My talent panel can be increased.

Chapter 156 Heavenly Ladder Ranking! Begin!
Private training room

Ye Mingqiu returned, but because his exploration time in the Spirit Realm was too short, only five minutes had passed in the mortal world before he was back. Moreover, two of those five minutes were spent in the Spirit Realm settling accounts, accumulating rewards, and increasing attribute points.

"Whoo~"

He let out a soft breath. Compared to the previous strenuous exploration, this speedrun experience was much better. The combat feel was quite good, and the mental strain was much less than before.

After all, their strength has increased.

If you become stronger but still play slowly like before, wouldn't that be a waste of your strength? You should definitely speedrun if you can.

"Ok?"

Ye Mingqiu looked toward the rest area and saw Tang Ruobing sitting with Chen Ran.

At that moment, Tang Ruobing's gaze fell upon him as he returned, so she waved him over and said, "You're back just in time, come over and let's chat."

Ye Mingqiu walked towards the rest area, smiled at Chen Ran, and said, "Oh? Young Master Chen, are you here to repay the 1000 spirit points you owe me?"

"What Young Master Chen? Don't talk nonsense."

Chen Ran sighed helplessly, behaving exactly as before, without any airs, not at all like a member of the reclusive Soul Clan.

Ye Mingqiu simply shrugged, not saying much about the topic, and simply asked, "Then why did you come to see me? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm quite curious, how exactly did you manage to get her to train in the same training room as you? Did you learn spells together? I tried, but it didn't work," Chen Ran sighed helplessly.

"She contacted me first."

Ye Mingqiu answered after a brief silence.

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Chen Ran also fell silent.

Then, everyone's gaze turned to Tang Ruobing, who nodded. Chen Ran felt his head buzzing, and he incredulously clutched his head, exclaiming in shock, "No, you're not lying to me? You didn't make this up? It's real? This is actually true! Why? Why?"

"Because I have a good eye and can recognize talent, I noticed his true talent long ago," Tang Ruobing said proudly, arms crossed.

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Ye Mingqiu glanced at her, but was too embarrassed to point out that she was "opening blind boxes" at school.

All that talk about having a discerning eye is fake. This guy is just plain crazy. He got hooked on an online romance and then went around looking for people offline. Once he found someone, he planned to take things slowly and deliberately, making it almost impossible for anyone to find any flaws.

"so smart?"

Chen Ran, unaware of the situation, was quite surprised. However, he knew Tang Ruobing and knew that this guy might have looked for someone at school, and Ye Mingqiu was that person.

Hey! It matches perfectly!

This girl seems to genuinely know there's a top genius at Chenghai No. 2 High School! How did she find out? Was it through subtle clues in their conversations?

He truly deserves to be called a top-tier magic genius!
Amazing! Absolutely amazing!
After sighing again, Chen Ran said, "Let's add each other as friends, it'll be easier to contact each other in the future."

"it is good."

[Prompt: Someone has sent you a friend request. Do you want to accept?]

Yes.

"Let's join a group, I'd like to get some of your basic physical potential attributes. If it's inconvenient, then forget it," Chen Ran said.

"fine."

Ye Mingqiu said casually.

For him, this group is just for solo leveling; whether others join or not doesn't really affect him much. He can restrict the requirements for outsiders, but for old friends, he can just join directly—after all, they're all on his side.

However, since he said that, it's practically an open secret. After all, ordinary people have no way of knowing the story of the God Hunters and the God Lord, let alone knowing Ye Mingqiu's identity.

The fact that Chen Ran could know all this shows that his information network is quite powerful and that he has extremely strong backing.

[Note: The Other Shore has joined the Hunter God team]

Team Channel
Bobtail cat: Huh? A new person has arrived.

Law: I've never heard of him before. I guess he must be a hidden big shot, since the requirements for joining the group are there.

The other side: @ShorttailCat

Beyond: Cat Teacher, Cat Teacher, I'm your fan! A true die-hard fan!

Bobtail cat:?

Bobtail cat: Who are you?
The other side: Thirty days east of the river, thirty days west of the river, never underestimate a poor girl, so cool!
Bobtail cat:! ! !

Bobtail Cat: Holy crap! The channel has a box!

