Top Ten

"What are you doing here? You're not here for revenge, are you?"

Li Hao frowned, somewhat puzzled. He wondered if he and the other party had become such bitter enemies that the other party would risk their lives to kill him.

Moreover, this is the Frontier of the Human Race; how did they manage to sneak in?

"I was just leaving here, and I ran into you before I went, so I thought I'd say hi."

Mi Xueyao smiled casually and freely, gently twirling a strand of hair behind her shoulder with her fingers, and said:

"I didn't have a chance to ask you before, but you already knew my identity. Were you planning to bring me in here and then expose me?"

She asked the question casually, but her eyes narrowed slightly. Li Hao sensed a dangerous Aura; if he didn't answer well, she might attack in anger.

"That was the plan before, you know I am Human Race, and racial hatred is irreconcilable!"

Li Hao said.

A cold glint flashed in Mi Xueyao's eyes, and a chilling smile curved her lips as she said, "Then why did you reveal your special ability to consume the flesh and blood of Ancient Demon to enhance your Primordial Spirit? If this power were to be leaked, not only would the Ancient Demon Clan make you their number one target, but even among the Human Race, many would be jealous and attempt to Assassination you, wouldn't they?"

"Furthermore, if that Human Race emperor-level expert finds out, he might investigate your secrets and imprison you!"

"Anyway, you won't tell on me; only you and I know about this."

Li Hao said.

Mi Xueyao was slightly taken aback, her eyes flickered as she gazed at Li Hao, and said, "How do you know I won't leak anything? You trust me that much?"

I guess so.

Li Hao remained expressionless.

Trustworthy... how could that be?

As the other party said, exposing this matter would make the Ancient Demon Clan wary and would also bring unnecessary trouble to the Human Race. All of this stems from human nature. Similarly, the other party's refusal to leak the secret also stems from the greed and possessiveness inherent in human nature. If it were him, he would not have made such a thing public either.

Upon hearing Li Hao's answer, Mi Xueyao raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of tenderness appearing deep in her eyes. She chuckled softly:

"You have quite the nerve, knowing I am Ancient Demon, yet you still dare to feed me Ancient Demon flesh and blood, and even expose your own secrets."

"As a chef, I never refuse any customer."

Li Hao said calmly.

"You're not a cook."

What is that?

"Anyway, there are no cooks who carry swords."

Mi Xueyao chuckled softly, her mood seemingly brightening, and said calmly, "I'll remember you. I'll find a chance to come back and have a good taste of your cooking. And don't even think about exposing me. Unless your Human Race's Emperor Lord intervenes, no one can trace me."

As she spoke, her entire body radiated Immortal Power, and her toes lifted off the ground.

She glanced at Li Hao briefly and said, "I've already found out your identity. I'll find you."

As soon as she finished speaking, accompanied by a silvery laugh, her figure flashed and disappeared before Li Hao's eyes Cloudmist, vanishing in an instant.

Li Hao was stunned. Through his delicate Mastery of the Source of Space Dao, he could sense that the other party had torn open a channel in an instant, teleporting tens of thousands of miles away, and the Aura was rapidly dissipating.

"They can come and go so freely..."

Li Hao's expression turned serious. This Frontier city was covered with secret array defenses everywhere. The fact that the other party, as Ancient Demon Clan, could move freely here was simply terrifying.

With the opponent's cultivation level at the Immortal Lord Realm, it is absolutely impossible to do so; even King Realm would not be able to.

Unless the other party possesses some incredible treasure.

Li Hao immediately recalled what the other party had revealed when they left earlier, attracting the Ancient Demon of the Reincarnation Royal Clan.

During the two years he ate and drank here, he asked Gu Changming about it. Gu Changming once said with a solemn expression that it was some kind of supreme treasure of the True Realm, Reincarnation Fragment.

That thing has only been seen in the hands of the Immortal Emperor. Ancient Demon Clan and the Immortal Emperor are pursuing and fighting for it. It is said to have incredible abilities, and can also allow people to truly enter the Reincarnation, or even reverse the Reincarnation!

Gu Changming couldn't explain the specifics of its wondrous uses, only that it was of great importance and that any clues must be reported to the Immortal Emperor. He had already reported it to the Yan Chu Imperial Clan Yan Chu Imperial Family, who then passed it on to the Supreme Being in the Heavenly Palace.

"Could it be that they're using that thing?"

Li Hao frowned, staring at the spot where the other person had gone. He wanted to turn back and tell Gu Changming about the situation.

But considering that the other party dared to show themselves in front of him, they obviously weren't worried about revealing their identity, so there was no point in him telling Gu Changming.

"This girl... hopefully she won't cause trouble among Human Race. I must improve my strength as soon as possible and try to capture her the next time she appears."

Li Hao Dark Dao to himself.

