Chapter 100: Completing the First Trial, Generous Rewards

Donning their weights, Lingxu and Qian Renxue stepped onto the first stair, and immediately felt a pressure far more intense than before.

This weight alone was already difficult enough to bear, let alone adding so much more.

Having only reached the thirty-sixth stair, Qian Renxue was already struggling to hold on.

Lingxu said, "Xue'er, wearing these weights is extremely detrimental to your cultivation; should you take them off?"

"This is just a training method I found because I cannot reach the one hundred and thirty-sixth stair for the time being; it is not suitable for you right now, Xue'er. You should climb to greater heights."

"What is there is already enough for your cultivation."

Seeing this, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Lingxu, if I do not work hard, how can I climb three hundred and thirty-three stairs within half a year?"

At this moment, Qian Renxue had already consumed the medicinal herbs Lingxu gave her.

But this weight was indeed too great; Qian Renxue herself did not even weigh one hundred jin, yet she was carrying three hundred jin of weight, and still had to endure the pressure on these stairs.

Huff...

Just as Qian Renxue stepped onto another stair, her entire body was sent flying.

Lingxu immediately moved downward, executing the Maze Phantom Step.

Although he also had weights on his body, the further down he went, the more the pressure decreased.

Circulating his entire body's soul power, he finally caught Qian Renxue and held her in his arms just as she was about to hit the ground.

It was just that Qian Renxue added up to about three hundred jin here, so there was nothing romantic about holding her like this.

Helping Qian Renxue up, Lingxu said, "Xue'er, do not push yourself. Meals must be eaten one mouthful at a time, and cultivation must be done one step at a time; you cannot be impatient."

This sentence made even Qian Daoliu, who was silently observing, unable to help but nod. It seemed that in this God Trial, he did not need to come out to guide them at all; having Lingxu there seemed to be enough.

Qian Renxue said, "Brother Lingxu, I understand. I was a bit too impatient; I will take off these weights immediately."

"Xue'er, you don't actually have to take them all off. Just take off the ones on your hands and feet; a weight of one hundred jin should be something you can handle," Lingxu analyzed.

Under the condition of reaching one's limit, every additional jin increases the pressure significantly; it could even be said that this one jin is the one that breaks your limit.

"Is that okay?" Qian Renxue asked doubtfully.

Lingxu added, "Xue'er, of course it is."

"First adapt to this one hundred jin; it won't be too late to increase it after you have adapted to it."

Qian Renxue nodded and said, "En, I will take them off now. Brother Lingxu, please help me."

"Uh... alright!"

Removing the weights from Qian Renxue's hands and feet, Qian Renxue immediately felt much lighter.

"Brother Lingxu, let's continue," Qian Renxue said.

Lingxu said, "Xue'er, take a rest. You just took the medicine I gave you; it won't be too late to set off after you absorb it and regulate your body here."

Qian Renxue listened to Lingxu and began to meditate on the spot, while Lingxu climbed the God Trial stairs alone.

He had already reached the one hundred and thirty-fifth stair before, and only by walking would he know how many more he could climb.

However, with these three hundred jin of weight, it could also allow Lingxu to accelerate his growth.

Lingxu crossed the stairs one by one, and Qian Renxue below also opened her eyes to watch.

"Brother Lingxu, you are right. In order to catch up to your footsteps, I was the one who was impatient. But you are always surpassing your own limits, and I should surpass my own limits step by step to make myself stronger."

Only in front of Lingxu did Qian Renxue feel that her talent was inferior.

But looking across the entire Douluo Continent, who else could stand shoulder to shoulder with her?

In an instant, Lingxu climbed to the one hundredth stair; upon reaching this point, Lingxu's pace slowed down.

For almost every stair he climbed, Lingxu had to expend a great deal of effort.

However, at this moment, Lingxu was only circulating his soul power and had reached just past the one hundredth stair relying on his physical strength.

If he used his soul skill and executed his External Spirit Bone, Lingxu could climb even higher stairs.

Lingxu did not do that, but instead used this weight to train his body.

If he could climb these three hundred and thirty-three stairs relying on his own strength, then he would have the qualifications to absorb a one-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring at the final seventy levels.

Taking a difficult step, Lingxu's limit finally stopped at the one hundred and ninth stair.

At this position, however, Lingxu's body could only move with difficulty; a moment of carelessness could cause him to fall off.

So Lingxu retreated to the one hundred and eighth stair, and on this stair, he could move with some difficulty.

Running left and right on the stair—of course, he couldn't do that now, he could only say he was walking.

Or, for example, doing push-ups or similar things, any way he could think of to train his body to adapt to the pressure at this stage.

Just like that, another two months passed, and Lingxu successfully reached the one hundred and thirty-fifth stair while carrying three hundred jin of weight.

During these two months, Lingxu's soul power did not increase; it was almost all used on the Golden Armor soul bone.

