Zhan Chen had fallen, the fourth position on the Heavenly Fate Rankings was now vacant. After the ranking battle concluded, the fourth position would be filled up again.
And after this battle, Qin Wentian would officially become one of the top three rankers. As for his final ranking, it had yet to be determined.
Bailu Yi and Bailu Jing all had smiles on their faces. Even the large-eyed elder from the White Deer Institute was smiling. Staring at the silhouette on the arena platform, he commented in a low voice, "This little brat actually managed to achieve such a feat in the ranking battle of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, becoming one of the top three rankers. With such talent, his future achievements will be limitless."
However, as the large-eyed elder spoke, traces of worry could be seen flickering in his eyes.
Zhan Chen wasn't an ordinary character, he was a Heaven's Chosen from the Pill Emperor Hall.
And in this ranking battle, Qin Wentian had already killed many Heaven's Chosen from the transcendent powers. He had offended too many people, and this made the large-eyed elder worry for Qin Wentian.
Even if Qin Wentian became the top ranker in the Heavenly Fate Rankings, he had already formed a grudge with the transcendent powers. These people would only wish for Qin Wentian's death.
Geniuses had to be strangled in the cradle.
"I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse for him to be so arrogant." Bailu Yi's father also sighed.
"This should be the nature of one's heart. Those who reached the pinnacle of the ancient times would never suppress their emotions, they would dare to love and hate. Their will was strong, their state of mind clear, and they wouldn't have any knots in their hearts. Even if they had to fight against the entire world, they had to follow their heart. Didn't the Azure Emperor also do the same back then? But what a pity, it was all because of this that he fell," the large-eyed elder spoke in a low voice.
In this world, there were two types of people who could achieve greatness. The first type was like Qin Wentian and the Azure Emperor, showing off their sharpness, not suppressing their true heart, doing as they pleased. The other type was able to endure what others couldn't. They could disguise themselves to the extreme, like a gentleman, but in the dark, they were a devil that killed people like scything flax. Such a person's temperament was similarly terrifying, low-profile, and deep.
But ultimately, it all came down to one's heart. If one's heart was strong enough, nothing would be able to shake it.
Mo Qingcheng stood on the stone platform with a smile on her face. Her white robes fluttered in the wind, her beauty capable of toppling empires.
She stared at the silhouette of Qin Wentian on the arena platform, feeling pride for him. Along the way, he had experienced too many things. For her, he killed Hua Xiaoyun, and now, he defeated Zhan Chen, fulfilling his promise to her.
There were simply too many people who were shocked and astonished as they stared at the silhouette on the arena platform. Behind him, the Purgatory Vermilion Bird floated in the air, exuding a terrifying baleful light. It had devoured Zhan Chen's Vermilion Bird spirit, and it was like its master, Qin Wentian, wanting to sweep away everything in its path.
Qin Wentian slowly turned his gaze to Si Qiong and Chen Wang.
Chen Wang also opened his eyes and looked at Ye Futian. Their gazes met, and terrifying sharpness clashed in the air.
"There's one more battle, and I'll be standing in front of you. I hope that you can still hold on to your so-called number one position." Qin Wentian slowly spoke. After defeating Zhan Chen, he would fight against Si Qiong. If he lost, he would be ranked number three. But if he defeated Si Qiong, he would stand at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Fate Rankings and face off against Chen Wang.
Qin Wentian was the same as Chen Wang, he had absolute confidence in himself. It was as though Si Qiong would become his stepping stone.
His words completely disregarded Si Qiong's existence.
There were some who felt that Qin Wentian was arrogant. But regardless of Chen Wang, Si Qiong, the defeated Shi Potian, or the dead Zhan Chen, who wasn't arrogant?
If they didn't even have confidence in their own strength, how could they defeat them? That was a kind of conviction, a conviction that would allow one to press forward with indomitable will.
Si Qiong's eyes gleamed with sharpness as he stared at Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian was brazen, speaking to Chen Wang in such a manner was undoubtedly disregarding his existence.
