394: A person destined by fate?

After arriving at the location of the eternal ranking list.

Lin Chen found that many Human Race Prodigies were gathered here, seemingly all challenging the eternal ranking list.

"Huh, a new Face... and an Saint Lord Initial Stage. Looks like someone else came up from the Lower Realm."

"An Saint Lord Initial Stage daring to challenge the eternal ranking list? That's truly arrogant. Hope he doesn't get utterly crushed and traumatized later, hahaha."

"Old Luo, don't forget, you were the same back then."

"You came to the Ancestral Land and immediately wanted to challenge the eternal ranking list, only to fail spectacularly and almost never recover..."

"Nan He, don't talk about me, you were similar."

"Someone else is coming. Look, a whole lot of them!"

Lin Chen was currently studying the rankings on the eternal ranking list and happened to see over a dozen people flying toward them.

He couldn't help but look them over curiously.

"They're all Saint Lord Initial Stages?"

"Could it be... they are all like me, just having achieved a Breakthrough to the Saint Lord and being brought up from the Lower Realm?"

Just then, murmurs started nearby.

"I know these people. They are from the 'Shadow' faction. To have over a dozen arrive in this era, tsk tsk..."

"Keep your voice down. You know that faction has always been domineering in the Ancestral Land. Be careful not to invite trouble!"

"What's there to be afraid of? They're just a few brats who just arrived in the Ancestral Land. If the leaders of that faction came, I'd give them some Face."

"They push so many people over every epoch, but how many actually manage to stay when the ten-thousand-year limit is up?"

'Shadow'?

Lin Chen naturally heard the discussions around him.

Immediately, he became interested.

He hadn't expected 'Shadow' to be so shameless.

'Abyss', for instance, had only brought him alone to the Ancestral Land this time.

Although two other people had succeeded during the supreme ranking list challenge back then, by the time they achieved a Breakthrough to the Saint Lord Realm, it would probably be countless epochs later...

One must know that no one had successfully completed the Black Tower Trial for millions of years.

This showed how invaluable Lin Chen was!

Lin Chen guessed that the difficulty of the Seed Trial orchestrated by 'Abyss' should be slightly easier than the Black Tower Trial.

After all, the Seed Trial was guaranteed to select a few people every epoch... accumulating over countless epochs, that would be a terrifying number.

Just as Lin Chen was thinking, he noticed that those dozen-plus people were walking straight toward him.

Seeing this, Lin Chen sneered internally.

It seemed the news of his arrival in the Ancestral Land had already reached that faction...

"You are Lin Chen?"

The group of 13 arrived in front of Lin Chen, led by a youth with a third eye growing between his eyebrows.

He looked at Lin Chen with great disdain, as if he were interrogating him.

"We're talking to you. Are you mute?"

Beside the three-eyed youth, a tall young man wielding twin sabers roared.

Immediately, the dozen or so people started mocking him, speaking over each other.

"Tsk tsk... stop pretending. You are Lin Chen..."

"Just arriving in the Ancestral Land and already unable to resist the temptation to challenge the eternal ranking list... truly amusing."

"Lin Chen, let me tell you this straight: don't expect to have an easy time in the Ancestral Land from now on."

"Even if you successfully challenge the eternal ranking list, we will knock you off!"

"If you know what's good for you, get out of the Ancestral Land, otherwise... we have plenty of ways to deal with you..."

The scene of the dozen people surrounding Lin Chen immediately attracted the attention of many onlookers.

Among the crowd were newcomers who, like Lin Chen, had only recently arrived in the Ancestral Land, as well as Prodigies already ranked on the eternal ranking list.

Seeing the situation, everyone secretly felt pity.

They could imagine that being targeted by an entire faction meant he would never have peace in the Ancestral Land!

Many veterans knew the Karma behind this matter, and even if they felt injustice, they dared not speak up.

After all, the person pulling the strings behind the scenes was that great existence...

Lin Chen looked at the group chattering incessantly and found it amusing.

When had he ever been threatened by someone in the same Realm?

One must know that not long ago, he had slain quite a few Peak Saint Lords!

He could even exchange blows with a Half-step Ancestor Realm...

Killing intent flickered in Lin Chen's eyes. He recalled what Old Lei had once said.

Even if he killed a few clowns, no one would say anything.

They were in the same Realm, after all!

In fact, fighting between those in the same Realm was not prohibited within the Ancestral Land...

Just as Lin Chen was preparing to make a move.

Several voices rang out.

"Whose dog hasn't been properly leashed, running out and biting people randomly?"

"What, do you think our faction has no one left?"

"A bunch of fools who just arrived in the Ancestral Land dare to be so arrogant!"

Boom—

Three terrifying auras erupted, suppressing the dozen-plus people in front of Lin Chen.

Instantly, those dozen people were immobilized by the oppressive pressure; several weaker ones even collapsed directly onto the ground.

Only the youth with the third eye between his eyebrows could barely resist.

The expressions of the dozen people changed drastically. They hadn't expected anyone to stand up for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen also looked toward the three people in surprise.

He saw that among the three, there were two youths and one young woman.

These three were all Peak Eternal Saint Lords. Especially one of the youths, who had fiery red hair and a curved saber hanging from his waist; his aura was exceptionally powerful.

All three were currently glaring angrily at the dozen people.

As the three continued to exert pressure, the Physical Bodies of several people began to crack.

"You... you guys... do you want to start a fight!"

The three-eyed youth was now covered in bulging veins as he shouted.

"Start a fight?"

"Are you even worthy?"

The Red-Haired Youth, who had the strongest aura among the three, said disdainfully.

Just then, a voice rang out from a distance.

"Then am I worthy?"

Boom—

A supremely powerful aura surged forth, instantly neutralizing the pressure released by the three.

The three frowned slightly and looked into the distance.

They saw a youth wearing purple-gold battle armor slowly approaching. Every step he took caused the nearby Void Realm to tremble slightly, and his aura was even stronger than the Red-Haired Youth's.

"It's Young Lord Xinghui!"

Seeing this person appear, the dozen people, who had been extremely miserable, immediately regained their confidence. They all stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Lin Chen shook his head slightly at this scene.

Everyone who could reach the Ancestral Land was exceptionally gifted, having stood out from countless peerless Prodigies.

Yet, these people adopted such a posture immediately upon arriving in the Ancestral Land, having already lost the backbone of a strong individual...

"You said they weren't worthy, then am I worthy?"

The youth wearing purple-gold battle armor said playfully. His eyes were contemptuous, and he clearly did not put the Red-Haired Youth and the other two in his sight.

Seeing this, Lin Chen slowly walked in front of the three people and said with a slight smile:

"Thank you three for your help. I can handle the rest myself."

The Red-Haired Youth and the other two were slightly stunned.

The stunningly beautiful young woman among the three reminded him softly:

"Lin Chen, don't be foolish. That Lu Xinghui is the newly appointed Young Lord of that faction. His strength is terrifying, and he ranks in the top hundred of the eternal ranking list!"

"This person also only came up from the Lower Realm in the last ten thousand years. He only took a few hundred years to reach this height, and he is about to achieve a Breakthrough to the Half-step Ancestor Realm!"

"Everyone speculates that he might be the person of heavenly mandate!"

person of heavenly mandate?

Lin Chen's pupils contracted, but he quickly recovered.

He had long known that he was not the so-called person of heavenly mandate, and that one day he would encounter the true person of heavenly mandate.

He just hadn't expected to encounter one so soon.

Immediately, he became interested.

Wasn't 'Hao' also a person of heavenly mandate?

He had been defeated by himself all the same!