The Golden Armor is an External Spirit Bone, and the improvement of its quality and age also meant that the effects it brought to Lingxu were better; at the same time, the Golden Armor also strengthened Lingxu's physical constitution.

This was one of the reasons why Lingxu was able to adapt and reach the one hundred and thirty-fifth stair so quickly.

And at this time, Qian Renxue had already reached the one hundred and forty-third stair while carrying one hundred jin of weight.

Maintaining the one hundred jin weight, Qian Renxue did not increase it further; she also wanted to try the pressure brought by higher stairs.

At the one hundred and thirty-fifth stair, having adapted to the three hundred jin of weight, Lingxu began to increase it.

He did not increase the weight on his hands and feet, but simply changed his clothes and put on the heaviest two-hundred-jin weighted suit.

This meant that Lingxu's current weight reached four hundred jin, and he began a new round of cultivation.

One month later, the weight on Lingxu's feet increased to one hundred and fifty jin, and his left and right hands also reached one hundred and fifty jin.

At this time, without controlling it, Lingxu's soul power successfully reached level sixty-nine, and Qian Renxue's soul power reached level sixty-seven, and she also reached the one hundred and eightieth stair.

At this time, there were still two months left until the first God Trial.

Qian Renxue and Lingxu were both working hard on their cultivation!

Until three days before the God Trial, Lingxu and Qian Renxue both stopped their cultivation.

At this moment, the total weight Lingxu was carrying had reached seven hundred jin, especially since he was wearing two layers of clothing, totaling three hundred jin.

Moreover, at the one hundred and thirty-fifth step, he could move with ease.

Qian Renxue successfully reached the two hundred and fifty-sixth step; having arrived here, it seemed she had reached her limit.

But if she were to remove one hundred jin of weight from her body, Qian Renxue could at least climb another ten steps or more.

Lingxu was somewhat puzzled, not knowing how the Qian Renxue in the original novel had completed it.

However, by comparison, there were still significant differences.

After all, at this time, Qian Renxue was only over twelve, approaching thirteen years old, while Lingxu's age at this moment was already over fourteen.

The Qian Renxue of that time was already twenty-nine years old and was a Soul Saint; the gap between a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor is still very large, and perhaps Qian Daoliu had gone easy on her back then.

"Xue'er, let's rest tonight. We still have three days, and we will begin our first full-strength challenge tomorrow," Lingxu said.

Qian Renxue nodded and said, "Alright, Brother Lingxu."

At this moment, Qian Renxue was also full of confidence; although she had only climbed to the two hundred and fifty-sixth step at her highest, by using her soul skills, adding her spirit bone skills, and taking off her weights, reaching above the three hundredth step would certainly be no problem.

Besides these, with the help of her Brother Lingxu, the probability of successfully completing the God Trial reached over eighty percent.

That night, both of them had a good night's rest.

The next morning, Lingxu and Qian Renxue both removed their weights without prior agreement.

In a normal state, Lingxu could also move with ease while carrying seven hundred jin; although his speed was still a bit slower than when he was not carrying weight, it was not much slower.

Looking at his own status, Lingxu was still very satisfied.

Host: Lingxu (Holy Master of Lingxue Sacred Land)

Status: Healthy

Soul Power: Level 69

Mental Power: Level 87

First martial soul: Holy Light Winged Tiger

Spirit Rings: Purple (1815 years), Purple (1930 years), Purple (3023 years), Black (12236 years), Black (25685 years), Black (50128 years)

Second martial soul: Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear

Spirit Rings: None

Soul Bones: Spirit Wisdom Skull (83550 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords (5125 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Armor (61521 years)

Cultivation Method: Lingxue Sacred Heart Art (Seventh Layer)

Skills: Phantom Shadow Steps (Great Completion), Eight Extremities Fist (Great Completion), Breath Concealment Technique (Great Completion), Eye of Truth (Great Completion), Nine Styles of Soul Severing (Small Completion)

Current Lingxue Sacred Land members: 487

Members providing cultivation effects: 486

In his spare time, Lingxu practiced the Eye of Truth and also successfully cultivated it to the Great Completion stage.

The External Spirit Bone Golden Armor had already been upgraded to over sixty thousand years; this provided the greatest help to Lingxu and was the key to him being able to adapt to the seven hundred jin weight so quickly.

Besides this, through the current number of Lingxue Sacred Land members, Lingxu could also feel the changes in Lingxue Sacred Land over this year; although there were not many members yet, it was also constantly increasing.

"Xue'er, let's begin the official challenge of the God Trial!"

"Alright, Brother Lingxu, I am ready."

Lingxu and Qian Renxue looked at each other, then set off together.

The two of them were not moving fast; one could say they were somewhat slow, just like taking a stroll.

In the distance, Qian Daoliu was also watching; in fact, in this God Trial, because of the Angel God herself, he could cheat, for instance, by lowering the power of these three hundred and thirty-three steps.

