Stellar Transformation-Chapter 576: Episode 16 - 37 Persistence

Today’s second Chapter!

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Zhou Xian’s face was full of smiles at this moment. With a modest smile towards Qin Yu and the others, he said, "Gentlemen, I shall go to meet the Heavenly Venerable first. I also hope that you all can receive the favor of the Heavenly Venerable."

After speaking, Zhou Xian ascended the steps to the ’Thunder Punishment Hall,’ one of the three great side halls. When he reached the top and approached Yao Lin, he was extremely polite and paid his respects, "Sister Yao Lin, thank you."

Yao Lin, too, smiled and then led Zhou Xian into the Thunder Punishment Hall.

...

Meanwhile, Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu, watching this scene from a distance, felt an unsettling feeling in their hearts. Even Marquis Kui Yin and several others were starting to feel indignation.

"Brother Duanmu, shall we continue ascending the Heavenly Ascending Steps now?" Qin Yu asked Duanmu Yu.

At that moment, Qin Yu was filled with a sense of resentment, "I truly didn’t expect the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable to so blatantly favor his own kin. The Northern Pole Saint Emperor gave us a full ten years to prepare; why couldn’t this Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable wait two or three years before summoning Zhou Xian? Instead, as soon as Zhou Xian arrived at the Mountain and Sea Palace, he showed up to meet him. The favoritism is just too obvious."

Clearly, Qin Yu was becoming quite annoyed.

With his current state of mind, it was simply impossible to reach the top of the Heavenly Ascending Steps.

"Qin Yu, let’s rest for half a day to adjust our state of mind, aim for the best condition, then we ascend the Heavenly Ascending Steps," Duanmu Yu’s voice was still so warm.

But Qin Yu could also feel that Duanmu Yu’s state of mind had been affected by what had just happened, and there was a slight disturbance.

"It is indeed necessary to adjust my state of mind," Qin Yu said, walking to the side and sitting down cross-legged on the green field. They had a full ten years, so there was no need to rush. Adjusting to the best condition was what mattered the most.

Glancing at the Heavenly Ascending Steps not far away, Qin Yu’s brows furrowed, "These Heavenly Ascending Steps have never been topped by anyone below the God King Realm in the history of the Divine World. The difficulty must be extraordinary. This time, I might have to rely on the power of the New Universe’s space."

Qin Yu was clear about his own strength.

Over three thousand years ago, when he had just emerged from the universe, he had only just stepped into the Upper Heavenly God Realm. As three thousand years went by, his clone spent over forty million years comprehending the Space Law.

The understanding of space left by the Life God King to him was now comprehended by that clone by more than eighty percent.

Even though he hadn’t reached the peak of the Upper Heavenly God Realm, Qin Yu was already considered powerful among the Upper Heavenly Gods. Coupled with the power of the New Universe’s space, his strength should be comparable to the peak experts of the Upper Heavenly God Realm.

"Relying on the power of space, it’s still uncertain whether I will reach the top," Qin Yu thought to himself while looking at the ninety-nine layers of steps, each nearly ten zhang high, without complete confidence in his heart.

During the time Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu were adjusting their states, more participants arrived at the Floating Island in succession. Marquis Kui Yin, Shen Tufan, and others sought Hao Jun as well.

After a long while.

Both Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu opened their eyes; Qin Yu’s state had now returned to its peak, and the impact of the incident involving Zhou Xian had been dissolved.

"Brother Qin Yu, shall we go?" Duanmu Yu asked with a slight smile.

Qin Yu also smiled, "Yes, let’s go."

Between this exchange, there seemed to be a tacit understanding like that of friends.

Thus, Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu walked towards the Heavenly Ascending Steps, while Marquis Kui Yin and a dozen others were still troubled about how to meet the Heavenly Venerable.

"Brother Qin Yu, Brother Duanmu, it seems you are truly intent on ascending these steps; after much thought, I’ve decided I want to give it a try as well," Marquis Kui Yin said, his face also showing a hint of resignation.

At that, Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu both laughed.

"Together with us?" Duanmu Yu asked, smiling at Marquis Kui Yin.

Looking up at the ninety-nine steps before him, Marquis Kui Yin took a deep breath, "Since there’s no other option, might as well try. If people want to treat us as clowns, so be it." Having said this, Kui Yin looked towards Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu, "I will join you."

Qin Yu, Duanmu Yu, and Marquis Kui Yin exchanged glances and then stepped forward simultaneously.

"What a bizarre sensation!"

As soon as he ascended the first step, Qin Yu felt as though he had stepped into a quagmire, and it seemed extremely difficult to even maintain his balance, involuntarily stirring the Heavenly God Power within him to stabilize his body.

