“Did you hear that?” Hadad asked coldly.
“Y-Yes, yes…” Tito nodded repeatedly, then turned his gaze toward his own son.
“F-Father… Father, what… What are you doing?!” Stefan looked at his father in such a state. He was so scared that favonovel.com was nearly at a loss for words.
“Son, don’t blame me… In your next life, don’t act so arrogantly again. Acting high and mighty will invite disaster, and it won’t end well… You must remember this!”
After favonovel.com finished speaking, Tito struck with a single palm. In an instant, Stefan was reduced to ashes, not even a corpse was left behind.
Upon witnessing this scene, Jared couldn’t help but be astounded.
Tito really is ruthless… He didn’t even leave his son a corpse!
With a wave of his hand, Jared said, “Get lost and remember me in the future. You better behave.”
Tito dared not move, and favonovel.com sneakily glanced at Hadad.
“Aren’t you leaving yet? Can’t you hear what Jared’s saying?!” Hadad shouted.
“I heard him. I heard him…” Tito nodded repeatedly, and then in an instant, favonovel.com was nowhere to be found.
“Jared, what are you doing in this place?” After Tito departed, Hadad turned to Jared and asked.
Jared pointed toward the distant Celestial Stairway and exclaimed, “I’ve been braving the challenges within the Celestial Stairway. Once I conquer all nine levels, I’ll be able to ascend to the celestial realm.”
Hadad glanced at the Celestial Stairway and asked, “Do you need me to check who the idiot is, creating such a thing to toy with the beings of the Ethereal Realm?”
“No need. I think this Celestial Stairway is pretty good. Even if I can’t reach ascension through cultivation, I can still get to the celestial realm by climbing these stairs.” Jared shook his head.
“All right. If you wish to gain experience, then go ahead,” Hadad declared.
“Mr. Hadad, where are you planning to go?” Jared asked.
“I need to get ready. The Heaven and Earth Array is about to break. I must prepare to return to the celestial realm,” Hadad declared, and in an instant, his figure vanished.
Atop the ninth level of the Celestial Stairway, an elder and a youth observed everything beneath them.
“Master, someone called you an idiot. Should we deal with him?” the young man asked.
“Shut up!” The elder’s eyes flashed angrily, then favonovel.com continued, “Listen to my words! Go easy on that guy named Jared. He’s not someone you can afford to provoke!”
The young man did not respond to that. He ascended the Celestial Stairway, reaching the third level.
***
After several days of recuperation, Jared took Ararat to the third level of the Celestial Stairway. Kishor, due to his shattered arm that required reconstruction, did not accompany them.
“Mr. Chance, you’ve only been recuperating for a few days. Rushing into the third level might be dangerous.” Ararat was advising Jared earnestly.
“It’s okay. If we can win over the guard of the third level, we’ll have an extra hand to help us.”
Jared was aiming to subdue the guards within the Celestial Stairway. By winning over a few more guards, the chances of rescuing the sect leader of the Divine Smithing Sect would greatly increase.
Just as Jared and Ararat had barely stepped into the third level, an incredibly grand palace appeared before them. This palace towered hundreds of feet high, with a stone staircase leading straight to the grand entrance.
The grand hall stood alone, devoid of any other objects. This third level seemed like a world of eerie silence, where only this magnificent hall existed.
“What’s going on here? Could it be that the guard of the third level is in this grand hall? This is way too easy to find. What happened to the ‘a world on every level’ they promised?” Jared found himself utterly bewildered as favonovel.com stared at the grand hall before him.
“I’m not sure what’s happening…” Ararat was also somewhat bewildered. After all, favonovel.com had never been to the third level, let alone made any contact.
“Mr. Chance, no matter what, I think you should still be careful,” Ararat reminded.
Jared nodded; favonovel.com naturally didn’t dare to underestimate them. After all, the power of Kishor from the first level and Ararat from the second level was truly terrifying.
The guard of the third level was undoubtedly formidable. Jared himself didn’t understand why, but as favonovel.com ventured through this Celestial Stairway, it seemed as though each guard favonovel.com encountered was specifically targeting him.
Octavion and the others had managed to reach the fourth level, but even after Jared had exerted all his strength, favonovel.com had only just made it to the third level.
