Open up and break into another world

Bang!

Level 4 Attack Boost, Level 4 Defense Boost, Level 4 Speed Boost activated instantly!

Level 4 Defense Boost allows Xu Ming's physical and mental defenses to soar several times again; his flesh is as strong as metal and stone, and his spirit is as firm as a rock—however, defense without power can only ensure that Xu Ming is not injured by the pressure, but he still cannot easily move forward against the gravity pressure, let alone…

After being ambushed for so long, Xu Ming wants to fight back!

Level 4 Attack Boost!

Xu Ming's physical strength and mental attack also soar directly!

Level 4 Speed Boost!

Allows Xu Ming to possess sufficiently keen thinking and sufficiently agile movements to control this suddenly soaring strength!

The three boosts complement each other and are indispensable.

This is also why Xu Ming generally activates all three boosts when he activates Attack Boost, Defense Boost, and Speed Boost—because, the amount of water a bucket can hold is determined by the shortest plank!

Only by activating all three boosts can there be a uniform and all-round improvement.

At this time, Hu Zhenyu was already drenched in sweat and almost exhausted. On the other hand, Xu Ming's aura was firm and unwavering, showing no signs of decline.

Liang Hui was almost so angry that he wanted to go up himself; however, not everyone had the right to control the Mountain Gate Formation; Hu Zhenyu was only temporarily granted control because he happened to be in charge of the Mountain Gate Assessment.

Being mercilessly scolded by Liang Hui, Hu Zhenyu was truly ashamed, annoyed, and afraid. Just at this moment, he also felt that Xu Ming was forcibly breaking free from his oppression.

"Ah!!!!!!" Hu Zhenyu frantically and recklessly manipulated the formation, oppressing Xu Ming, "Die! Die! Die! Die!!!"

However…

Hu Zhenyu's frantic outburst still failed to suppress Xu Ming. Instead, an even more powerful and domineering mental force, like a storm, reverberated back through the formation with great momentum.

Poof!

Hu Zhenyu directly spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his whole person flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

His eyes turned pale, filled with disbelief: "How… how is this possible!?"

Then, his eyes went dark, and he directly lost consciousness.

"What a waste!"

Liang Hui glanced at him indifferently, without any emotional fluctuations. With his strength, he could naturally see that Hu Zhenyu was truly finished this time—his mental sea was severely damaged; at best, he would lie in bed for a year and a half; at worst, he would directly become an idiot.

"Why did I entrust such a waste to handle things?" Liang Hui cursed inwardly, flicked his green robe, and quietly left.

After all, things had already been messed up. What was he still doing here?

Staying here to rescue Hu Zhenyu?

Or staying here to welcome Xu Ming's arrival?

"Humph!" Liang Hui glanced at Xu Ming with cold eyes, and then floated away.

…

"Hey! I'm almost at the end!" Luo Feng gritted his teeth and looked towards the end of the Ten Thousand Step Stone Stairway, "There are only two or three hundred steps left! As expected, I'm still the first to pass through the Mountain Gate!"

Seeing this "first place" that originally belonged to him now within reach, Luo Feng actually felt a sense of excitement that made him want to dance.

"Xu Ming? In the end, you still lost to me!" Luo Feng couldn't help but think smugly, "When it comes to talent, who have I, Luo Feng, ever feared?"

Yes, in all his life, Luo Feng had never encountered a genius with higher talent than him!

"Xu Ming did surprise me quite a bit and gave me a lot of pressure, but… passing through the Mountain Gate depends on who can laugh last! Ahahaha…"

Luo Feng glanced back with a smug look on his face. Sure enough, he saw Xu Ming still struggling to support himself in place.

Luo Feng smiled proudly: "The pressure of more than nine thousand steps is not small. He's not even at the Acquired Realm yet, but he thought his strength was great. He didn't know what price he paid to sprint frantically just now; now that he can't sprint anymore, it serves him right!—But… I still hope he can successfully reach the end! After all, if he was trying to compete with me in speed, but ended up not even being able to reach the end, I would feel uneasy!"

Luo Feng thought generously.

His smug and proud eyes also carried a hint of "kindness", seemingly expressing: This young man's talent is not bad, only slightly lower than mine, and his future is bright!

However, immediately afterward, Luo Feng's eyes underwent a magical change again—his eyes suddenly widened, becoming shocked and stunned!

Xu Ming, started moving again!

Moreover…

Luo Feng saw in horror that this time, Xu Ming was actually walking very leisurely, as if he didn't feel any pressure being applied to him at all.

Of course, he didn't feel anything!

Even a Perfected Acquired Realm expert who ambushed him was sent flying with severe injuries by Xu Ming's counterattack. How could the mere pressure of the Mountain Gate itself, even the strongest pressure at the final stage, have any impact on Xu Ming?

Xu Ming was just walking leisurely, instead of sprinting upwards, actually to leave some confidence for the other geniuses.

After all, if he performed too amazingly, it would easily discourage other geniuses, and even make them doubt life, wouldn't it?

But Xu Ming didn't know that even though he had tried to keep a low profile as much as possible, there were still people who had begun to doubt life. This person was Luo Feng, the most talented person besides him!

"He's going to surpass me again?" Luo Feng was shocked beyond words.

This time, Xu Ming's speed was really too fast; moreover, seeing Xu Ming's calm and composed appearance, he didn't doubt at all that Xu Ming was actually holding back…

"I… damn it! What kind of monster is this!?"

Compared to Luo Feng, Chen Wansong and Song Jiahun were even more shocked.

"Old Chen, didn't you say that Xu Ming was being ambushed by a Perfected Acquired Realm expert? How is he now walking like he's flying?" Song Jiahun transmitted his voice in a daze.

"Um… this… I can't say for sure either," Chen Wansong thought for a moment, "Two possibilities! First, the Perfected Acquired Realm expert who was secretly ambushing him gave up; the second possibility is terrifying…"

Chen Wansong and Song Jiahun looked at each other.

Did they need to say the second possibility?—That was, the Perfected Acquired Realm expert was killed by Xu Ming instead…

Would a Perfected Acquired Realm expert who was secretly ambushing him give up for no reason? This possibility didn't seem likely! Then that was…

Chen Wansong and Song Jiahun both saw horror in each other's eyes.

However, the most horrified person was Number Two!

When Number Two saw Xu Ming restart and walk like he was flying, he immediately realized something incredible. He quickly looked in the direction of Hu Zhenyu and, sure enough, saw the scene of Hu Zhenyu spitting blood and fainting.

"What happened to Hu Zhenyu?" Soon after Liang Hui quietly left, other Inner Sect disciples discovered it.

"Someone come and see what happened to Master Hu!"

"I'll come!" A master proficient in medicine rushed over. He held the pulse with one hand and covered Hu Zhenyu's crown with the other.

After a long time, this master showed a look of surprise: "Severe damage to the sea of consciousness?…"