More than ten seconds later, Mingma, still shaken, hung on the snow slope, her expression blank, not knowing what had happened, let alone how she had stopped falling.
The next moment, he felt someone rapidly pulling on the safety rope, pulling them back up the mountain!
Mingma didn't witness the process firsthand, so it wasn't as shocking for her.
Nima and the others were utterly shocked... watching the small business owner pull up the safety rope with his bare hands, which was supporting 12 people.
People often talk about the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, but even nine oxen and two tigers wouldn't have that kind of strength on a snowy mountain, would they?
Is this the same small business owner they were worried would die on the snowy mountain? Damn, it seems like the other party isn't here to climb mountains, but to move them...
After pulling the falling people back, Qing Chen shouted, "I'll lead the way. You all follow behind, be careful, and don't fall behind."
The wind noise was so loud that only Mingma and Nima, who were nearby, could hear the sentence.
The two Sherpas looked at each other, wondering when it had become someone else's turn to save them on Mount Everest...?
Before they could react, Qingchen had already picked up the safety rope and continued walking forward.
He walked more steadily than them! As if walking on flat ground!
Keep in mind that Qing Chen was still carrying that huge hiking backpack at that moment!
The Sherpas arrived at the Hillary Steps in a daze, then watched as the young business owner, without any safety precautions, carried a heavy backpack and climbed up with the agility of a swallow...
The Hillary Steps are so famous that they are a nightmare for every hiker, and even Sherpas sometimes hesitate to attempt them.
Its near-vertical angle requires climbing three aluminum ladders and two ropes to reach the top.
Minma cried out from below Hillary's steps, "Watch out!"
Before his voice could be swallowed by the wind, the young business owner had already reached the summit and thrown down the safety rope.
The Sherpas watched this scene in silence. If it were them, it would probably take them more than an hour just to climb the Hillary Steps.
This young business owner only took five minutes...
They recalled the figure climbing just moments before, feeling that the other person had followed a textbook route and performed textbook-level climbing moves.
But they knew they couldn't use these routes and techniques, because they had to consider oxygen consumption and whether their physical strength could sustain them to complete the journey...
Mingma said, "Don't just stand there. Now that someone is helping, hurry up and finish setting up the equipment and leave. No matter who he is, he is now the Sherpa people's benefactor."
The Sherpas got busy, hammering in wall nails and setting up the aluminum ladder in the strong wind. Mingma and Nima followed this path to the Hillary Steps.
Mingma shouted, "Boss, let's prepare to retreat! Our work is done!"
Qing Chen smiled and refused, saying, "You should go back!"
Mingma and Nima were stunned for a moment: "Young boss, you want to climb to the summit? Climbing to the summit now is like committing suicide!"
Qing Chen smiled and shook his head again. His path was not just about reaching the top.
Mingma asked, puzzled, "Young boss, where are you going?"
“You have finished your journey, but I have mine, and mine has only just begun.”
Qingchen placed his palms on Mingma and Nima's heads and then poured a small amount of knightly cloud energy over them.
At this altitude of 8,600 meters, Mingma and Nima shed two streams of turbid tears. They felt their bodies, which had just been soaked by the wind and snow, quickly warm up.
Qingchen smiled and said, "I admire the spirit of you Sherpas. The initiation grants you 21 years of lifespan. I wish you good luck."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the highest point.
Nima recalled the wooden prayer beads on Qingchen's wrist and exclaimed, "Rinpoche! It's Rinpoche!"
The two knelt down deeply on the snow, and when they slowly rose again, they saw Qingchen's figure gradually disappear into the black storm.
The Hillary Steps are only an hour away from the summit, and Qingchen is trekking alone on this deserted path through the sky.
The distant mountains gradually faded into the distance, the world was vast, and he was all alone in this world.
Qing Chen slowly but firmly braved the storm, step by step reaching the summit of Mount Everest. He sat atop the world's highest peak, silently gazing upon the desolate human world.
In that instant, he felt incredibly close to the ethereal will of the world, as if he were destined to touch the heavens.
Ten minutes later, Qingchen slowly stood up again and took out his skis, ski boots, goggles, and helmet from his backpack.
He took off all his cumbersome clothes and put on a new set of gear.
"breathe."
The flame patterns on Qing Chen's face went out, and the icy blue patterns, like glacial fissures, began to spread rapidly.
He waited silently for several seconds, then faced the north slope and jumped down. The life-or-death challenge had begun!
It was at this moment that the crystal dragonfly above his head saw this scene. Just as Qing Chen landed on the snow slope with his skateboard, a leopard pounced out.
That was Arthur, who had returned. He had never left in the first place, but instead teleported to the secret camp at the foot of the mountain, made all the necessary preparations, and then took a helicopter to the summit as quickly as possible.
The flight altitude limit for ordinary helicopters is 6,000 meters above sea level. Due to the thin air, ordinary helicopters will lose power at high altitudes.
However, in 2005, someone used a specially made AS350-B3 helicopter to land on the summit of Mount Everest.
