The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1023 - 1021: First on the Heroes List!

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1021: First on the Heroes List!

After the Director of the Fist Daoist Courtyard offered his congratulations, the other deans offered theirs reluctantly.

Dugu Yun’s face was split with a joyous grin, beaming foolishly.

"Lin Bai, you rest over there for now. The Secret Realm is about to close. Once all the disciples from the Sword Art Academy are out, we will head back to the academy," Dugu Yun told Lin Bai.

"Yes," Lin Bai responded, moving to an empty spot to sit down.

Lin Bai’s peripheral vision still caught the hostile glances from the Director of the Fist Daoist Courtyard, Chulong Courtyard Dean, Knife Dao Sect Dean, and others, as they coldly swept their eyes over him.

"What do these old fellows want to do?"

Lin Bai muttered internally, "Never mind them; I don’t believe they dare to kill me in front of Senior Dugu Yun."

Lin Bai calmed his mind, quietly waiting for the end of the Secret Realm.

Two hours later.

The warriors from the Secret Realm were transported out one by one.

And with that, a result for the rankings of the Secret Realm was obtained.

This year’s Secret Realm battle for qi fate, without a doubt, belonged to Lin Bai!

Zhao Longtu raised his voice and said, "Next, I will announce this year’s Heroes List rankings!"

"Heroes List first place, Sword Art Academy disciple, Lin Bai, seventy-two zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List second place, Sword Art Academy disciple, Yejian Qiu, fifty-one zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List third place, Sword Art Academy disciple, Jian Ruohan, forty-nine zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List fourth place, Chief Disciple of Array Dao Temple, Hu Zhongyue, forty zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List fifth place, Chief Disciple of Dan Dao Courtyard, Gu Yueqing, thirty-nine zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List sixth place, Chief Disciple of Artifact Dao Sect, Xun Han, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List sixth place, Chief Disciple of Heavenly Sound Court, Hong Su, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List seventh place, Knife Dao Sect disciple, Sword Demon, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List eighth place, Sword Art Academy disciple, Hua Yuxian, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List ninth place, Sword Art Academy disciple, Longqing Feng, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

"Heroes List tenth place, Fist Daoist Courtyard disciple, Qin Beiao, thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!"

After the top ten of the Heroes List were announced, the entire Central Square was in an uproar.

"This year’s Heroes List unexpectedly has five Sword Art Academy disciples!"

"Yes, and Lin Bai, Yejian Qiu, and Jian Ruohan are all ranked within the top three!"

"Although there are only ten people on the Heroes List, the strength of the top three is in a different league from the other warriors!"

"This year, even the Chief Disciples from the Array Dao Temple, Dan Dao Courtyard, Artifact Dao Sect, and Heavenly Sound Court have made the list. In past years, they were not even qualified to be ranked."

Many warriors started exclaiming in surprise.

The Chief Disciple of Array Dao Temple turned to Xun Han and said, "Hey, it looks like we have to thank Lin Bai. If he hadn’t killed all the top experts from last year’s Heroes List, we probably still wouldn’t qualify for the list!"

Xun Han gave an awkward smile, "I don’t really care about being on the list anyway..."

As for Sword Demon and Hua Yuxian, they were both capable individuals, but because Lin Bai had nearly single-handedly vanquished this year’s geniuses on the Heroes List, Sword Demon and Hua Yuxian had struggled tremendously to secure thirty-eight zhang of Qi Yun!

Mainly, this year’s Qi Yun had all gone to Lin Bai, making it rare for others to see more than thirty zhang of Qi Yun!

"Hahaha." Upon hearing the announcement of the Heroes List, Dugu Yun could not help but laugh heartily.

Meanwhile, the deans of the Fist Daoist Courtyard, Chulong Courtyard, Knife Dao Sect, and Spear Daoist Courtyard were all visibly upset.

Over the past few years, Sword Art Academy had at most one disciple on the list, but this year they had five, and among these five warriors, Lin Bai, the top ranker, had even mastered the fourth technique of the Supreme Sword!

