Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 287 Climbing, Title-Level Pressure

This can be seen from Tang San and his companions' journey through the Seagod's Light. The higher they go, the more difficult it becomes, and the pressure increases.

Furthermore, this flaming staircase was not a normal staircase, but rather a wider and taller one. The distance from the edge of the step to the next was about ten meters, and the height was half a meter.
Fortunately, his legs are quite long, otherwise the climb would be much more difficult.
Shi Yu didn't rush to try it, but took out a piece of Life Ivy about one-fifth the length of his finger and swallowed it to help him recover quickly.
He still wanted to complete this second test before leaving.
Seeing what Shi Yu took out to take, Guardian Phoenix was slightly surprised. He had all these good things?
"This kid has incredible luck," the Guardian Phoenix thought. With the help of the Life Ivy and his already impressive recovery abilities, Shi Yu's injuries were fully healed within an hour.
His soul power recovered quickly under the transformation and replenishment of some Phoenix power in his body, and was already in a full state.
Seeing the vigorous and energetic dragon who had recovered from his previous serious injury in just an hour, the Guardian Phoenix was silent for a moment.
The Phoenix's Nirvana ability allows it to recover from injuries more quickly, but it's not that fast.
"Senior, can you use teleportation?" Shi Yu asked casually while warming up.
"What do you think?" Guardian Phoenix wanted to roll his eyes at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu smiled awkwardly, said nothing more, and did a standard running warm-up movement before starting to run.
I felt it the moment I went up there. After all, the pressure of being a Soul King was definitely different from a stress-free environment.
This didn't put any pressure on him. He reached the 100th step in one breath, and his speed began to slow down. The pressure from a hundred Soul Kings at the same time was already equivalent to that from a Soul Saint.
He continued running up the stairs, one hundred and two, one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and fifty, one hundred and eight. In five minutes, he had reached two hundred steps.
The next hundred steps took him a full ten minutes.
After reaching the 300th step, his speed had slowed down considerably, only about five or six steps per minute. By the 350th step, the pressure had already reached the level of Soul Douluo's soul force pressure.
He continued to climb the stairs under pressure, his speed getting slower and slower.
He had endured the oppression of Contra before, and he was able to face the oppression of Contra with relative ease because he could teleport away, not because he could really withstand the pressure of Contra for a long time.
The situation this time was completely different. He needed to watch the pressure as he climbed the stairs, which was definitely not as easy as teleporting away.
I climbed almost 300 steps in the first 15 minutes, and only 100 steps in the last 15 minutes.
When he reached the 400th step, Shi Yu was a little out of breath. At this time, he released his Eight Spider Lance Soul Bone and Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Bone, letting the soul bones bless his state.
He rushed up eighty steps in one go and arrived at the 480th step.
I wanted to continue to rush forward, but I was already feeling a bit exhausted. I could only slow down and move forward step by step under the huge pressure.
The Eight Spider Lances' legs supported the ground, helping him share the pressure on his body.
He also mobilized the power of space to help relieve the pressure.
Four hundred and eighty-one, four hundred and eighty-two...it took almost half an hour to reach the four hundred and ninety-fifth step.
"I still prefer fighting," Shi Yu couldn't help but complain. Compared to this assessment, the combat assessment was more suitable for him.
This made it difficult for him to fully utilize his spatial ability, and to some extent limited his performance.
He was like a person who hadn't exercised for a long time and suddenly ran a thousand meters. He was so tired that he was out of breath and his throat was very dry.
"Completing the assessment is no problem, but getting a better reward won't be easy," Shi Yu thought.
He had already reached the 496th step, and only had four more steps to complete the assessment. This was no problem for him.
The difficulty is that in the current situation, it is not easy for him to reach the 600th step. He needs to work very hard.
"It would be nice if I could use some skills." Shi Yu thought of his replacement skills.
If the teleport skill cannot be used, this skill should also not be used. This will not allow you to get stuck in a bug.
Four hundred and ninety-seven, four hundred and ninety-eight, four hundred and ninety-nine, five hundred.
Shi Yu reached the 500th step. He did not stop there, but continued climbing to see where his limit was.
At the same time, he also digested the information in his mind: "Congratulations to the examinee for completing the second test. The reward he can obtain is: the soul ring age is increased by 3,000 years and the soul power level is increased by one level."

Shi Yu chose to continue the challenge. After all, the reward would not disappear even if he failed, so there was no cost of trial and error.
This reward is more generous than the first test, but not as good as the reward for exceeding the first test.
The starting point for this assessment reward was quite high, which made him even more curious about what the reward would be if he exceeded the target.
Shi Yu took ten minutes to climb the 510 steps with great difficulty.
The speed will become slower and slower later because the pressure is increasing.
When he reached the 500th step, it was like a Titled Douluo was exerting soul pressure on him. He was moving forward under the pressure of a Titled Douluo, so it was naturally difficult.
He began using the Eight Spider Lances to propel himself upwards, each bounce being a step, which increased his climbing speed.
He also wanted to bounce himself directly to the top, but that was not realistic.
Enormous pressure descended from the sky, and being able to catapult myself to another level was already the limit.
An hour later, Shi Yu reached the 570th step, already wearing a mask of pain. The pressure was so great that his bones were crackling, and he felt sore all over, and it was unbearable.
"We've come this far, it would be unreasonable if I didn't reach the 600th step today," Shi Yu insisted, gritting his teeth.
Anyway, my body is strong enough to withstand it, so I can hold on to the 30th level without any problem.
The pressure wasn't increasing significantly. At level sixty, it was probably equivalent to the combined pressure from a level ninety-first title holder and a Soul Saint.
The pressure increase rate will not change, and the pressure change after 500 steps will not be so obvious.
But the difficulty lies in that even if the pressure remains the same, you've already consumed a lot of energy before, and then you have to bear the pressure of being a Titled Douluo, so you can't speed up even if you want to.
"Go!" Shi Yu encouraged himself, intending to go straight to the 30th step in one go. He could get through it if he gritted his teeth.
His legs were weak, but thanks to the Eight Spider Lance's help he didn't fall.
Ten minutes later, Shi Yu finally reached the 600th step. The moment he reached it, he couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.
He could hold on, but that was his psychological expectation this time. After that, his energy faded and he couldn't hold on any longer.
"Congratulations to the examinee for exceeding the assessment requirements. You will receive a reward: the overall soul ring age will be increased by 4,000 years, and soul power will be increased by two levels."

Some information was detailed in Shi Yu's mind. Shi Yu was satisfied but not satisfied. He had not yet decided to complete the assessment. He would make a decision later.
The Guardian Phoenix brought the exhausted Shi Yu down.
The pressure disappeared, and Shi Yu felt so light that he could fly.
(End of this chapter)