This time, the Kingdom Organization had long ago deployed special helicopters to wait at the foot of the mountain. Everything King had planned was to kill Qing Chen at this moment, or to cut off Qing Chen's cultivation path so that he could no longer grow.
On the snowy slope, Arthur, wielding a long sword, slashed at Qing Chen. As soon as he raised his hand, Qing Chen recognized it as the move of the Cheshe Gomen.
Unexpectedly, the Divine Era had already handed over its cultivation legacy to others in order to invite trouble.
The snow on Mount Everest was stirred up. Qing Chen no longer avoided the other person's gaze, but stared straight into the other person's eyes. He broke free of his skis with a push of his feet and went to meet him!
In this battle of momentum, it's a matter of either advancing or retreating.
At this moment, Arthur was shocked to discover that Qing Chen's movement speed was not much slower than his own, and that the ice-blue pattern was completely fake!
This wasn't the only time it was fake; every time Qing Chen displayed his reverse breathing technique after arriving at Everest Base Camp, it was fake.
That leap from Mount Everest was also fake!
Everything is fake; only waiting for the prey is real!
Qing Chen launched a counterattack against the enemy from his elevated position, his figure as fierce as a tiger and his aura as powerful as a dragon.
The wind and snow on Mount Everest moved with him, as if there were a white dragon behind him.
The two met on the steep north slope; one swung his knife upwards, while the other lunged downwards.
Amidst the wind and snow, a resounding clang echoed through the heavens and earth. Qing Chen channeled his knightly aura into his fingers and flicked the blade heavily with his index finger.
Last time, he used the same flick to easily shatter the long swords of two Kirisaku Gomen on the streets of Osaka.
However, Qing Chen was injured this time, and the long sword trembled and shook, almost flying out of Arthur's hand, but it did not break.
Arthur was filled with doubt and suspicion. He clearly noticed that Qing Chen was injured, but the other party was still so fierce despite being seriously injured!
Arthur roared, "What are you waiting for?!"
The sound drifted in the wind, and another person burst out of the snow to Qingchen's left, while Li Yun split into five in mid-air.
Desperate situation, a deadly trap!
Chapter 743, Breaking Through Inner Demons, A Barrier Between Life and Death!
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This is the roof of the world, the main peak of the Himalayas, Mount Everest.
Every year, countless ordinary people try to conquer this place.
At this very moment, the steep and towering forbidden zone of life has become a battlefield for the world's top experts.
The slope here is even more than 60 degrees, and ordinary people can't even stand steadily here.
But Qingchen, Li Yunze, and Arthur moved nimbly across the mountaintop as if walking on flat ground.
Faced with Li Yunze, who had split into five, rushing towards him, Qing Chen fled down the mountain in a sorry state.
He was completely powerless to fight back when pursued by two A-level experts!
The three of them raced down the mountain, fighting as they went, and in just a few seconds they descended hundreds of meters in altitude.
The thick snow began to crack layer by layer under their trampling.
The collapsing snow, like a flood, gradually accumulated on the mountaintop, eventually forming a terrifying avalanche.
However, the three of them descended the mountain even faster than an avalanche!
Just before the avalanche, Arthur swung his sword down, but Qing Chen turned and flicked his finger in mid-air to strike the sword!
Another clang rang out!
The immense force traveled from the blade to his palm, and Arthur felt a tingling sensation in his hand. He almost lost his grip on the longsword; if it weren't for the blade's flexibility, it would have broken from that impact!
When Arthur looked again, Qingchen continued to fall down the mountain using the reaction force.
The boy's hands were covered in blood; the blow had taken a toll on him as well.
Throughout the chase, Qing Chen seemed to have no choice but to run away. Arthur knew that Qing Chen was on guard, but the young man probably did not expect that there would be two top-level A-rank experts on this snow mountain!
But then they saw Li Yunze's main body and his clone rushing towards Qing Chen at the foot of the mountain.
In the wind and snow, Qingchen couldn't tell which was his main body and which was his clone.
He briefly clashed with them, and each of Li Yunze possessed strength comparable to his own. He faced five A-level attackers alone, while Arthur dragged his sword beside him, looking for an opportunity.
Dead end!
As Arthur ran, he murmured, “May the glory of the Lord our God be upon all people. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Behold, when I rebuked, the sea dried up, and I turned the rivers into a wilderness, where the fish, stinking from thirst, died of thirst. Today I will appease the enemy forever. Amen.”
But then Arthur rose up, dragging his sword, and a massive blade of light surged toward Qing Chen.
The vast expanse of sword light was even more ferocious than an avalanche!
But just then, a gust of wind swept into the ravine.
Qing Chen felt the blades raining down from the sky behind him; death was imminent.
He felt that everything should end here.
Because this was the battlefield he chose for his enemies.
Qing Chen suddenly opened his arms and leaped into the air. The gale blew him up, over the mountains and over Li Yunze and Arthur's heads!