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nChapter 65: Crane Obstacle

nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe way most of them looked at the haughty man had changed.

nWhile everyone else was scared to death and wanted to back off, he was the only one who looked raring to go without a single bit of fear.

n“Ah!”

n“Ah…!”

nYet another chain of shrieks as the Qi Refinement Warriors who had moved ahead first fell from the clouds one after another, disappearing into the abyss on either side of the mountain path.

nFinally, there were people who could take it no longer as they started backtracking.

nThe little fatty held his tongue and exclaimed, “Even a Level 9 Qi Refinement Warrior fell down. Just what did they encounter in the clouds?”

nSu Zimo saw everything even clearer.

nThere were a total of 23 Qi Refinement Warriors who soared into the skies. In the blink of an eye, every single one of them had fallen!

nThat was a little horrifying.

nMany mortals started climbing down the walls, looking terrified with trembling feet. Without even turning back, they dashed down the mountain path.

nThere were more than 80 people who had passed the second stage. Now, all the 23 Qi Refinement Warriors have already failed. Coupled with the mortals who had left, there were only 17 people left at the base of the peak.

nAll of the 17 were resolute warriors who did not show the slightest look of fear in their eyes even at the sight of all those Qi Refinement Warriors falling over.

nEven the little fatty who was chattering the entire way merrily had gone silent, his beady eyes fluttering about as he was deep in thoughts.

nSu Zimo had always felt something unusual about this stage as everything seemed suspicious.

nHowever, he could not point out just what exactly was wrong.

nAt almost the same time, both the haughty man and white bloused woman summoned a flying sword and soared to the skies. However, their speed was clearly slower – it was clear that both of them were being wary about the situation as well.

n“Bro, remember to be careful. I’ll scout the way for you first,” The little fatty was also a Qi Refinement Warrior as he retrieved a small shield from his storage bag. The shield expanded with the wind and carried his rotund body into the skies slowly.

nThe remaining 14 people inclusive of Su Zimo were mortals who had no spirit qi within them.

nIf they wanted to ascend the peak, they would have to climb the peak step by step physically.

nSu Zimo hesitated no more as he approached the base of the peak. With a nimble leap, he hung onto the walls and started climbing up swiftly.

nThat shocked the remaining 13 people as they almost mistook him for a monkey instead of a human climbing the peak.

nBy now, Su Zimo had almost perfected his Tendons Transformation. He was nimble like a python and agile like an ape. Moving with ease, the peak posed no challenge to him at all.

nApes were natural born climbers.

nIf Su Zimo had given it his all, even Qi Refinement Warriors who could soar through the skies may not even be able to match his speed.

nPreviously at the Cang Lang Mountain Range, even when Elder Qian of Joyful Clan soared through the skies, Su Zimo’s speed while climbing the towering old tree matched his!

nOf course, Su Zimo had used his Sanguine Ape Transformation at that time and Elder Qian was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

nEven without using all his strength, Su Zimo had left the 13 remaining mortals far behind his tail.

n“Caw, caw!”

nRight then, Su Zimo vaguely picked up on some birds crying out.

nEven though he had lived a year in Cang Lang Mountain Range, he still could not understand the language of beasts. However, he could tell of how they felt through their sounds.

nThose birds clearly sounded happy and mocking.

n“Why are there spirit beasts here?”

nHe frowned as he continued climbing without slowing down at all.

n“Bastard, how dare you!”

nBefore long, the voice of the haughty man hollered out above.

nSu Zimo raised his head and gazed over, squinting his eyes.

nFar beyond the clouds, a gigantic bird was extending its wings while cawing out with a raised head. Su Zimo could faintly make out the bird assaulting the haughty man, white bloused woman and little fatty in midair.

nEvery single gentle flap of its wings brought about a hurricane as all three of them swayed back and forth midair, looking as though they could fall anytime.

n“A spirit demon?”

nSu Zimo was stunned.

nThe bird exuded an aura that was the same as spirit demons.

nIt looked as though it had just become a spirit demon, equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

nEven then, its strength was enough to hold out against the three of them.

nIt was clear that the bird had not used its full strength. Instead, it was running circles around the three of them like a cat circling a rat, flapping its wings from time to time so that none of them could ascend further.

nThe haughty man had a Wind spirit root to begin with and thus was barely able to maintain his balance despite swaying in the wind.

nThe white bloused woman had a frozen expression. She was encased by a transparent ice barrier – it was clear that she had already used a talisman.

nAs for the little fatty, his shield was steady and spacious. He sprawled on it, gripping onto its edges tightly with sweat pouring down his puffy face, looking all nervous.

n“So, this is the obstacle of the Life and Death Stage. One would be able to reach the peak if they could get through this bird.”

nNow that he understood the reason, Su Zimo was prepared to continue climbing. Right then, the little fatty shrieked.

nPerhaps because the bird saw that Su Zimo and the others were approaching as well, it seemed as though it no longer wanted to waste time as it flapped its wings furiously.

nThe little fatty was the first one to lose control as he fell from midair with his shield blown into oblivion.

n“AHHHHHHH!”

nHis face was pale as a sheet as he flailed his arms, crying out loudly. When he caught sight of Su Zimo above him, he called, “Bro, run! There’s a fierce bird up there!”

nThe place where the little fatty fell was not too far away from Su Zimo.

nSu Zimo had a decent impression of the little fatty and was not about to leave the latter in the lurch. With a swift motion, he strode horizontally across the wall and grabbed the little fatty from midair.

nBy then, the little fatty’s eyes were rolled over while he drooled all over, seemingly passed out of fear.

nSu Zimo frowned.

nHe was already halfway through the climb. If he were to put the little fatty down, he would have to repeat an entire journey once more.

nEven though the little fatty was heavy, he was nothing compared to the Cold Moon Saber and Sanguine Crystal Bow hanging on his waist.

nAt that thought, Su Zimo grabbed the little fatty with one arm while continuing to climb with another without slowing down at all.

nIt was only after he got closer that he managed to make things out clearly.

nIt was a crane that looked to be in its infancy stage, its eyes filled with merry excitement.

nIt was as though making the climbers fall was the most fun game it ever played.

nSwooping down, the crane extended its claws and landed on the white bloused woman’s talisman ice barrier.

nCrack! Crack!

nThe barrier began cracking as the crane clawed at it with ease.

nWith a strong gust of wind, the woman then fell from her sword. Even though her gaze looked slightly dim, she did not make a single peep of disgruntlement as she disappeared into the abyss.

nThe haughty man followed soon after, holding out for not much longer under the attacks of the crane as he fell through the skies looking indignant.

n“Caw, caw!”

nRearing its head, the crane looked extremely gleeful.

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