I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1877 - 308: Renowned Across the Land

Chapter 1877: Chapter 308: Renowned Across the Land

The secret technique of sky-walking is not some unattainable legendary art for the noble disciples, but rather a matter of whether they have spent the time practicing it.

Faced with this sudden test, naturally, some are joyous while others are sorrowful. Those, like the noble youth who confidently ascended the cloud and the young white-faced nobleman fanning himself, both consider themselves the greatest beneficiaries of this test.

While those wandering warriors with no background naturally look ashen.

Some who overestimate themselves seem to have already "understood" this test.

It turns out that the king’s Cloud Ladder is not a path to heaven for ordinary people, how naive they were to think so.

From the very start, there was never a story meant for them.

When their ideals are ruthlessly shredded, ordinary people holding onto this fragmented reality will become despondent, feeling as if life is worse than death.

But such sadness will not earn any sympathy, because from the very beginning, they should not have gambled their fate on amorphous luck.

Consider this: how could the Martial Arts Monarch of the mortal world intake a group of ordinary warriors with even more ordinary cultivation into his sect?

What they coveted was never a chance meant for them. It’s like young people who, unaware of their limitations, always talk about being the number one in the world but shy away even from the village’s villainous neighbor.

The young white-faced nobleman, who shredded everyone’s ideals, landed back on the ground, nonchalantly regulating his breathing, quietly waiting for news of Young Master Liu passing the test.

But this wait extended over half an hour, and the previously agile as a swallow Young Master Liu fell straight from the sky. Seeing this, the Liu Family servants hurriedly rushed to catch him.

"Bang."

The human net formed by many hands collapsed with a crash.

’What happened?’

The white-faced nobleman, previously confident and fanning, was incredulous and rushed forward to ask, "Brother Liu, what happened?"

"Don’t mention it!"

Young Master Liu, with a face full of frustration, pushed away the hands that tried to help him and stood up angrily: "The Heaven-Ascending Cloud Steps are more than ninety-nine steps. I climbed at least hundreds of steps yet still couldn’t see the end, and fell due to lack of Spiritual Power!"

Young Master Liu, with his explosive temper, did not restrain his words, and his loud complaints were heard by everyone around.

Some family warriors, who originally thought the test was only about the secret technique, suddenly had their expressions change dramatically.

Yet, those wandering warriors who never had much chance to begin with, showed a hint of joy on their faces.

When one is down on their luck, the best comfort is never the empty talk of those who have been there, but rather seeing others who are equally unfortunate.

They couldn’t perform the sky-walking secret technique, so they naturally couldn’t ascend the Cloud Ladder, and failing to enter the king’s sect was misfortune indeed.

But these noble scions, who learned the sky-walking secret technique, stepped onto the Cloud Ladder but still could not enter the king’s sect, isn’t that even more unfortunate?

Because from the perspective of misfortune, those who already had little chance and failed were just small unfortunates, but Young Master Liu with his pale face, and the white-faced nobleman beside him who looked as if he had eaten feces, they were the truly unfortunate ones.

Since they themselves already had no chance, watching these unfortunate ones live out their misfortune seems not a bad play.

The joy of the lower-tier warriors is always simple, unadorned, and bland.

Having given up unrealistic fantasies, they have set themselves free.

Yet there are always those born to solve puzzles and resolve questions. Upon hearing Young Master Liu’s complaints, they began to re-examine the Cloud Steps above.

If the sky-walking secret technique isn’t the key to ascension, could this test have nothing to do with techniques?

Many quick-thinking noble disciples had their eyes roving endlessly at this thought.

Recalling that before establishing the Dao Court, Red Cloud Mountain recruited a great number of craftsmen, certain disciples, having a sudden flash of insight, left the ruins directly.

Human ingenuity is such that as soon as the first person quietly leaves, a second can easily follow the scent.

Suddenly, many noble scions left the ruins, some even putting on a facade of outrage, as if deeply disappointed in this test.

In reality, these noble scions who left the ruins immediately activated their servants and subordinates to find well-known craftsmen in Xiling City to commission the making of flying devices.

In no time, many craftsmen in Xiling received orders for giant kites or various kinds of man-powered wing suits.

By the following day, many scions dressed in exaggerated gear arrived at the ruins for a second challenge.

Watching this group flap their tightly woven fabric wings and ascend to the sky, many who were a step slower in thought caught on and followed suit.

In less than half an hour, Xiling craftsmen became highly sought after, with orders coming down like snowflakes, causing a severe material shortage for making devices in the city, necessitating external procurement.

All disciples were convinced this was the best way to solve the puzzle and naturally invested heavily.

However, before this enthusiasm could engulf the entire city, the first noble scion dressed in a wing suit fell back down to earth crestfallen.

"Flying and flying, and then the Cloud Ladder disappeared from sight!"

Dejectedly removing the wing suit on the ground, Young Master He remarked somberly, "It seems this path is a dead end."

A dead end?

The advance payments were already made!

Many noble disciples were grinding their teeth in frustration, yet there was nothing they could do.

Trying inherently involves the possibility of failure. It’s just that this path, which seemed the most promising, turned out to be a bust, making them seriously doubt if they could find a better solution.

Amid the tense atmosphere, Young Master He, having taken off his wing suit, directly approached a dashing yet plainly dressed young man in the crowd.

Upon reaching him, he politely greeted, "May I ask, young man, has anyone passed this test stage so far?"

"To answer your question, my lord."

This young man was a Wind Media agent stationed in Xiling from Unparalleled City. Although he didn’t know how Young Master He recognized him, he still courteously replied, "At the initial set-up of the Heaven-Ascending Cloud Steps, one person did pass and entered the sect. It’s just that there were few people at the time, so it didn’t gain much fame."

These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone at the test field, and they all gathered round.

"I wonder which noble disciple managed to pass this test so early. May I have the honor of your name, so I, He, can visit someday."

Young Master He suppressed his inner joy and humbly inquired.

Throughout history, creation has been the most challenging, but with a trailblazer, others can follow in the footsteps of the forebearers.

After the wing suit attempt failed, this quick-thinking scion thought of consulting those with experience. Compared to fumbling on his own, this approach clearly seemed more reliable.

The Wind Media from Unparalleled City had no intention of keeping secrets as the Wind Media Department was already preparing to post the ascent rankings outside the test site soon, so mentioning it a day early didn’t matter.

Moreover, the one who had entered the king’s sect at this point surely had a boundless future. Letting these noble disciples hear the name could be considered the first step in building reputation.

With this in mind, the young Wind Media agent respectfully revealed the name of the first martial artist to pass the test: "Jiejiang City, Yang Fan."