Heavenly Dao Child - Chapter 328

Eden a place of opportunity and peril where the toughest, the strongest, the fittest and the luckiest survive but those who do have easily sailed through the chasm and have successfully ascended to Celestial realm not only incredibly fast but each of them have managed to reach even higher realms given that they survived long enough as such people were crazy about it specially since it was a large depository of various treasures waiting for someone to successfully bring them out, but alas with such opportunity came the enormous risk and peril, surrounding the Eden was an invisible protective sphere, a sphere so strong that it prevented anyone above Mystic Immortal Level to enter not only that the trials would start as soon as one approached the Eden.

Ryuu watched the people who rushed towards Eden as soon as they reached through a certain threshold they suddenly fell as if they lost their ability to flight and were rather pulled hard by gravity as they fell on the floor in rather hard but it did not top there as soon as they fell on the floor it looked as if they ejected rather violently as they were thrown towards the bottom of the stairs hard, so hard that by the time they reached the bottom stairs they were nothing but blood stains as a good few Mystic Immortal Emperors simply died.

Maheswara simply shook his head as he spoke with a sigh, “Idiots must be loose cultivators, without the help of any form they are unluckiest a of the bunch, now Ryuu are you ready.”, Ryuu nodded at that as he continued speaking with a small smile on his face, “Remember it is true that sometimes being at the front might help as the doors to the next trial might allow only up to a certain number.”, as Ryuu nodded at that Maheswara simply patted at his back as others gave him an encouraging smile, a smile that he would not be able to see for a good few years now.

Ryuu was teleported near the edge of the barrier as his sudden appearance caused a bit of chaos but Ryuu did not pay any head to that as he dashed inside the barrier by pushing a few cultivators out of the way but as soon as he passed the barrier he felt his cultivation to suddenly sealed up as he was reduced to just a mere mortal civilian, he had not felt so powerless as he felt now well may be when he was still a normal human, then when he looked up he simply wanted to curl and cry as he was greeted by 50,000 stairs each about 5 feet in height and 10 feet wide and a few kilometers long, ‘I always wanted to climb mount Everest in my previous life and I can proudly say I managed to reach base camp 1 before I fell ill and had to return and unfortunately I never managed to return again but now I might get to climb many times that.’

Ryuu did not waste any time as he jumped on top of another cultivator and using him as a spring board he managed to move further apparently as he had started to climb the stairs as he tried not to look up too much, meanwhile his teachers looked at him with a pitying glance whereas his older sisters had gained a nostalgic smile on their face as they watched Ryuu climbing the stairs with renewed vigor.

It had been a few days of tireless climbing as the cultivators including Ryuu had finally reached the top as he reached near the door Ryuu fell on his back as he gasped for air, ‘Even if I might be reduced to simple mortal civilian my stamina did not for that I am grateful’, he looked down to see many still struggling as his eyes washed over them he knew that many of them would not make it and he had no time for them after all each to their own.

He looked up towards the direction of his teachers as he gave a small bow before he turned and stepped inside the inky black abyss that was on the other side of the door.

As Ryuu disappeared from their sight his teachers sighed at that as Nuwa spoke, “You know that we still do not like the fact he is venturing into such place.”

Veena spoke with glazed look in her eyes, “Me too sister me too, children grow up so fast.”

Celestia’s face gained a small smile as she spoke, “More like a bamboo, that was what our experience with Ryuu was I hope he will thrive through.”

Maheswara gazed vacantly in front of him before he spoke barely above whisper but everyone was able to hear him, “Let us leave.”

The others nodded at that but before they could move they felt humongous KI moving fast towards them they did not have to wait long as before their eyes Saidhal and Zarina appeared look rather tensed.

Maheswara quickly stepped forward as he confronted them, “Child you look worried has something happened?”

By now many cultivators were shivering out of fright from the aura of the newcomers, upon seeing Maheswara the couple gave a small bow as they spoke in unison, “Greetings uncle.”

Saidhal then stepped forward as he spoke, “Uncle Zywia ran from us a few days ago in order to enter Eden.”

Veena’s eyes widen in alarm as she spoke, “Wasn’t she only 6th rank Mystic Immortal Empress?”

Zarina nodded at that somberly as Veena gritted her before she turned towards her daughter as she spoke hurriedly, “My daughters please aid your friends to locate your niece.”

Antariskh nodded at that as she spoke with a frown, “You do not have to tell us mother.”, she then turned towards her friends as she spoke in a tone full of hope, “Come I hope we will be able to catch her before she enters Eden.”, although inwardly it was different matter, ‘I do not think we might be able to stop us as people are either entering Eden or are still climbing none are outside.’

Ryuu appeared in mid air as soon as he passed through the door, he found himself and countless others plummeting towards the ground at incredible speed, he tried to fly but he could not even find an ounce of KI his eyes widen as he found his heart beat increase as the cold icy grip of fear enveloped him, ‘Am I going to die?’, a scary though passed through his head as he quickly squashed the feeling as he concentrated deeply trying to find a silver of KI.

It was only a precious few seconds but for Ryuu it was a life time and he had managed to find his KI, with a smile he slowed himself down and was now comfortable floating as he opened his eyes he gasped in shock as he found himself a few feet off the ground, as he landed on the ground he felt as if his entire KI coming roaring back to life making him feel alive.

He looked around and he was taken aback upon seeing grass as tall as tress surrounding him, he only took a step only for another cultivator to fall on the ground hard dying an agonizing death as he gulped hard at that, he might have seen gruesome death and in many cases the cause for the said death but he was in that position a few moments and someone failed to escape from it.