Dual Cultivator with a cultivation system-Chapter 576: Ch-575: Climbing the Stairs

"Trash," Wang Ming sneered, and continued up the stairs. He was sure he had just made an enemy of the Xu Family—judging by Xu Zhang’s red face—but was he worried? No. He was confident he could wipe the entire family out.

Moreover, he also had the backing of the Wu Family and was sure even the Min and Tang families would support him. Even the Xu Family Patriarch, if smart, wouldn’t meddle with him. This was just a minor disturbance before he resumed climbing again.

Wang Ming raised an eyebrow as he saw everyone’s eyes focused on a young lady with long black hair and a pair of sharp eyes who was climbing the stairway. However, unlike the previous participants, this young lady attracted the attention of every individual there with her beauty and the domineering aura around her.

"Look, Fairy Nang! I wonder how many steps the genius of the Nan Family can climb!"

"Hahaha, of course, she’s going to take 100 steps easily!"

"Good luck, Fairy Nang!"

Fairy Nang, or Nang Rongni, was a genius of the Nan Family who was said to have comprehended sword intent even before starting to cultivate, which made her famous in Golden Leaf City.

The participants there spoke and cheered for her as though they were very familiar with this beautiful lady’s identity, and even the woman overseeing the test gave her an approving nod.

A few moments later, once the atmosphere calmed down and the participants were quiet, the young lady known as Fairy Nang took her 70th step.

71st step, 72nd step, 73rd step.

Nang Rongni stepped onto the 102nd stair as effortlessly as she had the previous ones, without breaking a sweat.

"As expected of Lady Nang! At this rate, she might even reach the 300th stair!"

"300th is too much. I think at most she’ll reach the 200th stair—and even that would be extremely difficult."

The other participants were incredibly excited for Nang Rongni, almost feeling as though they were climbing in her place.

A few moments later, Nang Rongni reached the 150th stair, surpassing every intent user from the lowest floor in recorded history.

"Heavens, she really reached the 150th stair! The previous highest was 135 by someone years ago from the records I know. She’s broken the record!" one of the participants said with a flushed face. The others were also excited seeing this.

Before long, she climbed to the 170th stair under the disbelieving gazes of the crowd. She had even surpassed and left behind a few from the higher floors.

However, after reaching the 170th step, Nang Rongni did not immediately continue. She stood still for nearly a minute, catching her breath as the pressure began to weigh heavily on her.

Nearly a minute later, Nang Rongni forced her way up to the 190th stair. Her body was drenched in sweat, her dress clinging tightly to her voluptuous figure.

"Ugh..." Nang Rongni grunted, gritting her teeth, her face flushed as she stepped onto the 199th stair.

"Just one more step!" someone said nervously. Not only him, but all the others from the lower floor were tense, silently supporting her.

"Haaa... haaa... haaa..." Nang Rongni panted heavily, sweat dripping down her face as she tried to muster the strength to climb further.

While Nang Rongni struggled against the crushing pressure, Wang Ming, on the other hand, was casually climbing the stairs as though he were taking a stroll to school. Everyone’s eyes were glued to Nang Rongni, so no one noticed him until he quietly reached the 150th stair.

"Heavens, this guy is still climbing! I was so preoccupied with Fairy Nang’s performance that I didn’t notice he’d already reached the 150th stair."

"Yeah, I thought he would have stopped way earlier."

"Could this man be another genius on the same level as Fairy Nang?"

"Am I wrong, or does it seem like he’s climbing faster than Lady Nang?"

"No, you’re right... it really does look that way!"

One hundred sixty, one hundred seventy, one hundred eighty...

Wang Ming calmly continued his ascent under the astonished gazes of everyone, quickly closing in on Nang Rongni.

One hundred eighty-eight, one hundred ninety, one hundred ninety-five...

"Huh?" Nang Rongni suddenly felt someone rapidly approaching. Turning her head, she saw a man climbing swiftly behind her.

’Impossible!’ Nang Rongni’s eyes constricted. She was surprised that someone could climb faster than her so casually. Even more shocking was that he seemed completely unaffected by the crushing pressure.

"Damn!" Nang Rongni cursed as her concentration wavered from the shock, causing her footing to slip. She felt the pressure hurling her backward.

"!!!" Her eyes widened in disbelief when the man suddenly grabbed her by the waist, stopping her from falling.

"Hey, you alright?" Wang Ming asked with a slight frown when she didn’t respond.

"..." Nang Rongni just stared at him blankly, her entire body stiffening under his touch. Meanwhile, the crowd at the bottom, watching everything unfold, had their jaws practically hit the ground.

"Holy shit, this guy actually had the guts to touch her like this."

"Dammit, how dare he defile her with his dirty hands."

"You are exaggerating, he only touched her waist to help her from falling."

"Hiss, this guy must be ignorant. Last time someone touched her, there were rumors she had beaten the guy to death."

"Seriously? I thought that was just a rumor." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The crowd started chatting excitedly among themselves. Wang Ming raised an eyebrow hearing this and looked at Nang Rongni.

"Hey, are you alright?" Wang Ming asked the girl in his embrace.

"I am fine. Can you remove your hands?" Nang Rongni looked at him and said in a cold voice. Wang Ming calmly let her go and was a bit nervous as he saw her staring at him with an intense look. He just shrugged his shoulders and resumed his climb.

Nang Rongni looked up as Wang Ming kept climbing the stairs under her wide eyes. ’Heavens—he’s climbing the stairs so easily. What kind of monster is he?’ Nang Rongni watched in disbelief as he reached the 219th stair without effort.