Chapter 624: Chapter 328: The Divine Image Reappears, Unstoppable Momentum
At this moment, on the vast square, a massive storm and commotion were stirred up by Lu Yun suddenly charging into the top 100 of the Trial Heavenly Stair leaderboard. Almost everyone’s eyes were focused on the name that had abruptly disrupted the balance.
Ranked 100, Lu Yun, on the 4,920th stair.
They couldn’t see the situation on the Trial Heavenly Stair like the Heng Chong Dominator and the middle-aged man in green could. However, they could see the changes in the Trial Heavenly Stair leaderboard through the temporary screen that appeared in their minds.
Before Lu Yun broke into the top 100, no matter how fast he charged, it wouldn’t have caused much disturbance.
That’s because people only paid attention to the top 100.
Of course, this was just incidental attention.
The most eye-catching were the top ten.
The gap between them and the rest was huge.
For example, the current 100th place was only on the 4,920th stair.
The 10th place had reached the 5,829th stair.
As for the ninth place, they were at the 5,935th stair.
Ranked eighth, 5,989th stair.
…
Ranked sixth, 5,995th stair.
Ranked fifth, 5,999th stair.
The top four had already broken through the 6,000th stair barrier.
However, their current speed had slowed down significantly, and it took them a long time to break through a single stair, not to mention the immense torment they had to withstand.
It could be said that, in the beginning, the top 100 were like stagnant water—rarely experiencing any waves.
But with the entrance of a single name, the stagnant water was no longer calm.
Ranked 100th, Lu Yun, on the 4,920th stair.
Ranked 99th, Lu Yun, on the 4,925th stair.
Ranked 98th, Lu Yun, on the 4,932th stair.
Ranked 97th, Lu Yun, on the 4,939th stair.
…
Ranked 90th, Lu Yun, on the 4,991st stair.
“His rank is still climbing; in just a short moment, he has crossed dozens of stairs, raising his rank to 90th.”
“I know him. He’s the only one who made it to the top 100 in the first trial with Golden Core Realm cultivation.”
“Look, he’s already on the 4,999th stair.”
“Before, a few Celestial Humans climbed to this point, but they ultimately failed because they couldn’t withstand the suddenly increasing pressure.”
“Haha, what a terrifying person he is, let’s see if Lu Yun can break through this bottleneck.”
Noises of astonishment were heard all over the square. Most of it was centered around Lu Yun, an unexpected dark horse.
As the focus intensified, those who were only paying attention to the competition in the top fifty and the top ten now also concentrated their attention on the area between the 80th and 90th ranks.
“Others traversed the bottleneck of the 5,000th stair in nearly fifteen minutes; I don’t know how long Lu Yun will take.”
Everyone eagerly watched Lu Yun’s rank on the Trial Heavenly Stair.
At this moment, Lu Yun was at the 4,999th stair, ranking 89th.
The 88th and 87th-ranked people were also on the same stair.
As for the bottleneck of the 5,000th stair, they had been stuck there for quite a while.
Now including Lu Yun, there were three of them challenging the bottleneck together.
The crowd on the square couldn’t see the situation on the Trial Heavenly Stair and couldn’t know the progress of the three people—they could only stare at the leaderboard.
One breath… three breaths… five breaths…
Finally, on the eleventh breath, the Trial Heavenly Stair leaderboard changed.
A name suddenly rose three ranks, from the original 88th place to the 85th place.
At the same time, everyone’s attention was focused on that rank.
Ranked 85th, Lu Yun, on the 5,000th stair.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt a surge of excitement, as if they had crossed the bottleneck themselves and advanced to the 5,000th stair.
“So strong! With just a single breath, he broke through the fifth bottleneck!”
Everyone couldn’t help exclaiming, as this scene was almost like a miracle for them.
“I don’t know if any of you noticed, but he took less than an hour to climb from the 4,000th stair to the 5,000th stair.”
At this moment, someone said meaningfully, “I’ve been paying attention to him since I failed. He spent nearly an hour at the 4,000th stair before launching his charge.
On the way, he hardly stopped, making a full charge to break through the 5,000th stair bottleneck.”
After saying that, he glanced at the Trial Heavenly Stair leaderboard and continued, “If my guess is correct, he probably won’t be making any moves for a long time.”
Upon hearing this, the crowd around turned their attention to the leaderboard on the screen in their Sea of Consciousness.
Sure enough, Lu Yun remained on the 5,000th stair for a long period without making a move.
Most people would find their physical restrictions greatly reduced after passing this bottleneck, regaining most of their physical strength and continuing forward in one full charge.
Yet, Lud Yun stopped his advancement at this moment.
This scene inevitably raised suspicions among the crowd.
However, they had all already failed, which meant that whatever happened on the Trial Heavenly Stair had nothing to do with them, so they stopped thinking about it.
When Lu Yun ceased making waves, they refocused their attention on the competition between the top fifty and the top ten.
Each stair on the Trial Heavenly Stair was very long, with tens of miles to the left and right.
Furthermore, as one went further up, there were fewer people who made it this far. There was no one around Lu Yun, and no one knew what he was doing at this time.