Bobtail Cat: You just wait, don't let me find out who you are. When I do find you, I'll dig up all your dirt!
"Brother, don't reveal my identity, or she'll mock me eight times a day," Chen Ran said after coughing twice.

"no problem."

Ye Mingqiu said with a smile.

Actually, Chen Ran is quite clever. This is a deliberate attempt to create a small opening. After all, Ye Mingqiu's current identity is that of a member of the Soul Clan. If he doesn't create a small opening to stabilize the situation, Ye Mingqiu might lose his Soul Clan identity after a while if he feels it's unstable.

If Ye Mingqiu were not a member of the Soul Clan, then Chen Ran would be easily identified, and he would need Ye Mingqiu to be his open target.

"Have you had your soul strength tested?"

"I took the test, and it came back over 400."

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Chen Ran was silent for a moment, his relaxed smile vanished instantly, and he stared intently at Ye Mingqiu. He couldn't hold back his expression any longer and said incredulously, "Dude, are you serious?"

"I am not a member of the Soul Clan. I just happen to have a higher soul potential, which is growing faster."

"never mind."

Chen Ran didn't bother to argue and said, "You can do whatever you want. I don't care anymore. We have a team battle in half a month, and I still need to work hard."

"come on."

Ye Mingqiu said.

Currently, the second team of the college entrance examination preparation team is stronger than the first team, and its overall strength is much stronger. After all, in Zheng Xuejun's opinion, Tang Ruobing and Ye Mingqiu are both level 10 experts, and it would be too much to bully the first and third teams if they were to fight against them.

Therefore, the opponent of Team Three is most likely Team One, with Chen Ran and Xiao Guang challenging Feng Xing Lie Team.

Poor Lao Feng, he encountered Ye Mingqiu when fighting the second team, and now he's going to encounter Chen Ran when fighting the third team. His future is quite worrying.

It's important to know that Chen Ran is a member of the Soul Clan. He cultivates not the four dimensions but the soul. A normal first-tier spiritual energy user has almost no way to improve their soul power, and the improvement through leveling up is not significant. There is a considerable chance that a level 10 Feng Xinglie would be defeated by a level 2 Chen Ran.

Although Chen Ran appears to be a Lord-level being, he is most likely a Hero/Legend-level being. It's just that his profession is probably the Soul category, so he receives less boost to his body and attributes, making him appear to be a Lord.

Finally, Chen Ran, like Ye Mingqiu, is a support class. Perhaps Feng Xinglie's attitude will change a little when he sees support classes again in the future?

A few days later

"Darkness encroaches."

A jet-black power surged forth, instantly engulfing the target. The terrifying corrosive force riddled the surface of the custom-made target with holes. This corrosive power could ignore defenses to a certain extent, stacking negative effects, and the effect was quite good.

Ye Mingqiu looked at the target, his smile gradually deepening. Now, he had a basic grasp of demonic magic, and his strength had been further enhanced.

Demonic magic is much stronger than normal psionic magic. After all, it is a spell specifically designed for more powerful magical energy, so its base strength is naturally higher. It is a power that even normal psionicists cannot master.

"Do you think I can achieve a ranking in the ladder with my current strength?" Ye Mingqiu asked. "It's a bit difficult without a title, but with a title, I should be able to achieve good results," Tang Ruobing replied after thinking for a moment.

"why?"

"Those who are stuck at a certain level will maximize their base attributes. Their base attributes are much stronger than those of a normal level 10 psionicist. A normal level 10 hero psionicist's main attribute is only a little over 100, but their main attribute can reach 150 or even more."

Tang Ruobing paused slightly, her gaze becoming increasingly serious, and continued, "You must understand that the information we have now is from three months ago. The situation will inevitably change in the future. That level 9 legendary psionicist will most likely reach level 10 during this period, pushing all attributes to their limits as much as possible."

"Other legendary psionicists will also level up during this period, significantly improving their rankings. The overall competition for rankings will be more difficult. However, the attribute suppression effect of your title is too strong, so it should be able to suppress it successfully."

"Yes, I understand."

The next moment, a notification from the spirit world sounded in both of their minds simultaneously.

[Note: The ranked ladder is now open. Please enter the special world - the ranked ladder - within 24 hours, otherwise you will be considered to have forfeited your challenge qualification]

Ye Mingqiu and Ye Mingqiu exchanged a brief glance, then smiled simultaneously and entered the challenge, as the light of the trans-world enveloped them.

