Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 280 Mutation
"Martial Saint."

He Jinglan let out a long sigh of envy and jealousy.

He forced himself to regain his rationality.

He knew very well that from the moment Ji Fuyou stepped into the Martial Saint realm, he had truly stood at the pinnacle of the Federation.

Moreover, they are not like him or Xia Zheng, who stand at the top of the Federation based on their status and position, but rather they are among the few people who have risen to the top of the Federal Council based on their own strength.

This kind of reliance is even better than theirs.

What is the federal government?!

Ultimately, it's just an organization.

To outsiders, it appears enormous and invincible because the essence of an organization is to combine individuals into a group, and then use the power of the group to oppress the individuals.

Even those in high positions of power are merely skilled at bewitching and brainwashing the masses, thereby leveraging the power of the group to accomplish what individuals cannot.

Leaving aside the groups brainwashed by the organization, they are essentially just ordinary individuals.

But beings like Ji Fuyou, who embody immense power, are different.

They possess a strength comparable to that of a group.

You don't need to have the strength of hundreds of millions of people; as long as you gather the power of ten thousand people into one, you can have the ability to change the world.

In this situation, even if a Martial Saint cannot fly or withstand a nuclear bomb, as long as they can form an army on their own, they can easily stand at the top of the world, and no one can underestimate them.

Just like the current seasonal flooding...

No one can stop his rise anymore.

Even if he wanted to establish his own kingdom, as long as he didn't publicly announce it, the federal government would turn a blind eye.

"The speaker and the others need to make plans as soon as possible."

He Jinglan was already organizing his thoughts, considering how to explain this matter to the Third Speaker.

On the other side, Qi Lingyun also glanced at Ji Fuyou with a complicated expression.

He quickly edited a message and sent it to the president's office: "Ji Fuyou has become a Martial Saint, this is confirmed."

After sending the message, he turned to Ji Fuyou again: "Originally, I wanted to use the power of King Pingdeng and King Taiyang to force Ji Fuyou to align himself with our lineage. But now, he has become a Martial Saint and is qualified to succeed Zhu Long and share the underground market of the Eastern Divine Continent with King Taiyang and King Pingdeng. In this case, these two Martial Saints may not be willing to attack him again..."

This result left him feeling regretful.

But he couldn't complain about anything.

After all, Ji Fuyou earned this status and position through his own efforts.

"However, although we cannot use the power of King Pingdeng and King Taiyang to force Ji Fuyou to side with us, we have maintained a good relationship with him, at least compared to the Third Speaker and the Fourth Speaker..."

As Qi Lingyun pondered, he turned his gaze to He Jinglan.

Almost at the same moment he looked at He Jinglan, the president of the Mental Ability Association seemed to sense something, and a look of horror suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Martial Saint Ji, congratulations on entering the realm of Martial Saint. I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll take my leave."

After saying this, the spiritual master dared not linger any longer and strode away from the banquet.

This scene left not only Ji Fuyou and the others bewildered, but also Qi Lingyun, Yun Mengqing, and the others.

Even if you can't accept Ji Fuyou becoming a Martial Saint, you don't have to be so rude, do you?
At that moment, Qi Lingyun seemed to sense something and quickly focused his attention on the Celestial Horn Channel.

Fang Qianyun, who was not far from Ji Fuyou, suddenly came to his side and said urgently, "Captain, look at the Heavenly Horn!"

"The Horn of Heaven?"

Ji Fuyou was taken aback, and then turned his attention to the Heavenly Horn.

With a slight sense, one could see that streams of information containing intense emotional fluctuations were constantly emanating from within.

"Someone is trying to kill us!"

"Help! Help! Someone please save us!"

"A Martial Saint! The leader of these people is a Martial Saint who has cultivated a life force field!"

"Dead! Dead! Hahaha! They're all dead! It's my turn..."

Amidst this intense and chaotic transmission of spiritual information, even more spiritual fluctuations completely dissipated from the Heavenly Horn.

Once the mental fluctuations left by the members of the Heavenly Ranking in the horn dissipate, it only means one outcome.

death.

The practitioner who left behind the spiritual fluctuations has died.

Not long ago, when the news that Heavenly Ranks could be transferred and devoured spread, the number of casualties among the members of the Heavenly Rank Ranking was indeed considerable.

In just a few days, as many as 23 people lost their lives.

But compared to that time when it took several days and only 23 people died, this time...

The speed at which those on the Heavenly Ranking died was unbelievably fast.

By the time Ji Fuyou realized what was happening, the mental fluctuations of at least 30 members of the Heavenly Ranking had dissipated.

And this is not the end.

30 people, 35 people, 40 people...

"Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened..."

As they felt the mental fluctuations of those Heavenly Ranking members dissipate at a speed as if they had been utterly crushed, Qi Lingyun, Yun Mengqing, Wu Rendi, Feng Yulou, and even Fang Qiyun, Yang Kaitai, Liu Yiren, and others all turned pale.

"Quickly! Return to Tiandu City!"

"Martial Saint Ji, we'll take our leave now."

