135. Anomalous Vein: Hellfire (4/4)

The 990th step of the Thousand Layers.

Wen Ping stood there, his eyes filled with blood, enduring the excruciating pain brought by this tier, then heavily placed his foot on the 991st step.

After stepping down, a vision suddenly appeared before him!

Power, strength, scenes swept through his mind, and he became the protagonist within them. Wen Ping held onto a sliver of clarity, wanting to escape this world, but a voice in his mind kept calling to him, urging him to stay, promising he could become a pinnacle emperor.

Thus, a night passed, and when the morning light broke, Wen Ping, after enduring for three hours, finally stood at the 999th step—just one step away from the top.

When Wen Ping broke free from the illusion of the 999th step, he was utterly exhausted, lying powerless on the stone steps, unable even to lift his hand.