Killing monsters with a 100% explosion rate, are you luckier than me?

Ghost Blade, Yama, Purple Fiend, and Mysterious Wind—their steps became increasingly heavy due to the crimson snow.

Each time he lifted his foot, it seemed to exhaust all his strength.

Their eyes were fixed on their feet, as if afraid that the next step would lead them into an abyss.

However, fear cannot change the established opportunities.

When they reached about 220 steps, the third person who had stopped appeared.

It is Xuanfeng.

His steps also entered into the void where nothing existed.

Xuanfeng's movements froze instantly.

He slowly withdrew his foot and stood quietly on the 220th step.

The large cloak concealed all his expressions and emotions, leaving only his slightly lowered head visible, as if he were gazing down.

Ye Chuyun was also a little puzzled. Xuanfeng stood there quietly, frozen in the void along with the downward-extending steps beneath his feet.

again!

The hearts of the remaining three sank completely.

Xuanfeng was quite powerful, yet even he stopped here. The threshold of this path to heaven was higher than they had imagined.

Ye Chuyun frowned slightly, feeling increasingly agitated.

Xuanfeng is level 220, Chixue is level 150, and the first eliminated person is level 80...

The number of steps in this ladder does not seem to follow a fixed pattern and varies entirely from person to person.

But Ye Chuyun himself had already climbed nearly four hundred steps, and the steps beneath his feet continued to ascend steadily with his steps, showing no signs of exhaustion.

But when Ye Chuyun looked up, the fairyland in the sky was still as distant as if separated by a sea of ​​stars.

Roughly estimated, he might not even have covered a third of the distance.

This kept Ye Chuyun on edge.

"Being able to handle things with ease is only temporary," Ye Chuyun told herself.

His climbing speed remained steady, but his vigilance was at its highest.

He must figure out the true nature of this opportunity, otherwise he might end up like the three people below him on the next step.

Time slowly passed during the tedious and tense climb.

The purgatory below had become a blurred dark red background, while the fairyland above was somewhat clearer, but its remoteness still filled people with despair.

Chi Xue is still stuck at level 150.

She tried every method she could think of, even at the cost of expending resources to activate secret techniques, but the void beneath her feet remained unresponsive, the invisible barrier unbreakable.

Chi Xue's face gradually turned from pale to ashen, and the resentment and anger in her eyes were replaced by a sense of powerlessness.

Xuanfeng remained motionless, as if he had resigned himself to his fate.

Ghost Blade, Yama, and Purple Fiend are still struggling to climb upwards.

Their pace had slowed to a crawl, requiring them to contemplate and reconfirm each step.

Zi Sha had lost his previous arrogance; his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was now extremely timid.

Ghost Blade and Yama's steps trembled slightly.

They were all at their limit, held together only by sheer willpower, unsure if the next step would be the end.

About half an hour passed in this suffocating and oppressive atmosphere.

Just then, the will of Heaven suddenly appeared, giving the remaining people great hope.

[Note: The opportunities tested in ascending the Heavenly Ladder are closely related to the maximum potential of the trial participant at each stage. As long as potential is not exhausted, the ladder continues; when potential is depleted, the path ahead is cut off.]

potential!

The Way of Heaven has finally given a clear direction: potential!

This sudden notification made everyone who was still climbing stop abruptly. Even the nearly desperate Chi Xue and the deathly silent Xuan Feng suddenly raised their heads!

Chi Xue's eyes shone brightly as she regained her strength and abilities.

"So it was potential all along?"

But she reacted quickly.

"What does 'potential cap at each stage' mean?"

"Does it refer to the heights we can reach in the future?"

Yama and Ghost Blade gazed at each other from afar, looking completely bewildered.

"Have their potential been exhausted... So, have Chi Xue and Xuan Feng reached their peak potential?"

Ghost Blade silently analyzed: "Could potential refer to cultivation potential? I've heard the adults say that the potential of each living being is not fixed, but there is indeed an upper limit at a certain period."

"Is this ladder to heaven based on the maximum height we can reach in our current state?"

"King Yama, do you understand?"

"Demon Blade, if you don't understand, how could I possibly understand?"

Yama shook his head: "The Heavenly Dao is too vague. Is this potential innate talent, combat strength, or something else? Who can know?"

Zi Sha scratched his head and said, "If we're talking about potential, this prince has limitless potential. How could I be inferior to that guy? Does he have more potential than me? What a joke!"

Ye Chuyun also stopped and stood on the four hundredth step, lost in deep thought.

"Potential...the upper limit of potential at each stage..." He kept repeating this sentence.

"If we're talking about cultivation potential, I, as a human, probably don't even have as much as the others here. They might have special physiques or bloodlines, but in terms of cultivation potential, I definitely can't compare."

“So each stage is crucial.” Ye Chuyun’s gaze sharpened.

"It may not be about your ultimate potential, but rather about the extent to which you have developed your potential and the remaining space at this stage or in previous stages."

"For example, if two people can eventually become gods, but one person has already tapped 90% of their potential at the fifth level while the other has only tapped 60%, then at the fifth level, the latter's potential ceiling is higher, and they can climb more levels!"

The more Ye Chuyun thought about it, the more convinced she was that her guess was correct.

"This also explains why some people who seem to have good talent stop early. They may have been too focused on quick results in their previous training or relied too much on external aids, which caused their potential at the current stage to be consumed prematurely."

"If the foundation is flawed, the potential will naturally be limited."

"In the previous stages, I focused on honing my foundation, even reaching the limit of my combat power in each stage..."

and many more! !

After thinking about this, Ye Chuyun's eyes lit up, and she instantly understood.

That's right, that's the limit of combat power!!!

Potential is directly related to the limit of combat power.

If you think about it this way, then everything makes sense.

The test of climbing this ladder to heaven is not how strong you are at this moment, but your potential at this level or that you have accumulated in the past.

If you can squeeze out all your potential at each stage and reach the limit of your combat power, then this ladder can continue to extend.

With this in mind, Ye Chuyun felt her confidence return.