Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Just a late-stage Foundation Establishment demon beast?"

When Zhang Yan saw the demonic wolf, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

Is this the Ascension Path?
This difficulty level is way too low!

He didn't even use any offensive methods when facing this monster.

He then charged headlong into the demon wolf.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound.

The moment the demon wolf made contact with Zhang Yan.

It was directly smashed into a cloud of blood mist and dissipated in the air.

Zhang Yan didn't stop, and continued to rush forward.

As he continued upwards, one demonic wolf after another appeared, trying to stop Zhang Yan's progress.

Unfortunately...

They are too weak!
Although they were all in the late Foundation Establishment stage, Zhang Yan didn't even need to exert any effort when facing these demonic beasts.

It's a direct crush!

I easily reached the top of the third floor.

Then we arrived at the fourth floor.

This level is still a test of combat strength.

This time, however, it wasn't a demon wolf that came out.

It was a monstrous python.

In terms of strength, it is somewhat more powerful than the demon wolf.

But for Zhang Yan...

It doesn't matter at all!

It was still a chaotic massacre.

His foundation in thirty-six divine abilities is no joke.

He even wanted to laugh at these things.

Really, it’s so simple.

He cleared the level very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, they went from the third floor to the tenth floor.

We've reached the tenth floor.

Things finally started to look a little more interesting.

Because a dragon appeared.

Moreover, it is a vicious dragon in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"That's interesting." After seeing this, Zhang Yan's expression became more serious.

At the same time, he also understood the purpose of this ascension staircase.

The Ascension Path constantly uses beings of different life levels to provide a comparison for incoming cultivators.

For example, both are in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The wolf demon's strength was no match for that of the dragon.

This is beyond doubt.

Faced with this vicious dragon, Zhang Yan simply unleashed a divine power.

Wherever supernatural powers have passed.

They killed the dragon directly.

Clean and efficient, without any unnecessary delays.

Although this dragon is powerful, it is no match for Zhang Yan.

It's still a little bit lacking.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we let Feng Lei come out and take a look, so he can learn something?" Zhang Yan thought, stroking his chin.

Of course.

He certainly didn't send Feng Lei out to learn how the Jiaolong fights.

Instead, he was to learn how he killed the dragon.

Having witnessed many ways a dragon dies, Feng Lei will surely understand its weaknesses.

That way, we'll be able to defend against any problems that arise.

But he only thought about it briefly.

The wind and thunder were not released.

After all, on the Ascension Path, apart from cultivators who have established their foundation with spirit beasts, other cultivators are not allowed to bring spirit beasts.

It cannot be released.

Once released, they will lose their eligibility.

"Um?

What's this? "

Zhang Yan then killed a dragon.

He discovered that a gray gas flowed into his body.

A dragon-shaped mark formed on his wrist.

He scanned the mark with his divine sense.

Then Zhang Yan discovered that it was a leaderboard.

Ascension to Immortality Ranking
First place: Wu Shaoxie: 10000 points
Second place: Yan Ruyu: 9800 points
Third place: ...

……

Then I glanced at my points.

999+ Zhang Yan: Points: 10
Ten points?

Was it because the dragon was killed?

"Weren't the demonic python and demonic wolf we killed earlier counted?"

Zhang Yan roughly understood the ins and outs of this situation.

"The first place has already reached 10,000 points! How many have they killed?" Each dragon is worth 10 points, so 10,000 points would be equivalent to 1,000 dragons.

"Tsk tsk tsk, we've got some to chase now." Zhang Yan chuckled, then immediately strode forward.

The dragon on the tenth floor becomes more powerful with each floor it ascends.

When they reached the top floor, the other party's cultivation had even reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

But unfortunately...

He was still no match for Zhang Yan.

After defeating the dragon on the tenth floor.

Zhang Yancai discovered that each dragon had a different score.

He earned 100 points for killing the dragon, which was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"It seems the monsters on the eleventh floor must be even more powerful." Thinking this.

Zhang Yan also became excited.

We arrived at the eleventh floor immediately.

To his surprise.

The eleventh level was still inhabited by a dragon.

However, compared to the dragon on the previous level, this time the dragon has changed from a green dragon to a black dragon.

The black dragon is stronger than the green dragon in combat.

But it's only slightly stronger.

Zhang Yan dealt with these dragons with great ease.

By continuously killing and improving, one can progress.

