Chapter 100 Brother-in-law? Who's your brother-in-law?

"Hurry up, brother-in-law! I must experience this stairway for myself today."

Yan Dinghan was likely a bit too excited, his heart full of eagerness to try. He didn't notice Yan Shuangling behind him at all; her face had already darkened, and her aura carried a subtle wave of fluctuation.

"What did you just call him?" Yan Shuangling's voice came from behind, her tone laced with suppressed anger, yet the end of her sentence was tinged with an irrepressible, shy embarrassment.

Yan Dinghan froze on the spot and turned to look at her.

With an innocent face, he scratched his head, looking bewildered:

"Sis, I just called him Gu Ye."

Yan Shuangling was certain she hadn't misheard, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of Gu Ye. She only gave him a fierce glare.

Gu Ye stood to the side, seeing the scene clearly. He suppressed a smile and secretly gave Yan Dinghan a thumbs-up.

The group walked up to the [stairway to godhood]. There weren't many people left on it; most of today's challenge attempts had already been used up.

Gu Ye and the others arrived quite late, but it was actually the perfect time for them to take the challenge.

"Go ahead. I have faith in your strength. I'll wait for you here," Yan Shuangling said, waving to the three of them.

Two of the three were children of Noble Families. As for the other, even Yan Shuangling didn't know how high Gu Ye's combat power reached.

"Alright, Sis! Just you wait. I'll definitely charge to the very top of that stone tablet leaderboard and make everyone remember the name Yan Dinghan!"

Yan Dinghan's eyes gleamed as he let out a roar. Without waiting for Gu Ye or Luo Yuerou to react, he sprinted toward the [stairway to godhood], his steps urgent and joyful.

Hearing this, Yan Shuangling couldn't help but cover her forehead.

"A chuunibyou youth brings so much joy!"

"Then let's go as well."

Luo Yuerou gave a charming smile and spoke to Gu Ye.

Gu Ye nodded and led Luo Yuerou toward the [stairway to godhood].

At the same time, Luo Yuerou took a step forward to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Gu Ye.

Seeing this, Yan Shuangling's eyes filled with a trace of anger and resentment, making her look quite terrifying.

People passing by her couldn't help but run away quickly.

Gu Ye and Luo Yuerou reached the [stairway to godhood] and looked up, seeing that Yan Dinghan had already rushed up several hundred steps.

His steps were still light; clearly, he hadn't felt the true pressure of the stairs yet. The two of them shook their heads simultaneously, helpless smiles in their eyes.

"Let's go."

Gu Ye spoke softly. Before his voice even faded, he took the lead and stepped onto the first level of the stairway to godhood.

Instantly, a surge of majestic gravity swept over him without warning, pressing down hard on his body with immense force.

Caught unprepared, Gu Ye's body swayed and his knees buckled slightly. He almost fell off the steps from the sheer pressure of the gravity.

He quickly stabilized his form, resisting this sudden, heavy pressure.

Simultaneously, Night Dwelling Phoenix's voice rang out.

"The first thousand steps are a test of the physical body!"

"Look, there's a piece of trash. He just stepped on the first stair and almost got blasted off by the gravity..."

"Haha~"

"Looks like another commoner trying to change his fate against the heavens..."

Several people coming down from the stairs had faces full of arrogance, looking down on everything.

Seeing Gu Ye's state, which contrasted sharply with their own refined clothing, they couldn't help but mock him.

Gu Ye only glanced back at them once before ignoring them, continuing to focus on climbing the stairs.

Just a few Bronze Rank Nine Card Masters. Luo Yuerou was also a child of a Noble Families and a Bronze Tenth Tier Card Master; how could the difference be so vast?

In Gu Ye's eyes, they were just ants. Once he obtained the spirit sealing cauldron, he would crush them in passing.

Hearing this, Luo Yuerou's eyes burned with anger as she looked at them.

One of the young masters happened to be from the Imperial Capital. Upon seeing Luo Yuerou's face, his whole body shuddered, his face turned pale instantly, and the arrogance in his eyes was replaced by fear.

He hurriedly reached out to grab his companions, dragging them away from the [stairway to godhood] with force.

Seeing them scared off, a smug expression appeared on Luo Yuerou's face.

She turned to look at Gu Ye and saw he was already over a hundred steps ahead. She quickly composed herself and continued climbing.

"What are you dragging us for?"

The people dragged away by the young master looked at him with displeasure.

The young master's face was still pale, his chest heaving. He glared at them, his tone filled with lingering fear and anger.

"Do you know who that woman you just mocked is?"

Seeing his expression, the others realized something was wrong and hurriedly asked:

"Who?"

"The eldest miss of the Luo Family in the Imperial Capital, Luo Yuerou."

Hearing this, the others' faces turned pale instantly, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

They were only from minor Noble Families, usually lording it over others using their family influence. But against a top-tier Noble Families like the Luo Family, they had no room to resist. It was like a small fish meeting a big fish—they would just be crushed.

"Why didn't you say so sooner!"

"I only recognized her when she turned her head."

"Stop blaming this and that. Hurry up and think of a way to deal with this."

"What can we do? In the end, we'll just be thrown out by our families to take the fall."

The words of one of them instantly silenced the group.

While they were at a loss, Gu Ye had already adapted to the gravity and was climbing rapidly.

With every step he took, his physical body was tempered once more by sword qi.

An hour later, Gu Ye finally reached the thousandth step. He encountered some malicious gazes along the way.

But when they saw Gu Ye walking calmly and steadily on the steps, completely unaffected by the gravity, they instantly retracted their malice. No one dared to make a move lightly.

A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze firm. He lifted his right foot and resolutely stepped onto the 1,001st step.

*Boom~*

An invisible roar instantly exploded in Gu Ye's ears. A majestic spiritual pressure swept over without warning, violently impacting his soul.

It gave his spirit a jolt, and a wave of dizziness instantly washed through his mind.

"The second test is for the spirit," Night Dwelling Phoenix reminded him.

Gu Ye felt as if his soul was being pressed down by something extremely heavy, but he could still endure it.

Another hour passed, and Gu Ye reached the 2,000th step.

"The third test is for spiritual energy!"

Over the next four hours, Gu Ye finally reached the 5,000th step, surpassing the second-ranked Cui Lieqiong.

Down by the stone tablet, those who had been constantly watching the leaderboard saw Gu Ye suddenly appear in second place, and an intense discussion broke out.

Everyone was guessing which Noble Families Gu Ye belonged to.