But he did not do so, because he believed that Lingxu and Qian Renxue could succeed.

The two of them took steps faster and faster, and Lingxu and Qian Renxue soon passed the one hundred and thirty-sixth step.

This meant that Lingxu had already completed the first trial of the Angel God.

But his footsteps did not stop.

From the one hundred and thirty-sixth step onwards, Lingxu had never been up here before.

Fortunately, Lingxu was already strong enough, and he walked very easily.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the limit Qian Renxue usually walked to, the two hundred and fifty-sixth step.

However, without the weight, Qian Renxue still walked up another twelve steps, stopping only at the two hundred and sixty-eighth step.

Subsequently, Qian Renxue activated her soul skills, released the spirit bone Golden Armor, and circulated her entire soul power.

Step by step, she moved upward and successfully arrived at the three hundredth step.

And upon reaching here, Lingxu finally felt his body begin to struggle.

However, he did not use his soul skills, nor did he activate his soul bones.

Lingxu felt it was somewhat impossible to force his way up these three hundred and thirty-three steps, but if he were to use all his power and methods, he could still go up alone.

Arriving at the three hundred and first step, Qian Renxue said, "Brother Lingxu, I have reached my limit. These three hundred and thirty-three steps, I..."

"Give me two more months, and I will definitely be able to walk up."

At this moment, Qian Renxue was somewhat annoyed. Lingxu came to Qian Renxue's side and took her small hand.

"Xue'er, don't forget, we still have one move we haven't used."

"This time, you take the lead in control!" Lingxu said.

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill?" Qian Renxue said in surprise.

Lingxu nodded and said, "With me here, you will definitely be able to pass this flight of steps."

"En!" Qian Renxue nodded.

On the steps leading to the true Angel Temple, rays of dazzling light were emitted.

Lingxu and Qian Renxue completed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Because of the evolution of Qian Renxue's martial soul, the Angel formed after the fusion has now become an eighteen-winged Angel.

An eighteen-winged Angel is something that only exists in legends.

Only the first-generation Angel God possessed eighteen wings, and the Angel God at that time was also the strongest; even an Angel God with only six wings, missing twelve, could possess the power of a First-Level God.

Needless to say, an eighteen-winged Angel would absolutely be the strongest Angel.

Under the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the remaining steps were truly very simple.

With almost no obstacles, in the time of a few breaths, Lingxu and Qian Renxue had already stood at the highest point while maintaining their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Once they reached this place, there was no longer any pressure exerted upon them.

"Brother Lingxu, have we passed just like that?" Qian Renxue said.

Lingxu nodded and said, "Yes, we have passed!"

The next moment, a sound echoed in both of their minds.

Naturally, it was the reward for passing the first trial.

At this moment, both Lingxu and Qian Renxue's soul power increased by one level.

Qian Renxue reached level sixty-eight and rose to level sixty-nine, while Lingxu rose from level sixty-nine to level seventy.

In fact, if it hadn't been used to increase the age of the Golden Armor soul bone, Lingxu might have reached level seventy half a year ago.

Qian Renxue said, "Brother Lingxu, my reward is a one-level increase in soul power, and all my Spirit Ring ages have increased by 500 years."

Lingxu asked in confusion, "Xue'er, it seems I only received a one-level increase in soul power and nothing else, but Xue'er, why didn't you receive an increase in Angel Affinity?"

Qian Renxue asked in confusion, "Brother Lingxu, I possess the Angel Spirit, so do I still need Angel Affinity?"

"Right, how could I have forgotten that; Xue'er, you have the Angel Spirit," Lingxu said.

It was also at this moment that Lingxu's system chimed.

【Ding... Congratulations to the host for accompanying Qian Renxue in completing the Angel First Trial mission, mission completion evaluation in progress...】

【Mission completion: Perfect!】

【Rewards issued: Congratulations to the host for obtaining a System Spirit Ring*1 (can reach up to one hundred thousand years), congratulations to the host for obtaining a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone*1, Ding... congratulations to the host for obtaining a Martial Soul Upgrade Card*1!】

Hearing these rewards, Lingxu smiled; the rewards were truly exceptionally good, and this year was worth it.

Especially this Martial Soul Upgrade Card, which could upgrade a martial soul, was also exactly what Lingxu needed most.

And just after the system rewards were issued, Qian Daoliu also appeared before them.

"Grandfather, I have passed the trial," Qian Renxue said with a smile on her face.

Qian Daoliu nodded and said, "Mm, I saw it. Xiaoxue, you are very outstanding, but you cannot be arrogant now; you are about to face your second trial!"

Qian Renxue said, "Grandfather, don't worry, I will do my best."

"Lingxu, your soul power has already reached level seventy, so you will receive a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring from the Angel God!" Qian Daoliu said with a serious expression.