Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 379 Open

The fourteen martial saints from the Northern Kingdom, Griffin Kingdom, and Black Gold Kingdom who had suffered mental breakdowns due to refining the golden source crystal were quickly placed by Ji Fuyou in the military base where the Three Absolutes Daoist and others were located.

Although Ji Fuyou has easily controlled the eighteen Martial Saints through the simulation of the Great One in the Void God Realm, making them regard him as a divine messenger, it remains to be seen whether they are truly usable.

With only half a month left before the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War, many Martial Saints who relied on the cultivation experience downloaded from the Void God Realm also achieved breakthroughs.

After their breakthrough, they immediately uploaded their experience and insights on reaching the sixth rank, allowing more fifth-rank martial saints who were stuck at their bottlenecks to download it.

With enough experience to draw upon, the probability of a fifth-tier Martial Saint breaking through to the Celestial-Human Interaction Realm will also increase. After breaking through, they will upload more of their experience to the Void God Realm to benefit more successors.

This is a virtuous circle.

However, Ji Fuyou ignored these Martial Saints who had all entered the sixth rank. He devoted all his time and energy to the people on the Heavenly Ranking.

Including Gu Qing, a total of 39 people from the entire Great Shang Federation participated in the Heavenly Ranking War.

Thanks to Ji Fuyou's practice of providing benefits to these Heavenly Ranking members, almost none of them have cultivation levels below the Master level.

This refers to the fourth stage of the thirteen stages of spiritual practice.

Among them, besides Ji Fuyou and Gu Qing, the people with the highest cultivation levels are naturally Xiao Hanxue, Fang Qiyun, and others.

In addition to Shen Zhanxian, Qin Zhenguo, and Luo Siming.

As for Zhao Changkong, Zuo Chunqiu, Song Lingxiao, and the others who have already broken through to the sixth rank, without exception, none of them possess the Heavenly Rank.

Upon seeing this lineup, Ji Fuyou frowned.

He had no idea how the Great Shang Federation, which couldn't even muster a single sixth-tier Martial Saint, managed to survive the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War in the scenario he foresaw in his dream.

"Digging their own grave."

Ji Fuyou thought to himself.

Those superiors on the Red Star...

They're really digging their own grave!

Not only did they dare not participate in the Civilization Trial themselves, they also ruthlessly killed those members of the Heavenly Ranking who did participate in the Civilization Trial!
Now look what's happened! The lineup for the Heavenly Ranking War is so weak it's at the bottom.

After examining the participants, Ji Fuyou took a deep breath and quickly sent them off to train on their own.

They diligently practiced defensive battle formations.

He no longer expected these people to be of any help to him; he was just grateful to have survived.

Ji Fuyou called Gu Qing and his team together and held another meeting.

"As you can see, there are only a few at the fifth rank. The heavy burden of this round of the Heavenly Ranking War will probably fall on our shoulders."

Ji Fuyou addressed the group.

Yang Kaitai and Liu Yiren both looked somewhat guilty.

Although they had both entered the realm of spiritual masters, strictly speaking, their cultivation level was only at the fourth rank.

"Or... should I try taking a dose of the 'divine water'?"

Yang Kaitai said, "Didn't we get five portions of divine water when we cleared out that palace laboratory a while ago...? I..."

“It takes two to three months to completely eliminate the factors in the divine water that can destroy the mind. It’s too dangerous to take it rashly now that it’s less than a month away.”

Fang Qiyun immediately shook her head.

Then, she added regretfully, "If the Heavenly Ranking War could have been delayed by two or three months, it would have been great. Currently, due to the existence of the Void God Realm, the cultivation of everyone in our Crimson Star has entered a period of rapid improvement. If we could have another two or three months to consolidate and transform these improvements into actual strength, I'm afraid even some of those dozens of people on the Heavenly Ranking would have broken through to the Martial Saint level."

Ji Fuyou had no doubt about this.

People like Shi Guanxing, Fengyulou, Xiao Jiuge, and Shen Jun, who are among the most outstanding members of the Heavenly Ranking, have already reached the threshold of the Martial Saint realm and may break through at any time in the next few months.

Meanwhile, spiritual masters like He Qilin, Gu Yinbing, and Yun Mengqing also stood on the threshold of becoming spiritual saints.

pity……

Time waits for no one.

Ji Fuyou pondered.

In theory, a Great Shang Federation without even a sixth-tier rank could not possibly pass the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War.

Even if the Shang Dynasty in the dream, Zuo Chunqiu and others, seized the Heavenly Rank and entered the Heavenly Ranking War with the strength of the sixth rank, it would still not be an easy task to pass the Heavenly Ranking War in the end.

unless……

It is led by a top-tier expert with at least seventh-level combat power!
And this seventh-tier combat power...

Ji Fuyou's gaze immediately fell on Gu Qing: "You refined the golden spiritual source crystal and raised your spiritual level?"

"Golden Spirit Source Crystal?"

Gu Qing was taken aback, then immediately shook her head: "No."

He added, "It's not that I'm not confident I can withstand the spiritual will left behind by that great being, but... to this day, our Red Star has not produced a single golden spiritual source crystal."

"..."

Ji Fuyou remained silent.

After a long pause, he finally said, "So you've cultivated your primordial spirit?"

"No, after the divine sense enters the primordial spirit state, it needs to use the extremely strong and yang power in the thunder to transform the divine sense in order to cultivate the primordial spirit. This is equivalent to the tribulation in mythology. Only by going through nine tribulations can the primordial spirit completely transform and have the foundation to merge with the stars and become a demigod."

