Famous Figures on the Black List
Long chapter!
"Damn it! "Wang Xuan was furious. This was a baseless smear on his reputation. How could he be so cruel and have such a bad name? That damned ghost bird!
He realized that this mechanical bird and the earlier armor were probably one entity, sharing the same intelligent core. Its repeated provocations, which were turning him into a lump of coal, were a blatant act of revenge.
"He's a celebrity, which is interesting. That's even better. Such bloodlines are more worthy of cultivation." The blue-haired woman smiled, peeking half her body out from the towering pillar of light, and carefully looking at Wang Xuan.
She finally revealed her true appearance. Overall, she looked quite young, with her blue hair as shiny as silk, and the crystalline red dot between her eyebrows added a divine and holy aura to her.
Her features were exquisitely beautiful, with clear, large, and bright eyes, a high, straight, snow-white nose, a small, bright red, and glossy mouth, and slightly pointed ears.
Judging by her appearance, she is a humanoid creature with a distinct exotic look, but it is unknown whether her true form is humanoid.
"Distinguished guest, he is on the Black List, a celebrity with negative attributes!" the mechanical bird informed.
The blue-haired woman vanished in an instant, returning to the pillar of light. It seemed that even she was somewhat allergic to the Black List and kept her distance.
"Boom!"
Wang Xuan attacked the mechanical bird, unleashing his Feather Ascension Fist. The mechanical bird screeched and hurtled away into the distance.
"Brutal, with a terrible reputation, on the Black List!"
Wang Xuan thought this bird was completely hopeless, so he seized every opportunity to smear him. What did he do wrong? Every ridiculous list he was on was being used against him.
"It's alright. He's still young, and his life level hasn't reached a high enough level yet. He's very malleable and worth nurturing."
The blue-haired woman spoke, instructing the sample organism to take this interesting Super Species, believing its bloodline to be extraordinary and worthy of exploration.
On the other side, eight super-sample creatures approached together, ranging from humanoid beings to alien flesh-and-blood creatures to metallic beings—they had everything.
Wang Xuan said, "I choose a one-on-one duel, to see just how strong you so-called super-sample organisms really are!"
If he could save his energy, he naturally wouldn't want to exhaust himself. Fighting eight powerful figures alone would truly lead to bloodshed and death, and would be extremely difficult, possibly even resulting in his death.
"You can fight one-on-one, but there's no such thing as one-on-one. You can take on all of them by yourself!" the mechanical bird shouted from afar.
Then, a great battle broke out, which was extremely terrifying. First, the white-haired man carrying a greatsword on his back attacked. He did not draw his sword, but ran and transformed himself into a broadsword, slashing towards Wang Xuan.
Wang Xuan frowned, actually feeling a strong threat from this person. Was he really that complicated?
Next, an active metallic figure, who looked like a Daoist priest, even his movements exuded Daoist school charm. With a flick of his finger, celestial energy surged forth, constructing a void cage to lock him in.
On the other side, a giant over fifty meters tall, not in his Dharma form but in his true form, raised his massive foot and stomped down on Wang Xuan with a loud boom.
The eight masters each possess unique abilities and extraordinary style, posing a threat to Wang Xuan in all aspects. In particular, four of them, such as the Hero King and the Sword Transformer, are probably so-called celebrities and are extremely terrifying!
Having been ganged up on, Wang Xuan had no time to play along. He picked up the God Slaying Banner, ready to find an opportunity to strike back. What was wrong with taking on a whole group one by one?
Otherwise, they are all Ten Stages beings, and he has only been in this field for a few days. It would be very difficult for him to fight a group of epic-level powerhouses all by himself.
The eight super-sample organisms are ridiculously powerful, seemingly no different from when they were alive. Any one of them is enough to awe the many extraordinary beings in this Great Realm of the Human World.
The lawn was blown away, the lake dried up, and Wang Xuan moved like a ghost, breaking free and escaping from the metal Taoist's void cage.
However, he was nearly struck by the person who transformed his body into a broadsword. He narrowly escaped, and blood spurted from his shoulder as the invisible sword energy sliced through it, revealing the bone.
