Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 360 Future
Despite being covered in wounds and exhausted, none of the 63 survivors complained during the evacuation, regardless of their age or gender.

They kept their heads down and hurried on their way.

All I wanted was to leave this wasteland as quickly as possible.

And Ji Fuyou...

Without understanding the identities and stances of these people, he did not rashly take out his physical source crystals to lend to them to heal their injuries.

As he walked, Ji Fuyou did not forget to ask the old man, Wu Peng, for information.

"My surname is Ji."

He asked, "Divine Messenger, what does that mean?"

"God's envoy..."

Wu Peng bowed and said, "Divine Envoy is an honorific title used by our Mountain and Sea Realm to refer to all those who hold authority."

Telepathic communication bypasses the language barrier, allowing both parties to accurately understand each other's intended meaning.

"The Realm of Mountains and Seas?"

Ji Fuyou glanced at him.

In this other world, the mist is commonplace, and they understand the power...

"How many rounds of trials has your world gone through?"

"We passed the fourth round of trials, but... we failed in the fifth round..."

Wu Peng's eyes were filled with bitterness.

"The fifth round!?"

Ji Fuyou was startled.

He had assumed that these people, like those from Rainbow Sun City, Demon Suppression Valley, and Xuan Yue Island, had fallen in the fourth round.

did not expect……

They not only made it through the fourth round, but also made it to the fifth round!

what does that mean!?

This means that at its peak, this civilization had at least six mid-stage Celestial Realm cultivators...

That is, a cultivator at the tenth level!
And they managed to make it to the fifth round...

Ji Fuyou wouldn't be surprised if they said they had more than six eleventh-level cultivators at the late stage of the Heavenly Realm.

"After failing the fifth trial, the coordinates of our world were leaked. The Demon Dragon Clan brought a tree seed, planted it on this wasteland, and watered the ancient Demon Dragon Tree with the blood and bones of countless living beings..."

With fear and pain in his eyes, Wu Peng said, "As that demonic tree continues to grow, the vitality of our world is withering away at an extremely rapid pace."

"The world's vitality!?"

Ji Fuyou was taken aback.

world!?
They're always talking about the world!

How big is your world?

He couldn't help but ask.

"Our world is divided into two continents, East and West. Each continent has a civilization selected for the Heavenly Ranking War. The Eastern continent is 8000 kilometers long and 10,000 kilometers wide, while the Western continent is slightly larger, at 10,000 kilometers long and 13,000 kilometers wide. The rest is a vast and boundless ocean..."

Wu Peng explained.

Their world's distance scale is naturally not in the "kilometer" sense.

However, the message he conveyed was automatically translated by Ji Fuyou in a way that he could understand.

After some initial analysis, he concluded that this planet was 1.3 times the size of the Red Star.

That demonic tree can devour the life force of an entire planet...

"The Demon Dragon Clan is a legendary civilization that survived seven rounds of Heavenly Ranking Wars!?"

Ji Fuyou said in a deep voice.

Wu Peng noticed the unusual tone in Ji Fuyou's voice and quickly said, "That's not the case. It's been less than two years since our civilization was defeated. According to the previous rules, within two or three years, our civilization will only be divided up by the winner of the fifth round..."

As he spoke, he added, "The fact that this Demon Dragon Civilization was able to obtain this Demon Tree Seed must mean that it had come into contact with a Legendary Civilization and received a gift from them."

They knew very well that only legendary civilizations possessed the power to destroy stars.

After listening, Ji Fuyou calmed down.

The goal is to achieve "planet destruction" by draining all life force from an entire planet using a magical tree...

This is the lowest level of method.

Even if there is a legendary civilization behind the Dragon Civilization, that civilization would not be of a very high level; it would probably be at the level of having just survived seven rounds of war.

However, such a civilization is still incredibly powerful for the Crimson Star Civilization, which has not even passed the first round of trials.

In terms of technology, this is tantamount to them coming into contact with a civilization capable of producing star-destroying warships.

Thinking of this, Ji Fuyou couldn't help but glance at these people again.

This cause and effect...

too big.

It not only jumped directly to the fifth civilization, but also involved the seventh civilization.

Even as the strongest on Red Star, he couldn't withstand a nuclear bomb.

Meanwhile, the other side is already considering destroying the planet.

Destroying a planet requires at least a late-stage Level 2 or even Level 3 civilization, while Red Star is only at Level 0.7!
Even if humanity develops at the normal pace and makes no mistakes along the way, maintaining the optimal development path at all times, it would still take more than 6000 years to reach that level.

In reality, 99.99% of civilizations in the universe would self-destruct before achieving Type I civilization status.

"Based solely on energy consumption, the energy required to destroy the star is 30 trillion times the annual energy consumption of the Red Star."

Ji Fuyou derived this data in a simplified manner.

Not 30 times!
It's not 30 times!
That's a full 30 trillion times!
Seeing Ji Fuyou suddenly fall silent, Wu Peng, clearly realizing something, quickly said, "The Heavenly Ranking War made everything possible. From the first to the seventh round of the Heavenly Ranking War, it only lasted less than 200 years. But as long as they could keep winning, the surviving civilizations could use those 200 years to complete a path that would normally take 20,000 years." He continued, "Like our Mountain and Sea Realm, before the Heavenly Ranking War, everyone was starving. People struggled against nature and wild beasts for survival, with an average lifespan of less than 40 years. But with the arrival of the Heavenly Ranking War, one after another Heavenly Realm powerhouse emerged, bringing unprecedented glory to the entire civilization..."

