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Chapter 544: 397 Opportunities, Opportunities! (5k6)

Chapter 544: Chapter 397 Opportunities, Opportunities! (5k6)

“Boom!”

Like a clap of thunder, Chen Yuan reached the summit in an instant, becoming the first to summit the Heavenly Ladder. Following closely was Zuo Chengzong, whose body was glowing with flashes of lightning.

It was as if thunder converged, carrying a forceful might that suddenly broke through the Heavenly Ladder’s confinement. Zhang Xuan was half a step behind Chen Yuan as he stepped onto the Heavenly Ladder. Although the two seemed similar,

any Martial Artist with a slight achievement in Martial Arts could see that one was ahead and the other behind.

Coincidentally, Chen Yuan was the one ahead!

The Martial Artists below were in an uproar, as this was almost the first time the two competed and a winner was determined. Someone said,

“It seems Zuo Chengzong is still slightly inferior to Chen Yuan.”

“Yes, Chen Yuan truly surpasses the other outstanding young talents,” another said with a look of shock.

They all saw very clearly the time Chen Yuan and the others began their ascent. It was nearly half as late as the other Hidden Dragon List prodigies, but the final result was Chen Yuan reaching the summit first.

How could this not inspire awe?

Although everyone was just spectating, seeing those Martial Artists with torn limbs and blood oozing from their bodies, one could realize the horror of the Heavenly Ladder. And yet, beings like Chen Yuan and Zuo Chengzong ascended as if taking a leisurely stroll in their courtyard.

Without thinking, one knew they were not opponents on the same level.

“Chen Yuan has hopes of summiting!”

“What you all say is too much, who says Zuo Chengzong is certainly worse than Chen Yuan? Just now it was only a slight delay, what does such a small lag prove?”

“Indeed, indeed.”

“Although Chen Yuan is strong, he might not be able to defeat Zuo Chengzong.”

The thunder around Zuo Chengzong slowly dissipated, revealing his true visage. He turned to Chen Yuan and softly said,

“Brother Chen has good techniques.”

“Merely minor techniques, but brother Zuo’s Thunder Skill is truly extraordinary,” Chen Yuan responded.

“It’s also just a minor technique, incomparable to brother Chen,” Zuo Chengzong replied.

As the two were conversing, the one who was third to reach the summit had caught up. At this moment, he displayed many techniques, his eyes emitted Demon Light, and his Demon Eyes were imposing.

Strands of Demonic Qi covered his body like ancient Formation patterns.

“The three of you are worthy of being the contemporary Hidden Dragon Four Extremes, having ascended the Heavenly Ladder in just a brief moment,” the head of the Ascending Immortal Tower, True Master Hua Yang Fang Hongtai, slowly descended from the void.

“We pay respects to Elder Fang.”

“We pay respects to Elder Fang.”

Chen Yuan bowed with hands clasped.

In the presence of the head of the Ascending Immortal Tower, they still showed considerable respect.

“Gentlesirs, please, there’s no need for such formalities,” Fang Hongtai said, his attitude amiable, not putting on any airs.

“Why would City Lord Ye use the Heavenly Ladder for the selection this time?” Zuo Chengzong asked in a grave voice, seemingly puzzled.

From his ascent of the Heavenly Ladder, he could sense a significant problem—that merely through one climb of the Heavenly Ladder, it was unlikely that most people could summit within the time of a stick of incense.

It would eliminate a large number of people.

“City Lord’s divine might is unfathomable, and I dare not make presumptuous guesses,” Fang Hongtai said with a smile, not answering directly.

Indeed, he wasn’t deliberately being vague but truly did not understand Ye Xiangnan’s thoughts. As the second on the Supreme List and a being of True Monarch Level,

Ye Xiangnan was nearly reaching the legendary Sixth Realm.

Even he could not easily see him.

As they were talking, the fourth person to reach the summit of the Heavenly Ladder appeared, and contrary to everyone’s expectations, it was not Xuanming from the Hidden Dragon Four Extremes but the ever low-profile Dao Xuansheng from Biyou Palace.

This person had been on the Hidden Dragon List for not a short time, about the same as Zuo Chengzong, but rarely made public appearances in Jianghu, and had even fewer battles to his name,

so his ranking had always been not very high.

His fourth-place summiting this time was quite surprising.

The fifth person to summit was Xuanming.

The sixth person was Bai Changqing from Shushan, who, when attempting to summit from the last stair, let out a sword cry so sharp that, despite the great distance,

many could feel its edge.

The seventh to reach the summit was the Princely Heir Wei Wuque of King Liang.

His speed had been steady throughout, only revealing some difficulty when ascending the final layer. The eighth to reach the top was Yu Qingyan.

And Gu He, the first Hidden Dragon List fighter within the top ten to ascend the ladder, came in ninth.

Thus, he had experienced great hardship, and even though one might not feel it, anyone could see the difficulty, with slivers of cracks even bursting from his body.

Bloodstains soaked through his flesh.

The tenth person to summit was an unfamiliar man, previously ranked nineteenth, and also a prominent disciple of one of the Five Families and Seven Sects.

As for Chen Yuan’s close friends, Shangguan Yu and Zhang Xuan, they had also reached the Ninth Layer, but each step was extremely hard, as if they were enduring great pain.

At this moment, only one-fifth of the Divine Incense at the top of the Heavenly Ladder remained.

And most of the top talents of Jianghu present on the Hidden Dragon List were still stranded on the ladder, with a significant gap even from the Eighth Layer.

This gave an idea of how terrifying the Heavenly Ladder was.

It was completely about measuring a person’s potential and strength—combat power… was not included!

As time ticked away, more than ten figures had already stationed themselves atop the Heavenly Ladder. Zhang Xuan and Shangguan Yu, right before the Divine Incense was about to expire, finally reached the summit with great effort.

Stroking his beard lightly, Fang Hongtai said in a deep voice,

“The Divine Incense has burned out, and time for a stick of incense has passed. It is time for you distinguished heroes to step down.”

At this moment, there were still more than thirty people on the Heavenly Ladder, occupying most of the spots on the Hidden Dragon List. They all looked unwilling, with cornered lips bitten to the point of bleeding.