowd had walked for seven days before they were truly close to the Dragon Emperor Island.
When they got close.
The outline of that island became clearer and clearer.
It was a huge island that covered the sky, and it was not too much to say that it was a continent, and the crowd could not see the end of it even when they looked into the distance.
Finally.
A road paved with five-colored light appeared in front of them.
From the surface of the sea, it was like a stairway to heaven, up to the Nine Heavens.
Dragon Emperor Island was floating at the top of the ladder, just like the legendary Heavenly Palace.
“Climb up here and you’ll be able to enter the Dragon Emperor Island!”
“It’s finally here!”
“What are we waiting for?” Some people couldn’t wait and flew up, wanting to rise up in the air and directly ascend to Dragon Emperor Island without going through the steps.
Rumble!
The surrounding sea churned with colors and rays of steam, and underneath, there was a huge black shadow swimming around, giving off a mountainous and terrifying pressure.
Steeply.
A huge wave rose up, ten thousand feet high, and slapped towards the flying figure.
That person was slightly startled and reacted quickly, his hands pinched seals and raised his hand to shoot out, in an instant, the runes filled the sky, as if a starry river was shining brightly, and unimaginable vastness of greatness blocked the giant wave.
“Heh! These means, also want to stop me from ascending the island?” The corners of his mouth rose slightly, incomparably confident.
As soon as the words fell, his face had changed.
Only to see a huge and incomparable black shadow coming down from above in those broken waves, slapping down heavily.
It looked like the tail of some terrifying creature.
It lashed down.
Instantly, even the void was blocked.
That heavenly pride’s pupils shrunk, then his face twisted, revealing an agonized expression, and then he burst into pieces, exploding into a rain of blood.
This scene was heart-stopping.
The aura of that black shadow was overwhelmingly powerful, and it was simply not something that the likes of them could contend with.
Zhao Qingyu said, “This is the rule! Dragon Emperor Island, is the place where the supreme Dragon Emperor of the Dragon Race resides, and is honored to the extreme! Anyone who wishes to ascend the island must take this ladder step by step, otherwise it is disrespect to the Dragon Emperor and will be directly obliterated by the rules on this island!”
Her voice was soft and gentle, like a spring breeze sent to the ears of everyone in the arena.
It immediately scared many people out of a cold sweat.
Fortunately.
I didn’t charge along with him just now.
Otherwise, he’d be a pile of flesh and blood by now.
A young man with blonde hair said coldly, “The Dragon Emperor has been dead for so many years, and the rules on this island are actually still in place, how ridiculous!”
He didn’t notice.
When these words were uttered.
In the crowd, a figure dressed in black slowly raised his head and glanced at him inadvertently, his gaze indifferent as if he was looking at a dead person!
……
The crisis on Dragon Emperor Island was really not just words.
Too many dangers were hiding in the shadows.
Often the only way to know is to die!
In the crowd, many people’s gazes towards that heavenly staircase produced a hint of retreat, who knew who would die next?
But these were only a few.
The vast majority of people were prepared in their hearts.
In the cultivation world, if one wanted to obtain a chance, where could one not play with one’s life?
“If you want to board the island, this is the only way to go!”
“Go first!”
“……”
Without much hesitation, a figure flew down on that ladder and climbed upwards step by step.
The ladder was extraordinary.
Numerous cultivators landed on it and only felt the dragon roar beside their ears, deafening, causing their hearts to tremble, their qi and blood surging, and their two strands trembling.
This was dragon might.
The might of the Dragon Emperor.
The higher it goes, the more terrifying it becomes, and those with weak wills are enough to be scared out of their wits.
Those who are not extraordinary in heart and perseverance are simply not enough to persevere.
“Ah ah ah! I can’t–“
Soon, someone cried out, unable to hold on, and tumbled down from the heavenly ladder, crashing into the ocean.
Their whole body was deflated and their faces were pale.
Below.
Seawater glowing.
A dragon shadow was swimming, constantly devouring those who fell down.
“The rules here, having lost the Dragon Emperor’s control, have become even more disorganized, this is not a good path to take!”
Someone sighed.
