Why were these gods’ wills so relentless?
It wasn’t just Chu Yi’s Human King Physique; even the eternally noble and pure Moon Princess had become infatuated with Puff.
Furthermore, the previous Celestial Tribulation had been cleverly manipulated. Albert had taken the brunt of it for him, causing the calamity to transform and erupt in a different form at this very moment.
In the vast unknown, a predetermined order always exists.
From the moment he chose the Human King Body, all the causal links had already been forged; even the Furnace of Life was part of the arrangement.
But the chance for survival in this Desperate Realm lay in climbing the Blood Ladder. He had uncovered the secret of the Blood Ladder—a top-tier treasure in the ’Life’ sequence. Compared to it, the Furnace of Life seemed insignificant, like a small wizard before a giant.
Climb the Blood Ladder, slay the Ten Thousand Races, and walk the invincible path of humanity!
With the blood of the Ten Thousand Races, I will replenish the flaws of the Human King Body and claim the true position of a Human King!
In his mind, the evolution chart turned page by page. Chu Yi wielded omniscient and omnipotent authority, understanding it all through the fate system of the Divine Hand.
"Chu Yi, where is this? Did we win?" Mu Yun asked, dazed. She was eating a piece of bone ash bread and looking around. They stood on a Blood Ladder, and below them was a frenzied crowd of Alien Races.
On the Blood Ladder, various figures climbed, while green clouds billowed like rosy auroras. At its peak stood an ancient palace, inhabited by the wills of gods.
The Dragon Maiden, engrossed in her meal, seemed a bit slow-witted, her intelligence momentarily diminished.
"Consider it a win," Chu Yi said. "Next, I need to climb the Blood Ladder. Will you accompany me?"
"The Blood Ladder? Is it used to evolve one’s bloodline?" Mu Yun shook her head while nibbling on her bread. "No, my bloodline is special. I can’t use the Blood Ladder to enhance it."
Chu Yi nodded, his expression turning stern, a hidden murderous intent flickering between his brows.
"Then, you stay here. Take care of Bika for me." He left her with these words and a pile of bone ash bread.
The next moment, the Human King Body was activated. A dense killing aura swirled around him, refined to an extreme degree, transforming into small, blood-colored flood dragons that stirred up violent air currents.
He took a step forward, landing at the entrance of the Blood Ladder.
Instantly, all eyes present swept over, focusing on him alone.
"What is he doing? He’s not going to climb the Blood Ladder too, is he?"
"How can a human climb the Blood Ladder? That’s laughable! This is the foundation of our Dark World. He has no self-awareness at all."
"Perhaps there’s a pact with the Moon Princess. Maybe this is the Moon Princess’s intention."
In the audience, countless Alien Races were astonished. Even the forces within the White Tower turned their gazes towards him.
More terrifying still, at the pinnacle of the Blood Ladder, the wills of gods within the palace projected their gazes.
Though not malicious, their gazes were extremely heavy, as if an entire sky was collapsing. An ordinary person couldn’t withstand even a fraction of the information contained in a single glance; their minds would shatter.
Moreover, it was the gaze one would reserve for food, each of them drooling, eager to devour him.
Is he really going to climb the Blood Ladder? a glamorous woman in a black dress wondered, her pink lips slightly pursed, internally startled.
Having waited a day, upon seeing Chu Yi emerge, she had initially thought of summoning him.
But for a dignified Enchanting Demon Queen to invite him a second time? That would be too demeaning.
Behind her, two Enchanting Demons—one appearing pure, the other fiery—once again prostrated themselves. Their ’ripe fruits’ were pressed against the ground, flattened into round disks as they trembled in fear.
At the same time, they couldn’t help but blame Chu Yi. He had ignored such a kind gesture from the Succubus Princess, choosing instead to court death! And now they were being punished because of him.
He’d rather poison me just for the Blood Ladder? The Moon Princess mused, looking down at the scene, somewhat perplexed.
