At this moment, halfway up the sixth section of stairs, Christopher Morris and a man from Rainbow Moon Empire were struggling to climb up.
Both of them were at the fifth-rank Divine Realm, and reaching this point had already pushed them to their limits. In fact, Casey was also feeling a bit overwhelmed at this point. With his cultivation at the fourth-rank Divine Realm, it was a miracle he had lasted this long. His face was as pale as wax, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and his aura fluctuated wildly, very unstable.
“How are you holding up?” Billy asked Casey.
“I’m fine!” Casey replied through gritted teeth, taking a deep breath.
“If you can’t make it, don’t force yourself. I’ll take you up there!” Billy continued.
“I’m fine!” Casey shook his head.
After about half an hour, the three of them arrived not far behind Christopher Morris and his companion.
“Prince Nelson!” the man beside Christopher Morris greeted Nelson Morris.
“Yeah!” Nelson Morris nodded and then shouted to Christopher Morris, “Boss!”
“You’ve got yourself a good helper!” Christopher Morris glanced at Billy before looking at Nelson Morris.
“He not only killed the Second Prince of Sheardal Empire but also Finn Guthrie of Crimson Flame Empire.”
“Let me give you some advice, it’s best to keep your distance from him. Otherwise, whether you can leave Forbidden Phantom Valley alive is a question mark!”
“Thanks for the reminder, big brother!” Nelson Morris responded.
“Once you enter Forbidden Phantom Valley, life and death are up to fate. Karsen Henderson and Finn Guthrie dug their own graves; you can’t blame Mr Billy!”
“Hehe, do you really think there’s no one here who can kill him?” Christopher Morris continued.
“Unless he leaves immediately with his people, otherwise, once Abram Guthrie comes down, none of them will survive!”
“Fool!” Casey stabilized his aura after hearing this and retorted, “You should worry about your own life first!”
“How dare you speak to Prince Christopher like that?” the other man pointed at Casey.
“Get lost!” Casey replied firmly.
“You…” the man frowned.
“That’s enough!” Christopher Morris reprimanded.
He was well aware of Billy’s strength, and if a conflict arose, they wouldn’t stand a chance.
“Take care of yourself!” Billy gave Christopher Morris a slight squint before ignoring him and continuing up with Casey. He noticed that Casey was already struggling, so he didn’t push him further, enveloping him in a defensive aura.
Nelson Morris didn’t exchange more words with the other two; he took a deep breath and followed them up.
“Prince Nelson… he actually broke through!” Watching Nelson Morris’s back, the man was full of surprise.
“Hmm?” Christopher Morris frowned upon hearing this.
Then, he released his spiritual power to probe and indeed found that Nelson Morris had reached the sixth-rank Divine Realm.
“He really surprised me!” Christopher Morris stared at Nelson Morris’s back with a hint of curiosity.
After a brief pause, instead of continuing upwards, he turned around and walked back down.
“Your Highness, are we not going up anymore?” the man asked after a moment of confusion.
“With our strength, we won’t be able to finish this sixth section of stairs!” Christopher Morris replied. “Let’s go down and watch the show!”
“Watch the show?” The man seemed to understand after another moment of realization, looking up at the people above.
Another half hour later, Billy and his group arrived at the sixth level platform. At this point, Billy also vaguely felt some pressure. On the seventh section of stairs, there were four white figures, Victoria Richards and her sister, along with two women from Ice Cloud Empire. All four of them were at the sixth-rank Divine Realm, with the two older women almost reaching the seventh rank.
Although their speed wasn’t fast, they should be able to reach the seventh level platform. Victoria Richards turned to look at Billy, smiled, and nodded at him.
Meanwhile, on the walkways on either side of the seventh level platform, Abram Guthrie and his companion were sitting cross-legged, meditating to recover. Their faces were as pale as wax, and their auras were in disarray, indicating they were nearing their limits. However, judging by their posture, they wouldn’t give up so easily.
“Boss, I won’t go up. I’ll wait for you here,” Casey said, taking a brief breath before speaking.
“Alright!” Billy nodded and then looked at Nelson Morris. “Prince Nelson, how about you? Do you want to continue?”
“I won’t go up either!” Nelson Morris shook his head.
He was aware of his own capabilities. With his strength, it would be difficult to continue further. For him, the outcome depended entirely on Billy. Whether he went up or not had no impact on the result. Coming this far was just a personal challenge.
As for the treasures above this staircase, only the eighth platform and the treasure hall at the top might have something of interest to him. Platforms below the seventh held little attraction.
Therefore, there was little point in taking further risks.
“Mr Billy, I’ll leave the next steps to you,” Nelson Morris said to Billy.
“Okay!” Billy responded with a nod.
“Boss, those two from Crimson Flame Empire might be deliberately waiting for you. Be careful,” Casey’s face showed a hint of seriousness.
“It’s okay!” Billy replied.
“Mr Billy, don’t be careless!” Nelson Morris added. “The person beside Abram Guthrie is the strongest among Crimson Flame Empire this time. Although his cultivation is at the seventh-rank Divine Realm, his actual combat power is likely enough to defeat opponents of the ninth-rank Divine Realm. Be cautious!”
“Got it!” Billy nodded.
Without further delay, he took a deep breath and stepped onto the seventh segment of the staircase.
Just a few steps in, Billy exhaled heavily.
Whether it was due to the previous consumption of Chi power or the inherent strength of the seventh segment, he felt the pressure here had increased several levels compared to the sixth segment.
As a fifth-rank Divine Realm cultivator, resisting this pressure wasn’t easy.
After a brief pause, without much hesitation, he directly activated his bloodline power.
“Hmm?”
The next moment, Billy couldn’t help but be surprised. He vaguely felt that after activating his bloodline power, the blood in his body was much more active than usual. It was as if his bloodline sensed the pressure and actively helped him resist the external pressure.
Without dwelling too much on it, Billy continued forward.
After activating his bloodline power, his cultivation rose to the later stage of the sixth-rank Divine Realm. Combined with his inherently stronger resistance, the seventh segment of the staircase posed little difficulty for him.
After about a quarter of an hour, Billy caught up with Victoria Richards and the others.
“Once again, thank you for Mr Billy’s lifesaving grace a few days ago!” Victoria Richards said with a slight surprise upon seeing Billy catching up so quickly, then bowed.