Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 274 True or False
"Bang bang bang!"

Flames burst forth.

The dragon-patterned flying sword was intercepted and knocked away by the antler deer's continuous attacks.

but……

Upon realizing that this mutated antlered deer was extraordinary, Ji Fuyou himself had already pounced on it.

Almost at the same moment the mutated antler deer blasted away the Dragon Pattern Sword, he, wielding the Cold Moon Sword, along with the Overlord's True Form and the explosive power of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, arrived in front of the mutated antler deer.

"call out!"

The Cold Moon Sword was thrust out.

The intense, vibrating energy was stimulated to its maximum.

One of the antlers of the mutated deer was snapped off by the burst of energy, scattering to the side.

Not only that, Ji Fuyou used the power generation technique of the Crescent Moon Blade Qi with this sword strike. The Qi bursting out from the sword's edge further collided with the antlers that were spreading out of the antler deer. While slightly blocking the antlers' attack, he had already slammed his entire body into the mutated antler deer.

The overwhelming force of the impact surged into the mutated antler deer's body the moment they collided, making the monster's entire body feel as if it were about to be shattered.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he changed the way he wielded his Cold Moon Sword, swinging it towards the head of the mutated antler deer, clearly intending to behead the monster with a single strike.

Sensing the imminent danger, the monster, despite being unable to move, controlled its antlers to stab at Ji Fuyou's body.

With the support of vitality, the stabbing power of each antler is no less than that of a spiritual master wielding a flying sword.

"Bang bang bang!"

Five or six powerful and sharp forces, comparable to those of a master swordsman, struck Shang Ji Fuyou's body one after another. However, just as they were about to pierce through his body, they were all neutralized by the dual defense of the life force field and the deflection force field.

As the mutated monster's desperate attack was redirected by the deflecting force field, the edge of the Cold Moon Sword also slashed into its body.

A burst of innate armor-piercing sword energy erupts!

"laugh!"

Its vitality was originally enhanced by its antlers, and the remaining power was no match for the penetrating force of the innate armor-piercing sword energy.

With blood splattering, the ridiculously powerful mutated deer had its head severed by Ji Fuyou's sword and died instantly.

At the moment of its death, its life force contracted back at an incredible speed.

Its antlers, which had grown to five or six meters long, also quickly returned to normal.

In the blink of an eye, this terrifying monster, which was just moments ago extremely ferocious and powerful enough to wipe out even a master-level squad head-on, has recovered and transformed into a small antler deer that even an intermediate-level martial artist could easily handle.

If it weren't for the sword marks left by the burst of internal energy tearing the ground, Ji Fuyou would have thought that his fierce battle just now was just an illusion.

"What kind of monster did they create?"

Ji Fuyou looked at the mutated antler deer.

This was definitely the strongest mutated creature he had encountered besides the two-headed giant, the enhanced Fertile Lord, and the Fertile Lord.

Of all the monsters they had encountered before, not to mention the Fertile Guardians and the Pale Boarmen, even the Giant Mutant Centipede, the Evil Black Serpent, and the Snowmen of the Snowfield were far inferior to it.

Of course, Ji Fuyou had never seen the Snowmen's true strength because they were suppressed by the dazzling light of the White Day Forest.

After a moment, Ji Fuyou calmed his mind and began searching for the source crystal inside the antlered deer.

Given the power of this antlered deer, he wouldn't be surprised if it even produced a purple source crystal, let alone a red one.

With this hope, Ji Fuyou searched extensively, but the final result was...

"No?"

He searched the place again carefully.

"Really not!"

Forget about purple or red source crystals, there wasn't even a single blue or white source crystal.

They fought so hard that even their dragon-patterned flying sword suffered minor damage to kill this mutated antler deer, but ended up getting nothing.
After a moment of hesitation, Ji Fuyou, unwilling to give up, began to dissect the mutated antler deer.

After dissecting for a while, he quickly collected some blue blood that was radiating a strong life force.

Besides containing a strong life force, this blood also contained a chaotic and violent energy, resembling some kind of banned drug with severe side effects.

"This blood..."

After some deliberation, Ji Fuyou decided to collect the blood.

Even though it doesn't look like anything good, after going through so much trouble to kill this monster, we should at least get something as a trophy.

In addition...

Ji Fuyou picked up the piece of deer antler that he had cut off.

Both are deer antlers, but the one that was cut off by the deer was extremely sturdy, and seemed to contain a vibrant life force.

However, the antlers of this deer, now a corpse, have lost all their mystique.

It is estimated that anyone with an iron sword could cut it down.

"A bottle of blood, a deer antler... Give these to the old man and see if he can regain his senses and say something after witnessing these things."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

After packing his things, he didn't rush to leave, but continued to search for the true form of the Flourishing Cult Master.

Although the palace laboratory is not small, it cannot be described as particularly large.

A day was enough for him to explore every corner of the entire laboratory.

……

Ji Fuyou searched for the true forms of the clones, including the Flourishing Sect Master, in this laboratory-like palace. Meanwhile, outside, the news that Fang Qiyun and others had spread that he had cultivated into a Martial Saint also caused quite a stir.

but……

This commotion was somewhat different from what Fang Qiyun and others had guessed—a scene of huge reactions across the country and all forces vying to report and inquire about it.

Those who truly belong to the rank of martial saints and spiritual masters have not yet spoken.

However, the upper-middle circle, composed of master-level martial artists and high-level mental energy users, mostly questioned this news.

