Seeing Long Chen reach the top gave countless people hope. They did their best to climb, but some didn’t even manage to reach the second part before being sent out.

There were people failing with each passing moment. Currently, three hundred thousand people were still persevering on the Xuantian Staircase, and the majority of them had reached the middle section.

As for the Dragonblood warriors, they were past the eighth hundredth step, but their speed was clearly much slower. However, their footsteps never paused.

“In truth, there’s no need to go all-out like this. As long as they keep advancing, slowing down will save energy.” Mu Qingxuan shook her head as she watched the Dragonblood warriors climbing while sparing no effort.

“They know that,” said Long Chen.

“If they know, why bother?”

“They aren’t fighting against the Xuantian Staircase but against themselves. That’s why they are climbing so quickly, to push themselves to their limits. Our talent is only average, and our origins are low. To reach our...