97: Wushuang, go borrow a seed.

Wushuang Heaven Realm, the peak of the firmament.

A golden scroll slowly unfurled.

It obscured the sun, stretching across millions of miles of the sea of clouds, radiating a vast pressure that forced all living beings to kneel.

The supreme saint ranking list.

This was the most prestigious ranking in the Three Thousand Heavenly Realms, manifested by the will of the Heavenly Dao; one could not be listed without the potential of a Great Emperor.

Since ancient times, those who could reach the top of this list were certain to become Great Emperors, as long as they did not perish prematurely.

The billions of Cultivators in the Wushuang Heaven Realm, from common peddlers to the Old Ancestors of Holy Lands, all stopped what they were doing and looked up.

Today was the day the ranking would be updated.

"The top spot will surely still belong to that Prodigy of the Gu Family."

Inside a restaurant, a storyteller fanned himself, his tone certain.

"Gu Wushuang was born with a Supreme Bone and has cultivated the Longevity Gu Family's 'Longevity Emperor Scripture'. At her birth, purple qi traveled thirty thousand miles from the east."

"Besides her, who else is worthy of the first place?"

The surrounding Cultivators nodded one after another.

Gu Wushuang—this name had weighed down on the heads of all the prodigies in the Wushuang Heaven Realm for twenty years, an insurmountable mountain.

"Buzz—!"

Heaven and earth trembled.

On the golden ranking, the ink surged.

The name that had originally occupied the first place suddenly trembled, and then... it fell downward.

Second Place: Longevity Gu Family, Gu Wushuang.

"What?!"

Inside the restaurant, the storyteller's fan fell to the ground with a clack.

The entire Wushuang Heaven Realm fell into a deathly silence.

Gu Wushuang... was pushed down?

Who?

Exactly who is it?!

Countless gazes stared intently at the now-vacant top spot.

Golden light converged, and purple qi rose.

Three characters, written in a flamboyant style like flying dragons and dancing phoenixes, smashed heavily into everyone's hearts like a Primordial Divine Mountain.

First Place: Su Xuanchen!

Lines of scalp-numbing achievements appeared beneath the name.

[Cultivation: Ninth Heaven of the Great Saint Realm.]

[Achievements: In the Kunxu Divine Domain, fought alone against three Quasi-Emperors.]

[Killed: One Quasi-Emperor of the True Phoenix Clan, one Quasi-Emperor of the Chaos Holy Land.]

[Subjugated: One Quasi-Emperor of the True Phoenix Clan (taken as a mount).]

[Special Achievement: Withstood a quasi-emperor weapon with his Physical Body, killed a sublimated Quasi-Emperor with a single finger, suppressed the dao body of the Chaos Holy Land's Azure Revered Master (Peak Quasi-Emperor) with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron, and... captured her back to the Su Family.]

[Heavenly Dao Evaluation: The number one Prodigy of all time, with the potential of an Immortal King!]

Silence.

Dead silence.

Then, an uproar that seemed to overturn the sky erupted.

"Crazy! This ranking has gone crazy!"

"A Great Saint slaying Quasi-Emperors? Killing two and subjugating one?"

"Azure Revered Master? That's an old monster of the Chaos Holy Land, a Peak Quasi-Emperor existence! Captured back... captured back to do what?"

"Hiss—the number one of all time? Immortal King potential? This evaluation... is the Heavenly Dao trying to kill him with praise?"

Countless old monsters were startled awake from their slumber. Looking at the achievements on the golden ranking, they felt a chill rush from the soles of their feet straight to their skulls.

The world has changed.

The sky of the Three Thousand Heavenly Realms has completely changed... Longevity Gu Family, Longevity Island.

This was the Forbidden Ground of the Wushuang Heaven Realm and the ancestral land of the Longevity Gu Family.

Inside an ancient divine temple floating in the clouds.

"Crack!"

The ten-thousand-year-old warm jade teacup in the hand of the Gu Family's head was crushed into powder.

He stared with those majestic eyes at the golden ranking in the firmament, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

"Su Xuanchen..."

"Which rock did this kid crawl out from?"

"How could a barbaric place like the Kunxu Divine Domain nurture such a True Dragon?"

Below the main hall.

Dozens of Gu Family elders also looked at each other, their expressions shocked.

"Patriarch, this child's achievements... are likely true."

An old man with white hair and beard spoke with a trembling voice.

"The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking never makes a mistake."

"Slaying a Quasi-Emperor from a lower Realm... even the Ancestor back then couldn't achieve this at this Realm."

"And that Azure Revered Master, what kind of figure is she? To think she was suppressed by him?"

"Could the 'Heavenly Emperor Cauldron' in Su Xuanchen's hands be the legendary... myriad things mother qi cauldron?"

At the mention of the "myriad things mother qi cauldron," everyone present's breathing quickened slightly.

