Sebuah suara yang menggema memenuhi dunia. "Berani masuk ke Jurang Violet tanpa izin?!" Gelombang ungu melonjak di lautan ungu, dan awan ungu memenuhi langit ungu. Terasa seperti mimpi, tapi anehnya juga nyata; berada di perbatasan antara realitas dan ilusi. Ini adalah manifestasi dari formasi besar. Bahkan Long Chen merasakan jiwanya bergetar saat terperangkap di dalamnya. Ia bisa merasakan bahwa lautan ungu dan langit ini dipenuhi bilah tajam yang tersusun dari kekuatan hukum. Formasi itu telah mengunci dirinya. Ini adalah pertama kalinya Long Chen menyaksikan formasi yang begitu menakutkan. Formasi ini benar-benar menggabungkan hukum langit dan bumi dengan keberuntungan karma! Cakram formasi Sekte Bulan Purnama yang bisa tumbuh sudah cukup mengejutkan, tetapi masih kecil artinya dibandingkan formasi besar ini. Sebenarnya, formasi ini tersembunyi dengan sangat baik sehingga kultivator biasa tidak akan menyadari apa pun. Namun, dengan ketajaman persepsi Long Chen, ia langsung menyadari apa yang sedang terjadi. Fondasi ras Darah Violet sungguh luar biasa; pantas saja pesan Zheng Wenlong menyertakan peringatan. Jika ras Darah Violet memang menyimpan niat buruk terhadapnya, ia benar-benar akan berada dalam bahaya. "Long Chen!" Menanggapi suara itu, Long Chen langsung menyebutkan namanya. Ia segera merasakan beberapa aliran indra ilahi yang nyaris tak terasa memindai tubuhnya. Sesaat kemudian, kehampaan terbelah, dan sebuah tangga lebar muncul tepat di depan Long Chen. Kaki Long Chen melangkah ke anak tangga pertama. Riak ungu menyebar dari kakinya. Ujian lagi? Dasar orang-orang ini suka sekali sama tangga... Long Chen tanpa ekspresi terus mendaki. Meskipun ia sebenarnya memiliki perasaan yang cukup baik terhadap ras Darah Violet, sisi rasionalnya berkata bahwa kebanyakan faksi kuno pada akhirnya korup. Yang lebih penting, meskipun mereka semua anggota ras Darah Violet, Gunung Sovereign bukanlah Jurang Violet, dan Jurang Violet bukanlah Gunung Sovereign. Ia tidak bisa berasumsi bahwa keduanya sama, atau bahkan mirip. Jika Long Chen berkata bahwa ia mempercayai ras Darah Violet, itu terbatas pada orang-orang Gunung Sovereign saja. Terkait Jurang Violet, ia tetap waspada. Ia tidak serta-merta membenci mereka, tapi juga tidak punya alasan untuk mempercaya mereka secara membabi buta. Long Chen menaiki satu anak tangga demi satu anak tangga. Setiap langkah menyebabkan riak ungu menyebar. Tangga itu bergetar dan mengeluarkan suara yang berbeda-beda. Di tepiannya, riak ungu berubah menjadi cahaya ilahi beraneka warna. Berbagai jenis energi mencoba mengganggu Long Chen saat ia mendaki, tetapi gangguan selevel ini tidak mampu memengaruhinya. Tangga ini mengingatkannya pada Tangga Ilahi Kebangkitan Roh di Gunung Sovereign. Ia teringat pada tujuh puluh dua puncak ilahi. Ia teringat pada penguasa gunung Qingyu. Ia teringat pada Xie Wanyi yang berbakat dan bertekad kuat. Bahkan di Gunung Sovereign, saat ia menaiki tangga ilahi, ia ditargetkan oleh Bi Tu. Jika penguasa gunung Qingyu tidak menghentikannya tepat waktu, Long Chen pasti akan membunuhnya. Ia bertanya-tanya bagaimana nasib orang-orang ras violet di Gunung Sovereign sekarang. Ibunya secara pribadi mengajar murid-murid. Apakah didikan ketatnya sedang melahirkan generasi baru jenius surgawi? Long Chen tiba-tiba tersenyum. Ia adalah kebanggaan terbesar ibunya, tapi ibunya juga bangga pada dirinya sendiri. Ia yakin seratus persen bahwa murid-murid yang dididiknya akan terus-menerus dibandingkan dengannya. Memikirkan betapa ketatnya ibunya saat mengajar, ia tak bisa menahan rasa simpati