183: Chapter 183 Ren Wudi

"Brother Yang, shall we pick up the pace?"

"Alright."

Yang Jingchuan nodded. As the fifth-ranked on the young master ranking, this was naturally not the extent of his speed.

Another half an hour passed, and Lin Qing and Yang Jingchuan had penetrated deep into the clouds and mist, where they could vaguely see the backs of those at the very front.

By this time, those who had been eliminated were all at the Peak of the Eighth Realm. Most of them were figures from the young master ranking or the beauty ranking, and all of them had received Personal Disciple tokens.

Those who were eliminated were either ejected or chose to walk down themselves; after all, having to endure constant pressure meant no one wanted to force themselves to stay on top after being eliminated just to suffer.

Therefore, although those who were eliminated were currently in the cloud and mist area, once they emerged, the people in the plaza could match them with the voice of the Spiritual Qi giant.

"This Zhou Ming isn't great. Ranked in the fifties on the young master ranking, yet he didn't last as long as Chen Bin, who is ranked eighty-second."

"Keep your voice down, or someone will come over to deal with you later."

Sure enough, the senses of Eighth Realm Cultivators were incredibly sharp. There was no possibility of speaking here without being overheard. Thus, the moment the Cultivator named Zhou Ming returned to the plaza, he walked straight up to the person who had spoken.

"What did you just say?"

Zhou Ming's face was ashen. He stared fixedly at the person who had spoken, his Spiritual Qi surging, clearly ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

The person who had spoken trembled all over, his face pale, and his voice stammered.

"I... I..."

"What 'I' what! I think what you said is quite right; he is indeed not as good as me!"

A burly figure stood in front of him, blocking the pressure coming from Zhou Ming. It was Chen Bin! He had stepped forward to defend the person who had spoken.

Zhou Ming gritted his teeth and ultimately chose to back down; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to beat Chen Bin.

After this small interlude, those who had previously only communicated via voice transmission began to speak aloud. Discussions rose and fell across the plaza, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

"It's Sun Hao! I didn't expect him to be out already. He's tenth on the young master ranking!"

"Xu Jing, seventh on the beauty ranking, is out too. It seems the assessment is nearing its end."

While the plaza was buzzing with heated discussion, Yang Jingchuan, inside the clouds and mist, was drenched in sweat. He was reaching his limit, but what shocked him even more was that there were still twenty or thirty figures on the stairs ahead of him.

After all, theoretically speaking, he was one of the top individuals who had entered the Secret Realm this time. He believed that no more than five people could contend with him, but twenty or thirty was far too many.

He began to stare closely at the backs of those in front, wanting to see their true capabilities. Suddenly, he exclaimed:

"I know!"

Everyone had been climbing in silence until now, but his exclamation instantly caught the attention of the remaining people, and everyone turned to look at him in unison.

Yang Jingchuan just gave a sheepish smile, ignored them, and then sent a voice transmission to Lin Qing:

"Brother Lin, something is wrong!"

"Look at that Cultivator in green to your front left."

Lin Qing looked over as directed. His Ultra Instinct sensed a trace of dangerous aura; it was quite strong, but not much of a threat.

"What is it?"

He asked Yang Jingchuan via voice transmission.

"Although he is disguised well, I still recognized him!"

"Don't keep me in suspense!"

Sensing that Lin Qing didn't want to listen to his nonsense, Yang Jingchuan quickly said:

"He is called Ren Wudi, and he is the current number one on the young master ranking."

"Ren Wudi? That name is a bit arrogant, isn't it!"

This was the first time Lin Qing had heard such an arrogant name; wasn't he afraid of being beaten to death?

"Ren Wudi is just what others call him; I don't even know his real name. Although the title is exaggerated, he truly deserves it!"

Lin Qing signaled with his eyes for him to continue.

"Ever since he broke through to the Spiritual Realm in his twenties, he has never stopped practicing his Visualization Method, as if he knew he was destined to become a god."

There are barriers between Realms; it's not simply a matter of cultivating for a long time to break through. It is heavily influenced by one's innate talent.

Just like Master Shi Jian, the master of the Panshi Martial Arts Hall in Qingyang County, who cultivated for most of his life but was unable to step into the Second Realm his entire life.

Therefore, ordinary Cultivators focus only on their current Realm. Someone like Ren Wudi, who continues to practice the Visualization Method, is extremely rare.

"As a result, he successfully broke through to the God Realm at the age of one hundred and twenty. It is said that he has now reached the Late Stage of the God Realm."

"And after he broke through to the God Realm, he has dominated the top spot on the young master ranking. For over fifty years, no one has been able to shake him."

Lin Qing couldn't help but nod. This Ren Wudi was indeed terrifying. This level of talent far surpassed Jue Chenzi; he was the top Prodigy he had ever heard of.

Perhaps only Sun Shaoping, decades later, could be mentioned in the same breath as him. After all, Sun Shaoping had great secrets, and since breaking through to the Spiritual Realm, he had seemed like a different person.

However, Lin Qing didn't know how big the secret was, so he couldn't judge who was stronger between him and this Ren Wudi right now.

As for Lin Qing himself, there was no need to compare; Lin Qing was simply not an existence on the same dimension as them.

Looking at Lin Qing's overly calm expression, Yang Jingchuan couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Lin, aren't you surprised? That's the God Realm! Isn't it said that those in the God Realm cannot enter?"

"It's fine. Let's keep going!"

Yang Jingchuan looked at Lin Qing suspiciously.

"Brother Lin, don't tell me you also..."

Lin Qing shook his head.

"Not yet."

The two continued forward. Finally, when Yang Jingchuan struggled to step onto a certain stair, he could no longer hold on, and his whole body was ejected.

"Age one hundred and fifty-six, cultivation at the Peak of the Eighth Realm, strength five stars. Bestow a Personal Disciple token."

After seeing the figure fly out clearly, someone in the plaza immediately spoke up.

"It's Yang Jingchuan! He's out too!"

Before the voice had even faded, another pink figure flew out from the clouds and mist.

"And Tao Tao! Both of them were eliminated at the same time!"

Tao Tao was second on the beauty ranking, and the first on the beauty ranking was also already a God Realm Cultivator.

The elimination of these two caused another commotion in the plaza; after all, before this, these two had almost represented the ceiling of those below the God Realm.

Of course, now there was Lin Qing.

"Does anyone know who else is still up there?"

The crowd in the plaza began to discuss heatedly. The Secret Realm had gathered almost all the Prodigies below the God Realm in the Central Continent, and they wanted to see who would ultimately take the title of the strongest.

"I know, Lin Qing. Lin Qing is still up there."

As a newly risen outsider Prodigy, many people naturally kept their eyes on Lin Qing, and many had noticed he hadn't come out yet.

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly, a terrified voice rang out from one side of the plaza.

"No, that can't be right? Why do I remember there being over twenty people still up there?"