That was a supreme dao emperor weapon renowned for its unparalleled defense!

"This child's momentum has already formed."

The Gu Family's head suppressed the shock in his heart, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

"Immortal King potential..."

"The weight of these four words is too heavy."

"If we can win this child over to our Gu Family..."

"Win him over?"

The white-haired clan elder shook his head, his cloudy old eyes revealing a calculating look.

"Such a Prodigy has pride higher than the heavens; how could he be willing to serve under others?"

"Then, in the elder's opinion?"

The white-haired elder chuckled, his smile looking every bit like an old fox's.

"Marriage alliance."

"Only the bonds of Bloodline are the strongest."

"I think that girl Wushuang is a good choice."

"In terms of appearance, Aptitude, and status, only Wushuang is worthy of him."

"If the two of them unite and produce offspring..."

The white-haired elder licked his lips, his eyes filled with fanaticism.

"That would be the Fusion of two Supreme Bloodlines!"

"The child born, even if not an Immortal King Reincarnation, would surely be a monster that sweeps through all ages!"

"For the lasting prosperity of the Family, and to produce another Great Emperor..."

"Patriarch, I think this marriage works!"

The Gu Family's head was stunned, then fell into thought.

It actually makes a lot of sense?

Just then.

"I won't marry!"

A voice as clear as an icy spring rang out at the entrance of the hall.

A woman dressed in silver armor strode in.

She was tall with skin as white as snow. Her silver hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and a vermilion mark on her forehead added to her sacred and inviolable majesty.

Gu Wushuang.

The original number one on the supreme saint ranking list, now the second.

Her beautiful face was currently frosty, and Battle Intent blazed in her silver eyes.

"Losing the top spot is due to my lack of skill."

"I will personally go to the Kunxu Divine Domain to challenge him and take back the first place."

"But a marriage alliance..."

Gu Wushuang snorted coldly, her spear thumping heavily against the ground.

"Absolutely impossible!"

"The man of I, Gu Wushuang, must be someone who can beat me into submission. Don't even think about relying on Family arrangements!"

"Nonsense!"

The white-haired elder pulled a long face, putting on the air of an elder.

"Wushuang, this is not just your personal matter; it is also a grand plan for the Family!"

"That Su Xuanchen has the potential of an Immortal King. If you marry him, it will be a union of the strong!"

"Besides, you're going to challenge him?"

The elder pointed to the golden ranking in the sky and struck her down mercilessly:

"He can slap a Quasi-Emperor to death. Can you?"

"You're just going there to be served up on a platter!"

"Instead of getting beaten up and losing face, it's better to just sleep with him and bring a child back. That would be the greatest contribution to our Gu Family!"

"You..."

Gu Wushuang was choked with anger, her exquisite face flushing crimson.

These shameless old men!

To think they would say such things openly?

"Enough."

The Gu Family's head, who had been silent, spoke up.

He looked at his proud daughter and sighed.

"Wushuang, the elder's words are crude, but the logic is sound."

"This Su Xuanchen is indeed an anomaly."

"I didn't say you absolutely had to marry him."

The Patriarch changed his tune, a flash of cunning in his eyes.

"But there's no harm in going to see him, right?"

"If he is truly as stunning as the rumors say, it won't be too late to consider then."

"If he's just a pretty face with no substance..."

"Hmph."

Gu Wushuang sneered, the Battle Intent in her eyes growing even stronger.

"If he's just a pretty face, I'll run him through with my spear and take back my top spot!"

"Good!"

The Patriarch slapped his thigh.

"Then it's settled!"

...It wasn't just the Gu Family.

The entire Three Thousand Heavenly Realms was in a complete uproar because of this single ranking.

Deep within the Imperial Palace of the Wushuang Immortal Dynasty.

Two terrifying Auras awakened.

"So similar... so very similar."

An old man in dragon robes murmured to himself as he looked at the name on the golden ranking.

"This invincible Aura that sweeps through everything is remarkably similar to the Heavenly Emperor of back then."

"Investigate!"

"At all costs, find out this child's background!"

"If he is a friend, then do everything to build a relationship; if he is an enemy..."

A fierce light flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Then destroy him before he fully grows up!"

Daluo Heaven Realm, Longevity Ye Family.

The Ye Family Patriarch looked at the intelligence in his hand, his brows furrowed.

"Kunxu Divine Domain... Su Family?"

"A newly promoted Ancient Clan, yet it has such a foundation?"

...Yongyao Heaven Realm, Crimson Blood Imperial Court.

"Su Xuanchen... is too terrifying. He even suppressed and killed a Quasi-Emperor with ease. He cannot be lightly provoked. I must tell my aunt to give up her thoughts of revenge!"

In a stretch of starry sky, the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Daughter strode forward, walking through layers of space. Her beautiful face was solemn as she talked to herself.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by revenge?"

Just then, a calm voice came through.