<h4>Chapter 849 The Emergence of Geniuses in Large Numbers</h4>
Countless eyes were fixed on Lei Cang.
All the practitioners were shocked by Cloud Light Saintess’s previous attempt to get on the Heaven Rankings List. Now, they had even higher hopes for Lei Cang. He had overtaken Cloud Light Saintess and became the new top master on the Earth Rankings List. Theoretically speaking, he had a very good chance of bing the first practitioner in the Upper King Realm to get on the Heaven Rankings List in thousands of years.
The people of the Thunder n were excited beyond words.
Everything seemed to have fallen into ce naturally.
Standing in front of the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List, Lei Cang took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and activated his power to the optimal extent. Streaks of lightning swirled around his body like divine lights, and there were even shing lights darting from his eyes. A terrifying force erupted and spread in all directions.
Boom!
Lightning bolts shed and surged forth like moltenva.
Lei Cang threw a powerful punch at the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List with all his strength.
The deafening rumbling sounds of thunder rang out.
Sparks scattered in all directions.
Thebat skills of the Thunder n were more visually shocking than those of the Cloud n.
The tableau created by Lei Cang’s strike was much more spectacr than the one created by Cloud Light Saintess. It looked as if the thunder god had descended to the world, making countless practitioners of various immortal sects tremble with fear.
The practitioners of the Thunder n couldn’t help cheering loudly.
It seemed that Lei Cang would surely get on the Heaven Rankings List.
Lei Cang’s smile was one of utmost confidence.
However, something that surprised all the practitioners present happened.
After the streaks of lightning disappeared, no golden divine patterns appeared on the smooth surface of the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List, and no other changes took ce. There wasn’t even a single beam of golden light, nor did Lei Cang’s name appear.
It turned out that Lei Cang’s performance was much worse than Cloud Light Saintess, who managed to produce some golden divine patterns like swimming fish with a strike.
Lei Cang’s smile gradually stiffened and finally froze on his face.
The cheers from the practitioners of the Thunder n suddenly stuck in their throats.
The practitioners from various immortal sects waiting in anticipation for a miracle to happen were all dumbfounded. They rubbed their eyes repeatedly as if they couldn’t believe what they saw.
“What... what’s going on?”
“Obviously, Lei Cang performed better than Cloud Light Saintess in the verification process. Why did he fail to cause the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List to change even a little bit? In that respect, he performed much worse than Cloud Light Saintess.”
“How could the first ce on the Earth Rankings List be inferior to the second ce?”
“What kind of logic is this?”
Lei Cang stood dazedly in front of the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List, unable to believe the result.
“I refuse to ept this!”
He roared and prepared to throw another punch.
He performed an ultimate skill of the Thunder n and punched the stone tablet hard.
Boom!
Streaks of lightning shed, and liquid sma overflowed copiously.
However, the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List still stood unmovable, without any reaction.
“How could... it... be like this?”
After throwing tens of punches in a row with all his strength, Lei Cang was exhausted and gasped for air. At the same time, anger and disbelief engulfed him in waves.
“s, get off the tform.”
An old voice came from a high pavilion in the distance.
Lei Cang looked like he was reluctant to give up, but he didn’t dare to disobey the order given by the speaker. In the end, he made an obeisance and said, “Yes, master.”
He walked down the stone steps with a dejected look on his face. He no longer had the confidence and demeanor that he had when he was ranked first on the Earth Rankings List. With a gloomy look on his face, he left directly without saying a word.
Many practitioners of various immortal sects didn’t know what to say after they saw what happened.
“This is a little strange.”
“Cloud Light Saintess, who ranked second on the Earth Rankings List, produced golden divine patterns on the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List with only one strike and almost got on the list. Inparison, Lei Cang ranked first on the same list, but he failed to do what Cloud Light Saintess did. Why?”
Li Mu was a little puzzled too.
“Could it be that instead of showing her real power, Cloud Light Saintess struck the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List so casually that the stone tablet misjudged her real strength?”
