HEAVENLY DAO RANK: I WAS EXPOSED AS A SWORD GOD
Chapter 100: The Struggle Between Orthodox Geniuses and Devils, The Emergence of Devil's Talent

The Great Region of Zenith, the Palace of the Night Gods. As the top five demon sects, the ability of the Night God Palace was in no way inferior to any Holy Land.

At that moment, the Night God Palace Master and the God Princess were standing in the Stargazing Tower, watching the names that continued to appear in the Heaven God Sovereign Rank of mankind.

"Qingyu, you will probably be famous all over the world!" The one who spoke was a delicate middle-aged man with a handsome face and starry eyes.

He is the current Palace Master of the Night God — Night Soul Rulers.

Beside him was his proudest disciple, the number one miracle of the Night God Palace, Dewa—Ye Qingyu's daughter.

Ye Qingyu was an absolute beauty with ice-cold skin and jade bones, and her disposition was extraordinary. Coupled with the black dress she wore that depicted her elegant figure, she looked mysterious and graceful.

"Sir, this is not worth mentioning!" Ye Qingyu's tone was indifferent.

“No harm. It's time for you to be recognized. We can use the rankings to let the various Holy Lands witness the true genius of our Night God Palace and give them an eye-opener.

“In my opinion, no one in the various Holy Lands can compare to you, not even the current Chu Yunhe! You have surpassed me. The number one miracle of mankind will be yours!” Night Soul Lord declared confidently.

Ye Qingyu's eyes brightened while anticipation began to rise.

He didn't care if he was known to the world, it was just that everyone wanted to win and compete for that first place.

Ye Qingyu was no exception.

The Night God Palace had always been known for its secrecy, and most of its disciples were unknown to outsiders, especially Ye Qingyu.

Previously, he had always secluded himself somewhere outside the world, so he had never been at the Hidden Dragon Rank, Physical Rank 3000, or Divine Weapon Rank. He really is a hidden genius.

Wonders from the various top families, sects, and Holy Lands were listed at rank one after another. It was exchanged between the prodigies of the demon sect and the orthodox sect.

'The rewards from the Heavenly Dao Ranking became increasingly generous. In the 30th position, the rewards of enlightenment and talent had increased by 100%.

In addition, there are additional gifts to improve the soul.

Human Rank #20: Duan Tianlong

Cultivation: The Peak Stage of Soul Formation

Origin: Grand Primordium Holy Land

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 100%, Soul Power increased by 50%

Human Rank #19: Gu Yuqi

Cultivation: The Early Stage of Soul Formation

Origin: Qingyun Sect

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 100%, Soul Power increased by 60%

"Young Brother Gu is in the rankings!" Tang Chi hugged Gu Yuqi in surprise. "Not bad, Young Brother!"

“Hei, Young Brother Wan Jie has also reached the Soul Formation Stage. He should have a chance to climb the ranks as well!”

Everyone's eyes were suddenly fixed on 'Ji Wanjie' the Blood Spirit King, whose only desire was to be invisible.

“a. It's already in the top 20, and I'm not in the rankings. I'm definitely outside the top 100! The Blood Spirit King responded with a bitter smile.

He had long since started to panic inside, praying loudly that he would not rise in rank.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao reward, his life was more important.

Li Yu was right beside him. If his true identity is revealed, he will be cursed.

Right now, those who knew about Gu Yuqi's Ancient God Body were not surprised by his rank.

However, those who did not know Gu Yuqi were shocked after seeing his cultivation realm.

“Eh? Gu Yuqi's cultivation was only at the initial stage of Soul Formation. On what basis is he ranked 19th?”

“Yes, the dozen people behind him are already at the final stage of the Soul Formation Realm. Why is this kid ranked 19th in the early stages of Soul Formation Realm?”

“What does the Heavenly Dao Rank do? Can't you be a little more serious? This is a very obvious mistake. Did Gu Yuqi bribe Hea...?!” someone cursed.

Before he could finish his sentence, a bolt of lightning struck his head, causing his mouth to foam and urinate.

“Damn it, this brother has been punished by the Heavenly Dao Rank. Let's not talk about it anymore!”

“Hmph, if you ask me, he deserves it. Growing bullshit before knowing anything made him suffer the wrath of heaven!

"Indeed. The Heavenly Dao rank clearly stated that the rank was based on the level of strength and potential, not according to the cultivation realm.

“There are many determining factors in strength. Cultivation is just one of them. Cultivation techniques, divine arts, Dao comprehension, bloodlines, and other factors would have a great impact.

