149: Heavenly Emperor Ranking

Yang Lingchen greeted Su Ronger with a smile, then walked with firm strides toward the magnificent assessment hall of the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

Yang Lingchen did not care in the slightest about this Core Disciple assessment.

With his current unfathomable strength, as long as he didn't unluckily run into those transcendent experts at the Saint Realm ninth layer, he had absolute confidence that he could retreat unscathed.

Of course, under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible for Yang Lingchen to encounter an expert at the Saint Realm ninth layer.

After all, anyone whose cultivation level reached the Saint Realm ninth layer was an existence at the pinnacle of this vast world, as bright and dazzling as the stars.

Yang Lingchen secretly estimated that in the entire Heavenly Emperor Palace, perhaps only the Palace Revered Master and those few mysterious old monsters could possibly have a cultivation level exceeding the Saint Realm ninth layer.

Heavenly Emperor Palace, Core Disciple assessment hall.

"You want to be promoted to a Core Disciple?"

An old man wearing the robes of a Core Elder embroidered with exquisite patterns spoke with a slightly scrutinizing gaze. This old man was none other than the highly respected Core Elder of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Mo Wentian.

"Yes, Elder." Yang Lingchen bowed slightly, his tone neither servile nor overbearing.

"Hmm, your cultivation level meets the standard. Let me see your Identity Token." Mo Wentian said, gently stroking his beard.

"Elder, this is my Identity Token." Yang Lingchen respectfully handed over his Identity Token.

Mo Wentian took the token and examined it carefully. "Hanyang City, Revered Master Su Ronger... are you that new Personal Disciple that the girl Ronger just took in?"

"Yes, Elder." Yang Lingchen replied respectfully.

"Your assessment has passed. This is your new Identity Token and the gorgeous robes exclusive to a Core Disciple."

Mo Wentian quickly processed Yang Lingchen's new Identity Token and issued him the Core Disciple robes, which were of excellent quality and exquisitely embroidered.

"Thank you, Elder."

Yang Lingchen said this with genuine sincerity, but he did not turn to leave.

"Is there anything else?" Mo Wentian asked, frowning slightly.

"This Disciple wishes to enter the heavenly emperor ranking list, so I would like to ask the Elder to arrange it for me." Yang Lingchen said without hesitation, his gaze resolute.

"If you want to enter the heavenly emperor ranking list, you need to make an appointment in advance."

"How about this! I will arrange it for you at this time tomorrow. You can come directly to challenge then." Mo Wentian said calmly.

"Ahem, Elder, this Disciple wishes to book a challenge for the thirty-first position on the heavenly emperor ranking list." Yang Lingchen coughed lightly and said with a solemn expression.

"Pfft." Mo Wentian, who had just picked up his teacup, hadn't even taken a sip before he sprayed it out. His face instantly turned gloomy, and he shouted sternly, "You brat, are you playing with me?"

The heavenly emperor ranking list has a total of one hundred spots. Even the last one is at the Peak of the Emperor Realm ninth layer, while Su Nan, who is ranked thirty-first, has a cultivation level that has already reached the Saint Realm third layer, and his strength is unfathomable.

Mo Wentian had originally thought Yang Lingchen wanted to challenge the last place. Even for the last place, with his cautious judgment, he didn't think Yang Lingchen could easily win.

What surprised him even more was that Yang Lingchen had the audacity to challenge the thirty-first position on the heavenly emperor ranking list. In his eyes, wasn't this purely an act of seeking death?

"Elder, don't get excited. This Disciple truly wishes to challenge the thirty-first position on the heavenly emperor ranking list." Yang Lingchen's expression did not change in the slightest, and he said with a serious face.

"You are not yet a member of the heavenly emperor ranking list, so you cannot directly challenge Su Nan, who is ranked thirty-first." Mo Wentian said coldly, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction as he looked at Yang Lingchen.

For this arrogant brat who didn't know the height of the sky or the depth of the earth, Mo Wentian had completely lost whatever little good impression he had.

"Then how can I become qualified?" Yang Lingchen remained unmoved and continued to ask persistently.

"Each challenge for the heavenly emperor ranking list can only jump ten spots. Once you become the last on the list, you can challenge the ninetieth place. If you win, you can continue to challenge the eightieth place." Mo Wentian said coldly, his tone carrying a hint of impatience.

"Then please trouble the Elder to arrange eight challenges for this Disciple. Tomorrow, this Disciple will fight my way directly to the thirty-first position on the heavenly emperor ranking list."

