260: Yindu, wake up

Another year has passed!

Over the past year, the Eternal Continent has become lively once again, as various ancient hidden forces have emerged one after another. As soon as the Disciples of these forces appeared, they swept through many Prodigies in the four Divine Continents, causing about sixty percent of the Prodigies on the four-continent Prodigy Rankings to be pushed down.

On the Nanming Rankings, out of the original thousand Prodigies, over five hundred were pushed out, almost eliminating nearly sixty percent.

Even many on the top fifty list were pushed down.

However, there were also powerful existences on the Nanming Rankings who firmly held their positions, such as Long Li, currently ranked first on the Nanming Rankings. He comes from a super force called the Dragon Elephant Divine Sect, a Sect that follows the Body Refining Dao, emphasizing that one force can break all methods.

Long Li is a Seven-step Quasi-Emperor, and his Physical Body is comparable to an Eight-step Perfection Quasi-Emperor. Combined with the Dragon Elephant Divine Sect's Legacy, his combat power is extremely strong, allowing him to escape from a Nine-step Quasi-Emperor.

There were a few others on the Nanming Rankings like Long Li, such as Xu Yuan.

In one year, he had already risen from seventeenth to tenth on the Nanming Rankings. It is worth mentioning that the Young Sect Master of the Great Sun Blazing Heaven Sect, an ancient force, fought Xu Yuan to a draw.

Immediately after, this person challenged and defeated the seventh, eighth, and ninth ranked Prodigies.

Xu Yuan's ranking dropped to eleventh, but he quickly defeated the Prodigy ahead of him and returned to tenth place.

Subsequently, many Prodigies challenged him, and Xu Yuan always ended in a draw, but once he fell out of the top ten, he would reclaim his top ten spot.

Because of this, Xu Yuan was known as the 'Gatekeeper of the Nanming Rankings Top Ten'!

At the same time, seven people with the surname Xu successively appeared in various places: Xu Ji from the Star Palace, Xu Qian from the Alchemist Guild, Xu Chun from the Profound Nether Lake, Xu Fen from the Xi Yan Divine Continent, Xu Huang from the Dongxuan Divine Continent, Xu Linghuang from the Heavenly Martial Arts, and Xu Yuqing.

These seven individuals all possessed Prodigy Aptitude and immense strength, defeating many Prodigies. Based on the opponents they defeated, their strength could all rank within the top five hundred of the Nanming Rankings. Xu Ji was definitely among the top two hundred, while Xu Qian and Xu Chun were easily within the top three hundred.

The crucial point was that they all shared the surname Xu, which inevitably led people to connect them with Xu Yuan, but their scattered appearances made it difficult to link them together.

This matter was only a sensation for a while before it was no longer mentioned, after all, too many Prodigies rose every day, so who knew who was who?

Of course, the high-ranking officials of Cangwu Academy were very concerned. They did not know the latter four, but Xu Ji, Xu Qian, and Xu Chun had Cultivated at the Academy for a period.

They also knew their origins and had learned the origins of the latter four from Xu Yuan; these four were actually Xu Yuan's nephews and nieces.

This shocked Cangwu Academy, especially when a high-ranking official proposed to recruit a portion of the Xu Family members into the Academy.

As a Grand Elder, Xu Ming naturally would not refuse. They severely lacked a systematic teaching model, and Cangwu Academy, as one of the Peak forces on the Continent, must have its unique aspects.

Thus, a group of fifth and sixth-generation Disciples went to Cangwu Academy for further studies!

Cloud Mist Mountain, beneath the World Ancient Plum.

Xu Yuan overlooked the beautiful scenery of Cloud Mist Mountain and then turned to look at the small pavilion.

“Alas! Ten years! Big Brother is still in seclusion, I should also go out and travel!”

Xu Yuan said faintly.

He was a Cangwu Emissary, so he naturally could not just stay in the Nanming Imperial Domain. For the next three years, he would travel to the other Divine Continents.

Especially the other two academies, as a Cangwu Emissary, he had to visit them!

“No matter where you go, I will accompany you!”

