The three siblings, Lin Chi, Lin Ran, and Lin Yu, began climbing the cliff with their bare hands.
Chu Tian stood below, thinking, *They're just going up like this? Without any safety measures?*
He had previously scanned the distance with his divine sense up to five hundred meters, but still couldn't see the mountaintop.
How high was this sheer cliff face?
Chu Tian really wanted to ask if this was the only way.
Unfortunately, he didn't get the chance. Once Lin Chi transformed, his speed was incredibly fast.
Anyone unaware of his mutated attributes might mistake him for a monkey rather than a dog.
Lin Ran's arms were covered in yellow talismans. Each time his palms grabbed onto the rock, his fingers could dig five small holes into the stone.
Even Lin Yu was using her qi.
Her ten fingers seemed to extend like ten tendrils.
When her palms touched the rock face, the tendrils adhered to it, and her climbing speed was not slow.
In the blink of an eye, they were already close to a hundred meters up.
Chu Tian stood below, stunned. *This…*
He thought about his own abilities. He didn't seem to have any climbing skills.
In the Heavenly Dao world, when climbing mountains, he used an engineering grappling hook launcher.
With no other choice, if he didn't climb now, he might not even be able to see them.
He tried it out and started to climb.
After climbing a dozen meters, his arms were already aching.
Furthermore, looking further up, there were no protrusions, no places for him to grip.
He had no choice but to shift his body horizontally, moving below Lin Ran.
He used the holes dug by Lin Ran as handholds.
He ascended step by step, relying solely on the strength of his arms.
After climbing another fifty meters, Chu Tian couldn't hold on any longer.
His arms were swollen and in pain. Had he finally encountered his weakness?
Above him, Lin Yu and Lin Ran stopped at the hundred-meter mark and looked down at him.
Lin Ran's smug expression was fully visible to Chu Tian's divine sense.
Lin Chi had already reached the three hundred-meter mark.
His sharp claws gripped a piece of rock, and he hung there with one arm, also looking down.
His expression was triumphant, clearly delighted to finally see Chu Tian in a predicament.
Chu Tian's current position was extremely awkward. He didn't know how much further up it was.
If he went down, not only would he be ridiculed, but he wouldn't be able to.
There were no footholds. It was easy to climb up using the marks Lin Ran had dug, but going down was another matter.
If he wasn't careful, he'd fall.
Falling from this height would surely smash him to pieces, wouldn't it?
He dared not try it, nor did he possess Yan Mingshan's abilities.
He remembered seeing Yan Mingshan descend from the sky, though he hadn't seen the exact distance.
However, he had witnessed Yan Mingshan step half a meter deep into the solid rock ground, yet his physical body was completely unharmed.
It was evident how powerful his classmate's father was.
Chu Tian was stuck, neither up nor down, wishing he was in the Heavenly Dao world.
In the Heavenly Dao world, a simple Winged Flight skill would have allowed him to glide down.
After descending, he could find another way to climb the mountain.
Thinking of this, Chu Tian paused. He re-evaluated the term "[Winged Flight skill]".
"Owl Beast Form: Activate!"
*Whoosh…*
A cute, chubby quail phantom appeared behind Chu Tian, emerging from his body and hovering behind him.
"Winged Flight… Activate!"
Originally, Chu Tian thought he would have to swing his arms to activate the Winged Flight skill.
To his surprise, the quail phantom behind him flapped its adorable little wings.
Chu Tian immediately felt his body lighten.
Although he could still feel a faint pull of gravity, his arms no longer needed to exert effort.
He tested it out, casually grabbing a protrusion with a single finger.
His body, like an overinflated balloon, ascended directly.
Even on the sheer cliff face with no handholds, the friction from his palms and shoes was enough to allow him to glide.
Moreover, this Winged Flight skill surprisingly retained its in-game characteristics.
Each flap of the phantom quail's wings generated a thrust that propelled his body forward.
It was the same continuous forward thrust experienced during gliding after activation in the game.
"Haha…" Chu Tian was delighted.
Using both hands and feet, he grabbed whatever he could, giving a slight pull, and ascended rapidly with no effort.
Lin Ran and Lin Yu above him narrowed their eyes.
"Second Brother, you lost… Carry me!" After her surprise, Lin Yu's small face instantly bloomed like a flower.
She flipped over and landed on Lin Ran's back.
"Whoa… Go easy on me!" With her sudden weight, Lin Ran almost lost his grip on the cliff face.
"So unlucky, you two must have conspired!" Lin Ran complained as he began to climb.
"Heehee…" Lin Yu stuck out her tongue and tightly hugged his neck.
Lin Ran was speechless. He struggled to grip the rock face and had only climbed ten meters.
It turned out they had stopped there earlier to make a bet. Lin Ran had bet that Chu Tian wouldn't be able to climb up by himself.
Lin Yu, on the other hand, had bet that Chu Tian would find a way.
So, they had stopped to watch him.
Actually, Lin Ran had already pulled out a yellow talisman from his sleeve, which Lin Yu would recognize.
This was one of the high-level talismans he had drawn at his current level: a [Light Body Talisman].
Despite his usual flippant demeanor, Lin Ran was ready to shoot it out if Chu Tian couldn't hold on and started to fall.
*Swish…*
Chu Tian's figure flashed past him.
The two looked up sideways, only seeing Chu Tian's shoes.
This made Lin Ran even more speechless. *What kind of person is this?*
*Can't beat him, can't outrun him, can't climb like him!*
And here he was, ready to save him!
Lin Yu, meanwhile, looked excited. "Second Brother, Second Brother… Hurry, chase him… Yeehaw!"
"Uh… Little Yu! I'm not a donkey, I'm your Second Brother!" Lin Ran said, turning his head.
"Heehee, Second Brother, I know you still have the Light Body Talisman you haven't used!"
"Look at him, the phantom behind him clearly used some sort of ability, similar to your Light Body Talisman. Don't you want to compare?"
Lin Yu said, patting his shoulder.
"What's the reward?" Lin Ran climbed sluggishly, one step at a time.
"If you win, I'll stew for you…" Lin Yu whispered something in his ear.
Lin Ran's eyes lit up upon hearing it. "Dog meat?… Alright!"
"Second Brother… Don't shout, Big Brother can hear!" Lin Yu hit him.
Lin Ran glanced upwards and muttered, "What am I afraid of? If he doesn't let me eat dog meat, I'll stew him!"
As he said that, he grabbed the cliff face with one hand and, with the other, took out a yellow talisman and pressed it to his chest.
*Clang…* A vortex-like airflow began to spin around him and Lin Yu.
He thought for a moment, then flicked a talisman from his sleeve and formed a hand seal.
*Clang…* The talisman flew up, tracing a beautiful arc.
It landed on Lin Yu's back.
*Buzz…*
The swirling airflow became even stronger.
Now satisfied, he also began to use his hands and feet, and carrying Lin Yu, they shot upwards by large increments.
Originally, Lin Chi had the fastest speed. Now, he slowed down, becoming as slow as a snail.
To his utter astonishment, Chu Tian greeted him with a smile and continued to ascend.
[Author's Note]
Fourth update…
Thank you all for your support.