After Yang Lingchen finished speaking, without waiting for Mo Wentian's reply, he turned and left the Core Disciple assessment hall with a dashing air.

"Are young people nowadays all this arrogant?" Mo Wentian watched Yang Lingchen's departing back and muttered to himself, his face full of helplessness and confusion.

Heavenly Emperor Palace, Yunxian Pavilion.

"Ronger, what made you think of coming to see your aunt today?"

A beautiful woman with an exquisite appearance and an ethereal temperament, who looked to be about thirty years old, said in a gentle voice. This beautiful woman was none other than Su Wanyun.

"Aunt, Ronger has come to bring you something good."

Su Ronger was all smiles as she carefully took out several bottles of brightly colored red wine that Yang Lingchen had given her from her storage ring.

"Ronger, what is this?" Su Wanyun asked with interest, curiosity sparkling in her beautiful eyes.

"This is red wine personally brewed by my Disciple, Hanyang City." After Su Ronger finished speaking, she elegantly took out a bottle of red wine and poured half a glass for Su Wanyun.

"You girl, don't you know that your aunt doesn't drink alcohol?" Su Wanyun smiled, but then her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she hurriedly asked, "Hanyang City? Your Disciple is named Hanyang City?"

"Yes! What's wrong, Aunt?" Su Ronger blinked her lively eyes and asked, looking confused.

"Oh! It's nothing, I just think the name Hanyang City is very strange." Su Wanyun said calmly.

"It is indeed not very pleasant, but he said he was born in Hanyang City, so he took that name." Su Ronger said to herself.

"What? Ronger, you said he was born in Hanyang City?" Su Wanyun's beautiful face changed instantly. One of her jade hands suddenly grabbed Su Ronger's slender arm, and she asked urgently.

"Aunt, do you know the place called Hanyang City?" Su Ronger asked curiously.

"When I was young, I visited Hanyang City while traveling." Su Wanyun's face quickly returned to calm, as if covering up the waves in her heart, and she took a gentle sip of the red wine Su Ronger had poured.

"Not bad, fragrant and mellow, with a sweet taste."

"A young man who can brew such good wine must not be an ordinary person. Ronger, bring him to meet your aunt another day." Su Wanyun said, a hint of expectation revealing itself in her eyes.

"Aunt, you really want to see him?" Su Ronger said excitedly, her pretty face full of joy.

"Yes! Why?" Su Wanyun asked.

"It's nothing. That kid has been saying he wants to visit you ever since he heard about your achievements, and I was worrying about how to bring it up to you!" Su Ronger smiled, her smile as bright as Chun Hua.

"Then bring him over when you have time! Aunt also wants to meet this Disciple of yours." Su Wanyun said.

She was still somewhat interested in meeting this young man named Hanyang City; perhaps he really was from that distant and mysterious place, the Northern Profound Region.

After a night of focused Cultivation, Yang Lingchen adjusted his state to an unprecedented Peak. After washing up carefully, he walked toward the Heavenly Emperor Palace assessment hall with an upright posture.

Today, he would rely on his own strength to break into the heavenly emperor ranking list in one go.

Assessment hall. Today, the assessment hall was bustling with excitement and crowds, because someone was going to challenge the heavenly emperor ranking list.

Challenges for the heavenly emperor ranking list have always been a highly anticipated event in the Heavenly Emperor Palace. Every time there is a challenge, it attracts countless Heavenly Emperor Palace Disciples to watch, and the atmosphere on the scene is exceptionally lively.

"Elder Mo, who exactly is that arrogant brat? How dare he declare that he will challenge eight matches?" Lin Beizheng, who was ranked seventieth on the heavenly emperor ranking list, said angrily.

Originally, Lin Beizheng had prepared to go into secluded Cultivation to break through to a higher Realm, but he suddenly received a notification from Mo Wentian, telling him not to go into seclusion for now, saying that someone might challenge him.

"He should be here soon. You all wait here patiently for a moment; I will go see if he has arrived."

After Mo Wentian finished speaking, he hurried toward the outside.

Normally, Mo Wentian would not have arranged eight matches for Yang Lingchen. Later, after making inquiries from various sources, he learned that Yang Lingchen was able to defeat experts at the Emperor Realm ninth layer while he was only at the Emperor Realm seventh layer.

Therefore, Mo Wentian was actually looking forward to Yang Lingchen's challenge, so he arranged the eight matches for Yang Lingchen despite the pressure.