Zhang Yan's ranking is also steadily rising.

Before long, he had already broken into the top 100.

And then he broke into the top 100.

It has also attracted the attention of some sects in the Central Plains.

After all, the Ascension Staircase is the grandest feast in the Central Plains.

The number of monks who came to participate was countless.

Making it into the top 100 means they're definitely not nobody.

If he can maintain this ranking until the end, then he will be favored by the sects of the Central Plains after he leaves.

They might even receive invitations from the five major sects.

After all, they're in the top 100.

Even if the five major sects divide it equally, each sect can only get twenty.

Not to mention, this isn't even an equal distribution.

In particular, many of the top 100 are practitioners from the five major sects.

Even if not, he is a cultivator who has long been famous in the Central Plains.

The sudden appearance of a stranger is quite eye-catching.

but.

It's just eye-catching.

After all, no matter what.

The top 100, just the top 100.

It doesn't represent much.

Every year, some dark horses manage to enter the top 100.

Moreover, many of them are only able to maintain their advantage in the early stages.

Later on, people will rush down.

but.

When they discovered that Zhang Yan's ranking was rising rapidly.

Everyone was getting a little unsettled.

Especially after Zhang Yan easily entered the top fifty.

That's in the top fifty!
There are so many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the Central Plains.

Their combat strength is enough to rank among the top fifty.

This is extremely rare.

In particular, after exchanging ideas, everyone discovered that none of them knew Zhang Yan.

This makes people even more curious.

But this is not the end.

Because Zhang Yan's ranking climb was extremely fast.

Before anyone could react, he had already broken into the top twenty.

"check!

Find out for me.

Who is this person?!
"To be in the top twenty, regardless of whether he can maintain it, he's no ordinary cultivator. You must find out who he is. How come I've never heard of this name before?"

Outside the Ascension Steps, an old man with a white beard looked at the battle power rankings and gave instructions to the people behind him.

The way he speaks is exactly like that of a domineering CEO.

Ok.

But this guy is much more domineering than a typical CEO.

After all, if someone says they'll kill your whole family, they'll kill your whole family without batting an eye.

And the other side.

Zhang Yan has already reached the twentieth floor.

He only realized this when he entered the twentieth floor.

His opponent had turned into a dragon.

And it was a real dragon.

"This Ascension Staircase is quite interesting!" Zhang Yan exclaimed upon seeing the lifelike dragon opposite him, even though he knew it was a manifestation of the Ascension Staircase.

However, the scales, claws, and even the dragon's might of the other party did not seem fake.

It looks exactly like the real thing!
"Let me see just how powerful the true dragon really is." Facing the true dragon.

Zhang Yan also felt a surge of heat.

Everyone says that a real dragon is powerful.

But he had never seen a real dragon.

So I wanted to give it a try and see just how powerful a real dragon really is.

"Come on," Zhang Yan said, casting several defensive spells on himself before gazing intently at the true dragon.

He did not use any magical artifacts.

Because he wanted to do something crazy.

In the past, there was Wu Song who fought the tiger; today, Zhang Yan will slay the dragon.

And they also want to beat the other party to death.

And that real dragon seemed to sense Zhang Yan's malice as well.

It opened its mouth and let out a dragon's roar.

The dragon's roar is ancient and exudes a terrifying aura, not to mention anything else.

Feng Lei, hiding inside Zhang Yan's spirit beast pouch, was trembling with fear, constantly sending messages of terror to Zhang Yan.

"Feng Lei is such a coward," Zhang Yan cursed.

Fenglei is really too lame.

They had absolutely no guts.

He was actually afraid when he encountered a real dragon.

But thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem like Feng Lei is to blame.

After all, Feng Lei is a dragon.

And this is a real dragon.

This is definitely a suppression of bloodline. A true dragon fighting a dragon is like a son fighting his father.

No matter how powerful your son is, would you hit your father?
I vented all my frustration when I met my dad.

They didn't even dare to fight back.

The wind and thunder dare not.

But Zhang Yangan!

He was no dragon, and he had no interest in dragon power whatsoever.

The dragon's might sounds magical and powerful.

But in reality, it's a form of psychological pressure.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yan's mental strength was exceptionally strong.

He didn't take this level of mental pressure seriously at all.

Therefore, having strong mental strength is a good thing.

He leaped directly at the real dragon.

