Countless gazes landed on the area around the arena platform. Thirty-six silhouettes stood or sat on the stone platform, with the silhouettes of Vermilion Birds hovering behind them, exuding a baleful aura.
These thirty-six people would be the most influential characters in Grand Xia in the future. Unless they were pushed off the Heavenly Fate Rankings, they would remain in the top ten.
Old Man Tianji's countenance was as calm as ever as he stared at the crowd. "Chen Wang, Shi Potian, Si Qiong, Zhan Chen, Emperor Azure, Qin Zheng, Yun Mengyi, Mu Feng, Qin Wentian and Mo Qingcheng. The ten of you are temporarily ranked in the top ten."
"The remaining twenty-six will be ranked according to the amount of ancient luck obtained by the Vermilion Birds. Wang Jue will be ranked eleventh, Hua Shaoqing will be ranked twelfth."
As the sound of Old Man Tianji's voice faded, the crowd turned their gazes onto the Vermilion Birds behind them. If they wanted to change the rankings, they could only do so through battle.
"For the ranking battle this time around, we shall proceed from the bottom to the top. Starting from the bottom, you will challenge those in front of you. If you win, you will replace the previous ranking and have the opportunity to continue challenging them. If you lose, your ranking will be fixed, and you can challenge those above you." Old Man Tianji continued, "At this moment, the thirty-six of you will be ranked thirty-six. Xiao Du, you will be the first to challenge anyone you wish."
Xiao Du was a member of the Xiao Faction of the Nine Mystical Palace. The Nine Mystical Palace had high hopes for him when he participated in the ranking battle for the Heavenly Fate Rankings. Not only that, he didn't disappoint them and managed to enter the Heavenly Fate Rankings. Although the Heavenly Fate Rankings only had a ranking of thirty-six, he just so happened to be ranked last.
His silhouette flickered as he gracefully landed on the arena platform. His gaze was incomparably sharp as he stared at the crowd below.
Among the thirty-five people before him, he had fought against many of them before and knew that they were all extremely powerful characters. He didn't have the confidence to challenge any one of them.
Finally, Xiao Du's gaze landed on Qin Wentian. This person was someone the Nine Mystical Palace wanted to capture, but who would have thought that he would disregard the safety of the Emperor Star Academy, choosing to participate in the Heavenly Fate Rankings instead. What was even more surprising was that Qin Wentian had once been humiliated by Luo Qianqiu, and only after that did he rise up in anger and defeat Luo Qianqiu.
At that time, he, Xiao Du, was already extremely famous in the Nine Mystical Palace. He wasn't someone that Luo Qianqiu could compare to. And now, Qin Wentian, whom he wouldn't even spare a glance at in the past, had actually managed to obtain a position within the top ten.
Other than those who had clashed with Qin Wentian, they didn't know what had happened to the others. Xiao Du naturally didn't see Qin Wentian's tyrannical performance. As a Heaven's Chosen of the Nine Mystical Palace, he was naturally extremely arrogant. At this moment, his eyes gleamed with sharpness, as if he wanted to give it a try. If he defeated Qin Wentian, wouldn't he be able to directly enter the top ten?
If he defeated Qin Wentian, then even if he was defeated by others, he wouldn't fall too far. This was an opportunity. Qin Wentian's aura was only at the eighth level of Yuanfu. Even if Qin Wentian's Mandate had broken through to the second level, he should still be able to contend against him.
"Qin Wentian, get the hell up here."
Xiao Du stared at Qin Wentian, it was as though a sharp sword had pierced through him. Qin Wentian inclined his head, his demonic eyes sweeping over to Xiao Du. In an instant, Xiao Du felt his heart trembling when he saw Qin Wentian's eyes. However, he was also an extraordinary character. How could he allow Qin Wentian's gaze to affect his will to battle?
