# Chapter 2023: Nine Heavens
"Terrifying, too terrifying!"
The crowd's shock at this moment was beyond words. Lin Feng had turned adverse momentum into favorable momentum, forming his own martial momentum, grasping the momentum of heaven and earth. His realm was sublimating, as true essence power merged into the storm of heaven and earth's momentum and entered Lin Feng's body. This scene was truly too shocking.
"Boom!" Another terrifying sound rolled out, and an invisible wave seemed to make the light curtain of the Nine Heavens tremble slightly. Lin Feng was transforming amidst unyieldingness, sublimating as he stepped forward. That terrifying momentum not only failed to crush him but instead helped him rise.
"How could this be, how could this be!" Yang Ziye stared at Lin Feng. She couldn't believe it, nor did she want to believe this scene. She had once never cared about Lin Feng, thinking he had designs on her, that sending her back to her clan was because of ulterior motives. After Yang Zilan persuaded her a few times, she tacitly approved of Yang Zilan's actions, humiliating Lin Feng and driving him out, even pursuing him. Even though Lin Feng had shown his unyieldingness that day, Yang Ziye still hadn't cared about Lin Feng back then.
But at this moment, Lin Feng was too dazzling. Her future husband, Xuanyuan Potian, hailed as one of the strongest geniuses of the Heavenly Martial Realm in the Northern Wasteland, had stepped into the Fifth Heaven and obtained the Green Light Key. Yet Lin Feng had not only broken Xuanyuan Potian's miracle by stepping onto the Sixth Heaven, but now had even stepped onto the Seventh Heaven. Not only that, this heaven and earth momentum hadn't crushed Lin Feng but had instead become his aid, allowing his realm to transform, as if experiencing an enlightenment, a sudden awakening. She understood well that such an opportunity was rare, and for Lin Feng to undergo a realm transformation in such a shocking manner would bring him tremendous benefits.
"Boom! Boom!" Lin Feng continued stepping forward. That terrifying vortex in the sky poured into Lin Feng's body like a baptism.
"Boom!" A terrifying aura burst forth from Lin Feng. His aura had transformed — Heavenly Martial Realm, Fourth Layer. Amidst his powerful ascent, he had transformed and advanced in cultivation. This posture of advancement was too shocking.
"He... he actually advanced, from Heavenly Martial Realm Third Layer to Heavenly Martial Realm Fourth Layer!" The crowd's expressions stiffened. They never thought this could happen. It was too terrifying. With this, how terrifying would Lin Feng's combat power be? Hard to imagine.
In the void, the Ascetic Monk had been watching everything below. Seeing Lin Feng's actions, even his calm, serene eyes revealed a hint of admiring smile. This Lin Feng made him marvel. At such an age and cultivation level, to be able to achieve this step was truly rare and commendable. No wonder the Second Senior Brother thought highly of him.
One step, one heavenly ladder, hard to ascend to the blue sky. Lin Feng had stepped onto this Seventh Heaven of the Nine Heavens, which was hard to ascend to. His martial cultivation realm had also crossed over again not long after his advancement.
But Lin Feng's steps didn't stop. He walked forward step by step until he reached the last heavenly ladder of the Seventh Heaven. Finally, Lin Feng stopped once more!
"Will he continue upward?" At this moment, the crowd surprisingly didn't assume Lin Feng would stop as a matter of course. Their first reaction was instead: would Lin Feng continue upward, stepping onto the Eighth Heaven?
Their eyes were fixed tightly on Lin Feng. They were even somewhat expectant, hoping that unyielding figure would continue contending with heaven and earth, to conquer that Eighth Heaven!
"I go against the momentum, not yielding to heaven and earth. Heaven and earth are also conquered. Adverse momentum becomes favorable momentum. My cultivation advances another layer, stepping into Heavenly Martial Realm Fourth Layer. This shows that martial arts requires an unyielding will. To climb the peak of martial arts, one must constantly contend, contend with heaven and earth, not yield to anything. Those who strive unceasingly can battle heaven and earth!"
Lin Feng looked up at the sky above, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. This time, without any hesitation, he took another fierce step forward, ascending to the Eighth Heaven!
"Boom!" The pressure of heaven and earth seemed to transform into an invisible giant hand, stamping down from the sky, impossible to avoid. It struck Lin Feng, causing him to grunt, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. Every part of his body was tightly strained, as if about to burst. His body was bursting, his cultivation had become stronger, and the oppressive force naturally became even more terrifying. Moreover, this was the Eighth Heaven!
Yet the smile still remained on Lin Feng's lips — an unyielding smile, a battle-intent soaring to the sky smile.
Raising his head, Lin Feng looked at the sky, unyielding: "You cannot crush me!"
"Boom rumble!" The martial momentum and the natural momentum of heaven and earth that had gathered on Lin Feng surged upward, colliding with the momentum pressing down. At the same time, Lin Feng continued to comprehend the great momentum in the void, resisting it on one hand while integrating it into his own momentum on the other.
