King of Ten Thousand Years

The sight of more than a dozen geniuses leaping from the cliff to their deaths, one after another, shocked everyone.

Genius after genius plummeted, their shattered limbs and broken bones scattering everywhere as the stench of blood filled the air.

”What in the world is happening?”

”This... This is too bizarre!”

The many geniuses below were all stunned.

Some of the geniuses who had just been about to charge forward and join the main group in surrounding Luo Tian felt their hearts tremble. They sucked in cold breaths and froze in their tracks.

”How is this possible?”

Yan Qing’s eyes widened.

In a single instant, more than a dozen geniuses from the Human List had perished!

’A Spiritual Secret Technique?’

Xiao Feng, first on the Human List, lifted his gaze to Luo Tian on the cliff face, faintly sensing that malevolent and imposing spiritual aura.

’Interesting!’

A glint flashed in Xiao Feng’s eyes.

Before, he hadn’t paid Luo Tian any attention at all, having no interest in this farce.

Now, Luo Tian had caught his attention.

But that was all. The gap in their Cultivation was too vast; Luo Tian was still a long way from being his opponent.

’To think this man has such a trump card.’

The Eighth Prince, second on the Chilong Dynasty’s Human List, wore a slightly surprised expression on his handsome and dignified face.

Spiritual Secret Techniques were not something ordinary people could master. But once mastered, they granted bizarre abilities that could be used to achieve unexpected victories.

Feng Qiuling, third on the Human List, was a woman with a slightly sallow complexion and a somewhat mature air about her.

Her pupils constricted as she, too, stared at Luo Tian.

At that moment, Luo Tian had captured the attention of the top three on the Chilong Dynasty’s Human List.

「Halfway up the mountain of the Yunxiao Sect.」

Three Elders were also watching the scene of mass suicide on Cloud Ascending Peak.

They were too far away, and Cloud Ascending Peak was shrouded in whirlwinds, so they couldn’t discern the Spiritual Secret Technique Luo Tian was using. Thus, they were utterly astonished.

”What is going on over there?”

The Big Fat Elder’s eyes widened abruptly. He suppressed his shock and said, ”The death rate for our Yunxiao Sect’s examination has always been relatively high, but if this continues, I’m afraid the death rate for this session will reach eighty percent!”

Moreover, several elite geniuses from the Chilong Dynasty had already died at Luo Tian’s hands. It was truly a pity.

”Should we stop him?”

Another dignified-looking woman asked, her tone questioning.

The Elders were usually indifferent to deaths and injuries during the examination, but to lose a whole group at once, including several elite geniuses, made even them feel a pang of regret.

At the same time, they were worried that such a situation would continue to occur.

”The rules of the examination are what they are. If we interfere, wouldn’t we lose all fairness and impartiality?”

The gray-haired Elder also found it hard to watch, but he still insisted on upholding the principles.

Nevertheless, the three Elders watched Luo Tian even more closely.

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”If you won’t scram, are you looking to die as well?!”

Luo Tian shouted coldly, his presence imposing and filled with killing intent.

”AHH!”

Another four or five geniuses fell, while the rest all retreated more than ten meters, keeping a significant distance from Luo Tian.

At this distance, the power of the Demon Thought Technique was slightly diminished. They weren’t affected too severely and didn’t follow the others in jumping off the cliff.

”He’s terrifying!”

The crowd of geniuses didn’t dare to look at Luo Tian, as if he were a Hellish Demon who had left a shadow of terror in their hearts.

Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, Luo Tian immediately stopped using the Demon Thought Technique. After all, the Secret Technique consumed a great deal of spiritual energy, and he couldn’t maintain it for long.

If his own condition deteriorated too much and caused an accident in the Yunxiao Sect’s examination, the loss would outweigh the gain.

SWOOSH! SHUFF SHUFF!

After dealing with the trouble, Luo Tian resumed his ascent.

He was currently at a height of three hundred and thirty meters.

Above Luo Tian were quite a few geniuses, including Yuwen Xuan and the woman in yellow, Ke Yuexuan.

Yuwen Xuan was already at three hundred and eighty meters, while Ke Yuexuan was in the highest position, having reached four hundred and forty meters. She was only sixty meters from the summit.

With no enemies to interfere, Luo Tian moved quickly, rapidly closing the distance to Yuwen Xuan.

”Luo Tian!”

Yuwen Xuan glanced at Luo Tian, his expression complex—a mixture of jealousy and indignation, as well as helplessness and fear.

The scene from moments ago had frightened him as well.

A group of geniuses had besieged Luo Tian to no effect; instead, it was his enemies who had suffered heavy casualties, committing mass suicide by jumping from the cliff.

He had started the examination earlier than Luo Tian, and Luo Tian had even been delayed by his enemies for a long time. Yet now, the distance between them was rapidly shrinking.

Barring any surprises, Luo Tian would soon overtake him.

’Faster! Faster! Faster!’

Yuwen Xuan hadn’t given up yet.

’I have to reach the summit before Luo Tian. Otherwise, the goal I’ve been striving for all this time will be nothing but a joke.’

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind struck, causing Yuwen Xuan to lose his footing.

He missed a step!

Yuwen Xuan’s expression turned to panic as he scrambled to save himself.

But at that very moment, not far above Yuwen Xuan, a man in red whom he didn’t recognize suddenly struck out at him with a palm.

”What?”

Yuwen Xuan’s face fell.

’I don’t know this person. Why would he kick me while I’m down?’

BANG!

