All the princes and princesses were moving forward at a steady pace. Crown Prince Bai Wanjie led the way until they reached the halfway point of the mountain. Then, something happened.
There was a stone tablet next to the stairs halfway up the mountain.
It had the words, "Halfway up the mountain, my mind is like a sword." Han Sen didn't know what it meant, but after they passed the tablet, all the princes and princesses started to push forward.
Prince Four and Princess Two passed Crown Prince Bai Wanjie, and the other princes and princesses started to pull away from them.
The group was a mess.
It wasn't as orderly as it had been on the first half of the mountain.
The citizens of King's Kingdom and the nobles who were watching were now excited. Aside from the two deified princes and princesses, most of them looked at Han Sen.
After all, Han Sen had bragged so much during the opening ceremony. If he didn't perform well today, he would become a laughing stock.
"Brother Sixteen, you and I should compete. Let's see who can reach the top first," Bai Qing Xia said, and then he sped up. He was like a sharp sword as he raced up the mountain.
Han Sen agreed. He sped up, too. He suddenly felt the resistance increase.
But Han Sen still didn't understand. If they could easily reach the top, then if they sped up and used up their energy, they wouldn't be able to maintain their peak condition when they reached the last and most difficult part of the mountain.
But that was just a thought. If everyone sped up, Han Sen couldn't fall behind. He couldn't fall behind, and he had to be the first. Otherwise, he would have wasted all the bragging he had done during the opening ceremony.
Han Sen cast his water area power. He forced his way through the resistance, but the faster he went, the stronger the resistance became. He used up a lot of energy, and it was difficult for him to increase his speed.
If things continued like this, he wouldn't be able to catch up with Prince Four and Princess Two. He wouldn't even be able to catch up with the half-deified princes and princesses.
In terms of pure power, the half-deified princes and princesses were much stronger than the second-tier elites. There was no way they could catch up.
Han Sen's heart jumped. He put away his King Area, and that waterfall-like resistance descended on him. When that power touched him, the Kingese in his flesh flashed gold. Han Sen's flesh started to move.
Under the protection of the Kingese, Han Sen felt the resistance suddenly lighten. Although it wasn't completely gone, it was a far cry from before.
If the resistance just now was like the surging Yangtze River, then the current resistance was like a shallow stream, barely enough to pass through Han Sen's feet and cause him some trouble.
Han Sen didn't say a word. He ran forward with the gold Kingese, leaving Bai Qing Xia behind.
The princes and princesses in front of him were still trying to move forward when they suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind them. They turned around in shock. They saw Han Sen, who was surrounded by a gold light, fly past them. It was like comparing a sports car to a tractor.
The princes and princesses behind him were frozen as they watched the back of the gold light. They were frozen, and they forgot to keep going.
They had never seen anyone run like that on the Rot Bone Path. Even deified elites couldn't run as fast as they could because of the resistance. They couldn't run as fast as they could.
But Han Sen did not seem to be bound. His two legs ran like crazy, like a wild horse that had escaped its reins.
"Here he comes! Prince Sixteen is going to explode."
"Holy sh * t! He is so strong."
"Are those the thousands of Kingese protecting him?
It looks like they are very effective against Rot Bone Mountain's power. It looks like Rot Bone Mountain's power can't restrain him. "
"That speed … If he can keep going like this, he might be able to surpass the two deified elites and take first place."
"Huh! It's just a trick. It's not like he has real power.
Even if he can reach the top, he will only take first place. There are many more tests in the exam. He can't use tricks to get them all.
Plus, it's hard to say if he can keep going like this. The last part of the empty mountain path will be the key. "
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Everyone watched Han Sen go like crazy. He quickly passed all the princes and princesses. They couldn't help but be interested.
When Bai Ling Shuang was passed by Han Sen, she looked shocked.
She knew that the Kingese would affect the power of Rot Bone Mountain. People who had the Kingese Prideful and Bone would have an easier time climbing the mountain. The resistance would be much lower.
But even if you had the Kingese Prideful and Bone, you wouldn't be able to run as fast as Han Sen. It was just that the resistance would be lower.
"It looks like the Prideful and Bone Kingese aren't the only ones that can help climb Rot Bone Mountain. There must be other Kingese that can help. It's just that no one has had them yet," Bai Ling Shuang thought to herself.
Bai Ling Shuang thought to herself. She now had a better chance of using Han Sen's power to reach the top of Rot Bone Mountain.
This was a good thing for her. But watching Han Sen run away, Bai Ling Shuang couldn't help but feel jealous. "Why is it that he has the protection of thousands of Kingese? If I had the protection of thousands of Kingese, I could become a queen."
"He passed him … He passed him again … He has caught up with the crown prince …" the spectators shouted excitedly.
Han Sen's body was surrounded by a gold light. He suddenly passed the crown prince, Bai Wan Jie. He was going straight for Prince Four and Princess Two.
Prince Four and Princess Two clearly felt the pressure coming from below. They turned around and saw Han Sen coming up with a gold light. They frowned and sped up.
Han Sen wanted to close the distance between them, but it wasn't as easy as it had been before. Although he didn't feel much resistance, it wasn't completely nonexistent. He still felt some resistance, so he couldn't run as fast as he could.
The situation was a bit awkward. The three of them ran up the mountain, creating a big gap between them and the rest of the group.
"Deified elites are so strong."
Han Sen couldn't catch up with Prince Four and Princess Two. The three of them quickly ran into the last part of the empty mountain path. They were nowhere to be seen.
"Prince Four was the first to enter the empty mountain path. Deified elites are so strong. Even the protection of thousands of Kingese is useless," someone said with a sigh.
"Who will be the winner in the end?" Bai King, the queen, the grandmaster, and the others all looked at the top of Rot Bone Mountain with interest.
In the past, there was no doubt that the deified elite would be the first to reach the top. But this year, Han Sen had changed. That was interesting.