This deeply shocked the deans of the several Dao courtyards.

Zhao Longtu calmly stated, "This Secret Realm Martial Arts Competition has concluded, and the Heroes List has been announced. Moving forward, all warriors who have broken through to the Earth Elixir Realm can freely choose whether to go to the Five Peaks."

"If warriors from the Earth Elixir Realm wish to go to the Five Peaks, report to your Dean!"

"Of course, if you do not wish to go to the Five Peaks just yet, you may continue to stay within the Monastery!"

"This Martial Arts Competition is over, you may all disperse."

Zhao Longtu nodded and said, then his figure flashed and he disappeared from the Central Square.

"Five Peaks!"

When Lin Bai heard Zhao Longtu say that warriors from the Earth Elixir Realm could go to the Five Peaks, his heart was filled with fervor.

"Five Peaks! To become a Saint of the Five Peaks is the only way to meet Elder Su Yanhua!"

Lin Bai silently clenched his fists.

With this, Lin Bai had taken another step closer to solving the mystery of Lin Duo’s disappearance.

Dugu Yun came down and said with a smile, "All disciples of the Sword Art Academy, follow me back to the academy."

The disciples of the Sword Art Academy then left the Central Square and returned to the academy.

"Jian Ruohan, Yejian Qiu, Lin Bai, Longqing Feng, Hua Yuxian, the five of you, follow me to the Elder Pavilion," Dugu Yun said with a light laugh.

"Yes." After the five responded, they headed towards the Elder Pavilion.

Lin Bai glanced at Longqing Feng and said coldly, "Where exactly did you get that Dragon-Slaying Sword? Tell me now, and I may promise to spare your life!"

Longqing Feng scoffed disdainfully, "Lin Bai, do not be arrogant. Do not think that just because you killed a few insignificant warriors you can disrespect me this way. If it really comes to a fight, it’s still unknown who will live and who will die!"

"Besides, I’ve already told you, the Dragon-Slaying Sword is a family heirloom ultimate technique!"

Lin Bai’s face was cold, and he did not speak further.

Inside the Elder Pavilion of the Sword Art Academy, all the elders were seated in order.

Half a month ago, Lin Bai had stood here, confronted by harsh words from over a hundred Elders of the Sword Art Academy.

Today, standing here once again, all he saw in these elders’ eyes was fear!

"Eh? Where’s Murong Hai?" Dugu Yun scanned the crowd curiously and asked.

"Dean, Vice Dean Murong said he wasn’t feeling well and wouldn’t come," one elder said with a smile.

"Let it be, if he doesn’t come it doesn’t matter. There’s nothing important today anyway," Dugu Yun said with a smile. "You all know about today’s matters, right?"

"Indeed, Lin Bai has mastered the fourth form of the Supreme Sword and also killed Tian Changlin, the Chief Disciple of the Fist Daoist Courtyard!"

"In this Hero Ranking Martial Arts Competition, our Sword Art Academy had five disciples make the list!"

Dugu Yun smiled happily, "Lin Bai, Jian Ruohan, Yejian Qiu, Hua Yuxian, Longqing Feng, all five of you have advanced to the Earth Elixir Realm. Today, I actually wanted to ask if you wish to go cultivate at the Five Peaks?"

Dugu Yun asked with a smile.

Lin Bai glanced at the other four.

Yejian Qiu was at the second level of the Earth Elixir Realm.

Jian Ruohan was at the second level of the Earth Elixir Realm.

Hua Yuxian was at the first level of the Earth Elixir Realm.

Longqing Feng was also at the first level of the Earth Elixir Realm!

All five of them were warriors who had advanced to the Earth Elixir Realm and could now choose to go to the Five Peaks.

"Disciple is willing to go," Lin Bai answered without any hesitation.

The Five Peaks were Lin Bai’s greatest goal since arriving at the Miracle Ridge, to become a Saint of the Five Peaks and then have a chance to meet Su Yanhua.

Only by meeting Su Yanhua could Lin Bai find out Lin Duo’s whereabouts...

Thus, Lin Bai must go to the Five Peaks!