The fact was just as Emperor Xuanchen had expected. On the rest of the journey, Yang Qi's speed did not change much. He continued to distance himself from other practitioners, and the distance was getting bigger and bigger.
Yang Qi looked at the illusion in front of him and thought to himself, "The illusion is becoming more and more real. Even if I stick to my original intention, the illusion is beginning to have some influence on me."
Although he knew that the scene before his eyes was an illusion, it was not so easy to break it. Even Yang Qi was affected by some doubts and was no longer completely unaffected as before.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Yang Qi looked towards the top of the mountain, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he murmured, "It's not an illusion, the top of the mountain can be seen!"
Hongchen Mountain is only tens of thousands of feet high. Normally, a practitioner at the Martial Emperor level can see the top of the mountain directly from the foot of the mountain. But in fact, when a practitioner starts climbing, he cannot see the top of the mountain. Being able to see the top of the mountain means that he is not far from the top of the mountain.
“About two-thirds of the way there.”
Yang Qi looked back in the direction of the foot of the mountain, estimated, and found that he was roughly two-thirds of the distance from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and he was about 25,000 feet away from the foot of the mountain.
That is to say, Yang Qi probably still needs to climb about 12,000 feet to reach the top of Hongchen Mountain. As for the second cultivator, he is now 7,000 to 8,000 feet away from Yang Qi, which is twice as far as the total climbing distance of the last cultivator.
"But the illusion is still growing stronger!"
Yang Qi withdrew his gaze, but raised his brows. The influence of the illusion had not been fixed and was still constantly strengthening. Obviously, he had not yet passed through the area affected by the illusion.
"He's finally slowing down."
"This has opened up a huge gap between him and the practitioner who is in second place."
The practitioners who were watching were impressed when they noticed that Yang Qi's speed had slowed down. Yang Qi had already climbed more than two-thirds of the Red Dust Mountain, and now his speed had finally begun to slow down.
"But I don't know how long it will take him to reach the summit."
“Maybe we can break the previous record.”
"That may not be the case. The last leg of the journey is the most critical."
The practitioners no longer had any doubts about whether Yang Qi could reach the summit. What they were curious about now was how long it would take Yang Qi to reach the summit, and whether he could break the record of Hongchen Mountain.
The practitioners of Hongchen Mountain cannot see the top of the mountain unless they climb to a certain distance. The opposite is true for the practitioners who are watching. They can directly see the distance the practitioners are climbing, but they cannot see the top of the mountain because that part of the top of the mountain is obscured.
Although part of the top of the mountain is covered, it does not hinder the practitioners from judging the climbing time. Some practitioners have even started a new gambling game in the city, and the content is whether Yang Qi can break the previous climbing record.
Affected by the illusion, Yang Qi's speed began to slow down, but even so, he continued to distance himself from other practitioners. In most of the day, he had climbed more than 30,000 feet and was only a few thousand feet away from the top of the mountain.
"The impact of the illusion has increased again, and with greater intensity."
After climbing more than 30,000 feet, Yang Qi could clearly feel that the illusion was more real. Although he was sure that everything in front of him was an illusion, it was not so easy to break it.
"It's been almost a day, and that person is almost at the top of the mountain."
"At this rate, the chances of breaking the record are really great."
Seeing that Yang Qi was getting closer and closer to the obscured area, and the time consumed was less than a day, the practitioners who were watching knew that the possibility of Yang Qi breaking the record was getting greater and greater.
According to previous records, the practitioner who took the shortest time to climb the mountain in history took a little more than two days, but Yang Qi now took less than a day. As long as Yang Qi spends no more than a day on the last section of the journey, he can break the record!
It’s a pity that the betting has been closed now, otherwise there would probably be more practitioners betting on Yang Qi to break the record.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Yang Qi's eyes lit up, because he found that the reality of the illusion had not continued to increase, which meant that he had passed the test of the illusion.
"There are less than four thousand feet left."
Yang Qi looked towards the top of the mountain, which seemed within reach, but he knew that this last section of the journey was the most difficult one. Most of the practitioners who hoped to reach the summit ultimately failed in this section.
“Disappeared!”
As Yang Qi stepped into the last section of the journey to the summit, his figure disappeared from the sight of the surrounding practitioners, which also meant that Yang Qi had reached the last section of the climb.
At this time, the time Yang Qi spent was just over a day. If he could complete the last section of the journey within a day, he could still break the previous record!
"Nothing seems to have changed?"
Yang Qi walked towards the top of the mountain, but found that nothing had happened. It seemed that this last section of the journey itself did not pose any danger.
Yang Qi frowned slightly and became cautious. The last section of the journey was the most difficult one to cross. He would never believe that there would be no test at all.
Um
Suddenly, Yang Qi felt inexplicably irritated, as if he was enraged.
"how so?"
Yang Qi frowned. His Dao heart was strong. How could he be angered if nothing happened? Just as Yang Qi was puzzled, he became more and more irritated. His aura surged wildly, and a murderous intent from his heart began to erode his will.
"hateful!"
Yang Qi didn't understand at this moment that this was the last test of climbing the mountain. He immediately tried to suppress the anger and murderous intent in his heart, but it would have been better if he didn't suppress it. The more he suppressed it, the stronger his anger and murderous intent became.
Yang Qi's aura surged wildly, his fierce killing intent surged, his eyes were bloodshot, and he grinned, "Kill!"
"die!"
Yang Qi moved his hand, and the evil demon was killed. The demon was eliminated!
All the demons that appeared before him were killed, leaving no one alive. Even if the other party begged for mercy, Yang Qi would not show any mercy. Demons should die!
Poof!
The sword flashed, and the two figures in the void were turned into powder. The hostage looked at Yang Qi in astonishment, with confusion in his eyes.
"How can I compromise with the devil when I am fighting against the devil and defending the righteousness? It is your honor that you can help me fight against the devil with yourself." Yang Qi said calmly.
In the process of eliminating demons, more and more demon leaders died at the hands of Yang Qi. However, while hunting down these demon leaders, more and more innocent lives were killed directly or indirectly by Yang Qi. All this is for the purpose of eliminating demons!
At first, the practitioners still respected Yang Qi, the demon slayer, but as more and more lives died because of him, more and more people condemned him. Some practitioners even took the initiative to find Yang Qi and asked him to take care of the lives of weaker lives. (To be continued)