Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 417 Alien Race
Fantasy clan!

The civilization the Black Gold Empire encountered during its first Heavenly Ranking War!
In that battle, the Black Gold Empire was almost completely wiped out, and no one made it into the top 108!

Of the top 20 on that Heavenly Ranking, 18 were from the Illusion Clan!
This is not because the Illusion Clan did not want to completely dominate the top 20, but because there were only 18 members of the Illusion Clan participating in the Heavenly Ranking War at that time!
At this moment, Youguang, who was ranked 3rd on the Heavenly Ranking, was looking with some surprise in front of the courtyard of a prince's palace at a member of the Black Gold Empire's Martial Saint team who had been captured alive.

"Youzhao, are you saying... there are three civilizations in this world called Red Star?"

"Correct."

You Zhao tossed the Black Gold Empire Martial Saint, who was clearly somewhat delirious, aside: "The data I obtained from their minds shows that among these three civilizations, two are of mediocre strength, at most relying on one or two mid-stage Earth Realm cultivators to maintain appearances. But the remaining one is quite remarkable. Not only did it become the winner of the Heavenly Ranking War, but the leader, Ji Fuyou, is also quite strong. I'm afraid we'll have to put in some effort."

"If you can stand out in the Heavenly Ranking War, your Heavenly Rank will definitely undergo a transformation, and you will have a high probability of advancing to the Extreme Heavenly Rank! And with the extraordinary power of the Extreme Heavenly Rank, advancing to the peak of the Earthly Realm is almost a certainty. Therefore, we need to face an eighth-rank opponent."

Youguang said, seemingly without much fear: "I can handle an eighth-tier opponent..."

"Lord Youguang is probably more than just an ordinary eighth-rank expert!"

Another member of the Illusion Clan walked over from the side: "According to the information I have, that human named Ji Fuyou... holds power!"

"authority!?"

Upon hearing this, Youguang's pupils immediately contracted.

He even reiterated: "Authority!?"

"Yes."

The Illusion Clan member agreed: "For safety's sake, we should inform Lord Xuanguang of this news and ask him to make a decision. If necessary, we can abandon this world."

“Mysterious Light…”

Youguang's expression changed slightly, but then he said in a calm tone, "Chief Xuanguang is extremely busy. If he has to deal with every little thing, how can he evolve? How can he improve?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "My evolved form, the Ruins Corpse King, is considered powerful even among the eighth-tier beings. Therefore, I would like to see what this Red Star person named Ji Fuyou is really capable of."

"Lord Youguang...we don't necessarily have to waste time in a world where resources are not abundant..."

"Not rich? You'd be so wrong! As the victors of the Heavenly Ranking War, they must have obtained a lot of golden source crystals, which is a wealth far more astonishing than that of other worlds! Besides, which of the forces that stood out in the Heavenly Ranking War didn't have opportunities and fortuitous encounters? I'd like to find out exactly how they got to where they are now."

A glint flashed in Youguang's eyes: "Could it be treasures, ruins, or the legacy of an advanced civilization? If we can bring these things back, our standing among the Illusion Clan will undoubtedly be even higher!"

The Phantom Clan member glanced at the ghostly light.

The entire Illusion Clan is ruled by the Supreme Council, which has ten seats.

However, the ten seats do not mean that all ten people jointly manage the affairs of the Illusion Clan; rather, the chief decides everything.

Only matters and interests that the chief executive is unwilling to deal with will be handed over to the second-in-command. If the second-in-command doesn't think much of it or doesn't want to deal with it, then it will be handed over to the third-in-command, the fourth-in-command, and so on.

Therefore, the benefits gained from each higher-ranking seat are vastly different.

Lord Youguang is the third seat of the Illusion Clan and has always wanted to challenge for the second seat. Now, he seems to see Crimson Star, a civilization that has stood out in the Heavenly Ranking War, as an opportunity.

Although he knew that dealing with such a civilization was risky, under the special system where the upper echelon crushed the lower echelon, he had no choice but to take a risky approach.

"Alright, carry out the order. I need to find out Ji Fuyou's true methods!"

"Youguang gave the order."

"If Lord Youguang insists, we will do our best to cooperate."

Several high-ranking members of the Illusion Clan bowed slightly.

Just then, a wave of divine thought echoed in everyone's ears: "Want to find out my true abilities? That's easy, just witness it with your own eyes."

The next moment, a terrifying force that swept across the heavens and earth descended upon this area like a meteor falling from the sky.

"Ji Fuyou!"

The Phantom Clan member, known as the Ghost Light, let out a low roar, and his body transformed at an incredible speed, instantly changing from a humanoid form into a…

Somewhat like a Mayan cult leader!
However, compared to the Mayan patriarch and the Mayan temple master, the Gloom was undoubtedly much smaller, at most only a little over three meters tall.

However, the aura emanating from him was by no means weak.

Not only has his physical strength reached the seventh level and he possesses the eighth-level means to invoke the power of heaven and earth, but his mental state is also above the multiple states of divine thought, seemingly reaching the level of primordial spirit, extremely refined.

