The elderly man in a long robe spoke, and the golden-edged steps immediately glowed with golden light.
As soon as someone stepped onto the first step, they were astonished to find that under the illumination of this golden light, their body continuously replenished energy, healed injuries, and cleared impurities.
The test of talent was simple and straightforward.
All one had to do was dig their fingers into the steps and climb upward bit by bit!
Even if their fingers broke and bled, they would be healed in an instant.
Even if they fell a hundred meters and turned into a pile of flesh, they would be back to life and jumping around in ten seconds.
It was all about perseverance! It was all about strength!
Soon, people around them started scrambling up the wall, climbing upward.
"Wait, what? Just climb directly?"
Li Luo looked up, his face full of astonishment as he gazed at the towering hundred-meter-tall wall in front of him.
Just looking at it was already suffocating enough.
And there were a whopping ninety-eight of these hundred-meter-tall walls!
While Li Luo was still in a daze, Ye Wangchuan suddenly charged forward beside him, approaching the hundred-meter-tall wall.
As he got close, Ye Wangchuan dug his hand into the wall and used the force to fling himself upward.
Then, using that momentum, he ran up the wall like a wall-crawler.
When the force waned and he could no longer maintain the wall-running, he dug his fingers into the wall again to fling himself upward.
This cycle repeated...
With a smooth and effortless series of movements, in just ten seconds, Ye Wangchuan had already climbed fifty meters upward.
Compared to those around him who had only climbed a dozen meters, he was far ahead.
"Wow, the wall-climbing technique the old man taught me actually works."
Ye Wangchuan thought to himself.
After all, he was a wealthy young master. His father had taught him a bit of wall-climbing technique to help him climb the steps faster.
Wasn't that reasonable?
Below, Li Luo stared in astonishment at the scene above.
What the hell?
Weren't they all supposed to be unable to cultivate before the age of eighteen?
How did Ye Wangchuan climb so fast?
At that moment, Li Luo suddenly remembered his mission and slapped his hand on his forehead.
Damn! He had to climb higher than Ye Wangchuan to get the reward!
He had to catch up quickly!
Li Luo approached the hundred-meter steps and patted them.
Ninety degrees vertical...
How did Ye Wangchuan manage to run up the wall like that?
Li Luo tried to dig his fingers into the wall.
Surprisingly, it was quite easy.
It was like sticking his fingers into wet mud, soft but not so soft that there was no leverage.
After confirming that his fingers were firmly in place, Li Luo suddenly exerted all his strength, trying to fling himself upward like Ye Wangchuan and run up the wall.
Then...
Splat!
Li Luo fell flat on the ground, drawing a burst of laughter from the crowd.
"Get lost! All of you, get lost!"
Li Luo stood up, driving away the people who had laughed at him.
Then, he began climbing the steps honestly.
At that moment, an old man with white hair suddenly appeared beside Li Luo.
Of course, he wasn't intentionally approaching Li Luo.
The white-haired man had come to Li Luo's side to catch up with Ye Wangchuan.
He stepped onto the wall with his foot, bent his legs, and with a powerful leap, shot upward at an astonishing speed.
After the leap, the man jammed his hand into the wall to rest for a moment.
Once rested, he continued to leap upward, rapidly closing the distance between himself and Ye Wangchuan.
Li Luo: "..."
Were they really just ordinary people who hadn't started cultivating yet?
...
...
Two hours later.
"Whew!"
With a powerful thrust of his arm, Ye Wangchuan successfully hoisted himself onto the 34th step.
The 34th step—those who made it this far were considered to have average talent.
Ye Wangchuan exhaled and looked downward.
Below, a white-haired man was stuck in the wall, resting.
After the man finished resting, he kicked off the wall with a powerful thrust and leaped upward to the 34th step.
"Hmm? Ye Wangchuan, why aren't you continuing to climb?"
The white-haired man looked at Ye Wangchuan, who was lying on the 34th step.
Ye Wangchuan simply replied, "I'm waiting for someone here. You go ahead—there's still six days left in the competition."
"Alright. Don't get too relaxed. My father said that the difficulty of climbing beyond the 67th step is harder than the first 66 steps combined."
"Got it, got it."
Ye Wangchuan waved his hand, shooing away the white-haired man.
After confirming that the man had climbed far away, Ye Wangchuan began to think.
The white-haired man was named Liu Han.
He was also the heir of the Liu family.