Despite the time that had elapsed, a bit of warmth still lingered from their encounter.
She gazed at Chu Yi for a while, her usually cold eyes quietly giving way to a hint of bewildered allure.
Without any hesitation, Chu Yi’s figure flickered as he stepped onto the first tier of the Blood Ladder.
Having stolen the core essence of the Furnace of Life, which belonged to the same ’sequence’ as this Blood Ladder, it seemed he had activated something.
The next moment, several giant, wolf-headed Beasts emerged on the first tier of the ladder. Their claws were sharp, their bodies covered in scarlet scales, and they roared as they pounced on him.
Chu Yi clenched his right hand. A sharp, whistling sound erupted from his spine as a streak of gold thread flew out, transforming into the Demon Halberd.
With a swing of the Demon Halberd, which had transformed into a mass of scarlet ink, the Beasts were obliterated mid-charge, erased from existence by the swirling ink.
Commander-level strength, Gold standard. Chu Yi noted, maintaining a calm expression as he stepped onto the second tier.
On the second tier stood a ten-zhang-tall Demon Ghost with bulging muscles and three heads. It raised a hand, unleashing a deadly attack. Chu Yi met it with a swing of his halberd. The halberd’s strike, carrying an overwhelming force, transformed into a ferocious, baring-fanged Blood Serpent that devoured the Demon Ghost’s massive hand, causing it to explode into a mist of blood.
The Blood Serpent raged on, corroding flesh and blood, directly swallowing the Demon Ghost and absorbing a part of it.
This was a special effect of the Eight Desolate Demon Halberd: killing only made it stronger.
This scene shocked the Alien Races. Even the high-ranking members of the White Tower couldn’t maintain their composure; their expressions shifted, clearly stirred.
This ’blood food’ could climb the Blood Ladder and was even summoning opponents on each tier? What was going on?!
One Alien Race member knowledgeable about history exclaimed, "The Blood Ladder has a mysterious origin, rumored to be associated with the long-fallen God of Forging."
"This human’s unique bloodline could have triggered mechanisms deep within the Blood Ladder!"
Another Alien Race member theorized that Chu Yi had received an infusion from the Furnace of Life and was forcibly climbing the Blood Ladder, thereby provoking its resistance.
"He’s reached the hundredth tier!"
At this moment, Chu Yi ascended to the hundredth tier. An ancient figure stood there, summoning three King-class Pet Beasts with a flick of its hand: a Bone Dragon, a flaming Griffin, and a white Ghost.
Chu Yi was only momentarily surprised. The Eight Desolate Demon Halberd transformed into over twenty streaks of light, each carrying a frenzied, fiery, and ferocious aura. They first shattered the flaming Griffin, then tore through the Ghost. Finally, he directed the Blood Serpent to erode the Bone Dragon, ultimately slaying the figure.
He forged ahead, stepping onto the one hundred and first tier without slowing, leaving Denis and his group far behind.
A dense, blood-colored cloud hovered above Chu Yi. With every tier he ascended, it absorbed the power of the enemies he defeated, growing stronger.
This was the result of the Eight Desolate Demon Halberd consuming his enemies. More and more blood-colored Curse Seals consolidated, seemingly nurturing an ancient existence within it.
Chu Yi was like a sharp blade. A layer of golden lightning began to swirl around him, launching dozens of lightning chains that erased countless curse-type specters as he stepped onto the next tier.
This scene also caught the attention of those who had started ascending the Blood Ladder earlier.
"How is he able to climb the Blood Ladder? Does he truly possess a Divine-Demon Bloodline? But why is there a Guardian on every tier?"
"Very strange. I’ve never seen such a situation."
William and the other members of the Blood Race were puzzled, but it didn’t deter them from striving to gain the recognition of a Sequence Weapon.
Lias was still receiving the empowerment of the Dream Shattering Blade. She inadvertently glanced at Chu Yi, and her sapphire-blue pupils flashed with a peculiar light.
"Elder Sister, how’s your recovery going?"
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