738: Chapter 739 A Gathering of Prodigies

Before the crowd could recover from the shock brought by Wang Zhan, another name illuminated the heavens in an even more elegant and unattainable manner.

Ji Qingyi, Early Stage Immortal King.

When this name appeared, its radiance was not an explosive flash, but a cold and clear moonlight, softly yet irresistibly blanketing a corner of the Heavenly Monument.

Everywhere the moonlight passed, the light of other names seemed to dim by several degrees.

Her rank started extremely high, instantly breaking into the top fifty, then thirty, twenty, and finally the top ten.

Under countless stunned gazes, Ji Qingyi's name casually surpassed the likes of Feng Jiutian and Jiang Li.

"Early Stage Immortal King, top ten... who is this person? Why haven't I heard of her before?"

The appearance of these two caused heated discussions among the many prodigies of the Immortal Realm beneath the Heavenly Monument, signaling that this competition for the heavenly pride list was full of unknowns and variables.

Ling Guzhou's solitary figure still stood by the window.

He looked up at the Chaos Divine Monument, his gaze sweeping over the names of Wang Zhan and Ji Qingyi. On that cold, ice-like face, a subtle ripple appeared for the first time—the excitement of a top-tier Sword Cultivator finding worthy prey.

The solitary Sword Intent around him did not withdraw because of these sudden powerful enemies; instead, it became more condensed and sharp, faintly resonating with the Law of the Great Dao above the firmament.

Xiao Ruobai and the others naturally saw the names of Wang Zhan and Yue Liuli, as well as the annotation of Wang Zhan's Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Wang Xiaopang pointed at the Heavenly Monument and spoke in a low voice: "Wang Zhan? It couldn't be that Wang Zhan from the Xuanhuang World, could it? He came to the Immortal Realm too?!"

Xiao Ruobai looked at the name flickering with light on the Heavenly Monument, filled with a myriad of emotions.

"This Battle Intent, this potential... it truly is terrifying."

He was almost certain that it was Wang Zhan!

"Immortal Realm heavenly pride list, imperial dao true seed..."

Ling Xi murmured, "This is intended to place the entire younger generation of the Immortal Realm into a Gu refinery, to raise the strongest Gu King."

"What a grand move." Fang Hanyu's gaze was deep, and the Chaos Sword Qi within his body stirred faintly.

Wang Xiaopang scratched his head: "Should we give it a try too?"

Dong Li, on Mo Yu's shoulder, said via Divine Thought: "Everyone wants to fight for this kind of Opportunity. However, I'm afraid these waters are very deep."

As a member of the Fox Race, it felt an instinctive wariness toward such a world-ranking list that involved Luck and Karma.

Xiao Ruobai watched the rapidly changing names on the Heavenly Monument, a surge of Battle Intent coursing through his body as he said solemnly:

"Revered Master sent us here to train. This heavenly pride list is the best touchstone and the most brutal battlefield. Of course we must compete!"

"However, everything about the Heavenly Ranking is unknown, so it's better to be cautious!"

Xiao Ruobai held his breath and focused, his mind guiding a strand of Divine Thought wrapped around a name, which plunged into the Heavenly Monument along with his aura.

Peak Immortal Lord, Battle Asura!

Almost at the same time—

"Peak Immortal Lord, Sword White Robe!" Fang Hanyu pointed his fingers like a sword, and a strand of aura, also with its sharpness restrained, vanished into the Heavenly Monument.

"Peak Immortal Lord, Azure Rakshasa!" Ling Xi lightly raised her slender hand, her aura rising gracefully.

"Wang Xiaopang..."

On the vast and dazzling, constantly scrolling list of prodigies on the Heavenly Monument, a few inconspicuous names quietly appeared.

Inside Linxian Tower, no one paid attention to these few suddenly emerging, seemingly ordinary names.

The crowd's gazes and topics remained fixated on the radiant names within the top hundred at the summit.

Meanwhile, in other corners of the Heavenly Monument, several equally low-key names quietly surfaced, their rankings similar to Xiao Ruobai and the others, remaining obscure:

"Li Xuanfeng, Early Stage Immortal King!"

"Shi Jingxian, Early Stage Immortal King!"

...

They had all chosen the same strategy: temporarily hiding their sharpness, like dragons lurking in the depths.

True brilliance would only be revealed within the space of the Heavenly Monument.

Just as the submission of auras drew to a close, the Heavenly Monument gradually stabilized, and the excitement and anticipation of the entire Immortal Realm reached its Peak.

That supreme voice of the Great Dao rang out once more in the hearts of all living beings, carrying a final indifference and majesty:

"Aura submission will last for three days."