It's just that, unlike that great sage of the Holy Realm, he didn't survive the tribulation of lightning and achieve the ability to separate his primordial spirit from his body.

However, thanks to the seventh-tier physique he gained by transforming into a demon, the eighth-tier ability to invoke the power of heaven and earth, and his realm equivalent to the eighth tier of a spiritual energy user, he did indeed unleash power that was in no way inferior to a true eighth-tier cultivator.

The key is that he also possesses powerful skills, wielding his hands to condense blazing flames!
A terrifying heat emanated and spread from his hands!
As he leaped into the air to meet the attack, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, his imposing presence... even surpassed that of the major commanders of the Demon Suppression Valley.

It was not much less impressive than the crimson rooster in that palace laboratory.

However, while his combat skills were superb and his methods were ruthless, Ji Fuyou's combat skills were equally impressive.

He immediately unleashed the Heaven-Opening Sword Technique.

This powerful sword technique, which was probably obtained from the Heavenly Ranking War reward just like Youguang's, displayed a power no less than the flames he had condensed. With the force of splitting the heavens and earth, it crashed down on the flames that Youguang had condensed.

"Oh!"

A terrifying explosion, accompanied by a thunderous roar, erupted from the moment the two combat techniques collided.

The center of the battle was as if it had been bombed by a 3000-kilogram aerial bomb.

The visible white shockwave instantly tore apart the solid, flat ground, forming a huge crater. The sweeping shockwave crashed against the surrounding magnificent palace buildings like an invisible giant wall.

These three- or four-story palaces, seemingly steeped in history, were reduced to ashes almost without any resistance, smashed into dust.

Countless plumes of smoke and dust were swept up by the shockwave and scattered in all directions, bringing destruction and annihilation hundreds of meters away.

Even the windows of some houses nearly a kilometer away were shattered by the high-frequency air pressure generated by this shock wave.

Some already fragile wooden houses collapsed completely, leaving behind a mess of broken pieces.

At the very core of the impact point, Youguang's figure was blasted by the Heaven-Opening Sword Force that descended from the sky, like a cannonball crashing into the ground. The ground within a radius of several meters centered on him instantly cracked, sank, and collapsed three or four meters deep!
Those arms that once controlled the flames were now a bloody mess.

He stared intently at Ji Fuyou, who was descending from the sky, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

"you……"

However, Ji Fuyou wouldn't waste words with him.

Without securing victory with his first strike, he didn't hesitate to contemplate the blazing sun.

Drawn by the forces of heaven and earth, it seemed as if a great sun was rising slowly behind him, radiating countless rays of light and heat.

Accompanied by the heat and the great sun transforming into a sword aura that burns the void, a violent energy no less than that of the previous attack erupted once again from the center of their battle.

Just like the same location, a second aerial bomb was dropped on it.

"Boom!"

This time, before the shockwave could dissipate and the dust had even settled, a figure was already flying out of it, crashing heavily to the ground. Its momentum continued unabated as it scraped against the ground, quickly carving a straight line fifty or sixty meters long...

Before he could stand up again and regain his footing, a blazing sword light shot out from the shockwave and flew straight toward the figure that had been blasted away.

"not good!"

Seeing the figure of their own third seat that had been blasted away, You Zhao and the others immediately manifested various demonic forms to intercept the sword energy.

Two of them even targeted Ji Fuyou, attempting to intercept him as he emerged from the dust.

Ke Ji Fuyou's figure remained unchanged. He focused on multiple things at once, dispersing the Sun Chasing Sword Qi. The highly penetrating Sun Chasing Sword Qi had already pierced through the bodies of the four Illusion Clan members.

Even though they had already entered a demonic state, they were still inevitably pierced by sword energy, leaving bloody holes of varying sizes depending on the strength of their life force fields.

During this process, Ji Fuyou only paused for a moment, then, using the ground as leverage, he unleashed his power and charged forward again in front of Youguang, who had just managed to get up. He then launched a flying kick straight down...

Youguang, who had just gotten up, only had time to stretch his arms out in front of him to block...

His body was kicked away again like a cannonball, flying hundreds of meters away. The speed at which he flew away was so fast that it was as if he had smashed the air and created a sonic boom.

Seeing Ji Fuyou chasing after him again, wielding his sword with both hands and once again gathering the power of the Heaven-Opening Sword, Youguang, who had been kicked away, finally felt fear.

Divine thoughts travel like lightning.

"Stop! This is a misunderstanding. With a powerful figure like you in charge, I should leave immediately! I am the third strongest member of the Illusion Clan. If you kill me, you are essentially starting a war with my Illusion Clan..."

As he transmitted his thoughts, the fear in his eyes rapidly intensified.

Because Ji Fuyou's raised Dragon-Slaying Sword did not pause even slightly despite his divine thought transmission.

As the Heaven-Opening Sword Force coalesced and slashed down with a deafening roar, the ghostly light that had completely shattered the two arms could no longer muster the same power as before.

"No!"

With his furious roar filled with resentment, his demonized body, which was over three meters tall, was torn to shreds by the Heaven-Opening Sword Force, which was powerful enough to tear apart city walls and cleave warships!
(End of this chapter)