Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 278 Celebration
Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes.

Ji Fuyou spent a day navigating the maze-like mining area and arrived at the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes.

At this moment, the dragon-patterned flying sword in his hand had undergone significant changes compared to before.

The length has been slightly reduced, from two feet to one and a half feet.

But the patterns on it, resembling a golden dragon, became even clearer and shone brightly.

On his way out of the mining area, he had already used weapon-refining techniques to reforge the Dragon Pattern Sword, completely condensing the deep-seated true dragon aura hidden within the sword.

Seeing that the Dragon Pattern Sword was reforged, he no longer spent his energy maintaining the "activity" within the Divine Beast Horned Deer. Before long, the Divine Beast Horned Deer fell into pain.

Ultimately, unable to control the power far exceeding his own, his body collapsed, and he died completely.

This is a drawback of the Divine Beast Bloodline Awakening Technique.

Unavoidable.

But now...

He soon found another antlered deer.

This time, when he activated the Divine Beast Bloodline Awakening Technique to stimulate the Qilin bloodline within the horned deer, he also drew upon the true dragon aura within the Dragon Pattern Sword.

Under this infusion of energy, the Qilin bloodline seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation.

As the antler deer continued to transform, eventually, a mythical antler deer that was 2.8 meters tall at level 1, with a body of orange-red color, sharp claws and teeth, and two "S"-shaped antlers growing on its head, appeared before our eyes.

Although the aura of this newly born divine beast antler deer is not as strong as that of the level 7 divine beast antler deer that recently died from physical collapse, its appearance and lively eyes far surpass those of the level 7 divine beast antler deer.

Ji Fuyou's heart stirred: "While ensuring my own safety, I will search for antler deer to enhance my bloodline."

Upon receiving the order, without using his mental power to control it, the divine beast antler deer let out a low roar and quickly searched for other antler deer in the surrounding area.

This scene surprised and delighted Ji Fuyou.

"It has actually given rise to a certain level of wisdom."

Having intelligence means it can act on its own, no longer requiring Ji Fuyou to constantly devote some of his energy to controlling it.

He quickly caught up with the mythical antler-deer.

It was discovered that they not only possessed intelligence and were able to act autonomously according to commands, but their intelligence was also quite good.

He issued some instructions to make estimations and finally concluded that the mythical beast's intelligence had reached the level of a 5 or 6-year-old child.

Moreover, even at level 1, it demonstrated speed and attack power surpassing its predecessor.

Furthermore, it is complemented by its own life force field...

Reaching level 7 and being able to contend with a Martial Saint is not just empty talk.

"Next, we'll see how long this mental 'activity' can last. If it lasts longer than a day, the mental burden will be almost nonexistent during the extended period... At that point, we can basically regard it as a martial saint with a less-than-ideal mind."

Ji Fuyou was filled with anticipation.

Soon, he had brought the divine beast, the Horned Deer, to the vicinity of the exit of the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes.

The journey took more than 8 hours.

After replenishing the antler deer's spiritual energy once more, he tried letting the divine beast antler deer hunt other antler deer on its own in the outer area, while he left the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes directly.

But soon, he had to turn back.

When he left the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes, he could clearly feel that his own senses and those of the divine beast Horned Deer were weakening.

Clearly, the presence or absence of fog greatly affects the connection between oneself and the divine beast.

“Within the mist, I once let the divine beast stray more than ten kilometers away from me, but that connection was still there. With a thought, it would rush to me at full speed to reunite with me. But once we left the misty area, this connection dropped sharply…”

Ji Fuyou looked at the divine beast horned deer, and then thought of the void teleportation authority that could only be used in the mist and the detection compass in his hand.

It seems that there is indeed an energy factor in the mist that does not exist on the Red Star.

It is the existence of that energy factor that has given birth to all sorts of wonders that are hard for ordinary people to imagine in the mist.

but……

As the fog continues to lift, some forbidden areas have even existed for many years, and this energy factor on Crimson Star is becoming more and more abundant.

Just as the old man said, the Heavenly Ranking War will change the environment of the chosen civilizations.

One day, this energy factor will achieve some kind of balance with the red star, and at that time...

The mist and the red star will no longer be indistinguishable.

While he was pondering, someone had already spotted Ji Fuyou and immediately drove over, taking him to the courtyard where he lived in Longshou Town.

When he arrived at the courtyard, he found that Fang Qiyun was still in the town and had not left.

This surprised him.

Only after Fang Qiyun was summoned and the reason for the matter was understood did he realize the truth.

"So, these people simply don't believe that I've cultivated a life force field and advanced to Martial Saint?"

"Correct."

Fang Qiyun nodded: "They don't believe it, so your goal of spreading the news to intimidate others will naturally fail. Therefore, for safety's sake, we should stay separately in places like Longshou Town and Xingguang City, just in case."

Ji Fuyou shook his head after hearing this: "This is really beyond my expectations."

"It's normal."

