Chapter 1465: Immense Pressure

Walk up, one step, silent, two steps, still silent, ten steps, still silent!

However, when he reached the 3050th step, the two stones beside the path suddenly cracked open, turning into two yellowish-brown humanoid phantoms, one wielding a blade, the other a sword, charging at him.

【Martial Servant Phantom — Blade Warrior】

Level: 800

HP: 15000 billion/15000 billion

【Martial Servant Phantom — Swordsman】

Level: 800

HP: 14500 billion/14500 billion

The two monsters' attributes are simple, lacking prestige and Qi Luck; killing them yields no reward.

But if he doesn't fight, he definitely can't pass.

"Heavenly Dao Protection!"

"Shatter Moon, Draw Sword!"

Xiao Feng's thought moved, the Immortal Sword rang, flying out of its sheath into his hand.

He gripped it with one hand, gathered power for two seconds, then unleashed One Sword Breaks Thousand Mountains.

Before he could strike, the Blade Warrior and Swordsman's attacks had already landed on him.

But with Heavenly Dao Protection active, the two seconds of attacks together dealt him less than 100 million HP.

Xiao Feng now automatically heals 2% per second, about 39 million, still easily withstanding it.

Swish!

A sword light swept in a fan shape.

Tenfold power of the Calamity Sword Sheath, plus a 1.8× attack boost, made Xiao Feng's strike deal over 60 million critical damage.

A mere 800-level minor monster with around 1.5 million HP was instantly killed.

"After entering the Main God Realm, high-level Main Gods suppress me much less; even without Ten Thousand Times Amplification, I can still slaughter freely." Xiao Feng thought.

That strike wasn't his peak; he didn't even use Moonlight Splendor.

If he popped buff pills and went all out, he might threaten God Kings below level 1200!

After disposing of the two minor monsters, he sheathed the Immortal Sword and continued climbing.

Xiao Feng's pace was steady, about three to four steps per second.

Every fifty steps, rocks, pine wood, and flowers on either side of the stairs automatically transformed into Martial Servant Phantoms—some wielding blades and swords, some spears and sticks, some fists and feet.

The monsters' level stayed at 800, so there was no difficulty; each time he just drew his sword and instantly killed them.

But as he fought, Xiao Feng's pressure gradually increased.

When he climbed past the 5000th step, he bore fifty times gravity, equivalent to fifty Xiao Fengs riding on him.

Though his in-game body was tough, he still felt strained.

The hardest part was having to constantly sustain this pressure on this path, with no time to relax.

Ten or twenty seconds—even a hundred or two hundred times gravity—he could endure.

But climbing like this requires at least tens of minutes; the concept is completely different!

A healthy adult can easily lift a forty‑jin bucket of water.

But make him hold it overhead for an hour?

Even a burly man would groan!

Xiao Feng is in this state now—pressure never lessens, only grows each second.

Upon reaching the 7000th step, he was already panting from exhaustion.

The game's realism is too high; he even felt his five viscera and six bowels being pulled downward, aching sharply.

"Heavenly Dao… Protection."

He applied a Defense Buff to himself.

This skill doesn't boost his strength, but it can slightly share the pressure, making things a bit easier.

Walking forward, two Martial Servant Phantoms appeared again.

Xiao Feng strained to lift his hand, gripping the Immortal Sword on his back.

"Break… Thousand… Mountains!"

Under the heavy pressure, the time to gather power for his sword swing lengthened; it took a full three seconds to release.

The sword light flashed, and the minor monster was instantly killed again.

Meanwhile, Xiao Feng was utterly exhausted, having to plant his long sword in the ground just to stay upright.

"The War God's Trial is indeed not easy; my level is low, I'm barely holding on." Xiao Feng thought.

But for the War God's Set, he didn't want to give up; sheathed the Immortal Sword and pressed on!

"Use a Godstride Talisman."

He took out the Godstride Talisman he had bought earlier in the Nine Provinces Immortal Realm and used it immediately.

Within 300 seconds, movement speed increased by 50%, letting him run faster.

With the talisman's aid, Xiao Feng's feet felt as if they'd gained wheels, letting him run even faster.

But the pressure's growth speed also increased!

At the 7500th step, the crushing pressure made him feel fatigued.

At the 8000th step, Xiao Feng panted like an ox, drenched in sweat, nearing his limit.

Yet he kept a steady pace, refusing to slow down!

At the 8500th step, eighty‑five times gravity and nearly an hour of sustained load had doubled his blood flow, his skin turned red, and his in-game body felt like it could collapse at any moment.

But he, relying on a will, still persisted!

"Only 1500 steps left, I can barely hold on..."

The effect of the Godstep Talisman had also ended; 1500 steps would take 500 seconds, but he felt he couldn't last that long, his body might collapse, and even if he didn't die he'd have to shed a layer of skin.

Although this was in a game, such a result also meant the trial had failed.

"Take the Blood Escape Pill, now!"

Xiao Feng gritted his teeth, took out a red pill and swallowed it.

The Blood Escape Pill boosts speed by 2000%, far more exaggerated than the Godstep Talisman.

But the cost is, after taking it, all attributes are permanently reduced by 500 points, which is a total of 2500 potential points.

Xiao Feng had enough attributes to afford the cost; to pass the stage, he decisively took it!

Whoosh~

After swallowing the pill, he instantly felt his whole body become much lighter.

Although the pressure was still there, as long as he rushed out in one breath, he could still grit his teeth and hold on for a short while!

With a 20x movement speed boost, Xiao Feng moved his feet and instantly turned into a gust of wind, howling as he charged toward the top of the Stone Steps Mountain Path.

One second... several dozen flights of stairs!

His speed was so fast that the Warrior Servant Phantom minions didn't even have time to slash him; they had just formed when he had already rushed past the next set of stairs.

Warrior Servant Phantoms will pursue; just running won't help.

Two by two, pairs of Warrior Servant Phantoms condensed and then chased Xiao Feng up the mountain.

Five pairs, ten pairs, fifteen pairs……

8750 layers, 9000 layers, 9250 layers……

Under the thrust of extreme speed, Xiao Feng withstood the pressure and forced his way upward.

Soon, the 10,000th step was right before his eyes!

Hum~

Again, two phantoms condensed into form.

At this moment, the phantoms behind and ahead of him added up to thirty Warrior Servant Phantoms!

"Perfect, I'll take them all out in one go!"

Xiao Feng held his breath and charged the final step.

The expected disappearance of pressure did not happen; it seemed he had to kill the minions first.

He grew a bit anxious and instantly drew his sword while bearing weight.

"Moonlight Scatter!"

"Overturn River and Sea!"

This time, he held nothing back; he activated the instant-cast pre-emptive skill, and the Moon-Breaking Immortal Sword was directly plunged into the ground by him.

Swish swish swish!

Within the huge surrounding area, streaks of sword energy shot up from the ground into the sky.

Those phantom minions chasing him on the mountain path were all instantly killed.

Hum~

At the moment the minions fell, Xiao Feng suddenly felt a huge force burst outward from his body.

That was the tremendous recoil effect from the sudden disappearance of a hundredfold gravity.

This feeling was like a deep-sea fish suddenly being hauled to the surface; the pressure change was too great, even his organs seemed to spurt out.

He let out a muffled groan, blood continuously flowing from his mouth, feeling his mind in utter chaos, as if even his brain matter had been scrambled.

Glancing at his HP, he saw he had lost 90% of his blood.

Fortunately this was in a game world; otherwise he'd likely have died on the spot.