Will you open the door or not?

The Masked Man spoke lightly.

But those who managed to survive didn't show the slightest hint of excitement.

Often, the simpler something appeared, the more dangerous it truly was.

Everyone looked extremely cautious.

"Alright, the final stage of the assessment has no rules and is quite simple: as long as you can reach the Mountain Gate, you will be a Disciple of the Blood Rain Tower!"

Having said that, the Masked Man headed up the stairs on his own.

He soon vanished from sight.

At this moment, Little Calf looked at Zhou Ziming.

"Are we going up?"

Zhou Ziming chuckled.

"We've already made it this far, why hesitate now?"

Little Calf nodded.

Then, he scooped up Shangguan Yun and stuffed her into the pouch on his belly.

Shangguan Yun: "???"

"Wait, Brother Niu, I don't think this is necessary!"

Little Calf shook his head.

"It is necessary. These stairs might have some suppressive force, and with your small frame, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!"

Hearing this, Shangguan Yun fell silent.

Although Little Calf's actions were a bit abstract.

Aside from the matter regarding the thousand illusions silk, Little Calf had never lied.

Immediately after, the group stepped onto the stairs.

The expected pressure did not manifest.

Instead, a voice rang out in their ears.

"What is the Dao?"

Upon hearing this voice...

...some Cultivators responded in a serious, methodical manner.

Consequently, they were met with a terrifying suppressive force.

Some were crushed into mincemeat on the spot by the horrifying pressure!

Shangguan Yun heard the voice as well.

Shangguan Yun's answer was very simple.

"I follow the Heavenly Dao. You're asking me what the Dao is? Why don't you ask the Heavenly Dao yourself?"

The voice vanished.

Little Calf looked at the Saint, dumbfounded.

"That answer of yours was quite simple and unpretentious!"

Shangguan Yun smiled.

"Of course. I'm simple and unpretentious myself. I never really had much of a heart for the Dao anyway, and I can't be bothered to discuss such profound questions with this assessment!"

Little Calf smiled.

"I actually think your future achievements won't be low at all!"

Shangguan Yun waved her hand.

"Achievements or not, I don't really care. I just want to live a good life with my Xianger and then have a pair of children of our own!"

Little Calf's eyes held a meaningful look.

Shangguan Yun felt a bit afraid seeing it.

"Brother Niu, that look in your eyes... I feel like you're plotting against me!"

Little Calf shook his head. "How could I!"

Because of Shangguan Yun's answer, there was almost no pressure on the two of them.

Little Calf carried Shangguan Yun, climbing up rapidly.

However, someone was even faster.

That person was Zhou Ziming.

Little Calf was a bit dazed.

"Brother, what's your deal? I thought you should be the last one!"

Zhou Ziming laughed.

"You mean my answer to what the Dao is?"

Little Calf nodded.

"So, how did you answer?"

Zhou Ziming's response was very simple.

"I said, you're an assassination organization, are you so bored out of your mind that you're coming to discuss this problem with me?"

Little Calf became even more curious.

"That's not right. He asked me what the Dao was, and I said my Dao is 'fuck your mother,' but the question in my head kept asking incessantly, and the pressure kept getting heavier!"

Zhou Ziming rolled his eyes.

"I have it too. It seems the person behind this had a bit of a breakdown; it's been buzzing in my head non-stop: 'What is the Dao, what is the Dao...'"

Little Calf couldn't help but hold up a sign.

On it was drawn a thumbs-up emoji.

But what they didn't expect...

...was that Li Tang was running even faster than them, looking somewhat hurried.

Zhou Ziming and Little Calf were dumbfounded.

They also rushed to Li Tang's side.

"What's going on with you?"

Li Tang spoke quickly.

"He asked me what the Dao was earlier. I gave him several answers, but he kept asking. I got a bit annoyed!"

"So I said, I slept with his mother, guess which 'way' I took in the end?"

Zhou Ziming and Little Calf gave him a thumbs-up at the same time.

However, Zhou Ziming was very puzzled.

"Then why are you running so fast?"

Li Tang pointed behind him.

Zhou Ziming and Little Calf looked over simultaneously.

With one look, they understood.

For at that moment, a fat woman was looking at Li Tang with a lewd expression.

"Oh, my darling, don't run! Look at the 'ways' on my body; this humble one also wants to know which 'way' you'll take!"

The problem was that this woman was not only fat but also incredibly ugly.

She had heavy makeup, stubble, and even her nose and armpit hair were fluttering in the wind.

"Ugh—"

"Bleh—"

Zhou Ziming and Little Calf both felt like vomiting.

They didn't know if Li Tang was lucky or unlucky.

Because Li Tang currently had no pressure on him.

But the person who set the questions really did have a mother, and this mother was... difficult to evaluate.

Furthermore, it looked like this mother had truly taken a liking to Li Tang.

Li Tang wanted to cry.

What happened next was unexpected.

Li Tang was actually the first person to enter the Mountain Gate.

But before the Mountain Gate closed, Zhou Ziming and the others saw...

...Li Tang being tackled.

As for what happened after that, one would only know upon entering the Blood Rain Tower.

But the next problem was a bit serious.

Because even though Little Calf and Zhou Ziming had reached the Mountain Gate...

...the gate did not open.

On the contrary, when some latecomers arrived at the gate, it opened automatically.

When Zhou Ziming and Little Calf tried to enter...

...the Mountain Gate shut with a loud bang.

Was this targeted discrimination?

Little Calf was stunned.

"Holy crap, this Blood Rain Tower is really something. One of us is a blood relative of a Heavenly Venerable, and the other is a direct disciple of one!"

"Two people with such backgrounds, shut out? This Blood Rain Tower is truly brave!"

Little Calf looked at Zhou Ziming.

"What do you say?"

Zhou Ziming smiled slightly.

"No rush. I want to see what kind of nonsense they're trying to pull!"

Little Calf nodded.

Then he sat on the ground, handed one to Zhou Ziming, and lit one for himself.

The two of them sat there like that, watching batch after batch of people enter the Mountain Gate.

This continued until nightfall.

Once there was no one left...

...Zhou Ziming stood up and pushed the Mountain Gate once more.

There was still no sign of it opening.

Zhou Ziming laughed.

"I'm only asking you once: are you opening the door or not?"

No one responded!

Zhou Ziming directly used the thousand illusions silk to transform into a longsword.

"Not opening, huh!"

"Then from now on, this door shall never be closed again!"

"Boom!"

Zhou Ziming slashed out with his sword.

A powerful sword light violently struck the Mountain Gate.

The Mountain Gate remained motionless.

At this moment, the person behind the scenes targeting Zhou Ziming couldn't help but sneer.

"Overestimating yourself. The Mountain Gate of the Blood Rain Tower isn't something you can just hack away at!"

Seeing that he couldn't destroy the gate...

...he became enraged.

He immediately concentrated the full power of the thousand illusions silk.

Finally, it transformed into a massive hammer that blotted out the sky.

Gripping the massive hammer with both hands, Zhou Ziming slammed it violently toward the Mountain Gate.

"Boom!"

The entire mountain shook.

The ground was trembling.

"Thud!"

Another hammer blow came down.

Everyone felt their feet leave the ground for a split second.

"Thud, thud, thud..."

Outside the gate, Zhou Ziming's massive hammer swung so fast it left afterimages.

By now, everyone in the Blood Rain Tower had been alerted.

"What's happening? An enemy attack?"