Fang Qiyun smiled and said, "Many people are unwilling to accept things beyond their own understanding. Being able to judge others by one's own standards is already a sign of some wisdom. But when something that one cannot do even with all one's might be easily accomplished by someone else, anyone would become suspicious."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Even parents, upon learning that their child, who only earns 30,000 a year, has suddenly made 100 million, will absolutely not believe it at first. Immediately afterwards, they will suspect that the child has done something illegal. As for friends... especially casual friends, they will definitely think that the child is bragging." Hearing her say this, Ji Fuyou could understand those people's thoughts.

"Although they don't believe you have become a Martial Saint, you are still a master-level spiritual energy user. They dare not completely rule out this possibility, so they sent many people into Dragon Head Town to investigate."

Fang Qiyun said, "Perhaps you could hold a small-scale promotion celebration? Invite these people to attend and let them witness the power of the life force field firsthand?"

Ji Fuyou pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

He then added, "The scale doesn't need to be too large. Furthermore, to avoid those with ulterior motives thinking I'm stalling for time, the celebration will be held five days from now, on July 11th."

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements right away and send invitations to the people of the Speakers, as well as the people of King Equality and King Sun."

Fang Qiyun said.

Ji Fuyou nodded.

Next, he learned about matters concerning Longshou Town, Xingguang City, Chuzhou, and even the entire Shang Dynasty from Fang Qiyun.

When he learned that another fog had appeared and was engulfing a city, his mood became slightly heavy.

Besides the fog, a giant city appeared in the black and white sand sea, attracting the attention of many people.

However, Longshou Town has limited manpower and has only sent a small number of people to investigate. All they know is that the city gates are closed and ordinary people are not allowed to enter. No specific news has come in yet.

This news surprised Ji Fuyou somewhat.

"City?"

"Yes, a large city full of ancient atmosphere, located in the middle of the Black and White Sand Sea, surrounded by city walls ten feet high. According to observation, the city covers an area of ​​twenty-five to twenty-six square kilometers."

"Cities have appeared? Is anyone there?"

"It's impossible to see clearly. The entire city seems to be shrouded in an invisible barrier, or rather, an array. People can't see the specific situation inside at all."

Fang Qiyun said, "Furthermore, with the city gates tightly closed, we have no idea what it looks like inside."

She paused at this point, then continued, "The earliest discoverer of the city was Gu Yinbing."

"she?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

Then I thought of something.

Gu Yinbing borrowed the Wuji Sword from him and went deep into the Black and White Sand Sea to hunt down the Divine Eagle, eventually discovering this city...

That's understandable.

"How is she doing now?"

"She has broken through the mental barrier, becoming the third person, after you and Yun Mengqing, to break through mental shackles."

Fang Qiyun said, "Since she has become a spiritual master and has Gu Qing as her backer, she has been in seclusion to consolidate her spiritual realm during this period. No one else dared to disturb her, so they were unable to get more information about that great city."

Ji Fuyou listened without having any other thoughts.

A city situated in the harsh environment of the Black and White Sands...

He really wasn't very interested.

Let's wait for further news.

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he took out the horn: "Since you are all here, leave a trace of your spiritual power. Also, take this and go find Yang Kaitai and Ji Qingqing, and leave a trace of your spiritual power with them."

Upon seeing the treasure that Ji Fuyou had taken out, Fang Qiyun's eyes widened in surprise.

"The Horn of Heaven!?"

Our own captain has actually managed to acquire such a treasure?
This is a priceless treasure worth tens of millions of contribution points!
Its overall value far surpasses that of a high-level divine weapon.

"In addition, these red spiritual source crystals will also be given to Yang Kaitai."

Ji Fuyou then handed her the few red spirit crystals he had obtained: "With these crystals, it should be enough to build up his spirit to the critical point. As for when he will break through to the master level... that depends on him."

Having the Heavenly Horn means that a Fertile Lord must have been killed, so it's not surprising that the Red Spiritual Source Crystal was obtained.

"Oh, right, I also got a legacy crystal. After thinking about it, I think it's most suitable for you."

Ji Fuyou said, "In the future, when we need to fight some powerful monsters, Xiaoxue will attract the monsters, and you can take the opportunity to attack them. I will visualize the blazing sun when the monsters are paralyzed and use the strongest blazing sun sword technique to deliver a fatal blow to the monsters."

"Red Heritage Crystal..."

Fang Qiyun stared at the inheritance crystal, momentarily stunned.

"I……"

"Take it. Xiaoxue was very decisive when she took the Overlord's True Body Inheritance Crystal."

Ji Fuyou Road.

Fang Qiyun hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but finally accepted it: "Thank you, Captain."

"Alright, go ahead and do your thing. I'm going back into the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes to level up my divine beast to level 7."

Ji Fuyou said with a smile.

Fang Qiyun nodded.

At this moment, Ji Fuyou returned and entered the valley.

After inviting Yang Kaitai and the others in, Fang Qiyun quickly spread the news that Ji Fuyou planned to hold a Martial Saint celebration on July 11.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)