First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 203: Taking the Lead Alone

"Bang!"

The sword energy that entangled Meng Sanchi exploded.

His figure also tumbled and fell.

"Tumble!"

Meng Sanchi rolled down about forty to fifty steps from the five hundredth step.

He happened to pass by Lu Ming, who was climbing up, and rolled past him.

Seeing this scene, Lu Ming's face was full of astonishment, but he didn't delay and let Meng Sanchi continue rolling down.

Not only Lu Ming.

Even the many Linghai realm experts on the suspended stone platform were equally amazed.

Their expressions were extremely vivid!

The experts of the Tianjian Sect, needless to say, all had extremely ugly expressions.

The Yan Yue Gate, which was destined to not get a good ranking, was relatively relaxed and even had a bit of schadenfreude.

The experts of the Ghost Corpse Sect and the Seven Star Altar also had worried expressions.

They were still worried about their own disciples.

Although Yang Chi of the Seven Star Altar had lost, he hadn't fallen down the steps and his injuries weren't too serious. He still had some hope of competing for a good ranking.

As for Li Chen of the Ghost Corpse Sect, he was currently trapped in the sword formation, and it was unknown whether he could break free.

Only Zhou Fengzhu, Elder Huang, and others from the Linjiang Sect.

Their faces couldn't hide their smiles, as if they had drunk fine wine, with a spring breeze on their faces.

"Zhou Fengzhu, is this your personally taught disciple? His swordsmanship is even better than the Sword Spirit Body. Such talent truly makes us envious," praised an elder from the Yan Yue Gate, while also taking the opportunity to mock the Tianjian Sect.

"He's not like that Meng Sanchi, who claims to be the number one in the younger generation's swordsmanship. I don't think he's anything special..." The Sword Master of the Tianjian Sect's Dustless Sword had an even darker expression.

Although Zhou Shili, the sect master, had a smile on his face, he was also secretly wondering, "This kid is hiding too well! If it weren't for this grand ceremony, I'm afraid no one would be able to see his true strength."

"I think... he must have received the inheritance of a certain sword master."

"Look at those seven small swords, they are somewhat similar to the Beidou Sword Formation of the Yunjian Sect."

Zhou Shili's gaze was also sharp. With just a few glances, he guessed the origin of the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation.

However, he didn't know that this sword formation was just one of Shen Mo's many powerful cards.

At this moment, Shen Mo's gaze also fell on the sword formation.

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

The magnificent and dazzling sword light made Li Chen cry out in pain.

The blood-colored broadsword in his hand continuously struck out waves of blade energy to resist the encirclement of the sword light.

But obviously, he couldn't hold on for long.

Especially when Shen Mo focused his mind and concentrated on controlling the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation, the power of the sword formation increased by another fifty percent.

In just a few breaths, Li Chen's body was covered in bloody wounds.

The surging dark aura also continued to weaken.

His own corpse puppet was also in a sorry state!

Being twisted by the power of the sword formation, it was in tatters. If it hadn't been refined multiple times, its body would have been as fragile as steel.

At this moment, this corpse puppet was probably already reduced to a pile of debris.

"Bang!"

Li Chen shattered a sword light, but suddenly discovered a small crack in his broadsword.

While feeling heartache, he looked through the countless sword shadows.

He saw Shen Mo standing calmly outside the formation, holding a spell in his hand, showing no signs of exhaustion.

He glanced at his tattered corpse puppet and sighed with a hint of unwillingness, "Brother Shen's methods are unparalleled. I, Li, am convinced..."

Shen Mo raised his eyelids slightly and ignored him.

He continued to infuse spiritual power, urging the Beidou Seven Star Sword Formation, and the momentum of the sword formation became even more astonishing.

"Ah... I, Li, swear in the name of my sect that I am willing to follow Brother Shen and block the disciples of other sects who are chasing after you."

"Buzz!"

The sword formation suddenly stagnated.

It turned into seven small star swords and happily flew back to Shen Mo's fingertips.

"I believe that with Brother Li's abilities, he can handle many troubles." Shen Mo nodded at Li Chen and continued to climb the steps.

He didn't think that anyone could compete with him for the top spot at this moment!

The main forces of other sects were all defeated by him, some injured more severely than others. Even after taking healing pills to recover, their strength was not as formidable as before.

And Lu Ming, who had recovered, was just a few dozen steps below.

It would not be easy for others to climb back up and pass his level.

The outcome was already determined!

But on this journey, he had more important things to do besides competing for a good ranking for the Linjiang Sect.

That was to go higher up Tian Mountain!

By using the pressure of the Heavenly Sword Qi to continue honing his own strength.

Saving even a bit of spiritual power would be good.

As for the second and third rankings, let them continue to fight for it! It's all about their own abilities.

Climb!

Continue climbing upwards.

Three hours later, Shen Mo also stepped onto the 600th step.

At this point, the pressure from Tian Mountain was so strong that even ordinary Qi-gathering cultivators would tremble in fear.

This was not an exaggeration, but genuine fear and trembling.

Every part of Shen Mo's body, every muscle and tendon, was trembling madly as if in a violent storm.

Even taking one step forward brought a sense of impending disaster.

It felt as if the Heavenly Sword Qi left at the mountaintop was hanging over his head, ready to strike at any moment.

Usually, for newly recruited disciples of the sects, reaching the 600th step was already remarkable.

Most of them were the strongest among their peers and could climb above the 600th step.

Continue climbing upwards.

Almost every step, every stone step climbed, required double the effort.

"Crack!"

"Crack, crack!"

On the 601st step, Shen Mo's body suddenly sank.

It felt as if a thousand pounds of gravity instantly pressed down on him.

Not only that, his mind was filled with immense fear, as if taking one more step would lead to his death.

His divine sense was constantly warning him of the "unparalleled danger."

Life and death were at stake!

Otherwise, why would cultivators tirelessly pursue immortality?

And as their cultivation level increased, they would experience the benefits of immortality even more, and become even more afraid of death, until it formed an obsession with life and death.

A trace of fear appeared in Shen Mo's eyes.

But soon, it was suppressed by determination.

He looked down.

Thirty steps away, Lu Ming was struggling to climb up amidst the thunderous light.

He and Shen Mo were both disciples of the Linjiang Sect.

And now that Shen Mo had reached the first position, Li Chen naturally wouldn't waste his strength to stop Lu Ming from catching up.

After all, whether Lu Ming took second place or ended up at the bottom among the remaining nine people, it wouldn't affect the Linjiang Sect's ranking as the first among the five major sects on Tian Mountain.

Shen Mo could no longer see the figures of Li Chen and the others below.

But he could sense the surging dark aura, the roaring of corpse puppets, and the fierce battle between the sharp sword aura and the blood seal technique.

Meng Sanchi, Yang Chi, and the others had obviously regained some of their strength.

If they wanted to continue climbing up and seize the second place for their respective sects, Shen Mo even faintly felt that Meng Sanchi's sword intent seemed to be stronger than before.

"Truly worthy of being a Sword Spirit Body, having overcome another tribulation!"

"Now, although I am suppressing all the geniuses, if I stop here and don't move forward, there will come a day when they catch up to me."

"I cannot slack off, I must continue!"

(End of this chapter)