On The Way To The First Floor

The pressure was suddenly doubled when he was on the 20th Step. Ethan stopped advancing instantly. He was experiencing a slight increment of pressure on his Spirit. But as soon as he placed his foot on the 20th step, the pressure suddenly doubled which forced his advancement to stop temporarily.

Earlier Ethan had to deactivate his Heavenly Gaze. Despite the boost in his Spirit, Ethan knew very well that the Heavenly Gaze consumes too much of his Spirit Energy. So the excessive consumption of his Spirit Energy forced him to stop using the Heavenly Gaze. So he was on his own now.

Ethan didn't know what to do. So he decided to be patient. Hurrying up will make him lose his life. He had to find a way to bear this pressure and advance. He believed that the Spirit God might be not that heartless enough to make all the candidates who attempted to take his inheritance lose their lives. There has to be a way to crack this abnormal pressure.

[Detected Spirit Energy Pressure]

[It is very useful for the User to increase your Cultivation Spirit]

[User is requested to be patient and take in the Cultivation Spirit Energy. It will improve both your Heavenly Cultivation Spirit and Spirit's Cultivation Spirit.]

Just as he was wondering what to do, a timely notification came from the System. Ethan was instantly happy. He felt that he was in some kind of disaster. He was even considering whether he should just abandon this mission. After all, his life is more important than anything else. And with the help of System, he could raise his strength as much as possible. It will be a matter of time before he will be a powerhouse in the cultivation world.

Since the System has give4n him a timely tip, Ethan was ecstatic. He decided to follow the System's instructions and sat down. He closed his eyes and take-in the Cultivation Spirit Energy.

Time passed quickly. As he took in more energy, he realized that the pressure on him started to get weaker. Ethan took a sigh of relief. This was a better outcome he could ever have.

After around ten minutes, the pressure on his Spirit completely wore off. Ethan opened his eyes and felt as if his Cultivation Spirit has experienced some boost. And very soon the System also gave another notification which confirmed his thoughts.

[The User has trained in Spirit Cultivation Energy]

[The Heaven Cultivation Spirit has been boosted with +0.1 Points]

[Heaven Cultivation Spirit: 5.1]

...

[The User has trained in Spirit Cultivation Energy]

[The Spirit's Cultivation Spirit has been boosted with +0.1 Points]

[Spirit's Cultivation Spirit: 5.1]

...

Ethan was thrilled. The ten minutes training not only increased his Spirit's Cultivation Spirit but also increased his Heaven Cultivation Spirit. Both the Spirits in his body had experienced the boost in their Cultivation Spirit.

After around half a minute of self-amusement, Ethan calmed down. He was looking forward to the upcoming challenges. He remained cautious and started to advance. He didn't find the pressure falling on his Spirit anymore. So he was advancing pretty fastly.

And just like before, he felt the pressure on his Spirit increasing bit by bit. But it was negligible just like during the previous occasions. But just as he placed his foot on the 30th Step, the pressure suddenly increased three times.

Ethan once again stopped in his tracks. Because despite training on the 20th step a little, the pressure this time was much higher. He knew that if he advanced without that small training session on the 20th step, then he was would have long died before even looking at the 30th step.

The pressure this time was very huge for him. Sweat beads started to form on his forehead. He endured the pressure somehow and sat down on the ground. He started to meditate and take in the Spirit Energy.

This time it took him 20 minutes to open his eyes. He now could freely move his body. He could also take a breath. At the same time, another System notification popped out informing him of his current progress.

[The User has trained in Spirit Cultivation Energy]

[The Heaven Cultivation Spirit has been boosted with +0.3 Points]

[Heaven Cultivation Spirit: 5.4]

...

[The User has trained in Spirit Cultivation Energy]

[The Spirit's Cultivation Spirit has been boosted with +0.3 Points]

[Spirit's Cultivation Spirit: 5.4]

...

Ethan now understood the pattern. For every 10th step, the pressure will multiply. As for the steps that he crosses in between, there will be pressure. But it won't be as high as during the 10th step.

After coming to this realization, Ethan started to move forward. He didn't find any threatening pressure until the 39th step. But after the 39th step, he stopped. He looked forward at the 40th step. He mentally prepared for his next challenge.

And as soon as he placed his foot on the 40th step, he jolted suddenly and felt the pressure falling on his spirit. Ethan sat down after controlling himself and started to take in the Spirit Energy to enhance both his Cultivation Spirits.

The cycle continued. He sat down for every 10 steps and trained in the Spirit Pressure. After a while, his Cultivation Spirit was enhanced.

After the 50th step, his body started to shake. But slowly and steadily he sat down and started to meditate. Very soon he advanced.

After the 60th step, it became tough for him to take a step forward. After a huge struggle, he managed to sit. Even though he felt it difficult to take in the energy, he still managed it somehow.

After the 70th step, his eyes started to go bloodshot from the mental burden. But he somehow sat down with great difficulty and managed to take in the Spirit Energy.

After the 80th step, he started to scream. His eyes went bloodshot. They even showed the sign of bleeding. But he managed to pull off.

After the 90th step, his mind went numb. And the only thing that kept him going is the System. In the beginning, the System promised him that it will assist him during the mission. The only thing he had to do is to attempt to complete the mission.

The System took some of the pressure out of him. It only kept the pressure which is manageable by Ethan. The System notified him that it will assist him. But this was a V-rank mission. So there is no way it will help him completely. After all, rewards won't come that easily.

After completing absorbing the Spirit Energy, he stood up and started his advancement towards the 91st step.

Only ten more steps to go.