Chapter 68: Charging Forward Recklessly

  In the blink of an eye, Xiao Fan and his two companions had already rushed to the 500th step, and it was only at this moment that their speed slowed down. Even so, with the three people's speed, they were still much faster than others.

  "Chu Chu, are you alright?" Xiao Fang looked at the green-clothed girl Zhang Chu Chu with some concern, as the girl's small face was completely red and her whole body was covered in fragrant sweat.

  "I'm fine," said the green-clad girl Zhang Chuchu, puffing out her chest and stubbornly shaking her head.

  "Let's slow down, and let Little Fatty go ahead." Xiao Fan realized that Zhang Chuchu couldn't keep up the rapid ascent, so he said to Little Fatty: "You go first, I'll stay behind with Chuchu."

  "Alright, I'll go up first and trample that bastard Liu Ren under my feet, then you guys come up and worship me for the first time." Little Fatty burst out laughing and accelerated his speed, actually becoming even faster than before, like a raging bull charging forward.

  "He's quite fast, it seems this kid really has some strength." Liu Ren, who was slowly walking up the 620th step, looked at Little Fatty with a surprised expression, and then revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

  "You dare to gamble with me? You're simply asking for death."

  Liu Ren continued to climb up slowly, but every time he climbed a step, his face looked worse, his whole body was trembling, and sweat kept dripping down.

  With a black true yuan force on Liu Ren's body, it transformed into a protective shield that stuck to his body, using this to resist the pressure here.

  When Liu Ren arrived at the 635th floor, he saw a small fat man wrapped in flames rushing up to him. The speed was so fast that it reached his face in the blink of an eye.

  "Haha, you'd better hurry up, really polite, are you waiting for me here? No need to wait for me, I can catch up with you. You'd better hurry up, or the first place will be mine, haha..." Little fatty burst out laughing when he saw Liu Ren.

  "Looking for death." Liu Ren's expression was cold and gloomy, and he saw him bend his fingers to pop a blood-colored true yuan force in a very secretive manner towards Xiao Pangzi without being noticed.

  The blood-colored true yuan force entered Xiao Pangzi's body without any defense, and strangely, after entering Xiao Pangzi's body, it began to devour the true yuan force inside Xiao Pangzi's body. The movement was extremely secretive, even Xiao Pangzi himself did not feel anything.

  When the little fatty climbed up thirty more steps, his face suddenly changed. At this moment, his body was completely empty and he didn't even have a single thread of true yuan power left.

  "Damn it, how could this be? Is this also part of the assessment?" Little Fatty didn't know he had been ambushed by Liu Ren and stopped in his tracks, drenched in sweat.

  He was able to rush all the way here, relying entirely on the majestic fire-based True Yuan force in his body. Now that his body is empty and devoid of True Yuan force support, he suddenly finds it difficult to take a single step.

  "Hmm, you're really polite, actually waiting for me here. Since that's the case, I won't be polite either. The first place will be mine." At this time, Liu Ren also caught up and teased in a tone similar to Xiao Pangzi's.

  "Bastard." Little fatty gritted his teeth, wanting to take a step forward, but his feet couldn't lift off the ground. Under this incredibly powerful pressure, he couldn't even stand steadily and could only sit on the stairs.

  "Mother, what to do, we're going to lose." The little fatty looked anxiously at Liu Ren Zheng as he climbed up step by step.

  "How does this guy still have the energy? No, his true yuan power is still there. What's going on?" Little Fatty looked at Liu Ren with a sullen expression, that guy's body still had the protection of true yuan power, although the speed was getting slower and slower, but he continued to climb up little by little.

  "Xiao Fan, hurry up and come on! If you don't come up soon, we're going to lose!" Helpless, the little fatty had no choice but to shout loudly at Xiao Fan below.

  That majestic and powerful aura, although rendering the little fatty immobile, fortunately did not affect the transmission of his voice. He was full of energy, and his voice resonated throughout the entire Jade Stairway.

  "This guy is really bold, he actually thinks this ladder is just an ordinary staircase."

  In mid-air, Luo Changlao and several other examiners were standing suspended, and after hearing Xiao Pangzi's words, they almost burst out laughing.

  "If he was calling someone else, it would have been a waste of effort, but the person he called out to was Xiao Fan, and the result was different." The young man in white, Chu Cheng, said with a smile.

  "Hehe, this Xiao Fan is indeed extraordinary in talent, but after all, he's not a special physique, and it's not certain that he can fully ascend to the Heavenly Ladder." Another elder sighed and said.

  "Yes, it's really hard to come across someone with a special physique."

  After hearing his words, the other elders also nodded in agreement.

  "I've always been unable to see through this guy, maybe he really can reach the pinnacle of the heavenly ladder." The speaker was the stunning beauty Luo Yun.

  "Oh, how does one say this?" asked an elder with great interest.

  "I don't know either, it's just a feeling." Luo Yun slightly shook her head.

  "We didn't set any benefits for those who have climbed the 999th floor, nor do they need to exert themselves to rush up." The young man in white said somewhat lazily.

  "Right."

  Lao Luo suddenly enlightened, "Chu Cheng's words reminded me, I'll set the rules now."

  "As soon as he finished speaking, he opened his mouth and said: 'Everyone listen, whoever can climb the 999th floor of the heavenly ladder to reach the top will be rewarded with 100 middle-grade spirit stones.'"

  Old Luo's words were like a stone thrown into the water, instantly causing a huge ripple, and everyone was in an uproar.

  "A hundred mid-grade spirit stones as a reward? It's really too generous."

  "Unfortunately, we can't even reach 600, let alone the 999th floor of heaven."

  "A hundred mid-grade spirit stones may be a lot, but no one can get their hands on them."

  Xiao Fan was slightly stunned, and then his eyes emitted a golden light. "One hundred middle-grade spirit stones can at least allow my cultivation to break through two more levels. I must get them."

  In the past, Xiao Fan didn't know the value of money because he had never managed a household. After obtaining the inheritance of the Sacred Body, due to its unique properties, every time he broke through a small boundary, he needed an infinite accumulation of spiritual energy. Therefore, Xiao Fan's cultivation required more time than ordinary people. In the Mortal Realm, if one wanted to quickly break through, they had to possess sufficient spirit stones. At this moment, Xiao Fan could be described as someone who would light up at the mere mention of spirit stones.

  "I must get it!" Xiao Fan's gaze was fixed on the highest peak, changing his original idea, deciding to step on the 99th heaven ladder.

  "Xiao Gege, you go first, I think I'll stop here." Zhang Chuchu also felt Xiao Fan's determination and softly said to him.

  "If you force yourself to go forward, it's probably not good for your body. Never mind, just rest well here and watch me go up and pick some first." Xiao Fan laughed.

  "Uh-huh, I believe you." Zhang Chuchu nodded her little head.

  "I'm leaving."

  Xiao Fan's voice fell, and he took big strides, step by step going upwards. Although he wasn't running, his speed wasn't slow either.

  For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Fang.