"Damn." There were those from the Nine Mystical Palace in the hallway. Never would they have imagined that Xiao Du would challenge Qin Wentian in his first battle. They had personally witnessed what happened in the Vermilion Bird Formation. Although Qin Wentian's cultivation base was only at the eighth level of Yuanfu, he still had the combat prowess to contend for the top ten rankings. Xiao Du was far from being able to defeat him.
Qian Mengyu also arrived with those from the Greencloud Pavilion. When she saw this scene, she couldn't help but shake her head. This Xiao Du had overestimated his own capabilities.
The disparity between the two of them was simply too great. They were simply not on the same level.
Qin Wentian's silhouette flickered as he landed on the arena platform. His gaze swept over to Xiao Du as the coldness in his demonic eyes instantly seeped into him. Instantly, Xiao Du felt his entire body turning cold as he howled in agony.
"DIE!" Xiao Du howled as his Astral Souls erupted forth. His silhouette dashed towards Qin Wentian as he blasted out with his palms. It was as though an ancient thunderbolt had descended, directly imprinting itself onto Qin Wentian's chest. However, Qin Wentian's chest seemed to be protected by a terrifying energy, preventing his palm strike from penetrating it.
"This defense …" Xiao Du's countenance stiffened. He felt as though his palm strike had landed on an ancient demonic beast with an incomparably high defense. The defenses of demonic beasts were all exceedingly high. This was especially so for demonic beasts like the Golden Roc Demonic Beast, the Herculean Ox Demonic Beast, or the Golden Demonic Ape.
At this moment, the feeling that Qin Wentian gave Xiao Du was as though his attack had landed on the body of a terrifying demonic beast.
Inclining his head, Xiao Du saw a pair of cold demonic eyes staring back at him, as a chill seeped into his heart.
"Peng …" A terrifying force slammed into his chest. Xiao Du only felt his ribs shattering as his body was flung out of the arena platform before slamming heavily onto the ground. With a groan of misery, he coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood. When he inclined his head, he only saw that Qin Wentian didn't even bother to glance at him. Qin Wentian had already returned to his original location.
Such a scene caused Xiao Du to feel shame in his heart. This was a battle of shame.
"Xiao Du, ranked 36th on the Heavenly Fate Rankings." Old Man Tianji waved his hands as a resplendent ranking board floated in the air. The words' Heavenly Fate 'were engraved on it, while the words' Xiao Du 'were engraved at the bottom.
Xiao Du, ranked last.
"Qin Wentian is proficient in strength and defense. Without a second level Mandate, there's no need to fight him." The spectators mused. Qin Wentian should be able to obtain a position within the top ten. He who had stepped into the eighth level of Yuanfu already had such combat prowess.
After which, another silhouette stepped onto the arena platform. This time around, he didn't challenge those who were ranked too highly, but rather, he chose to challenge those who were ranked near him. However, the result of the battle was still a loss, and his ranking was fixed at the 35th position.
The battles continued on, and as the rankings continued, the silhouettes on the platform grew stronger and stronger. At the very end, even Xuan Yan of the Mystic Maiden Palace was defeated, and her ranking was fixed at # 20. Her previous ranking was # 17, which meant that Xuan Yan's ranking had actually dropped by three places.
Next, it was the 19th ranked Peng Zhan who challenged the 17th ranked Ouyang Kuangsheng.
The result of the battle caused the spectators to be extremely surprised. Ouyang Kuangsheng had an absolute advantage in terms of Astral Souls, and in addition to the fact that he had comprehended a second level Mandate of Flames, as well as the power of his Bloodline Limit, he defeated the berserk Peng Zhan. Ouyang Kuangsheng's ranking was temporarily fixed at the 17th position, while Peng Zhan's ranking was fixed at the 19th position.
After which, the 18th ranked Yao Jun stepped onto the arena platform. His countenance was extremely unsightly as he stared at the silhouettes below.
This time around, Yao Jun had high hopes for the Heavenly Fate Rankings, hoping to obtain a position within the top ten. But now, he felt a sense of trepidation in his heart.
