Human Clan Defender

Chapter 1092: Chapter 143-144: Vast Purple Aura Spanning 1 Million Miles (Two-in-One)

What does it mean for the flesh’s strength to reach the eighth layer of the God Realm?

It means relying on nothing but the body’s blood and vitality to contend with an eighth layer God Realm expert.

In this way,

the difficulty is imaginable.

Zhongshan Peng believes his talent for physical prowess is strong, as in the Candle Sect, his body had already reached the fourth or fifth layer of the God Realm,

then later on,

upon entering the Heavenly Domain, he acquired some Supreme Treasures for honing his body.

And refining the Thunder Essence in the Thunder Prison Valley, making his body progress further.

At the time he entered the Sky-Piercing Road,

even though Zhongshan Peng’s body hadn’t reached the eighth layer of the God Realm, it was steadily at the perfection of the seventh layer of the God Realm.

Later on, in the White Jade Staircase, after further refinement, he had entered the realm of the eighth layer of the God Realm.

A body of the eighth layer of the God Realm,

coupled with the Divine Path power,

gave him the confidence that even if he encountered the Divine King level Thunder Spirit again, he might not win, but he could still put up a fight.

This is why,

Zhongshan Peng could, upon stepping onto the forty-thousandth step, avoid having his body immediately crushed by the overwhelming pressure.

He stayed put for a long time.

Finally,

he lifted his foot, stepping toward the forty-thousand-and-first step.

Boom—

The pressure increased again.

Zhongshan Peng’s body shook violently, yet it hadn’t reached its limit.

After half an hour,

he took another step.

...

Half a month passed.

Zhongshan Peng lingered on the forty-one-thousand-one-hundred-and-seventeenth step, where the pressure was already terrifyingly great, even his body at the eighth layer of the God Realm, now showed faint cracks, as if it might shatter at any moment.

He lifted his foot,

attempting to forcefully step onto the forty-one-thousand-one-hundred-and-eighteenth step.

As his left foot stepped in,

in an instant, flesh and blood burst, revealing the golden leg bone.

At that instant,

Zhongshan Peng immediately retracted his left foot, and as he looked at the stairs ahead, his eyes were full of reluctance, but he had to accept his fate.

"It seems this is my limit, there’s temporarily no way to go further."

Then, he had the notion to leave the White Jade Staircase.

Although the Spiritual Energy atop the White Jade Staircase is dense, staying here and using the pressure to refine Spiritual Energy could continuously enhance the body’s strength.

After the body is strengthened, climbing again later would surely allow for further progress.

However,

Zhongshan Peng had no such intentions.

Doing so would be too much of a waste of time.

Even if remaining on the White Jade Staircase yields benefits, compared to the rewards later on, the advantages here amount to nothing.

Ultimately,

this is but one of the tests, how can it compare to the later rewards?

Deciding,

he briefly recovered there and then opted to withdraw.

——

Rumble!!

The dreadful pressure slightly distorted the space; Shen Changqing marched forward resolutely, each step lifted felt as if a massive mountain weighed on him, making it difficult to easily lift his foot.

And with each step falling, terrifying gales erupted, as if the White Jade Staircase faintly trembled.

The pressure on the White Jade Staircase had escalated from the initial Saint Entry level to now reaching the Half-Step Divine King level.

Meanwhile, the number of steps had reached fifty-six thousand plus.

Such pressure.

Even with his formidable body, it was somewhat unbearable.

Of course,

progress wasn’t completely halted either.

As Shen Changqing had expected, the pressure from the White Jade Staircase turned into his momentum for a breakthrough.

Now,

at the fifty-six-thousand-plus step, he had officially opened up one hundred thousand and eight hundred secret power reserves in his flesh.

In terms of realm, he had reached the perfection of the seventh layer of Cave Heaven.

Further breakthrough would enable entry into the eighth layer of Cave Heaven.

Such harvests,

made Shen Changqing regard the White Jade Staircase as a Supreme Treasure.

Imagine,

normally to reach the perfection of the eighth layer of Cave Heaven would at least require acquiring something akin to the Thunder Essence of a Divine King.

Now,

he accomplished this step inside the White Jade Staircase.

Moreover,

the intense pressure within the White Jade Staircase ensured no false sense of accomplishment during his breakout.

"Nearly there!"

"Almost within reach to breakthrough to the eighth layer of Cave Heaven!"

Shen Changqing’s gaze was steady.

He could clearly sense a secret power reserve in his body vibrating, about to be opened up at any moment.

Step by step, he advanced.

The pressure on him grew increasingly heavy.

Upon reaching the fifty-seven-thousand-one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth step,

Boom—

A secret power reserve was successfully opened, unleashing a newborn force from his flesh.

At that moment, Shen Changqing felt a sudden alleviation of the surrounding pressure.

For a time,

his steps became much lighter.

Fifty-eight thousand steps!

Fifty-nine thousand steps!

Upon reaching the sixty thousandth step, a cracking noise came from above the White Jade Staircase, as if the firmament was collapsing.

Heavily oppressive force suddenly descended.

Shen Changqing’s body shook violently, myriad golden lines surfaced from his flesh, only to quickly dim.

"Divine King level pressure!"

He took a deep breath.

The pressure of the sixty-thousandth step had already transitioned from Half-Step Divine King to formally stepping into the Divine King level.

This metamorphosis was more terrifying than the transformation from the tenth layer of the God Realm to Half-Step Divine King.

Even though Shen Changqing had broken through to the eighth layer of Cave Heaven, with body strength heightened again from its original foundation, he nearly couldn’t bear it.

Gritting his teeth,

He stepped forward once more.

Boom—

The pressure crashed down, causing his flesh to faintly crack.

Shen Changqing took several deep breaths, absorbing vast amounts of surrounding Spiritual Energy to replenish his expenditure.