The dragon saw that Zhang Yan was not intimidated by its dragon might, but instead charged towards it.

His first instinct was to dodge, trying to avoid Zhang Yan.

However, Zhang Yan then cast a speed-type supernatural power on himself.

We went straight to its back.

straddling the back of a real dragon.

Compared to a real dragon.

Zhang Yan's physique undoubtedly appeared somewhat small.

"Perfect timing to test this supernatural power." Zhang Yan sneered when he saw the dragon, which was disproportionate to his own size, and then roared as his body continued to grow larger.

In the blink of an eye, it grew to be six or seven zhang tall.

Its entire body radiated a golden light.

It looks incredibly powerful.

A golden body, sixteen feet tall!

This is one of Zhang Yan's supernatural abilities.

It can increase one's size, while also granting some defensive and offensive capabilities.

As his size increased, although he was still a bit inferior to a true dragon, the difference was no longer so vast.

At this moment, the true dragon also began to sway its body continuously.

She wanted to get Zhang Yan off her.

But what can I do?

Zhang Yan was incredibly strong, gripping the other man's sideburns tightly with one hand.

With his other hand, he punched the dragon in the neck.

This punch goes down.

The immense force shattered the dragon's scales, splattering blood everywhere.

"Um?

"I didn't expect your scales to be so tough!"

Zhang Yan sneered, and then began to cast supernatural powers on himself again.

He doesn't have much else.

He has many supernatural abilities.

As one supernatural power after another was continuously applied to his body.

His power had reached a terrifying level.

Reach out.

The muscles on his arms bulged in layers, and the veins writhed like earthworms on his muscles.

"Die to me!"

Zhang Yan roared angrily.

Another punch aimed at the dragon's head!
After that punch landed.

The real dragon really couldn't hold on any longer.

His brain was practically ripped out.

It let out a mournful cry.

After struggling for a few moments, it lay motionless on the ground.

In the end, it was converted into Zhang Yan's integral.

"Is this a real dragon?"

Isn't it said that the physical body is invincible?

Isn't it said that true dragons are invincible among those of the same level?
Looking at it this way, it doesn't work either.

What rubbish!

Zhang Yan touched the non-existent blood on his fist.

He sneered.

Then continue onward.

As he climbed the second step.

This time, the true dragon's strength has increased again.

However, Zhang Yan no longer wanted to waste time with them.

There was no close-quarters combat.

Instead, he used supernatural powers.

He's a cultivator.

He's not some crude brute!

To engage in close-quarters combat with monsters is truly an insult to civility.
Supernatural powers are still the most useful.

To kill without leaving a trace.

What Zhang Yan didn't know was...

After he killed the real dragon.

His ranking has already broken into the top ten.

now.

The sects in Middle-earth have all gone mad.

Who is this?!
Zhang Yan, are you a disciple of our Heavenly Dao Sect?

That doesn't seem to be the case. Our Tianbao Sect doesn't appear to have a disciple named Zhang Yan.

Whose disciple is this? Could he be a disciple of the Little Thunderclap Temple?

Little Leiyin Temple likes to do things that are kept secret.

do not know……

"If it's the Little Thunderclap Temple, then they've hidden themselves too well. For so long, not a single word has leaked out." The people from the Heavenly Dao Sect stared at the rankings on the combat power list, lost in thought.

"Wait a moment, if he can get into the top five, then there will be a projection."

"We'll see who this guy really is then," someone said softly.

"Top five?"
Can he get in?
You should know that the top five are all monsters!

Even the direct disciples of the five major sects are here; it's unlikely he'll make it into the top five. — Hearing someone say Zhang Yan made it into the top five.

Some people instinctively want to refute it.

But as soon as they finished speaking, they suddenly realized that it might not be impossible for Zhang Yan to make it into the top five.

After all, this guy seems a bit abnormal.

Their speed in climbing the rankings shows no signs of slowing down.

He didn't look exhausted at all.

Some people even have doubts.

Those who are ahead of us now have the advantage of being first to act.

Otherwise, Zhang Yan would probably have taken first place from the very beginning and wouldn't have given these people any face at all.

“Who knows?
"Judging from their scores, they should be around level 20 now. You must know that the hardest part of the Ascension Path isn't level 20, but what comes after that. The real test begins after level 20." In the Heavenly Dao Sect, a Daoist carrying a sword stroked his three-stranded beard and slowly spoke. (End of Chapter)