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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

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nVincent stepped onto the stairs using his right foot. Suddenly, he felt an invisible pressure pressing down on him from all directions. He also felt some resistance in his leg.

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n“Is this pressure?”

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nVincent shrugged. It felt alright.

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nAs he stepped onto the second step, the invisible pressure became even stronger. Although Vincent was prepared, his body still swayed from the pressure. The psionic power in his body started to deplete at an extremely rapid speed.

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nHis Godly King’s Posture superpower was not able to help him to recover his psionic power.

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nWhat was going on?

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nVincent was shocked.

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nThe Godly King’s Posture was a combination of his Extreme Speed Training and Peak Condition superpowers. It allowed him to have the effects of both superpowers at the same time.

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nThis had never happened before.

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n“Little guy! Looks like you’ve made your decision!” said the voice. His tone was full of praise.

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n“Just a friendly reminder. Please do not attempt to use your superpowers or combat skills. You can only walk up the Will Stone Stairs using your own body strength.”

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nVincent did not believe the voice.

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nHe mobilized Hellfire in his hand.

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nThe moment Hellfire appeared, the pressure around him suddenly increased. Vincent did not have enough time to react. Before he knew it, he had been pushed away. Vincent fell heavily onto the ground. He then turned over and stood up.

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nVincent frowned as he looked at the Will Stone Stairs.

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nAt the same time, the Godly King’s Posture started working. His psionic power was recovering.

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nVincent stood still. He looked at the Will Stone Stairs and fell into deep thought.

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nTen minutes later, Vincent summoned Hellfire and threw it at the Will Stone Stairs.

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nJust as the Hellfire ball entered the range of the Will Stone Stairs, it suddenly slowed down.

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nIt then flew backward towards Vincent at an even faster speed.

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nVincent dodged it. The Hellfire ball exploded at the place Vincent was standing before.

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nIt left a large crater in the ground. The aftereffect of the Hellfire ball was twice as powerful.

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n“Is it rebounding?” muttered Vincent as he looked at the large crater.

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nHe tried using his superpowers twice.

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nIt seemed like the voice was not lying to him.

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n“Looks like I can only walk up the stairs step by step,” said Vincent.

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nVincent rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

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nHe reflected on the situation earlier. He felt so much pressure when stepping onto the first flight of stairs. If he could not withstand the pressure, he could be pushed down at any time, or even crushed into meat paste.

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nThere were 365 steps. The pressure on the next step was twice that of the previous step. The pressure was extremely terrifying.

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nThis was not the type of pressure that humans could withstand without superpowers or combat skills.

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nNot even monsters could withstand it!

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nVincent frowned again. If the voice really wanted to choose a successor, why would he or she set up a test that was impossible to pass?

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nOn the contrary, if everything the voice said was false, why would he or she even start this in the first place?

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nWas it to wash away its sins?

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nVincent shook his head. Nothing made sense.

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nObviously, there must be a key that he had overlooked.

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n“What exactly is it?” asked Vincent.

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nVincent had a headache just thinking about it. However, he had always felt like he was not far off, and the key was within his reach.

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nThis feeling made him very unhappy and irritated.

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n“The Will Stone Stairs! This name…”

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nVincent’s eyes suddenly lit up. He got it.

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nHe started to relax and took a deep breath. Vincent was firm. He stepped onto the Will Stone Stairs again.

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nWhether or not he could inherit the mantle mentioned by the voice, Vincent did not care anymore. He just wanted to leave this place.

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nHe still had a lot of things to do back in his world.

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nHe stepped onto the stairs again. The pressure weighed down on him like before. Nevertheless, Vincent did not hesitate to take another step.

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nTwo Steps!

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nThree Steps!

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nFour Steps!

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nFive steps!

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nVincent was a little out of breath by the time he reached the fifth step. The psionic power in his body was being consumed at a rapid rate. He could not hold out for long.

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nHowever, Vincent did not have any thoughts of retreating.

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nThe Will Stone Steps tested a person’s willpower!

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nA person had to depend on oneself in order to have willpower. It had nothing to do with psionic power or combat skills. It was the strongest power in a person’s heart.

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nThe stronger his willpower, the greater the things he could achieve!

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nVincent was an orphan. His parents had gone missing since he was very young. Vincent had been strong since the first day. His willpower was not a problem at all.

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nHe endured the massive pressure that was sixteen times that of the first step.

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nVincent raised his right leg once again.

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nThump!

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nHis right foot stepped firmly on the sixth step. At the same time, an even greater pressure pressed down on him.

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nIn just one step, his temples were already covered in fine beads of sweat, and his psionic power depleted even faster.

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nVincent felt his lips go numb. He felt dizzy and his eyelids were heavy as if they were fighting to stay open. This was all due to the excessive consumption of his psionic power.

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nHis body could not stop shaking. However, Vincent gritted his teeth. He was determined not to take even half a step back.

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nHowever, if he stepped onto the seventh step, he would have to face the pressure sixty-four times. He did not have the confidence to withstand it.

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nHe might as well sit down and start training instead.

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nTraining and mobilizing his psionic power would not cause him to fall off the Will Stone Stairs. It was clear that so long as he did not use his superpower and combat skills, he would not be pushed down.

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nVincent trained himself to replenish the psionic power in his body. Although there was a huge gap between recovery and consumption, it prolonged the time Vincent spent on the sixth step.

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nThere was no time for training. Vincent waited until his body had adapted to the pressure of the sixth step. He also ensured that the recovery speed in his body had far exceeded his consumption speed.

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nHe then slowly opened his eyes.

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nTwo days had passed, but Vincent had no idea.

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nIt had always been a sunny day in the paradise illusion.

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nVincent was enlightened.

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nThe feeling he felt on the sixth step was similar to the feeling he felt on the first step.

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n“So that’s how it is!”

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nVincent stood up and nodded.

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nAlthough Vincent had figured out that the Will Stone Test tested willpower, he could not figure out how to withstand the astronomical pressure behind it.

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nHe finally understood it!

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nHe had overlooked something that everyone usually overlooked. It was something that people always took for granted.

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nAdaptation!

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nWhen a person is in an unfamiliar environment, they would always need to undergo the process of adaptation. The process would not be easily discovered due to time.

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nOver time, it would become one’s inherent mode of thinking. The adaptation process was only a matter of time.

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nThe idea of adaptation had existed in the human mind for a long time. However, it had failed to attract humans’ attention.

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nVincent had managed to take notice of it.

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nHe did not actually have to walk up 365 steps of the Will Stone Stairs in one go. Instead, he needed to adapt to the pressure on each step completely before moving forward.

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nTo put it bluntly, it was only a matter of time before he steadied his mind and walked up the Will Stone Stairs.

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nHe just had to have the willpower to adapt to it.

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n“Not bad! Very good! Little fellow, I didn’t expect you to understand the key to the Will Stone Stairs so quickly!” said the voice.

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nIts tone was filled with unconcealed admiration and satisfaction towards Vincent.

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n“God’s mercy! He had allowed me to meet such a good seedling when I’m on the verge of extinction!”

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nThe voice sounded very glad. It was the kind of joy that followed after one had encountered a dire incident.

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nVincent could tell that the voice was indeed genuine. He then bowed to the silver tower.

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n“Senior, thank you for your good intentions!” said Vincent.

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n“Hahaha! Little guy, you’re finally willing to speak! Come up, I’ll wait for you on the fifth floor.”

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