“Who is more powerful? Cloud Light Saintess or Lei Cang?”
That was the question on the minds of countless practitioners of immortal sects.
Another peerless genius from a Divine n showed up at this time.
Like a gust of cold wind, the sessor of the Ghost n, who was shrouded in ghostly ck fog, ascended the stone tform via the stone steps and came to the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List. Then, he raised his hand and struck the stone tablet hard.
Boom!
A gust of cold wind swept past and Resentful Spirits howled in grief.
Numerous golden divine patterns appeared around the stone tablet, shining brightly like little golden suns and shedding beams of light that dazzled the people around the tform; they could not even open their eyes. After a while, the golden world “ghost” appeared at the top of the Earth Rankings List. The neer took the ce of Lei Cang—the sessor of the Thunder n and became the new top master on the list.
Lei Cang dropped to second ce.
Cloud Light Saintess then dropped into third ce.
The crowd burst into exmations of surprise.
Another person ranked first on the Earth Rankings List.
No one had expected that the mysterious sessor of the Ghost n, who had been keeping a low profile, would catch up and gain the upper hand while the people of the six major Divine ns were secretly contending against each other.
The faces of the practitioners of the Thunder n and the Cloud n turned ashen.
After a short period of exmations of surprise, all the practitioners grew more concerned about another question. Would the sessor of the Ghost n named “Ghost”, who ranked first on the Earth Rankings List now, go to the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List and try to get on that list as Li Rouran—Cloud Light Saintess and Lei Cang—the sessor of the Thunder n, did?
As expected, under the crowd’s gaze, “Ghost” walked down the stone steps from the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List and strode toward the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings List.
“He’sing!”
“He’s really going to try to get on the Heaven Rankings List.”
“Will he seed?”
All the watchers became excited.
Li Mu was quite curious too. He waited to see what would happen.
“Ghost” walked to the stone tablet for the Heaven Rankings list. When everyone thought that he was going to take action, he suddenly hesitated for no reason.
Standing in front of the stone tablet that symbolized one of the greatest honors for the practitioners of various immortal sects in thousands of years, “Ghost” did not umte energy, nor did he activate his power. Instead, he stared at the stone tablet for a few breaths of time. Finally, he chuckled, turned around, and walked straight down the stone steps.
“He gave up!”
What “Ghost” did was beyond many people’s expectations.
“Is it because he doesn’t have confidence?”
“Could it be that he clearly knows what he can do and what he can’t?”
“The retreating figure of ‘Ghost’ is obviously more dignified than that of Lei Cang, who lost his temper because of his failure.”
“Small details can sometimes show who is better, right?”
There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.
Some people fixed their eyes on Li Mu.
Some high-level practitioners of immortal sects who knew the truth about the battle in the six major channels behind the Gate of the Ancestors were very curious about one thing. Back then, Li Mu could protect a woman and sessfully escape with her from the siege of Cloud Light Saintess, Lei Cang, Fairy Shuiyue, and “Ghost”. What ce would he rank on the Earth Rankings List?
That battle involved too many factors, so it couldn’t be used as a measure of Li Mu’s real fighting power. The high-level practitioners of various immortal sects had different opinions on his true power. Some thought highly of him, while others didn’t think that way.
Everyone believed that the divine artifacts corresponding to the three lists would give an urate answer today.
However, Li Mu had no intention ofpeting for the ranking right away.
He still considered himself a watcher and continued to watch thepetition with interest.
Thepetition for the ranking was still ongoing.
Thepetition for ces on the Human Rankings List and the Earth Rankings List was quite intense.
In the blink of an eye, there were so many names of practitioners on the stone tablets for these two lists that there was no more space for any other names. Therefore, an elimination mechanism was introduced. When a new practitioner got on a list, the practitioner who rankedst on the list would be eliminated.
This mechanism made thepetition even more intense.
