Amidst the layers of meat mountains and the gaze of numerous Demons, the voice of the Giant Divine Spirit resounded again.

"Step onto the Ancient Bridge, seek out the footprints of the Giants."

"Each footprint contains a certain power of a Starry Giant."

"If you see a glowing footprint, do not doubt it; the power left by this Divine Spirit resonates with you. Even if you’re as dull as a pig, you can grasp the power within."

"These footprints emit different lights; the brighter the light, the stronger the power contained."

"However, the number of good footprints is ultimately limited. Only by standing on a footprint long enough or defeating ten opponents in succession do you qualify to activate the ’Giant Imprint.’

"Go ahead, children, move forward, cross this bridge." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the Ascension Stones originally belonging to you will accompany you in another form."

"Good luck, hahaha..."

Just as the voice of the Giant Divine Spirit faded, Zhou Leng felt his whole body sink.

An immense yet invisible force suddenly weighed down on him.

Looking up, a transparent Ascension Stone the size of a fist floated above, the same one he bore before.

The weight of the Ascension Stone reached 30 times its original heaviness.

However...

Zhou Leng gently shook his neck. Having undergone the Baptism of Stars, his physical body had clearly grown; such a weight of the Ascension Stone was no longer a burden.

Roughly equivalent to an ordinary person wearing a 20-kilogram weighted vest.

Some Trial Takers present suddenly felt their bodies become heavy, their knees bent, their faces changed slightly.

Many of them had overtaxed their strength to reach the summit ahead of time.

If it were only bearing the weight of the Ascension Stone it wouldn’t be much, but if faced with combat...

The Ring Bone Giant scanned the crowd, chuckled, with a hint of cruelty in his smile.

"When it comes to running with weight, I might not be as good as many, but when it comes to fighting, I haven’t been afraid of anyone!"

"Let’s not compete anymore..." said a Giant.

"Certainly, little one, you’re quite capable, but you look a bit young, be cautious. The universe is more perilous than you think," a Demigod Giant, seeing Zhou Leng’s sincerity, couldn’t help but advise.

Zhou Leng nodded lightly, saying nothing.

"Let’s go; at the beginning, I suggest not seeking the ones with too high a radiance, only the ones with intermediate glow, and once you’ve comprehended something, then seek the footprints with higher radiance..." Ring Bone Giant said while running with everyone from the bridgehead square onto the bridge.

Ahead, the bridge was ablaze with firelight.

The ground was composed of compacted stars forming a bridge surface dozens of kilometers wide.

The bridge stretched tens of thousands of kilometers, its end out of sight, the massive arch blocking the view.

On the flame-covered Ancient Star Bridge, one footprint after another, pitch-black, ranging from a hundred meters to over a thousand meters.

In Zhou Leng’s eyes, most of these dark footprints were not glowing, but a few edges emitted light of varying heights.

The lowest light was about ten meters, intermediate was forty to fifty meters, with three footprints reaching heights of over a hundred meters.

Zhou Leng gazed at the footprints with over a hundred meters of light, hadn’t run a few steps before seeing hundreds of shadows flying swiftly.

Though carrying Ascension Stones, they exceeded speeds of 40 Mach, far surpassing the normal Demigod.

Seeing this speed, many Demigods squinted slightly.

On the footprints with over a hundred meters of light, people stood quickly.

Two Giants, and an unknown lion-like Fierce Beast, its aura more intense than that of the Giants.

The lion was strange with eleven heads, one in the center and ten around, resembling a large sunflower with golden manes shining brightly.

It was over thirty meters high, body length fifty-sixty meters, completely devoid of fur except for the mane, looking like it was made of Gold.

Zhou Leng recognized this Fierce Beast, named "Radiant Lion," living only on planets near stars, growing amidst molten rock and flames.

Listed among the Hundred Fierce Beast Races, exceptionally powerful.

The other two types of Giants, he couldn’t recognize.

Zhou Leng pointed at the two Giants, inquiring of the Ring Bone Giant.

The Ring Bone Giant asked, "In your eyes, do the footprints they stand on have high radiance?"

"Very high."

"Don’t go."

"Are they strong?"

"We Ring Bone Giants, ranked among the Hundred Giant Clans, ruling vast star regions, renowned in this universe, but only ranked 73rd..."

"Those two, one with flowing colors in their body, called Rainbow Giant, ranked 42nd among the Hundred Giant Clans, their colors not ordinary rainbows but potent Star Power. Rainbow Giants control destructive Star Power; I absolutely can’t beat them..."

"The second one is even more terrifying, ranked ninth in the Hundred Giant Clans, Black Sky Giant! Do not entertain any other thoughts. I don’t want to lose a newly-made friend from another star to such a monster."

The Ring Bone Giant looked at the Giant, his gaze flickering.

Zhou Leng also looked at the Black Sky Giant.

The Giant, from below the head, resembled all Giants, gray-skinned, shimmering with starlight, not particularly distinctive.

But the head wasn’t humanoid; it was a swirling black vortex, resembling a black hole.

The surrounding light was distorted by him.

"Are the two Giants very different?" Zhou Leng asked.

The Ring Bone Giant thought for a moment and said, "If considering only racial power, facing the Rainbow Giant, I could hold on for about a hundred moves, while the Rainbow Giant before a Black Sky Giant could hold on for only fifty moves, maybe even less..."

"Legend says the Black Sky Giant is a direct descendant of the Starry Giant ’Eternal Abyss’ clan. How to describe them? Each of their coming-of-age ceremonies involves crushing a hundred stars and absorbing their power. Whenever they participate in a civilization’s Ascension to Divinity, other races must step aside..."

"I always felt your power is somewhat uncanny; facing the Rainbow Giant, there might be a chance. Look, other Giants have already approached the Rainbow Giant..."

"But, no one approaches the Black Sky Giant... Damn..."

He suddenly cursed under his breath.

"What’s wrong?"

"The footprint I saw with the highest glow was occupied by a Celestial Light Giant. Talk about bad luck..."

Those nearby all looked at the Ring Bone Giant with sympathetic eyes, including Zhou Leng.

Celestial Light Giant, ranked first among the Hundred Giant Clans, the unmatched first Giant under Starry Giants.

In fact, the strongest of their clan had glorious achievements of defeating Starry Giants.

That Giant stood over thirty meters high, skin wheat-colored, his body not differing much from ordinary Giants, yet surrounded by a veil-like sacred white light, enveloping him.

"Let’s move on, we’re not quite comparable to these super Divine Son-level geniuses; let’s try intermediate glow," a Giant suggested.

"Let’s go!"

Everyone accelerated and ran toward their chosen glowing footprints.

Zhou Leng ran while scanning, finally choosing a footprint he didn’t recognize a Giant standing on. Just about to ask the Ring Bone Giant which clan it was, he had already run far.

Never mind; since he chose an intermediate glowing footprint, the strength must be average; even if unable to win, he could escape.