Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 368 - 020 Rankings

Chapter 368: Chapter 020 Rankings

This was a battle that even Saints paid attention to.

This was a battle that Saints declared and witnessed!

It was also the battle of the top genius of the Guanghan South Mansion!

This battle would attract countless Cultivators from across the world.

After this announcement, the world of Southern Wilderness truly erupted.

...

The Saint appeared, and the battle was postponed to three days later.

At this point, even if Xiao Tianlun was arrogant, he dared not make a move against Zhou Yan.

Instead, it was Zhou Yan, with his body exuding arcs of thunder from his blood, who "struggled" to stand up; subsequently, his body was enveloped in purple aura, flickering with a terrifying light.

In just a moment, his injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His expression remained cold, as if he had not heard the announcement audible to everyone.

His gaze swept across Xiao Tianlun coldly, shimmering with a chilling murderous intent.

Such a gaze made Xiao Tianlun shudder; then suddenly, as if his soul had been suppressed by a giant hand and cracked open, he recalled many long-lost memories.

Caught off guard, he suddenly realized and said, "I remember now, you are that ’idiot’ from the Li family in my era!"

He spoke, and suddenly burst into laughter, "So it’s you, the waste whom I once deprived of all Cultivation and made kneel before me! I wondered why you hated me, Xiao Tianlun, so much. It turns out to be so!

Hahaha, idiot, even if you have received the inheritance of the Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain and become an Innate Thunder Flame Sword Body, I, Xiao Tianlun, who once suppressed you, can do so again!"

"Wait to kneel before me again in three days!"

Xiao Tianlun laughed triumphantly, his voice echoing through heaven and earth.

"What... he is from that era?"

"This Thunder Flame Sword Body was once deprived of Cultivation by Xiao Tianlun?"

"And he knelt and kowtowed? It seems true, I didn’t expect such a past; no wonder he disrespected Xiao Tianlun so much."

"It seems less hopeful now, seeing that he had been defeated before, knelt down, and even had his Cultivation stripped away. It’s really unlikely he could create a miracle a second time."

"And even in the same Realm, the gap between the two is quite clear, after all, Xiao Tianlun has the battle memories of the Nine Changes Sword Void Realm, while this Zhou Yan..."

"The first failure isn’t scary, but kneeling is. Heavenly Dao is unlikely to choose the Thunder Flame Sword Body again."

"It seems there is no suspense after three days."

Many Cultivators whispered among themselves; even those who initially favored Zhou Yan sighed more, with audible disappointed murmurs.

If this part of the past hadn’t been revealed, Zhou Yan’s popularity could have even surpassed Xiao Tianlun.

But Xiao Tianlun’s words, confirming that the Thunder Flame Sword Body had once been humiliatingly forced to kneel, shattered the Heavenly Dao’s favor; he had already lost.

This was also why Xiao Tianlun could be more confident and disdainful.

Zhou Yan didn’t care about these discussions.

This kneeling had no effect on him, let alone that he did not remember these memories, even if he did, they could not shake his spirit.

The path of ’only I am unmatched’ is not just a matter of words.

Zhou Yan’s heart was already completely consumed by this path.

His past self, or rather the him from his previous life, was utterly dead, deader than dead.

Even the last drop of blood was completely assimilated by him in this lifetime; thus, even his real name didn’t matter to Zhou Yan.

Moreover, what did that so-called pleading for mercy have to do with him, Zhou Yan?

Even if all that was true, it was done in a past life, so it didn’t matter. Killing Xiao Tianlun would naturally dissipate all gossip.

On the path of the strong, there will always be provocations and trials; taking these as trials is sufficient.

Zhou Yan’s mindset was positive, his attitude as always.

After Xiao Tianlun said so much, Zhou Yan just disdainfully said, "Vain clown!"

These four words alone caused everyone present to fall into a stunned silence.

Then, although some Cultivators sighed, none dared to mock Zhou Yan again, for a terrifying murderous intent emanated from him, making him seem unrestrained, as if he would immediately strike down anyone who disrespected him.

In such a situation, no one would joke about their own life.

Those who could come here were naturally no mediocrities, so even if they didn’t think highly of Zhou Yan, they just chuckled coldly a few times, seemingly waiting to see Zhou Yan make a fool of himself.

...

"Zhou Lingzhe, you have passed, and since you are also Combat Power Breaking Six, you may temporarily reside in one of the 108,000 Secondary Main Peaks of Guanghan Hall. Here is the map of the Main Peak and its corresponding name tag."

Gongcheng Diewu, receiving instructions, her palm shimmered with an icy white light, and after flickering, a golden Token and a Jade Token appeared in her hands.

Then, she respectfully handed them to Zhou Yan.

"Mm. I understand."

Zhou Yan took them, and with a sweep of his Soul Consciousness, he gained further knowledge about the regional areas of the Guanghan South Mansion.