[The ladder challenge begins!]

[Hint: You have entered a special world - the Heavenly Ladder]

[Note: Dying in the Ladder World will not result in true death, nor will it leave irreparable damage. Your status will be reset immediately after the world ends.]

[Comprehensive strength assessment completed]

[Your level is too low; you have automatically entered the first stage of the Heavenly Ladder Ranking: Heavenly Gate Trial]

Trial content: During the Heavenly Gate Trial, a leaderboard will be displayed. Psionicists can plunder points by challenging monsters or other psionicists. Death in the trial results in failure.

When the points reach 10000, the Heavenly Gate to the second stage will be automatically opened. Only the psionicist who opened the Heavenly Gate can enter the second stage.

"Whoo~"

After a brief moment of disorientation, Ye Mingqiu appeared on the battlefield in the first phase.

【Riddle Veil】 activates naturally, concealing Ye Mingqiu's figure and changing his appearance. This is what 【Riddle Veil】 does at the beginning of each world.

Ye Mingqiu immediately took out the Blood Spear, and the crimson crystal patterns instantly spread upwards to his arm, establishing a deep connection with his master. The Ferocious Armor of the Flaming Dragon Reverse Scale appeared, revealing that Ye Mingqiu had no hidden equipment.

Now is the time to fight fully armed. Next, he will encounter the strongest Tier 1 psychic. Without using [Divine Pressure], other psychics may have higher attributes than him. Holding back under these circumstances would be very dangerous.

[Current Area: Lava Lake]

The Heavenly Gate Trial has many locations, including forests, volcanoes, beaches, underground and other scenes. The Lava Lake is a volcanic scene. If your resistance to abnormal status is too low, you will accumulate [burning] in this scene, which needs to be removed by skills or items that can eliminate abnormal status.

When a psionicist's [Burning Degree] accumulates to a certain level, the psionicist will enter a [Burned State], which reduces life recovery efficiency and maximum health. As time goes on, the effects of the abnormal state will become stronger and stronger, and may even burn the psionicist to death.

"This venue is nice."

Ye Mingqiu stretched his body briefly and felt the air was fresh and warm. The Flame Dragon Reverse Scale Armor was also breathing rhythmically, seemingly absorbing the fire element in the area.

The Fiery Dragon Reverse Scale Armor is a top-tier armor crafted from the Fiery Dragon's reverse scale and soul. It can be strengthened by nurturing the Fiery Dragon's soul with flames. The Lava Lake area has an extremely high concentration of fire elements, so even without flames, it can still nurture the Fiery Dragon's soul.

This is pretty cool.

Ye Mingqiu opened the map and frowned as he looked at the vast space. Fighting in such a huge space, accumulating 10000 points would probably be a very difficult task.

Is there a relatively simple and quick way to pass the level?
He carefully observed each option on the map until he saw the "Public Notice Location" and "Public Notice Level" options, at which point his eyes lit up.

A brilliant ingenuity instantly pinpointed the target.

[Hint: Are you/are you sure you want to display your location and level information on the map?]

Yes.

As a result, a new little red dot appeared on the map of all psionicists; it was a little red dot that belonged exclusively to Ye Mingqiu.

【Divine Lord (Level 4 Legendary)】

In an instant, the psionicists across the entire map erupted in excitement. They couldn't believe that a level 4 psionicist could actually enter this place! This was, after all, a world of ranked ladders; without sufficient strength, entry was impossible!

However, they quickly came to their senses. If it were a legendary-level psionicist, entering the Heavenly Ladder Challenge at level 4 wouldn't be impossible. What a load of rubbish! That's outrageous! A legendary-level psionicist shouldn't be entering the Heavenly Ladder Challenge at such a low level!

More importantly, why would he publicly disclose his rank when he's clearly so weak? What is this guy trying to do?
"Wait! I've seen this name before. Isn't he the leader of the Hunter God's Guild? The Hunter God's Guild Leader is only level 4? That's outrageous!"

In a corner of the forest, a thin man muttered to himself with a furrowed brow.

There were others like him who knew of the existence of the Divine Lord in advance, but the majority of people did not know of him.

