Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 48: Rise to the Second Stage
Zhang Yu momentarily watched the steps in front of him. He slowly raised his right leg to feel a frightening sensation on the faces of the disciples on the higher rungs.
Taps!
"..."
As soon as the footbed stepped on full of stairs. It felt like a hole was pulling his leg. Feels heavy, but still not so strong.
Zhang Yu moved his left leg and climbed up to the second rung. Just then the wind was blowing from above like it was about to blow its body away. The pressure became stronger than before.
The two disciples who watched Zhang Yu move so slowly instantly overtook him. When it was already on the fifth step, the two compactly turned around and ridiculed.
"New disciples like you shouldn't be too forced to come here. Coincidentally still some rungs up, better get back down."
After laughing so contentedly, the two outer court disciples continued their steps to ascend to the sixth step.
Zhang Yu just kept silent not caring about them. He was not unable to climb up quickly to compensate them, but for now he was still assessing and estimating the difference in pressure on each rung.
Sounds complicated. But this will make it easier for him to make a decision after ascending to a higher rung.
One after another, Zhang Yu always stopped at least five breaths before continuing his steps.
The two disciples who were mocking Zhang Yu were already on the twentyth step and ten more arrived at the first stage. They for the second time looked down with disdainful smiles.
"Where do you think he got to?"
"Maybe just up to the first stage. That's if he's really capable of doing it."
The two of them laughed out loud thinking about Zhang Yu. The new disciple who was so songong instantly tried to take the dragon stage.
Even they were currently new disciples, about four years ago had only ascended the dragon stage one and a half months since joining. The achievement was not so good, only until the first stage.
But as time passed and his cultivation increased, the last time trying was already able to reach the third stage. This time it is back to try and they hope to reach the fourth stage and enter the top two hundred ranking list.
Go back to Zhang Yu's place.
After closely observing the first fifteen steps, Zhang Yu was able to say for sure the pressure of each step up was one and a half times that of the previous stairs.
As he set foot on the twentieth rung of the stairs, Zhang Yu felt his feet clinging and the weight on top of his body was equivalent to a medium-sized stone. Riding up another five stairs, Zhang Yu felt the weight overhead become a large-sized stone.
His face turned serious, he took a breath and continued his steps up the next stairs. From the twenty-sixth step, then to the first stage.
Seeing the dozens of people resting recovering energy, Zhang Yu immediately stepped up onto the stairs that connected the first stage with the second stage.
However Zhang Yu's steps came to a halt on the thirty-second step, or the second step of the first stage.
"This pressure is no longer one and a half times greater. But double that." Zhang Yu was silent for a moment, as soon as he swung his foot back down the stairs.
The forty-fifth step, the fiftyth step.
Zhang Yu's dynamic and determined movements, made the few disciples he passed by dumbfounded.
But one of the disciples recognized Zhang Yu.
"No. He was neither an old disciple nor an inner court disciple. He's a new student named Zhang Yu."
When the voice of one of the disciples mentioned Zhang Yu's name, the few people there who had seen his actions in the field could immediately remember him.
"It turned out that he was Zhang Yu, a new disciple who could endure with his physical strength until sunset. No wonder he's so great."
For those who do not see in the field, of course, have heard about the news because it has been spread.
Praise and admiration continued to be said for Zhang Yu. But it was not done by the man who had just climbed up to the thirty-five steps. He frowned while staring at Zhang Yu's back with a sharp look in his eyes.
"Jiang Fu, why are you staring at him like that? Do you know that new student named Zhang Yu?"
The curly-haired man asked curiously while following the eyes of his friend.
"Not just know. But he's the one I meant before." When he said this, there was a great anger in his eyes.
The friend named Yu Tianze was surprised to hear Jiang Fu speak. He asked again to confirm it. "So he's the one who ruined your clan?"
"It's not just the clan that's destroyed. But because of him my father was humiliated and executed downtown." Jiang Fu clenched his hands, then again said, "I can't repay him because in Qian Gu City many people are protecting him. But now he came here by himself. This is my path of revenge!"
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Zhang Yu felt a real aura of hostility from behind. He stopped at the fifty-nine steps and turned his body to find out the source of the aura he was not wearing.
But the situation here is too crowded. Looking down only saw dozens of people struggling.
Ck...
"What am I thinking too much about. It was probably the aura of these people who were trying to ascend to the second stage." Zhang Yu shook his head faintly then raised his feet up onto the second stage.
Up to this point there had not been an obstruction that was too difficult for Zhang Yu. This was inseparable from his cultivation level that was at the level of a two-star master.
Some of the outer court disciples were still at the expert level. Although they entered first into the academy, within the cultivation level obviously they were left behind by Zhang Yu.
The two disciples who were mocking earlier were also still at the expert level. However since they did not know Zhang Yu's cultivation level, they thought Zhang Yu was weaker. But the truth is, they are completely wrong.
"Son, you did well. It is unexpected that you analyze it first to prevent excessive energy expenditure. Thats stunning. But to get on the top hundred ranking list, you have to get to the fifth stage and to achieve that you're going to experience something different."
The teacher's voice suddenly sounded in his head. Zhang Yu did not know how his teacher could know everything he was doing. Did the teacher hide and follow him secretly?
But after thinking about it a few times, it seemed impossible for his teacher to do such a petty thing.
"Teacher, you take it easy. This disciple of yours will definitely make the top hundred ranking list. Once it works, I'll charge you a request you'll have to fulfill."
Huh!
"Prove if you can do it."