After all, it's terrifying that an Ancient Demon at the Immortal Lord Realm could freely roam Human Race without being traced.

If the opponent gorges, it can quickly drain cities dry, causing unimaginable casualties.

Although the other party treated him fairly well, Li Hao didn't believe that if he had no use to them, the other party would still speak to him so politely.

After a moment's thought, Li Hao turned and left the alley, putting the little incident aside for the time being, and headed towards the Border Teleportation Array.

He presented his Identity Token and, under the shocked gaze of the guards watching the Teleportation Array, stepped into it and disappeared.

The Yan Chu Immortal Capital Imperial City.

Above the vast Square, a massive, collapsed passageway leads into the Ancient Immortal Realm.

The ground was desolate and barren, as if burned by fire, filled with an ancient Savage Wilderness Aura.

A towering black monument stands majestically, seemingly piercing the heavens. Countless golden serial numbers leap rapidly across its Immortal Stele, like lightning or golden flying insects, darting up and down, vying with each other.

I'll try again!

At the Great Dream Nine Abyss Sect disciple's location, Yue Xi looked at her identity number, which was 829th on the Immortal Stele. However, just now, in a short two hours, she was surpassed by three golden lights, and her ranking dropped by three places!

There are less than five days left until the end. If things continue at this pace, we might all be squeezed out in five days.

"There's no need. Unless you can break through the Tenth Desolate Domain, even if you stay inside for the next five days, you won't be able to surpass your previous results."

Li Tiemu shook his head, stopping her, and said, "Calm down!"

Yue Xi's face was pale, but she knew that what Old Man Li said was true. She had lasted for up to six days before, which was considered quite comfortable in the Tenth Desolate Domain. However, as her Immortal Power was depleted, she eventually could not hold on any longer.

"That's right, but someone suddenly appeared just now. Don't panic. With your strength and ranking, if you can't stay calm, then this competition is a bit too much."

Murong Qingwu gently comforted her.

After three years of arduous training, they returned with a qualitative leap in strength. They jumped from over two thousandth place to within one thousandth, with Gu Yan in particular rising to over three hundredth place. This rate of improvement is nothing short of freakish!

With this ranking, he is almost guaranteed to remain in the top 1,000 for the next five days and will not be eliminated.

This is only Gu Yan's improvement and changes over the past three years. There are still seven years, more than twice that time, before the real Southern Region Assembly Battle. Who knows what level this Prodigy talent will reach in the next seven days?

Yue Xi fell silent for a moment. Now that she was at the True Immortal Realm Ninth Layer, she was gradually able to barely Mastery the power of the Calamity Clan. Even if she encountered someone at the True Immortal Realm Tenth Layer, she could completely suppress them.

But unexpectedly, in this Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty, her amazing performance only ranked her around 800th.

She looked up, her gaze falling on the top thirty positions.

Three years ago, it was number 19 in the queue there, but now it has been pushed down to number 25.

Nevertheless, it is still a very frightening result.

After all, when that young man achieved this result, he was only at the True Immortal Realm Third Layer.

How can there be such a huge difference between two True Immortal Realm?

"There are less than five days left, why hasn't Haotian arrived yet?"

Murong Qingwu noticed Yue Xi's gaze and couldn't help but ask Li Tiemu.

Hearing this, Li Tiemu was somewhat helpless, spreading his hands and saying, "You're asking me? Who should I ask? That kid just started out and is completely disobedient. Thinking back to before he even became my apprentice, he even ripped me off for a drink..."

Thinking of this, he immediately crossed his arms and snorted.

Murong Qingwu was speechless for a moment, then rolled her eyes slightly. "What kind of Master are you?"

Li Tiemu's eyes widened, and he slightly raised his hand as if to strike. Murong Qingwu stuck out her tongue, jumped behind Yue Xi beside her, and said:

"He wouldn't really wait until the last day to come, would he?"

"That kid is probably one of them. He also only went up to Emperor Sword Mountain on the last day. He just likes to make his appearance last, humph!"

Li Tiemu said irritably.

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Gu Yan and Yue Xi remained silent, but there was a hint of disappointment and regret in their eyes. Time was too short, and they wouldn't have a chance to say anything to that guy.

"I heard that Senior Brother Ye Chen from Spear Abyss has broken through to the Immortal Lord Realm! Look, he's already ranked 17th!"

At this moment, a disciple of Sword Abyss exclaimed in surprise.

The group looked up and saw an identity number climbing upwards, reaching a ranking of 17.

Among all the Imperial Clan family identification numbers ranging from 0 to 100, that four-digit number stood out significantly.

"Fortunately, our sect has also found a Heavenly Prodigy who can barely rival Xing Lan of the Star Palace and Tian Hongyi of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion."

When Li Tiemu saw the ranking, his eyes lit up; he felt no jealousy, but rather a surge of joy.

