“What is going on? I feel as though my body is slightly heavier.”
In this exact moment, Shangguan Tianyou’s body trembled. His foot finally landed, and he stood firmly on the ninetieth step. His whole being seemed to be on the verge of collapse as he gasped for breath, but satisfaction rose on his face. When he turned his head around and took a glance, he immediately noticed that Bai Xiaochun was already at his fiftieth step.
His eyes suddenly locked on Bai Xiaochun.
“He… How can he be this fast!” Shangguan Tianyou’s eyes revealed shock, but afterwards, he just gritted his teeth.
“It must be the body-cultivation technique allowing him to be slightly faster in the beginning. However, the further he progresses, the more difficult it will be. He…” Before Shangguan Tianyou could finish his thoughts, his whole body shuddered as he stared blankly at Bai Xiaochun. He watched Bai Xiaochun who was actually running toward him with lightning speed.
“Running… He… He’s running?” Shangguan Tianyou’s eyes widened as he stared dumbfounded at Bai Xiaochun who was rapidly approaching. Very soon, Bai Xiaochun stopped in front of him.
“Hey, why are you walking so slow?” Bai Xiaochun asked. He turned his head to look behind him, then he discovered that Elder Zhou hadn’t caught up to him yet. He relaxed and asked curiously.
“You… don’t you feel as though there are mountains weighing down on your body?” Shangguan Tianyou’s eyes blinked quickly and blurted out a question in confusion.
“Mountains? Eh, there’s a few but they are not much of a problem.” Bai Xiaochun paused for a moment and even hopped a few times. When Shangguan Tianyou saw this, his eyes opened wide as he took a deep breath, his face clearly expressing his disbelief.
Bai Xiaochun intended to continue jumping when he suddenly saw Elder Zhou’s figure approaching in the distance. Another scream left his mouth and his body quickly dashed ahead, moving across the last ten steps in a flash as he darted out of the ancient bridge… In the moment that he did, his speed skyrocketed, and in the blink of an eye, only an afterimage remained.
In the split second that Bai Xiaochun disappeared, Elder Zhou’s footsteps paused in shock and he laughed bitterly.
“This Bai Xiaochun, he… actually got the first place?”
At the same time, Zheng Yuandong, Li Qinghou and the others who were on the high platform had all stood up as well. Each and everyone of them had a strange expression on their faces. The Elders and the rest around them too were astonished even though they were somewhat mentally prepared when Bai Xiaochun surpassed Zhou Xinqi and Lu Tianlei. Having seen him take the first place with their own eyes, their minds were still shocked. Especially since Bai Xiaochun had actually passed the last zone with such ease...
“He placed… first?” Li Qinghou murmured.
Soon after, those observing disciples standing on higher grounds nearby also noticed this scene and an uproar shook from the mountain valley.
“Bai Xiaochun… He surpassed Zhou Xinqi, Lu Tianlei, Shangguan Tianyou. He placed first!”
“Heavens, this Bai Xiaochun could actually compete to be first!”
“Elder Zhou played an extremely important role in Bai Xiaochun being able to get the first place though. If anyone else was chased in such a blood-chilling manner, I expect that they too would also be able to unleash such death-defying strength!”
Shangguan Tianyou’s face paled all of a sudden as a buzzing sound appeared in his mind. Everything before him turned black, and he felt as if he was struck by lightning.
Staring at the back of Bai Xiaochun’s figure as he crossed the stone bridge right in front of him, Shangguan Tianyou’s body started to tremble violently.
“Bai Xiaochun!” Shangguan Tianyou’s eyes were completely red. His pride, his ego, his everything felt like it had just been stepped on by Bai Xiaochun’s foot in this moment. Especially when he recalled how he had actually been asked by Bai Xiaochun why was he walking so slow just moments ago.
Shangguan Tianyou’s blood surged into his brain and sword Qi suddenly exploded out of his body. He recklessly walked forward with quick steps and blood sprayed out of his mouth after the tenth step.
“Bai Xiaochun, I, Shangguan Tianyou have never lost before. This time… I refuse to accept this. I will let you know in the Heaven’s Chosen War that from all of the outer sect disciples, there is no one that can… win against me!” He gritted his teeth as he stubbornly glared in the direction Bai Xiaochun disappeared in. Bloodlust flickered in his eyes.