208: First in the standings

Murong Xuan was truly the most outstanding Genius in the history of the Great Yan Dynasty; in terms of Combat Power, he was undoubtedly a top-tier existence among his peers.

With his cultivation level at the Peak of the fifth layer of the Divine Void Realm, Murong Xuan still held an absolute, overwhelming advantage while facing the combined assault of Yang Lingchen and Liu Xueying.

Dozens of moves passed in the blink of an eye.

Just then, Yang Lingchen suddenly threw out a pile of colorful poison pills. A thick, pungent cloud of toxic smoke instantly spread everywhere, covering the sky, and Yang Lingchen grabbed Liu Xueying, disappearing from the spot with a few lightning-fast flashes.

"Little Bastard, how dare you kill a member of my royal family! Once you leave the Secret Realm, it will be your death!"

Watching Yang Lingchen's retreating figure, Murong Xuan's face was twisted with an intense, unyielding malice.

By this time, Yang Lingchen and Liu Xueying had already fled dozens of kilometers away.

"Stinky bastard, This Young Lady just saved your life, and you don't have any gesture of gratitude?" A sweet and cute smile appeared on Liu Xueying's face.

"Of course I do!" Finished speaking, Yang Lingchen unhesitatingly took off his outer coat.

"Stinky bastard, why are you taking off your clothes?" Liu Xueying's pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly turned her head away.

"I'm offering myself to you!" Yang Lingchen chuckled, his expression revealing a hint of cunning.

Liu Xueying scolded coquettishly, "Stinky bastard, who wants you to offer yourself? Put your clothes back on!"

"I thought you were interested in my body; you scared me to death!" Yang Lingchen hurriedly put his clothes back on, flustered.

Liu Xueying rolled her eyes at Yang Lingchen. "As if I'd be interested in your body!"

"Actually, a few days ago, I was forced by a female ghost! It felt pretty good." A wanton smile curled the corners of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

"Tch, with a pretty boy like you who looks good but is useless, would a female ghost even fancy you?" A look of disdain appeared on Liu Xueying's face.

"I'm not like ordinary pretty boys," Yang Lingchen chuckled.

"How so?" Liu Xueying asked.

"I'm good-looking and useful. If you don't believe me, you can try using me." A mischievous, wicked smile played on the corners of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

"No way! I saved your life, so how about giving me one hundred Divine Void Pills?" Liu Xueying held out her fair hand.

Yang Lingchen smiled. "How did you know I have Divine Void Pills?"

"Intuition! If you can refine supreme grade divine origin pills, then supreme grade Divine Void Pills shouldn't be a big problem," Liu Xueying said confidently.

"Fine, take them!" Yang Lingchen handed over one hundred Divine Void Pills and added, "I don't have many Divine Void Pills, so use them sparingly."

"Anyway, I don't care; if I run out, I'll just ask you for more!" Liu Xueying said.

"Fine. Be my Protector; I'm going to have a Breakthrough!" Yang Lingchen said.

"Stinky bastard, how are you having a Breakthrough so quickly?" Liu Xueying looked at Yang Lingchen curiously.

"Could it be faster than you? Did you have some amazing encounter in here?" Yang Lingchen asked.

"Of course! Hehe!" Liu Xueying laughed, her smile mysterious.

Yang Lingchen stopped talking and sat cross-legged. He took out the Divine Void Grass he had previously robbed from Murong Qing and swallowed it in one gulp.

As the Divine Void Grass entered his body, a stream of incredibly pure Spiritual Qi instantly flooded every meridian in Yang Lingchen's body.

Yang Lingchen quickly activated the Vast Heaven Art and began refining the Spiritual Qi within his body.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

As the Spiritual Qi within him was refined, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level finally reached the limit of the ninth layer of the Divine Origin Realm.

At this moment, he channeled all his Divine Origin Power and frantically rushed toward the Divine Void Realm.

The pure Divine Origin Power, like an incredibly sharp sword, instantly shattered the barrier of the Divine Void Realm.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

"First layer of the Divine Void Realm." After the Breakthrough, Yang Lingchen suddenly opened his eyes, and a brilliant gleam instantly flashed through them.

Feeling the powerful strength within his body, Yang Lingchen became incredibly confident in that moment. If he were to encounter Murong Xuan again now, he would have absolute confidence in slaying him.