With a loud thud, the giant's massive foot slammed down, causing the earth to crack open and sending several sample creatures flying, with Wang Xuan being the first to be hit.
The giant's foot struck with the force of a landslide, and its foot emitted blinding lightning that spread rapidly, nearly hitting Wang Xuan.
At the same time, Wang Xuan, who was leaping into the air, heard a piercing sound of flapping wings. It was a black mantis, more than three meters tall, with a pair of forearms that were as black as ink. With two swishes, it slashed down, causing the void to collapse and Super Material to boil.
Wang Xuan ignored it and rushed out at top speed, dodging the twin blades. The black blade energy released by the mantis arm blade opened two Dao Blood gashes on the side of his body, staining him with blood!
Objectively speaking, Wang Xuan is very strong, but at this stage he cannot deal with eight Ten Stages beings who have broken through limits!
Only here could this powerful civilization "collect" samples from history, appear simultaneously, and act together!
Otherwise, how could so many of these epic figures appear all at once and join forces against a common enemy?
"Boom!"
Finally, Wang Xuan retaliated. He had been keeping an eye on one person the whole time. After selecting his target, in this life-or-death moment, he avoided the other Ten Stages limit breakers and focused on killing one person!
He was a handsome man with flowing golden hair. He exuded an imposing aura, his eyes gleaming with golden runes. He wielded the King's Sword and charged forward with unstoppable momentum.
But with a soft "poof," he was still killed, God Slaying Banner. The mark in the sample was stripped away, and his entire body exploded.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Xuan dodged the powerful killing techniques of the other Limit Breakers, focusing solely on this person, and successfully killed him.
Under normal circumstances, without relying on the God Slaying Banner, he couldn't have killed this person so quickly!
"The sample of Prince Luo Heng of the Sun Elf Race has been killed!" the mechanical bird cried out, revealing the sample's name, which clearly indicated its significance.
In the audience, both groups of VIPs were somewhat surprised, because some of them had seen this elegant elf prince in the past, who could be described as a genius.
Unfortunately, this sun elf prince died young, never reaching his full potential. He was murdered at a very young age, and his flesh and blood were taken by their civilization to collect a super sample.
"Stop!" the blue-haired woman shouted, ordering the remaining seven super-sample creatures to cease their fighting.
"Do you want to go on stage yourself?" Wang Xuan asked, looking at the blue-haired woman in the audience.
"No, you have to get past them first. Put away that flag, and I'll allow you to fight one-on-one!" the blue-haired woman said. She wanted to see Wang Xuan's true potential, not to see him wield Great Killer Weapon.
"Okay." Wang Xuan nodded.
"Start the Celebrity Battle!" the blue-haired woman said to the mechanical bird.
In the VIP section, everyone else showed surprise. Every match in the celebrity battle was extraordinary; it would be recorded and included in the battle scene for future generations to observe.
It can be said that any famous match is recorded in the history of their civilization.
"A member of the Black List is about to face off against a celebrity. Such a battle between celebrities would bring shame upon the Peerless Sword God and the Hero King!" The mechanical bird actually had emotions and was becoming more and more human-like, although its voice remained stiff.
"Shut up!" Wang Xuan had almost reached zero tolerance for it, as it had repeatedly ruined his reputation.
"Those on the Black List have terrible reputations, yet they won't let anyone talk about them." The mechanical bird flapped its wings and shouted high in the sky.
"Explain yourself, what Black List?" Wang Xuan asked it, because he realized that the mechanical bird was serious and didn't seem to be making things up.
The mechanical bird said, "In this universe, there's a list forged from Sun Gold. It barely makes it into the Main Ranking's statistics, and it's already in the very periphery, considered one of the less significant sub-lists..."
Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then he finally remembered!
How could this even work? This is the worst he's ever been smeared. It's so unfair. If he had known, he would never have made it onto such a ridiculous list!
"The land of the dead, there is a huge Sun Gold, with many names engraved on it, known as the Golden Ranking ..." Some scenes from the past surfaced in his mind.
The land guarded by the Ferryman Xu Fu had a list made of Sun Gold. Of course, he was able to be at the end of that list not because he did anything earth-shattering or extraordinary.
