Chapter 58: Breaking Through!

  Fifty ink Su, two hundred steps!

  The ranking on each statue, this line of words, made all the people who saw it change their faces in unison. Their previous disdain, contempt, and fun to pass the time, now seemed to be swept away by a strong gust of wind, completely disappearing without a trace.

  No one thought it was just a pastime anymore; they witnessed a miracle, an unbelievable rise!

  From last place to a stunning reversal, bursting into the top 100, and then into the top 50!!

  Even some of the people in the square couldn't believe what they were seeing, and couldn't imagine that such a huge unexpected event would suddenly occur.

  Even more surprising is that Mo Su, in a situation where no one expected it, burst into the top 50 from last place, and his performance was so shocking in this deep night that it made hundreds of people on the square forget the glory of the top ten, forget Bi Su who ranked second, and all eyes were attracted by the name Mo Su.

  "How far can he finally make his way into the name..."

  "This person must definitely be able to enter the top thirty!!"

  "Not necessarily, I think he should be insufficient in the latter half, but in any case, being able to enter the top fifty is enough to show that this person is extremely strong!"

  The sound of discussion rose and fell, the murmurs unceasing in this square, on this deep night that should have been quietly passed, but now was unprecedentedly restless, even more turbulent than during the day.

  Su Ming broke into the top 50, and apart from the hundreds of people on the square, he also attracted the attention of those who were also in the mountains and participating in the trials.

  After the top 50, for this suddenly transcendent person, most people were both resentful and in awe. As for those within the top 50, they each stared at the command plate in their hands, watching Su Ming's ranking. For them, Su Ming had already posed some threat, a threat that wasn't too great but still couldn't be ignored.

  But for the top ten or even the top twenty, this emphasis is negligible.

  However, the most tense at this moment must be Si Kong and Bei Ling. One is ranked 49th and the other is ranked 48th, and for that killer who broke into 50th place, it's like a fishbone stuck in their throat.

  Especially Si Kong, at this moment his face was pale, and he clenched his fists tightly. As the son of the Wulong tribe's chief, he had finally obtained this position with great difficulty, and he still had some pride in it. But now his heart was racing rapidly.

  "It's not coming up! It's not coming up! It's not coming up!!!" He shouted in his heart, his eyes red, staring fixedly at the ranking inside the token in his hand.

  On a mountain path farther away from the stairs where he was, Beiluo stood up, equally tense, his eyes wide open, staring at the token, without an inner scream like Sikong, but biting his teeth and suddenly turning around, walking resolutely towards the 207th step.

  At this moment when almost everyone was gazing at the rankings, Su Ming stood on the 200th step, took a deep breath, his eyes fixed and firm like iron. On his body, the 58 blood lines emitted intense light, if not for the surrounding fog blocking it, the light would have shot up into the sky, visible from afar. But now, due to the existence of the fog, all this was deeply buried within the high mountain.

  Feeling the powerful force growing inside his body, Su Ming lifted his head and looked through the thin fog above him at the bright moon and the dark sky.

  He didn't know why, but since he had practiced the Fire Barbarian Technique, he had come to like the black night. As for that white light of day, he wouldn't say he was disgusted by it, but he also didn't have any expectations of it.

  "All living things on this earth, who can see the end of the sky..." Su Ming murmured, staring at that pitch-black sky, with a flash of sharp light in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared from his eyes, and if one didn't look carefully, it would be hard to notice.

  Su Ming lifted his right foot and strode forward, stepping onto the 201st and 202nd steps. The moment his feet landed, a figure suddenly stood up on a distant stairway behind him. Cui Kong's face was ferocious as he let out a loud roar towards the sky, and then he too began to walk forward with a crazed expression.

  He watched with his own eyes as his ranking changed from forty-nine to fifty, a difference of one rank, representing a significance that was like the difference between heaven and earth. This made the proud Si Kong unbearable.

  If he had been suppressed from the very beginning, it would have been fine. But once he had luckily gained the upper hand, only to be suddenly overpowered by someone else, this was something that Si Kong could not bear. He gritted his teeth and, ignoring the countless intense pressures of the high mountain under the moonlight, took a step forward with a low growl.

  Also moving together is Beiling!

  Even because of their actions, it triggered a chain reaction, and the 47th, 46th, and 45th places were all unable to sit still, and they stood up one after another, each taking action on their own.

  Their move was like a strong tonic for the hundreds of people in the outer square, who were excited and chattered incessantly, with waves of sound constantly rising.

  "His hands moved, 202, 203... stopped..."

  "Bei Ling couldn't sit still either, two hundred and seven, two hundred and eight, two hundred and one..."

  "It's interesting that Mo Su burst into the top 50, immediately disrupting the rankings. It was destined that someone would drop out of the top 50, and as a result, they couldn't help but feel anxious!"

  Just as the murmurs of discussion were rising, there was suddenly another moment of silence. The voices of discussion transformed into a collective gasp, and everyone's gaze converged on that one ranking that had skyrocketed!

