195: Chapter 195 Xiaoxing's Pain

The Tongtian Road has a total of a thousand steps, and many names are written on a stone tablet beside it.

The first seven names seemed to be obscured by laws, and at rank thirty, Chi Anlin saw Demonic Shade's name; he had reached the 799th step.

As for Regretless God, he was ranked outside the top hundred, having reached the 689th step.

Stepping onto the first step, Chi Anlin felt a pressure weigh upon his physical body and spirit, and there were even voices whispering in his ear to give up.

Although these effects were minor, they would be amplified the further one went until they became unbearable.

"The ranking on the steps doesn't represent strength; the higher a cultivator's cultivation, the greater the pressure they face," Mo Yu said from the side.

"The trial of the Tongtian Road tests talent and state of mind. Here, various Intents, War Body awakening levels, and so on will all affect the final step count."

Chi Anlin nodded. He could feel that under such pressure, his War Body's awakening level had increased slightly, though it wasn't very obvious since it was only the first step.

The group began to climb at a very rapid pace, and by the thirtieth floor, Chi Anlin felt a surge of pure spiritual energy feedback, filling his dantian.

Beside him, Xiao Yue, who was already at the peak of the Second Realm, Eighth Stage, broke through directly into the Second Realm, Ninth Stage, with his combat power soaring to over 1,600.

Sensing Xiao Yue's realm, Ji Hongfei felt a bit of despair. He had thought his own improvement was already significant, but he hadn't expected Chi Anlin's beast to already be on the verge of the Third Realm.

Mo Yu also sighed; he was still only in the First Realm.

Looking at Chen Yue, who was still climbing in the distance, Mo Yu quickened his pace and caught up.

His companions all sped up, but Chi Anlin was in no hurry, as he was carrying several beasts with him.

Having eaten many fish and demonic beasts, Gluttony broke through directly after entering the thirtieth floor, reaching the First Realm, Seventh Stage, while Xiao Xing also reached the First Realm, Sixth Stage.

The most special one was Tian Yin. What she received wasn't spiritual energy but a long dress; after putting it on, she looked like a fairy, and her healing abilities were enhanced.

On Chi Anlin's hand, ink illusion also received a blessing and broke through one stage.

It was a pity he couldn't release Yi Yi and Shadow Charm. Chi Anlin sighed and, after a thought, entered the Small World. He discovered that all the creatures in the Small World were simultaneously enduring the pressure and receiving spiritual energy feedback.

Looking at the trembling Xiao Xing, a hint of realization appeared in Chi Anlin's eyes.

Although he didn't know the grade of the Tongtian Road treasure, seeing this situation, Chi Anlin felt that this thing would be effective even for Saint Rank Experts.

Xiao Xing was now equivalent to a fake Saint Rank, carrying a Small World with it.

The creatures in the Small World were effectively stepping onto the Tongtian Road along with Xiao Xing. Chi Anlin's eyes flickered; this way, the Ant Soldiers of the entire world could be improved.

If one couldn't withstand the pressure of the Tongtian Road, they could simply give up. This way, no Ant Soldiers would explode from being unable to handle the pressure.

Looking at the Dao Fruit Fish with some concern, Chi Anlin's eyes widened. Several fish were actually entangling with each other excitedly under this pressure.

Are these fish all masochists? Chi Anlin felt this was too absurd.

So they only have babies when there's pressure, huh!

Knowing the Dao Fruit Fish were fine and even starting to breed, Chi Anlin breathed a sigh of relief. This was a fantastic thing, even if he couldn't understand it.

Withdrawing his consciousness from the Small World, Chi Anlin patted Xiao Xing's head. "Keep it up!"

All the living beings in the Small World were waiting for Xiao Xing to continue climbing the stairs so they could also feel more pressure and improve.

Xiao Xing lay prone on the stairs. "This Little Mouse... is seeing its great-grandma..."

"One female rat for every hundred steps. I recently saw Flame Little Female Rats for sale in the school mall. Hiss, you have no idea how hot that little thing's figure is..."

Xiao Xing slowly stood up, its back appearing taller. A staff mysteriously appeared in its hand. It turned its head, eyes filled with determination. "On this journey, I shall tread upon the Southern Heaven and shatter the High Heavens!"

After saying that, it looked at Chi Anlin expectantly, hoping he would catch its reference.

Chi Anlin rolled his eyes, took a stack of photos from the Small World, tied them together, and threw them toward the distant stone steps. "Go get 'em!"

Seeing those photos, Xiao Xing froze. Those were all the beautiful rat pin-ups it had secretly hidden!

"Chi Anlin! This mouse hates you!"

Xiao Xing rushed up, leaving only those words behind.

After Xiao Xing left, Xiao Yue gave Chi Anlin a strange look. Chi Anlin smiled. "It's to stimulate its fighting spirit. This fellow is too lazy."

Then, Chi Anlin looked at Tian Yin, who was still humming a little tune, and said, "Tian Yin, if you reach the 200th level, I'll buy you a speaker and some clothes."

Whoosh!

Tian Yin flew straight up. Chi Anlin shook his head. These fellows would be spoiled rotten if he didn't push them a bit.

However, he could fuse a speaker for Tian Yin; that should expand the range of her Elf Sound.

Xiao Yue didn't need to be told; he had always been sensible. As for Gluttony, as long as Chi Anlin threw some food on the stone steps, it would trot up happily.

Ahead, Mo Yu had just climbed a dozen steps when he saw a bundle of photos fly past. In the next second, a hamster with white fur rushed up at a speed that left him dumbfounded.

"Isn't that Brother Chi's beast...?" Mo Yu was puzzled. Besides finding treasure vaults, this mouse usually didn't have much of a presence or combat power, but its speed in climbing the stairs...

Another gust of wind blew past his ear. Mo Yu saw an elf flapping its wings and flying up with all its might, leaving his mind filled with question marks.

Why can you fly on the Tongtian Road??

He looked back and saw Chi Anlin, then hurriedly continued climbing the stone steps.

Soon, the group reached the 60th floor, and everyone received feedback again. Mo Yu and Dan Yunyao's auras changed as they broke through directly, while golden light flickered in Ji Hongfei's eyes, and in the next second, his Pupil Technique was actually enhanced.

Except for Xiao Yue, the realms of several beasts had improved. Chi Anlin looked at Xiao Yue; he had already reached the peak of the Second Realm and should prepare to break through to the Third Realm.

Breaking through to the Third Realm required tempering spiritual energy and purifying it repeatedly. Chi Anlin instructed Xiao Yue not to rush the breakthrough but to focus on purification first.

This feedback allowed Xiao Yue to temper the spiritual energy throughout his entire body once.

As for Chi Anlin, because of Regretless God's inheritance, his dantian had doubled in size again. Even with these two feedbacks, the spiritual energy in his dantian was not yet full.

The spiritual energy in Chi Anlin's dantian now could even rival Xiao Yue when using New Moon.

As the pressure increased, Gluttony completely digested the sword within its body. Its aura flickered, and a surge of Sword Intent radiated from its body.

In an instant, everyone around was dumbfounded. This demonic beast actually knew Sword Intent?!