Wang Yanan walked forward and linked her arm with Xu Yuan's.

Who would have thought that Wang Yanan, who only had Spirit-grade Aptitude back then, had now reached the Two-step Quasi-Emperor Realm.

“When we return to Cloud Mist Mountain, if Big Brother comes out of seclusion, that will be the day of our marriage!”

Xu Yuan squeezed Wang Yanan's soft hand and said in a gentle tone.

“Okay!”

Wang Yanan leaned into Xu Yuan's embrace.

Having journeyed together from the Ming Domain for over ten years, the two had developed a tacit understanding.

Xu Yuan left, departing from Cloud Mist Mountain and the Nanming Divine Continent.

This journey might be dangerous, but he was very confident in his own strength, and with the guards Xu Qing had prepared for him, his safety was assured.

Netherworld, Five Turbid Ghost Realm, Heavenly Ghost Domain!

Currently, all ten domains of the Five Turbid Ghost Realm had become the territory of the Yin Court, and the Yin Court's Stationed place was the Heavenly Ghost Nether City in the central Heavenly Ghost Domain of the Five Turbid Ghost Realm.

However, this city had now been renamed Yin Capital!

At the very center of Yin Capital was a luxurious palace complex, surrounded by various fortresses. A massive array, with these fortresses as its foundation, enveloped the entire palace complex.

At the same time, strong military squads patrolled. These squads had no trace of Yin Qi on them, making them incompatible with the creatures of the Five Turbid Ghost Realm, and even possessing a natural suppression over them.

Furthermore, the Cultivation of these soldiers was at least at the Saint Emperor Realm.

Deep within the palace complex, there was a palace that towered over the entire Yin Capital, named the Yin Heaven Palace, and this was the legendary residence of the King of Hell. However, in ten years, no one had seen the King of Hell's appearance.

Nevertheless, for beings who had stepped onto the Martial Dao, ten years was but a blink of an eye.

At this moment, within the Yin Heaven Palace, a terrifying existence awakened from Cultivation.

A terrifying Qi diffused, instantly enveloping the entire Heavenly Ghost Domain. All living beings, even Peerless Quasi-Emperors, trembled under this Qi. A bone-chilling coldness rose from the depths of their Souls, a tremor originating from their Souls that made it difficult for them to even think of resisting.

“Hiss~~~”

A soft inhalation sounded, and in an instant, an endless amount of Yin Qi from the heavens and earth frantically converged towards the Yin Heaven Palace.

At this moment, the heavens and earth were frozen, time seemed to stop, and only the endless Yin Qi surged towards the Yin Heaven Palace, becoming an unforgettable scene for the creatures of the Ghost Realm.

The entire Heavenly Ghost Domain dimmed at this moment, and all beings were terrified, understanding that an supreme existence had awakened!

The changes in the Heavenly Ghost Domain were immediately noticed by the creatures of other Ghost Domains. Even the magnates of the surrounding great Ghost Realms sensed it and emerged from their seclusion, coming to the edge of the Nether Yellow Springs to observe from across the river.

Some powerful individuals even wanted to cross the Nether Yellow Springs and go to the Five Turbid Ghost Realm, but at this moment, a figure stepped through the air at the edge of the Ghost Realm.

It was a magnificent black tiger, three zhang in size. It stood like a mountain on the other side of the Nether Yellow Springs, not uttering a word, yet seemingly containing endless majesty.

“This is... an Emperor?”

All beings who wanted to cross the Nether Yellow Springs stopped in unison, their expressions horrified, because they felt the threat of death from this black tiger.

Those calm eyes were like the Eyes of the Netherworld, making their hearts tremble!

Just then.

With a 'boom', the heavens and earth seemed to be collapsing.

Above the Heavenly Ghost Domain, divine light bloomed across the sky, and boundless divine radiance shot into the heavens.

A phantom figure, enveloped in Chaos Qi, emerged. Behind him, a vast and boundless Chaos world appeared, with countless great stars rising and falling within it, emitting an aura like the Azure Nether, sending forth waves of supreme power that inspired awe.