The top ten were: Chen Wang, Shi Potian, Si Qiong, Zhan Chen, Emperor Azure, Qin Zheng, Yun Mengyi, Mu Feng, Qin Wentian, and Mo Qingcheng.
These ten were all extremely powerful. Even if it was Qin Wentian, Yao Jun had personally witnessed how terrifying he could be. The one who was the weakest was actually Mo Qingcheng.
As for the 11th to 17th ranks, they were: Wang Jue, Hua Shaoqing, Yan Cheng, Li Yu, the black-robed figure, Leng Hong, and Ouyang Kuangsheng.
Wang Jue, Hua Shaoqing, Yan Cheng, and Li Yu. Other than Hua Shaoqing, the other three were all ranked within the top ten in the previous Heavenly Fate Rankings. But now, they were all squeezed out of the top ten. However, this didn't mean that they were weak.
As for the black-robed figure and Leng Hong, they were both dark horses. Yao Jun had personally witnessed their battles and knew that they were extremely powerful. As for Ouyang Kuangsheng, he had personally witnessed his battle with Peng Zhan earlier. He had no confidence that he would be able to defeat Ouyang Kuangsheng.
Drawing in a deep breath, Yao Jun's gaze finally landed on the black-robed figure. The strength of the black-robed figure was still a mystery to him, so he could only gamble on this battle.
"I'll choose you." Yao Jun stared at the black-robed figure as a terrifying demonic qi gushed forth from him. His palms transformed into a terrifying demonic palm imprint, somewhat similar to Qin Wentian's Fiend Transformation Art. Only, it wasn't as tyrannical as the Fiend Transformation Art.
The silhouette of the black-robed figure flickered as he landed on the Vermilion Bird Arena. The devilish qi around him churned unceasingly, it was no longer a secret that this person cultivated the Devil Arts.
Right now, the cultivation base of the black-robed figure was already at the ninth level of Yuanfu. Compared to the first time Qin Wentian met him, he was much stronger.
Qin Wentian was also paying close attention to this battle. He had always been curious about the identity of the black-robed figure.
Yao Jun's demonic form gave off a sense of terror, while the black-robed figure exuded a tyrannical aura. Both of them were surrounded by a violent current of qi.
Howling sounds echoed out as Yao Jun released his Astral Souls. These were all demonic beast-type Astral Souls, capable of amplifying his attacks. His speed was extremely fast as he instantly dashed towards the black-robed figure.
The black-robed figure didn't evade, he too rushed forwards. Yao Jun's countenance stiffened as a cold smile flickered in his eyes.
"DIE!" A terrifying demonic light manifested in his palms as he directly blasted out. The speed of his attack actually increased explosively, instantly slamming into the black-robed figure. This scene caused the countenances of the spectators to freeze. Yao Jun's countenance stiffened as he stared at the black-robed figure with an expression of shock on his face.
She, who cultivated the Devil Arts, was actually a woman?
An incomparably violent demonic energy gushed into the body of the black-robed figure, yet the eyes of the black-robed figure were as cold as ice. She acted as though nothing had happened as she blasted out a black-colored palm imprint. The terrifying devil palm imprint contained a terrifying demonic qi as it directly slammed into Yao Jun's head. With a thunderous boom, Yao Jun was instantly killed.
A cold light flickered in the eyes of the black-robed figure as she walked down the arena platform, not saying a single word.
"Earlier, did he convert the demonic qi into his own attack?" The spectators were all extremely shocked when they saw that. Yao Jun's attack was extremely terrifying, yet he actually disregarded it completely. Not only that, he actually converted the demonic qi into his own attack. How tyrannical was this?
Who was this person exactly?
Why did he kill Yao Jun out of anger?!
The countenances of those from the Skydemon Sect turned ashen. Yao Jun was ranked # 13 in the previous Heavenly Fate Rankings. Yet now, he had actually fallen, let alone entering the top ten. He didn't even have the chance to touch the top ten.
The ranking battle this time around was simply too intense!
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