pada jiwa-jiwa malang itu. Sambil bernostalgia, ia terus mendaki. Riak-riak terus menyebar dari langkah kakinya. Berbagai cahaya ilahi bercampur dan menyatu, membuat kehampaan bergetar. Namun, langkah Long Chen tetap mantap sepanjang waktu. Ia tidak terburu-buru, tapi juga tidak melambat. Ia tampak sama sekali tidak terpengaruh. Long Chen teringat pada Leluhur Konstelasi Surgawi. Mentalitas lelaki tua itu telah mencapai level yang tak terbayangkan; kekuatannya luar biasa, namun ia masih mempertahankan hati yang rendah hati. Bahkan menghadapi keturunannya sendiri, ia tidak bersikap sombong. Ia benar-benar memahami arti kerendahan hati. Dengan pemimpin seperti itu di Gunung Sovereign, pastinya tidak akan ada masalah. Selain itu, nutrisi Pohon Ilahi Maple Surgawi dan kebangkitan rohnya pasti akan menghasilkan murid-murid terbaik dalam segala hal. Terakhir, Gunung Sovereign memiliki pemukul Lonceng Emas Violet. Apakah datangnya era baru ini akan membuat barang ilahi primal chaos ini sekali lagi memperlihatkan kemegahan yang dimilikinya di masa jayanya? Saat Long Chen mencapai anak tangga keseribu, kehampaan bergemuruh dan menggelegar. Segala macam hukum bersiulan, menyebabkan ruang di depannya berputar. Keperkasaan ilahi tertinggi menghantamnya seperti tsunami. Tangga ini mirip dengan tangga Gunung Sovereign dalam prinsip, tapi tidak dalam level—tangga Jurang Violet telah menyerap hukum era baru. Ia bahkan lebih kuat, dan lebih sulit didaki. Namun, saat tekanan ilahi itu menghantam Long Chen, tekanan itu justru menembus dirinya. Tangisan kaget terdengar dari sekitar, tapi segera dibungkam. Jelas, ada para ahli di sekitar yang mengawasi semuanya secara rahasia. Fakta bahwa Long Chen bisa mengabaikan tekanan hukum tangga itu begitu mengejutkan sehingga tanpa sengaja membuat mereka memecah kesunyian. Orang-orang ini adalah penjaga pintu masuk utama. Meskipun hanya penjaga, mereka adalah Sovereign Lord era baru. Dengan datangnya era baru, Jurang Violet telah mengaktifkan kembali tangga ilahi mereka untuk menguji potensi dan bakat para ahli era baru. Karena tangga itu telah menyerap hukum era baru, ia telah maju seiring zaman, dan ia akan langsung mencerminkan kemampuan laten siapa pun yang menginjaknya. Bahkan di antara para ahli ras Darah Violet yang bisa mengendalikan hukum era baru, ada beberapa yang tidak bisa mencapai seribu anak tangga. Dan setelah mencapai anak tangga keseribu, kesulitannya langsung melonjak. Banyak dari mereka yang mencapai anak tangga keseribu tidak mampu mengambil satu langkah pun melewatinya. Tekanan ini bukan hanya fisik; ia juga spiritual dan mental secara seimbang. Ia menghancurkan tubuh, jiwa, dan kehendak seseorang. Ini adalah ujian yang sangat kejam. Hanya mereka yang lulus ujian ini yang akan dianggap murid dalam ras Darah Violet dan menerima perlakuan khusus dari Jurang Violet. Ujian ini langsung menyingkirkan sekitar sepertiga dari murid yang ada di sini. Adapun Long Chen, ia mencapai anak tangga keseribu tanpa menunjukkan reaksi apa pun. Ia kemudian melanjutkan pendakian tanpa jeda. Kehampaan terus bergetar, dan kekuatan hukum membentuk gelombang yang menghantamnya, tetapi Long Chen tidak bergeming. Ketika ia mencapai anak tangga kedua ribu, sosok-sosok menakutkan tiba-tiba terbang keluar dari ruang berputar di depannya. Ada naga, ada phoenix, ada iblis besar dari kekacauan purba, dan ada iblis biadab haus darah. Mereka semua mengaum dan menyerang Long Chen. Ada iblis liar yang menggenggam pedang lebar dan mengayunkannya ke arah Long Chen dengan sekuat tenaga, tetapi Long Chen tidak berkedip pun. Tepat