Chapter 347: Climbing the Stairs (1/2)

As it glowed, focusing its light upon Ling Xue, she felt reinvigorated as energy flowed into her body. Her body grew hot as blood rushed and her bloodline activated on its own. The dark red shade of her aura and hair took on a vibrant brightness asshe felt her strength grow.

Feeling renewed, she continued to climb the steps, breaking past a hundred and climbing towards the two hundred mark.

”She's doing it!”

The clansmen cried out in shock and joy as they watched her go higher and higher.

Soon, Ling Xue broke past two hundred steps and headed straight for three hundred. By then, she slowed down and moving at a snail's pace by the time she reached the 280th step. At that point, she stopped and retreated, exiting the trial.

”This is as far as I can go. Any further and I will have overtaxed myself. I'd rather not end up like last time or for that matter, like the Mu Clan's Princess.”

Ling Xue looked to her clan, who were somewhat baffled by her actions. Nevertheless, she was the first of the clan to break the hundred step mark.After congratulating her, the clans then turned to Ming Yue in anticipation as Ling Xue walked to the young cultivator.

”Those Tao Fang had yet to take the trial before you... disposed of them. Because of that, you will be the first human to take the Heavenly Slayer's trial. With that said, No one knows what happens if another person or a human takes the trial. Up until now, it had always been the Mu or Yao Clan. If you do not want to do this, you do not have to.”

She warned Ming Yue, asking if she wanted to reconsider.

”No, I will do it.”

Ming Yue answered her and stepped up. She wanted to do this to both test herself and find out more information about the Heavenly Slayer. Looking to Hei Yue and Xiao Yin, they left her side and waited patiently for her.

Standing in front of the first step, she placed her right foot upon it and in an instant, she vanished from sight.

”Where did she go?”

”What happened?”

Those that saw it were stunned. They all walked up to the steps and looked around, examining. However, she was nowhere to be found.

The two beasts that were just by her side, looked around franctically before staring at the stairs, but their master was gone. There wasn't even a trace fo her.

For Ming Yue, her view changed from that of the mountain steps to a massive palace. It was wide and spacious but empty as well. Made from a white marble, the interior was decorated with accents of black and gray along with banners and such of the same color scheme.

”Where is this?”

She looked around, sensing her surroundings but found that there seemed to be nothing outside of this home. It was as if it was inside an empty plane, as if this palace was the only thing here.

Walking around, she explored it, walking through the halls. There were no rooms here, only large, open chambers.

”What is this place? There are no treasures here, weapons, jewels, nothing. And... the energy here... Where have I felt this before?”

The more she looked around, the more she felt that this place was familiar to her. It wasn't until she reached the main chamber, the largest one within this palace, that she realized her guess was right.

”It really is him! The Lunar Executioner!”

Within this grand chamber was a single statue, in fact it was equally identical to the one she found in the Merciless Storm Peak. The only difference was that this was clearly higher in quality, more detailed and created with better material. In fact, it seemed as if every strand of hair could be picked seen.

However, just like the other one, the face was hard to make out. As if whoever designed it, wanted to remain unknown, or perhaps, there was another reason.