“and there is also potential. It's a more abstract concept. If Gu Yuqi could enter the top 20 at the initial stage of the Soul Formation, it meant that his level of strength far surpassed those in the same realm or he had extremely incredible potential!

The Clear Void Holy Land. Qin Yueheng looked at Gu Yuqi's name and felt dispirited. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

So the difference between us is that big? Qin Yueheng muttered in his heart.

Previously, when they were at the Hidden Dragon Rank, Gu Yuqi was the first while he was the second. Back then, he felt they were only one place apart.

However, now that he looked at the Heaven-Human Son Rank, he did not even have the qualifications to enter the rankings while Gu Yuqi was in the top 20.

This real difference made Qin Yueheng suffer an unprecedented blow.

Moreover, other than Gu Yugi, there was also Li Yu, a person younger than him but showing a terrifying ability.

Compared to them, his ego in the past was ridiculous.

I have to work harder this time around at the Lingtian Mystic Realm. I must rise to the rank of Sons of Heaven!

Qin Yueheng's heart burned with a raging fire.

Human Rank #14: Zhou Yu

Cultivation: Early Stage Profound Void Martial

Origin: Clear the Void Holy Land

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 90%.

Human Rank #13: Chu Jianxin

Cultivation: Early Stage Profound Void Martial

Origin: Million Sword of the Holy Land

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 90%.

Human Rank #12: Wu Qian

Cultivation: Early Stage Profound Void Martial

Origin: Holy Land Violet Palace

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 90%.

Human Rank #11: Chen Chuji

Cultivation: Early Stage Profound Void Martial

Origin: Divine Horizon Holy Land

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 90%.

Human Rank #10: Han Ye

Cultivation: Intermediate Stage Void Martial Profound

Origin: Night God Palace

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 100%

Human Rank #9: Yun Xiao

Cultivation: Intermediate Stage Void Martial Profound

Origin: Yin Yang Hall

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 100%

Human Rank #8: Tian Que

Cultivation: Intermediate Stage Void Martial Profound

Origin: Netherworld Sect

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 100%

Human Rank #7: Nan Mingjun

Cultivation: Intermediate Stage Void Martial Profound

Origin: Three Life Sect

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 200%, Soul Power increased by 100%

“The Divine Horizon Sacred Son of this generation is not good enough. He hasn't even made the top ten yet!”

“This era no longer belongs to Li Qingyun. Now the era of Chu Yunhe!”

“This is not just the Sacred Land of Divine Horizons. The Holy Son of Clear Void, Violet Palace, Grand Primordium, and the Sacred Land of the Million Swords were also outside the top ten!

“How can this happen? Holy Sons from various Holy Lands could not even enter the top ten?”

“Look at the geniuses from the five demon sects. Four of them have already entered the top ten! Currently, only the Divine Pool Holy Princess, Yao Xi, and the Primordial Dao Holy Son, Chu Yunhe, were left among the seven Sacred Lands. But there are still six places left. Oh no.. The situation in the ranking is not Good!"

"If more than half of the top ten were occupied by the five demon sects, where would the reputation of the seven Holy Lands go ?!"

“This first place definitely belongs to Chu Yunhe. As long as he could defend first place, the orthodox sect could save face!”

The moment the top ten rankings were announced, the discussions among countless cultivators intensified.

The ranking situation made many orthodox sects uneasy. Their grim faces revealed everything.

Although they knew that the demon sect had become more prosperous and the orthodox path had declined in recent years, they had not expected the situation to be so bleak.

The Seven Holy Lands already had five geniuses of the current Holy Land generation outside the top ten.

The remaining six places were alarming.

The ones most worried were the Holy Lords, the Elders of the Holy Land, the top experts of the orthodox path.

It did not matter whether it was in a conflict on the road or a struggle to master resources, status, influence, and prestige. Everyone must compete for supremacy.

The Sons of Heaven rank only represented the level of strength and potential of the geniuses of the younger generation.

However, it was also an invisible competition between the straight path and the demonic path. Who would want to see their descendants inferior to the other party?

Furthermore, the Heavenly Dao Rank garnered the attention of the world. Besides humans, the various demon races were also watching.

The various Holy Lands did not want to be harmed. After all, they still cared about their reputation.

However, the situation at the rank was not optimistic.

“Hehe, it seems like the successors of the various Holy Lands are getting weaker. The four Holy Sons of the seven Holy Lands are ranked after our Tian Que. They're too inferior!”

