Chapter 1685 - 1668: Stirring the Ancient Star
As Luo Xie’s words spread out, the entire Xingluo Banquet fell into shock; all the Spirit Rank experts were dumbstruck, unable to speak.
In Xingluo City’s Initial Spirit Test, the moment one breaks into the top hundred, it will trigger an Anomaly, with Star Light encircling the Heavenly Dome.
And the sky-piercing Star Light before their eyes clearly signified that someone had already broken into the top fifty!
To break into the top fifty—what kind of concept was that?
Looking back over nearly a hundred years of Xingluo City’s history, only Little White had ever been able to surpass such a person, and even before Little White, this result would still be dazzling.
The one undergoing the Initial Spirit Test right now was definitely also a genius; with proper nurturing, he would certainly become renowned in his region, and could grow into a Spirit Rank Super Strong!
Yet the shock was still far from over.
Boom!
That sky-piercing Star Light swayed, then grew denser once more, the area it shrouded expanding again, so that even from an extreme distance it could be seen with perfect clarity.
"The ranking is still climbing—this is... the Anomaly of breaking into the top twenty of the Initial Spirit Test!" The Star Luo City Lord’s expression went slack, the immense surprise leaving his mind buzzing.
Their Xingluo City had just gained a genius who charged into fifteenth place, and now they were about to gain another genius who was in no way inferior?
One had to know that their Xingluo City had gone a very long time without seeing such a genius.
Could it be that Xingluo City was finally on a lucky streak?
Boom!
At this moment, that sky-piercing Star Light churned violently yet again, as though piercing through Heaven and Earth, Sovereign Over All, evolving countless Stars upon the Heavenly Dome, Star Light peerless.
"Heavens, he actually... made it into the top ten!"
"Who in the world is this?"
As the venue fell into deathly silence, only the murmuring voice of the Star Luo City Lord spread out.
Right now his face was flushed red; shock and excitement could no longer describe his feelings, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.
Because on the ranking list of Xingluo City’s Initial Spirit Test, the top ten names had not changed for a full ten thousand years!
Anyone who could rank in the top ten, looking across the entire Blue Demon Star Domain, was an absolute super genius; so long as such a person did not Fall, becoming a Heavenly Spirit Realm expert was practically a nailed-down certainty.
Bear in mind, the Blue Demon who ruled the Blue Demon Domain was still only a Spirit Rank expert and had yet to become Holy.
A genius of this level, even if he only lingered briefly in Xingluo City, could bring him immense benefits.
Crash!
After that deathly silence, the atmosphere at the venue was like a drop of cold water thrown into a vat of boiling oil; it instantly erupted in a roar.
"Xingluo City is truly about to defy the heavens!"
"A genius who actually ranked top ten in the Initial Spirit Test—too terrifying."
"With such a genius appearing in Xingluo City, I fear it will be very difficult for us to recruit him away, because we have no bargaining chip that can outweigh Xingluo."
"That goes without saying. Faced with such a genius, so long as Xingluo isn’t stupid, they’ll definitely rope him in at any cost."
"Alas, so it is Heaven’s will. It seems Xingluo City will grow strong in the days to come and suppress those of us Ancient Stars."
...
The various Ancient Star City Masters who had been trading barbed words with the Star Luo City Lord all wore complicated expressions now.
Xingluo City producing a Wuji Emperor was already headache enough for them.
And now a terrifying genius who had charged into the Initial Spirit Test’s top ten had actually appeared—that was like the final straw that broke the camel’s back, utterly shattering the hesitation and misgivings in their hearts.
"Xingluo, regarding the future benefits of the Star Sky Ancestral Land, my Gufeng City is willing to cede ten percent."
"Xingluo, I also agree to your earlier proposal."
"Xingluo, I offended you in many ways just now, please do not take it to heart."
...
One after another, Spirit Rank Super Strong cupped their hands toward the Star Luo City Lord, a hint of respect blending into their attitudes.
"Hahaha, say no more, say no more. We are all experts under Lord Blue Demon’s command; to forge the Blue Demon Domain’s might, we ought to act thus."
The Star Luo City Lord replied with a smile.
When had these experts of the same realm ever all acknowledged him together? Such treatment had never existed in all ancient or modern times.
"Luo Xie, come with me to welcome this genius." The next instant, the Star Luo City Lord said with a laugh.
"Yes, foster father!"
Luo Xie nodded.
When he himself underwent the Initial Spirit Test back then, his result was only on par with the Human Race Four Emperors.
A genius like this truly filled him with despair.
Only, he was the future City Lord; the more geniuses Xingluo City had, the more he naturally benefited.
At once, a throng of people surged forth, soaring through the air toward the location of the Initial Spirit Test.
The dozens of Spirit Rank experts who had come to attend the Xingluo Banquet naturally accompanied them along the way.
"Heh heh, aside from Boss Xiao Ye, I can’t think of anyone else this monstrous." Little White grinned, shooting into the sky.
The Human Race Four Emperors had long since been unable to sit still and followed right after him.
"Is it really Xiao Ye?" Murong Xian, temperament utterly Transcendent and brimming with Immortal Energy, blinked her beautiful eyes, filled with curiosity.
The grand entourage swept forward in great numbers; among them were quite a few big figures from the Blue Demon Star Domain. Together they soared toward the location of the Initial Spirit Test, naturally stirring up tremendous commotion.
To have so many big figures go out together to welcome someone—this treatment was simply too exaggerated. Not even the Wuji Emperor had ever received such honors.
Yet the result this person had achieved left everyone thoroughly convinced.
At this moment, all around the chessboard-like continent, the various Martial Artists wore dazed expressions as they stared at the Initial Spirit Test rankings, silent as the grave.
That super genius who had shaken the Ancient Star had indeed charged into the top ten—and had even secured a despair-inducing result.
Xiao Ye, ranked second.
The line itself was very ordinary, yet it erupted with Immortal brilliance, suppressing the countless Initial Spirit Martial Artists of endless ages, towering above, Supreme, overlooking all living beings.
"Heavens, he actually ranked second..."
Wind and clouds churned in midair as the Star Luo City Lord raced over at top speed. Seeing that ranking on the Star Light canopy, his pupils abruptly shrank, and he almost toppled out of the sky headfirst.
Breaking into the top ten and reaching second place were two entirely different concepts.
If the former merely delighted him, then the latter was enough to leave him quaking in fear.
Because the one who held first place was now already famous throughout the Void Great Realm, with Holy Rank within reach, and in the future was highly likely to become a New Saint of the Human Clan!
If "God" was a taboo in the Three Thousand Great Realms, then the single character "Holy" alone was enough to crush the Ancient Blue Sky, to suppress an entire Great Realm, to destroy Heaven and Earth with a single thought!
"Your name is Xiao Ye, is it?"
"I am the Star Luo City Lord. So long as you are willing to join Xingluo City, you may state whatever conditions you like, and I will do my utmost to satisfy them."
The Star Luo City Lord drew in a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down as he looked toward that young figure and spoke gently.
Yet that black-robed youth merely shifted his gaze past the Star Luo City Lord to the Luo Xie behind him, whose face had already turned deathly pale.
"Young City Lord Luo Xie, we meet again."
"If I’m not mistaken, you’ve already used your own Energy to blacklist me, so that the surrounding major Ancient Star Forces all wouldn’t dare accept me, haven’t you?"
These淡淡 words spread across Heaven and Earth, instantly freezing the Star Luo City Lord’s expression, his vision going black.