Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 225 - 224: The Tenth Step

Chapter 225: Chapter 224: The Tenth Step

When it was Lin Fan’s turn, he didn’t fuss over his selection, simply choosing a room at random. In Lin Fan’s eyes, this was merely a temporary dwelling, and it wasn’t necessary to be so picky.

"Alright, since you have all made your selections, follow me," Zhang Shi spoke again.

Then, Zhang Shi led everyone directly towards a certain direction.

In no time, they had arrived at the foot of a tall mountain, where countless stairs extended all the way to the summit.

"Hmm?"

Lin Fan’s brows furrowed even deeper.

Because from atop this tall mountain, Lin Fan could feel an even more intense aura of the Holy Soul Domain.

"The first trial of your intensive training is to climb this tall mountain!" Zhang Shi stated indifferently.

"What?"

Many people found it somewhat unbelievable.

Before this, they had thought the training would be bizarrely difficult. Who would have guessed that it was actually mountain climbing?

"Isn’t that simple? Who doesn’t know how to climb a mountain?" someone couldn’t help but grumble in their heart.

Yet Lin Fan quietly stood there, always feeling that there must be something peculiar about this mountain, that it wouldn’t be so easy to climb.

"I wonder what secrets lurk atop this tall mountain!" Lin Fan thought to himself, unable to resist the curiosity.

Zhang Shi’s eyes slowly scanned over everyone, seemingly able to see straight through to their inner thoughts.

However, Zhang Shi was clearly not inclined to explain much. He simply began instructing, "Starting now, you may climb the mountain. Remember, you have only three days. If you reach the peak within these three days, it means you’ve passed the first trial of your intensive training. However, if you cannot make it to the top within this time frame, you are not qualified to enter the Royal Academy and should not waste resources unnecessarily!"

Some still didn’t take it seriously, believing that the tall mountain could be ascended in less than three days, that two hours would be sufficient.

The climb finally began.

Li Yuanbao was the first to dash forward, quickly approaching the mountain and stepping onto the first stair.

"Ugh!"

However, the next moment, Li Yuanbao let out an involuntary grunt as his body swayed and his clothes were immediately torn apart, revealing skin that was lacerated with wounds from which fresh blood flowed.

At the same time, Li Yuanbao’s face showed an expression of intense pain.

"Hmm?"

Everyone had been watching Li Yuanbao, and upon seeing his condition, their brows all furrowed slightly, recognizing that the mountain was surely no easy task.

Nonetheless, everyone there was filled with endless pride in their hearts.

No matter what secrets lay upon the mountain, nothing could stop their ascent. Many people stepped forward, climbing the stairs.

But after climbing the stairs, each of them exhibited the same distress as Li Yuanbao, their faces twisting in agony.

While everyone had started the climb, Lin Fan, that fellow, was still standing there quietly, his face thoughtful, leaving others guessing what was on his mind.

Zhang Shi looked towards Lin Fan and asked, "Aren’t you going to start the climb?"

Lin Fan smiled and replied faintly, "No rush, I’m getting ready first!"

Zhang Shi asked, "What’s there to prepare for?"

Lin Fan said, "At least, I ought to keep myself in peak condition, right?"

Zhang Shi didn’t speak further, just curiously watching Lin Fan.

In that instant, Zhang Shi suddenly felt that the guy before him seemed rather interesting.

"Ah..."

Unable to withstand the pressure, someone finally screamed out in agony and backed away from the climb.

Zhang Shi shook his head, "He has lost the qualification to enter the Royal Academy. With such meager talent, he doesn’t even meet the threshold for the Royal Academy’s assessment."

Lin Fan didn’t speak. He stepped forward and made his way towards the stairs.

Zhang Shi’s eyes followed Lin Fan.

Meanwhile, Zhang Shi thought to himself, "This young man, so highly praised by Elder Rumei, I wonder if he can surprise me?"

Finally, Lin Fan successfully stepped onto the first stair.

"Hmm?"

Lin Fan’s body swayed, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Because, in that instant, Lin Fan found that a very powerful force was acting on him, as though it would tear his body apart.

However, in the end, Lin Fan managed to withstand it.

After all, Lin Fan’s Ancient Soul Body was incredibly formidable. Although the energy emanating from the mountain was terrifying, at least for now, Lin Fan could bear it.

Then, Lin Fan successfully ascended to the second stair.

"What?"

