Inside the first floor of Nirvana Tower, there was an altar on top of a platform to reach the platform near the altar there were stairs.
In the heart of an altar, there was a statue, bathed in the soft glow of moonlight that reflected from a large gem on the ceiling, the statue was of the noble black phoenix, a testament to eternal beauty and timeless elegance.
Crafted from the finest obsidian, the statue rises gracefully upon a pedestal of intricately carved marble, exuding an aura of regal majesty. Each feather is meticulously sculpted, capturing the essence of the phoenix's otherworldly allure. The feathers cascade down its powerful wings, ruffling gently as if caught in a perpetual breeze, while its talons grip the pedestal with a sense of quiet strength.
The phoenix's eyes, perhaps adorned with luminescent pearls, shimmer with ethereal light, reflecting the wisdom of ages past and the promise of rebirth yet to come, inviting viewers to ponder the mysteries of life and transformation.
Seeing the statue Kaal felt his bloodline trembling, and his unique Azure Qi started to run wildly without his control he felt that he had to kneel in front of the statue to pay his respect, he had to use all his willpower to regain his senses when he looked around he noticed that he was not only one whose Qi started to run recklessly, other ware also in the same predicament, only four who have regained their sense.
It was him, Samrat, Divya, and a youth with brown hair and eyes with a scar on his left eye.
"At least this generation has some decent talent," a voice voice seems to echo softly throughout the room, this voice has some mysterious power because it calms down others Qi which was running recklessly.
Soon a figure of a small child appeared in front of all the participants, it was the spirit of Nirvana Tower, All the Treasures above elemental treasures, have a conciseness of their own they can communicate with heaven and absorb the spiritual Qi in the surrounding.
"We greet ancestor," all the participants who regain their minds salute the child, respectfully because, Nirvana Tower is a Heaven Treasure which means this spirit is in the Sea Realm, in the whole Kilvish clan only three People are in this Realm, current Clan leader Charles kilvish, previous Generation Clan leader, and Grand Elder William.
"I am not going to waste my time on this, so all of you who do not reach the altar in six hours are disqualified from the Competitions," saying this spirit vanished.
Kaal sees that to reach the Altar, he has to climb the 300th steps of the stairs, which is simple, but he knows that if the ancestor had given them a time limit, it must mean that is not an easy task before he could begin to climb, a youth-run towards the stairs and began to ascend.
"if I reached first then surely, there will be a reward," said the youth excitedly.
but he just took the first step, He felt a suppression in his bloodline, his blood Qi stopped and he realized that his warrior rank 2 strength was also being suppressed, ignoring it he took another step, and the pressure increased as he reached the second step when he reached 10 steps, he begins to move like a snail.
Kaal and the other do not move from their spot observing the whole situation as the youth continue to climb they notice that these steps have a spiritual pressure that applies to their bloodline and cultivation level and as they go up this pressure will increase and these facts proved correct as the youth just taken 21st steps he collapses on the steps while coughing blood, after getting a whole idea Kaal begin to climb the stairs.
as Kaal took the first steps he also began to feel the suppression of his bloodline and his Foundation Realm had also suppressed, ignoring its Kaal continued to ascend the stairs, behind him Samrat and Divya took their first steps on the stair, Lauren and a youth with brown hair and eyes with a scar on his left eye also began to climb.
"This Altar was built by the Greatest genius ever born in the Kilvish clan, the Founder of the Kilvish clan in the void era. Legend has it that he had obtained the bone marrow blood of a Black phoenix from the forbidden area of the Death Forest, after using this blood he changed his bloodline and ascended this Elysian cultivation planet to the upper realm. all the members of the Kilvish clan have the Black Phoenix Bloodline but generation after generation this bloodline began to dilute"
"the statue of Black Phoenix on the altar applies bloodline suppression on the stairs and those who have more pure bloodline can easily ascend the stairs and reach the altar, this whole test is to check which one has the pure bloodline," said the spirit looking toward the participant.
"In all clan history, the highest anyone reaches is 291st steps, even previous generation leader only reached 221st steps, will this generation be better than the previous," said spirit in a low tone.
After two hours,
only ten people reached the 100th step of the stairs, Samrat Kilvish who had just taken his 97th step, felt that he was crushed by a large mountain because the pressure was increased so much that his bones began to crack his whole body soaked in the sweat, his vision started to blur and even circulation of his blood Qi are becoming more and more difficult.
'I thought that with my blue Talent, I would become the next Clan leader but then Kaal also appeared with the same talent, but I was not worried Because I am four older than Kaal, people think that I am in the 1st stage Foundation realm, but no I am at 5th stage this was my hidden trump against Kaal, I am confident that in this competitions no one will be my match not even Kaal' thought Samrat Kilvish while gritting his teeth to endure the pressure.
"But why Kaal and a worm is ahead of me," said Samrat angrily looking at the Kaal and Divya at the 100th step.