Chapter 557 (2/2)

Although he had seemed to have trouble climbing the initial steps, it was mostly due to the heavy armor he wore. Now that he had advanced by a stage, he was able to neutralize the pressure the armor brought him. Combined with his unrivaled presence, he was able to hover above the stairs. In a few seconds, he crossed more than half of them. It was an extremely fast speed.

”H-how is that possible? He is climbing as easily as he walks on flat land! How is he doing it?”

”He had only broken through to the eighth-stage Skysoar Realm, not the Emperor Realm! How can he ignore the pressure? I refuse to believe this! He must be cheating!”

”Did no one notice the presence of dragon and tiger around him? It is no weaker than the presence of an actual Emperor. His powerful presence is able to neutralize the pressure of the stairs. That's why he's not affected!”

”That Xiang Shaoyun is amazing! Looks like he is another one of those freaks. No wonder he managed to kill Da Zixuan so easily.”

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An uproar erupted among the young geniuses who couldn't help talking about what they had just seen. Even the elders were impressed.

”What a good recruit! Possessing such a presence at this age. He has a bright future ahead of him! Few recruits of this batch can do the same! This kid is mine!” said an elder.

A different elder said, ”Haha, you're not the one who recruited him. Everyone has the right to take him as a disciple, and he also has the right to select his master. I think I'll be a better teacher for him.”

The other elders also started volunteering to take Xiang Shaoyun as a personal disciple, and some of them even got agitated bickering. After all, it wasn't easy to find a good successor. An excellent disciple like this was extremely rare.

Liu Xutian asked Xiao Wei, ”Xiao Wei, you're this kid's recruiter. What do you think?”

Finally, all the elders focused on Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei sank into thought before he smiled and said, ”Since I was the one who had recruited him, it's best I teach him myself.”

In fact, he already had this thought when he saw Xiang Shaoyun at the Bloodsin City. However, Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation level was still a tad bit too low. Xiao Wei's initial plan was to let Xiang Shaoyun cultivate for about a year at the academy and reach ninth-stage Skysoar Realm before accepting him as a disciple. However, Xiang Shaoyun had attracted the attention of so many elders. He was definitely not willing to lose someone like Xiang Shaoyun.

Liu Xutian had a look of regret as he said, ”Alright. We'll talk after he pa.s.ses the test.”

Evidently, Elder Liu Xutian had also been attracted by Xiang Shaoyun's potential. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun had reached the 72nd step of stairs. Here, he could sense some suppression on his soul, but still not enough to pose him any sort of trouble. After all, his soul power had reached a level comparable to a peak Emperor's, getting nearer and nearer to the level of a Sovereign's.

No wonder so many people stopped here. This place has a suppression on both the flesh and the soul, thought Xiang Shaoyun as he continued his climb. With a few jumps, he reached the top.

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