Subsequently, a considerable number of psionicists began heading towards Ye Mingqiu's direction. They generally speculated that Ye Mingqiu chose the location by the lava lake to gain points by taking advantage of the terrain, and that he must have some kind of skill that allowed him to rely on the terrain.

After all, how could he dare to publicly announce his location if he didn't have any other means?
More importantly, a significant portion of the psionicists in the Heavenly Gate Trial are level 10 heroes, and some are even level 10 heroes who have locked in their level. A level 10 hero fighting a level 4 hero gives us the advantage! How can we lose when the flying dragon is charging in?
Moreover, many of the nearby psionicists did not primarily aim to kill Ye Mingqiu, but rather to draw fire from his position and eliminate other psionicists.

In the distant forest by the lava lake, a sniper in camouflage, holding a sniper rifle, smiled and muttered to himself: "My weapon is a +7 Radiant Gold Sniper Rifle, with an extra function to hide information, allowing me to covertly kill other psionicists. I hope more people come and kill me."

The next moment, he felt as if he were being locked on, and a terrifying feeling, like falling into an abyss, instantly engulfed him.

The sniper gritted his teeth and looked in the direction of the enemy who had locked onto him.

That direction happened to be the direction where the Divine Lord was. Through the sniper scope, he saw the Divine Lord staring intently at him from more than ten kilometers away, his sharp gaze like that of a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.

impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
We're more than ten kilometers apart! How could he lock onto me from that distance? Why does his gaze seem to see right through me? How could he see me in camouflage from more than ten kilometers away? What kind of terrifying vision is this? Is this level of vision even possible?
The answer is yes, it really exists.

Ye Mingqiu has extremely strong dynamic vision. The [Riddle Veil] enhances his vision to a terrifying degree, allowing him to see people more than ten kilometers away.

At the same time, his mental attributes are extremely high, and his instinctive perception is quite strong, so he can sense the killing intent even from more than ten kilometers away. Even if the killing intent is very faint, he can still detect the abnormality.

"Whoo~"

Ye Mingqiu exhaled softly, raised the blood spear in a throwing posture, and unleashed a terrifying killing intent in the sniper's scope, his body transforming into a large bow drawn taut.

Then, he threw the blood spear, which transformed into a crimson meteor that shot out, leaving a blood-red trail in the sky and a sound that tore through space, before crashing down to the ground in the sniper's incredulous gaze.

"Fuck."

"boom!!!"

A terrifying explosion instantly swallowed the unfinished words, and a crimson, menacing spear pinned the sniper to death, its terrifying power tearing the forest floor apart.

The sniper had already fled, and he was moving quite fast, but he encountered Blood Spear, which had its own consciousness and could adjust its direction on its own. No matter how fast he ran, he could not escape Blood Spear's lock.

[Hint: You killed Levi, earning 100 points]

Ye Mingqiu looked at the points, slowly walked towards the direction of the Blood Spear, and muttered to himself, "In my hunting grounds, there can be no second hunter."

He walked slowly, not fast at all, and was not worried at all about anyone trying to steal his Blood Spear.

because
Mind Erosion (Active/Passive): When a unit not recognized by the master or spirit touches the Blood Spear, it will immediately inflict an [instant death] effect on that unit.

If the attack fails, immediately apply the [Echo of Slaughter] effect to attempt to destroy the enemy's spirit.

If the judgment fails, or the effect of [Echoes of Slaughter] does not meet the expectations of Blood Spear, it will immediately add another [Mind Erosion] judgment and [Blood Energy Erosion] judgment.

If the Blood Spear is touched continuously, all of the above judgments will be triggered frequently.

Ye Mingqiu was not afraid of anyone touching his Blood Spear. The Blood Spear had extremely high requirements for its use, which normal psionicists could not meet, not even those who were at a certain level.

Furthermore, anyone who touches the blood spear will be subject to a continuous instant death penalty.

oh.
It seems someone has fallen for the scam?
"Ahhh! What kind of weapon is this?! Why can't I free my hand?! Ahhh! Ahhh!"

Terrifying howls echoed through the forest as the blood spear extended its blood crystals to devour any psionicists it touched, unleashing an extremely powerful and terrifying destructive force.

as if
Weapons are eating people!

(End of this chapter)