"Damn it! They had to do it at this time..."

The masters representing several speakers and the country's top powers left the banquet as quickly as possible, without having time to talk to Ji Fuyou in detail.

The remaining few who were not qualified to enter the Heavenly Horn also vaguely guessed what had happened from their exclamations, and for a moment they were filled with anxiety and did not know what to do.

"Captain..." Fang Qiyun's eyes also couldn't hide his worry.

as well as……

Suppressed anger.

Having been influenced by Ji Fuyou, they all knew why this had happened.

"The purpose of the celebration was to prove that I have achieved the Martial Saint. Now that I have, it is no longer important whether the banquet continues. As for the remaining people, those who wish to stay at the banquet can have their reception arranged, and those who are busy can be sent away."

Ji Fuyou Road.

He tried his best to keep his expression calm.

But the sadness and coldness in his eyes were still somewhat undeniable.

"Yes."

Fang Qiyun spoke and quickly gave the instructions.

The guests clearly knew that something serious had happened, and dared not linger, so they all wisely took their leave.

Even people like Xie Yusheng, Xue Changfeng, and Turing are no exception.

After they left, Fang Qiyun, Yang Kaitai and their group regrouped in the room where Ji Fuyou was.

"Captain, could it be..."

Xiao Hanxue's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"That's probably the case most likely."

Ji Fuyou nodded: "This kind of thing was bound to happen when they first gathered in Tiandu City and were unable to leave their place of residence after arriving in Tiandu City."

A trace of sorrow flashed in Liu Yiren's eyes: "I thought they might think of other ways, to see if there was a relatively gentle way to separate the Heavenly Rank from a person. But now it seems... they still chose the worst way, and, once they made their move... they wiped them out completely."

"I just hope that after we warned them in advance, they were prepared with a backup plan and could save their lives."

Yang Kaitai also sighed.

Ji Fuyou glanced at the group and said, “I have now become a Martial Saint. I dare not say anything else, but protecting you all is not a problem. However, you should also be careful not to go to Tian Du City lightly. It may not seem dangerous to us, but... don’t put your life and death in the hands of others’ mercy.”

"We understand."

Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren nodded at the same time.

Fang Qiyun, on the other hand, seemed to be observing something, remaining silent in deep thought.

Immediately, Ji Fuyou's gaze fell on her: "What's wrong?"

"I am observing those who survived."

Fang Qiyun said, "There are about 60 members of the Heavenly Ranking who are under house arrest. So far, 43 of them have perished, but some of them have survived..."

"We gave them a warning early on, and they were on guard. It's not too surprising that they were able to escape being wiped out."

Yang Kaitai said, "They were just lucky."

"That's true... but if the higher-ups really want to take action against them, even if they are prepared, can they really escape unscathed?"

Fang Qiyun looked up at the group and said, "Moreover, judging from the reactions of He Jinglan, Qi Lingyun, and Yun Mengqing, they seem to be completely unprepared for this."

These words made Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren hesitate slightly.

But Ji Fuyou shook his head: "Although they are all spiritual masters, they are still a bit short of the true core level. Even Yun Mengqing, if it weren't for the fact that the person behind her needed someone to conduct experiments, she might not have been the one to condense the Middle Heaven position."

Core group!

These four words sent a chill down the spines of Yang Kaitai and the others.

Dashang...

The true core group probably consists of only the nine council chairmen, a few martial saints, and the nine council chairmen's most valued direct relatives, numbering only twenty or thirty people.

"Practice well."

Ji Fuyou Road.

The group fell silent.

They knew perfectly well that those above were targeting members of the Heavenly Ranking, yet they could only protect themselves and were powerless to intervene...

This feeling is indeed infuriating and painful.

After a long pause, Yang Kaitai finally spoke up, "Let's go to the Daylight Forest now."

"Don't go to the Daylight Forest."

Ji Fuyou pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Go to the ruins of Yindu."

He paused for a moment: "Arrange for several small teams led by master-level martial artists to go to the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes. Deep in the Valley of Ten Thousand Snakes, there is a mining area where many corpse demons exist. These corpse demons are not powerful, and compared to ordinary beasts and monsters, they have a great advantage—the probability of nurturing inheritance crystals is very high."

"Heirloom Crystal?"

Several people's eyes lit up.

Even a white inheritance crystal is worth a blue spirit source crystal or a red physique source crystal.

If the monsters in that mining area really do have a high chance of producing crystals...

It is indeed a good place.

"Jingle Bell!"

Just then, Ji Fuyou's phone rang.

As soon as he answered the phone, He Jinglan's voice came through: "Martial Saint Ji, we need your help! Not long ago, King Pingdeng and King Taiyang attacked Tiandu City and killed a large number of members of the Heavenly Ranking. This behavior is simply disregarding the dignity of our Federation!"

He said quickly, "They are currently retreating south, trying to escape the country. We hope that Ji Wusheng can intervene and stop them..."

"beep!"

Ji Fuyou hung up the phone immediately.

(End of this chapter)