CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 90: THE TERRIFYING GOLD CONTENT OF THE HEAVEN’S PRIDE RANKING! PRESSURE!

"Stop!"

The elder of the Little Immortal Sect swung his large sleeve, pulling the Xiaopeng Wang aside. He spoke with a dark expression:

"If you continue to be reckless and provoke the wrath of the masses, don’t blame me for not intervening!"

The Xiaopeng Wang didn’t even glance at the elder, only gave Su Changqing a cold look, then turned his gaze to Xuanqing Zi.

"Control your follower. If there’s a next time, I will definitely kill him!"

After saying this, the Xiaopeng Wang walked away briskly.

Su Changqing and Xuanqing Zi were stunned upon hearing this.

"Follower?"

Su Changqing looked at his attire, shook his head with a smile, and did not say much.

Xuanqing Zi watched the back of Xiaopeng Wang, with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, "Underestimating people comes with a price."

...

With the arrival of the Demon Race, the Little Immortal Sect’s assessment seemed to have changed its flavor.

The geniuses present occasionally glanced at the Xiaopeng Wang, their eyes filled with traces of coldness.

No one is foolish; the sudden appearance of the Demon Race geniuses at this time must be aiming for the Ancient Stone Monument.

They didn’t know what deal the Little Immortal Sect had made with the Demon Race, but they understood.

Today!

No matter what, they must not allow a single Demon Race to surpass them!

"Open the Ancient Stone Monument!"

To avoid conflict, the elder of the Little Immortal Sect immediately activated the Ancient Stone Monument.

As his fingertips flickered with seals, a gigantic cavity suddenly appeared in the sky above the platform.

An ancient and vast aura instantly enveloped the world, as a massive stone pillar, a hundred feet in width and ten thousand feet in height, descended from the heavens!

The entire stone pillar was a pale color, filled with countless profound and complex strange patterns across its surface.

In the middle of the massive stone pillar, there was a shallow groove that stretched like a measuring ruler all the way to the top.

The measurement was a thousand feet at one mark, until the ninth thousand feet, then divided more finely, with ten feet per measurement!

The last thousand feet were measured every ten feet, marking a hundred traces.

Beside each of the hundred traces, an individual’s name was engraved, but shrouded in special Dao resonance, making it unclear.

"So that is the Hundred Genius Ranking on the Stone Monument!"

The crowd present all gazed eagerly at the top thousand-foot distance of the stone pillar.

To ordinary people, the Ancient Stone Monument was just a simple test of talent.

But for peerless geniuses, it was a rare opportunity!

As long as one could enter the Hundred Genius Ranking, they were sure to receive substantial rewards, and the top ten, even more, would receive ancient blessings!

"Ha, let me see if such mediocre bodies as yours can even ascend the Genius List?"

The Xiaopeng Wang crossed his arms, coldly looking at those top geniuses, sneering aloud.

Today, he wanted everyone present to keep their heads down!

"Hmph! I’ll go first!"

Faced with the provocation from Xiaopeng Wang, the other geniuses could only glare angrily, knowing they were not on the same level as him.

Only one from the ranks of top geniuses stepped forward, walking briskly to the front of the Ancient Stone Monument, extending a single hand to touch the stone pillar.

Hiss!

The countless mysterious symbols around the stone monument simultaneously blossomed with brilliance, enveloping the genius.

The mysterious light seemed to penetrate through their bones, soul, and bloodline, circulating once before returning to the stone pillar itself.

In the next moment...

Boom!

The stone pillar flashed with endless brilliance, a dazzling beam of light swiftly ascended from the groove of the pillar.

One thousand feet, three thousand feet, seven thousand feet!

The speed of the light rising was extremely fast, but ultimately it stopped at the seven thousand-foot mark, no longer advancing.

Upon witnessing this, the crowd erupted in surprise.

"Only seven thousand feet? That’s a top genius, not even able to get on the Genius List?"

"Hiss... The gold content here is too terrifying! That genius is the core leader of Holy Land Cloud Stream Valley, yet still can’t make it onto the list?"

"What a joke, if someone like this only reached seven thousand feet, I’d barely reach two or three thousand?"

The gathered geniuses debated among themselves, and the core leader of Cloud Stream Valley appeared somewhat disoriented.

Nobody expected the demands of the Ancient Stone Monument to be so high.

