The higher the stone stairway climbed, the greater the pressure it exerted.
But for those who had already passed the six hundredth step and were not far from ultimate victory, no matter what price they must pay, they had to reach the summit!
Otherwise, would not all the pain endured through previous trials be in vain?
Thus, each child summoned every ounce of strength, determined to pass the trial of the Immortal Ascension Array.
Yet just as they thought there were no obstacles ahead, suddenly the environment around them changed.
They found themselves within a room that resembled a mortal academy, and they seemed to become students, with an opened book sitting before them.
At the same time, they became aware of the challenge for this stage.
It was to comprehend the opened book before them, these two pages of content they saw!
