47: Chapter 47 Provincial Capital, Attempting to Reach the Fifth Rank

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the entire Netherworld World.

The Ghost King stood quietly not far away, golden vertical pupils watching them, a hint of tenderness flashing in its eyes.

Black and White Impermanence stood side by side; White Impermanence still wore a smile, and Black Impermanence still had a fierce expression, but there was a bit more approval in the way they looked at Ghost Bride.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face stood on the other side; Ox-Head's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly, and a strange smile appeared on Horse-Face's long, narrow face.

Frost King stood atop the Ice Crystals castle, silver eyes piercing through the wind and snow.

He raised his hand, and an Ice Crystal condensed in his palm, forming an ice flower.

With a gentle blow, the ice flower drifted toward Ghost Bride.

The ice flower landed on Ghost Bride's hair and turned into specks of starlight.

Ghost Bride looked up, watching the starlight, and her eyes reddened again.

"Master..."

"Alright, stop crying."

Ghost Bride nodded vigorously.

Su Bai raised his head, his gaze piercing through the barrier of the Netherworld World and landing on the outside world.

The Provincial Capital.

The Battle Stage.

The heavenly pride members of the whole country.

A Tier 5 world.

They were all waiting for him.

But he was not in a hurry.

He still needed to devour a few more worlds.

He wanted to make the Netherworld World a Tier 5 world.

By then.

He lowered his head, looking at the sobbing figure in red in his arms, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

By then, they would stand with him on that highest stage.

...

Su Bai opened his eyes.

The light in the corner was still dim, as if only a brief moment had passed.

But in the Netherworld World, a long time had passed.

A very long time.

He stood up, adjusted his school uniform, and walked toward the arena exit.

At the exit, Old Principal was standing there with his hands behind his back.

Seeing Su Bai come out, the old man smiled slightly.

"Finished?"

"Finished."

"How was the harvest?"

Su Bai thought for a moment and said softly:

"Very good."

Old Principal nodded without asking further.

He raised his hand and patted Su Bai on the shoulder.

"What are your plans next?"

Su Bai looked at the bustling Provincial Capital in the distance and was silent for a few seconds.

"I am going to the Provincial Capital."

Old Principal's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Why?"

"There are no more worlds in this city that I can devour."

Old Principal was silent for a few seconds, then smiled.

In that smile, there was gratification, pride, and a hint of faint melancholy.

"Go ahead."

He pulled a palm-sized metal plate from his bosom and handed it over.

"This is the pass for the Provincial Capital's heavenly pride list guild. When you get there, someone will meet you."

Su Bai took the metal plate and looked down at it.

The plate was entirely silver, with a large character "Tian" engraved on the front, and complex energy circuits on the back.

He put away the metal plate and looked at Old Principal.

"Thank you, Principal."

Old Principal waved his hand.

"Go. Don't embarrass me."

Su Bai nodded and turned to walk into the distance.

After walking a few steps, he stopped.

"Principal."

"Hmm?"

"The Battle Stage... has opened, right?"

Old Principal was silent for a second.

"It has opened. It opened yesterday. Eight of the nine heavenly pride members from your province have already entered."

Su Bai did not turn back.

"I know."

"You aren't going in?"

"Not in a hurry."

Old Principal looked at that thin figure, a flash of complex emotion in his eyes.

"What are you waiting for?"

Su Bai was silent for a few seconds.

"Waiting until I reach Tier 5."

After saying this, he continued to walk forward.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

Until the figure disappeared into the night.

Old Principal remained standing there, hands behind his back.

For a long time, he sighed softly.

"Tier 5..."

"This child has quite an appetite."

He looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"That's fine too."

"Let them wait."

"The day this child enters..."

"The Battle Stage is likely going to change."

...

The Provincial Capital.

The headquarters building of the heavenly pride list guild.

In a room on the top floor, eight figures sat around a round table.

On the wall, a huge light screen was refreshing the battle situation of the Battle Stage in real-time.

On the light screen, dense names were jumping.

Those names came from all over the country.

Imperial Capital, Magic City, Jinling, Xinghai, Kunlun...

Behind every name was a world above Tier 4.

Behind every name was an existence capable of crushing ordinary geniuses.

In front of the round table, eight figures looked silently at the light screen.

Lin Canglan sat at the head of the table, his sword intent restrained, but that sharp aura still made people afraid to look directly at him.

Murong Xue sat beside him, the aura of the Ice Phoenix swirling around her, lowering the temperature of the entire room by several degrees.

Chu Tiange sat opposite, the killing intent of the War Demon still lingering on him, making the air around him heavy.

Chu Kuangren slumped in his chair, covered in bandages, but his eyes were fixed intently on the light screen.

After a long while, Lin Canglan spoke.

"There are ten of us on the heavenly pride list; one went to handle family matters, but what about the other? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

No one answered.

Chu Kuangren chuckled.

"He is the number one, so it's normal for him to have a big ego."

Lin Canglan glanced at him and said nothing.

Murong Xue sighed softly.

"Will he not come?"

Chu Tiange snorted coldly.

"Better if he doesn't come. One less person to fight over resources."

"He won't not come." Chu Kuangren swirled the wine glass in his hand. "I've talked to him. That guy isn't the type to be a coward."

"Then tell us, why isn't he here?"

Chu Kuangren was silent for a few seconds.

"I don't know."

"But I have a feeling."

He looked up at the position on the light screen that remained empty.

"The day he arrives..."

"We, these people, will likely be shocked by him."

"Forget it, let's go in first and see what the geniuses from other provinces are really like."

"Anyway, this thing can be entered at any time, don't worry about him."

The room fell silent.

Eight people, eight different thoughts.

But their gazes all fell on that light screen.

Fell on that empty position.

Waiting for that person's arrival.

...

On the outskirts of the Provincial Capital, in a simple hotel.

Su Bai pushed open the door, walked in, and sat down on the bed.

He didn't turn on the light, just sat quietly in the darkness.

Outside the window, the neon lights of the Provincial Capital flickered, as bustling as day.

But his gaze pierced through all of that and landed on the world imprint on his wrist.

Grayish-white Yin Qi was still surging.

The Ghost King hovered at the world core, golden vertical pupils watching him.

Ghost Bride floated beside him, hugging his arm, sleeping peacefully.

...

Over a thousand yin soldiers lined up neatly.

Two hundred Soul-Hooking Ghosts stood silently.

Twenty thousand Mushroom People were busy in the forest.

Thirty thousand Shadow Demons were breeding in the abyss.

Eight thousand Ice Crystals were building their home on the ice field.

Su Bai looked at all of this, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

He said softly:

"Wait for me."

"Wait for me to devour a few Tier 4 worlds."

"Wait for me to reach Tier 5."

"Wait for me to enter."

"By then."

He closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into that grayish-white world.

"Let them see."

"What the Netherworld is."