The three continued forward and soon arrived beneath a hill.
Atop the hill flickered various terrifying thunderbolts!
The Boundless Lord looked at the hill before him and said softly: “Storm Hill!”
Ye Xuan looked at the Boundless Lord. The Boundless Lord said: “Legend has it that Storm Hill possesses the strongest divine thunder in time. Passing through it is equivalent to undergoing tribulation. Those who succeed have their flesh greatly strengthened; those who fail turn to ashes, with no afterlife!”
Ye Xuan looked at Storm Hill. Upon seeing the thunderbolts, his expression immediately turned grave.
Not ordinary danger!
With each divine thunder strike, he felt fear!
Fear from the depths of his soul!
Ye Xuan said softly: “Is this the strongest divine thunder in the world?”
Boundless nodded. “It can be said so. This is the strongest divine thunder below the Virtual True World, and also the final tribulation of the Virtual True World. Passing here means, in a sense, you have half a foot in the Virtual True World!”
Ye Xuan looked at Boundless. “There are even harder challenges ahead?”
Boundless nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Boundless smiled. “I’m going!”
With that, he walked toward Storm Hill!
Ye Xuan suddenly said: “Boundless!”
The Boundless Lord turned to Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan spread his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword slowly floated before Boundless. “It might help you!”
Boundless looked at Ye Xuan for a moment, then smiled: “Don’t underestimate me. Thanks!”
With that, he turned and walked toward Storm Hill!
Ye Xuan watched Boundless walking into the distance, silent.
Soon, under the gaze of Princess Xin and Ye Xuan, Boundless stepped onto Storm Hill!
Boom!
A thunder pillar hundreds of zhang wide suddenly descended from the sky!
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Boundless’s mouth. He flicked his sleeve.
Boom!
Under everyone’s gaze, the thunder pillar shattered explosively.
Seeing this, the expressions of those present gradually turned grave!
The Boundless Lord continued toward the hill!
At that moment, another thunder pillar fell—this one black, its power at least ten times stronger than the first!
As this thunder pillar fell, a terrifying pressure swept down from the heavens, spreading everywhere. The entire firmament trembled.
Under everyone’s gaze, the Boundless Lord remained expressionless, flicking his sleeve again. A terrifying force surged skyward.
Boom!
The thunder pillar shattered explosively!
At this moment, the expressions of those present became unprecedentedly grave!
Storm Hill!
Those present could be said to be failures who had failed the challenge!
Many had been stuck here for tens of millions of years!
At that moment, the Boundless Lord suddenly laughed loudly. “Come on!”
As his voice fell, he leaped directly to the top of Storm Hill, arms spread wide, head raised to the thick black clouds!
In the field, everyone’s expressions were no longer grave but incredulous!
This man was actually going to withstand the entire Storm Hill tribulation with his own strength!
Ordinary challengers took it step by step, not all at once. But this Boundless Lord was going to take it all in one go!
At that moment, countless thunderbolts surged within the thick black clouds!
Angered!
In the field, everyone suddenly retreated!
Noticing this, Ye Xuan blinked. At that moment, Princess Xin suddenly said: “Should we retreat?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said: “Little Tower, can you withstand it? If you can, come out and take it—we can show off a bit!”
Little Tower: “…”
Ultimately, Ye Xuan and Princess Xin chose to retreat!
Though he wanted to show off, now was clearly not the time!
This Storm Hill was truly terrifying!
At that moment, an old man suddenly walked beside Ye Xuan and Princess Xin. He looked at the distant Boundless Lord and asked: “Is he your friend?”
Ye Xuan glanced at the old man. The old man wore a black robe, emaciated, and from his appearance, did not seem like a good person!
Ye Xuan nodded. “Sort of!”
The emaciated old man glanced at Ye Xuan, then said: “You are the Child of Destiny!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
The emaciated old man’s expression immediately turned strange!
Ye Xuan furrowed his brows. “Why aren’t you all very afraid of the Child of Destiny?”
The emaciated old man said calmly: “I have killed at least a hundred Children of Destiny!”
Ye Xuan was stunned!
The emaciated old man said: “You don’t think you are the only Child of Destiny, do you?”
Ye Xuan fell silent!
Damn it!
The Great Dao Brush owner was simply an idiot!
Why create so many Children of Destiny?
Raising gu worms for fun?
The emaciated old man looked at the distant Storm Hill and said softly: “Your friend is truly fierce!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly. “He’s alright!”
