On the mountain peak, Qianye was on one knee at the moment. His entire body was trembling, his bones were crackling, and he had just straightened his body somewhat when this small movement elicited a series of bone fracture sounds.

Qianye’s entire body was drenched in grey liquid. The water bore down on his body with the weight of a small mountain and made it impossible for him to stand straight. Moreover, the grey rain’s suppression on his vitality remained. Large areas of his flesh were dying and regenerating by the auric flame blood in a constant cycle. Fortunately, the skies over the summit were clear and devoid of clouds. Warm sunlight was showering down from some unknown place, evaporating the water and rapidly lessening Qianye’s pressure.

In the end, Qianye stood up and expelled a mouthful of deathly air. When this breath reached the ground, it immediately turned the earth into a patch of ashen grey.

Qianye regained his movement after this exhalation and couldn’t help but rejoice in his heart. He knew, toward the end, there was no way he would’ve reached the summit by following the normal rules. That was why he had staked everything on one throw by activating spatial flash under the support of...