Rise of the Great Emperor

Chapter 173: The Stairs of Truth

Indeed, there were at least 2000 people who were staying inside this hall. If the stair was nothing more than an ordinary stair, would it mean that everyone here would pass? That didn’t sound plausible.

Sun Dragon Academy was not that generous.

"I’ll try!"

A sound attracted everyone’s attention as they turned around.

A youth walked to the stairs and stepped into the stair. His eyes turned dull as he stopped at the first stair. There was nothing that he did except for staring blankly at the front. Before long, his body suddenly slumped and the guard lifted his hand to throw the youngster out of the hall.

"You have failed," the guard said in cold tone.

Lin Xiao was watching everything from the side with his eyes narrowed. The way the youngster stopped just now was not normal. It was as if his consciousness was pulled somewhere else yet his body stayed there.

Bang!

The door was closed again, so they couldn’t see the reaction of the man who had failed. Everyone looked at each other and knowing that they didn’t have the time until forever, one by one began to step into the stairs.

Thud! Thud!

Some people managed to walk like how Prince Lin Kai did, but the rest fall down after just one step. The elimination rate was very quick as only two out of five managed to walk past the first step. As for how many steps they could finally last, it was still unknown.

"Let’s go now," Lin Xiao decided when he saw that the people had already began to move in large batch.

"The other prince is staying low this time."

"Is there any need to show off all the time?" Lin Xiao was speechless. Did these geniuses had nothing to do but to show off?

Hearing that, Lin Yun smiled sheepishly, he had completely forgotten about that. They all moved towards the stairs and began to climb one by one.

Stepping onto the stair, Lin Xiao suddenly saw the space around him changed. His eyes narrowed because he could see that this was nothing more than an illusion. In front of him was the familiar house, the house where he had stayed for more than 15 years of his life.

"Xiao, Yun, where are you two going?"

The moment the voice was sounded, Lin Xiao felt his body stiffened. He was very familiar with this voice, yet he knew that it belonged to someone who had died. Turning his body around, he could see his foster mother and father. Two children around the age of 9 or 10 were running about around them.

"Mother!"

"Father!"

It was the happy scene from his childhood, the memory that Lin Xiao treasured greatly. He was an orphan and understood that because he first met his parents when he was three years old. Before that time, he had no memory or recollection whatsoever and his parents never concealed it from him that he was their adopted son.

However, his parents always treated him well, very well in fact. It was as if there was no difference between him and their son. Unfortunately, the Heaven didn’t give them long live as they died because of sickness in that remote house.

’Don’t you want to return back to this time?’

There was a question sounded out as Lin Xiao watched the people in front of him. His eyes closed for a split second as he answered, ’How can I possibly return back to this time? It’s not logical.’

’Don’t you want to...’

’I have made the promise with my parents that I’ll continue to walk forward. Walking back to the past? I’m not that desperate!’

With that declaration that came from the bottom of his heart, Lin Xiao looked forward and noticed that he was now in completely different field. This time, he could see that there were a lot of people who were looking at him. His hand was holding the dragon necklace that his real parents gave him.

"Kill him!"

Lin Xiao’s eyes narrowed. He didn’t retreat back in the slightest bit and stepped forward. His hand punched forward, killing the man before him. His heart trembled when he felt the sensation, it felt as if he was killing someone in real time.

But he had already killed a lot of people in the past during his missions. If he killed those who wanted to kill him, what he did was simply in order to preserve his life. Why should he feel bad about it?

Slash!

With his ability, Lin Xiao began to kill everyone in his path. There was not even the slightest hesitation left after some time had passed. It looked like he had already accepted that he had to kill them if he wanted to live.

His identity alone would grant him a lot of enemies in the future. If he dared to let his heart go soft even for a moment, it would only deliver him to his own death. There was simply nothing that he could do but to move forward and fight to the best of his ability if he wished to survive.

Swish!

As the surroundings changed again, Lin Xiao was now facing Xu Qin. Seeing the sneer on her face, her arched his eyebrows. "What else do you want aside from mocking me? Just leave me alone."

Even before Xu Qin could speak anything, her figure had already disappeared. For Lin Xiao, Xu Qin was just someone unimportant and annoying who often created trouble for him. No more and no less.

Because of that, the illusion couldn’t last longer as it had already perceived Lin Xiao’s heart. There was no need for the illusion to stay because it would not have any effect aside from wasting his time.

The scenery changed once more and Lin Xiao’s eyes widened. He had arrived in an unknown place and there were several people who were looking in his direction. However, there was no sense of malice or threats. Their eyes seemed to hold some kind of friendly gesture?

Lin Xiao was confused.

"Friend, how long do you want to stand there looking like an idiot?"

"Ah?"