Chapter 2996: Some Were Happy While Some Were Worried
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Since Ling Jue Yun managed to obtain two points in such a short time, he must have killed two Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials consecutively.
“Killing two people in a row… It seems like this Ling Jue Yun is extraordinarily strong.”
“Yes. Those who have entered the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm this time are all the cream of the crop among Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials… And yet, this Ling Jue Yuen managed to kill two consecutively. Regardless if he achieved this through his strength alone or through trickeries, there’s no doubt he’s strong.”
“I wonder which force Ling Jue Yun represents…”
“I know a little about Ling Jue Yun. He’s a sectless cultivator from the East Ming Nation… He single-handedly defeated the other eight Overarching Heaven Supreme Celestials who had joined forces during the Southern Heaven Combat in the East Ming Nation. At that time, he was only a Heaven Stage Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial.”
“How can a Heaven Stage Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial be so strong? Did he… did he comprehend the profundities of a law?”
“Yes! Moreover, it’s said that the law he comprehended isn’t an ordinary law; it’s the law of death, one of the Four Supreme Laws!”
“The law of death?!”
After Ling Jue Yun jumped to the top of the scoreboard, a heated discussion that revolved around him broke out. Another commotion erupted when his background and the law he comprehended were revealed.
With this revelation, many people approached the Emperor of the East Ming Nation to congratulate him.
“A sectless Heaven Stage Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial defeated the eight strongest Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials in a grade-eight Celestial Kingdom?”
“The law of death?”
The five leaders of the Three Sects and Two Clans were also amazed when they heard about Ling Jue Yun’s achievements.
Zhangsun Xiong Qi, the Second Elder of the Zhangsun Clan, said with a sigh, “What a surprise that the second name to appear on the scoreboard is such an outstanding young man…”
Soon after, a voice could be heard saying, “Rumor has it that Ling Jue Yun is not even 100 years old!”
“Not even 100 years old?!” Upon hearing this, even Bihai Mingfeng, the Third Sect Leader of the Coupling Celestial Sect, was amazed. “Such a genius entered the lower realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm?”
Although there was no doubt Ling Jue Yun was extraordinary for comprehending the law of death and defeating the collective force of the eight strongest Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials in a grade-eight Celestial Kingdom when he was a Heaven Stage Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial, there was no lack of people like that in the Profound Nether Mansion. However, it was almost unheard of for someone to achieve all these things below the age of 100.
Bihai Mingfeng glanced at Zhangsun Xiong Qi and the other leaders of the Three Sects and Two Clans before he lightly said, “I want to recruit this person… As for the others, I won’t fight with all of you to recruit them.”
Upon hearing Bihai Mingfeng’s words, the four leaders from the Three Sects and Two Clans shook their heads without any hesitation.
“Sect Leader Bihai, forgive me for not agreeing to your request… Even if I agree to it, my sect leader definitely won’t agree to it. Moreover, according to the rule set by the Profound Nether Mansion, laying claims isn’t allowed, right?” an old man bluntly said. He was Zhang Guang Zheng, the Grand Elder of the Simplicity Celestial Sect.
“Sect Leader Bihai, I can’t agree to this as well,” an old monk chimed in soon after. He was Heng Chang, the Palace Master of the Arhat Hall in the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect.
In the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect, the Palace Masters of the Cloud Platform Celestial, excluding the guardians of the sect, were only second to the Sect Leader of the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect. And among the Palace Masters of the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect, Heng Chan, the Palace Master of the Arhat Hall, was the strongest. For this reason, Heng Chan was the highest-ranking person in the sect after the sect leader and the two guardians.
“Sect Leader Bihai, you’re putting me in a very difficult position,” Gongyang Yu, the elder of the Gongyang Clan, said with a bitter smile. Compared to Heng Chan and Zhang Guang Zheng, he seemed a little lacking in confidence.
“Sect Leader Bihai, I think we should let him choose the sect or clan he wants to join when he comes out of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm,” Zhangsun Xiong Qi, the Second Elder of the Zhangsun Clan, replied tactfully. His words indirectly but clearly conveyed his refusal to comply with Bihai Mingfeng’s request.
Hearing the four people’s responses, Bihai Mingfeng narrowed his eyes with a cold expression on his face. However, he remained silent. He could easily kill the four people before him if he so wished. Unfortunately, the four people before him had the support of grade-seven forces that were also closely related to the Profound Nether Mansion, just like the Coupling Celestial Sect that he belonged to. It would be easy for him to kill them, but the consequences would not be easy to deal with. Moreover, the Mansion Master of the Profound Nether Mansion would not allow him to make an enemy out of the other four major forces.
At this moment…
“Another name has appeared!”
“Wait…the fourth name has also appeared!”
“There’s the fifth name as well!”