"If the first layer is like this, the ninety-nine layers..." Qin Yu looked towards Duanmu Yu and Marquis Kui Yin at his side. Duanmu Yu was coping fine, while Marquis Kui Yin, like Qin Yu, had to make minor adjustments before he stabilized.

At this time, the others noticed that these three had begun to climb the Heavenly Ascending Steps.

"Brother Kui Yin, are you really going to climb these Heavenly Ascending Steps?" The other fourteen people also came over, and aside from Zhou Xian who had entered the Thunder Punishment Hall early on, the rest had made no progress.

Qin Yu and the other two looked back at the fourteen people but, without saying much, they continued to climb.

"Brother Qin Yu, wait for me." A familiar voice was heard, and at the sound of it, Qin Yu knew it was the shy prodigy ’Shen Tufan’ speaking.

Qin Yu and the others turned to look.

They saw Shen Tufan, clad in a red battle robe with a handsome appearance, stepping onto the Heavenly Ascending Steps as well. He blushed as he said to Qin Yu and the other two, "I can’t think of any other way, so I’ll just try with you guys. I heard the historical record for these Heavenly Ascending Steps is the ninety-fifth layer. I wonder if I could reach the ninetieth."

Historical record?

Qin Yu surmised in his heart that it seems in all history, the strongest among those below the God King Realm had reached only the ninety-fifth layer.

"Let’s go," said Duanmu Yu.

Immediately, the four began to climb together while the thirteen below just watched, discussing among themselves, as they made no attempt to climb.

Because there was no need to try; the climbing history of the predecessors had already shown how difficult it was to ascend the ’Heavenly Ascending Steps’.

Each layer was ten meters wide, wide enough for four people to advance side by side.

By the time Qin Yu had climbed to the tenth layer, he had fully realized, "Turns out, these steps are a test of one’s understanding of the Space Law. For the first few layers, it’s possible to rely on the internal Heavenly God Power, but going further up, that won’t work."

Qin Yu felt as if he had suddenly stepped onto a Dark Star.

It was as if he had plunged into a dense liquid, sometimes feeling as though he was floating up, and at other times feeling an oppressive force of space bearing down on him.

...

The changes were incessant, and the higher he went, the more terrifying they became.

At times, the oppressive force was enough to annihilate a star system in an instant. Relying solely on their bodies, it was impossible for Qin Yu and the others to withstand it; they relied on their application of the Space Law instead.

Transferring, weakening, or even completely eliminating the oppression.

Law against Law.

Then Marquis Kui Yin chuckled lowly, "The higher we go, the deeper and more intricate the test of the Space Law becomes. No wonder the Holy Emperor told me that without reaching the God King Realm, one cannot reach the summit. Now it seems... that the ninety-ninth layer probably tests the complete Space Law."

Hearing what Marquis Kui Yin said, Qin Yu inwardly agreed.

Perhaps, it really was so!

Duanmu Yu chuckled softly, "If that’s really the case, then those three Heavenly Venerables are playing too much of a joke on us. They said that if anyone below the God King Realm reached the summit, they would show themselves. But these Heavenly Ascending Steps can only be ascended by someone who has reached the God King Realm, which means... the three Heavenly Venerables have no intention of meeting anyone at all."

Qin Yu also understood, "These three Heavenly Venerables don’t want to meet anyone, but there’s no need to mock people like this. However..." Qin Yu’s gaze became sharp, "as long as there’s hope, we can’t give up."

At this moment, having only reached the fiftieth layer, the four still had the strength to speak. But as they continued upward, the four of them stopped talking altogether.

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Seventy-fifth layer.

"Sometimes it’s spatial suppression, sometimes space tearing, sometimes the body wants to float up... I simply cannot control my body anymore." Qin Yu also felt a wave of exhaustion.

At this moment, Qin Yu had not yet used the Space Power of his own universe.

"Without relying on the Power of New Universe’s Space, how many layers can I persist to?" Qin Yu continued to grit his teeth and persevere, his forehead now covered with sweat beads the size of soybeans.

He wasn’t the only one; the genius youth Shen Tufan’s forehead was also dotted with sweat, and his face was extremely pale.

The only exceptions were Duanmu Yu and Marquis Kui Yin, who had only a slight flush of color on their faces, maintaining a relatively normal state. These two were both top fighters at the peak of the Upper Heavenly God Realm, their comprehension of space was a bit higher than that of Qin Yu and Shen Tufan.

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Eightieth layer.

As soon as Qin Yu stepped onto it, his whole body trembled. He felt like a leaf skiff in the Furious Ocean, no longer able to control the ’Furious Ocean’s temperament.

"Bang!"