Yet only the observing elders secretly nodded, seven thousand feet was already a terrifying number, worthy of being called a top genius.

If ordinary sect disciples came to test, they would struggle to reach even a thousand feet.

As for the ranking on the Ancient Stone Monument?

It changes only once every ten thousand years, and those present on it are the world’s top experts.

To surpass them requires an unparalleled genius.

"Is that all?"

The Xiaopeng Wang glanced obnoxiously at the genius, "Move aside, and let someone else try."

"You..."

The genius from Cloud Stream Valley was humiliated with a flushed face, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and withdrew, "I want to see if you can make it onto the Genius List!"

The Xiaopeng Wang, hearing this, dismissed it with a chuckle.

The Genius List?

His gaze looked towards the top of the Ancient Stone Monument, his eyes filled with blazing and arrogant intent.

What he wanted was the ancient blessing!

...

"My turn!"

"Going together!"

The arrogance and humiliation from Xiaopeng Wang, along with the terrifying difficulty of the Ancient Stone Monument, ignited a competitive spirit among these top geniuses.

Two more stepped out boldly, reaching out to touch the Ancient Stone Monument.

Light blossomed, the measuring beam of light soared, but in the end, one stopped at six thousand feet, and the other at seven thousand feet.

"Such of you call yourselves geniuses? Truly laughable."

The Xiaopeng Wang’s ridicule echoed, causing the expressions of the two geniuses to grow sullen as they turned and left.

Being ridiculed by a Demon Race, anger blazed within everyone present.

Those top geniuses felt immense pressure; if today so many geniuses were overshadowed by a Demon Race, they would bear the shame forever.

One by one, the top geniuses began to test.

But the results were all similar, mostly seven to eight thousand feet, the best barely reached nine thousand feet without entering the Genius List.

Until a stern-faced, sword-bearing youth approached the Ancient Stone Monument, palm extended to touch.

Boom!

Dazzling brilliance enveloped, a grand image manifested upon the sky.

Countless swords rose from the void; at the young man’s chest shone radiant light, carefully examining, a brilliant small sword was present at his heart.

The Ancient Stone Monument’s measuring beam swiftly escalated, directly reaching the thirty-second position on the Genius List before stopping.

[Sword Heart Sacred Body]

[Lin Yuan]

The previous name at the thirty-second position on the stone pillar slowly faded, and the font formed by void Dao resonance was engraved anew.

In the next moment, a misty light from the stone pillar flowed into the youth’s body.

Uncertain of his gain, Lin Yuan showed an expression of delight, slowly turning back.

"Haha, he’s made it onto the Genius List, Demon Race, are you convinced now?"

Seeing finally a genius on par, the crowd immediately turned to Xiaopeng Wang, laughing aloud.

Thirty-second on the Genius List!

This was a leap above the previous geniuses.

Understanding the terrifying gold content of the Ancient Stone Monument now, they clearly knew how strong this thirty-second position’s talent was!

However.

The Xiaopeng Wang merely glanced at Lin Yuan, speaking indifferently,

"Mediocre, can be considered a genius, but that’s all. In the same realm, I’d defeat him in ten moves!"

Such arrogant words changed the expressions of everyone present multiple times.

To speak these words even after witnessing Lin Yuan’s talent, was not stupidity, but true confidence.

Evidently, Xiaopeng Wang was the latter.

"Even the thirty-second on the Genius List is not worth his regard; how strong is his talent?"

Thinking of this, people’s eyes turned to the top of the Ancient Stone Monument, their pupils suddenly constricting.

The atmosphere at the scene grew more oppressive, as the remaining top geniuses stepped forward one after another.

During this period, two more geniuses with strong talents emerged, one ranked seventy-two, and one sixty-four on the Genius List.

The Xiaopeng Wang merely sneered, not bothering to speak, but the crowd’s veins bulged on their foreheads, fire rising in their hearts.

By now, the top geniuses’ ranks had completed their tests, leaving only two remaining.

Su Changqing and Xuanqing Zi.

Everyone simultaneously cast their gaze upon these two.

"It’s my turn~"

Xuanqing Zi stretched lazily, looked at the Ancient Stone Monument with a smiling face.

"Daoist, are you confident?" Su Changqing asked gently.

"Confidence..."

Xuanqing Zi thought for a moment, "Let’s aim for the top ten."

Upon hearing this, the nearby few immediately fixed their gaze.

Such an arrogant Daoist!