Shortly after Ling Jue Yun rose to the top of the scoreboard with three points, several people’s names appeared on the scoreboard one after another. However, according to some people who were in the know, these people whose name just appeared on the scoreboard could hardly be considered as outstanding peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials. Their strength was far inferior to Ling Jue Yun’s strength.
…
In just a blink of an eye, another ten days had pa.s.sed.
At this time, thousands of names had appeared on the scoreboard. Moreover, the person at the top of the scoreboard was no longer Ling Jue Yun. He had dropped to second place.
The person at the top of the scoreboard now was Yao Wei, a member of a grade-seven force. His main objective of entering the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm was not to join the Three Sects and Two Clans but to use the Three Sects and Two Clans as a springboard to enter the Profound Nether Mansion.
“This Yao Wei has earned eight points… Who’s he? He’s even more terrifying than Ling Jue Yun!”
“You’ve not heard of Yao Wei? He’s a talented member of the Yao Clan, a grade-seven clan. He’s the most outstanding person to appear in the Yao Clan in the past 10,000 years. He’s not even 200 years old, but he’s already a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial who has comprehended the profundities of a law…”
“So… he’s as strong as Ling Jue Yun?”
“He is still weaker than Ling Jue Yun… After all, Ling Jue Yun had comprehended the law of death while he had only comprehended the law of water. In addition, Ling Jue Yun hasn’t even reached the age of 100.”
“Every time the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm opens, there would be people from grade-seven forces who come to join the fun. All of them have the intention to enter the Profound Nether Mansion through the Three Sects and Two Clans, but how many of them actually succeeded in the end?”
That’s right! Many people from grade-seven forces entered the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm to join the Three Sects and Two Clans that are also grade-seven forces just so they could enter the Profound Nether Mansion. Failing that, they could only dejectedly return to their original forces.”
“I wonder why the Three Sects and Two Clans are willing to accept these people… These people are clearly ingrates!”
“In fact, the Three Sects and Two Clans don’t want to recruit these people from grade-seven forces. However, the Profound Nether Palace forbade them from doing so. That’s why the Three Sects and Two Clans have no choice but to accept these people.”
…
Another twenty days had pa.s.sed.
Among the thousands of names on the scoreboard, most of them only had two points. Only Yao Wei who was in the first place had eight points, and Ling Jue Yun who was in the second place had seven points.
At this moment, a sorrowful cry rang in the air, attracting many people’s attention. “Qi’er!”
An elderly man held a shattered Soul Pearl in his hand as tears fell from his eyes that were widened in disbelief.
“That’s… He’s Yang Ji, the revered elder of the Sunlight Celestial Kingdom’s Imperial family. He’s a One Basic Celestial King. It seems like his grandson who entered the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm has died?”
“I guess so… Yang Ji’s grandson is Yang Qi…”
“Among the peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials, Yang Qi can be regarded as quite strong. Even then, he died so quickly. It seems like he was unlucky and ran into someone stronger than him.”
“It’s obvious his opponent was much stronger than him. If his opponent was only slightly stronger, even if he couldn’t defeat his opponent, he would still be able to escape.”
“Since the ident.i.ty of the first person who died has been revealed, I a.s.sume it won’t be long before the ident.i.ties of the others who had died are revealed…”
Everyone watched as the old man, Yang Ji, stared at the names on the scoreboard as though he was trying to figure out who killed his grandson. Alas, due to the time lag from the Formation, even if only one-tenth of the people on the scoreboard were capable of killing his grandson, the suspects still numbered in the hundreds. Unless the murderer confessed or if there was a witness, it would be impossible for him to find out who killed his grandson.
Soon after, cries after cries of sorrow rang in the air. Their expressions were dark as they looked at the shattered Soul Pearls in their hands. These people were mostly close relatives of the deceased.
“Yuan’er!”
“Little Kai!”
“Mo Chou!”
At this moment, there were some people who were happy and some who were worried.
Some of them looked at the scoreboard intently, as though willing a certain name to appear.
Meanwhile, Hu Lin Yi, the Emperor of the Supporting Fall Nation, was also looking at the scoreboard. He was perplexed when he did not find Duan Ling Tian’s name. ‘Huang’er is on the list, and Jia Long is also on the list… However, Duan Ling Tian’s name hasn’t appeared. He’s strong so this doesn’t make sense…’
‘There are only two possibilities… One, Duan Ling Tian hasn’t made a move. Two, he has already been killed.’ With this thought in mind, Hu Lin Yi extended his Divine Consciousness into his Spatial Ring. He sighed in relief quietly when he saw Duan Ling Tian’s intact Soul Pearl.
However, shortly after that, Hu Lin Yi’s expression changed slightly when his eyes moved to the other Soul Pearls. He saw one of the Soul Pearls had shattered! The Soul Pearl belonged to a relatively strong peak Overarching Heaven Supreme Celestial from the Supporting Fall Nation! Although this person was the weakest among the nine Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials from the Supporting Fall Nation, he could not help but feel uneasy.