These 108,000 Secondary Main Peaks were all Cultivation sanctuaries; the Spiritual Energy here was even denser, and the barriers of space were more robust, obviously transformed by some Great Power.

Zhou Yan’s allocated Secondary Main Peak ranked number 15294, surprisingly far back in the ranking.

This is not just an allocation; it is a ranking in the hearts of the Saints.

"Is it only in the Southern Wilderness, within the Guanghan South Mansion, below the Life Tribulation Realm, that I, Zhou Yan, rank fifteenth thousand two hundred ninety-four? It seems... I am still behind many others."

"Moreover, this ranking is not purely based on realm but on a combination of talent, ability, combat power, and the like."

"That is to say, my importance can only be ranked after fifteen thousand!"

"There are still over fifteen thousand people more valuable than me!"

If we take a two-to-one ratio and remove five thousand women, nearly ten thousand youths remain, among whom only the first can compete to become the Holy Daughter’s suitor.

The Holy Daughter has pushed herself to the limit and turned herself into the top prize."

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but think carefully in his heart.

After that, he restrained his emotions and transformed into a streak of light, flying toward the Secondary Main Peak assigned to him—Peak 15294.

This kind of Secondary Main Peak didn’t even have a name.

Only a ranking number.

Whoever enters, their status is clear at a glance.

"Oh? Fifteen thousand two hundred ninety-four? That’s somewhat capable."

Xiao Tianlun and others, seeing Zhou Yan fly toward that peak, couldn’t help but be startled, their eyes revealing a hint of surprise. Clearly, this performance was much better than they had expected.

"Ye Li, here is your name tag."

Only then did Gongcheng Diewu hand over Ye Li’s name tag.

At this moment, Ye Li’s head flew out, and suddenly, a white flash appeared beneath, and his body materialized.

His black combat armor also reformed as if he was uninjured, but clearly, his complexion was terribly pale, probably not as relaxed as he appeared.

"Hmm."

Ye Li took the name tag with some anticipation, then sensed it, and just moments later, his expression turned incredibly ugly.

"I... I’m ranked over eighty thousand? Are you looking down on me?"

Ye Li was furiously enraged, almost roaring.

"Being ranked over eighty thousand is already good. I, Gongcheng Diewu, am also a Domain Master, but I was ranked after one hundred eighty thousand," Gongcheng Diewu said coldly.

"This time, you must understand, all the geniuses from the Southern Wilderness have come. This concerns the entire Nine Origin Universe, and the hundred tribes from beyond the domains have come and are distributed among the great prefectures. Do you think this is a joke?"

A Holy Daughter disdainfully said by Gongcheng Diewu’s side.

"Jia Yongheng, the Natural Destiny Body, has unfathomable strength and ranks close to three thousand. Even Xiao Tianlun ranks after seven thousand. Who do you think you are?"

"The Holy Daughter can rank in the top hundred because of the awakening of the Saint lineage’s Ancestor Blood and the soul inheritance imprint comparable to that of Sword Ancestor. Otherwise, do you think our Holy Daughter would have the credentials to make such a demand to the Saints?"

Gongcheng Diewu exploded with a lot of information.

All this was clearly the information given by that white light earlier.

Her words caused a shock.

"All the cultivators from beyond the domains have come?"

"Geniuses have gathered together?"

"Then being ranked in the ten thousands is not unjust!"

"Being in the top hundred thousand means they’re the top geniuses!"

"A single tribe from beyond the domains occupying a planet with a population of a whole planet, the geniuses among them are countless."

All the geniuses coming, dividing Sword Burial Ancestor Star into Five Great Prefectures... it’s terrifying."

The cultivators were all stirred up.

Even Xiao Tianlun, hearing this, his expression became uncertain.

"I wonder... based on the evaluation, if Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan were alive, what rank could he achieve?"

At this moment, a female cultivator in white came forward and asked.

As she spoke, she then added, "I am also here to register."

"I know everyone is concerned about this question. Just now, the superior also informed us, saying in terms of potential and other comprehensive factors, if Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan only reached the Sword Soul Second Layer Heaven, his rank could only be around fifteen thousand.

If he reached the peak of Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven, the rank could reach around three thousand.

If he reached Sword Soul Three Heavens, the rank could be in the top ten.

If he entered the Sword Void Realm, the rank could vie for the top three."

"I wonder if this answer is satisfactory to everyone."

Gongcheng Diewu explained in detail.

After this statement, the scene went silent.

Then, applause erupted from the audience, and the clapping grew louder and louder.

Although the Emperor Qi Sword Body was already "dead", the invincible impression of the Emperor Qi Sword Body had already been imprinted in everyone’s minds.

"Why can’t it reach first?"

The female cultivator in white questioned, asking.