Peerless God Emperor

He knew that the last seven steps would be much more difficult than the last six steps. The pressure would multiply, and it wouldn't be that easy to step through.    

After standing in place and pondering for a moment, he retreated. He was pushed back to his original position by that formless pressure. His aura was steady, as if nothing had happened.    

"Did you retreat knowing the difficulties?" Many people whispered. It seemed like this person knew his limits and knew that things could not be done. Thus, he chose to give up.    

Only Mu Ye looked at Qin Xuan with determination. He knew how powerful Qin Xuan was. Qin Xuan had not used his full strength just now, so it seemed like he was just testing the waters.    

"Let's leave this place first."    

A voice was transmitted into Mu Ye's mind. Mu Ye was stunned, then he saw Qin Xuan walk out of the palace.    

However, Mu Ye did not leave with them. He stayed there for a moment and then walked out of the palace. That way, no one would know that they were together.    

The remaining people didn't seem to be willing to give up. They tried a few more times, but all of them ended up with the same result. They were all sent flying by the stone statue, causing their hearts to break down.    

Summoning them here and not letting them inherit this opportunity … this was simply … This was too much!    

"I've given up. Everyone, if you have the confidence, please continue to try." Finally, someone complained and left the hall.    

After that person left, the hearts of the remaining people couldn't help but to tremble as well.    

Rather than wasting my time here, I might as well go to another place to take a look. What if I were to encounter some lucky chance here?    

Thinking of this, more people decisively left.    

As time passed, the number of people remaining lessened. Finally, there was only one person left.    

That person walked up to the ninth step, only four steps away from the stone statue. His countenance was extremely grave, and a powerful aura gushed forth from him as explosions rang out within his body, as though there was an intense collision taking place.    

When he took his tenth step, an extremely powerful pressure was suddenly released from within the stone statue, slamming onto the body of that person, causing him to be sent flying and crashing heavily onto the ground.    

"What lousy statue is this, I don't want it!"    

An angry roar resounded within the palace. After which, that person climbed up from the ground. His face was covered with dust and he appeared extremely miserable, without any trace of the aura of a heaven's pride expert.    

He looked at the statue with an extremely unwilling expression before leaving the area.    

After a long time, the main hall was silent, not a single sound could be heard.    

At a certain moment, two figures walked out from the void and stepped into the palace. These two people were none other than Qin Xuan and Mu Ye.    

Qin Xuan waved his hand and a powerful energy of space spread out. With a flash of divine light, the space was sealed. The scene inside could not be seen from the outside.    

"Earlier, I tried the pressure of the stone statue. It was indeed very terrifying. The last few steps were probably at the level where His Majesty was unrivalled. That's why it would be very difficult to reach the very end if one wasn't a peak Great Emperor." Qin Xuan looked at Mu Ye and said.    

"In that case, I am hopeless." Mu Ye smiled bitterly. He could only hate himself for being weak and not having the strength to take away the opportunity that was right in front of him.    

"It can't be that there's no hope, it's just that it's a bit of a mystery."    

Qin Xuan saw the disappointment on Mu Ye's face and said, "I will go with you. I can help you bear part of the pressure, but whether or not you can endure it will still depend on yourself."    

"Alright, I will give it my best shot. If you don't believe me, then forget it." Mu Ye said in a low voice with a hint of madness in his eyes. He knew that this opportunity was very hard to come by. If he missed it, he would never see it again.    

No matter what, he couldn't give up so easily.    

"Let's go." Qin Xuan said, after that the two of them walked towards the stone statue, releasing a strong Qi from their bodies at the same time.    

Qin Xuan's body flashed with endless purple lightning, as if he had turned into a character of the Thunder God, and he walked towards the stone statue. With every step he took, thunderous roars came from within his body, the power of thunder swept through the space and collided with the pressure released by the stone statue, causing the sound of city gates to ring out.    

Golden rays of light flowed around Mu Ye's body, his entire body exuded an incomparably wild aura. With every step he took, the light on his body became more dazzling, as if it was inspired.    

Soon, the two of them took six steps and arrived at the spot where Qin Xuan had just left.    

"Step 7. The difficulty level has increased." Mu Ye warned Qin Xuan, only to see him reaching out his two hands, holding a pair of golden hammers in his hands. These hammers were of the middle tier, and from them, a heavy atmosphere emanated.    

"Continue." Qin Xuan said. With a thought, Holy Tortoise s appeared around him, their auras were extremely heavy, waves after waves of terrifying pressure struck the Divine Turtle, causing its body to tremble violently but it was not destroyed.    

"Bam." Qin Xuan took two steps forward and reached the eighth step. At the same time, Mu Ye also arrived at the eighth step.    

Qin Xuan looked at Mu Ye and saw that his face was flushed red and veins were popping out all over his body. Qin Xuan looked at Mu Ye and saw that his face was flushed and veins were popping out all over his body.    

At this moment, Qin Xuan waved his hand and countless starlight fell on Mu Ye's body. Mu Ye immediately felt a lot more relaxed.    

Mu Ye looked at Qin Xuan gratefully and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Palace Lord!"    

"There's no need to thank him, Brother Shi. Let's continue moving forward." Qin Xuan waved his hand. In fact, he was also under a lot of pressure right now, but he hadn't reached his limit yet.    

"Right." Mu Ye nodded.    

The two of them walked forward and took two more steps forward. At this moment, they were only three steps away from the statue.    

When they took the eleventh step, the stone statue abruptly shot out beams of terrifying light, akin to a sharp sword, towards them. The destructive might contained within them was sufficient to annihilate ordinary Emperor powerhouses.    

"Be careful!" Qin Xuan shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, he struck out with his palm and the Sobbing Sky Sword shot forward. Countless golden sword images appeared in the air, as if they were a screen of swords.    

"Swish, swish …" Those terrifying streaks of light slammed into the sword-light, but were all ripped apart by the sword-shadows.    

Mu Ye's heart trembled as he saw the scene in front of him. Obviously, he didn't expect the statue to take the initiative and attack. However, he only heard Qin Xuan say, "Continue."    

"Roar!"    

Mu Ye let out an angry roar, his body's potential seemed to have been stimulated. Being bathed in the starlight, he was like a golden war god, his aura was peerless.    

With every step he took, the distance between him and the stone statue got closer and closer.    

However, just as he took the final step, his body halted abruptly. The hammer in the statue's hands started glowing with a resplendent light.    

BOOM!    

A thunderous sound rang out. Two extremely terrifying auras erupted from the giant hammer. Their imposing auras overflowed the heavens, causing the space around them to solidify!