Ever since Yi Yun broke the record, his life had been peaceful. He still went to the # 60 herb mountain to pick herbs and cultivate the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' there.
During this period, Yi Yun celebrated his thirteenth birthday. Although his face still looked a bit childish, his body had slowly matured after practicing martial arts for so long. He now looked like a handsome youth.
There were still ten days until the rookie ranking competition!
Yi Yun could already control his Radiant Sun Qi freely. The first stage of the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique' was completely stabilized.
"Yi Yun, the rookie competition's rankings are out!"
While Yi Yun was eating dinner, Song Zijun, Zhou Kui and company found him.
Song Zijun, Zhou Kui and company were from the same sect as Yi Yun. They had followed Baldy Qin from the Jing state and the nearby states to the Tai Ah Divine City. Although there was conflict and competition between Zhou Kui and Yi Yun, it was all in the past. Especially after the Hongdao Association clashed with Yi Yun, Zhou Kui felt that he had let Yi Yun down. Besides, when it came to the rookie ranking competition, they would be from the same company, so their relationship would be closer. It was normal for them to help each other.
"Oh? What ranking are you talking about? "Yi Yun looked up in confusion.
"The rookie competition's rankings. Before the rookie competition, all of us rookies will be given a rough ranking. When the time comes, we will fight according to our rankings. Those ranked lower can challenge those ranked higher, and those ranked higher cannot refuse. Of course, both sides will have to pay a bet. "
"On the other hand, those ranked higher can challenge those ranked lower. But the other party can refuse, and there is no benefit to it. So usually, this situation will not happen."
Zhou Kui explained. He had been paying attention to the rookie rankings for a long time. He always wanted to know what his ranking would be. Although this ranking was decided by the Tai Ah Divine City's administrators according to the rules, it did not reflect one's strength. But it could tell a person's potential. It was also a matter of face.
Everyone hoped that they could be ranked at the top, although in reality. But in fact, being ranked higher would only result in being beaten by more people.
"Oh, so it's this ranking. What's my ranking?"
Yi Yun carried on eating meat. Clearly, he did not care about the ranking.
Song Zijun and Zhou Kui were speechless seeing Yi Yun like this. This Yi Yun was too ambitious. He did not know how many people were watching him!
"You are ranked 10,003." Zhou Kui gave Yi Yun a sympathetic look.
"10,003? What does that mean? "Yi Yun was momentarily confused.
"Actually, it means third place. According to the previous rules, the ranking of the rookie ranking competition starts from the 10,000th place on the Earth Roll. First place is 10,001, second place is 10,002, and you are in third place!"
The Divine Kingdom's elites could train in the Tai Ah Divine City for six years. Every batch had about 2000 people. The first five batches added up would usually have more than 10,000 people. The number of rookies ranked first would start from 10,000. As for the veterans ranked below 10,000, they would be interspersed in the rankings after 10,000.
To the veterans, lining up with the recruits was actually a very shameful thing.
"Third place … This ranking is pretty good." Yi Yun was very satisfied, but he also knew that this was not a good ranking. According to the Tai Ah Divine City's rookie ranking rules, the amount of dragon scale runes earned was a significant proportion. The amount of dragon scale runes he earned was definitely number one amongst the Tai Ah Divine City rookies. It was reasonable for him to be ranked third.
But after hearing Yi Yun's words, Song Zijun, Zhou Kui and company were speechless. Being ranked third was considered "pretty good"?
Also, did Yi Yun know what kind of situation he was facing? The fire was burning in front of him. He was still happily eating meat!
Zhou Kui said, "Yi Yun, do you know what my ranking is?"
"Oh? How much? "Yi Yun casually asked.
"Eleven thousand five hundred and twenty-three! This is the overall ranking. If I were to say that I'm ranked around 1100 out of the 2000 rookies. The additional 400 people in the overall ranking are veterans who are not in the top 10,000. "
"In the past three months of rookie trials, I've given it my all, but I've barely managed to rank in the middle. Brother Zijun, as well as the brothers from the Xuanwu Army who follow me, are ranked even lower."
"Among the top 1000, many of them come from the Central state, the imperial city or reclusive family clans. There are many famous and awesome people who are ranked behind you!"
Zhou Kui explained to Yi Yun what it meant to be ranked third.
Ignoring the reclusive family clans that could match the royal family, just the family clans in the capital were not something the Jing state family clans could compare with.
As the saying goes, one does not know one's position unless one is in the capital. The nobles in the Kingdom's imperial city were in charge of a small office, and their fiefs were the size of a palm. But when they went to the local areas, they could manage a medium-sized city!
The local family clans could not compete with the capital in terms of resources and bloodlines.
Those with powerful bloodlines, and those family clans that could really stand, would move closer to the capital. Ignoring the resources in the capital, just the fact that their descendants could marry into the capital's large family clans would make their family's bloodline more outstanding.