Gu Yan, Yue Xi, and the others looked up and stared. They had all heard of Senior Brother Ye Chen, who was over two thousand years old, much older than them. They were not surprised by his performance, nor did they have any intention of competing with him.

Deep down, they all subconsciously believe that when they reach the same age, their achievements will certainly not be less than this.

"The top thirty are indeed dominated by the Immortal Lord Realm. Boya Xuejian from the Bamboo Rain Pavilion are the most amazing, they actually made it to second place!"

"Xing Lan of the Star Palace has also reached ninth place, and Tian Hongyi of the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion has also entered seventh place. Senior Brother Ye Chen's breakthrough time is too short, and he is only at the First Level of Immortal Lord Realm. He is still Dharma Form for them."

"I heard the Top Ten will receive a mystery reward. I wonder what it is. It's a pity we're not lucky enough to get it."

Immortal Stele, many whispers and discussions arose.

Although those highly sought-after identity serial numbers were mysterious, they were eventually discovered, and the identities of the people corresponding to them were also revealed.

"The Seven Great Immortal Dynasty —our Yan Chu Immortal Dynasty alone has so many Heavenly Prodigy. Imagine how spectacular it will be when all the geniuses from the Seven Great Immortal Dynasty and the Heavenly Prodigy Heavenly Palace gather!"

"I can't wait, I hope that day comes soon."

"I thought I was good enough, but here, I didn't even make it into the top 10,000. It's so hard!"

Amidst the murmurs, Gu Yan frowned slightly. He felt disdain for those self-praising voices and turned to see what was happening at the other Tianzong.

Just then, he caught a glimpse of a figure rushing towards him from afar.

"Um?"

Gu Yan's casual glance suddenly turned around.

At this moment, Li Tiemu also sensed something, turned his head to look, and when he saw the person who had come, a surprised smile immediately appeared on his face. He went up to greet him and said:

"Good lad, you finally decided to come! I almost thought you were going to wait until the last day to appear with His Majesty!"

Li Hao's shoulder ached from the punch, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He then glanced around and saw that Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and the others were all there, and their Aura were obviously much stronger than they had been three years ago.

His gaze swept towards the Ten Thousand Mountains Sword Pavilion, and at its Sword Tower, he saw a figure in green robes, her eyes filled with worry yet clear, watching him. Their eyes met for a moment.

The worry in those clear eyes vanished instantly, replaced by joy, like thick clouds dispersing and sunlight shining on spring snow.

Li Hao couldn't help but laugh, raised his hand and waved, then landed with Old Man Li at the disciples of the Great Dream Nine Abyss.

"Haotian!"

"You replied."

Yue Xi and Murong Qingwu also saw Li Hao at this moment, and their eyes lit up.

Lin Mingrong, who was beside the old woman, also saw Li Hao. She paused for a moment, her eyes fixed on the young man.

Three years Past, and the other party has not cultivated in the Langya Painting Realm, but his realm has greatly improved compared to before, and he has actually reached the True Immortal Realm Ninth Layer!

Such a rapid increase in speed is in no way inferior to that in the Langya Painting Realm, so the other party must be cultivating in another equally top-notch Secret Realm Sacred Land.

"They're all here."

Li Hao approached, greeted them with a smile, and asked, "How was it? Have you all challenged the Desolate Region? How did you do?"

"They're all inside."

Li Tiemu grinned from ear to ear, his eyes narrowing into slits, and said, "The four of you are all quite impressive."

Li Hao was somewhat surprised, but then he noticed that their cultivation levels were comparable to his own, and Murong Qingwu was even at the True Immortal Realm Tenth Layer, so he immediately understood.

"That's fine."

He looked up at the Immortal Stele and saw that his ranking had slipped to 25th.

Although he dropped a few places, Li Hao didn't care; there was no difference between 19th and 25th.

Your ranking has dropped.

Gu Yan stared at Li Hao and said, "Three years Past. Your cultivation level has risen to the True Immortal Realm Ninth Layer, and your Immortal Power has increased fifty or sixty times. You should be able to climb to a higher ranking, right?"

"Um."

Li Hao nodded readily.

"Give it a try and see if you can break into the Top Ten. According to my prediction, if you enter the Twelfth Desolate Region, you'll have a chance to make it into the Top Ten!"

Li Tiemu said with a look of anticipation.

Li Hao was stunned, and said somewhat speechlessly, "There's no need to waste this energy. This isn't the Southern Region Assembly Battle; this ranking is just a selection process."

"You little brat, trying to slack off again? Then what are you doing here?" Li Tiemu glared at him.

"Come watch the fun."

"..."

Li Tiemu, Yue Xi, Gu Yan, and the others remained silent.

After a long pause, Li Tiemu took a deep breath and said, "There are benefits to breaking into the Top Ten."