Chapter 4823
“The top three forces in the Heavenly Human Realm are about to clash—this is going to be incredible!”
“Why is the Fire Sect suddenly siding with Kai? What’s going on?”
“This is about to get messy. We’d better step back—I bet a lot of people are going to die.”
The crowd whispered among themselves as they watched the tense standoff unfold.
Ming Shao’s expression darkened, his eyes burning with rage as he glared at Wenshi. “Wenshi, don’t think that just because the Fire Sect is known as the largest sect in the Heavenly Human Realm, you can act recklessly.”
“If you don’t want to die, then leave now—I have no interest in provoking you. But if you insist on helping Kai, don’t blame me for being merciless!”
Wenshi scoffed. “What nonsense are you spouting? If you want a fight, then fight! Haven’t you always been arrogant, looking down on everyone?”
He had disliked Ming Shao for a long time and saw this as the perfect chance to settle the score.
In truth, Wenshi and his sister Wenqing had no real connection to Kai. They simply couldn’t stand Ming Shao. And as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend—they understood that well enough!
The tension in the air grew thicker, and the entire battlefield became suffocatingly oppressive.
At that moment, it felt as though the slightest move would trigger an all-out war.
Just as everyone braced for combat, a sudden shift rippled through the heavens and earth. A strange, radiant white light enveloped Wuwang Land.
The very space around them felt heavy, as if an immense mountain were pressing down on everyone!
“The Ladder to Heaven! The Ladder to Heaven has appeared!”
A voice rang out, filled with excitement.
Everyone instinctively looked up—high in the void, a colossal stairway, as grand as a mountain, slowly materialized.
Rumble…
With a deafening crash, the Ladder to Heaven descended and landed on the ground.
The moment it touched down, the crowd erupted into action, racing toward it in a frenzy.
Even the two opposing factions, moments away from a deadly battle, completely ignored each other and flew toward the Ladder to Heaven instead!
Kai quickly moved to the front of the towering ladder.
It stretched high into the sky, an immense structure with nine steps, each leading to a glowing gateway.
On the first step, two large characters were carved: Ascend to Heaven.
As he gazed at the massive ladder, Kai’s expression grew serious. The ancient aura radiating from it carried an overwhelming sense of time and mystery, making it feel both awe-inspiring and daunting.
Clearly, this ladder had been constructed with purpose—perhaps by an immortal from the heavens or a cultivator of an even higher realm.
To beings of such power, cultivators from the Heavenly Realm were likely nothing more than ants or mere chess pieces in a grander game.
At that moment, some cultivators, unable to contain their eagerness, rushed toward the ladder.
However, rather than stepping onto the first level, most of them went straight to the third!
Kai frowned in confusion. “Why aren’t they starting from the first step?”
Yun Li, who had followed closely behind him, explained, “Kai, those people have been here before and have already passed the first level. Each time someone clears a level, a mark is left on their body, allowing them to skip it in future attempts.”
“You, on the other hand, have never been here before. That means you must start from the first level. We can’t go with you—once a level is cleared, we can’t re-enter it.”
Kai quickly understood: once a level was passed, there was no turning back—one could only move forward.
“Don’t worry,” Lin Kefan reassured him, patting his shoulder. “The first level is fairly simple. With your strength, you’ll pass it with ease.”
“The cultivators in the first level aren’t very strong—they won’t pose any real threat to you.”
“But there is one tricky part,” he added. “The conditions for clearing each level aren’t fixed. You’ll have to figure them out yourself, and the challengers you face will be different each time.”