Chapter 89 - Spots (1/2)

Black fog would seep into Meng Chuan’s body every step he took up the altar. The illusions continued to increase in potency.

Countless illusions attacked his mind, yanking Meng Chuan’s consciousness so that he would fall into an abyss.

No one can stop me. If I can’t even destroy illusions, how can I kill all demons? Meng Chuan’s condensed will was like a saber. This saber was for demon-slaying, so he wanted to slice through the obstructions on his cultivation path.

He continued to advance with great difficulty, but as he advanced, the black fog grew thicker. The illusions’ influence on his body and consciousness grew stronger. Even though his will was like a blade, his consciousness was shrouded by the illusions.

When his memories were muddled up, the illusions became more realistic. He gradually lost his perception of his body.

Boom!

An invisible force appeared in his mind.

Oh? Power of the Soul? Meng Chuan suddenly sobered up. He had completely recovered his memories, blocking the illusions’ influence over him. Although he didn’t use the Power of the Soul actively, it had expelled the black fog from his body just before he succ.u.mbed to the illusions.

The Power of the Soul is impressive. It can easily block these illusions. But if that’s the case, how would I temper my willpower? He immediately restrained the Power of the Soul, preventing it from helping him. The illusions attacked his mind once again, causing his consciousness to sink into the abyss. However, the Power of the Soul ultimately allowed him to keep a sliver of consciousness.

This sliver of clarity allowed him to identify the illusions, however, he was unable to break free of them. Furthermore, he couldn’t sense his body. His consciousness seemed to be trapped in a cage of darkness.

Although he could destroy the cage of darkness with his Power of the Soul, Meng Chuan didn’t do so.

I can’t sense my body at all. I can’t move any further. I should have failed.

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Outside.

King East River and company watched from afar. After Ji Yuantong stopped, they paid even more attention to Meng Chuan.

If Ji Yuantong was a rare genius that appeared once a decade, then Meng Chuan’s spiritual perception talent was simply inconceivable. Such talent had only appeared once in recent centuries. Therefore, all the G.o.dfiends present placed great importance on Meng Chuan. If Meng Chuan lacked willpower, it would be ten times worse than Ji Yuantong failing at the 17th step.

30 steps, 40 steps, 50 steps, 60 steps.

Seeing Meng Chuan slowly advance, the G.o.dfiends gradually relaxed. To pa.s.s the sixtieth step meant that he had outstanding willpower.

On the 66th step, Yan Feng stopped. Meng Chuan stopped at the 68th step.

“Oh? Meng Chuan is about to stop?”

“The 68th step is not bad. He’s ranked 10th for this a.s.sessment.”

“To become a Great Solar G.o.dfiend, one needs to reach the 103rd step of the Darkness Altar! He has reached the 68th step at the age of 18. He will naturally grow. In ten years, he will easily reach the top of the altar.

The G.o.dfiends were quite satisfied with Meng Chuan’s results.

Meng Chuan stopped on the 68th step for a few seconds, his eyes gradually turning pitch black. However, his eyes soon returned to normal. Meng Chuan continued to move upwards. Meng Chuan was angry at his powerlessness, so his willpower and resilience improved. His willpower was a blade that cut through illusions, which is why he continued to move upwards.

“Oh? He was about to fail, yet he managed to escape the illusion? Having breakthroughs at critical moments is very rare,” said Elder Yi with a smile.

King East River nodded. “His inner will is very powerful. After encountering trouble, his heart will become more resolute. His will can be even more resilient.”

Under the G.o.dfiends’ watch, geniuses gradually stopped.

Zong Sha stopped at the 71st step. He ranked 8th among the hundred geniuses! He was extremely outstanding.

At the 75th step, Meng Chuan stopped again. The black fog enveloped his head again, and his eyes gradually turned pitch-black. Although he struggled midway, his eyes eventually turned black. His entire body remained motionless like a statue.

“75th step. Very good.” King East River smiled and nodded. An invisible force enveloped Meng Chuan and dumped him in an empty area. The black fog quickly separated from his body and receded into the Darkness Altar.

Without the black fog in his body, Meng Chuan quickly regained consciousness and his control over his body.

I was moved down? Meng Chuan looked up. There were four people left—still struggling to climb higher.

The only genius with an extremely strong G.o.dfiend foundation left was Yan Jin. The other three didn’t enjoy much fame.

“Meng Chuan, you reached the 75th step.” Princess Li Ying smiled as she walked over. Her eyes glimmered, and she became much more endearing. “You’re fifth amongst the hundred of us. However, the ranking isn’t important. A strong will is needed to become a Great Solar G.o.dfiend. All you need to do is reach the top of the Darkness Altar. Since you’ve already reached the 75th step, you’ll probably reach the top in three years or so.”

Meng Chuan sighed. As expected of the princess of the imperial family. She knew a lot. He didn’t know much about Great Solar G.o.dfiends. His father was a Body Tempering G.o.dfiend, and the Body Tempering G.o.dfiend lineage stopped at the Great Solar realm.

“But, I’m in much worse shape. I only reached the 39th step. I’ll have to spend more effort on my will in the future,” said Princess Li Ying with a smile. “Thankfully, reaching the Great Solar realm usually takes 20-30 years. I have plenty of time to increase my willpower slowly. By the way, do you know that Ji Yuantong stopped at the 17th step?”

“17th step?” Meng Chuan was shocked.