Vile Dominion

Chapter 24: Perseverance

Jiang Wushuang was shocked at the result. 'What? Rank 9 Spiritual Imprint and S grade aptitude? That one even have two Spiritual Imprints! This is simply unheard of! There are three Emperor level talents, I never imagined my inheritance would attract such monsters.'

Jiang Wushuang maintained his majesty and didn't let anything show on his face. He looked at everyone and said. "Now, we can start the ladder test. This will be the test of your perseverance. It will measure how hard working you are!"

"You all have to walk on this stairs, with hundred stairs! However, remember that, the higher the cultivation, the more pressure you would face on this ladder. Remember that, if you fell down while moving to next stage, or you couldn't handle the pressure and knelt down, then you will be eliminated. Also, you can't stay on a stair for more than 10 minutes."

The stair was so huge that it can fit hundreds of people at the same time. So, everyone started at the same time!

Li Yuxong put his legs on the first step, and he immediately felt a huge suppression on his body, as if a huge boulder was over his shoulders.

Li Yuxong murmured. "This much weight just on the first step? What would it feel to be on 100th step?"

He continued moving. Step 1, 2, ... soon he reached on 20th step. His breathing was heavy, and he rested on it for few moments to let his body adapt to the changes. At the same time he looked around.

He was surprised to find there were many ahead of him. 

Ren Ying has reached 38th step, Wang Xueyao was on 35th step, Huang Ling was just behind him on 19th step, Long Yifan was on 26th step, Huang Weimin was on 27th step, Tang Liuyue was on 23rd step. There was another member that surprised him. Li Ming was on 30th step!

'Isn't Li Ming just a lustful idiot? Or he has been pretending to be so?'

What Li Yuxong didn't know is that, Li Ming has always lived under his shadow. Everyone always praised Li Yuxong, and compared Li Ming to him. Li Ming didn't like that, and always practiced alone, to surpass Li Yuxong and prove he is also worthy! But, it's a pity, he could never overcome the talent gap.

There is a saying that slow and steady wins the race. The similar thing happen in this test. 

Those who went faster, slowed down later.

After an hour, the standing changed entirely!

Ren Ying and Wang Xueyao were still on top, with 63 and 61 steps respectively. Li Yuxong covered the gap and reached 54th step, and Huang Ling also reached 50th step. Li Ming was on 55th step!

Long Yifan was still on 44th step. He gritted his teeth as he looked at those ahead of him. 'How come these lowborn are able to surpass me, no, I have to do better. I must win.'

Huang Weimin surpassed Long Yifan initially, but now, he was behind him at 40th step. Tang Liuyue was also alongside Huang Weimin at 40th step.

But what surprised them was a dark horse! Deng Wei, one of the lone cultivator of Jade Harbor City, reached 60th step!

At this time, one of the Warrior became seriously injured, due to sudden fall. Jiang Wushuang nodded at him for his resolve and took out a grade 6 Vitality pill and threw it at him. He said. "Take this, it will heal all your injuries."

The competition continued and it turned more and more intense.

Soon, 2 more hours passed.

Wang Xueyao has surpassed Ren Ying now, but she is reaching her limit. She reached 94th step. 'Damn, if it were my 'true' self, I would have definitely reached there without breaking a sweat. But this mortal body reached limit so easily!'