Indeed, just like Zhou Bin from the Thunder Swamp Country, who captured a Thunder Python in the Thunder Domain, he also condensed a special thunder attribute physique and was preparing to use it to ambush Zhao Letian on the Ascend to Heaven Path.

But after seeing the outcome of Xiao Yan, he immediately dismissed the idea of taking action.

Additionally, Baru and others also dared not act rashly.

...

There are a total of one thousand steps on the Ascend to Heaven Path.

When he reached the eight hundredth step, Zhao Letian finally started to feel strained, and his climbing speed slowed down significantly.

However, at the moment, he was only using his physical strength and had not yet resorted to any other methods.

"Mystic Armor Power!"

With a thought, Zhao Letian finally activated the Mystic Armor Power, and his physical strength surged, significantly easing the pressure he felt and allowing him to continue striding upward with vigor.

However, a quarter of an hour later, when he reached the nine hundredth step, he again felt the strain, and the pressure was indescribably many times greater than at the eight hundredth step.

"Boom!"

With a mere thought, Zhao Letian utilized his True Essence Power, and his body radiated the terrifying aura of the True Martial Ninth Realm Perfection, countering the horrific pressure significantly and allowing him to steadily ascend even higher.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and as he stepped onto the nine hundred and fiftieth stair, his steps became extremely heavy, his body faintly trembling.

"Boom!"

Yet, not a trace of hesitancy showed on Zhao Letian's face. Without any doubt, he employed his Bloodline Power, emitting a dazzling blood light from his body. His aura surged by a large margin once more, significantly reducing the pressure he felt and continuing his climb upward.

At this moment, upon sensing the extraordinarily rich Dragon Blood Power emanating from Zhao Letian, everyone from the Ye Family of the Thunder Swamp Country's Royal Family showed unmasked jealousy in their eyes.

It is known amongst the Royal Family that the stronger the Bloodline Power, the purer the bloodline, the more noble, and the more entitled to the throne.

If Zhao Letian had been born a normal Prince in the Great Jin's Royal Family, then the current Crown Prince might very well have been him.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Zhao Letian reached the thirtieth to last step.

At this time, the pressure on him had reached a horrifying level beyond the imagination of an ordinary person in the True Martial Realm, even the air around him seemed to solidify under that tremendous pressure.

"No good! I must use the Martial Soul Power!"

Attempting to step onto the twenty-ninth step, Zhao Letian found his body trembling violently, likely unable to stand steady on it. Consequently, he didn't hesitate to invoke the power of his Sword Martial Soul.

"Boom!"

Once the Martial Soul Power was activated, Zhao Letian's body immediately emitted a formidable Sword Intent, transforming into an unstoppable, soaring sword, exuding an invincible aura.

"Step! Step! Step!..."

With the boost from the Martial Soul Power, Zhao Letian continued to ascend steadily, rapidly reaching the second to last layer.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the pressure upon him surged to an unimaginable terrifying level, forcing his legs to bend nearly to the point of kneeling.

"Hmph!"

Zhao Letian let out a cold hum, his eyes revealing an unyielding anger. In this world, aside from his mother, he refused to kneel to anyone.

In the past, while at Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, he encountered the Evil Lord Gu Xin, who, with his terrifying cultivation, had forced him to kneel, an indignity that he remembered vividly, never wishing to experience such humiliation again.

"Roar!"

The next moment, in order to counter the sudden surge of terrifying pressure, Zhao Letian finally summoned his long-unused Little Snake Martial Soul. Instantly, a roar erupted, and the black Little Snake Martial Soul emerged, coiling around his body.

At this moment, the Little Snake Martial Soul could no longer be called little, as it was more than ten meters long, its body significantly thicker, and the bump on its head had formed the shape of a sharp horn, still wrapped in black Scale Armor.

"Twin Martial Soul?"

"What Martial Soul is that?"

"Such a terrifying aura, it even makes my soul tremble!"

The instant the Little Snake Martial Soul appeared, everyone felt an unprecedented terror, looking towards Zhao Letian and discussing among themselves with surprise and uncertainty.

The appearance of the Little Snake Martial Soul instilled a deep-seated fear in everyone's soul as well as a strong Bloodline Power suppression.

"It's that Martial Soul again!"

Being of the Flood Dragon Clan, Golden Flood Dragon felt an extraordinarily intense suppression, nearly collapsing and tumbling down the steps. With a wry smile, he looked at Zhao Letian, feeling deeply frustrated in his heart.

"It's not the Golden Flood Dragon Martial Soul? Could it be that he didn't inherit the Martial Soul of the Ye Family's ancestors? Or is he simply not a member of the Ye Family? Yet, his Martial Soul seems even stronger than the Golden Flood Dragon Martial Soul of our Ye Family, and his Bloodline Power is also very pure. Could it be that, like Ye Junrou, he possesses a mutated Martial Soul?"

Ye Zhenxiao and others inwardly speculated.

Zhao Letian paid no attention to the reactions of others. After summoning the Little Snake Martial Soul, his strength greatly increased, and he continued to ascend step by step.

Soon, he reached the 990th layer, with only the last ten layers left.

However, at this moment, Zhao Letian frowned and stopped.

Standing on this eleventh layer from the top, he felt his body trembling violently. Unless something unexpected happened, he was certain he could not withstand the terrifying pressure on the tenth layer from the top.

At this time, he had exhausted all his tricks and had no other means to enhance his strength.

"Wait! I can still burn my Bloodline Power, even my Divine Soul Power!"

A glint of unyielding determination shone in Zhao Letian's eyes, and, gritting his teeth, he continued stepping upward.

He refused to believe that, with his talent and strength, he would fail the test of Emperor Wu.

If even he couldn't pass, then who in the entire Four Symbols Domain at the True Martial Realm could overcome this trial?

"Wait, there's no pressure on the tenth layer from the top?"

Who would've thought that Zhao Letian, ready to pay any price, upon stepping on the tenth layer from the top, suddenly found that the expected surge of terrifying pressure had abruptly vanished into thin air.

"Step! Step! Step!..."

Filled with surprise and joy, Zhao Letian strode briskly upward.

All the steps behind him were devoid of any pressure whatsoever.

"What's going on? How did his speed suddenly increase?"

"Yes, the higher you go, the greater the pressure and slower the pace, so why did his speed on the last few layers suddenly quicken?"

People below saw Zhao Letian finally passing through the Heavenly Dao and stepping onto the Supreme Heaven. They all showed envy and were puzzled as they discussed amongst themselves.