Nine hundred and two!

Nine hundred and three!

...

Nine hundred and eight!

Nine hundred and nine!

Ling Feng continued to climb. It took him almost an hour to traverse over seventy steps, leaving him drenched in sweat.

The black-cloaked figure that remained unmoved furrowed his brow slightly and snorted, "It seems the chance of comprehending that Soul Refining Secret Technique at five hundred steps is still too small! It looks like I need to go a bit higher!"

Whoosh!

Almost in an instant, the black-cloaked figure directly leaped over a hundred steps, reaching a position over six hundred steps, and then continued upward.

"Damn, another dark horse! This is just too exaggerated! He climbed a hundred steps in one go!"

The crowd was immediately in an uproar, even Elder Tianyi and Queen Huanxin on the high platform showed slight signs of surprise.

It was apparent that the black-cloaked figure was hiding his strength!

"Who on earth is this black-cloaked person?"

Queen Huanxin frowned slightly, always feeling that there was something disturbingly unpleasant about this person.

While the onlookers were exclaiming, the black-cloaked figure had already reached an even higher point.

Six hundred and five!

Seven hundred!

Seven hundred and five!

The black-cloaked figure's climbing speed was not slower than Ling Feng's previous pace, and even slightly faster. Upon reaching eight hundred steps, he felt immense pressure and finally sat down cross-legged again to begin comprehending.

"What the heck!"

No one was more frustrated than Murong Huang. Originally in second place, another unknown character had now surpassed, dropping him to third place, which was unquestionably another heavy blow to someone who loved vanity like him.

And when the black-cloaked figure continuously crossed over three hundred steps, the heavily sweating Ling Feng finally reached the nine hundred and ninety-eighth step.

Just one last step!

Ling Feng took a deep breath, his Divine Sense power erupted, and although it felt like he was being crushed by dozens of mountains, he gritted his teeth and finally took the last step forward!

Standing firmly, a slight smile appeared on his face.

Then, he did something that left everyone completely astonished.

He sat down!

He sat cross-legged, and although every inch of his body was trembling, he actually chose to refine his Divine Sense at the last step.

"This... this..."

Elder Tianyi swallowed with difficulty, his mouth twitching slightly, "This kid is really crazy!"

He hurried a few steps forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, let me assist that lad. If he's blown away, I'll reel him back in. Such talent, I assume Your Majesty wouldn't want to waste him."

Queen Huanxin gave Ling Feng a profound look, then nodded slightly and said indifferently, "Very well."

However, things did not go as the Great Elder expected. Ling Feng astonishingly held his own against the overwhelming soul pressure of the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, sitting there steadily. Although his body wavered slightly, he remained as steady as Mount Tai!

"This kid! What kind of monster is he!"

Elder Tianyi was again shocked. Even though he had already raised his estimation of Ling Feng's Divine Sense power after Ling Feng crossed the Soul-locking Bridge in a single breath, he still found it hard to believe his eyes, seeing Ling Feng actually cultivating on the last step of the Soul Stairs.

On the high platform, Queen Huanxin also squinted slightly. She hadn't expected that a mere boy at the early stages of the Divine Origin Realm could possess such immense spiritual strength!

"Your Majesty, that young man is actually accepting the tempering of the Soul Stairs, and on the very last step. Maybe he can truly comprehend the ancient Soul Refining Secret Technique you mentioned!"

The pink-clad maid beside Queen Huanxin, Xiangxiang, said with a smile.

"Perhaps."

Queen Huanxin's face remained indifferent, her expression unchanged.

Xiangxiang squinted her beautiful eyes, leaning into Queen Huanxin's ear and whispered, "Didn't Your Majesty say if the young man truly comprehends the complete secret technique, you'd consider marrying him? Hehe..."

Queen Huanxin gave Xiangxiang a sidelong glance, snorted lightly, "I merely said I'd consider it, but whether he can comprehend that secret technique is still unknown. But Xiangxiang, shall we make a bet?"

"What would the bet be?" Xiangxiang replied with a playful smile.

"We'll bet on whether this young man can comprehend that Soul Refining Secret Technique. How about it?"

"I bet the young master can!" Xiangxiang immediately responded and then smiled at the queen, "What is the wager, Your Majesty?"

Queen Huanxin glanced at Xiangxiang, and suddenly a cunning glint flashed in her eyes, "Let's do it this way, if you lose, you have to streak around my Heavenly Illusion Palace, dare you?"

"Ah?" Xiangxiang blushed and gritted her teeth, "Hmph, what about if you lose, Your Majesty?"

"If I lose, of course, I'll do the same!" Queen Huanxin said seriously.

"Do we have to bet so big?"

Xiangxiang was dumbfounded. A dignified queen, if she really lost, would she also streak around Heavenly Illusion Palace?

Even if she dared to run, would anyone dare to watch!

"Your Majesty, you must reconsider. Though it's hard to comprehend that secret technique, what if that foolish boy gets lucky?"

Even before the result, Xiangxiang began to worry for Queen Huanxin. How could a dignified queen streak, it was too outrageous!

"I haven't finished talking yet."

Queen Huanxin chuckled, "If I lose, I'll be just like everyone else, watching you streak. What do you think?"

Xiangxiang's mouth twitched slightly, losing she would run nude, winning she would still run nude!

Is there any justice!

Xiangxiang stared at the queen with a pained expression and pouted, "Your Majesty, this is just cheating!"

"How could I cheat?" Queen Huanxin looked solemnly, "It was some people who agreed to bet."

"Pfft..."

Xiangxiang stuck out her tongue and spat lightly, not willing to agree to such a bet with a guaranteed loss. But such a playful and adorable queen could only be seen by her and the young master Yang Huanzhi on the entire Tianhuan Island.

Now, though Queen Huanxin had obtained the full cultivation inheritance from her mother, she was restrained at a young age due to her mother's wishes, confined in this Heavenly Illusion Palace. For her, freedom was too precious, even a luxury.

While Queen Huanxin and Xiangxiang were talking, Ling Feng gradually began to adapt to the dreadful soul pressure, even finding a trace of order within it.

"What is happening, it seems I can clearly perceive that there's an immense amount of information contained within the soul pressure of the Soul Stairs?"

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched slightly, already sensing that there might be other peculiarities with these Soul Stairs!

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