82: Chapter 82 The Heavenly Dao Ranking Appears, My Family Dominates the List

Golden Throne Hall.

The Golden Throne Hall was deathly silent.

Zhao Wuji lay on the ground, unconscious.

All the Holy Land Masters, Imperial Dynasty Rulers, and the civil and military officials of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty stared at him blankly.

His body was still twitching, and blood from his seven orifices stained the gold bricks red.

His Divine Soul aura was fading.

Even from far away, it could be perceived.

Every foreign expert felt the same question rising in their hearts.

What exactly did he see?

What kind of image could scare a Saint King of the Eastern Wilderness to the point of suffering severe damage to his Divine Soul and having his Dao Heart shattered?

The "toy theory" from that person deep in the inner palace still echoed in their ears.

Looking at Zhao Wuji's miserable state again, a terrifying guess made them shudder.

Could the treasures they treated as divine objects really be… just toys?

The kind that wouldn't even cause heartache if broken?

This thought could not be suppressed at all.

"Thump!" "Thump!"

A large group of Holy Land Masters and Imperial Dynasty Rulers felt their legs go weak and knelt on the ground.

Their faces were pale, and only fear and confusion remained in their hearts.

Dignity?

Pride?

They had vanished completely.

They only prayed for one thing now: that the Emperor of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty would show mercy and not treat them as "toys" as well.

Don't send them to that group of terrifying little ancestors in the back garden.

Just as the atmosphere in the great hall was incredibly oppressive, a sudden change occurred!

"Hum—!"

The world trembled violently.

A grand and majestic will awakened from ancient times, enveloping the mortal world.

Whether it was an Old Ancestor in closed-door cultivation or a farmer tilling the fields.

Whether in the extreme northern ice plains or the endless abyss.

At this moment, all living beings raised their heads and looked toward the firmament.

The sky had changed.

The blue sky was replaced by boundless golden light.

Within the golden light, the fundamental Law of heaven and earth and the charm of the Great Dao were flowing.

Its aura was vast and majestic, yet it carried absolute fairness.

"This… this is…"

"Heavenly Dao! It is the will of the Heavenly Dao!"

Countless Old Ancestors who had been in seclusion for many years appeared one after another, looking at the phenomenon in the sky, their voices trembling.

The manifestation of the Heavenly Dao had only occurred once in records a million years ago.

Every time it appeared, it meant that an event with far-reaching influence was happening.

Inside the Golden Throne Hall, the kneeling Imperial Dynasty Rulers and Holy Land Masters could no longer care about their fear; they all looked up at the golden light outside the hall, their faces full of shock.

Li Zhan sat on the dragon throne, his brows furrowed.

He felt that this will was resonating with the Golden Dragon of National Fortune.

Under the gaze of billions of living beings, the golden light in the sky began to gather and surge.

Finally, a huge golden ranking list unfolded from the golden light.

It spanned the firmament of the entire world, and ancient, profound Dao patterns flowed upon it.

Every Dao pattern was expounding the truth of a Great Dao.

At the very top of the list, three large characters condensed from Great Dao runes were imprinted into everyone's minds.

[Hidden Dragon Ranking]!

Immediately after, a line of small text appeared.

The voice of the Heavenly Dao echoed in the heart of every living being.

"Those under one hundred years of age, with outstanding talent and prosperous Luck, may all enter this list. Being in the top one hundred of the list is to be a Hidden Dragon, possessing world-shocking talent!"

The entire world was stirred by this!

"Bestowed by the Heavenly Dao! The Hidden Dragon top one hundred! This is a massive Opportunity!"

"To be able to make the list, even at the very end, is enough to be famous for eternity!"

Countless young Prodigies were incredibly excited.

Their elders also stared nervously at the sky, praying that their own Qilin children could make the list.

Under the gaze of the masses, names began to appear on the golden list from bottom to top.

[One hundredth place: Xiao Huohuo, Burning Flame Valley, bone age twenty-nine, Heaven Rank Fire Spiritual Root, possesses a trace of Exotic Fire Origin.]

"Xiao Huohuo of Burning Flame Valley! He is actually only ranked one hundredth!" someone exclaimed.

[Ninety-ninth place: Lin Dong, Dao Sect, bone age twenty-eight, possesses great Luck, accidentally obtained the Ancestral Talisman Legacy.]

One after another, top Prodigies who were famous in the Eastern Wilderness saw their names appear at the end of the list.

These geniuses, who were rarely seen on ordinary days, could only struggle at the bottom of the list at this moment.

Inside the Golden Throne Hall, the group of Imperial Dynasty Rulers and Holy Land Masters were all nervously looking for the names of their own Saints or princes.

[Thirty-fifth place: Zhao Ritian, Yuhua Dynasty, bone age twenty-five, born with the Imperial Dao Saint Body.]

"It's Ritian!" the ministers of the Yuhua Dynasty whispered excitedly, but seeing their own unconscious ruler not far away, their expressions became complicated.

[Twentieth place: Ye Fanchen, Yaochi Holy Land, bone age twenty-four, Ancient Desolate Saint Body.]

