Chapter 94: Breaking the Record, Subduing Wan Lianshan!

As Qiu Xiyu nodded, Wan Lianshan ascended the Heaven‑Stepping Ladder under the gaze of countless onlookers.

He moved at lightning speed, like a divine dragon breaking the sea, and in the blink of an eye surged up tens of thousands of steps, prompting the female disciples in the plaza to gasp repeatedly.

The people of Wan Gui Immortal Island shouted loudly, as if Wan Lianshan had already reached the Sumeru Golden Summit.

And above.

At the five‑hundred‑thousandth step.

Chen Zheng remained calm, not turning his head, and kicked again, sending the Ancient Giant named Wan Kun plummeting down.

There are three Ancient Giants from Wan Gui Immortal Island climbing the Heaven‑Stepping Ladder; Chen Zheng has already kicked down two of them, leaving only the last one.

She is a woman in a red dress, standing on the five‑hundred‑twenty‑thousandth step; a red mole sits at her brow, her skin is crystal‑clear as if carved from congealed fat, and between her brows a hint of pride and defiance shines.

Her name is Wan Qin, whose realm is one tier higher than Wan Renfeng and Wan Kun, having attained the Wind‑Fire Cataclysm.

"Chen Zheng, go die for me!"

Wan Qin saw Chen Zheng charging straight at her, bared her silver teeth, and turned to strike down with a palm.

Boom—!

A torrent of mana burst forth, coalescing into a massive evil whale that roared and bellowed, its ferocious aura shaking heaven and earth, opening its gaping maw to bite Chen Zheng.

"Eh?"

Chen Zheng felt a slight surprise at the sight.

The Wan Kun and Wan Renfeng he had just kicked down, both at the end of their strength, were suppressed by the staircase's gravity, unable to project any mana.

Yet Wan Qin, positioned higher than the two, still had the energy to unleash her divine art, showing she is far from ordinary.

But how does it matter if she is extraordinary?

Such an attack is not even a mere tickle for Chen Zheng.

Bang!

Without any divine art, Chen Zheng simply kicked, instantly blasting the evil whale apart.

Then, in Wan Qin's shattered‑eyed stare, his leg struck like a golden dragon, hitting directly beneath her and sending her soaring high.

"Aaah…"

Suspended in mid‑air, Wan Qin let out a shrill scream like fingers scraping glass.

Even as she crashed onto the steps and rolled downward, Wan Qin kept screaming nonstop.

Those unaware might think Chen Zheng had done something to her.

"So noisy."

Chen Zheng frowned at the noise and hurried up the steps.

After a single burst of effort he climbed dozens of thousands of steps, and Wan Qin's screams finally diminished considerably.

The woman was lifted by the Wan Lianshan that had rushed up from below.

"Scum, if you want revenge, then come."

Chen Zheng turned his head, meeting Wan Lianshan's murderous eyes, and with a cold grin made a throat‑slashing gesture.

Having said that, he continued upward.

"Hmph, when I catch you I'll make you wish death were better than life!"

Wan Lianshan squeezed a sound from between his teeth, cold and eerily grim.

The two chased each other upward, and before long they had covered four‑tenths of the steps.

The half‑mountain mark was now near.

This Sumeru Golden Mountain totals 10.8 million steps, each layer of pressure stronger than the last.

Yet both seemed unaffected by the crushing weight, moving effortlessly, leaving the tens of thousands watching below in awe.

"Chen Zheng and Wan Lianshan are truly first‑rate Heavenly Talents of this age; perhaps they will indeed break the record set by Canghai Senior Sister!"

The disciples of the Six Great True Transmissions standing atop the distant immortal mountain were moved.

"Chen Zheng indeed did not disappoint me. But can he reach the Sumeru Golden Summit?"

Qiu Xiyu watched Chen Zheng's back, a hint of expectation in her eyes.

Not much, only a trace.

For eight hundred years, countless have challenged this Heaven‑Stepping Ladder, yet none have ever reached the summit.

Not even a single person has ever made it halfway.

"Senior Brother Chen, hold on!" "We must not be caught by Wan Lianshan!"

Piao Yun, Ye Qingqing and the other women wore anxious faces, all sweating for Chen Zheng.

Wan Lianshan was now extremely close to Chen Zheng.

The two were only ten thousand steps apart.

At this moment Chen Zheng seemed strained, his steps slowing a few paces, as if he could not sustain.

"Haha, you can't hold on any longer, can you?"

On the four‑million‑seven‑hundred‑thousandth step, Wan Lianshan saw Chen Zheng's speed decline and burst into unrestrained laughter.

Reaching this point, he also felt great pressure, yet he forced himself against it, pursuing at top speed.

As long as he strides another few tens of thousands of steps upward, he will most likely catch Chen Zheng.

He could not wait.

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"Senior Brother, hurry, catch up to Chen Zheng, seize him, make him kneel instantly, and harshly humiliate him!"

Wan Renfeng and the others from Wan Gui Immortal Island were also impatient, each wearing a snarling expression, shouting continuously.

However.

Soon they discovered something strange.

Whenever Wan Lianshan was only a few steps away from Chen Zheng, sneering as he tried to capture him, Chen Zheng would suddenly accelerate, causing Wan Lianshan to miss.

It happened like that every time!

Moreover, Chen Zheng looked pallid, his body swaying as if about to collapse, clearly at the end of his strength.

But Wan Lianshan couldn't catch him; instead he was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"What... what is actually going on?"

"Is Chen Zheng made of iron? How can we still not catch up to him? He's clearly at his limit!"

Wan Renfeng and the others, angry and frustrated, roared.

The many female disciples of Linglong Blessing Land were in an uproar, with exclamations ringing continuously.

Because during the chase between Wan Lianshan and Chen Zheng, they broke the record of 5,070,000 layers of the Cang Hai and reached the 5,200,000th step.

They set a new record.

"No reason."

On the Heaven-Stepping Ladder, Wan Lianshan could hardly care about any record; he was bewildered, unable to understand why this situation occurred.

He was always just one step away from Chen Zheng each time, yet why couldn't he seize him?

Could Chen Zheng's "I'm done" be a pretense, and in fact he is even more formidable than Wan Lianshan?

Was his purpose to deliberately lure him up, using the terrifying pressure above to cross the Sevenfold Realm and crush him in one blow?

But how could that be possible?

How could Chen Zheng possibly be more formidable than him!

"I won't believe I can't catch you!"

Wan Lianshan gritted his teeth and growled, forcing his hunched body, bent by the crushing pressure, to push upward with hands and feet, climbing laboriously.

He drew ever closer to Chen Zheng.

Ten steps... seven... four...

Now!

"Get down!"

Wan Lianshan couldn't use any divine technique, yet he unleashed his utmost strength and speed, leaping forward in a single stride, punching fiercely toward Chen Zheng's back and chest.

Seeing this scene, the tens of thousands below felt their hearts race wildly.

Chen Zheng, the calamity could not be escaped.

"Kneel!"

What no one expected was that Chen Zheng suddenly turned his body, faced Wan Lianshan, and let out a thunderous shout that echoed through the heavens, shaking everyone's hearts.

"No..."

Wan Lianshan's eyes showed an expression of disbelief.

In the next instant, his body convulsed wildly, and with a thud he fell kneeling before Chen Zheng.

And between heaven and earth, a death-like silence fell.

(End of Chapter)