"Haha of course! This group of Sacred Land Disciples is too weak!”

“No, they're actually not that weak. To be exact, the talent of our new generation Netherworld Cult is even more incredible!”

“Mm, indeed, indeed. Their cultivation realms were also not low. It's just that our younger generation of Netherworld Cults are superior!”

In the Netherworld Cult, the Red Fire King, White Feather King, Golden Lion King, Black Centipede King, and Blue Butterfly King looked at the Heavenly Dao Rank with brooding expressions.

As a mortal enemy who had fought with the Holy Land for over 100,000 years, the members of the Netherworld Cult happily watched this scene.

Previously, it had always been the geniuses from the various Holy Lands who ruled and influenced the world, But now, the current had changed.

In this turbulent era, the geniuses of their Netherworld Cult finally came to power and trampled the Holy Sons of the various Holy Lands under their feet.

They're in a good mood.

“ Judging from how this happened, our God's Son, Fang Wu, should enter the top three easily!”

“The first place is also not out of the question. The Celestial Child's rank was not only based on cultivation level. In terms of abilities, Fang Wu would probably not lose to Chu Yunhe!”

“Haha, you were right about that. If Fang Wu could reach the number one spot, the Heavenly Dao Rank would be extremely attractive. In the future, I will definitely make fun of Sacred Lord Tian Hui on his face, mwahaha. ”.

'The Kings of the Netherworld Cult laughed out loud. They were in a very good mood, pleased with the feeling of lifting their heads up high.

At that moment, it was not just the demon sect that ridiculed the Seven Holy Lands. Various demons were also in the mood to enjoy the show.

On the Thousand Endless Sea Dragons Island, the elders of the Azure Dragon Clan looked at the rank of the human race with mocking expressions.

“The young generation of the seven Holy Lands is mediocre!”

“Huh, this is no longer the era where the seven Holy Lands ruled. Their glory is long gone!”

“Not mentioning the seven Holy Lands, even the entire combined human race is not as powerful as us demons. In the future, it will definitely be the era of our demon race, the era of our Azure Dragon Race!”

"If this rank did not distinguish between humans and demons, it might be difficult for those called Holy Sons of the seven Holy Lands to enter the top 50."

“Boring, this is too boring. The young human elite was too weak. They could already be in the top ten at the Profound Void Martial Stage Intermediate Stage. After seeing our Demon Sons of Heaven Rankings later, I fear that it will scare them!”

“Hahaha, indeed. If they can enter the top ten at the Profound Void Martial Stage, our own juniors can monopolize the top ten!”

“Let's look forward to our rating. This time, our Azure Dragon Clan's younger generation will definitely shine!”

On one of the islands on the Thousand Dragons Island, Long Zhi, who had just come out of his seclusion palace, could not help but sneer when he saw the human rank.

“The miracle of man is very weak. Finally it is time for our demon race to dominate the world!” Long Zhi said coldly.

He was the fifth son of the Azure Dragon Clan King, with the cultivation realm of intermediate stage Tribulation.

Still, he could only rank third among the younger generation of the dragon clan.

His older brother, Long Ao, and his third sister, Long Yue, were truly the best prodigies of this generation.

This was especially true for his elder brother, who had reached the intermediate stage of the Mahayana Realm. He had surpassed the elders in the clan, and his level of strength was almost on par with his father's.

The current generation of the dragon race was definitely filled with genius and bloodlines.

Moreover, 300 years ago, his father was lucky enough to obtain the Azure Dragon Emperor Holy Scriptures in the Virtual Sky Mystic Realm. As well as the Azure Dragon blood essence fragment, several pieces of Azure Dragon Divine Bone, and the dragon pearl.

It made the outstanding elites of this generation of the dragon race become even more extraordinary with such a lucrative opportunity.

Their abilities were almost on par with the top experts in the world.

Human Rank #6: Yao Xi

Cultivation: Intermediate Stage Void Martial Profound

Origin: Sacred Ground Sacred Pool

Rewards: Enlightenment and Talent increased by 300%, Soul Power increased by 200%

“Senior sister is only ranked sixth. How could this happen!

Seeing that Yao Xi was only at the sixth rank, the female disciples of the Holy Land of the Sacred Pool were stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

After all, Yao Xi had once been a genius on par with Chu Yunhe.

However, he has an unfriendly nature and does not enjoy being in the limelight.

