Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 137: The Final Trial
As soon as someone shouted, everyone's eyes became focused on Lin Xian'er, who had caught up with Wang Yiyi and even started to compete.
Who knows what talent the thirteen-year-old girl like her has but she was having it extremely easy; her performance could even match Ye Chen's, as she didn't take any rest to fix her mental state.
There was no way Wang Yiyi could do the same so after a few steps of competing with her, she decided to give up as her mental state started to worsen without any rest.
She was, after all, just a little girl so how could she clear the trial of time easily like others unless she had some hidden talent like Lin Xian'er?
Of course she didn't feel happy about this; nevertheless, she was not discouraged and continued to climb further while taking a rest to improve her mental state.
Watching that there was no fierce competition, the disciples below became disappointed, while Li Mei and others became relieved, even Lin Xian'er, as she was worried about Wang Yiyi continuing to compete with her, which would lead to failure.
Knowing what would happen, Lin Xian'er really wanted to stop; however, there was nothing she could do, as her legs moved on their own and she could not even speak for some reason.
No one knew what was happening to her, not even Lin Xian'er herself, and just like this, she caught up with Lan Ming, which made her worry once again.
However, unlike Wang Yiyi, Lan Ming didn't compete with her and simply let her go ahead.
Lan Ming was, after all, not the little girl and knew her ability very well so she didn't bother to fight a losing battle.
The same went for Su Ying and Li Mei, which made her feel relieved and also guilty, as for some reason she didn't have any trouble with clearing the trial of time.
No matter if a day or year passed, she just felt it was normal.
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As Ye Chen continued climbing, the devil's whisper kept trying to provoke him as it demeaned him to be executed, mocked him for being weak as he couldn't afford the consequences, and even enjoyed whatever wrongs he did, naming him as a devil.
Later it also suggests how he should avoid consequences, blame for wrongdoings, and such. Clearly trying to lead him away from the correct path.
A pity that no matter how hard it tried, Ye Chen remained unmoved and just like this, he cleared the trial of Devil's Whisper.
Now only a thousand steps remained before he could reach the top.
However, he didn't hurry and looked behind.
Since he was keeping an eye on Li Mei and them at every few steps, he already knew about Lin Xian'er clearing the trail of time with ease.
Although he found this strange, he couldn't think of any reason besides her hidden talent, so he just ignored her and took a look at Li Mei and others who were at the four thousand and eight hundredth step.
Just like how he gained the cold aura, the same happened to everyone who took the trial of time. But this was not bad since it meant their mental state was improving.
'They are doing better than I thought, even the little girl.' He nodded with a pleased look as they exceeded his expectations.
After knowing they were fine, Ye Chen didn't waste any time and climbed on the nine thousand and first step.
Swoosh!
Once again, the thousand steps lit up and he arrived inside the illusion of the blue planet.
However, something was different, and that was the point of view, as he saw the world as a spectator, not as Ye Chen from his previous life. Which meant he could see his previous self, walking and running on the battlefield while killing enemies.
Not only that but what happened to dead people's families after that! It didn't matter whether or not his enemies made bad decisions by starting a fight. All that mattered was that he was the reason for their death and their family's grief.
The illusion displayed everything about a certain family where the children were just a few years old, waiting for their father to come home.
Swoosh!
It was at this moment an extremely handsome figure appeared beside him. Who was it? Of course, Ye Chen!
"Now you know what happened to them, right? Do you want to see further? How many homes had you destroyed?" the fake Ye Chen said with a mocking look.
While hearing him, Ye Chen chuckled faintly.
"Why not show me what else I have done?" He replied without any guilt or heavy look.
The fake Ye Chen's expression changed a little at this and before he could speak, the illusion shattered.
Ye Chen was now back at his place and did not hesitate to climb the next step.
Once again, the illusion and fake Ye Chen appeared, displaying to him the side that was caused by his actions, yet he didn't know about it.
However, Ye Chen's expression remained serene. The battlefield was a place where one could die at any time. If you don't like this fact, stay at home. If you can't, then escape to somewhere safe.
The battlefield is, after all, not a place for cowards and the weak. Especially for someone who can't afford to know the consequences of their actions. Turning a blind eye might make them feel good; however, no one can escape from something they have caused.
Not to mention if they perished, the same thing could happen at their home. Even if they don't have family, it does not mean they should die.
So Ye Chen felt no remorse at how the enemy family ended and just like this, he cleared quite a few steps.
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After which he once again faced the illusion but this time it was about someone else who did not die or have any such encounter with him.
The person was a young boy who saw his city turning into a battlefield and then Ye Chen arriving there, killing people like ants.
Well, he had thousands of AI-controlled drones equipped with precise guns and self-explosion so how could he not kill people like ants?
It was really easy to kill people like this and when the young boy saw this his eyes lit up with secret thoughts.
Soon a few months passed by, and the young boy made some drones by himself, after which he went out to establish his dominance, killing many civilians in the process before finally getting executed by some officers.
"See what you caused?! It's because of you all of this happened!" the fake Ye Chen screamed angrily, pointing at the dead bodies of civilians and officers who died.
But all Ye Chen did was to shrug his shoulders with a nonchalant look.
"The world is like this; even if you do good things, someone will take bad from it," he responded calmly.
There were many such occurrences, as every decision someone makes changes the life of another person. It might be even a small decision, such as donating a few dollars to a beggar, that will make the beggar drink beer or spend it on bad habits. In the worst case, the beggar might even die because of the few dollars.
Of course, the same few dollars could even save a beggar's life; however, who knows what will happen?
The same thing happens with a child who aspires to be a good person like their father and mother because of their decisions and actions. But there are also those who decided to become evil just because they saw someone doing it.
It did not matter if they came in contact with that person or not.
So, who was at fault here? Of course, it was the evil person! However, does that mean others could avoid responsibility?
Certainly not!
Ye Chen, of course, can't avoid the boy turning violent because of him but that does not mean whatever the boy did was also his crime. He did not teach that boy after all.
"You!" the fake Ye Chen was speechless at how he reacted.
But there was nothing it could do, and the illusion shattered.
As Ye Chen climbed further, he once again faced such things where the lives of others changed, the people that died because of his late arrival and such.
There were also some good ones, such as how many people were relieved because of his appearance and how many homes were saved because of his unknown actions.
The bad illusions were so he could feel a sense of loss and self-blame. While the good ones were so he could feel arrogant and pleased.
But clearly this didn't work on him.
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"H-he is taking the last trial!"
"Of course he is. Maybe he can clear it."
"What about Lin Xian'er? She had already climbed up to the six thousandth step in this amount of time!"
"Hmm? She might be able to clear it but don't forget Ye Chen also climbed up the six thousandth step in no time. So, the chances are less."
"Sigh, it would've been good if we knew what the trials were."
Many disciples sighed in awe and jealousy as they saw Ye Chen taking the last trial.
Li Mei and others also saw him and their will to clear this trial only increased.
