According to the original plan, there shouldn't have been any interruption.
However, upon reaching the Ninth Heaven of Martial God, her attempts at another breakthrough were thwarted by an insurmountable barrier. This obstruction prevented her from attaining the status of a Paragon Warrior. Despite her attempts to forcefully push her consciousness through, inexplicably, she found herself repeatedly repelled. The pain in her head was becoming increasingly intense, yet the barrier remained steadfast, impeding her progress.
Only when all other options were exhausted did she emerge from this struggle.
Undeterred, she made successive efforts, but the outcome remained unchanged—no response.
Faced with a sense of helplessness, Gu Chaoyan found herself compelled to abandon her endeavor just as the competition was approaching.