As a result, his reputation and prestige were far inferior to Chu Yunhe. However, in terms of abilities, they did not think that Yao Xi would lose to Chu Yunhe in the past.

Of course, the current Chu Yunhe had stepped into the Tribulation realm and was fully deserving of the title of number one genius here.

Nevertheless, they had not expected to see Yao Xi could only rank sixth in the rankings.

That's really unbelievable.

“Even Xi'er could only rank sixth. The situation in the Heavenly Dao Ranking does not look good!” The Sacred Lord of the Sacred Pool, Refined Biyao, commented with a grim expression.

This result was beyond his expectations, but he was more worried about the last five spots.

“Chu Yunhe will definitely get a place. The rest will probably.. huh..”.

Sacred Lord Biyao sighed silently.

It was hard to admit it, but he had no choice but to accept the day when the Demon Sect surpassed the various Holy Lands.

'The noble era of the seven Holy Lands seems to be coming to an end.

Right now, Yao Xi was sitting in a lotus position with his legs crossed at the Dao Understanding Cliff.

He remained calm as he looked at his rank without any change in his eyes. After which, he closed his eyes again and continued his cultivation.

He was now trying to increase his cultivation before the Lingtian Mystic Realm opened.

Yao Xi had never cared about rankings. He was simply chasing after his own heart and Dao.

He had been lost in the past, but now that he had a clear goal, all that was left was to work hard to make it happen.

Instead of worrying about such rankings, he would rather understand the Great Dao and exert all efforts to cultivate.

Just then, he suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation appear around him.

Immediately, a warm current flowed into his body, making him instantly feel clear. It was a very relaxed feeling.

It must be a gift from the Heavenly Dao.

Human Rank #5: Feng Xian

Cultivation: The Early Stage of Tribulation

Origin: Feng Family Xilan City

“Only fifth? Looks like this body really limited my appearance!”

In the Grand Desolate Forest, a young man with disheveled hair and ordinary appearance stared at his rank in the Heavenly Dao Rankings and relayed his grievances with slight disappointment.

He dragged the six-armed demonic ape with a body like a small mountain.

He was Feng Xian, ranked fifth in the Sons of Heaven Rankings.

However, no one knew that he was actually the reincarnation of the Immortal Emperor of the Ancient Azure Dragon Kingdom.

With the various profound Paragon level cultivation techniques in his memories and an equally extraordinary foundation, his cultivation had advanced tremendously. He had already stepped into the Tribulation realm at the age of 31.

If the Heavenly Dao Ranking had appeared a year earlier, he would have been the first in the Hidden Dragon Rank.

Unfortunately, his current age did not match the age limit of Hidden Dragon Rankings.

Moreover, even though his physical body in this life had good potential, it was not a special physique.

If this was the body from my previous life, I would definitely be ranked first. My body is too ordinary in this life! I hope to gain strength or a chance of a reliable bloodline like saint bones or paragon bones after entering the Lingtian Mystic Realm this time around!

After thinking about that, he continued dragging the demonic ape forward until he arrived at an open space that was clearly developed by an unnatural force.

He threw the demonic ape to the side of the empty land, where there were four other great demon beast corpses.

Feng Xian formed a hand seal and shot it into the body of the demonic beast. Immediately, the blood of the demonic beast was extracted and quickly solidified into a strange Blood Spirit Array.

Then, it turned into energy that constantly softened and nourished his body.

In the Sacred Land of Divine Horizons, Holy Lord Qing Xiao inevitably looked surprised upon seeing Feng Xian's name. “Fifth place is actually a disciple of the Feng family! But why have I never heard of this child before?

'The Feng Family was a clan of cultivation families in a city under the jurisdiction of their Divine Horizon Holy Land.

Although his family was not a top cultivation family, they were still quite well known.

The current magic of the family clan was also at the Hidden Dragon Rank.

Regardless, he had never heard of this person called Feng Xian before. Furthermore, the most shocking part was that his cultivation had reached the Tribulation realm.

“Who is Feng Xian? And we've never heard of him before?” The elders at the side were also quite surprised.

“Yes, to truly enter the realm of tribulation. This cultivation is shocking! Looks like the ranking this time will uncover more hidden geniuses!”

"That's good news. There might still be unknown geniuses in the top four. It's fine as long as they are not from the demon sect!

A group of elders were still praying to save the face of the orthodox sect.

Before they could finish their sentences, a new name in the rankings made their faces sink.

Human Rank #4: Fang Wu

Cultivation: The Early Stage of Tribulation

Origin: Netherworld Sect

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