"Brother Yi, you've really gone overboard this time. I know a brother whose father is a marquis. He's not bad in his family clan, but he's only ranked around 200 amongst the rookies. There's also the two grandsons of the Xuanwu Army's marshal. They are also in our batch, but they're only ranked around 300. Now you know what it means to be ranked third …"
"So that's how it is …" Yi Yun wiped the oil from his mouth. It did sound quite exaggerated.
There were too many family clans in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom. Every family clan had a large number of descendants!
It seemed like it would not be easy to charge up the Tai Ah Divine City's overall ranking. Even being ranked amongst the 2000 rookies was not an easy task.
"So! Many people are staring at you! And the two in front of you, one is Qiuniu, the other is Chu Xiaoran! One of them was born with divine strength, and the other has extraordinary perceptivity! You might not know, but while many of us were doing miscellaneous chores, Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran had gone to the Divine wilderness to hunt desolate beasts. They are now ranked on the Heaven roll of honor! That's why they are ranked first and second! "
"This time, Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran are planning on charging up the Earth roll of honor. I wonder how far they can go. Maybe they can charge up to the top 3000 or 4000!"
After the rookie rankings were determined, the top ranked Qiuniu, Chu Xiaoran and company would be challenged by the people behind them. But at the same time, they had the right to challenge the top ranked senior cultivators.
Of course, there were bets to be made in the challenges. How far they could go depended on their own abilities.
Baldy Qin had previously said that if a rookie could charge into the top 1000 of the Heaven or Earth rolls of honor in a year, it would be enough to attract the attention of the various large factions in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.
Now, Yi Yun and this batch of rookies had entered the Tai Ah Divine City for three months. If they wanted to charge into the top 1000 in a year, it would not be an exaggeration to charge into the top 3000 or 4000!
"Qiuniu, Chu Xiaoran …" Yi Yun muttered to himself. These two people had the ability to hunt desolate beasts in the Divine wilderness while others were doing miscellaneous chores. They were indeed capable, so it was no wonder they were ranked first and second.
But he did not know how far he could go if he were to charge up the Earth roll of honor.
"Brother Yi, no one dares to touch Qiuniu and Chu Xiaoran. Now, everyone is watching you. You are famous amongst the Tai Ah Divine City's rookie circles! Everyone knows that you are overflowing with wealth. And according to the rules, you are ranked third. It has nothing to do with your strength, but it's all because you have earned too many dragon scale runes. You picked up a primordial herb, and because of it, you broke the herb-picking record. I wonder how many people are jealous of you! "
"With your ranking so high, many people are unconvinced. Also, there are many people eyeing your assets. Everyone wants to take a bite out of you, and it's not just the Hongdao Association!"
"However, the Hongdao Association has already spread the word that anyone who challenges you without their permission will be snatching business from the Hongdao Association. The Hongdao Association will slowly settle the score. Therefore, this has dispelled the thoughts of some people. Speaking of which, this can be considered as a blessing in disguise …"
Song Zijun said with a wry smile. The phrase "a blessing in disguise" was clearly sarcastic.
When Yi Yun heard this, he stroked his chin, "Stealing business? To use this phrase, they are treating me like a fish on a chopping board. "
Zhou Kui said, "Brother Yi, the first round of registration for the ranking competition is about to begin. On the first day, there are a limit of 12 battles. Many people have been eyeing your token. Once it begins, they will start fighting for it. You will probably be able to fight a full 12 battles every day for the next three days!"
"You might not know, but the Hongdao Association has already opened a bet on how many battles you can last. I guess your first few opponents will be the Hongdao Association's Four Bully Lords. They are ranked in the hundreds amongst the rookies. I have met one or two of them when I was forging. They are quite famous in the capital and are indeed stronger than me."
"Four Bully Lords?"
Yi Yun recalled the strange tall, short, fat, and skinny group he met at the pawnshop. This bunch of youths sure were kind to pawn their assets to bet with him.
"Brother Yi, I bet that you can fight more than ten battles."
Song Zijun patted Yi Yun on the shoulder to show his support.
Actually, Song Zijun, Zhou Kui and the youths from the Jing state knew that Yi Yun was very strong. Even if Yi Yun did not use dragon scale runes, just his strength alone would allow him to be ranked in the front.
But the crux of the matter was that he could not withstand continuous battles.
Besides, Yi Yun's third place ranking was a bit exaggerated. The rookies that were ranked in the top 50 were all ruthless people!
Some of them might even make it to the top four thousand on the Earth Roll.
"Thanks!" Yi Yun cupped his hands, "Where is the registration area? I want to go take a look when the registration is official."
The number of battles he could fight a day was limited. He could not just let any Tom, Dick or Harry come. At the very least, they had to be of some quality. Well … it meant that they had enough dragon scale runes.
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