The man in red’s Cultivation was at the Peak of the Second Layer. Yuwen Xuan’s True Qi Body Protection shattered in an instant, and under the force of the man’s palm, he plummeted downward!

”Hehe, you two geniuses from the Azure Cloud Kingdom can die together!”

The man in red let out a wicked laugh.

As it turned out, his target wasn’t Yuwen Xuan, but Luo Tian.

Yuwen Xuan happened to be positioned right above Luo Tian, and now he was hurtling straight toward him.

”Excellent!”

Below, the grim-faced Yan Qing’s eyes suddenly lit up.

The man in red’s sudden attack was truly unexpected.

First, Luo Tian had just dealt with all his obstructors and was fully focused on the examination.

Second, both Yuwen Xuan and Luo Tian were from the Azure Cloud Kingdom. Luo Tian would surely not be on guard against Yuwen Xuan, who happened to be right above his head.

Lastly, at the height Luo Tian was currently at, even the slightest disturbance could cause him to fail.

’Hm?’

Luo Tian was indeed surprised.

’I thought no one would dare to make a move on me again. I didn’t expect there to be such a bold one among the earliest batch of examinees.’

Seeing Yuwen Xuan hurtling down toward him,

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian took a step back, his body leaving the cliff face.

Then he kicked out, and as luck would have it, his foot landed squarely on Yuwen Xuan’s rear end.

”AHH!”

Yuwen Xuan let out a shrill, piercing scream before his body slammed into the rock wall. The immense force embedded him right into it.

”Luo Tian, you—!”

Yuwen Xuan roared, his face flushing red.

But he immediately realized something was wrong. Luo Tian had kicked him, yes, but he had kicked him *onto* the rock wall.

This had actually saved his life!

But what about Luo Tian himself?

Yuwen Xuan turned his head to look and saw Luo Tian suspended in mid-air, his body swaying with nothing to push off from.

He was stunned. Luo Tian had saved him, but in doing so, had caused himself to fail the examination, and possibly even fall to his death.

”Hahaha!”

Below, Yan Qing burst into laughter.

The man in red also revealed a triumphant smile.

He had been waiting a long time for this opportunity. Now that he had finally succeeded, he would be able to claim Prince Zheng’s reward, as well as the favor Yan Qing had promised.

However, Luo Tian, now in mid-air away from the rock wall, did not fall.

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian pushed off the empty air, taking a step out of nowhere and leaping several meters upward.

Immediately after, he took two more steps on thin air.

The *Cloud Traveling Step* excelled at leveraging force. After reaching the Perfect Realm, one could even take three consecutive steps in the void.

Furthermore, in windy conditions, one could descend a hundred-meter cliff completely unscathed. So even if Luo Tian had fallen, he wouldn’t have died.

SWISH!

In an instant, Luo Tian appeared before the man in red and threw out a ferocious fist of crystalline yellow light.

”What? How did you get here?”

The man in red looked as if he had seen a ghost, his face instantly turning as white as a sheet.

Logically, Luo Tian should have fallen.

But in the blink of an eye, the man who should have been dead was now standing right in front of him.

BANG!

The man in red was completely defenseless. Luo Tian’s fist smashed into his head, which immediately exploded.

A headless corpse fell.

Silence!

The surroundings instantly fell quiet, with only the howling of the fierce wind remaining.

”Just now... did you see that clearly? Was Luo Tian flying?”

”That was indeed the ability to walk on air, but a Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artist definitely can’t do that!”

Everyone was shocked and uncertain!

”It’s a Body Technique! This man’s Body Martial Skill must be extraordinary, probably Spirit Level Upper Grade or even Top Grade!”

Feng Qiuling, third on the Human List, speculated.

Hearing this, the crowd couldn’t help but feel a mix of envy and greed.

Who wouldn’t want to possess such a high-level Body Martial Skill that allowed one to briefly soar through the air!

In reality, the *Cloud Traveling Step* was only a Spirit Level Middle Grade technique. It was only because Luo Tian had cultivated it to the Perfect Realm that Feng Qiuling’s speculation was wrong.

After all, reaching the Perfect Realm in any Martial Skill was extremely difficult, typically requiring several years or even decades.

「On Cloud Ascending Peak.」

After taking three consecutive steps on air, Luo Tian had now reached a height of four hundred meters.

He continued his charge, his figure rocketing upward and surpassing one genius after another.

Keep in mind, these geniuses had all started the examination much earlier than Luo Tian.

Soon.

Only the woman in yellow remained in Luo Tian’s field of vision.

’He actually caught up!’

Ke Yuexuan was very surprised and gave Luo Tian a deep look.

She had to admit that she had underestimated Luo Tian before.

In terms of performance in the first stage of the examination, Luo Tian had completely outshone her.

She absolutely would not allow herself to be outdone by Luo Tian again. She had to be the first to reach the summit!

Ke Yuexuan quickened her pace, her figure like a swift bird as she shot up along the rock wall.

Four hundred and seventy meters!

Four hundred and eighty meters!

Four hundred and ninety meters!

The summit of Cloud Ascending Peak was within arm’s reach!

But just then, a figure suddenly appeared to Ke Yuexuan’s right—it was Luo Tian.

Ke Yuexuan’s gaze sharpened. The True Qi in her body erupted, and her Body Technique’s speed increased another notch.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

The two figures shot toward the summit at almost the same time.

Outsiders couldn’t see the specific situation clearly.

But Ke Yuexuan, being one of the people involved, knew with perfect clarity: Luo Tian had reached the summit a moment before her!