Another half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two weeks, Yang Lingchen and Liu Xueying had been frantically hunting exotic beasts; after all, to enter the second round of the war god ranking, they needed to break into the top ten of the leaderboard.

After half a month of bloody battles, Yang Lingchen's cultivation level had become more rounded and fluid, and his Foundation had become even more solid and firm.

To Yang Lingchen's regret, he had not encountered Murong Xuan again during this time.

"Stinky bastard, the month is almost up. We should leave, or we'll miss the time when the Secret Realm opens," Liu Xueying reminded him.

"Hmm, let's go! With so many exotic beast pills, it should be enough for us to enter the top ten of the leaderboard!" Yang Lingchen said with great confidence.

The two of them sped toward the exit of the Secret Realm.

After two days of traveling while sleeping in the open, Yang Lingchen and Liu Xueying finally arrived at the exit of the Secret Realm.

By this time, over ten thousand people had gathered at the exit of the Secret Realm, and many more were still arriving in a steady stream.

There were only a few hours left until the Secret Realm opened, and everyone was waiting patiently.

"Yang Lingchen, where have you been this past month?" Just then, Ye Wushuang spotted Yang Lingchen and walked over quickly.

"Senior Sister Wushuang, Xueying and I have been busy hunting exotic beasts!" Yang Lingchen said with a smile.

"Did you forget about my matter? You made me search for you for a whole month!" Ye Wushuang glared at Yang Lingchen.

"How could I? For your matter, I even had a big battle with that annoying prick Murong Xuan. Luckily, I was fast enough to get away!" Yang Lingchen hurriedly explained, anxious.

A trace of concern appeared on Ye Wushuang's face. "You fought him? You aren't hurt, are you?"

"He wants to hurt me? He's not qualified!" A confident smile spread across Yang Lingchen's face.

"How many exotic beast pills do you have now?" Ye Wushuang asked.

"A few million, I suppose!" Yang Lingchen wasn't sure of the exact number, but he estimated at least a few million.

"That many?" A look of utter shock appeared in Ye Wushuang's eyes.

"It's probably because we've been hunting exotic beasts non-stop, so we naturally have more beast pills," Yang Lingchen said.

"Rumble...!"

Just then, the exit of the Secret Realm suddenly opened, and everyone rushed toward it like a tidal wave.

"Xueying, Senior Sister Wushuang, let's go!" Yang Lingchen said, then strode toward the exit.

Upon leaving the Great Yan Secret Realm, Yang Lingchen instantly felt his body lighten significantly. In the Secret Realm, flight was impossible, and that invisible sense of oppression was only completely lifted once he left.

Once out, Yang Lingchen discovered that everyone was lining up to have their exotic beast pills counted.

Beside the counting station stood a massive monument, upon which the point rankings for the first round of the war god ranking were recorded.

Currently in first place was the Eighth Prince, Murong Xuan, with four million points.

Ranked second was Zhang Zihao of the Great Yan Academy, with two million points.

The rest were basically all below one million points.

"First place on the leaderboard this time belongs to the Eighth Prince, no doubt about it."

"Yeah! Four million points! That's just too exaggerated."

In that moment, countless people gazed at Murong Xuan with admiration and reverence.

Not long after, it was the turn of the three of them. When Liu Xueying brought out the exotic beast pills she held, the entire scene erupted in shock and clamor.

Six million points—Liu Xueying had vaulted to first place on the leaderboard in one fell swoop.

Soon it was Yang Lingchen's turn. When he brought out his exotic beast pills, the entire crowd gasped.

After the count, Yang Lingchen's points reached a staggering eight million.

Subsequently, Ye Wushuang also brought out her exotic beast pills. Her final score was three million points, but her ranking was already very high.

After the points were tallied, Yang Lingchen returned to the Great Yan Academy camp.

Over in the Great Yan Dynasty camp.

Seeing his ranking surpassed, Murong Xuan's expression turned incomparably cold and dark. He walked up to the Prince of Equal Rank, Murong Fu, and whispered a few words, casting murderous glances at Yang Lingchen from time to time.

As soon as Murong Xuan finished speaking, a flash of chilling murderous intent crossed Murong Fu's eyes. He immediately took Murong Xuan and flew toward the Great Yan Academy.

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