According to the old man, the Ye and Liu families had maintained a friendly relationship for tens of thousands of years and often collaborated.
When Liu Han was young, Ye Wangchuan had often taken him out to play.
So Ye Wangchuan didn't want to suspect him.
But...
Was Liu Han really not the chosen one?
With such terrifying talent and a strong family background, he really seemed like the protagonist of a genius story.
Of course, he also seemed like a villain.
But Ye Wangchuan wouldn't think that there could be two villains with similar attributes in one region.
If Liu Han was the chosen one, would he attack him?
But right now, there was no reason for him and Liu Han to antagonize each other...
"Forget it, I'm overthinking. Just keep an eye on Liu Han later. Not every chosen one has to fight the villain. I've read novels where the chosen one and the villain get along just fine."
"Except for that loli chosen one—if she dares to get close to me, she must have some malicious intent. Gotta be careful."
Ye Wangchuan shook his head and lay down on the 34th step to sleep.
Although the Heaven Rank kept pouring energy into his body, making it impossible for him to fall asleep.
...
...
About half an hour later.
By now, Li Luo had reached the 33rd step.
After continuous climbing for several hours without a single break, Li Luo still felt relatively relaxed.
For him, each wall was as soft and easy to climb as wet mud.
As for the commoners, one by one, they fell behind Li Luo.
Because for them, if the first step was as hard as wet mud,
then by the second step, the wall became as hard as dry mud.
By the fifth step, the wall was as hard as wood.
By the tenth step, the wall had become as hard as stone.
But Li Luo's talent was top-tier, so he didn't feel any difficulty.
Besides Li Luo, only the wealthy young masters could climb upward with ease.
In this world, even talent was something the wealthy had in abundance, far surpassing the commoners...
As he thought about this, Li Luo was about to reach the 34th step.
He was quite excited.
Steps 1~33 were considered low talent, steps 34~66 were medium talent, and steps 67~99 were high talent.
As long as he climbed one more step, he would reach medium talent...
The next moment, Li Luo's smile suddenly froze.
Above him stood a young man.
The young man stood on the step, unmoving, letting the wind blow through his clothes.
th】 【No prior gaming knowledge required】【The First Cultivation + Game Design Novel on the Platform】 In a world where the righteous path dominates and crushes the demonic sects, Lu Ze unlocks the "Son of the Demon Path" system. Killing righteous cultivators now grants him power-ups. Wait—deaths in illusions count too? As a former game designer, Lu Ze decides to give the cultivators of this world a little—no, a massive—shock... Sect Elders: "What is this 'Escape from the Demon Sect' game? Why have all our disciples abandoned cultivation to play it??" Elite Disciples: "You're saying... mastering 'Demon Slayer' can help us counter demonic schemes?" Reclusive Masters: "Why did I leave seclusion? Ask that backstabbing rat who ambushed me in 'Eternal Strife' yesterday!" Rogue Cultivators & Civilians: "'Immortal Abyss Action' is addictive! You can even earn spirit stones by loot-running..." Sect Prodigy: "My Dao heart is unshakable... except for that cursed black hammer." Royal Scions: "Can skins have stat boosts? I’ll pay 10,000 spirit stones for one!!" Sect Leader: "WHO IS CORRUPTING MY DISCIPLES?!!!"
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
] This is a dark fantasy-themed dating simulation game. The main gameplay involves containing various monster girls and investigating the truth of a world shrouded in mist alongside your companions. However, due to his love for the dark and bizarre atmosphere, Luo Wei ended up turning a dating game into a detective mystery game. Women? Women only slow down his quickdraw! To Luo Wei, the female leads in the game are more like tools to perfectly clear levels and squeeze out rewards. For Luo Wei, flirting with every girl he meets and then discarding them is standard procedure. Worried about characters losing affection points? No need. With his maxed-out charm stat, Luo Wei is practically a "human incubus." A little psychological manipulation and those points come right back. It's a bit scummy, but the paper cutout heroines in the game won't actually come at him with real cleavers. However... Luo Wei has transmigrated. He's accidentally entered the second playthrough of this game. His past actions have caused all the girls to transform into terrifying yanderes. Due to the game's setting, most of the heroines he once contained are "troubled girls." Obsessive, twisted, mentally unstable, all aggressive yanderes... The type who will kill you if they can't have you... Luo Wei wants to cry but has no tears left. "I really just want to survive..." In short, this is a story of battling wits and engaging in a love-hate relationship with yanderes.