saat pedang lebar itu hendak menghantam Long Chen, pedang itu menembus dirinya tanpa menimbulkan cedera. Tangisan kaget itu sekali lagi terdengar. "Bagaimana mungkin?!" "Itu serangan fisik!" "Iblis-iblis ini bisa menghancurkan tubuh dan jiwa! Kenapa dia bisa mengabaikannya?" "Cepat, laporkan ini!" Para penjaga ini segera menyadari betapa seriusnya situasi ini. Namun, tepat saat salah satu dari mereka berdiri dan hendak terbang, sebuah suara bergema di dalam pikiran mereka. "Tidak perlu melaporkannya. Jangan bergerak, dan jangan bicara. Kamu semua dilarang memberitahu siapa pun tentang ini!"
Chapter 7023 Tangga Surgawi Jurang Violet
A mighty voice echoed through the world.
“Who dares to barge into the Violet Abyss?!”
Violet waves surged through the violet sea, and violet clouds filled the violet sky. It felt like a dream, but also strangely material; somewhere along the border between reality and illusion. This was the manifestation of a grand formation. Even Long Chen felt his soul shudder when he was caught within it.
He could sense that this violet sea and the sky were filled with sharp blades composed of law power. The formation had already locked onto him.
This was Long Chen’s first time witnessing such a terrifying formation. It had actually merged the laws of heaven and earth together with karmic luck! The Full Moon Sect’s formation discs that were capable of growth were already shocking enough, but they were still practically insignificant compared to this grand formation.
In truth, this formation was so well hidden that an average cultivator would never have noticed anything. However, with Long Chen’s sharp perception, he immediately noticed what was going on. The violet blood race’s foundation was truly something; no wonder Zheng Wenlong’s message had included a warning. If the violet blood race did harbor sinister intentions towards him, he really would be in danger.
“Long Chen!”
In response to that voice, Long Chen directly reported his name. He immediately sensed several almost imperceptible streams of divine sense scanning his body. A moment later, the void split open, and a wide staircase appeared right in front of Long Chen.
Long Chen’s foot stepped onto the first stair. A violet ripple spread from his foot.
Another test? I swear, these people sure love stairs...
Long Chen expressionlessly climbed up. Although he did have generally good feelings towards the violet blood race, his rational side told him that most ancient factions were ultimately corrupt. More importantly, even though they were all members of the violet blood race, Sovereign Mountain was not the Violet Abyss, and the Violet Abyss was not Sovereign Mountain. He could not simply assume that the two were the same, or even at all similar.
If Long Chen said that he trusted the violet blood race, then that was limited to just the people of Sovereign Mountain. When it came to the Violet Abyss, he was still wary. He didn’t necessarily dislike them, but he also had no reason to blindly trust them.
Long Chen walked up one step at a time. Every step caused a violet ripple to spread.
The staircase quivered and emitted different sounds. At the edges, the violet ripple would transform into multicolored divine light.
Different kinds of energy tried to disturb Long Chen as he climbed, but this level of interference was unable to affect him.
This staircase reminded him of Sovereign Mountain’s Divine Staircase Spirit Awakening. He thought back to the seventy-two divine peaks. He thought of mountain lord Qingyu. He thought of the talented and determined Xie Wanyi.