Ji Fuyou glanced at him, and at that moment, he also came to his senses.

He went too far.

Judging from the performance of forces like Rainbow Sun City and Demon Suppression Valley, civilizations that didn't even experience the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War are considered lucky to encounter those civilizations that didn't survive the fourth round of the Heavenly Ranking War.

They have seized an absolute advantage.

He's quite something; not only did he come into contact with the Demon Suppression Valley, but he also jumped straight from the Demon Suppression Valley to the Mountain and Sea Realm.

It can only be said that the power of authority is indeed adept at creating miracles beyond imagination.

Without the authority to teleport through the void, it would take at least several decades for the Crimson Star Civilization to make contact with the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The premise is...

The Red Star civilization still has several decades to go.

"Making contact with the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Demon Dragon Clan is not a bad thing. The Crimson Star Civilization was destroyed by the Star-Devouring Beast three years later. The civilization behind the Demon Dragon Clan is suspected to be legendary, so they have the ability to fight against legendary Star-Devouring Beasts..."

Ji Fuyou's thoughts suddenly stalled at this point.

Red Star, only in the first round of the Heavenly Ranking!

Even if it's going to be destroyed, would it really be necessary to send out a legendary star-devouring monster?

At most, a few Heavenly Realm forces similar to Zhenmo Valley, Hongri City, and Xuanyue Island would come and divide it up.

Suddenly it jumps to the Star-Devouring Monster...

Is this really normal?

Suddenly, an incredibly terrifying thought flashed through my mind.

Is there a possibility...

He feared the Star-Devouring Demon and tried every means to contact advanced civilizations, even legendary civilizations, hoping to use the power of legends to fight against the karmic entanglements brought about by the Star-Devouring Demon. This is the real reason why the Star-Devouring Demon eventually descended upon Crimson Star!

Akahoshi, that's why he has such a future...

It's because he's always wanted to change Akahoshi's future!?
But in the end, he couldn't change anything.

The future is set.

Thinking of this, Ji Fuyou felt a chill run down his spine.

If this is true...

The cruelty of the situation was so despairing it was suffocating.

“Divine Envoy Ji, you need not worry so much…”

Just as Ji Fuyou was about to be swallowed by this suffocating feeling, Wu Peng's voice rang out: "Our Mountain and Sea Realm has not been completely defeated yet. Many of our people are still bravely resisting the invasion of the Demon Dragon Clan. Our Mountain and Sea Clan... will never perish so easily..."

"call!"

Ji Fuyou let out a long breath.

If the future truly ended that way because of his actions...

If the future is truly predetermined...

If nothing can be changed...

At least he tried.

They did everything in their power to stop it.

As for the rest, even though human effort cannot determine fate, he has a clear conscience and no regrets.

not to mention……

In the final moments, didn't that peerless swordsman soar into the void, his sword slicing through the heavens...?

He did not live to see the outcome of that war.

He didn't know what the final outcome would be.

The future is not necessarily irreversible.

Perhaps, it was only because his city had been devoured by the Star-Eating Monster that he mistakenly believed everything was over and the world was utterly destroyed.

Perhaps, under the leadership of that peerless swordsman, the humans of Crimson Star will launch a desperate counterattack, ultimately killing the Star-Devouring Beast and becoming the biggest winners.

The future is uncertain!

Everything is possible!
He turned his gaze to Wupeng: "I admire your courage and resistance. However, at the moment I saved you, the cause and effect of our two civilizations have inevitably become intertwined. In order to ensure that our civilization will not suffer greater danger because of my actions, I need to understand all the information about the Mountain and Sea Realm and the Demon Dragon Clan."

He paused, then added, "Including your understanding of the Heavenly Ranking War."

"Of course, it's what I should do."

Wu Peng immediately said.

"Start with what you said: why will your civilization be divided up by the victors of the fifth war within two or three years?"

Ji Fuyou asked.

"These are the rules of the Heavenly Ranking!"

Wu Peng said, "When a civilization loses a member with a Heavenly Rank, its coordinates will be known to those civilizations that survived the trials of civilization. Depending on the number of wars a civilization has experienced, this is equivalent to about 10% of the time it takes to enter the Heavenly Ranking..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Our civilization failed in the fifth round of the Heavenly Ranking War. From the time we were selected for the ranking to our defeat in the war, a total of 34 years passed. The 10% time means that we will ultimately have more than three years to ensure the continuation of our civilization..."

The continuation of civilization...

Ji Fuyou understood what Wu Peng meant.

They have at most three years to allow their civilization to survive like Zhenmo Valley, Hongri City, and Xuanyue Island.

The prerequisite is that you can escape the pursuit of the demon dragons.

However, the Demon Dragon Clan has already planted the Ancient Demon Dragon Tree in the Mountain and Sea Realm to absorb the life force of the entire realm, so their chances of survival are infinitely close to zero.

(End of this chapter)