He, Si Qiong, came to Grand Xia to participate in the Heavenly Fate Rankings with the intention of obtaining the number one position. Yet he was defeated by Chen Wang, he could only accept it. Chen Wang had stayed at the Heavenly Fate Realm for a longer period of time than him, but against Qin Wentian, how could he lose a second battle? Although Qin Wentian had been concealing his true cultivation base, it was clear that he hadn't stayed at the Heavenly Fate Realm for too long.
If he were to lose again, he wouldn't be able to accept it.
"I'll give you all a day to rest. The next battle shall be between Qin Wentian and Si Qiong." Old Man Tianji slowly spoke, causing the gazes of the crowd to turn to the wise and farsighted silhouette.
Could it be that Old Man Tianji had the foresight to arrange the battle between Chen Wang and Si Qiong? Could it be that he had foreseen something?
Back then when Old Man Tianji had arranged for Chen Wang to fight against Si Qiong, the majority of the spectators had thought that it would be a decisive battle. But now, their assumptions had been overturned.
"Old Man Tianji is able to pry into astral fate. Even if Qin Wentian concealed his cultivation base, the fluctuations of Astral Energy in his body shouldn't be able to fool Old Man Tianji. Old Man Tianji should have already known that Qin Wentian had broken through to the ninth level of Yuanfu." The hearts of the spectators mused. For those with unique Astral Souls, or those who were proficient in sensing the fluctuations of Astral Energy, they would be able to tell the cultivation base of others with a single glance.
Old Man Tianji definitely had such an ability. He had long known that Zhan Chen would lose to Qin Wentian.
In that case, did Old Man Tianji also believe that Qin Wentian would be able to defeat Si Qiong?
If not, if Si Qiong won, the final battle would have been brought forward.
Qin Wentian returned to the stone platform. Bai Qing's body was much better after consuming the medicinal pellet. She pulled on his arm as she smiled, "Wentian gege, you're already in the top three."
"You're also in the top five, and you were the one who gave up." Qin Wentian rubbed Bai Qing's head, causing Bai Qing to slap his arm away. Glaring at him, she stated, "Wentian gege, I'm no longer a little girl."
Qin Wentian laughed as he stared at the mischievous look on Bai Qing's face. Back then, this little lass had indeed grown up. She was even more beautiful than her elder sister, and her figure was even better.
"In my eyes, there's no difference."
Qin Wentian laughed as he pinched her cheeks, causing Bai Qing to hatefully glare at him. This fellow had always liked to do this when they were young. Even now, he still loved to rub other people's heads and pinch their cheeks. How detestable.
"Hmph." Bai Qing's lips twitched, yet she was feeling extremely happy in her heart.
Such a feeling was so good. It was as though she had returned to that innocent and pure era, where she had no worries, sitting together with her Wentian gege and chatting, not knowing what worries were.
Now, she had finally returned to the past.
"It's about time for you to recover your Astral Energy." Mo Qingcheng tugged on Qin Wentian's arm. Qin Wentian looked at Mo Qingcheng as he nodded his head, "The earlier battle didn't consume too much of my energy. This time around, Old Man Tianji gave me a day's worth of rest, it's more than enough."
"Don't worry, I know what you're thinking. I will take good care of myself." Qin Wentian tugged on Mo Qingcheng's hand, exerting a slight amount of force. The two of them smiled at each other. Mo Qingcheng wasn't thinking about whether Qin Wentian would be able to obtain the top ranker on the Heavenly Fate Rankings, but rather, his safety.
Qin Wentian sat cross-legged as Yuan Meteor Stones appeared in his hands. During this period of time, his consumption of Yuan Meteor Stones was extremely high. The amount of Yuan Meteor Stones he had on him was almost depleted. On the path of cultivation, the higher one's cultivation, the more resources they would need.
