Battle for Supremacy Across Realms: From Novice Village to Lord of the Gods

"They really don't know what's good for them. They're living a good life, but they insist on going to their deaths alone."

Liu Yan watched Qin Dilin's retreating figure, stomped her foot lightly in anger, and, full of confusion, quickly followed the group away.

Once the group had completely disappeared from sight and their footsteps were no longer audible, Emperor Qin quietly returned.

He couldn't be bothered to team up with these people. Not only would it easily expose his trump cards, but it would also delay his progress in leveling up and extracting attributes, making them a complete burden.

He walked straight to the corpse of the nine-ringed serpent he had killed earlier and raised his hand to activate his exclusive endless extraction ability.

[Endless extraction successful! Gained 2 points of Energy!]

Looking at the rising energy value on the attribute panel, Qin Dilin was slightly pleased, his strength had improved another point.

He had already cleared out most of the level one ferocious beasts in the beginner plains, so there was no point in staying any longer.

He immediately turned around, his steps light and quick, and headed towards the depths of the beginner's plain, intending to find higher-level ferocious beasts to attack and continue improving his strength.

Not long after Qin Dilin left, a series of exclamations of surprise came from the direction of the grove, filled with shock and disbelief.

Inside the grove, Lei Jue and the others stared in shock at the disemboweled corpse of the nine-ringed snake, their pupils dilating in shock, and they stood there speechless for a long time.

The scene was filled with a pungent, strong smell of blood. Snake entrails were scattered all over the ground, and Chen Jun's mutilated body lay nearby. The scene was horrifying.

The crowd was stunned for a long time before they slowly came to their senses, their faces filled with horror.

"Look at the bloodstains on the ground. They're clearly dried. This snake died much earlier than the one we just killed."

The speaker was Qi Jie, who wore glasses in the group. Before he transmigrated, he was a student at a prestigious 985 university. He loved reading detective novels, was meticulous, and had excellent observation skills.

Someone immediately pressed on, their tone full of surprise: "Qi Jie, you mean... someone found this place before us, and is even stronger than us?"

"That's right." Qi Jie squatted down and carefully examined the snake carcass and the surrounding ground. After a moment, he suddenly looked up, his face full of shock, and his voice trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Lei Jue quickly stepped forward and asked urgently, "What did you find out? What exactly happened?"

Qi Jie took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"Boss Lei, in my opinion, the entire process of killing this giant snake was done by one person. There was only one set of unfamiliar footprints at the scene, and no other traces."

Looking at the snake's wound, it was a direct, swift strike to its vital spot, a decisive and deadly blow!

These words caused an uproar, with everyone discussing them in disbelief.

"Holy crap! One strike kills? That's incredible! He's definitely a hidden master!"

"Impossible! The skin of this nine-ringed serpent is as hard as iron. I slashed at it dozens of times and couldn't even break through its defenses, yet he took it down with a single strike?"

Lei Jue also gasped, his face extremely solemn, his heart filled with shock.

"Slaying an adult nine-ringed serpent with a single strike... Even though I've reached level two, I wouldn't dare say I could defeat a level one ferocious beast like this in a one-on-one fight. Could this person be a level three expert?"

Qi Jie's expression grew increasingly solemn, and he slowly shook his head: "It's hard to determine the exact level, but he definitely possesses level three combat power, and judging from the traces at the scene, this person is a powerful lone wolf."

A silence fell over the crowd, filled with apprehension as they secretly speculated about the identity of this mysterious expert. After a moment of silence, Liu Yan suddenly spoke, her tone hesitant yet unwavering.

"Do you think... the person who killed the giant serpent with a single strike could be Qin Dilin?"

Qi Jie's eyes suddenly lit up. He clapped his hands and quickly chimed in, "That's really possible! Besides him, there are no other lone travelers nearby, and the time and movements match up perfectly!"

For a moment, everyone froze again, looking at each other.

At the same time, the image of that indifferent and aloof person who turned and left without giving Lei Jue any face flashed through his mind, and a huge wave of emotions surged in his heart.

The way he looked at Lei Jue also became more meaningful.

Lei Jue stood at the front of the crowd, her brows furrowed and her eyes swirling with emotion.

There was surprise, confusion, and a complex mix of being looked down upon; for a moment, they couldn't fathom the true nature of Emperor Qin Lin.

Before everyone could sort out their doubts, the cold, detached announcement from Heaven suddenly resounded throughout the entire newbie village, utterly devoid of emotion, striking straight into everyone's ears.

[Announcement: A player in Beginner Village #911 has reached level 3; the leaderboard channel is now officially active.]

[Reminder: Currently, only village-level rankings are available, and only the top 100 players can enter the leaderboard.]

The moment the announcement was made, the crowd erupted in excitement. The excitement that had been focused on Qin Dilin instantly shifted to the rankings.

The crowd speculated about who was at the top of the list, with most believing it was most likely Qin Dilin. They then urged each other to open the light screen to see the truth.

Lei Jue suppressed his distracting thoughts and, with a slight movement of his fingertips, brought up the Heavenly Dao Light Screen.

The followers behind them quickly followed suit, all clicking on the leaderboard channel to see who had come out on top.

The moment the rankings were revealed, everyone froze in place, their expectant expressions instantly turning to astonishment.

The rankings on the list were completely different from the image of the Qin Emperor dominating the list that they had imagined.

The doubts that had just been suppressed were now pricked up even more, leaving everyone completely bewildered and clueless.

On the other side, Qin Dilin paid no attention to the discussions behind him and strolled leisurely into the depths of the beginner's plain. His pace was neither hurried nor slow, and he showed no signs of the anxiety of others.

When the Heavenly Announcement sounded, he paused slightly, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

With a thought, the pale blue Heavenly Dao Light Screen immediately appeared, with a prominent icon for the ranking channel in the lower right corner.

He casually clicked into the channel, and the leaderboard of the newbie village No. 911 immediately filled the screen, with the rankings clearly displayed.

[Level Ranking of Beginner Village No. 911]

First place: Liu Xuan, Level 3

Second place: Longshan, Level 2

Third place: Wu Yong, Level 2

Fourth place: Yu Wen, Level 2

Fifth place: Gu Ming, Level 2

Sixth place: Lei Jue, Level 2

……

47th place: Qin Di Lin, Level 1

……

Qin Dilin stared at his own ranking of 47th and level 1, remained silent for two seconds, his lips twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself, "So I'm only ranked 47th, that's way too low."

He didn't linger and casually switched to the public chat channel.

The messages inside were scrolling by incredibly fast, as bustling as a vegetable market.

Players were amazed by Liu Xuan's incredible leveling speed, lamented their own slow progress, and envied the high-level players on the leaderboard. The screen was filled with competitive spirit and sighs.

Emperor Qin glanced at it a few times and got a sense of what was going on.

Four or five hours after entering the newbie village, most people were still hovering around level one, while the top group had already reached level two, and Liu Xuan had even surpassed them to level three, with a huge gap in progress.

He had been focused on searching for clues and extracting attributes, instead of seriously killing monsters and leveling up, so his progress was indeed too slow. It was time to put away his laxity and concentrate on leveling up.