Chapter 1 Deep and Gloomy Passage

In the dimly lit, deep passage, Shi Feng walked for five or six minutes before finally seeing a brightly lit hall ahead.

The entire hall was about the size of a basketball court, without any furnishings or structures. Although there was no light source, the fluorescent glow emanating from the walls made the entire hall bright, as if one were in a snow-white space.

"Is this what they call the Spirit Road?"

Shi Feng looked at the staircase at the other end of the hall leading straight into the depths, a hint of surprise rising in his heart.

He felt a strange familiarity with the staircase, yet he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.

The entire staircase was constructed from jade-like stones, giving off an indescribable sense of sacredness and comfort, like the winter sun or the cool summer breeze.

The closer he got to the white jade staircase, the stronger this feeling became, even making him want to rush into it directly.

The moment Shi Feng stepped onto the white jade staircase, a wave of indescribable comfort washed over his entire body, as if he had been reborn.

But then, his brain felt like it had been struck hard by a hammer, instantly causing him to lose his bearings, as if his entire soul was about to leave his body, and his body was no longer his own.

Shi Feng almost lost his balance and staggered.

"This is the Spirit Road?" Shi Feng retreated back into the hall, looking at the white jade staircase in disbelief. "The intensity of this mental impact is even more terrifying than the divine statues in the City of Light, no wonder Green God Corporation sets the age limit at under twenty."

If the divine will impact in the City of Light was like a storm sweeping over the body, then the mental impact of this white jade staircase was like a hammer directly and forcefully striking, precisely hitting the deepest part of the brain.

The penetrative power against mental will was simply incomparable to divine will.

While Shi Feng was marveling at the mental impact of this white jade staircase, the newcomers from Green God Corporation also entered the hall one by one.

"That person is still here."

"Of course, does he really think the Spirit Road is so easy to pass? If it were that easy, the number of people who obtain upper district status each year wouldn't be just three or five, but probably hundreds or thousands."

"I wonder how far I can persist this time."

None of the newcomers were surprised by Shi Feng standing there dumbfounded.

Because when they first stepped onto the white jade staircase, they were also stunned by its power, and the effect of the mental impact was truly painful, so painful that it pierced the heart, making it impossible to even scream.

If possible, they wouldn't want to experience it a second time.

"But among the newcomers this time, there might really be one person who can pass." A white-clothed girl, about nineteen years old, looked at the white jade staircase and couldn't help but sigh, "And I only have one last chance. If I don't pass, I'll have to scrape by in the city."

"Are you talking about that specially recruited student?" A long-haired girl of similar age glanced at a short-haired, lean boy of about seventeen or eighteen not far away. "It's really maddening to compare ourselves to others. He was only recruited by the company a few months ago, but he can directly participate in the assessment, and he's even favored by the company's higher-ups. I really don't know if his head is made of stone, he doesn't seem to have any reaction to the mental impact."

"Who else could it be?" The white-clothed girl looked at the short-haired, lean boy, her eyes filled with envy. "If I had half of his talent, I might be able to pass this assessment."

"Someone like him will definitely become an internal member of the company, and he looks quite good." The long-haired girl licked her lips. "I heard he doesn't have a girlfriend yet. If we seize the opportunity, maybe we'll also have a chance to enter the upper district."

However, while these two girls were quietly discussing the short-haired, lean boy, he had already stepped onto the white jade staircase.

The boy seemed to have no feeling of the mental impact, and he advanced at a steady pace, step by step. From beginning to end, there wasn't a trace of incoordination due to the mental impact.

The boy's calm performance directly caused all the newcomers in the hall to gasp.

"No way! He really has no reaction!"

"Is his head really made of iron?"

Watching the short-haired, lean boy walk a hundred meters in one breath, without any sense of fatigue or incoordination, not to mention the newcomers in the hall, even Shi Feng was astonished.

"His mental strength must be at Tier 4."

Shi Feng had a clear assessment of the mental impact of the white jade staircase. If the mental impact were several times weaker, it would be comparable to the will impact of the divine statues.

But the short-haired boy didn't seem to feel anything, indicating that the mental impact was completely within his tolerance range, far from his limit.

Such terrifying mental strength was far beyond even Zi Yan Liuyun, who was a genius in mental strength.

"Hehe, are you stunned?" Ke Rui, who had arrived at the hall, looked at the short-haired boy who had already left and said with a smile, "I told you to be careful. The Spirit Road isn't as simple as you think. As for the short-haired boy you were looking at, he's a peerless genius that Green God Corporation finally discovered. He's recognized as Yan Wu Ming, the number one person in Green God Corporation for decades. Even my sister is far behind him."