After a short period of time, Qin Wentian replenished the Astral Energy in his Yuanfu. At the same time, he condensed some Divine Energy in preparation for battle.
However, Qin Wentian didn't immediately open his eyes. Recently, there were many things happening around him that gave him a strange feeling. He wanted to connect the dots, yet he had no way to do so.
For example, Yun Mengyi. Who was she? Was she really Princess Tianyu?
And why did his biological father come to Grand Xia back then, bringing away a woman? Was that woman Yun Mengyi?
If that was the case, Yun Mengyi shouldn't be so young.
If he wanted to find out, the only way was to unravel the memories of his father.
As he thought of this, Qin Wentian's attention landed on the tiny Astral-Being in his sea of consciousness. Once again, he arrived at the boundless starry space. There were simply too many astral fragments here.
Each and every one of them was a memory fragment.
These few years, he had read many memory fragments, and would often see the silhouette of that middle-aged man. He had already gradually accepted the possibility that the middle-aged man was his biological father.
These memory fragments were all trivial matters that happened when his father was still alive.
One memory fragment after another was opened by Qin Wentian. He wanted to find the memories of his father back then in Grand Xia.
After a long period of time, Qin Wentian's will retracted as he began to absorb the memory fragments. Within these memory fragments, he saw an elegant courtyard. The middle-aged man was sitting cross-legged there, cultivating. Above the sky, resplendent astral light cascaded down, landing on him. This courtyard seemed to be shrouded in a constellation, incomparably resplendent.
"How powerful." Qin Wentian couldn't help but to exclaim in admiration. However at this moment, the middle-aged man coughed a few times as the constellation vanished. He coughed out a mouthful of black-colored blood as his countenance paled, as though he had suffered heavy injuries.
Staring at the Heavens, the middle-aged man's eyes flickered with a sense of melancholy, but soon after, they turned resolute. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze akin to a terrifying sharp sword piercing through the clouds, as though wanting to tear apart the heavens. Just by casually standing there, he exuded a terrifying aura.
Behind the middle-aged man, a silhouette slowly walked over. Staring at the back of the middle-aged man, he saw that the middle-aged man was kneeling on the ground, unmoving.
The middle-aged man turned his head and walked over, helping the middle-aged man up as he ruthlessly patted the middle-aged man's shoulder, as though they were old friends that hadn't seen each other for a very long time. However, the middle-aged man's eyes were filled with respect.
"It's him." At the instant he saw this silhouette, great waves of shock rose in Qin Wentian's heart.
Everything that happened on the Heavenly Stele Steps wasn't a coincidence. It was a test for him.
Beside him, a silhouette appeared. It was none other than the young woman who bore a striking resemblance to Yun Mengyi.
And at this moment, the fragmented memories vanished without a trace. It was as though this was the end of the fragmented memories.
Qin Wentian opened his eyes as a terrifying sharpness flickered within. Abruptly shifting his gaze over, Qin Wentian saw the silhouette of a young woman walking in his direction. This young woman was none other than Yun Mengyi.
Yun Mengyi glanced at Mo Qingcheng, feeling a sense of awe in her heart. No wonder Qin Wentian wasn't bewitched by her back then. So it turned out that he had such a beautiful lover.
"I have some words I wish to speak with him alone." Yun Mengyi spoke in a light voice. Mo Qingcheng cast a glance at Qin Wentian before lightly nodding her head, pulling Bai Qing along as they walked away.
"Who are you exactly?" Qin Wentian's eyes gleamed with sharpness as he asked.
"I've told you before, it's up to you whether you want to believe me or not. Now, I'm going to impart a set of oracular chant to you." Yun Mengyi spoke to Qin Wentian, "Take out three sides of the Divine Stele and chant the oracular chant. You will be able to summon the ancient will of the Heavenly Stele, and combine the nine sides into one. With that, you will be able to wield the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia. However, you have to think this through. The other six sides are still in the hands of the six transcendent powers of the seven great clans.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