With the sound of impact, Qin Yu and the others all turned their heads to look, only to see Shen Tufan tumble down from the steps and crash land below, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as he hit the ground.

Shen Tufan stood up with a pale face and gave the others a smile, "Brothers, it’s all up to you now. I had hoped to persist until the ninetieth layer, but I couldn’t hold out past the eightieth."

Qin Yu, Duanmu Yu, and Marquis Kui Yin all gave Shen Tufan an encouraging smile. Even though Shen Tufan had failed, they all felt a sense of fondness towards him.

The four had climbed the Heavenly Ascending Steps together, and during this process, their mutual fondness grew significantly.

When four people simultaneously do something others deem ’only a madman would do,’ they all develop a sense of camaraderie with each other.

"Let’s continue. Maybe the three Heavenly Venerables will make an exception and come to see us because of our diligent climbing," Duanmu Yu said softly, laughing.

Qin Yu and Marquis Kui Yin both smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, persevere."

The three continued climbing.

Upon reaching the eighty-third layer, Qin Yu felt the spatial suppression was so great that it exceeded his capacity. He was about to fall.

"Enough."

At this moment, Qin Yu finally used the Power of New Universe’s Space. This Space Power, completely under Qin Yu’s control, instantly protected him.

The pressure reduced by more than nine-tenths in an instant.

"Whew, maybe I still have a chance to reach the top," Qin Yu thought as he felt the protective effect of this Space Power, hope rising in his heart.

One step, two steps...

Duanmu Yu and Marquis Kui Yin, the two masters at the peak of the Upper Heavenly God Realm, also had sweat on their foreheads. They were now on the eighty-eighth layer.

Moving up, each layer was incredibly difficult.

Qin Yu, who had been hopeful, felt that each layer he ascended, the pressure increased too much. "Relying on this Space Power, I might not necessarily be able to reach the top," Qin Yu worried inwardly, "It’s just a pity that I use too little Space Power."

The New Universe was still growing.

Had Qin Yu been able to use one percent of the entire universe’s Space Power, he could have easily reached the top. But now... The Space Power Qin Yu used only covered a hundred miles.

Compared to the entire universe, the range was still too small, the Space Power too scant.

It was only because Qin Yu could fully control this Space Power that it had such great potency.

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Ninetieth layer.

"Bang!" Marquis Kui Yin’s face instantly turned extremely red, as if struck by a terrifying force, blood spraying across the sky, his body falling powerlessly down.

Qin Yu understood very well.

It was the immense spatial suppression, so severe it caused vomiting of blood. For at this very moment, Qin Yu also felt the enormous strength of that pressure.

Qin Yu glanced at Duanmu Yu next to him and managed to muster two words: "Keep going."

Duanmu Yu’s sweat poured out like gravy, and his complexion was also somewhat pale. He simply smiled back at Qin Yu, as at this moment, Duanmu Yu could not utter a single word.

The two continued to persist.

Ninety-first layer!

Qin Yu felt a tightness in his chest as the Space Power around him began to tremble slightly under the pressure.

Ninety-second layer!

"Bang!"

Qin Yu only heard a vibration in the air, Duanmu Yu spat out blood, and his body fell powerlessly down. Upon reaching the ground, Duanmu Yu struggled to turn over, kneeling on the ground.

Duanmu Yu looked up at Qin Yu and forced a smile: "Keep going!"

Touched, Qin Yu looked at the last few steps and gritted his teeth before climbing again. The dozen or so people below, watching Qin Yu climb each layer with difficulty, were all holding their breath.

"He’s already at the ninety-fifth layer, tying with the highest record," Marquis Kui Yin remarked.

"Maybe, he really might succeed," Duanmu Yu whispered.

Ninety-sixth layer.

Qin Yu’s face was pale as paper, his body swaying, but he still managed to climb one more step.

Ninety-seventh layer.

"Bang!"

Almost everyone heard that vibration in the air as the face of Qin Yu, pale without a trace of color, expelled a mouthful of fresh blood and fell powerlessly.

At this moment, Qin Yu had no strength left to make another move.

"Brother Qin Yu, are you okay?" Duanmu Yu and the others immediately supported Qin Yu.

After a moment, Qin Yu struggled to stand, and after leaving the steps, his injuries began healing at an astonishing rate.

"I, I still failed," Qin Yu’s body trembled slightly; when he reached the ninety-sixth layer, he had already been about to fall. Yet, he desperately held on, but upon ascending one more step, he was unequivocally blasted down.

"Ah, there’s Zhou Xian," someone suddenly exclaimed.

Wiping the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, Qin Yu stood up straight and looked towards Thunder Punishment Hall. He saw Zhou Xian, wearing a smile, holding a black Ruyi as he walked out of the Thunder Punishment Hall.

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