Seeing the fire in the eyes of all the geniuses present, that middle aged man nodded and continued, .You guys see that stone stairway that's touching the clouds? It's called the Stairway to Heaven or Heaven stairs! Do you know why it's called the Stairway to Heaven? There's a saying that every start is difficult, as difficult as reaching the heavens. The reason why it's called the Stairway to Heaven is because of how difficult it is to climb!"
" The disciples participating in the competition will need to climb up from the bottom to the top, and the higher they go, the more pressure they will face. Finally, the first 300 disciples to reach the top will be chosen to participate in the second round of the competition.
"Now, let the competition begin." The middle aged man announced the start of the competition.
The first round of the competition officially started.
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At the bottom of the Stairway to Heaven, all the youths were getting ready. They all had high fighting spirits, and their eyes were radiating fierce looks
"Begin." Middle aged man said loudly, signaling the start of the first round. The beating of the war drums went off again.
Nearly 2000 people immediately started walking up the stairway. The Stairway to Heaven was incredibly wide, even if there were more than a Three thousand people on it at the same time, it wouldn't feel crowded.
There were a total of 1000 stone steps on the Stairway to Heaven. People leapt forwards like cats right after middle aged-man finished his words, instantly climbing three steps. Fighting dragon, leaping tiger. They were full of momentum.
But when people stepped onto the 10 stone step, they immediately felt a slight pressure, therefore their speed started slowing down.
The pressure on the Stairway to Heaven was coming from the pressure of momentum, pressure of spirit energy, and most importantly, pressure on the will . This made it harder for all of the participating disciples to climb the stairway. In other words, it was extremely hard for them to continue forward.
Rudra waved his long sleeves and started walking towards the Stairway to Heaven. He was not in the hurry. He put one of his hands behind his back, and walked step by step towards the Stairway to Heaven. He looked calm and patient. While the other youths of the four big sects were fighting amongst each other and climbing the steps, there was only a smile on his face.
When representatives of three great sect saw Rudra, their eyes lit up. Without mentioning anything else, just his calm attitude alone had made him stand out from the rest. not to mention his cultivation.
On the Stairway to Heaven, someone reached the fiftieth step, the pressure had started weighing down there. Sweat filled their foreheads, the higher they climbed, the bigger the pressure.
"Such strong pressure, it feels like my legs have been injected with lead! The pressure of the stairs is too strong, even my soul is trembling… If it's like this, I don't think I can go more than 50 steps… this is shameful…"
Someone said while wiping their sweat away. Those at peak of body refining were faster in climbing, and had already reached 100 steps. The Eliot and the other geniuses of the big families behaved calmly, they had already climbed 140 steps, but they still looked calm and relaxed. This was the difference between them and the other youths at the same realm.