77: Chapter 77 Entering One Hundred

Second match.

[Opponent Rank: 489]

[World Type: mechanical civilization]

[Opponent Info: A thin young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. Behind him are countless mechanical factories and a steel legion. Mechanical Dragons, Mechanical Warriors, and Mechanical Behemoths—densely packed, totaling 200,000 units.]

The young man looked at Su Bai, a flash of vigilance crossing his eyes.

"Su Bai? You didn't fall?"

Su Bai did not answer.

He simply raised his hand slightly.

Behind him, two figures stepped out from the Yin Qi.

The one on the left was dressed in white, wearing a tall white hat with the four red characters for "Wealth at First Sight" written on it. He wore a gentle smile, but his eyes seemed capable of seeing through everything.

The one on the right was dressed in black, wearing a tall black hat with the four white characters for "Peace Under Heaven" written on it. His expression was fierce, but his eyes held an indescribable majesty.

Black and White Impermanence.

Tier Six.

White Impermanence looked at the steel world opposite him, his smile remaining gentle.

"Mechanical life... how interesting."

Black Impermanence said nothing, merely raising his hand as the soul-locking chain drifted gently in the void.

In the next second, they struck simultaneously.

[Yin-Yang Judgment] activated.

A massive Yin-Yang diagram unfolded in the void, enveloping the entire mechanical world.

All those mechanical units suddenly came to a complete halt.

Their core programs were trembling, their logic circuits were collapsing, and their artificial intelligences were emitting ear-piercing alarms.

Because their "souls" were being judged.

Three seconds later.

The Yin-Yang diagram closed.

Two hundred thousand mechanical units lost power at the same time.

Their cores all went dark, their bodies stiffened completely, and like a pile of scrap metal, they floated silently in the void.

The young man with the gold-rimmed glasses widened his eyes.

"This... how is this possible?!"

No one answered him.

Because Black and White Impermanence had already turned and left.

The battle had lasted less than five minutes from the start.

mechanical civilization, annihilated.

[Battle Ended]

[You are victorious, Points +10]

[Current Rank: 442]

Third match.

[Opponent Rank: 387]

[World Type: elemental civilization (Fire)]

[Opponent Info: A red-haired woman. Behind her is a world of burning flames. Fire Elements, Fire Phoenixes, and Fire Giants—150,000 units, covering the sky and earth.]

Su Bai sent out the Day Patrol Envoy and the Night Patrol Envoy.

The golden light of the Day Patrol Envoy complemented the flames.

The silver radiance of the Night Patrol Envoy merged with the Yin Qi.

They shuttled through the flame world, the golden token suppressing evil and the silver token locking souls.

The moment those Fire Elements were struck by the golden token, they lost their heat.

The moment those Fire Giants were locked by the silver token, they lost their strength.

Before the Day Wanderer and Night Patroller, the 150,000 fire units were like lambs to the slaughter.

The battle lasted seven minutes.

[Battle Ended]

[You are victorious, Points +10]

[Current Rank: 336]

Fourth match.

[Opponent Rank: 294]

[World Type: alien civilization (Beast Race)]

[Opponent Info: A burly man. Behind him is an endless prairie and countless fierce beasts. Tigers, lions, giant bears, and wolf packs—200,000 of the beast race, their roars shaking the heavens.]

Su Bai sent out the Four Great Demon Underworld Envoys.

The moment Leopard Tail stepped out, those tigers, lions, and giant bears all knelt on the ground.

The moment Bird Beak flew past, all the avian creatures landed, trembling.

The moment Fish Gills appeared, all the aquatic beasts submitted, not daring to move.

The moment Wasp vibrated its wings, all the insects gathered, awaiting orders.

Before the Four Great Demon Underworld Envoys, the 200,000 members of the beast race were as if they had seen their kings.

The burly man widened his eyes, completely unable to believe it.

"This... what is going on?!"

No one answered him.

Because the Four Great Demon Underworld Envoys had already departed.

The battle had lasted less than eight minutes from the start.

Beast Race Civilization, annihilated.

[Battle Ended]

[You are victorious, Points +10]

[Current Rank: 217]

Fifth match.

[Opponent Rank: 186]

[World Type: cultivation civilization]

[Opponent Info: A young man wearing Daoist robes. Behind him are immortal mountains, jade pavilions, and countless cultivators. Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation—level by level, 100,000 cultivators in a strict sword array.]

This opponent was the strongest of the five matches.

He had seen the records of Su Bai's previous four battles, and his eyes were full of caution.

"Su Bai... you really didn't fall."

"But in your previous four matches, you used different heroes for every single one."

"Just how many heroes do you have?"

Su Bai looked at him and said nothing.

He just lightly raised his hand.

Behind him, a silver figure slowly stepped out.

It was a Naga.

