The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2163: Chasing

Matthew stood there quietly. The air around him seemed to have frozen and was so heavy that it was suffocating.

He took a deep breath, and the breath slowly moved through his chest, trying to calm his violently beating heart. At the same time, he concentrated on mobilizing all the latent strength in his body, as if he wanted to gather every bit of energy to deal with the upcoming challenge.

At this moment, the originally soft protective aura on his body seemed to be injected with a shot of cardiotonic. It was greatly encouraged and instantly burst out with a brighter and more dazzling light.

The light was like a flash of purple lightning, instantly enveloping his entire body. From afar, he looked like a purple sun hanging high in the sky, emitting an awe-inspiring aura. Wherever the light reached, the surrounding darkness seemed to be forced back a little.

His footsteps began to move slowly upwards; each step was extremely heavy, yet extremely firm.

With the help of Na Luo's pink glow, every step he took on the previous section of the road was like stepping on the clouds. It only took him two breaths to easily cross a step.

Although he knew at that time that this journey was full of hardships and difficulties, he could at least maintain a relatively stable and relatively easy pace of progress, and he still had relatively optimistic expectations for the future.

However, the situation now was completely different. Every step he took was like an invisible mountain pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to move forward.

Every time I lift my legs, it feels like I'm trying to break free from a huge weight.

Every time I set foot, it feels like I'm sinking into a bottomless quagmire, so heavy that it makes me almost give up struggling.

Now Matthew actually needs five full breaths of time before he can use all his strength to reach the next step.

Moreover, as he continued to climb upwards, the time required for each step continued to increase, as if the gravity above the stairs was a bottomless pit that could never be filled, mercilessly devouring his physical strength and tenacious will, and gradually wearing away his endurance and determination.

At this moment, he looked up and saw that he was less than two hundred steps away from the skinny old man above.

Looking from below, the distance does not seem far away, as if it can be easily reached with just a little more effort.

However, Matthew knew in his heart that this seemingly short distance was actually as difficult to cross as an insurmountable chasm.

To reach where the other party is, he needs to consume a huge amount of magic power and physical strength, which is undoubtedly a severe test of his physical and mental limits.

Fortunately, Matthew was not unprepared.

During the long and arduous journey, he had been constantly thinking about how to deal with the increasingly powerful gravity.

Every difficult climb and every painful struggle became an opportunity for him to think.

He carefully observed his body's reaction to gravity, feeling the loss of strength and the difficulty of resistance.

After countless attempts and explorations, he finally had some ideas in his mind. These ideas were like a ray of light in the darkness. Although weak, they brought him a glimmer of hope and gave him the courage and motivation to move forward.

Matthew looked up again at the goal that was so close yet so far away, and the light in his eyes became more determined.

He took a few deep breaths, then exhaled slowly, trying to calm the chaotic breath in his body that was like surging waves.

After some adjustments, the originally manic and restless atmosphere finally gradually stabilized.

Then, he carefully extended one foot slowly forward and gently landed on the next step.

This action seems simple, but it is extremely difficult for Matthew at this moment.

Every step he took seemed as if a heavy burden was pressing on him.

As Matthew took difficult and slow steps, the purple light emanating from his body became more and more dazzling.

However, whenever the mysterious purple light flashed, it would be immediately suppressed by a terrifying gravity.

This gravity was like an unshakable mountain, ruthlessly squeezing the faint purple light.

In this way, Matthew gritted his teeth and climbed up a full twenty steps, breathing heavily with each step.

The long arduous journey and the continuous consumption of mana to maintain the purple light to resist the suppression of gravity caused the mana in his body to be rapidly lost at an alarming rate.

Although he has not yet reached the point where his mana is exhausted, in order to ensure that he can continue to move forward, he must constantly replenish his mana consumption.

At this moment, the time it took Matthew to cross a step was extended again, from the previous five breaths to a full eight breaths.

Every time I lift my foot and put it down, it feels like a long and painful experience.

But fortunately, the time spent by the skinny old man in front is also getting longer and longer.

Now, it takes him more than thirty breaths to cross a step each time!

This gives Matthew more opportunities and hope to catch up.

The first thing he had to do now was to overtake the skinny old man. Who knew if the other party would do something else when he got ahead.

If the other party triggers some restriction after taking the things, then all his work would be in vain.

Therefore, Matthew must reach the top before the skinny old man arrives so that he can take the initiative.

Matthew took a deep breath, and with the help of the effect of the spiritual fluid, he climbed up a full fifty steps in one breath!

At the same time, the skinny old man above had only walked up ten steps.

At this time, the distance between Matthew and the skinny old man had shortened to only about a hundred steps.

Although the powerful gravity became stronger as he continued to climb upwards, Matthew no longer cared about so much at the moment.

He raised all the remaining spiritual fluid in his hand without hesitation, tilted his head back and drank it all.

Then he quickly clasped his hands together.

In an instant, a dazzling purple light suddenly burst out from Matthew.

This purple light was like a volcanic eruption, releasing a terrifying aura that made people's hearts palpitate.

As the purple light surged wildly, an extremely huge purple figure gradually emerged above Matthew's body.

This mysterious and majestic figure is the Hunyuan Dharmakāya that he practiced!

When the Hunyuan Dharmakāya was fully revealed, Matthew suddenly felt that the pressure on his body, which was as heavy as a mountain, was suddenly reduced by more than half.

It was as if an invisible giant hand had shared most of his weight, and the remaining heavy pressure was all firmly borne by this majestic and powerful statue.