120: Witness the moment of leaving your name

The Xing Family's women had ethereal eyes, otherworldly temperaments, and cold, aloof attitudes, but in Chen Yao's eyes, it all seemed a bit affected.

It was as if they could leave their names on the Monument, which was making them all go crazy!

The Xing Family woman approached the Monument, and unlike the rough punching of the Ling and Qing Families, she gracefully raised her hand and slapped the Monument with her palm.

The moment her palm touched the Monument, an invisible ripple seemed to emanate.

However, it still failed to shake the Monument, only causing it to react, with a beam of light shooting skyward, even more dazzling than those from the Qing and Ling Families.

If the Ling Family's light beam was a 10, then the Qing Family junior's light was a 12, and the light beam caused by the Xing Family woman was a 15.

Overall, it was a notch stronger, but not to a despair-inducing degree.

Seeing this result, many people breathed a sigh of relief; the mainland's powerhouses were not too outrageous.

The Qing and Ling Families only fluctuated slightly, without much emotional change, as they were too far apart, and the mainland and sea regions did not interfere with each other; even if it was a notch stronger, it would not affect their status in the sea region.

For this reason, unlike the mutual animosity between the Qing and Ling Families, they both expressed admiration for the Xing Family.

"Hehehe, as expected of a mainland Family, impressive!"

"I've long heard that the Xing Family's women are unparalleled in this generation, and seeing it now, the rumors are indeed true."

The Xing Family members looked arrogant, accepting the praise, and nodded slightly to the two Families, just like a superior Family would treat an inferior Family.

This behavior drew dissatisfaction from many, including the Qing and Ling Families, but given their strength, no matter how much dissatisfaction there was, they dared not show it.

"Let's go, it's time to prepare for the Heavenly Pride Competition. I hope your Ling Family's performance in the competition won't be like this Monument test, otherwise, it would be too boring," said a Qing Family elder.

"You just wait and see," the Ling Family elder retorted, not to be outdone. "I, on the other hand, hope your Qing Family doesn't rank last among the Five Great Islands this time; that would simply lower the Monument's value."

The Qing Family elder laughed, "The Monument's value has long been unquestionable; our Qing Family doesn't have the ability to affect the Monument's status."

"Hmph."

The conversation between the two Families was full of gunpowder, which excited many people. Most of those present at this time were taking advantage of the excitement to watch the competition. As spectators, they naturally hoped the competition would be more thrilling, and they looked forward to this competition even more.

The Qing and Ling Families retreated, and the Xing Family also conjured a rainbow path, preparing to depart.

Just then, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Holy crap?!"

Following the first sound, a series of shocked exclamations followed.

Immediately after, the entire space began to tremble violently.

The sudden change caused the Three Great Families to turn back. They looked over, all frowning.

Someone had attacked the Monument, testing his talent.

And that person was the young man Chen Yao had been observing earlier, the man who resembled a human Vicious Beast.

"He is very likely to leave his name on the Monument," Chen Yao had been observing for a long time, and now that the man made his move, he made a serious judgment.

"Him? I haven't seen him, nor have I heard of him. He's actually going to leave his name on the Monument?" Sun Tian was very surprised.

Including the three companions, they all heard the seriousness in Chen Yao's tone, and their eyes were filled with shock.

"Very likely," Chen Yao nodded.

Everyone looked towards the Monument upon hearing this.

The man moved swiftly, unleashing a simple punch without any flashy illusions, just a plain, unadorned punch, but such a punch caused the space to tremble violently.

Even the Monument was shaken.

Everyone clearly saw the Monument tremble.

Although the amplitude was small, it indeed trembled.

At this, the entire Legend Island boiled over.

"Oh my god! No way?!"

"Is he really going to leave his name?!"

"Are we about to witness a miracle?!"

"No one has left their name on it for nearly a century, right?"

"Less than that. The most recent person to leave a name was the tenth person, Li Xinghuan, who left her name on the Monument six hundred years ago."

"Who is this person? I've never heard of him. Which island is he from?"

"He's not accompanied by a Family elder, so he seems to be a rogue cultivator."

"Perhaps he's someone from a hidden Family out for experience?"

...

The Xing, Qing, and Ling Three Great Families all stopped and looked at the Monument, a hint of shock inadvertently flashing across their faces, but it was quickly concealed. Their expressions returned to calm, but their bodies were honest, not appearing as indifferent as they tried to be. They were seen returning to the front of the Monument simultaneously, quietly awaiting the final result.

The Monument only trembled that once, but that was enough.

Then, people saw an extremely dazzling light emanating from the Monument, even more brilliant than that of the young generation of the Three Great Families; the intensity of this light beam was a full 50.

This wasn't all; on the Monument, the lowest name, Li Xinghuan, gradually blurred, and after a short while, completely disappeared.

"Li Xinghuan disappeared! He's really going to leave his name on the Monument!!!"

"The ninth person didn't react, so it seems he's just taking the tenth spot."

"That's already amazing! You know, this is top ten in history!"

"Yes, our sea region actually produced a True Dragon!"

"The sea region is about to flourish!!!"

...

Chen Yao, who had been constantly observing the Monument's changes, frowned tightly at this moment: "Something's not right..."

"What's not right?" Sun Tian recovered from his shock and asked.

Chen Yao shook his head, his brows tightly furrowed, staring at the Monument without speaking. He couldn't pinpoint what was wrong, but he just felt that something was amiss.

Then, something unexpected happened.

On the Monument, the tenth person's name slowly appeared, and once it was completely clear, everyone was baffled.

The three large characters "Li Xinghuan" were carved there, shining brightly.

"Why is it Li Xinghuan again?"

"Is his name also Li Xinghuan?"

"No, he failed to leave his name successfully."

"This indicates sufficient talent, but a premature death, a failure to reach the peak."

At this, countless sighs rose from the crowd.

"What a pity..."

"I thought the sea region was going to flourish and surpass the mainland, sigh..."

...

The people of the Xing, Qing, and Ling Three Great Families all exchanged a knowing glance of schadenfreude when they saw this scene.

Those with outstanding talent excite people, especially those without background, which makes various Family forces envious.

But a Prodigy who dies young only evokes sighs.

From ancient times to the present, the Monument has never been wrong about top-tier individuals. The fact that this man failed to leave his name successfully only means he won't be able to overcome a great calamity and will die young, thus losing his value for cultivation.

Gradually, the light beam dissipated, and the Monument returned to stability; the failure to leave a name became a foregone conclusion.

The man stared blankly at the Monument, then broke down, furiously punching the Monument, hitting it with all his might, his face becoming distorted with rage, roaring, "Why?! Why?!"

"Why won't you let me leave my name?!"

"My talent is clearly more outstanding, why can't I leave my name?!"

His frenzy, in the eyes of the crowd, especially the Three Great Families, only evoked pity.

"This is indeed very difficult to bear," Chen Yao thought to himself. The feeling of something being wrong earlier turned out to be this result.

"Definitely," Sun Tian nodded. "This is much harder to bear than not shaking the Monument. The previous three just failed to leave their names and wouldn't die young, but his outcome is already determined. Anyone would break down."

The man continued to roar, "So many people have reached the peak, why can't there be one more? Why target me?!"

At this moment, what he didn't notice was a crack appearing in the Void Realm, which then rapidly expanded, eventually shattering, drawing everyone's attention.

Someone slowly emerged from the shattered space, bearing a cold expression, looking down at the young man raging at the Monument.