“Everyone, I’m really sorry. I apologize on behalf of my big brother!” Nelson Morris, supporting the unconscious Christopher Morris, arrived at the fourth-level platform.
After handing Christopher Morris over to two men, Nelson Morris bowed to Azure Dragon and the others.
“My big brother is seriously injured and unconscious. I urge you to show mercy, I promise this won’t happen again!”
“Mr Kimmons should have just finished him off!” Judge responded sternly, frowning.
“I truly apologize!” Nelson Morris bowed again.
“This time, we’ll spare him for your sake. But if there’s a next time, he’ll be dead!” Azure Dragon replied in a deep voice.
“Thank you!” Nelson Morris nodded and then looked at the two men behind him.
“Don’t just stand there, quickly help Prince Christopher down to rest. I’ll check on his injuries later.”
“Understood!” The two men nodded in response.
They then helped Christopher Morris down the stone stairs.
“You all should go down too, don’t let anyone from Crimson Flame Empire near Prince Christopher!” Nelson Morris instructed the other dozen or so people.
“Alright!” The group nodded and followed suit.
After the group left, Nelson Morris greeted Azure Dragon and the others again and went up to the fifth-level platform.
Soon, on the platform, Nelson Morris bowed and apologized to Harleen and Ivy.
Just then, a loud noise came from the seventh-level platform. Bobby Woods, spraying blood into the sky, heavily fell onto the central part of the seventh staircase.
Gurgling sounds followed as blood poured from his mouth.
He spasmed a few times before falling silent.
At the same time, Abram Guthrie was sent flying by Tristen George’s strike.
They had been battling for a while, and he was already at the end of his strength, with less than 40% of his power remaining.
As he tried to get up from the ground, a cold light flashed like lightning.
“No…” Abram Guthrie’s soul-shaking cry was cut short as the blade pierced his heart.
And then, nothing.
Like Bobby Woods, he spasmed briefly before going still, his face filled with endless regret.
Perhaps, when he entered Forbidden Phantom Valley, he never thought this journey would be his last.
He was one of the most outstanding geniuses of Crimson Flame Empire, with a promising future!
Witnessing this scene, a collective gasp echoed throughout the staircase.
All eyes focused on Billy and Tristen George.
They were quite audacious to kill Abram Guthrie openly like this, not showing much regard for Crimson Flame Empire!
“Thanks!” On the seventh platform, Billy spoke to Tristen George.
“No big deal!” Tristen George waved his hand.
“You killed Finn Guthrie in front of so many people, aren’t you worried about Crimson Flame Empire seeking revenge after we leave Forbidden Phantom Valley?” Billy smiled and asked.
“You killed one, I killed one. Why should I be worried when you’re not?” Tristen George shrugged.
“I’m a lone wolf, you’ve got a whole gang of twenty people with you!”
“Haha, fair point!” Billy laughed again.
“Interested in trying to go up there?” Tristen George pointed towards the eighth staircase.
“They say the pressure on the last two segments of stairs increases exponentially.”
“Before this, the strongest person who came to Forbidden Phantom Valley could only handle a short distance before succumbing and exploding.”
“Really?” Billy responded. “The way you put it, I really want to give it a try. Shall we go together?”
“Sure thing!” Tristen George shrugged again.
Then, after a brief rest, the two lifted their feet and ascended towards the eighth staircase.
As the two walked only a few steps, they sensed a force much stronger than that of the seventh level sweeping towards them, like Mount Tai pressing down, causing them to immediately feel a sense of breathlessness.
“Exactly!” Tristen George took a deep breath and continued speaking. “The pressure of the eighth level is so strong, I really wonder how strong the ninth level will be.” Billy looked up.
“You’re not telling me you’re planning to reach the summit, are you?” Tristen George gave Billy a speechless glance.
“Do you know that the person who designed this array never intended for anyone to reach the top!”
“What do you mean?” Billy asked.
“The array at the entrance of Forbidden Phantom Valley only allows those with cultivation below Divine Realm to enter!” Tristen George responded.
“And these stone steps, even a genuine ninth-rank Divine Realm would find it difficult to complete the eighth level, let alone the ninth level.”
“So, no one has ever reached the ninth level!”
“Everything has exceptions, doesn’t it?” Billy smiled.
“… Let’s finish the eighth level first!” Tristen George’s lips twitched slightly.
The two chatted as they walked, and time passed quickly.
Unknowingly, nearly an hour had passed, and the two arrived at the middle section of the eighth-level stone steps.
At this point, Tristen George’s face was pale, his clothes soaked with sweat, his legs trembling slightly, and each step up was extremely difficult.
Although Billy was in a better condition, his face was also somewhat pale, and his aura was unstable, indicating that it was not easy for him either.
“You’re really a freak!” Tristen George looked at Billy on a step and spoke.
In his eyes, Billy was truly a freak.
His previous strength had shocked him, and now he was completely speechless.
He himself was almost at the point of life and death, but Billy seemed fine.
Unbelievable, he had never encountered a super genius like Billy!
“Can you still hold on?” Billy asked with a faint smile.
He was well aware that the reason his condition was stronger than Tristen George’s had a lot to do with the Golden Bloodline in his body.
“I’ll risk my life to see the eighth-level platform!” Tristen George nodded.
“Don’t push yourself too hard!” Billy responded.
With this level of pressure, one careless move could have serious consequences.
Lightly, it could harm the foundation of a martial artist, and heavily, it could result in exploding and death!
“Let’s go!” Tristen George gritted his teeth. “I know what I’m doing!”
After saying that, he continued to climb up, and Billy followed closely behind.