"Yan Wu Ming?" Shi Feng couldn't help but think of something. "He's that Yan Wu Ming?"

"Yes, he's Yan Wu Ming. What's wrong?" Ke Rui looked at Shi Feng's surprised expression, feeling a burst of astonishment.

"So that's how it is, no wonder his mental strength is so high." Shi Feng said with a smile.

In the previous life's God's Domain, the name Yan Wu Ming had another name that was well-known to everyone.

Yan Wu Di (Yan the Invincible)!

The culmination of the mage class, known as "words become law," as if he were the master of magic. He PKed countless times in his life without a single defeat. Even the old monsters of the same tier from the super guilds couldn't survive three rounds against him.

At that time, only Tier 6 divine experts who were one tier higher than Yan Wu Di could fight him.

But at that time, there were only a handful of Tier 6 divine experts in the entire God's Domain, and each one was elusive. Finding one was as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone fighting one.

After that, Yan Wu Di suddenly disappeared without a trace on the road to Tier 6, and no one knew what happened.

It caused a great commotion at the time, and it was rumored that Green God Corporation was frantically searching for him, but they never found him.

"This is getting interesting."

Shi Feng didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to meet the legendary Yan Wu Di here today.

"You don't still want to try, do you?" Ke Rui looked at Shi Feng, who was suddenly in a good mood, his heart full of astonishment.

He deeply suspected that Shi Feng had been driven crazy by the Spirit Road.

"Try?" Shi Feng shook his head. "I don't plan to try. I just plan to go to the upper district and take a look."

"Is there a difference?" Ke Rui asked, puzzled.

Without passing through the Spirit Road, Shi Feng wouldn't be able to enter the upper district today.

"Of course, there is." Shi Feng took a deep breath and said, "That is, I don't plan to endure that mental impact again."

"???" Ke Rui was confused.

Was this something that one could just decide not to endure?

However, Shi Feng didn't explain further and directly stepped onto the white jade staircase.

Last time, he used skill and ingenuity to absorb the will of the divine statues to improve his spirit. This time, he also planned to do the same, but this time, the mental impact of the white jade staircase also gave him some new ideas.

That was a way to further improve the control of his spirit.

Spirit as soldiers, will as the general!

Since the mental impact of the white jade staircase was so penetrative.

This time, he would further concentrate and condense all his spirit. Instead of improving the control of his entire body, he would instantly concentrate it in the depths of his mind, turning his mind into steel, only defending one point in the depths of his brain.

Then, Shi Feng suddenly stopped on the white jade staircase. The expression on his face didn't change at all, and there wasn't any trembling or incoordination on his body. He simply stopped in place.

"Success!" Shi Feng couldn't help but open his eyes in joy. "But this state also completely deprives me of the control of my body. It seems that I still need to retain a small portion of my spirit to control my body, concentrating 90% of my spirit in the depths of my brain to resist that instant mental impact."

Then, Shi Feng took another step.

Bang!

A metallic collision sound faintly came from his mind. Not only could the mental hammer not shake the depths of Shi Feng's mind, but Shi Feng didn't feel any sluggishness or pause.

"It really works, but getting used to it is really not easy."

Shi Feng felt his somewhat heavy body and couldn't help but smile wryly.

This was the first time he had used a small amount of spirit to control his body to the limit. This feeling was like a person being mentally scattered and about to faint, but not quite fainting, feeling that their body was very heavy.

However, as Shi Feng took several steps in a row, his mastery of this state became better and better.

From the outside, Shi Feng looked like he was walking normally on the white jade staircase. He didn't have any reaction to the mental impact of the white jade staircase, and Shi Feng's speed was getting faster and faster.

In less than a minute, Shi Feng directly surpassed Yan Wu Ming, who was walking in the front, and the distance between them was constantly increasing...

"How is this possible?!"

Ke Rui looked at Shi Feng striding forward like the wind, his eyes almost popping out.

"Could it be that he, like Yan Wu Ming, doesn't feel the mental impact at all?"

As for the other newcomers in the hall, they sat there dumbfounded, not daring to believe that this was true.

In less than fifteen minutes, Shi Feng had already reached the end of the Spirit Road. Instantly, a series of melodious bells rang throughout the Spirit Road, the sound echoing throughout the upper district.

ps: The two additional chapters owed for the rewards have all been paid off. The additional chapter owed for reaching 300 monthly tickets will be made up tomorrow.