"After three days, the Guidance Divine Light will descend. Latecomers will not be accepted!"

"The Heavenly Tablet Space has its own rules; Opportunities and killing tribulations coexist!"

"The struggle for the Great Dao depends on one's own means. Life and death are determined by fate!"

The phrase 'determined by fate,' carrying a cold and absolute indifference belonging to the Laws of the Heavenly Dao, caused a piercing chill to suddenly mix into the fanatical atmosphere.

Behind the Opportunity lay an asura arena.

In the firmament, the Chaos Heavenly Monument floated quietly, absorbing the last sporadic auras still surging from all over the Immortal Realm.

On the surface of the monument, the vast and shifting star map composed of countless glowing names seemed to reflect the life trajectories, potential, ambitions, and hidden Karma of all the prodigies of this era.

Whether it was the currently radiant and much-watched Ling Guzhou and Feng Jiutian, or the sudden dark horses Wang Zhan and Ji Qingyi who had caused a stir.

Or those who kept a low profile with dim titles like 'Battle Asura' and 'Li Xuanfeng'...

At this moment, all had entered the game.

Three days later, the Guidance Divine Light would descend, and the countless contemporary prodigies would join this game together within the Heavenly Tablet Space established by the Great Dao, beginning a bloody struggle that would determine the atmosphere of the future era!

At the Peak of Zizhu Peak, Gu Changge stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze seemingly penetrating the endless Void Realm to land upon the Chaos Heavenly Monument spanning the firmament of the Immortal Realm.

On the surface of the monument, the vast star map composed of countless glowing names flowed ceaselessly, illuminating the heavens.

"Using Luck as a lure to gather the prodigies of all races, and in a desperate situation, exhausting the foundations of the Immortal Realm for a final struggle... the Will of the Immortal Realm truly has great boldness..."

He whispered to himself, a faint, nonchalant smile playing on his lips.

"With the imperial dao true seed as bait, it would be difficult for this pond not to become murky."

His gaze slowly swept across the heavenly pride list. In the topmost area, the light was the most brilliant, and the replacement and rise and fall of names were the most intense.

Ling Guzhou's name was still dazzling, hanging high in the front ranks, but his position had slowly slipped from its initial undisputed top spot.

It wasn't that he had become weaker, but that during these three days, too many hidden dragons had smelled the scent of the imperial dao true seed and awakened from their slumber one after another.

On the second day, a name called 'Gu Shitian,' carrying the annotation of a Peak Immortal King cultivation, struck like a comet hitting the moon. Its radiance was overbearing and fierce, carrying an ancient pressure that seemed to originate from the primordial wilderness as it boldly charged into the front ranks.

It stood its ground against Ling Guzhou's silver-white sword light and Luo Shenyue's cold moonlight, and even suppressed them for a time!

"Ancient God Clan..." Gu Changge nodded slightly.

On the third day, the changes were even more dramatic.

Several powerful auras appeared one after another, surpassing the Little Sword Emperor!

By the evening of the third day, the flood of submitted auras had become sparse.

The star map on the Heavenly Monument had also stabilized. Although there were still minor fluctuations, the general layout was now clear.

Ling Guzhou's name finally settled at fifth. Above him, in order, were:

First, Gu Shitian, Ancient God Clan, Peak Immortal King!

Second, Luo Shenyue, Peak Immortal King!

Third, Xuan Yi, Middle Stage Immortal King!

Fourth, Xu, Late Stage Immortal King!

The Little Sword Emperor Ling Guzhou, this peerless Sword Cultivator who was once seen as the strongest contender for the top spot, had actually been pushed down to fifth!

"Ling Guzhou... fifth?!"

"Gu Shitian is first? The Divine Son of the Ancient God Clan's current generation has actually emerged?!"

"Who is that 'Xuan Yi'? A Middle Stage Immortal King, on what basis is he third?!"

"The Great Dao ranking must have its reasons! It seems the waters of the heavenly pride list are unfathomably deep!"

Inside Linxian Tower, the clamor was deafening.

Countless gazes looked complexly at that solitary gray-robed figure by the second-floor window.

There was shock and doubt, there was gloating, there was regret, but more than anything, there was a sense of awe in the face of unknown powerful enemies.

Ling Guzhou himself, however, just stood there quietly, as if all the clamor of the outside world had nothing to do with him.

He looked up at the four names ahead of his own on the Heavenly Monument, especially that Xuan Yi. Instead of defeat, a nearly tangible, bone-chilling sword-fire ignited in his eyes.

Third?

"Very well. Slashing them like this will be interesting."

It took a while to revise, my apologies. I will try to update at normal times in the future!