  At this moment, even the old lady of the Wulong Department, who had never paid attention to this matter, opened her eyes and looked at the name that was constantly jumping on the statue beside her. Although her expression seemed normal, it was difficult for outsiders to know whether her mind had changed or not.

  However, the chief of the Black Mountain clan didn't even give him a glance.

  Forty-ninth name, Mo Su, two hundred and fifth rank.

  Forty-sixth name, Mo Su, two hundred and thirteen steps.

  Forty-second name, Mo Su, two hundred and twenty-one steps.

  Thirty-ninth name, Mo Su, two hundred and thirty-two steps.

  Thirty-Seventh Name, Moku So, Two Hundred Thirty-Ninth Rank.

  Thirty-fourth place, Mo Su, two hundred and forty-seventh rank!!

  He stared blankly at the ranking on the token in his hand, his face pale, and his body trembled as if he had lost all his strength. He sat down limply, gritting his teeth, but ultimately turned into despair. He only took two steps before being unable to bear the pressure of that night, and had no choice but to stop.

  Bei Ling's face was bitter, he gave up continuing, he didn't have the extra energy to go on, the pressure of the night wasn't something he could resist.

  The rest of the people also stopped in their tracks, looking at Mo Su, who had risen from 50th to 34th place with an astonishing and unparalleled performance, a sense of powerlessness surging up in their hearts.

  Su Ming stood on the 247th step, which was not even halfway up the mountain. Compared to the seemingly endless steps, it could only be considered a small half. But despite being only a small half, standing here still felt like standing in mid-air. There was no wind here, and due to the fog's cover, it was hard to see the outside world. However, Su Ming looked up at the moon in the sky and felt a sense of closeness that seemed to be drawing near.

  Taking a deep breath, Su Ming lifted his foot and stepped onto the 248th step. The moment his foot landed, the number of blood lines on his body increased from 58 to 59!

  He looked down at the blood lines on his body, and a smile appeared at the corner of Su Ming's mouth. He could clearly feel that these 248 steps, like the previous two, had a balance to them.

  At this moment, the sky was darkening, and there was still some time before dawn, but Su Ming gave up continuing on his journey. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the 248th step, closed his eyes, and immersed his mind in the circulation of his blood and Qi. Slowly, he began to subtly manipulate it.

  Due to the increase in bloodlines, the difficulty of this manipulation also increased, but Su Ming was not anxious. This rare opportunity that was hard to come by, he did not want to give up, and Ah Guan had told himself those six numbers, which were also meant to make him cherish this opportunity.

  As Su Ming's sitting meditation controlled the circulation of his internal Qi and blood, time slowly passed. The more than thirty people in the high mountain who had been watching him with suspicion gradually changed their expressions from doubt to contemplation. As for those thirty-four people, they also slowly relaxed from their tension.

  Outside, in the public square, there were different guesses and expectations about Su Ming's second stop.

  "Who is he, after all?"

  "Which tribe does he belong to?"

  "Why did he have to leave before night?"

  "Why did he stop advancing after reaching thirty-fourth place? Has he run out of steam or does he have other plans?"

  "Whether he can finally maintain his ranking, or drop out of the top fifty, or... break into the top thirty, or even the top twenty..."

  "Does he have even the slightest chance... of breaking into the top ten!!"

  Many doubts arose in the hearts of hundreds of people on the square, and as their murmurs gradually faded away, these doubts were also buried in their hearts, waiting for the moment to get answers.

  Of course, there are also many who do not think highly of Su Ming. They believe that Su Ming will stop in his tracks and most importantly, with the arrival of Tianming, when others start moving again, Su Ming's ranking will definitely drop.

  But in any case, even those who do not look good on Su Ming, can't help but admit that this night, because of the name Mo Su, will be different, because of the name Mo Su, will be forever remembered by people, even if many years have passed, it will not be forgotten.

  This night, Mo Su's brilliance surpassed the top ten, and even surpassed Ye Wang!

  The name Mo Su was destined to be noticed from time to time, even after the dawn of a new era, no matter what people thought, they all had a hint of expectation for this name.

  Grandfather Mo San had a smile at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Su Ming's ranking. Although he didn't know why Su Ming would change so much at night, he understood that everyone has their own secrets and as an elder, what was needed wasn't to understand everything but to protect.

  "Now, do you believe what I said earlier?" Ah Gong Mo San spoke up for the first time in this place, taking the initiative to speak to Jing Nan beside him.

  Jing Nan's expression remained unchanged, but when he looked at the ranking, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. In his heart, he became even more uncertain about Mo Sang's previous words regarding Su Ming's origins.

  Night, slowly slipping away, the square fell into silence, almost everyone was silent, each perhaps with different thoughts, but their eyes were still fixed on those statues from time to time, belonging to Mo Su's line.

  After a long time, when a white mist rose at the edge of the sky, a new day arrived.