Even back at Sovereign Mountain, when he climbed the divine staircase, he was targeted by Bi Tu. If mountain lord Qingyu had not stopped things in time, Long Chen would have killed him. He wondered how the violet race people of Sovereign Mountain were doing now. His mother was personally teaching disciples. Was her strict guidance raising a new generation of heavenly geniuses?
Long Chen suddenly smiled. He was his mother’s greatest pride, but his mother was also prideful when it came to herself. He was a hundred percent sure that the disciples that she raised would be constantly compared to him. Thinking of how strict his mother was when teaching, he couldn’t help feeling some sympathy for those poor souls.
As he reminisced, he continued up. Ripples continued to spread from his footsteps. Various divine lights mixed and merged, making the void quiver. However, Long Chen’s footsteps remained steady the whole time. He didn’t rush up, but he didn’t slow down either. He seemed entirely unaffected.
Long Chen thought of the Heavenly Constellation Ancestor. That old man’s mentality had reached an inconceivable level; his strength was incredible, yet he still retained a humble heart. Even facing his descendants, he did not put on airs. He truly knew the meaning of humility. With such a person leading Sovereign Mountain, there would definitely be no problems.
In addition, the Heavenly Maple Divine Tree’s nourishment and spirit awakening would definitely result in their disciples being top tier in all regards. Finally, Sovereign Mountain had the Violet Gold Bell’s clapper. Would the coming of the new era cause this primal chaos divine item to once more show the magnificence it had possessed in its heyday?
When Long Chen reached the thousandth step, the void rumbled and boomed. All kinds of laws whistled over, causing the space ahead of him to twist. Supreme divine might crashed down on him like a tsunami. This staircase was similar to Sovereign Mountain’s staircase in principle, but not in level—Violet Abyss’s staircase had absorbed the new era’s laws. It was even stronger, and even harder to climb.
However, when that divine pressure crashed down on Long Chen, it actually passed right through him. That caused startled cries to ring out from the vicinity, but those startled cries were immediately silenced.
Clearly, there were experts in the vicinity watching everything here in secret. The fact that Long Chen could simply ignore the law pressure of the staircase was so shocking that it made them accidentally break their silence.
These people were guards of the main entrance. Even though they were just guards, they were Sovereign Lords of the new era.
With the new era here, Violet Abyss had reactivated their divine staircase to test the potential and talent of the new era’s experts. Since the staircase had absorbed the new era’s laws, it had advanced with the times, and it would immediately reflect the latent abilities of anyone who set foot on it.
Even amongst the violet blood race’s experts who could control the new era’s laws, there were some who could not reach a thousand steps. And upon reaching the thousandth step, the difficulty instantly soared. Many of those who did reach the thousandth step were unable to take even one single step beyond that.
This pressure was not just physical; it was spiritual and mental in equal measure. It crushed a person’s body, soul, and will. This was an extremely cruel test. Only those who passed this test would be considered inner disciples of the violet blood race and receive special treatment from the Violet Abyss. This trial instantly excluded around a third of the disciples here.
As for Long Chen, he reached the thousandth step without showing any reaction. He then continued climbing up without pause. The void continuously shuddered, and law power formed waves crashing into him, but Long Chen was unmoved.
When he reached the two-thousandth step, terrifying figures suddenly came flying out of the twisting space ahead of him.
There were dragons, there were phoenixes, there were greater demons of the primal chaos, and there were bloodthirsty, savage devils. They all roared and attacked Long Chen. There was a wild devil wielding a broadsword who swung it at Long Chen with all its might, but Long Chen didn’t so much as blink.
Just as the broadsword was about to strike Long Chen, it passed right through him without causing any harm. Those startled cries once more rang out.
“How is this possible?!”
“That was a physical attack!”
“These devils can destroy the body and the soul! Why can he just ignore them?”
“Quick, report this!”
These guards immediately grasped the severity of what was going on. However, just as one of them had risen and was about to fly off, a voice rang out within their minds.
“No need to report it. Don’t move, and don’t speak. You are hereby forbidden from telling anyone about this!”
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