"Such a person — heaven and earth cannot crush him. Who could make him yield, who could crush him!" The crowd sighed in their hearts. They had never dreamed that today, during the Martial Emperor's recruitment of Martial Emperor's Disciples, at this stage of obtaining the qualification to become a disciple, the person who would bring them the strongest shock would not be a noble scion, not Xuanyuan Potian, but Lin Feng, the weakling rumored to have been humiliated and driven out by the Yang Clan.
"He's going up again!" Someone saw Lin Feng's feet stepping onto the heavenly ladder again, their hearts already feeling somewhat numb. Not long ago, when Lin Feng stepped onto the Sixth Heaven, it had left them speechless with shock. But now, Lin Feng stepping upward on the Eighth Heaven didn't surprise them at all, as if everything was just as it should be.
Lin Feng's unyieldingness destined that his steps would not stop. And it was precisely this unyieldingness that no one could crush him. Perhaps he would succeed. The crowd even involuntarily believed in Lin Feng, believed in that unyieldingness, believed in that extreme.
"Does he want to step onto the Ninth Heaven?" The crowd was speechless, watching Lin Feng carry his rolling momentum, step by step forward.
"He's reached it. The Eighth Heaven. He actually did it."
When Lin Feng arrived at the ninth heavenly ladder of the Eighth Heaven with his terrifying momentum, the crowd could no longer express their emotions. Lin Feng had accomplished what no one dared to imagine. Not only had he broken the miracle created by Xuanyuan Potian, but he had left Xuanyuan Potian far behind. The ninth heavenly ladder of the Eighth Heaven possessed the White Jade Key.
The White Jade Key — as long as Lin Feng was willing, he could reach out and take it. The key of the Eighth Heaven — who knew what benefits it could bring!
The crowd envied Lin Feng. However, would Lin Feng take this White Jade Key?
Their gaze fixed on the Ninth Heaven. Would Lin Feng ascend this Ninth Heaven?
This final heaven — its momentum might also be unparalleled. If something went wrong and Lin Feng couldn't withstand it, then everything Lin Feng had done before would become empty, and he would forget about becoming a Martial Emperor's Disciple.
This was too risky. Lin Feng might not necessarily go up, might not step onto this Ninth Heaven.
"Do you want to give it a try?" In the void, the Ascetic Monk, who had been silent all along, spoke, startling the crowd. Even the Great Master had been shocked by Lin Feng, asking him if he wanted to try this Ninth Heaven.
"Think it through clearly. If you fail and cannot resist the momentum of the Ninth Heaven, everything will become bubbles, like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water!" The Ascetic Monk continued. Lin Feng nodded, indicating he understood.
"I want to try!" Lin Feng finally spoke. The Ascetic Monk was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "If you want to try, I naturally won't force you!"
"Just how terrifying will this Ninth Heaven be? Lin Feng actually wants to go up. I wonder if he can withstand it!"
The crowd began to speculate. When Lin Feng stepped onto the Ninth Heaven, what kind of situation would it be? What would happen?
At this moment, Lin Feng raised his head, looking at the Ninth Heaven above. His gaze was solemn. He had to go up, to see this Ninth Heaven, to see the last nine steps of this eighteen-thousand-zhang heavenly ladder, to see if the end could step onto the Heavenly Terrace.
Raising his foot, countless hearts tightened in an instant. Lin Feng's foot finally stepped out.
"Thump!"
The crowd's hearts beat along with Lin Feng's step, and then their heartbeats seemed to stop, as if they would suffocate. Their eyes were fixed tightly on Lin Feng. At this moment, Lin Feng was also silent, motionless. One foot had already stepped into the Ninth Heaven.
"Hm?" Lin Feng's expression stiffened. There was no oppressive force. This Ninth Heaven had no oppressive force at all.
With a step, Lin Feng ascended the Ninth Heaven, effortlessly, as if walking on flat ground.
"What's going on?" The crowd's expressions also stiffened. How could this be? How did Lin Feng seem so relaxed?
"Great Master!" Lin Feng turned his gaze to the Ascetic Monk. So this Ninth Heaven had nothing at all — no oppressive force, no heaven and earth momentum.
"The Heavenly Terrace is eighteen thousand zhang, one step one heavenly ladder. These last eighty-one heavenly ladders possess the Nine Heavens. Nine steps make one heaven, hard to ascend to the blue sky. Congratulations, you have ascended this supreme Ninth Heaven, obtaining the Supreme Emperor Key. This is your glory. The Ninth Heaven — it is a symbol of honor!"
The Ascetic Monk spoke slowly. The crowd stared blankly one by one. So it was different from what they had imagined. This Ninth Heaven was not oppression, but a symbol of honor. Lin Feng had ascended the Ninth Heaven, controlling the Supreme Emperor Key!
PS: Because I haven't had internet at home, I've been typing on my computer and uploading via phone, so replying to comments has been very inconvenient. Please don't blame me for the delay. But I've read them all. Thank you for your support. Today's twelve updates — I said it and I'll do it. The next two days will also be six updates each. For the last two days, let's continue fighting. Can't slack off — if we slack, we'll collapse. Brothers, help me. This is a battle belonging to all of us!