Chapter 939: Chapter 939: His Realm Is So Low?

Upon learning that the Celestial Dao Ice Ladder test primarily assesses the Daoist Heart, Brother Cheng immediately felt a surge of confidence.

He felt it was necessary for him to participate in this test.

Directly tackling the Ice Origin and failing—how embarrassing would that be?

Climbing this Ice Ladder without any damage, now that’s the kind of prestige befitting a protagonist!

At this moment, he had already forgotten about the decision he made just moments ago.

Seeing him squeeze forward, Gong Qing had no choice but to follow.

"Are you going to climb this Ice Ladder?"

"Of course!"

Brother Cheng patted his chest: "This Ice Ladder was built for me, just waiting for me to conquer it. How can I disappoint it?"

Gong Qing’s mouth twitched, you’re too confident, aren’t you?

She admired the lord’s combat power, but this Ice Ladder doesn’t test combat power.

Other people nearby burst into laughter.

"Haha, this guy really doesn’t know his limits!"

"It’s normal, you always see someone with this kind of irrational confidence."

"Until they’ve experienced it personally, they don’t understand the harshness of reality."

Hearing these remarks, Gong Qing felt a chill down her spine.

Be careful, this guy isn’t easy to deal with; wherever he goes, he kills.

If you provoke him, this place could turn into a real battlefield.

But she obviously underestimated Brother Cheng’s temperament.

For targets not deemed enemies, his tolerance is actually quite high, better than most people’s temper.

He heard those words and completely ignored them.

Not only wasn’t he angry, but he was smiling broadly.

"Thank you all for waiting!"

He stepped in front of the Ice Ladder and humorously cupped his hands as if everyone had truly been waiting for him.

Completely overshadowed the previous focus Yu Bai, effortlessly stealing the spotlight.

"It’s been four million years, and no one has reached the top. How regrettable is that?"

"Now, things are different. I’ve arrived!"

"Everyone’s wishes can finally be fulfilled."

"You’re lucky to witness the first ascent in history. If you have a Memorial Immortal Artifact, quickly set it up!"

"You can revisit my heroic bearing after returning..."

Next to him, Gong Qing covered her face, desperately wanting to dig a hole to bury herself.

Could you be less ostentatious?

If you can’t accomplish it later, how embarrassing would that be?

The experts watching crooked their mouths and twisted their eyes, clueless about how to respond.

They had seen many arrive full of confidence.

But confidence this high was a first for them.

As a result, the scene actually went cold.

Until someone couldn’t help but break the silence.

"You’re too shameless, aren’t you?"

"Damn, I’ve never seen anyone more arrogant in my life!"

Among the crowd, some were infuriated, others scoffed.

"If you can reach level ten, I’ll take your surname!"

"Level ten? It’s hard to say if you can even stand firm at level one."

"Who are you?"

"Who’s waiting for you?"

At this moment, someone suddenly pointed at Jiang Cheng shouting.

"I’ve recognized him; he’s Jiang Cheng!"

"The Jiang Cheng who killed Huo Chun and caused a stir in the Scarlet Snow Domain!"

The Ice Palace had already decreed across regions, announcing Brother Cheng as a public enemy, naturally spreading his image.

There were indeed people here who had seen it.

Then the crowd roared.

"What? He’s Jiang Cheng?"

"That otherworldly invader?"

"Damn? Are otherworldly people that arrogant and reckless, actually daring to come to the Ice Realm center?"

"It’s unbelievable, this is the first time I’ve seen an otherworldly person so audacious growing up."

"And trying to take our test, what’s going on?"

Their reaction also surprised Brother Cheng.

"So you guys have known me for a while?"

Since when did I become so famous?

He quickly opened the system records for a look.

Wow, in these few days, his reputation value had unexpectedly increased by billions.

Converted to Immortal Yuan Points, there were hundreds of thousands.

This was truly a pleasant surprise!

In fact, it was only natural.

Ice Palace officially declared him as a public enemy of the Ice Realm, almost no one in the Ice Realm had any goodwill towards him.

Of course, worship and allegiance were impossible.

But when someone’s name is mentioned across an entire realm, they gain some reputation.

Just billions already seem low.

The main reason being his image was too negative currently, and most people were actually hostile.

"Hahaha, a pleasure to meet you!"

Busy rushing for the past few days, he didn’t know how he became famous.

As long as there’s prestige, it’s enough.

After speaking, regardless of others’ moods, he turned to step onto the first level of the Ice Ladder.

But his foot hung in the air, unable to cross over.

An invisible repelling force firmly blocked him.

Brother Cheng was flustered.

The prelude to showing off was all lined up, now was the time to unleash and start performing, and this is what happens?

How could this be?

He kept activating all his Profound Patterns and Immortal Power Jade Soul, but it only pushed forward a few centimeters.

Far from the Ice Ladder...

Not just him, but others were puzzled too.

What’s happening?

As natives of the Ice Realm, they secretly hoped the otherworldly would underperform.

For example, to only manage a level or two.

But no one expected he’d stop outside, unable to get in.

That’s too ridiculous right?

Then someone finally figured it out, looking incredulously at his silhouette.

"Could it be that he hasn’t reached the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer?"

This...

Everyone realized.

Indeed, there is a threshold to stepping onto the Ice Ladder.

Although the Ice Ladder test isn’t linked with Immortal Power Cultivation but tests the Daoist Heart, to prevent a large flock of low-tier cultivators, the Great Powers on the Ice Origin Valley side set an obstacle when establishing this ladder.

If you’re not at the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer, you’re not eligible for the Ice Ladder test.

These cultivators on site are all above the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer.

They’d seen countless Ice Ladder test scenes and had witnessed someone unable to participate due to insufficient cultivation.

But they hadn’t expected Jiang Cheng would also be blocked out.

Didn’t he defeat the late-stage Emperor Realm Fifth Layer Domain Master?

Seeing his outward realm as late-stage Emperor Realm Third Layer, people assumed he was hiding his cultivation.

Turns out, wasn’t he?

Turns out he truly was only at Emperor Realm Third Layer?

"That’s ridiculously outrageous!"

"How did he achieve those previous battle feats?"

The crowd thought carefully and felt it unbelievable.

"Had Ice Palace not issued orders themselves, I’d suspect those feats are false."

"His challenge leap is too many layers, isn’t it?"

"I feel like there’s something behind it all."

"Now’s not the time to discuss battle feats, but... his realm is just too low for the test."

Brother Cheng had no choice but to retreat.

Seems this show-off performance has to be delayed, he needs to level up first.

Fortunately, in that battle at Scarlet Snow Domain, he acquired a large amount of Silver Moon Ice Essence, making reaching Emperor Realm Fifth Layer possible.

It’s just, refining Ice Essence takes three or four days.