The Dragon Emperor naturally wouldn’t intentionally make things difficult for those who wanted to worship him.
Even if he imposed majesty, it would not be too much.
But right now, the dragon’s might above this heavenly ladder was surprisingly terrifying.
The blonde-haired youth snorted coldly, “This is just right, those weak lower realm ants would not have had the qualifications to go to the island!”
He was tall, with an innate cold arrogance on his knife-like face, carrying his hands on his back, he landed on top of that ladder, and his body’s aura skyrocketed like a golden sun, instantly causing a gale to blow, sweeping through the four directions. Rumble!
Many cultivators who were originally barely holding on became more and more difficult to continue, and rolled down one after another.
In an instant, white bones were everywhere here, and blood flowed horizontally.
Seeing this.
The corners of the blonde-haired youth’s mouth rose slightly, becoming more aggressive, his body’s qi was raging, charging all the way forward, and wherever he passed, the cultivators on both sides of the road fell, like dumplings.
“Ah!”
“Puh-“
“……”
The field was a mess.
Many of the Nine Heavens’ Pride looked at this scene and furrowed their brows, but they seemed to be afraid of something and didn’t open their mouths.
Of course, there were also those who didn’t fear him, frowning and rebuking, “Wu Ming, what are you doing?”
The blonde youth was too disruptive.
It rolled down quite a few of the young celestials they had recruited from the major powers.
The blonde-haired youth known as Wu Ming sneered, “Just cleaning up some trash! If you’re not convinced, catch up to me and get me down!!!”
He laughed wildly, and the crowd frowned, but they couldn’t do anything about him.
Wang Xiu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, “Who is that person?”
Yu Xiaolong said, “The Wu Family, Wu Ming!”
The Wu Family, in the Shaking Light Heavenly Realm, was a large family.
The inheritance was incomparably ancient.
These years it was even more prosperous, and it was rumored that there were strong people in the clan who were about to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm.
“Actually, it’s not a rumor! That one from the Wu Clan has already broken through, it’s an open secret in the circle!” Yu Xiaolong said, “Wu Ming, is the descendant of that one!”
Wang Xiu tsked, “No wonder he’s so arrogant!”
Yu Xiaolong said, “Don’t look at him as a fanatic, his strength really isn’t weak, that Yi Chen that you killed back then, although he is already a top powerhouse in the younger generation, but compared to Wu Ming, the gap is still huge!”
Yi Chen, at best, was the most outstanding pride of the Yi Clan in the past few decades.
But Wu Ming, even that old ancestor of the Wu Clan was highly valued and personally involved in cultivating him.
The talent qualifications are all excellent.
His strength is even stronger, unique among his peers.
There were very few who could stand alongside him.
……
Wang Xiu was also ascending the heavenly ladder.
He was followed by Bane Dou Yan Ji and Yu Xiaolong.
Yu Xiaolong also dismounted from his luan and climbed on foot.
The rules here were too terrifying.
Seconds were killed at every turn.
In case he was sitting in a luan and was seen as insulting the Dragon Emperor and was instantly spiked, who could he find to justify it?
Wang Xiu was not slow and maintained a certain level of speed.
But it was not conspicuous either.
As he climbed, he felt the various qi movements in the heavens and earth while he was in the Etheric Sensation Psalm.
“At this level nowadays, there is not much pressure on me!” Wang Xiu secretly said, in fact, he only slightly felt some weight pressing down on his body, which had no effect on his actions.
Turning his head, he went to look at Yu Xiaolong, who was panting a little, but was still following Wang Xiu’s side, not being left behind.
The further up he went, that pressure gradually multiplied, as if several small mountains were pressing on his shoulders.
One’s speed was getting slower and slower.
Even the soul felt the pressure.
Snap!
A black shadow fell from the sky and crashed down below.
Wu Ming grew more and more frenzied as he went after them, catching up with one cultivator and young celestial pride after another, and more people were swept up by him, falling down amidst screams of misery.
Wang Xiu raised his eyes.
Among them were Zhang Zhong and the others.
Being swept by the strong wind around Wu Ming’s body, they instantly turned pale and rolled down with an unsteady foothold.
“Be careful!”