The emaciated old man glanced at Ye Xuan without speaking.
Ye Xuan looked at Storm Hill. At this moment, nearly ten thousand terrifying tribulation thunders had gathered above Boundless!
The mere thunder pressure made it hard for those present to breathe!
One could imagine the terrifying pressure Boundless, at the center, was enduring!
Yet Boundless’s expression was unusually calm!
At that moment, the ten thousand tribulation thunders suddenly poured down like a storm!
Seeing this, everyone’s expressions instantly turned grave!
Atop the hill, Boundless looked at the falling tribulation thunders, a cold smile at his lips!
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire Storm Hill was submerged in thunder light!
The heavens and earth trembled!
Everyone stared fixedly at the thunder light!
After an unknown time, the thunder light slowly dissipated. Then, a man slowly walked out!
It was the Boundless Lord!
He survived!
Seeing this, shock appeared in everyone’s eyes!
Boundless flicked his sleeve and smiled lightly. “That’s all!”
Everyone: “…”
At that moment, the black clouds atop Storm Hill dispersed. Then, a cyan stone staircase ten thousand zhang long appeared at Boundless’s feet, leading to a wide light gate at the end!
Ye Xuan suddenly said: “Has he passed?”
The old man shook his head. “No!”
Ye Xuan looked at the old man. The old man looked at the light gate in the sky and said softly: “Do you know what this path is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
The old man said: “The Path of Life and Death!”
Ye Xuan furrowed his brows. “Path of Life and Death?”
The old man nodded. “One step death, one step life!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “What do you mean?”
The old man glanced at Ye Xuan. “You dare come here knowing nothing—who gave you the courage?”
Ye Xuan thought, then said: “Family!”
The old man: “…”
Atop Storm Hill, Boundless suddenly stepped onto the stone staircase. The instant he did, the space-time around him twisted.
Ye Xuan was full of confusion. “What is happening?”
Beside Ye Xuan, the old man said: “This stone step is death. At this moment, he has fallen into the Endless Soul Realm…”
As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Xuan. “Know the Endless Soul Realm?”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “No!”
The old man looked deeply at Ye Xuan, then said: “A very special space-time world. Those who enter… I don’t know what happens!”
Ye Xuan looked at the old man. The old man said indifferently: “I have never entered! Those who have either died or passed through that gate and disappeared completely! How would I know?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “That explanation makes sense!”
At that moment, Boundless on the stone steps suddenly took a step forward!
As this step fell, a white light poured down. In an instant, Boundless’s aura surged violently!
Ye Xuan blinked. “What is this?”
The old man said: “I told you earlier—Path of Life and Death, one step death, one step life! He passed the death step, now life, so he receives a gift—cultivation surge! This white light is the legendary Primordial Qi, born with the universe, extremely terrifying! Obtaining even one strand brings massive improvement! Unfortunately… sigh!”
Ye Xuan looked at the Primordial Qi. Even from afar, he could feel it was good stuff!
Absolutely the most awesome profound qi he had ever seen!
He should have brought Ye Qingqing here!
As if thinking of something, Ye Xuan suddenly said: “Senior, look at this stone staircase—one step life, one step death. Can we just take the life steps and skip the death ones?”
Hearing this, the old man turned to Ye Xuan. “Your idea… is so badass?”
Ye Xuan said: “Has anyone tried this before?”
The old man shook his head. “No! Anyway, in my long time here, I’ve never seen anyone play like that!”
Ye Xuan looked at the stone staircase and said softly: “Then I can try when the time comes!”
The old man hesitated, then said: “Young man, do you know your current strength level?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Compared to seniors, I do have a tiny gap!”
The old man looked at Ye Xuan. “Tiny?”
Ye Xuan looked at the old man. “Is it big?”
The old man was silent for a moment, then said: “You seem weak, but give me a feeling you’re awesome… is it my illusion?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
In the sky, Boundless suddenly quickened his pace.
At first, he lingered long on the death step, but now he walked normally!
Seeing this, everyone’s expressions became unprecedentedly grave!
This was truly defying the heavens!
At that moment, the old man beside Ye Xuan suddenly asked: “What is your name, young friend?”
Ye Xuan said: “Ye Xuan!”
“King of Backing!”
The old man suddenly exclaimed: “You are the King of Backing?”
What the fuck?
Ye Xuan looked at the old man incredulously, dumbfounded.
At this moment, some in the field turned to look at Ye Xuan, all somewhat incredulous.
Ye Xuan: “…”
