Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1846 Chapter 489: Sprint, Sprint!

"Is that him?"

Luo Ningshuang caught sight of the youth and felt a jolt of surprise when she realized his silhouette had soared out from beyond the 40th level of the Heaven Tower.

That spot was already close to halfway up the towering hundred levels of the Heaven Tower!

She stood there in a daze, her eyes barely able to pull away, fixing instead on the area behind the youth, where his image shone brightly on the tower's entrance at the 43rd level.

The 43rd level!

Luo Ningshuang's heart pounded wildly, sending a shiver through her body as if her very blood surged hot one moment and turned ice-cold the next.

She couldn't trust what her eyes were showing her, convinced that such a feat simply couldn't happen.

Prior to the starting trial, she had checked Li Hao's cultivation base, which matched her own at the First Level of Immortal King Realm, without any sign of advancing to the Second Level—and even if he had, it shouldn't have led to this...

As Luo Ningshuang's thoughts swirled in chaos, she picked up on the odd reaction from Su Wanyi next to her, tracing her line of sight and instantly displaying shock in her own expression. Had that fellow finally emerged?

In a flash, she turned her attention to the Heaven Tower, her gaze settling on the 43rd level where Li Hao's projection stood out boldly.

Su Wanyi froze in place, her lovely eyes stretching wide with utter incredulity.

A cultivator at the First Level of Immortal King Realm managing to match someone at the Fifth Level of Immortal King Realm?!

It was crucial to remember, this was the Immortal King Realm, not the Immortal Monarch Realm!

Within the Immortal Monarch Realm, newcomers who could take on a Fifth Level opponent were hailed as supreme geniuses!

"How is this possible..."

She whispered under her breath, her mind drifting into a haze.

Nearby, the individuals who had clashed with Li Hao back in the Primordial True Realm also caught wind of his performance, but upon spotting the 43rd level mark from the opening trial, shock rippled through them all.

The pair who had unlocked Ancestor Emperor Power had only pushed to the 36th level, but Li Hao had surged past the 40th!

With countless stares locked in awe and wonder, Li Hao stepped out of the Heaven Tower and spotted the crowd waiting outside, including Ninth Level Immortal King Realm experts and even those at the Perfection stage from the elder ranks.

"Has everyone finished their tests?"

Li Hao showed a hint of surprise, aware that his own trial had taken longer than most.

Typically, others picked floors aligned with their cultivation stages, so they wrapped up quickly without tackling many levels.

While Li Hao swept his eyes over the gathering, he didn't spot Shi Miao at first, but then, as though drawn by instinct, he spun around and saw her form bursting from the 76th level of the Heaven Tower; their eyes locked right away, propelling them straight toward one another.

"How far did you get?"

Shi Miao landed beside Li Hao, her face lit with a grin as she inquired.

Though she hadn't witnessed it, she sensed Li Hao's results would trail closely behind her own.

"Up to the 43rd level."

Li Hao grinned back, adding, "You managed to battle all the way to the Seventh Level of Immortal King Realm—your boost in fighting prowess is incredibly over the top as well."

"43rd?"

Shi Miao paused in astonishment; while she anticipated Li Hao would achieve a strong showing, she never imagined it would climb this high!

"Certain unique abilities can't be mimicked by the Heaven Tower's reincarnation power, so I held them back," Shi Miao explained softly.

If she unleashed everything, she had hidden aces up her sleeve, but deploying them might spell the complete destruction of her being, perhaps forever.

"This outcome from the opening trial is impressive enough; the real prize of the Heaven Tower challenge lies in harnessing that reincarnation power to refine your cultivation through endless practice and refinement," Li Hao remarked.

He could already tell that the Reincarnation All Heavens Tower would dramatically boost his pace in delving into the Multiple Realms!

"Yeah."

Shi Miao agreed with a nod.

Together, they turned to the rest of the group, noticing the Direct Disciples from Extreme Dao Mountain who had come out before them now approaching.

The trio of Immortal Monarch Realm prodigies who had stepped into the Heaven Tower's first level alongside Li Hao also beheld his trial results and stood there, somewhat stupefied.

They hadn't reached the Immortal King Realm yet, but they grasped just how outrageous this accomplishment truly was!

After all, even the two who awakened Ancestor Emperor Power—hailed by the Chaos Immortal Emperor—had only hit the 36th level, and Li Hao outdid them both!

"How did your challenges go? Were you able to hold out the full thirty minutes on the first level?"

Li Hao questioned the three Immortal Monarch Realm followers; as a fellow Direct Disciple, he felt inclined to look out for them.

"He and I held on till the end, but Mo Yu fell just short," replied a youth bearing scales across his features, his tone brimming with deep respect and admiration.

They had struggled immensely to survive even one level for half an hour, and they were merely a single stage shy of the Immortal King Realm.

Yet this young man in front of them had freshly ascended to kinghood and stormed to the 43rd level—the difference felt like an endless chasm!

"That's pretty solid."

Li Hao gave an approving nod, then turned to the one who hadn't quite succeeded and encouraged, "You ought to push yourself more; you've got real potential."

"Yes."

The youth's veins thrummed with excitement at Li Hao's friendly demeanor and uplifting words, his fists tightening in quiet resolve.

Close by, the Ninth Level Immortal King Realm disciples and the pair at Immortal King Realm Perfection gazed at Li Hao and Shi Miao with profound wonder, their eyes gleaming with astonishment.

Once they ventured into the Heaven Tower to face challenges at their own tiers, they discovered the sheer toughness of the trials within; they barely exceeded their matched levels, but Li Hao and Shi Miao shattered boundaries and leaped across multiple realms!

In that instant, the reason became crystal clear why the youth standing there served as the master's Direct Disciple, while they lingered as mere Outer Sect members.

"Senior Brother, you actually conquered the 43rd level—even those two with awakened Ancestor Emperor Power only got to the 36th; you're incredibly strong!"

"No wonder you're a Direct Disciple of the Extreme Dao lineage!"

A few senior Ninth Level Immortal King Realm figures burst out in praise.

Li Hao noted their fatigued looks, yet they called him Senior Brother, which struck him as a bit strange; after a brief exchange of greetings, he shifted his focus to the two at Immortal King Realm Perfection.

"Did you manage to surpass the hundredth level?"

Li Hao inquired, his voice laced with genuine worry.