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nVincent looked at the long steps in front of him and clenched his fists. He then stepped onto the seventh step.

nThe pressure surged again but it was no longer as strong as he once imagined.

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nVincent reached the eleventh step in one breath. However, the situation had become more serious than before.

nThis time, his legs were bent. He could not stand up straight. He was practically half-squatting on the steps.

nVincent had reached his limit after going up five steps in one go. However, he did not give up.

nIf he could not do better, then what was the difference between standing still?

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nAfter thinking for a while, Vincent raised his right leg. It was extremely difficult for him. He landed heavily on the twelfth step. This step alone took him a full five minutes.

nIt was as if the psionic power in his body had been completely sucked dry. He had consumed more than half of his psionic power in one step.

nVincent was not at ease. He had flush skin, red eyes, and his sweat was dripping all over the stairs.

n“Roar!”

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nVincent roared and used what was left of his strength.

nHe suddenly raised his left leg and landed abruptly on the thirteenth step.

nHis psionic power that was depleting rapidly had been completely consumed.

nEven if Vincent wanted to use his superpowers and combat skills at this point, he had no psionic power left to support him.

nHis vision started to blur and he became dizzy. Vincent felt like he could faint at any moment.

nHowever, he would not allow himself to.

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nThere was a stream of scarlet blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth.

nHe would rather die standing than live kneeling!

nCreak!

nThe powerful pressure caused friction in Vincent’s bones.

nVincent knew that he could no longer continue to go up the stairs. Otherwise, he would be crushed into a meat patty by the pressure.

nEven though he did not want to admit defeat, he still understood what could be done and what could not be done.

nAlthough it seemed like Vincent had only achieved two more steps than before, the pressure had increased exponentially. It was not comparable to the pressure that he was facing before.

nThe pressure on the sixth step was only thirty-two times, while the pressure on the thirteenth step was more than four thousand times.

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nBased on the pressure, one had to know that Vincent did not improve by just a little bit.

nEven if he only advanced one step, the pressure he was facing was still higher than all the pressure that he faced earlier.

nThis no doubt reflected Vincent’s strong willpower. Otherwise, he would not have been able to step onto the thirteenth step.

nHe sat down cross-legged again and began to recover his psionic power.

nThis time, Vincent’s training took a long time as compared to before. By the time he opened his eyes again, ten days had already passed.

nHis psionic power was recovering at a normal speed.

nVincent looked at the three hundred steps in front of him and took a deep breath. He then raised his right leg again.

nVincent did not realize that his psionic power had actually become more solid due to the pressure.

nAfter more than a month of hard work, Vincent was already standing on the 358th step. The pressure that he was facing was equivalent to 1.08 googol.

nGoogol was the world’s largest unit yet; it was 1 to the 100th power. Most people had never even heard of it, let alone used it.

nVincent was enduring a type of pressure that ordinary people could never handle. Nevertheless, he was still able to stand up steadily. He even looked relax.

nHe had grown a lot in just one month. He could feel the changes in his body.

nIf he were to fight himself from one month ago, Vincent had absolute confidence that he would be able to kill him in one move.

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nVincent was terrified to know that he had grown so much. He was extremely shocked. He wondered who the person behind the voice was.

nThis test that was not even considered the real test was already so terrifying. How terrifying will the real test be?

nWhat destructive lesson did the voice want to teach him?

nVincent had very strong expectations for the next test.

nHe took a deep breath and continued to move forward.

nVincent used a full month to complete the last seven steps.

nAlthough there were only seven steps left, each step was twice the pressure of the previous step. The 365th step had a pressure of 138.24 googols.

n“Phew! It’s finally over!” said Vincent.

nVincent walked off the Will Stone Steps and looked at the tower door that was only a few feet away. He let out a long sigh.

nAs he had been training and climbing the stairs, Vincent did not know that he had actually been in the paradise illusion for two months.

n“Congratulations, little guy. You have passed the test successfully. Your talent and willpower are much stronger than I imagined,” said the voice. The voice was surprised by Vincent.

n“Open the door in front of you and accept my formal test! I look forward to meeting you.”

nVincent just smiled and kept silent. He reached out his hand to push open the tower door. He then walked in.

nAt the same time, in the real world, Vincent’s mysterious disappearance had created chaos in the Quinn School.

n“Bastard! If you can’t find Vincent, don’t come back!” yelled Sibis.

nSibis crushed his phone and slammed it onto the ground angrily.

nTeacher Chris looked at Sibis, her face was filled with anxiety and panic.

n“Principal Sibis, is there still no news of Vincent?”

nSibis shook his head, his face was dark and his eyes were full of worry.

n“It’s been two months! It’s as if Vincent has vanished from the face of the Earth. There’s no news at all. Could it be…”

nTeacher Chris tried to hold back her tears. She did not know why, but from the moment she found out that Vincent had disappeared, her heart had been on edge. She could not concentrate on her work.

nShe had no idea why she had become like this. Whenever she thought of Vincent, she could not concentrate.

n“No way! Teacher Chris, Vincent is very strong. He’s stronger than all of the geniuses we’ve ever met. Whether he entered the black hole or not, he won’t die so easily,” said Sibis.

nSibis tried to console Teacher Chris. However, in reality, he was not as confident.

nThe new students had already started school, and the freshmen tournament had ended.

nSibis had chosen the best teammates that Quinn could choose for Vincent. He then chose someone who had a high chance of being able to take charge in the future to form a second team to assist Vincent’s team from the remaining individuals.

nHowever, Vincent had gone missing.

nIf there was anyone who was most worried about Vincent in the world, it would be Sibis.

nThis was because of Vincent’s background. Sibis naturally paid more attention to Vincent. This coupled with the guilt he felt towards Vincent’s family, Sibis could not sleep or eat during this period of time.

nAn overlord-level superpowered user had lost three times in just two months. No one would believe it if the news was released.

n“The place where Vincent disappeared has been searched more than ten times. The entire cave is about to be demolished, but there are still no clues.”

nTeacher Chris finally started to cry.

n“His aura had suddenly disappeared inside the cave. If nothing bad actually happened, what other explanation could there be?”

n“Principal Sibis, please tell me! I really… really…”

nTeacher Chris choked up. She was unable to say the word “died”.

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