[Fifteenth place: Wang Buke, Nine Heavens Holy Land, bone age twenty-six, possessor of Heavy Pupils.]

The higher the list went, the more shocking the names that appeared.

Ancient Desolate Saint Body, possessor of Heavy Pupils, born with a Sword Embryo.

Each name represented a legend, enough to lead an era.

When the list refreshed to the eleventh place, the breathing of all the Prodigies in the Eastern Wilderness stagnated.

Because from eleventh to one hundredth, it had already included all the Prodigies they knew.

What kind of terrifying existences would the top ten be?

Were they fierce dragons coming from the Central Plains or the Divine Province?

Finally, the name of the tenth place condensed.

[Tenth place: Li Lunhui]

"Li Lunhui? Who is that? Never heard of him!"

"Which Holy Land's hidden Genius? Surname Li?"

Countless people were full of confusion.

In the Golden Throne Hall, the kneeling Holy Land Masters were also blank-faced.

Surname Li?

This surname sounded exceptionally harsh to them now.

But the next second, when the annotation behind the name appeared, everyone was stunned.

[Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Status: Not yet born.]

"…"

"…"

After a brief silence, thunderous discussions echoed throughout the world.

"Am I blind? What does 'not yet born' mean? In the womb?"

"The Heavenly Dao ranking must have made a mistake! How can a fetus be in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking? What does this make the previous ninety Prodigies?"

"Crazy! The world has gone crazy!"

Everyone felt their cognition being subverted.

But this was just the beginning.

Before they could recover, the ninth name appeared.

[Ninth place: Li Daoyan. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: one month.]

If the tenth place was already shocking enough, the appearance of the ninth place shocked everyone even more.

"One… one month?"

A Prodigy with a bone age of twenty-eight, ranked in the fifties, saw this line of text, couldn't catch his breath, and fainted directly.

This is bullying!

I have practiced hard for twenty-eight years, and I'm not as good as a month-old baby?

There was dead silence inside the Golden Throne Hall.

All the foreign experts were stunned.

It's the Great Xia Divine Dynasty again!

It's another one surnamed Li!

And it's still just a month-old baby!

And this was just the beginning.

[Eighth place: Li Wanfa. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: half a year.]

[Seventh place: Li Xuanji. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: one year.]

[Sixth place: Li Yuanbao. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: two years.]

The list kept refreshing.

Every name was surnamed Li.

Every Origin was the Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

Every bone age was extremely absurd.

The world's reaction went from shock and uproar to eventual numbness.

Countless Prodigies looked at the glaring "Li" characters on the list and the ridiculously small ages behind them, all feeling bitter.

"Stop refreshing, stop refreshing… give us a way to live…"

"I understand now; it turns out we are all ants. The real immortals were all born in the Great Xia Imperial Family."

"I'm not comparing anymore. I'm going home to farm. In this world, there's no way to survive!"

Lamentations arose everywhere.

When the list refreshed to the second place, everyone had lost hope.

[Third place: Li Qingyue. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: three years.]

"As expected…"

Everyone was already numb.

Then, what about first place?

Nonsense!

Everyone had the answer in their hearts; they were just curious about how Heaven-Defying this first-place "immortal" would be.

At the very top of the list, the position symbolizing the strongest talent of the younger generation, the golden light was dazzling.

Another Li family name appeared in the second place position.

[Second place: Li Changsheng. Origin: Great Xia Divine Dynasty. Bone age: three and a half years.]

Nine of the top ten on the list had been revealed, and they were all surnamed Li!

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the name at the top of the list.

Finally, the golden light shone brilliantly, and the information for first place appeared—[First place: Li Xuan's unnamed offspring].

Note: [Potential is too high, unable to measure, expected to exceed the upper limit of this list].

Immediately, a huge cheer erupted within the billions of territories of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty!

"First! Our Great Xia prince is first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking!"

"Not just first! Occupying all ten spots! Our dynasty's heavenly might is unmatched!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live!"

The surging Luck, accompanied by fanatical faith, caused the Great Xia's Golden Dragon of National Fortune to roar at the sky, its body becoming a few points more solid.

And in that Forbidden Ground-like back garden.

Li Xuan was lying on a rocking chair drinking tea.

His children were pointing at the golden list.

"Daddy, look, look, is that Li Changsheng me?" the three-and-a-half-year-old Li Changsheng pointed at the sky and asked in a childish voice.

Li Xuan put down his teacup, touched his head, and smiled: "It's you, it's just a broken list, don't worry about it."

If those Prodigies who fought tooth and nail to make the list heard this, they would likely be devastated.

On the Golden Throne Hall.

All the Imperial Dynasty Rulers and Holy Land Masters were still kneeling.

Their faces were deathly pale, and cold sweat soaked their imperial robes.

Occupying the entire top ten!

And there was one still in the womb!

This was no longer just the strength of a Divine Dynasty.

This was the Heavenly Dao telling the world.

The era has changed.

This world belongs to the Li family.

A heavy question lingered in their hearts.

"These ten Prodigies destined to lead the era…"

"Who exactly is their father?!"