Ji Fuyou frowned.

Low attributes, low cultivation level...

His seventh-tier combat power...

But at this moment, Gu Qing spoke again: "I feel that the tribulation is extremely dangerous, and I am afraid that I may not be able to survive it. Therefore, in order to ensure that I can safely pass the tribulation, I have improved my martial arts level during this period."

"Martial arts realm?"

Ji Fuyou was taken aback, then his pupils shrank: "Your martial arts realm..."

He directly activated his life force field and pressed it down on Gu Qing.

At this moment, Gu Qing's life force, which was so low-key that it could be easily overlooked, was finally activated.

The collision of the two life force fields instantly allowed Ji Fuyou to determine his true strength!

"His physique isn't high, just over 42 points, but his cultivation level... seventh rank!? How is that possible!?"

His eyes held a hint of disbelief: "How did you break through to the seventh rank so quickly?"

“Celestial Rank.” Gu Qing explained, “When I killed Xia Zheng, his Celestial Rank was transferred to me. I used the power of the Celestial Rank to quickly cultivate to the peak of the sixth rank. Not long ago, you uploaded your cultivation experience on breaking through to the seventh rank, pointing out almost all the mistakes that could be made. I avoided these mistakes and broke through in one go.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he withdrew his life force field.

Suddenly...

His aura became low-key and reserved once again.

He sat in the conference room like a nobody.

If you don't look closely, everyone seems to overlook his existence.

It was precisely this repeated, unconscious neglect that led Ji Fuyou to never even consider that Gu Qing could not only improve his spiritual realm but also his martial arts realm.

"You illusory authority..."

Ji Fuyou took a deep breath: "How come it works so well outside the fog!?"

Gu Qing glanced at him, somewhat puzzled as to why he would say such a thing.

Why can't it be used outside?

Red Star has been eroded by the misty world for several years, but its extraordinary elements are extremely low, not completely absent.

Ji Fuyou felt a little uncomfortable under Gu Qing's gaze, so he tactfully coughed to change the subject.

"With you, a seventh-rank expert, here, I feel at ease. Next, let's rehearse the various dangers we might encounter after the Heavenly Ranking War begins."

Ji Fuyou said.

Everyone nodded in agreement, their hearts now firmly moved.

One seventh-tier fighter is basically equivalent to ten or eight sixth-tier fighters.

They all exceeded the minimum standard for passing the Heavenly Ranking War: a sixth-tier squad.

What's more, they also have a captain.

Fang Qiyun, who accompanied Ji Fuyou into the Dark Palace Laboratory, witnessed firsthand the strength Ji Fuyou displayed when he fought the Crimson Rooster.

That's definitely the eighth tier!

With an eighth-tier expert in charge, the first round of the Heavenly Ranking War will be almost a foregone conclusion.

……

All members of the Heavenly Ranking in the three kingdoms of Da Shang, Griffin, and Black Gold began special training, working overtime.

During this time, everyone else wisely refrained from disturbing them.

Even if powerful strange beasts appear in some places, the martial saints of various countries will try to deal with them themselves so as not to disturb the members of the Heavenly Ranking.

The information they received from the Demon Suppression Valley made them realize that the members of the Heavenly Ranking were the true saviors of civilization.

If the Heavenly Ranking War is lost and all members of the Heavenly Ranking perish, the demise of the civilization will begin its countdown.

Under these circumstances, not only did high-ranking officials and martial arts masters from various countries not dare to disturb their special training, but they also unconditionally agreed to all their requests.

Time flew by in this tense atmosphere.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

……

Now that they knew the start of the Heavenly Ranking War would not bring any danger, everyone was currently in a military base on the outskirts of Tiandu City.

The Great Shang Federation has 39 members, the Black Gold Empire has 21 members, and the Griffin Republic has 46 members.

The damage rates are all very high.

As for exactly how it was damaged...

Each has its own reasons.

"Martial Saint Ji, thank you for your trouble."

Tie Muxuan bowed to Ji Fuyou from afar.

"I try my best."

As Ji Fuyou spoke, he said loudly, "Time is almost up. In order to avoid any changes to the teleportation location, let's all hold hands and form a big circle."

At that moment, everyone crowded forward.

A total of 106 people formed a circle, quietly waiting for the countdown on the Heavenly Ranking in their minds to reach zero.

As the appointed moment arrived, a familiar mist rose out of nowhere, quickly enveloping the group of 106 people. The entire process...

There wasn't much difference from when I participated in the Civilization Trial.

This familiar feeling slightly eased the tension in everyone's hearts.

As the fog thickened to its maximum and gradually dissipated, the surrounding environment had already changed.

A building that seemed somewhat familiar to Ji Fuyou came into view.

"This……"

Upon seeing this architectural style, Fang Qiyun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "A Mayan temple!?"

The first round of the Heavenly Ranking War was held at a Mayan temple!?
At that moment, the Heavenly Ranking in everyone's minds transmitted the corresponding information.

The location was a Mayan temple.

And the rules of war...

It is also very similar to the Civilization Trial.

Slay monsters and earn points!
The rules from the last Civilization Trial still apply...

Killing a participant grants you all the points accumulated on that participant.

The top 108 people on the leaderboard have been awarded new Heavenly Ranks!
The heavenly positions of the others were stripped away.

If no one in the civilization possesses a rank, the trial is considered a failure!
However, an additional criterion was added to the criteria for the end of the war.

First, kill the Mayan temple master in the temple.

Secondly, only 108 people survived.

(End of this chapter)