Seeing that they couldn't get close, Long Chengyu and the others all employed their abilities, trying to rescue Chu Feng from a distance, only to discover that their power couldn't reach him at all.
"What's going on?"
Long Chengyu grimaced as he looked toward Little Fishy.
"This is somewhat similar to the trial we faced inside. Every step has a terrifying force, and the higher you go, the stronger it becomes."
After dropping those words, Little Fishy walked toward the middle set of steps.
She now understood what these steps truly meant.
Flying through the air — no one could withstand that force.
Climbing one step at a time — there might still be a chance.
"This…"
The moment Little Fishy spoke, everyone's expressions turned to solemn respect.
When you hear others speak of hardship, you can only imagine it.
Only when hardship falls upon yourself do you truly understand how bitter it is.
With this kind of trial, it would be strange not to give up.
At this moment, all the young members of the Ouyang Heavenly Clan didn't dare to move.
But Long Chengyu and Long Muxi closely followed Little Fishy's lead, charging toward the middle set of steps.
Ouyang Kuangfei gritted his teeth and charged up as well.
But when he reached the fourth step, Ouyang Kuangfei could endure no more. Every step was impossibly difficult.
In the end, the force crushed him flat against the steps, unable to move.
Long Chengyu and Long Muxi had a certain resolve in their hearts, but they too only managed a few more steps before being forced down onto the steps by the power.
"Damn it, useless… I'm truly useless."
Long Chengyu angrily hammered his fists against the steps.
His brother Chu Feng was a dying man, lying on the topmost step waiting to be saved.
Yet he himself was powerless to climb to the top.
Long Muxi said nothing, but her eyes were filled with frustration and self-blame as she crawled upward, slowly and stubbornly.
Ouyang Kuangfei gritted his teeth, and ultimately turned around, flying back down.
When he landed, he was utterly exhausted, and could only stand steadily with the support of the Ouyang Heavenly Clan's younger members.
"No wonder even that girl chose to give up."
"This power is far too terrifying."
"How did Chu Feng… manage to climb to the seventh step?"
The Ouyang Heavenly Clan gazed at Chu Feng at the very top, their eyes full of admiration.
But only Little Fishy knew.
The force obstructing them now, though manifested differently from when she and Chu Feng faced the trial, had already been greatly reduced in difficulty.
The force blocking them now was less than a tenth of what she and Chu Feng had endured inside the spatial world.
But precisely because of this, Little Fishy's steps were steady, and she soon reached the position of the sixth step.
Seeing this, Long Chengyu and Long Muxi, unable to advance any further, chose to fly back down as well.
With their abilities limited, they could only pin their hopes on Little Fishy.
Though she was already drenched in sweat, for Little Fishy, she could still endure it here.
She was also grateful.
Grateful that the force of the steps had been reduced so much at this time.
But she also knew that from the seventh step onward, what she would face would be entirely different.
Though desperate to save someone, she did not lose her composure.
Little Fishy adjusted her breathing, then took her first step onto the seventh level.
"Big Brother, I'm here to save you."
Crackle—!
The moment her foot landed, lightning erupted from the step beneath her, enveloping her leg.
The lightning continuously tore through her — her skin, muscles, bones, and meridians were all being ripped apart.
It was a pain that reached directly into the soul.
Even she clenched her teeth and squeezed her fists until they creaked.
But she did not hesitate for long before immediately taking the second step.