Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger

This was inevitable.

In fact, as soon as the top three rankings changed, Retnas and Chu Qiang had rushed to the Black Dragon Carving.

"The younger generation is truly formidable!"

Looking at Luo Shen's name ranked first on the Black Dragon Carving, Chu Qiang could not help but sigh.

He had never expected that, when everything had seemed almost settled, Luo Shen would actually make such a powerful comeback, suppressing both him and Retnas to seize the top spot on the Black Dragon Ranking.

One had to know that for a newcomer to break into the top hundred of the ranking list in their first month at the Training Camp was already a miracle.

Let alone someone like Luo Shen, who had so forcefully claimed first place!

Chu Qiang seemed able to see another legendary star slowly rising, shining above the Training Camp and destined to shine before martial artists across the entire world.

Meanwhile, Retnas's expression was a sight to behold.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

The first place that had practically been in his grasp had been snatched away by Luo Shen. Retnas ground his teeth in hatred. "Today is an even-numbered day. Luo Shen can't go out hunting monsters, so how could his ranking possibly rise?"

"A betting match!"

Retnas immediately thought of betting matches.

"It must have been a betting match! Someone deliberately challenged Luo Shen to a betting match and lost Points to him!"

Clearly, he had become somewhat obsessed.

At such a crucial moment before the rankings closed, who would deliberately lose their Points to someone else? This concerned next month's usage time for the Ancient Civilization Instrument.

But Retnas could not really be blamed.

That was first place on the Black Dragon Ranking!

By accumulating six first-place finishes, one could receive personal guidance from Hong or Thunder God. By accumulating nine first-place finishes, one could choose Hong or Thunder God as a teacher and become their direct disciple!

He had already accumulated four first-place finishes!

With two more, he could receive personal guidance from Hong or Thunder God! But this was Retnas's final year, and he did not have much time left!

Luo Feng, who had just arrived at the Black Dragon Carving, heard someone openly slandering Luo Shen.

He was immediately displeased.

He directly retorted, "Who said A-Shen was in a betting match? He's in the Trial Tower right now. His Trial Tower time for this month was scheduled for today, from eleven to twelve in the morning!"

"Exactly!"

Chu Qiang mocked, "Retnas, is it really that hard for you to admit someone else is outstanding?"

Although he had also been overtaken and pushed below Luo Shen, Chu Qiang saw Luo Shen as one of his own since they were both from China. In any case, he had no hope of taking first place this month, so seeing Luo Shen reach the top was quite good.

Retnas was seething with rage.

Even though Luo Feng and Chu Qiang had spoken one after another, he still did not believe it.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

A newcomer who had only been in the Training Camp for a month—how could he surpass Retnas and top the Black Dragon Ranking? There had to be some conspiracy behind this!

Suddenly, his gaze fell on the display screen embedded in the Black Dragon's scales. Luo Shen's total Points were clearly displayed there, less than a hundred Points higher than his own!

"Less than a hundred Points!"

Retnas licked his lips.

If... if he still had a chance to overtake him, as long as someone was willing to cooperate with him. But at a time like this, who would be willing to enter a betting match with him? There were only twelve hours left until the rankings closed!

When he turned his head, he saw Candice!

"Candice has a grudge against Luo Shen. That can be used."

With that thought in mind,

Retnas quietly walked toward Candice.

The environment on the third floor of the Trial Tower was a stretch of wilderness.

The gatekeeping monsters were Golden Vultures!

Golden Vultures were vulture-type birds of prey. The feathers on the upper side of their wings were black with a faint silvery-gray sheen, while the feathers beneath their wings were golden. Their powerful talons were enough to tear through gold and split stone!

They were normally known for their savagery and were among the most terrifying avian monsters!

Compared to Ironclad Scorpions, which could only burrow through the sand,

avian monsters like Golden Vultures were far more terrifying! Once a person was caught by an avian monster's talons, they could be carried directly into the air. Unable to gain leverage in midair, a human surrounded by a beast horde would undoubtedly die!

Martial artists with poorer movement techniques could not even touch a Golden Vulture's feathers.

But for Luo Shen, dealing with these one hundred Beginner Beast General-level Golden Vultures was much easier than dealing with the two hundred Ironclad Scorpions in Stage C of the second floor.

After all, his movement technique had long reached the realm of Unity of Man and Nature!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Amid the flock of avian monsters filling the sky, streaks of silver-white light flashed. Miserable cries resounded through the air as Golden Vultures sprayed hot blood and fell helplessly to the ground one after another.

His blade was like thunder, his body like lightning!

Though the Golden Vultures launched attack after attack without fear of death, they could never harm Luo Shen in the slightest. With his movement technique in full display, the savage Golden Vultures were completely toyed with in the palm of his hand.

As his final slash fell,

Time used: 18 minutes 18 seconds. All 100 Golden Vultures killed. Stage A of the third floor cleared!

The corpses on the ground vanished.

Retnas and Candice, who had disappeared from before the Black Dragon Carving for a while, returned.

Retnas had originally been brimming with confidence. He believed that when he came back, he would see his name pushing Luo Shen down once again and returning to the throne of first place.

Yet the result—

"How is this possible? Why did this happen?"

Retnas was completely dumbfounded.

He had thought that after he and Candice privately reached an under-the-table deal and used betting match Points to "transfer" some of Candice's Points to himself, he would be able to reclaim first place with his Points advantage.

But why—

Could someone tell him why the Black Dragon Ranking had not changed at all from before he left?

If there had been any change at all,

it was that before he left, the gap between his Points and Luo Shen's had been less than a hundred. Yet in less than half an hour, after he received some of Candice's Points, the gap between them had grown to several thousand!

"Could it be... I really can't surpass him?"

Retnas shut down completely!

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"A-Shen, are you even human?"

Luo Shen: "..."

Because he had so forcefully topped the Black Dragon Ranking, and as a newcomer at that, Luo Shen's name once again resounded among top forces across the globe.

Everyone knew it.

Another legend was slowly rising, about to shine with dazzling brilliance.

Everyone wondered whether Luo Shen could become an existence above all others like Hong and Thunder God, and whether his appearance could break the current balance of the world.

The only ones unhappy were Li Yao and his wife.

Europe, the Polainas Family residence.

"I want to see how long he can keep acting so arrogantly!"

Vinina's voice was shrill. Like a demon from the depths of hell, she stared fixedly at Luo Shen's photo on the screen. "The moment he leaves the base city's boundaries will be the day he dies!"

The better Luo Shen performed, the deeper the hatred branded into their hearts became!

The more they investigated, the clearer Luo Shen's motive became. He also had ample means and opportunity. The couple had unanimously concluded that Luo Shen was Li Wei's murderer!

Li Yao stood beside her with an icy gaze, saying nothing.