Conquer the game world

Chapter 10 Ghost Boss
Just as Ye Feng slew the first ghost mist, some members of the first group had already completed a small part of the journey. At the forefront was a young man of about fifteen years old.

Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that this young man's pace is significantly faster than that of ordinary martial artists, yet his face appears relaxed and at ease, as if he has completed the journey with great ease.

Experienced people would easily tell that this young man is definitely a martial artist with spiritual power. Only a martial artist with spiritual power can move so lightly and gracefully, mainly because using spiritual power provides strength and reduces the burden on the body.

As for the surrounding ghostly mist, none of it could get close to the young man. Whenever the ghostly mist approached, a flash of light would appear on his body, easily repelling it. Clearly, this young man had already mastered the use of his spiritual power.

Looking at the people at the front of the group, apart from a few martial artists with outstanding physical abilities, they are basically all people with spiritual power. It seems that having spiritual power is indeed worlds apart from ordinary martial artists.

Soon, the young man at the front sensed a change in the white mist. Sure enough, what suddenly appeared from the white mist was no longer ghostly mist, but ghostly shadows, which seemed to have taken on human shapes.

The young man was unable to repel the ghostly figure even with the same amount of spiritual power. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and dodged the close-range attack by sidestepping. He then kicked the ghostly figure with more force this time, and sure enough, he instantly defeated it.

Those who followed also encountered this sudden change. It seems that the difficulty increased after a certain distance, and many people were caught off guard and were ambushed, thus losing their qualification.

The number of people in the advancing group was decreasing, but those who remained were still determined to move towards the top of the mountain. At this time, the tall man who had entered with Ye Feng had caught up with the first group and was advancing with a group of more than ten people. The little boy that Ye Feng knew was also gradually approaching the first group not far away, and it seemed that catching up with them should not be a big problem.

At this moment, Ye Feng hadn't gone very far from the entrance. Because there were so many ghostly mists on both sides, even though he was killing them quickly, it still took up a lot of time. Plus, he had entered later than others, so he was now quite far behind. Of course, Ye Feng wasn't in a hurry. After this brief analysis, he roughly understood that a ghostly mist would appear every three steps of the heavenly ladder. Instead of rushing forward, Ye Feng would sometimes deliberately wait for a ghostly mist to appear before it did.

That makes sense. The importance of experience to Ye Feng is self-evident. He came to the Stardust Sect hoping to gain experience through dungeons, and of course, he wouldn't miss such a good place to level up.

Time flies, and an hour has passed in the blink of an eye since the climb to the top of the ladder began. The young man at the front has now completed almost half of the journey.

As if by unspoken agreement, everyone not only didn't slow down, but actually increased their pace. It seems everyone knew the advantages of being in the top few positions, and those with ability were preparing to exert themselves in the second half to secure a good ranking.

Of course, this does not include Ye Feng. He threw out another bone spear and killed the ghost mist in front of him. He didn't know how many ghost mists Ye Feng had killed. He felt like he had been killing for a very long time. Ye Feng suddenly felt very tired. An indescribable feeling made him feel very tired.

As a gaming expert, Ye Feng not only has excellent skills, but he is also used to playing games for long periods of time. Sometimes he can even play all night and then play for another morning the next day without feeling tired.

At this moment, clearly not much time had passed, yet Ye Feng felt incredibly tired. Yes, he felt numb and exhausted from killing monsters; this was the only thought in his mind. As this thought arose, the chaotic patterns in his mind suddenly became uncontrollable. Ye Feng suddenly felt as if his head was about to explode.

In a hazy state, Ye Feng felt as if he had experienced a very long time. It seemed as if he had returned home, lay on his bed in his room, and had a wonderful sleep. Ye Feng felt more satisfied than ever before.

But suddenly Ye Feng felt something was wrong. His headache returned, his house began to collapse, and space began to distort. In an instant, Ye Feng let out a loud scream in fright.

With this loud shout, Ye Feng regained consciousness and found himself still in the Heavenly Ladder. However, he had unknowingly traveled a great distance and had already entered the Ghost Shadow's range.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng quickly killed the two approaching ghostly figures. He still felt ashamed, realizing that he had been in some kind of illusion. Fortunately, he had learned the Paladin's Clarity skill, otherwise he wouldn't know how he would have been able to wake up.

The same situation occurred not only with Ye Feng, but also with everyone in the Heavenly Ladder. The time it took for each person to wake up varied, but everyone was filled with lingering fear. Fortunately, no one was ambushed or eliminated as a result.

"Junior Brother Wan, how is it? Is it over?" At the summit of Stardust Mountain, the two middle-aged men who had appeared at the beginning were waiting.