Some practitioners who managed to get on the lists were eliminated after a short while. They could only cover their faces and smile bitterly.
After about an hour, another big shot showed up.
It was Fairy Shuiyue, the sessor of the Mist n. d in a light purple dress, she looked sweet, pure, and iparably beautiful and resembled a beauty made of shining white jade. Surrounded by swirling fairy mist, she walked up the stone steps, stopped in front of the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List, and struck the stone tablet!
The stone tablet shook.
Dazzling golden light shed.
Numerous divine patterns appeared and turned into two words—”Jiang Yourong”. The name rose up and finally stopped moving at the location below the name “Ghost” and above Lei Cang’s name. Now, Fairy Shuiyue ranked second on the Earth Rankings List, Lei Cang ranked third, and Cloud Light Saintess dropped into fourth ce.
As the rankings changed constantly, the practitioners around the stone tforms eximed in surprise and had a heated discussion about the changes.
For a long time, the sessors of the six major Divine ns had been regarded as the top figures among the Heavenly Legends of the new generation in the immortal sects. There had been a great deal of dispute about their rankings.
The truth would be revealed today.
Among the sessors of the six major Divine ns, Young Master Wuxing, the sessor of the Wind n, was the only one that had not shown up yet.
Clouds were formless, and the wind had no form.
The Wind n didn’t send anyone to the battlefield in the six major channels behind the Gate of the Ancestors. Young Master Wuxing had always been elusive. It was said that he once went to Mount Tianxuan, but he didn’t take any action in the end.
There were various legends about this mysterious person.
Some people said that he was the most talented and powerful one among the sessors of the six major Divine ns and had far surpassed the others, while others said that he was actually not that powerful, and there were few rumors about him because he didn’t like to seek fame and wealth.
Today’spetition for ces on the three lists would undoubtedly bring an end to those legends about him.
Everyone was looking forward to his appearance.
Six hourster, the sun gradually set in the west, but he still did not show up, as if he were not interested in the rankings on the three lists at all.
The stone tablets for the Earth Rankings List and the Human Rankings List were already full of names. Almost all the practitioners who were qualified to be ranked on the two lists had taken action, so there weren’t many changes in the rankings on these lists.
Lin Guanquan from the Rain n, who was the first to get on the Earth Rankings List, now ranked third-tost, which was a rank hanging in the bnce. Many other practitioners of the Rain n who were included on the listter had already been eliminated and becameughing stocks.
There was a dismal and gloomy atmosphere among the practitioners of the Rain n.
Finally, Lin Yuhan, known as the top talent of the Rain n, who got injured in the fight with Wang Yanyi, showed up after recovering from his injury.
Carrying the hopes of the Rain n, he struck the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List, making a loud sound. Dazzling golden divine patterns appeared, forming his name—Lin Yuhan. The name rose up continuously and stopped below Cloud Light Saintess’s name. He ranked fifth on the Earth Rankings List!
All the practitioners of the Rain n burst into cheers.
They erupted with long-stifled passions in an exaggerated way.
They looked as if some practitioner of the Rain n had taken first ce on the Earth Rankings List.
Lin Guanquan, the chief of the Seasonal Rain Pce, patted his chest and heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, his senior fellow apprentice ranked among the top five on the Earth Rankings List, and only one practitioner had been eliminated. For this reason, he stayed on the list, ranking second-tost. He had obtained the qualification for entering the immortal pce.
However, as a hubbub rose like a tide, his face suddenly turned gloomy.
Wang Yanyi, who had been sleeping soundly under the shed, finally woke up. He yawned, walked up the stone steps dragging his sword, and came to the stone tablet for the Earth Rankings List.
He had defeated Lin Yuhan, who ranked fifth on the Earth Rankings List, in the Immortal-ying Ring, so he would undoubtedly get on the list.
All the people there, including Li Mu, were very curious about what the ranking of this young God of Sword from one of the six major ns of traitorous devils would be on the Earth Rankings List.