*Rumble*
As Kai took the final step. The earth trembled and the clouds roared. Both Lilith and Old Man Hanxian felt a shiver run down their spine seeing the dark clouds gathering and from which several different colored lightning continuously threatened to fall at any given moment.
*Thud*
The current pressure on Kai was nothing to laugh at. As soon as he stepped, he was forced to half kneel, his entire body bending forward and almost falling flat on the floor.
'Damn it!!' He exclaimed as torrents of blood gushed out from various parts of his body. Soaking the floor below complete crimson. But he sadly knew that this was not the end!!!
He channeled all his mana throughout his body. Strengthening his body to its limit and forming as many barriers of pure mana on top of him.
[Mana Capacity: 0/6500] Hundreds of transparent light blue barriers materialized on top of him. Since Kai's mana has now completely dropped to zero, he felt extremely exhausted, but he knew the best that he couldn't afford to fall unconscious at this moment, otherwise the only thing awaiting him will be a horrifying death.
*RUMBLE!!!* The clouds roared once again, louder than ever! Just the sound alone made Kai bleed from his ears and feel extreme pain.
The very next moment nine colossal and different colored lightnings fell from the heavens, crashing down right towards Kai like 9 supreme beings, each strike exuded a dangerous and terrifying aura with more than enough power to make even Great Emperors lose all their will and instantly lose all their strength.
But in the middle of all this Kai withstood the enormous pressure on him and stood up. Looking up towards the 9 heavenly lightnings with an unwavering heart. He would be lying if he said he didn't feel fear in this situation. But his heart screamed at him to stay tall in his position and endure!!!
*THUNDER!!!!*
As the first of the heavenly lightnings struck the entire area that Old Man Hanxian built for his legacy tomb was caught in a storm of fire. The Legacy door trembled as many cracks started to appear on it.
All of Kai's mana barriers crumbled into pieces with the single strike like mere dust.
Lilith grew extremely uncomfortable and hard to breathe. She was extremely fragile in this situation because she needed mana to survive, and the mana in the area was now extremely chaotic.
Old Man Hanxian couldn't think of anything at this moment, all he did was look at the tall stature of the young man in front of him with pure admiration.
*THUNDER!!!!*
Just like that the 2nd lightning feel causing even more destruction.
*THUNDER!!!!* *THUNDER!!!!*
Then the 3rd, the 4th...
*THUNDER!!!!**THUNDER!!!!**THUNDER!!!!*
*THUNDER!!!!.....*
5th...
6th...
7th...
8th...
*THUNDER!!!!*
And finally, the 9th lightning struck...
The Legacy door was now completely broken! The entire place and even the entire chasm reaching up to the surface was covered with terrifying flames. It truly appeared as if doomsday has arived. Smoke filled the entire area limiting both Lilith's and the old man's vision.
Lilith was having a hard time maintaining her form and felt like she could disappear from this world at any moment.
The old man lost his patience after waiting for a few seconds and the smoke immediately cleared, the fire was also extinguished and the mana concentration in the area returned to normal.
Lilith finally sighed with relief seeing this… she almost died just from all that and was truly terrified. She didn't want to die just when someone who could finally notice her has appeared!
Her gaze then turned to look at Kai's direction.
Kai's body was drenched in blood, every inch scorched and torn by the lightning's wrath.
Crimson streamed from his eyes, mouth, and limbs, actively flowing and pooling at his feet in silence. His flesh continuously twitched violently, nerves spasming under the unbearable surge of pain, body uncontrollably trembling with pain from the mere sensation of the air which touched his skin. Smoke curled from his skin, the scent of burning flesh heavy in the air. Yet he stood tall on the shattered 9th stair… shaking, broken, but proud and unyielding!!!
Before he felt like he was just about to lose consciousness, he remembered Arya, unbeknownst to him a small smile appeared on his blood bathed face.
This sent shivers down both Lilith and the old man's body. 'He is smiling in such a situation!' They both simultaneously thought.
Just as the old man was about to fly towards Kai to help with his almost dead situation. An enormous pressure pressed against him instantly making him fall from the sky and making him forcibly kneel!!!
His eyes widened with surprise. "What!?" He couldn't help but mutter.
In front of the eyes in the room, the heavenly steps trembled and the entirety of the ancient relic turned into a body of light and started gathering at a particular location not much far from its original location.
This sudden change made Kai fall down the stair, but just when he was about to hit the ground, he felt a warm sensation filling his body as he slowly landed on the ground.
The next moment as if seeing a miracle even Kai felt shocked! All his injuries were healing at a visible rate, the charred marks on his body returned as his pure skin reformed. Small missing chunks of flesh on his body magically reappeared as if they were always there.
Before, he felt like he would inevitably die due to the extreme blood lose, but even hisd blood has started reforming again. Just like that within seconds he was back to normal… no he was even stronger than before!!!
A bunch of notifications instantly bombarded him.
[Host has broken through to the Core Consolidation Stage]
[Host has reached the 1st Core Consolidation Stage]
[Host has reached the 2nd Core Consolidation Stage]
[Host has reached the 3rd Core Consolidation Stage]
...
...
[Host has reached the 9th Core Consolidation Stage]
But before Kai could become happy for the insane progress in his cultivation.
A deep voice, filled with absolute authority and boundless power within, spoke. "How amusing!" The voice said with a faint smile.
Kai. Lilith and old man Hanxian simultaneously turned their heads to look in front.
A radiant silhouette hovered in the sky, forged entirely from the pure white energy of the Heavenly Steps. It pulsed with a profound and ancient aura. Suspended above all, the entity imposingly stood there and looked down at everyone as if he was the sole supreme ruler of the entire universe.
The pressure on Old Man Hanxian has long since disappeared but he still didn't dare to move a muscle in front of this entity. His heart was screaming at him not to dare to make a single move. Even he, a Great Emperor felt completely powerless and knew he had no chance of winning against this unknown entity.
The unknown entity first gazed at the old man for a split second before becoming disinterested and gazing a little to the side of the old man.
Both Kai's and Lilith body shuddered seeing this! 'How is this possible?!' They simultaneously exclaimed in their mind.
The entity was currently gazing right where Lilith stood! His glowing white eyes deeply stared into Lilith's beautiful black eyes with a slightly surprised look!!!
[Name: ???]
[Race: ???]
[Cultivation Stage: ???]