"That's right, Senior Brother Mu, there's no unusual activity." The young man surnamed Wan replied, "Our Heavenly Ladder Formation is renowned far and wide. It was left behind by a highly skilled immortal. Besides eliminating some less capable juniors, its greatest function is that once activated, it strikes directly at the heart, instantly identifying those who plot against our sect. I doubt anyone would be so foolish as to try and sneak in. However, the materials required to activate it once are truly heartbreaking."

“Junior Brother Wan is right. Although with this formation in place, it's generally unlikely that anyone would sneak in like this. But it's better to be safe than sorry. Our sect is constantly embroiled in conflict with neighboring sects, so caution is a good thing. Wasting these materials is worthwhile,” Senior Brother Mu said earnestly. “Senior Brother Mu is right. Fortunately, the formation hasn't shown any unusual activity this time, so it seems there won't be any traitors infiltrating. We can rest assured,” Junior Brother Wan said easily. “Judging by the time, the first group should be arriving soon. We shouldn't have to wait too long. Hopefully, we'll find some promising talents among them this time.”

Just as the two middle-aged men were talking, the young man who had been in the lead reached the finish line first. In the last half of the race, when everyone increased their speed, this young man was not only not overtaken, but he also pulled away from the people behind him, leaving his opponents far behind and unsurprisingly reaching the top of the mountain first.

"Junior Qi Lun pays his respects to the two seniors."

Wan Shidi, who originally thought it would be a while before anyone reached the finish line, was surprised to see someone reach the top of the mountain so quickly, but he managed to hide it well.

After a brief moment of surprise, Junior Brother Wan quickly started talking to Qi Lun, letting Qi Lun choose a reward and asking about Qi Lun's basic situation. Finally, he recommended a good cultivation technique to Qi Lun.

Qi Lun didn't hesitate and chose the cultivation method recommended by Senior Wan. Seeing that Qi Lun had chosen the method he recommended, Junior Brother Wan's smile naturally became even happier.

Although he and Senior Brother Mu came to pick up people at the same time and seemed to get along well on weekdays, that was not the case. There was still some competition between the different sects. Of course, no one wanted to lose face within the sect. Recruiting promising newcomers was especially important. Now that he had the upper hand, he was naturally in a great mood.

What frustrated Junior Brother Wan was Senior Brother Mu's behavior. Senior Brother Mu was usually the kind of person who would fight for any benefit, but today he was sitting there quietly, seemingly not paying much attention to Qi Lun.

Because Qi Lun had a very large lead, no one else reached the top of the mountain for a while, so Qi Lun and his two senior brothers found places to meditate and rest while waiting.

Although Ye Feng's speed increased significantly after entering the Ghost Shadow area due to the reduced number of monsters, he had wasted too much time killing monsters and fell too far behind the people in front of him. This gap was now irrecoverable.

Ignoring all this, Ye Feng didn't take the psychological attack to heart and continued to kill Ghost Shadow with great enthusiasm. The dark soul given by Ghost Shadow was a level higher than that of Ghost Mist, and its future help should not be underestimated.

After killing the ghostly figures for an unknown period of time, the white mist in front of Ye Feng dissipated considerably, and no more ghostly figures appeared to attack. In front of Ye Feng, shadows began to converge, quickly forming a terrifying and ferocious shadow.

The shadow appears to be human-shaped, but it has two extra horns on its head and its body is much larger than that of a normal human.

After checking the level, I found that this shadow is a level 15 monster, and judging from the health bar, this shadow should be the BOSS inside. It seems that this should be the final monster.

By this time, almost everyone who remained had reached the summit. The top ten had already been determined, and the rewards had been chosen based on the recommendations of the two senior uncles. Some chose cultivation techniques, some chose suitable weapons, and others chose elixirs that aided in cultivation.

Among the top ten was the little boy Ye Feng knew. Since the little boy had a weapon and was a mage, he didn't have any suitable magic manuals to choose from, so he randomly picked some spiritual herbs that could improve his magic power cultivation.

Another tall figure also made it into the top ten. This person was the only martial artist in the top ten who did not possess spiritual power. Surprisingly, this person only chose a spiritual medicine to improve the meridians, instead of choosing a Xuan-level weapon or secret manual...

As for the other choices that made it into the top ten, almost all of them were martial artists who already possessed spiritual power and had control over it.

Of the dozens of people who managed to reach the summit, aside from a few ordinary martial artists clearly over 20 years old who obviously couldn't possibly possess spiritual power, the rest were all excitedly awaiting the spiritual power test. Having already proven their abilities, if they could be tested and found to possess spiritual power, entering the inner sect would be no problem. After all, sometimes even if one has activated spiritual power, due to too little time or other reasons, one cannot feel it or use it; testing is necessary to discover it.

"Alright, those who are unsure whether they possess spiritual power, come up now for the test." With a shout from Uncle Wan, everyone lined up in an orderly fashion to wait for the test.

On the Heavenly Ladder, only one person had not yet ascended: Ye Feng, who was currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Ghost Shadow BOSS...

(End of this chapter)