Chapter 2228: 2228
Chapter 2228 Way of Life and Death
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Bai Wei took her first step along the stone stairs, and she did so with ease . There was no special power working against her on those stairs, and she proceeded easily, so it seemed .
Bai Wei frowned . She did not feel anything from the stairs . The stone staircase really did seem to be exactly what it looked like . If Bai Wei went quickly, she could do a few laps of the simple stone staircase in the space of an hour .
“This is a test established by the Undying Bird; surely it cannot be as easy as this . ” Bai Wei still did not dare underestimate the supposed trial, and she watched every single step as she walked forward .
But the steps really did seem like nothing special . After Bai Wei walked a few steps of the stone slabs, nothing transpired . Nothing seemed to inhibit or work against her ascension of the stairs .
“Bai Wei! Your body!” Ji Qing, from way down below, suddenly bellowed .
Bai Wei, upon hearing the shout, looked back at them . She noticed they were all looking at her in absolute shock . It seemed as if something terribly surprising had been happening to her body .
Bai Wei quickly looked down on herself, and after she did so, her own facial expressions morphed, too .
Over the past couple dozen of steps, Bai Wei had not noticed anything . Her body, however, had significantly aged . Bai Wei had previously been a girl that had looked like an average eighteen-year-old, but now she looked like a woman that was well into her mid-twenties . Her height and her body shape had changed, and on top of that, the size of her breasts had increased . They had grown from a measly B-cup to a D-cup .
Bai Wei frowned . She walked a few more of the steps . Again, her body underwent a change, and she looked even older . Bai Wei, after thinking on the circumstances, decided to retreat a few steps . Quite shockingly, her body’s age began to reduce again .
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“You finally noticed!” The old woman up top laughed . With a coarse and raspy voice, she told her, “Undying Bird is the one that created this Way of Life and Death, and not everyone is able to scale it . It is a process stemming from your life and death, and it is a path that reveals the course of your life . By the time you reach the end of this staircase, you will have arrived at the end of your life . ”
“If you die upon finishing it, what is the whole point of climbing these steps? Undying Bird is evil if he won’t allow people to win . ” Ji Qing looked disdainful .
The old woman did not sound mad about what she had said but coldly replied, “Undying Bird used a geno art to set up this Way of Life and Death . If you have what it takes, and you are indeed able to break it, then who can say it is inherently evil?”
Meanwhile, Bai Wei hadn’t said anything more . She focused on her ascension in a bid to reach the peak . As she walked further and further, the older she began to look . From a girl to a woman, from a woman to a middle-aged woman . By the time she had almost reached the peak, she looked like an old woman that was ready to keel over and take to a death bed .
When she was only a few more steps away from the peak, it looked as if she were unable to breathe . It looked as if she were ready to die .
Bai Wei believed it was all some sort of illusion, but despite that, it all felt so very real . Her body was so old now, she was afraid that if she were to take the next few steps, she would indeed die just as the old woman had explained .
While Bai Wei walked up the steps, she had done her best to prevent the aging process, but nothing she tried seemed to work . Those steps really were like a timeline of one’s life and death, and nothing could inhibit the magic that worked it .
Bai Wei came to a standstill before the final few steps, and she peered at them . She did not know whether or not she should proceed .
Han Sen and the others were all in shock that a staircase possessed a power such as that . It was difficult to imagine just how strong Undying Bird was when she was alive .
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“If you can walk back down the steps, perhaps it is just a test . You might not die after walking, so just come back when you are done,” Ji Qing said .
Bai Wei wanted to think this way as well, but there was no guarantee she wouldn’t die once she had completed the entire passage . If she did die after scaling the staircase, then it all would have been for naught .
The old woman, upon hearing Ji Qing speak, laughed . “Maybe . The chance of life and the chance of death is fifty-fifty . If you have the courage, you can give it a try . ”
Bai Wei looked at the old woman waiting at the end of the staircase . She looked hesitant to proceed . This was not a game, and if she was incorrect, then only death would await her .
“If I walk back down the stairs, can I come back up?” Bai Wei asked as she gazed at the old woman . Her voice croaked like an extremely old person . She sounded so weak and unsettlingly close to death .
“You wish to grab a creature to attempt this? If that is so, then what is the purpose of this being dubbed a test?” The old woman looked at her with disdain . “You are an heir of King Bai . Bring out the power of King Bai . Use your life and your judgment to win this . If you leave, then the gambit will have lost . ”
“Little Silver, go and find a little creature . ” Han Sen spoke to Little Silver, who was next to him .
When Little Silver heard the command, it took off running into a nearby thicket of bushes . It came back out dragging a rabbit along with it .
Han Sen then told Little Silver to throw it onto the staircase and then kick it on its butt . It complied and did just that, and following the shock and scare, the rabbit took off racing up the stairs .
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When the old woman said they should have been killed earlier, Bai Wei hadn’t agreed with the notion . This was now Han Sen returning the favor .
The creature transformed like Bai Wei . It got older the higher it went . At the final few steps, it made a great struggle to move . Every step required all its strength to proceed .
Bai Wei looked at Han Sen with surprise, as she had been unsure whether or not he would be willing to help her .
The little creature reached the final step . It looked as if it were spending the last ounce of its life force to move forward as its trembling body reached the top . But as soon as it reached it, it died .
Everyone gasped at the sight . It seemed as if the Way of Life and Death really did end with death .
“This is very obscene! You lose no matter what you do,” Ji Qing couldn’t help but say .
“If you have what it takes to break how the Way of Life and Death operates, then death is not what awaits you at the end . ” The old woman looked as if she did not care at all .
Bai Wei looked confused, and she wanted to return . Undying Bird had established a test that would claim the lives of many . It was not worth gambling one’s life, no matter the potential reward .
Just as Bai Wei sought to go back, she heard Han Sen say, “If I were you, I’d take and finish the last step . ”
Bai Wei was shocked . She looked at Han Sen, unsure of what he meant .
“Young man, you are not the one who is standing before the end of the Way of Life and Death . If you have the confidence to, then by all means try and ascend,” the old woman said as she looked at Han Sen .
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