As everyone read the words on the stone tablet, their expressions became heavy; even Ye Chen frowned as he read the next words, which stated the next trials won't be testing their cultivation, talent, and strength.
This meant most of his advantages would be lost here and yet he had only climbed up to ten percent of heaven's staircase.
"Look, there are more than fifty names written on it and each had the number of steps they had climbed."
"Yeah, but why is the number of steps they ascended too low and why is it that no one reached the top?"
The disciples conversed with baffled looks as they saw most of the names barely even reaching four thousand steps.
There were thirteen who had managed to reach above six thousand; however, nine of them suddenly came to a stop, leaving only four who reached eight thousand steps.
But soon the two of them came to a halt while the remaining two managed to ascend more than five hundred steps.
