148: The rankings are announced, and the holy war begins.

"Scram, Stinky Kun Kun. How should I know if I can enter the top ten? If you want to know so badly, go ask the Elder on stage." Hearing Kun Kun talking nonsense again, Wang Ba didn't give him a good look.

Now that the competition was over, he wouldn't tolerate Stinky Kun Kun anymore. He was definitely going to keep adding the word "Stinky" before Kun Kun's name from now on.

"You... you! You actually called me Stinky Kun Kun again! I challenge you to a duel!" Hearing Wang Ba add the word "Stinky" before his name again, Kun Kun stood up excitedly and glared angrily at Wang Ba.

"Hmph, a duel is a duel, who's afraid of who? But we have to wait until the competition ends." Wang Ba curled his lip and replied indifferently.

He and Kun Kun were evenly matched; defeating the other would be difficult, so he wasn't afraid of Kun Kun at all.

"Fine, when the competition is over, I'll beat you into a pig's head." Kun Kun sat back down huffily.

Although he was very angry now, the competition had not yet ended, and he couldn't leave without permission, so he could only let Wang Ba escape this time.

Soon, Li Big Saber finished compiling the rankings and shouted loudly to the crowd.

"The rankings for the Breakthrough to Heaven Venerable tiers have been compiled. Next, This Elder will announce them. These rankings will stand between the Time Pagoda and the Trial Pagoda from now on."

"Disciples who wish to challenge them may do so at any time, and the challenged person must not refuse the battle as long as they are within the sect."

"Alright, here are the rankings for each list."

After Li Big Saber finished speaking, he began reading out the top hundred rankings from Heaven Venerable down to Breakthrough.

"Heaven Venerable List Rankings: First Place, Feng Xiaoxiao; Second Place, Wu Yan; Third Place, Tan Bo..."

"Earth Venerable List Rankings: First Place, Chu Feng; Second Place, Wang Ba; Third Place, Kun Kun; Fourth Place..."

"Human Venerable List Rankings: First Place, Han Ri; Second Place, Luo Hao..."

"Heaven Soul List Rankings: First Place, Diao Junjie; Second Place, Bie Hongfang..."

"Nascient Soul List Rankings: First Place, Qi Hao; Second Place, Chen Maode..."

"Breakthrough List Rankings: First Place, Yu Xuanlin..."

As Li Big Saber finished reading the rankings, the disciples on the long benches erupted in heated discussion.

Wang Ba and Kun Kun, in particular, stood up excitedly, shedding tears of joy.

"Wuwu, the Grand Elder is truly wise! He knew my strength was second only to Senior Brother Chu Feng, which is why he made this fair ranking." Tears welled up in Wang Ba's eyes as he looked excitedly at Li Big Saber.

Although luck played a part this time, he still managed to get second place, meaning he would be famous in the Qingtian Sect from now on.

Kun Kun's eyes were also wet, and he shouted happily, "Grandpa! Your grandson got the longevity fruit! You can extend your life by a thousand years, so go ahead and live it up!"

The behavior of the two attracted the attention of the surrounding Qingtian Sect disciples.

However, they didn't show any strange expressions; instead, they all looked at the two with envy.

Wang Ba and Kun Kun could now not only receive treasures that only Personal Disciples could enjoy.

They would also be minor celebrities in the Qingtian Sect from now on. Besides envy, all the others felt was jealousy and hatred.

"Alright, everyone quiet down!"

Seeing that the rankings had been announced and many disciples were overly excited, Li Big Saber quickly spoke up to stop them.

After everyone calmed down, he continued to shout, "Now that the top hundred rankings from Breakthrough to Heaven Venerable have been selected, next we will hold friendly sparring matches among the Saint Realm disciples, allowing you all to admire their heroic bearing for inspiration."

"Next, please welcome Night Owl, the Sect Master's Eldest Disciple, to the Saint Arena! The remaining four may challenge him freely!!"

After Li Big Saber finished speaking, he glanced at Night Owl on the long bench, signaling him to step onto the arena and accept challenges from the other four Saint disciples.

Night Owl did not hesitate, leaping onto the Saint Arena in a single move.

"Hiss, Senior Brother Ye is on stage! The strongest confrontation of this competition is about to begin."

"Haha, I'm so looking forward to this! Senior Brother Chu Feng performed so monstrously, but Senior Brother Ye, as the Sect Master's Eldest Disciple, must be even more formidable than Senior Brother Chu Feng."

"That's right. Senior Brother Ye and the others reached the Saint Realm so young. Their duels are definitely going to be spectacular."

Seeing Night Owl ascend the Saint Arena, the Qingtian Sect disciples sitting on the long benches all looked toward the arena with excitement.

The most exciting part of this competition was the battles involving Night Owl and the other Saint disciples, so they didn't want to miss a single moment of the action.

Jiang Chen sat on the throne, watching the arena with great interest.

This competition allowed him to observe the strength of the Personal Disciples. If there were any shortcomings, he would point them out to each of them afterward.

"Hmph hmph, Senior Brother Ye, let me be the first to spar with you!!"

As soon as Night Owl stepped onto the arena, Gu Chen impatiently flew up to join him.

He was ready to have a good spar with Night Owl to avenge his soul that had been harmed by rabbits.

"Oh! Senior Brother Gu is up! He is the Sect Master's Second Disciple. The Eldest Disciple versus the Second Disciple—now this is going to be a good show."

"Fight! Fight! I can't wait to see their confrontation."

Seeing Gu Chen ascend the stage first.

The Qingtian Sect disciples on the long benches erupted in cheers.

Night Owl and Gu Chen were both Direct Disciples of the Sect Master. This first clash between the two was definitely going to be an intense battle.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Gu, you seem to have a lot of grievances against your Senior Brother, huh? In that case, make your move."

On the Saint Arena, Night Owl looked at Gu Chen with a smile.

He was not at all surprised that Gu Chen was the first to challenge him.

After all, he had made Gu Chen roast so many rabbits; Gu Chen must have been unhappy for a long time. Now that he had a chance to vent, he was definitely going to be the first one up.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Ye, what are you talking about? How could I possibly have grievances against my Senior Brother? This is just a normal sparring session within the sect."

Gu Chen grinned.

He took out the void sword and channeled spiritual energy with all his might. When powerful sword energy ripples surged across the blade.

He shouted fiercely.

"Sword Shatters the Void!!"

As Gu Chen's voice faded.

A massive, terrifying sword aura slashed out from the void sword, heading straight for Night Owl.

The space it passed through rippled, reflecting the terror of this sword aura.

"Hmph hmph, Senior Brother Ye, this is my strongest single-target attack. Let's see how you defend against it?"

After unleashing the sword aura, Gu Chen looked at Night Owl smugly, wanting to see how Night Owl would withstand his strongest single-target attack.

"Oh, not bad, not bad, Junior Brother Gu. You've really improved a lot."

Seeing the sword aura rush toward him, Night Owl made a playful remark.

Although he spoke lightly, he didn't underestimate his opponent. Instead, a large amount of bloody mist surged from his body, forming a massive Blood Mist Shield, ready to meet Gu Chen's attack.