Chapter 1575: Hundred Thousand Stairway to Heaven

s a shadow of towering mountains appeared behind Shen Xiang.The illusion flashed away and merged into his body, releasing an overwhelming aura that surged out from him."I'll give you a quick death!" S..."Chapter 1575: Ten Thousand Stepping Stones"

“If she knew, would she despise me Would she mock me for taking centuries or even millennia to climb this broken ladder” Shen Xiang felt uncomfortable, and in his mind, he could hear the mocking laugh from Long Xueyi echoing.

“Can't even climb this broken ladder Do you think you can become the Consort of True Dragon Emperor”

Shen Xiang shook his head vigorously, stood up abruptly, and amidst the moonlight, looked at the steps ahead. He gritted his teeth and let out a wild roar before using all his strength to walk forward.

“My power isn’t just limited to this. That mysterious soul in the realm of killing god once used my body to unleash such a terrifying sword, but I couldn't do it myself. Even now, the disparity is huge compared to that single stroke – can be seen how I’ve never fully unleashed my power.”

Shen Xiang’s gaze was firm. He felt this as a great opportunity, where heaven could squeeze out all the power that had yet to be revealed. He believed that if he walked through this heavenly ladder, his strength would skyrocket, and perhaps even surpass a few levels in defeating enemies.

“I need more powerful forces!” By this time, Shen Xiang’s ascent wasn’t just weary from exhaustion; his body was in pain all over. With each step, he felt like his body would crack from the pressure being squeezed out of him. However, he endured the pain and continued on.

He didn’t slow down his pace, no longer climbing step by step slowly. Instead, he moved like ascending normal steps as fast. Originally, he was sweating profusely; now, his body was bleeding. Thankfully, he had the jade dragon bloodline that could quickly repair his skin that was being split from intense pressure.

The sky began to lighten as his speed was incredibly fast, reaching five thousand steps. He couldn’t believe how quickly it happened. Although the journey was painful all along, like he was about to die at every moment, he didn’t die now. Instead, his body was forcefully resisting the pressure, leading to injuries inside and outside his body.

“I have to keep going. Try to enter the imperial tomb as soon as possible and find an exit!”

Shen Xiang’s determination was strong, driving him forward without rest in his weary body. Under his unwavering will, the lion mountain appeared minuscule to him, and the pain on his body felt like an itch. He firmly believed he could reach the summit within a short time.

The steps were dyed red, and Shen Xiang didn’t stop to rest; the steps weren’t sinking into the ground. Blood and sweat were scattered over this terrifying heavenly body, adding eerie color to an already dangerous ladder.

Amidst this frightful expenditure and injuries, Shen Xiang had no choice but to continuously consume blood dragons, phoenix fruits, blood belladonna fruits, and other medicinal herbs that replenish blood while healing wounds.

The more he ascended, the stronger the pressure became. Despite this, Shen Xiang also pushed himself harder, maintaining his pace forward no matter how much pressure increased. Even if he had to climb slowly, he wouldn’t let his speed decrease, allowing him to ascend ten thousand steps in a day.

His clothes were soaked with blood, drying out and then melted by hot sweat, falling onto the stone steps and being trapped within this heavenly body.

Since stepping on the steps, eleven days had passed. Early morning was breaking when he covered in blood struggled to reach the summit, seeing the lion head's fierce sun at the top of the clouds emitting radiant and warm hues. These rays fell on him, making his body pain and fatigue slowly dissipate!

“I finally made it!” Facing the endless sea of clouds under the sun’s rays shining brightly, Shen Xiang felt like it was a blaze of passion.

Sitting cross-legged on flat ground, he looked at the rising lion head sun. Throughout his ascent, especially during the last thousand steps, each step would reveal some cracks in his powerful golden bones. Nevertheless, his jade dragon bloodline rapidly healed them, and he wasn’t sure how much power had increased. But what pleased him was that his jade dragon bloodline’s frequent and continuous repair helped him develop a very quick self-recovery speed.

The top of this lion mountain didn’t have any pressure, so he took some medicinal pills and placed several sacred stones around himself for rest. He adjusted his state while relaxing.

“What’s happening”

He inspected his divine sea and found that the small heaven inside had grown slightly larger. That island was at least ten times bigger, and the stars in the sky were much brighter. He summoned those five beast-shaped heaven pills, originally small like kittens now grew bigger, and there were two rotating rings on them.

"Two circles, it’s the second transformation of sanctification!" Looking at the terrifying heavenly body, Shen Xiang didn't expect that entering here in just ten days could lead him to the second transformation of sanctification. This not only unlocked his untapped powers but also improved his cultivation stage.

His current strength undoubtedly increased significantly, making him feel that the pain from climbing this ladder was well worth it.

After resting for a few days, he entered and headed toward the lifted lion head. There was a small path leading to the mouth of the lion.

“What’s next” Shen Xiang suddenly felt anticipation. Climbing this lion mountain was already rewarding enough, and now as he approached the imperial tomb, he wasn’t too excited about what was inside but more focused on the trials that could continuously strengthen him.

“I won’t fear whatever awaits!” Grasping his fist tightly, Shen Xiang stepped onto the path and climbed over the lion’s teeth to enter its gigantic mouth.

Ahead was a straight downward tunnel, pitch black. Shen Xiang observed the surroundings for any traps but couldn’t find anything. He took out a luminescent pearl, infused it with power, and let its strong light guide him into the tunnel.

The journey was silent, and Shen Xiang’s footsteps were light, making no sound. In the eerie silence of this pitch-black tunnel, he felt even more unsettling.

As it was downward movement, he only spent over an hour reaching the bottom. Under the luminescent pearl’s glow, he saw a normal-sized stone door with a small lion head at the center, its mouth wide open – it was a keyhole.

It was also where the green dragon slaughter demon blade would be inserted to open. However, the green dragon slaughter demon blade was too large and couldn’t fit in, so Shen Xiang had to make it thinner, piercing through the keyhole.

The stone door flashed and produced a strong suction force, pulling him in. It was the same as when he entered that white tunnel before.

“What’s this time” Arriving at a bright round hall, the walls were surrounded by tall golden stone columns that were both high and thick. Dragons, phoenixes, lions, tigers, and other enormous beast carvings were carved on them.

In the center of the hall’s floor, there was a circular pattern of black stone tiles filled with profound spiritual patterns.

“Where is this” Shen Xiang muttered to himself, looking around eagerly for any door-like objects.

“A place where you’ll die, prepare for your death!”

Hearing this voice, Shen Xiang was stunned. If it were any other sound, he might not have been that shocked; the speaking voice and tone matched his own exactly!ged his expression.“What’s wrong” Long Xueyi asked hurriedly.“Quickly give me a Life Extension Fruit, the life span loss here is very fast!” Shen Xiang said.Fortunately, Shen Xiang had some Life Exten...