Four thousand nine hundred and fifty meters!
At this moment, Li Xuan had reached this depth. The several people who had already reached the current assessment depth all looked at Li Xuan. Clearly, Li Xuan's arrival here relying on his physical body had attracted their attention.
Although Li Xuan's steps were slow, his descent speed continued to increase. One minute later, Li Xuan's body had reached four thousand nine hundred and ninety meters. As long as he descended another ten meters, Li Xuan would officially meet the requirement for descent depth.
Soon, Li Xuan directly entered the five-thousand-meter depth. From his appearance, he seemed completely unaffected by the immense pressure of the five-thousand-meter deep pool water.
"The strength of this person's physical body has likely reached the Golden Bone Realm," a man in a purple robe said. A purple light surrounded his body, directly isolating the surrounding pool water. Thus, when the man spoke, there was no obstruction.
"I spent ten years cultivating my physical body and only managed to reach the Bronze Bone Realm. This person appears to be only around twenty years old. Could it be that he has been cultivating his physical body since childhood?" a man also said.
"Perhaps, he truly has been tempering his physical body since he was young."
The other few people nodded upon hearing this. Each of them had a protective light shield of a different color around them, clearly having reached this depth through their own means. However, Li Xuan could reach this point relying solely on his physical body, and the difference between the two was clear.
Furthermore, they all knew that they were participating in the assessment of the Body Sect, and if they passed, they would become members of the Body Sect. The Body Sect's primary focus is on cultivating the physical body, and Li Xuan was undoubtedly the most outstanding participant among them. At least for now, Li Xuan was the only contestant who had demonstrated such powerful physical strength.
"Huh, look, that person is still descending?!"
Just then, a man suddenly spoke. Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze shifted to look, and Li Xuan was still continuing to descend downwards at his previous speed.
"This guy is so strong!"
"More than strong, he's practically defying the heavens. I heard that disciples of the Body Sect can only descend to eight thousand meters in this Sky Abyss Pool to begin tempering their bodies after mastering a certain Water Repelling Spell. This guy is doing it entirely through his own strength."
"It's hard to say, though. After all, this is only five thousand meters deep. I don't believe this guy can descend to eight thousand meters with just the strength of his physical body. At most, he'll stop at six thousand meters."
"But at least, he's already left us behind."
"..."
The crowd chattered, but only five people chose to continue descending. After all, the content of the assessment was to descend to five thousand meters and endure for three days to pass. Moreover, they needed to constantly channel spiritual energy to maintain their protective barriers. Descending further would undoubtedly bring them trouble.
Thus, under the gaze of several people, Li Xuan's figure gradually descended, nearing five thousand five hundred meters.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Li Xuan had already descended to five thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine meters, just one step away from six thousand meters. Li Xuan knew at this moment that once he crossed six thousand meters, the water pressure would instantly double.
"Do you think he can hold on?"
"Probably not. Based on our descent process, the pressure below six thousand meters will double again. The water pressure there is twice what we are experiencing here."
"If he succeeds in holding on, we will be eclipsed."
"So what? Is it that hard to admit that someone is better than you?"
"..."
The crowd was in an uproar, but everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Xuan and did not move away.
At this moment, Li Xuan took a deep breath and immediately began to descend further.
Boom!
Six thousand meters deep!
"He… he really went in…" the purple-robed man swallowed and muttered.
"We all saw it…"
"This is unbelievable. His physical body is truly defying the heavens."
"Comparing oneself to others can be deadly. With such physical strength and joining the Body Sect, won't this young man become like the Great Spirit Venerable in the future?"
"..."
At the five-thousand-meter depth, there were already twenty-five people. Upon seeing Li Xuan reach the six-thousand-meter depth solely through his physical body, they all discussed with emotion. If it were them, they would naturally not be able to compare with Li Xuan.
"Not bad. Although his physical body has already reached the Golden Bone Realm, being able to descend to six thousand meters without cultivating the Water Repelling Spell shows that this young fellow has great potential for the future," an elder said with a smile from above the Sky Abyss Pool.
"I think this child can be admitted exceptionally. With proper training, he might even become an inner disciple," another elder said.
Yang Wenlin smiled slightly and replied, "No need to rush. Let's see if he stops here. If he continues to descend, even if he is eliminated, he can still be admitted exceptionally. Being able to cultivate his physical body to the Golden Bone Realm at such a young age far surpasses his peers."
The others were all surprised. He dared to descend without the Water Repelling Spell? They knew that at seven thousand meters deep, the water pressure was terrifying enough to crush a Saint-level expert. No matter how strong Li Xuan's physical body was, how could he withstand it?
However, none of them dared to refute Yang Wenlin. If Li Xuan continued to descend, they could see the limits of Li Xuan's strength. In any case, whether Li Xuan passed or not, they would admit him exceptionally.
At this moment, Li Xuan, at six thousand meters deep in the Sky Abyss Pool, felt the pressure of the water and his physical body was gradually adapting. Although Li Xuan could feel that several of his ribs had already broken, they quickly recovered with the repair of the Spiritual Stream.
This process repeated continuously, and Li Xuan discovered that his physical body was becoming even more solid. Although Li Xuan did not know if there were other realms above the Golden Bone Realm, it seemed there truly were. Although the rate of improvement was slow, Li Xuan could clearly feel his physical body strengthening.
"This young fellow is actually tempering his physical body down here!" At this moment, Yang Wenlin realized that Li Xuan was using the water pressure to temper his physical body. Seeing this, a look of admiration couldn't help but flash in Yang Wenlin's eyes.
A full quarter of an hour passed, and Li Xuan at the six-thousand-meter depth remained motionless. Just as the man in purple robes and others thought Li Xuan had given up descending, Li Xuan's figure moved.
This time, Li Xuan's descent speed had completely changed from before. His speed was so fast, like a runaway wild horse. In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan reached six thousand five hundred meters.
Six thousand six hundred meters.
Six thousand seven hundred meters.
Six thousand eight hundred meters.
...
Six thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine meters!
In the blink of an eye, he broke through seven thousand meters!
"I, Zhu Xu, have rarely admired anyone in my life. This person is one of them," a man said, watching Li Xuan's figure with emotion.
"This person is truly fierce," the man in purple robes also nodded.
"Alas, ordinary words can no longer express my current feelings. Only two words can describe it: Holy crap!"
"You are also quite remarkable, using 'Holy crap' to traverse the world!"
"..."