"Martial Saint? Ha, a Martial Master who became a Martial Saint during the Heavenly Ranking Trial? What does Ji Fuyou take a Martial Saint for?"

"I'm wondering, does he think that as long as he can break through the bottleneck of the Spirit Master, he can definitely complete the transformation of his life and condense a life force field? Otherwise, why would he casually say that he has already become a Martial Saint?"

"To become a Martial Saint in less than four months after becoming a Martial Master is incredible! As for whether this Martial Saint is real or fake, and how much of it is exaggerated, that's a matter of opinion."

A cacophony of voices rose and fell.

Some people tried to contact Ji Fuyou in an attempt to find out the truth.

However… Ji Fuyou entered the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes and went deep into the mist, where conventional methods of communication were ineffective.

The people on the Heavenly Ranking...

For some reason, they were unusually silent.

It's unclear whether they were verifying the information through their own intelligence channels, or...

They can no longer "see" information from the outside world.

The announcement that Ji Fuyou had achieved the Martial Saint title came to this unexpected result, which surprised Fang Qiyun and the others.

……

The third tallest tower.

At this moment, Cao Yu was questioning Du Xinghe, Wu Rendi, He Jinglan, and the others.

What do you think of this news?

"Fake!"

Du Xinghe answered without hesitation.

His expression was calm, and his heart was not even turbulent: "Just like what many people on the Internet are saying, when did the limits of life become so easy to break? If it were really that simple, there wouldn't be so many masters stuck at the threshold of Martial Saint and unable to advance even an inch."

"Master Du is right."

Wu Rendi nodded slightly: "The limit, by its very nature, means that only a very few people are qualified to reach it. Ji Fuyou may be exceptionally talented and have extraordinary potential. If given a year, I would believe he can break through the shackles of life. As for now..."

He shook his head and didn't say anything more.

He Jinglan didn't comment, but looked at Cao Yu and asked, "Any news from your side?"

After saying that, he added, "Or perhaps, has the Speaker's think tank offered any guesses?"

"The think tank concluded that the credibility of this conjecture is less than 30%."

Cao Yu said.

"Thirty percent?"

He Jinglan, Du Xinghe, and the others were somewhat surprised.

The probability isn't low, it's actually high.

"Ji Fuyou is a man who is good at creating miracles. The Speaker and the think tank do not underestimate him in the slightest. All his words, actions and strength are often evaluated according to the highest standards. Thirty percent is already considered low."

Cao Yu said, "If the think tank hadn't received the news that Qi Lingyun had contacted Ji Fuyou, they would have originally thought the news was 60% credible!"

"Sixty percent!?"

Du Xinghe was taken aback: "Do they really think Ji Fuyou has a 60% chance of becoming a Martial Saint in such a short time?"

Wu Rendi was also somewhat surprised.

He Jinglan, however, did not raise much objection to this ratio.

"When the fog descends, anything can happen."

Cao Yu said something.

"Qi Lingyun contacted Ji Fuyou? What did they say that made the think tank change their minds?"

He Jinglan asked.

"It's a matter for the Sun King and the King of Equality."

Cao Yu said, "These two Martial Saints have been very active recently. As expected, they are going to make a move against Ji Fuyou. According to the think tank's speculation, Qi Lingyun should have informed Ji Fuyou of this news. In order to break the deadlock, Ji Fuyou deliberately spread the word that he has become a Martial Saint."

"You mean, he's using this method to intimidate the Sun King and the King of Equality, to prevent them from attacking him?"

He Jinglan said.

"The real can not be fake, the fake can not be real."

Cao Yu said, "Ji Fuyou's real purpose in announcing this news should be to buy time. Before these two Martial Saints figure out his strength and dare not make a move easily, he should seize the opportunity and do his best to break through to the Martial Saint realm."

She paused for a moment: "As long as he can cultivate life force and become a Martial Saint, the predicament he faces will be easily resolved."

Upon hearing this, the group of people suddenly realized what was happening.

Using a mix of truth and deception to buy time.

Ji Fuyou's move was indeed brilliant.

Even if the Sun King and the King of Equality might not believe the veracity of this news, they should still be cautious and have it investigated.

This way, we can at least buy him some more time.

"The floaters this season are quite clever."

Du Xinghe commented.

"If you weren't smart, you wouldn't have gotten this far."

He Jinglan said.

Cao Yu and Wu Rendi nodded in deep agreement.

"Although it's only 30%, the necessary investigations and verifications are still essential."

Cao Yu spoke again, looking at He Jinglan: "Ji Fuyou is not in Longshou Town now, but has gone to Wanshe Valley? After he comes out of Wanshe Valley, send someone to Longshou Town to see Ji Fuyou and confirm it in person."

"it is good."

He Jinglan nodded.

"I'll go over there too."

Wu Rendi said, "I've been stuck at the Master level for so long, and for the past year I've been studying the mysteries of life force. I can tell whether a person has broken through to Martial Saint and whether they have condensed a life force field just by looking at them."

"can."

Cao Yu nodded.

……

The third speaker made this guess, and the fourth speaker, Ma Rui, Yun Mengqing, and others also came to a general conclusion.

However, whether they believed it or not, they all kept a close eye on Ji Fuyou's movements.

Once he reappears in Longshou Town, people who can see through his deception will immediately rush to Longshou Town.

At that time, it will be clear whether it is a dragon or a snake.

(End of this chapter)