Standing about three meters tall, with pure silver scales and pure gold eyes, its aura was unfathomable.

Lan.

Tier Five, Five Stars.

He looked at the immortal mountains and jade pavilions opposite him, his pure gold eyes devoid of expression.

He simply raised his hand.

[All Rivers Return to the Source] activated.

Two hundred thousand Nagas from the Deep Blue Sea Abyss surged out simultaneously.

They did not surge out from a portal, but appeared directly from the void, as if they had been lying in ambush there all along.

Silver-gray scales and pale gold eyes—densely packed, covering the sky and earth.

The young man from the cultivation civilization turned deathly pale in an instant.

"Two hundred thousand... two hundred thousand Nagas?!"

But he did not admit defeat.

He gritted his teeth and urged all the cultivators to activate their strongest sword array.

One hundred thousand cultivators struck at once.

Countless sword lights slashed toward that silver-gray ocean.

Lan looked at those sword lights, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly.

He raised his hand.

[Council Leader] activated.

Two hundred thousand Nagas formed a formation simultaneously.

The sword lights fell upon the formation, erupting in countless sparks, yet they could not break through the Nagas' defense.

Lan raised his hand again.

[Yin Energy Control] activated.

Gray-white Yin Qi surged from all directions, merging into the Nagas' formation and making their defense even stronger.

His figure vanished from where he stood, appearing in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator the next second.

His right hand turned into a streak of silver light, piercing through the cultivator's heart.

In the next second, he appeared behind a Soul Transformation cultivator.

Another flash of silver light.

In the next second, he appeared amidst a group of Golden Core cultivators.

Silver light flickered, harvesting lives.

Lan's speed was too fast—so fast that those cultivators could not track him at all.

Meanwhile, the 200,000 Nagas had already flooded into the immortal mountains and jade pavilions.

Tridents pierced through cultivators' bodies, mages' incantations shattered their souls, and the countless Nagas submerged the immortal mountains like a tide.

The battle lasted less than ten minutes.

cultivation civilization, annihilated.

The young man in Daoist robes stood before his tattered world projection, his face as white as paper.

He looked at the Naga army still hunting down the remnants, looked at the silver figure, and looked at the young Creator who had not made a single move from beginning to end.

His lips trembled as he tried to say something, but nothing came out.

Five seconds later.

"I... I admit defeat..."

The passage dissipated.

[Battle Ended]

[You are victorious, Points +10]

[Current Rank: 143]

Su Bai looked at the ranking and frowned slightly.

Still not enough.

He continued to match.

Sixth match, opponent rank 121, elemental civilization (Lightning), ended in nine minutes.

Seventh match, opponent rank 108, Zerg Civilization, ended in eight minutes.

Eighth match, opponent rank 96, Martial Arts Civilization (Body Refinement), ended in seven minutes.

The moment the eighth match ended, Su Bai's rank finally jumped into that range.

[Current Rank: 89]

[Congratulations on entering the top 100 of the national prodigy list]

[You have qualified for the final "national top scholar" competition]

[Competition Time: In three days]

[Competition Location: Imperial Capital · Prodigy Arena · Main Venue]

[Participants: Top 100 Creators in the country]

[Competition Rules: To be announced at the time]

Su Bai looked at the lines of text with a calm expression.

He had waited a long time for this day.

The public channel exploded again.

[Bystander A: Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! Su Bai fought his way into the top 100!!!]

[Bystander B: Eight consecutive wins!!! From 500-plus to 89!!! Not a single loss!!!]

[Bystander C: In those eight matches just now, he used a different hero for every single one!!! Minotaur, Black and White Impermanence, Day Wanderer and Night Patroller, Four Great Demon Underworld Envoys, Naga Leader, Ghost Bride, Sadako, Slit-Mouthed Woman!!!]

[Bystander D: Just how many heroes does he have?!]

[Bystander E: And that black figure that never made a move!!! The most terrifying one!!!]

[Bystander F: @Sword Emperor, come out and say a few words? The person you challenged is in the top 100 now!]

[Bystander G: @Sword Emperor, does your face hurt? Does it? Does it?]

The Sword Emperor did not appear.

It was said he had long since withdrawn from the heavenly pride list.

It was said his Dao Heart was shattered by Su Bai. For those who cultivate the sword, a shattered Dao Heart is the most fatal blow, let alone for a sword-cultivator Creator.

His world core had collapsed.

It was said he wasn't even Tier Four anymore.

But no one cared about him.

Everyone was discussing Su Bai.

Discussing the youth who came out of Qinglin Province.

Discussing the outlier from the place once mocked as the "weakest province."

Discussing the monster who possessed eight heroes and likely had even more trump cards.

Su Bai paid no mind to those discussions.

Because he had already focused his attention on Chu Kuangren's message.

The new funding had arrived!