Instead, he had his eye on that piece of Sun Gold. Most importantly, he got into a fight with the fisherman on the moon, stole the stone tablet scriptures, and cut the fishing line.
Then, he was blacklisted and added to the so-called Black List, and thanks to the popularity of this list, he was stuck at the bottom of the Golden Ranking of the most popular online novels.
"I said, Old Zhang said, there's no such absurd thing. I'm just an honest young man trying to protect myself, and my reputation is ruined because of some air force fisherman who filled out the form carelessly?" Wang Xuan was stunned for a long time.
Then he became alert.
The Sun Gold in the Land of the Dead is only one of the sub-lists in remote areas, which is quite astonishing and terrifying!
He was somewhat lost in thought. The Eight Lost Lands were indeed extraordinary! Some of them were inhabited by mysterious researchers, some were the Extinguished Great Curtain, and some had connections with extraterrestrial civilizations.
Wang Xuan recalled Xu Fu's words and his experiences there. The fisherman on the moon had given him bait, but also prepared a mark for him to conquer across regions. Originally, it was meant to be implanted into his body, but he resisted the temptation and respectfully asked the Ferryman to do it. As a result, Xu Fu stepped on the lightning and triggered it.
Then, Xu Fu forged the fishhook into the Sun Gold Spear, infusing it with some of the mark, intending to share the damage with Wang Xuan. However, Old Chen triggered the deed again, making him the scapegoat.
In general, Wang Xuan was unharmed in both crises related to the Imprint, which were "shared" by Xu Fu and Chen Yongjie.
"So cross-domain warfare really exists. Will Xu Fu and Chen Yongjie be conscripted soon?" Wang Xuan was somewhat lost in thought. He, who hadn't been affected, had actually encountered people from outside the domain today.
Cross-domain warfare involves the confrontation between different civilizations. Is it triggered by this faction's desire to collect super samples? Or is there a deeper reason, such as Extend Life of the Supernatural World?
The Sun Gold is just one of the sub-lists, so what about the real Main Ranking? Is it planned by the current civilization, or is the so-called Main Ranking itself mysterious, incorporating several different civilizations?
"Look, he's ashamed and indignant. This person with a terrible reputation on the Black List is actually speechless with shame!" the mechanical bird exclaimed.
Wang Xuan didn't want to pay attention to it; there were some things that couldn't be said here.
At this moment, the white-haired middle-aged man stepped out. He was the so-called celebrity, known as the Peerless Sword God. He had just transformed himself into a sword and sliced open Wang Xuan's shoulder, and blood was still gushing from his right shoulder.
"I am Mosang, the Sword Demon from 1,500 years ago. I wasted my life trying to comprehend the sword, and my life was a tragedy. The title of Sword God was imposed on me by others." He actually spoke. This so-called "celebrity" was different. He contained emotions, unlike the other super samples.
Boom!
A tremendous sword cry rang out, but he still did not draw his sword. Instead, he transformed himself into a broadsword once more, its light piercing through the Heaven and Earth!
At the same time, a large mountain appeared behind him, a blurry phantom. On the mountaintop, a child was practicing swordsmanship. Soon, he became a boy, and then a middle-aged man...
That seemed to depict the life of the Sword Demon Mosang. To hone his swordsmanship, he left his childhood sweetheart, leaving her heartbroken behind, and resolutely departed. To comprehend the sword's heart, he missed the chance to see his parents one last time, wandering far from home. To transform himself into a sword, he went mad, mistakenly killing his master and grandmaster.
He finally mastered swordsmanship and returned home. At his parents' graves, he saw the girl he had grown up with. She was now all white-haired and frail. He stopped and stayed, but the girl died a few days later beside him.
In the end, he was left alone, living in the mountains, devoting himself to the way of the sword, practicing until he became a demon and a god.
"I want to step into the eleventh level!" On the blurry mountain, the phantom of the man practicing swordsmanship roared. He had nothing left but to break through his limits and then break through the final frontier of the mythical realm!
Unfortunately, he failed. Although he came very close and saw the eleventh floor, he ultimately did not take that final step.
"The Vanished person, full of tragic color." Wang Xuan looked at the giant sword, the blurry mountains behind it, and the roaring figure.