Not far away, Zhang Shi, upon seeing Lin Fan’s situation, couldn’t help but be astonished, "He actually went straight to the tenth stair without any issues at the first one? This man’s Physical Energy is absolutely terrifying. It’s unimaginable—how could a Martial Level Perfect Realm Cultivator possess such a powerful physical body?"

As it turns out, the purpose of scaling this mountain peak was to forge a Cultivator’s physical body.

Countless energies act upon the surface of the body, continually tearing the flesh apart, then it endlessly reconstitutes itself.

After numerous cycles of tearing and reconstitution, the physical body becomes incredibly strong.

After reaching the second stair, Lin Fan found that the energy here was much more potent than that of the first.

"Hmm?"

At the same time, Lin Fan’s brows furrowed slightly.

Because Lin Fan found that some of the Soul Eyes within his body that had not yet opened began to stir restlessly, as if they were excited.

After being taken aback, Lin Fan also became incredibly joyful: "It seems that the energy here can open the Soul Eyes in my body, hehe!"

If it were anyone else experiencing this, they might immediately sit down and cultivate to burst through their Soul Eyes.

But Lin Fan did not do so.

Lin Fan continued to move forward.

Because Lin Fan also wanted to test where his limits lay? How many steps could he take?

Another thing was, Lin Fan knew that the energy would be much stronger the higher he climbed, and the more powerful the energy, the more Soul Eyes he could potentially open...

Lin Fan naturally would not miss this opportunity.

Later, after pausing briefly on the second step, Lin Fan continued upwards and stepped onto the third step.

"How strong!"

Zhang Shi was shocked once again: "This kid, without undergoing the tempering of deep mountains, already has such a formidable physical body, it’s really unimaginable. What level could his physical body reach once he has gone through the body tempering?"

At this time, many people were still at the third step.

They were enduring endless pain as the energy pouring down from the mountain peak continuously transformed their bodies.

Because they were single-mindedly transforming their bodies, even when Lin Fan reached the third step, they still did not notice.

"Hmm, the energy of this third step is indeed stronger than the first two!" Lin Fan thought to himself again.

"But still, this is not my limit!"

Whoosh!

Lin Fan took another step and climbed onto the fourth step.

Zhang Shi was dumbfounded!

This time, Zhang Shi finally understood that Lin Fan was no ordinary person.

Only a handful of talented individuals had reached the fourth step, but they were all struggling there, with some shaking continuously, indicating that they probably wouldn’t last much longer if nothing unexpected happened.

Lin Fan then stepped up onto the fifth step.

Currently, very few people had managed to reach the fifth step, just a handful at most.

"Hmm, the pressure here is a bit greater, but my body can still bear it!"

After thinking this, Lin Fan once again moved forward.

The seventh step!

Lin Fan was the first to reach the seventh step; others were still struggling below.

"Demon, he is simply a demon!"

Zhang Shi found himself at a loss for words. The situation where Lin Fan swiftly ascended to the seventh step, as if no one else existed, had never happened before.

However, soon, Zhang Shi learned that what would truly shock him lay ahead.

He saw Lin Fan continue forward, climbing onto the eighth step...

The ninth step...

The tenth step!

It wasn’t until he reached the tenth step that Lin Fan felt an endless pressure.

Crack...

The boundless energy began to tear apart Lin Fan’s body.

Although Lin Fan’s Ancient Soul Body was incredibly defiant against the natural order and possessed immense Physical Energy, but...

The tearing energy here was just too overpowering.

Even Lin Fan’s Ancient Soul Body could not hold on.

"So painful!"

Lin Fan’s heart cried out in agony; he only felt that an endless pain had completely enveloped him, and it was as if this type of pain was coming from the depths of the soul, making it completely irresistible.

His body was continuously being ripped apart!

However, as his body was torn apart, it would quickly reconstitute itself.

Just like that, constant tearing apart and then continuous reassembling, always in this cycle.

Such pain was simply indescribable.

If one’s willpower wasn’t strong enough, they might have already given up.

But...

Lin Fan was still persisting.

"Pop!"

At a certain moment, Lin Fan’s body emitted a sound of bursting, as if his body had completely exploded.

"Ah!"

Even with Lin Fan’s incredibly strong willpower, at this moment, he couldn’t help but scream out in pain.

Lin Fan almost fainted.

"No, it looks like I must find a way to immediately retreat from the tenth step; the energy here is just too powerful. If I continue to persist here, I might even die on this spot!"

Lin Fan was ready to retreat.