"Rebellion!" Su Zhenhai trembled with anger: "Su Ye, today the lord of Canglan City is attending the clan sacrifice ceremony. If you cannot pass the 30th floor on the 'Spiritual Stairway to Ascension,' you will be judged as an evil cultivator!"
The Spiritual Stairway to Ascension was the trial platform of Canglan City, with spiritual energy pressure on each floor. A cultivator at the Fourth Realm of Qi Condensing could at most pass the 25th floor, while Su Ye had just awakened his flame meridians and hadn't even reached the First Realm of Qi Condensing.
That night, Yun Xi sneaked into the dungeon, stuffing a bottle of "Qi Gathering Pills" into Su Ye's hand: "I heard the Great Elder tampered with the Spiritual Stairway to Ascension—you must be careful..." Her fingertips were slightly cold; in the past three years, only she had secretly brought medicine to Su Ye.
Su Ye took the pill bottle, his fingers touching her soft skin, and his heart skipped a beat: "Thank you, Yun Xi."
The next day, the sacrifice platform was crowded with people. Su Ming stood under the Spiritual Stairway to Ascension, making a throat-slitting gesture at Su Ye, while Su Zhenhai sat on the main seat, his eyes full of malice.
On the first floor of the Spiritual Stairway to Ascension, the spiritual energy pressure made ordinary cultivators bend down, but Su Ye activated his flame meridians, wrapping his whole body in golden-red flames, and actually resisted the pressure forcefully! He stepped onto the second floor in one stride, and his speed became faster and faster—the flame meridians could devour the spiritual energy in the pressure, and with each floor he climbed, his aura became stronger.
"He's reached the 30th floor?!" Exclamations erupted from the audience.
Su Ye stood on the platform of the 30th floor, and his opponent was exactly Su Ming—he had been pushed up by Su Zhenhai to "kill" Su Ye.
"Bastard, today I will cripple you!" Su Ming activated the spiritual energy of the Fourth Realm of Qi Condensing, throwing a punch at Su Ye's chest.
Su Ye did not retreat. The flame pattern condensed into a golden-red flame fist, and in this punch, he hid the "Heavenly Burning Strike" from the Flame Lord's inheritance!
"Puff—"
Su Ming was sent flying, spitting blood, and his cultivation at the Fourth Realm of Qi Condensing was directly scattered!
Su Zhenhai suddenly stood up from the main seat, smashing the table: "Su Ye, how dare you seriously injure the young master?!"
Su Ye stood on the platform of the 30th floor, facing the shocked eyes of the city lord and everyone present, and shouted loudly: "Three years ago, you framed my father; today, not only will I pass the Spiritual Stairway to Ascension, but I will also find out the truth about the treason back then—the dirty water poured on the Su Clan should be poured back!"
Yun Xi under the stage covered her mouth, her eyes full of stars. From the fragments of the flame seed, the Flame Lord's voice sounded with a smile: "Boy, the sky of this Fallen Star World is about to be burned into a hole."