"Celebrity samples have emotional input and retained feelings, while other super samples without the mental and spiritual power left behind are just soulless tools," commented the blue-haired woman.
Sizzle!
The giant sword that Mosang transformed into slashed down, and the world lost its color. In that instant, only this sword seemed to illuminate eternity, and all other scenery disappeared, leaving only this sword.
Before the sword even arrived, Wang Xuan was already injured by the omnipresent sword intent that permeated the Heaven and Earth. His body was crimson and bleeding continuously. If it were any other extraordinary person, they would surely have been torn to pieces.
He had sensed earlier that this person posed a great threat to him, and now that only the two of them were left and they were facing each other head-on, he felt it even more acutely.
Wang Xuan also used his sword intent, activating the Dao Slaying Sword Scripture to fight against this person. As a fellow Ten Stages Limit Breaking Being, this was the first time he had encountered such a terrifying and powerful person head-on.
Countless sword beams bloomed, transforming the world into a sword curtain. Light and sword runes were everywhere, surging like clouds and rising like the morning sun, with all sorts of strange phenomena appearing.
Between the two, the intertwining sword light revealed the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, joy and sorrow, and the myriad aspects of life. The sword light carried the weight of human existence.
In the brief final battle, Wang Xuan had already suffered some bloody holes in his body, pierced by the invisible sword intent; he was wounded!
The broadsword was also chipped, with many nicks and nicks on the blade, looking as if it were about to break.
With a clang, the giant sword soared into the air and collided with the sword wheel that Wang Xuan had transformed into. With a loud boom, time seemed to stand still.
In the stillness, one can see the setting sun over the long river, a young man carrying a broadsword on his back embarking on a journey, spending his entire life practicing swordsmanship, returning with white hair, driven mad by demonic possession, and ending in tragedy.
In the end, as the silver waterfall cascaded down from the heavens, his turbulent life was broken and on the verge of complete collapse.
The still image was torn apart, and Wang Xuan's whole body erupted with sword light, but the sword wheel he formed quickly dimmed, on the verge of collapse. However, a sword was slashed out from his heart and from his primordial spirit. With a clang, the light of his soul flew out, condensed into a sword, and broke the giant sword!
The Sword Demon Mosang transformed back into human form, then broke apart, disintegrating and vanishing along with the imagery of his tragic life.
"The legendary Peerless Sword God Mosang has actually been defeated! His sword is broken and his body is severed!" Even the mechanical bird couldn't help but whisper.
"Mosang, on Sword God Star, although he ultimately did not reach the highest level and the Vanished prematurely, he was regarded as the most talented swordsmanship prodigy in thousands of years in the course of his life." The blue-haired woman spoke, somewhat lost in thought. She had heard the story of the Sword Demon Mosang and was always moved by it.
"In the battle of celebrities, the bloodline of the Super Creature in this star field won. That's incredible. It's almost as if the three celebrities, including Hero King, don't even need to participate." Another person in the VIP seats spoke up.
Wang Xuan stood there lost in thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "What a pity about this person."
On the other side, the Demon Lord Yanyan rose into the air, her red dress fluttering, and her Oil-paper Umbrella fell down, blasting a golden giant to pieces with a "poof".
"The Giant God Luo Cheng has been killed, and that maturing Super Creature has also killed a celebrity!" The people in the VIP seats were moved.
The demon lord twirled the Oil-paper Umbrella in her hand, amidst the continuous rain and mist, and walked forward, approaching the "VIPs".
Within the towering pillar of light, in the VIP section, the blue-haired woman rose, stepped out of the pillar, and left her seat, indicating that she was about to personally participate.
"Sister Yan, be careful!" Wang Xuan said. He felt that if he could break through to the forefront of Mythological Theory and stand at the Eleventh Stage, and at the same time shake all these people down a small realm, then he could fight them head-on. Now he was still one step short.
The Demon Lord Yanyan turned her head, her beauty unparalleled, and looked at him, saying, "It seems that no matter who wins or loses between us, you won't be a loser. Who do you expect to win between us?"
Thanks to dydydyd, thank you for the support of the Silver Alliance, you've been promoted to Alliance Leader many times.