Without surprise, the latter half of the journey was even more difficult. With thirty to forty steps remaining, the two of them walked for over an hour.
At this moment, Tristen George was truly on the verge of life and death, his breath extremely weak, blood streaking from the corners of his mouth.
Puff!
Just as they reached the eighth platform, Tristen George spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered to the side.
“Watch out!”
Billy took two steps forward to support him, quickly moving to the left pathway, instantly dissipating the terrifying pressure.
“You’re overexerting yourself…” Tristen George spoke with difficulty.
“Take this pill first!” Billy took out a healing pill and handed it to him.
“Thank you!” Tristen George took the pill and swallowed it.
“Sit down, I’ll help heal your injuries,” Billy continued.
“No need!” Tristen George shook his head. “I can handle it myself.”
“Are you sure?” Billy asked.
“Yeah!” Tristen George nodded. “I just need to rest for a while.”
“Alright,” Billy didn’t insist further.
Then, the two of them sat down cross-legged, circulating their energies to recover.
Meanwhile, below, there were waves of admiration coming from the staircase.
“Wow, did they really reach the eighth level? They’re so strong!”
“Yes, this breaks the record. It’s said that even the strongest in the past only made it to the first half of the eighth level before exploding.”
“I’m curious if they’ll make it to the ninth level.”
“… ”
Many people below looked up at Billy and Tristen George, unable to help but discuss.
“You go ahead!” After about half an hour, Tristen George opened his eyes and looked at Billy. “I’ve reached my limit, I can only go this far, but I believe you can create a miracle!”
“I’ll try!” Billy nodded slightly and stood up.
For Billy, even though he didn’t know what was in the palace at the top of the stairs, his character wouldn’t allow him to give up.
Since he had come this far, he had to give it a try no matter what!
“Okay!” Tristen George nodded.
Then, after taking a deep breath, Billy walked up to the ninth level of the stairs.
Just as he stepped onto the first few steps, Billy shivered all over, involuntarily taking a deep breath of cold air.
The pressure here had also multiplied, even with his Golden Bloodline protecting him, he felt immense pressure.
“Look, he’s really going to challenge the ninth level of the stairs!”
“Wow, his courage is admirable! So strong!”
“Let’s witness this miracle together!”
“… ”
The crowd below began to buzz again.
“Mr Kimmons, will Billy be okay?” On the sixth platform, Harleen looked worriedly at Billy’s figure.
“Harleen, don’t worry too much. He’ll be fine, Boss knows what he’s doing!” Casey responded.
“But…” Harleen furrowed her brows.
“Harleen, Billy isn’t reckless. He should be fine!” Ivy added.
Nelson Morris beside them remained silent, a mixture of complicated emotions flashing across his face.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two hours passed. Billy reached the middle of the ninth level.
At this point, he was in a situation similar to Tristen George on the eighth level, his face pale, and every step was a struggle.
At the same time, he could feel his blood becoming restless inside him.
After adjusting for a while, he took out a sovereign-grade Chi Condensing Pill and swallowed it, continuing to climb.
For him now, every step was extremely difficult, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and blood streaking from the corners of his mouth.
It felt like his blood was about to burst out of his body!
Another two to three hours passed, and Billy was three steps away from the ninth platform.
However, at this moment, he had reached his limit.
He seemed about to collapse, with extremely weakened breath, and very likely to roll down the stone steps.
The blood vessels dilated rapidly, blue veins bulging on the forehead, eyes crimson, and blood vessels all over the body burst.
However, he didn’t give up, gritting his teeth and stepping up again.
He was well aware that at this moment, only by making a concerted effort could he possibly reach the top; otherwise, once he stopped, he would never be able to ascend again.
Twenty minutes later, Billy finally stepped onto the last step!
Billy had just stabilized himself, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling dizzy, on the verge of fainting.
At this moment, a phantom divine dragon rose from him, hovering over his head.
Below, Casey and the others could immediately recognize that this phantom divine dragon was the one from when Boss awakened his bloodline.
Immediately after, the phantom divine dragon, like a living creature, let out a long cry and swiftly flew towards a nearby palace.
In no time, it disappeared from the sight of the crowd.
Just as everyone held their breath to see what would happen, a tremendous force burst forth from the palace.
In the blink of an eye, it filled every corner of the stone steps.
Everyone on the stone steps keenly felt the invasion of this force on their bodies, completely out of control.
“Is this… the inheritance of the strong?” Soon, a man exclaimed excitedly, “I… I’ve broken through!”
“So have I!”
“Me too!”
Immediately after, there was a burst of excited cheers on the stone steps.
As they said, except for Billy, everyone on the stone steps broke through a level under the influence of this formidable aura.
Afterwards, many people quickly sat down where they were, activating their techniques to consolidate their cultivation.
Casey and his fellows, however, looked worriedly at the figure on the ninth-level platform, concerned about Billy’s safety, naturally paying no attention to the breakthroughs.
At this moment, Billy had already fainted on the ninth-tier platform, without any movement for a long time.
Soon, several dazzling white lights shot out from around the palace, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
After about tens of seconds, the light receded into the palace again, and the scene returned to calm.
What horrified Casey and the others was that, as the light disappeared, Billy also disappeared without a trace.
The entire ninth-tier platform, apart from the palace, was empty.
“Honey!”
“Billy!”
“Boss!”
Everyone exclaimed in shock at the same time, their faces filled with deep worry.
“I’m going up to see!” Harleen’s face turned pale.
“Don’t go, Harleen, it’s dangerous!” Ivy took a deep breath and quickly stood in front of her.
“Ivy, don’t stop me, I must go up and see!” Harleen turned and walked away.
“Harleen, calm down!” Casey also spoke at the same time.
“You can’t withstand the pressure on the stone steps, it’s impossible for you to reach the ninth level…”