Wang Xiu was quick on his feet and transformed a giant hand of aura to hold a few people in place.
“Senior Brother Wang Xiu!”
“Senior brother ……”
The green-clothed girl, Bi Kite, who had a delicate figure, was caught by Wang Xiu with no danger, patted her full breasts, and her small face was filled with lingering palpitations as she said, “Many thanks to Senior Brother Wang Xiu for saving my life!”
Zhang Zhong was also full of cold sweat: “Thank you senior brother Wang Xiu, if you didn’t have you, I’m afraid we would have been in a bad way.”
Wang Xiu waved his hand and said, “A show of hands, it’s just …… my previous proposal, you guys should reconsider!”
Zhang Zhong was silent, glancing at each other with the green-clothed maiden and a few others, falling into hesitation.
Before.
Wang Xiu had suggested that the few people turn back and not meddle in the Dragon Emperor Island, there were too many dangers here.
But they were unwilling to miss such an opportunity.
Now, before even going to the island, it had already confirmed Wang Xiu’s words.
There was indeed a crisis here.
Whether it was the bizarre rules of heaven and earth, as well as those invisible dangers, or the pressure from those Nine Heavenly Pride, the tip of the iceberg had already been revealed.
Several people were still silent.
Wang Xiu did not wait for their reply.
Choosing to leave them to their own devices.
After saying that.
He continued to climb, at an even pace.
Right at this moment, Wu Ming, who was originally riding high all the way ahead, sensed the movement behind him, looked back, and frowned slightly when he saw that Wang Xiu had made a move to save the few people he had just shot down.
Then his eyes landed on Wang Xiu with inexplicable meaning.
Yu Xiaolong reminded, “Be careful, this person is vindictive, you have just struck out and probably aroused his enmity!”
Wang Xiu did not say anything, still moving at an even speed.
It was unknown whether it was deliberate or not, Wu Ming’s speed suddenly slowed down and was gradually caught up by Wang Xiu.
“I’ve heard of you!”
Wu Ming suddenly opened his mouth, looking at Wang Xiu with eyes that seemed to be smiling, “Killing Yi Xing and destroying Yi Chen, your strength is still not weak!”
Wang Xiu calmly laughed, “It’s an honor for Mister Wang to impress Sir Wu!”
Wu Ming’s smile suddenly became eerie, “But you don’t just think that you already have the capital to talk to me as an equal, do you?”
Wang Xiu frowned slightly and did not speak.
Wu Ming paused and grinned, revealing a few moments of cruel laughter, “To even dare to save someone I’m going to kill, I’ve never seen someone as arrogant as you in all my life!”
At those words, Wang Xiu let out a light laugh, “Then you’ve seen it today!”
This time, it was instead Wu Ming who froze.
Logically, anyone who heard him say such a thing should show a look of horror.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter who, no matter what the identity background is, in front …… of him it is all like this.
Even some of his peers who were also Ancient Clan Celestial Pride wouldn’t dare to be too unbridled in front of him.
The reason is simple.
Although they are all from ancient clans, there are not many people who …… can let the old ancestor personally back them up.
And he, as it happened, was one of those very few.
The old ancestor of the Wu family was very protective!
“Interesting …… “Wu Ming slightly froze, the smile at the corner of his mouth became more and more cruel, a hint of coldness in his eyes: “How about, let’s make a bet! Compare who, can go to Dragon Island first?”
Wang Xiu smiled, “Good! What is the bet?”
Wu Ming said word for word, “The loser, get off!”
As soon as the words fell, golden light erupted from his body, his speed skyrocketed, and he disappeared into the heavenly ladder.
Instantly.
The sound of sucking in cold air came from all around.
“He can even sprint?”
“Worthy of being a Wu Ming!”
“Under this level of pressure, he’s actually able to ignore it?”
“……”
Wu Ming was so fast that the wind was loud beside his ears, mixed with the exclamations of the crowd.
A satisfied look appeared on his face.
Enjoying this feeling very much.
Sprinting, he turned back to see the shock and wariness on Wang Xiu’s face.
But this look.
It nearly didn’t scare his soul out of him.
(End of chapter)