Meanwhile,
With the appearance of the Heavenly Talent Ranking, all of the Nine Profound Heavens was thrown into an uproar!
The geniuses of the great sects and sacred lands alike were green with envy over the spots on the ranking!
"As long as you challenge someone on the ranking and win, you can take their place and earn Heaven's Favor..."
"Anyone can challenge them? This..."
"That's Heaven's Favor! Once you obtain it, you can sense the Heavenly Dao. Wouldn't that make the path of cultivation smooth sailing?"
"If my name isn't on the ranking, then I'll challenge someone who is and claim a spot!"
"..."
After their initial shock, countless people grew feverishly excited!
The geniuses of the sacred lands, sects, and divine dynasties were the most stirred up, burning with a desire to make the ranking!
After weighing their options and choosing whom to challenge, they set out one after another!
Even reclusive geniuses who kept themselves apart from worldly affairs were swept up in battle fervor when they heard that the Heavenly Talent Ranking had appeared!
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The Nine Profound Heavens,
The Western Region, Purple Sky Dao Palace.
The most mysterious Daoist sect in all the Nine Profound Heavens—bar none.
At this moment,
countless disciples stared in astonishment at the radiant Heavenly Talent Ranking above them!
"The Heavenly Talent Ranking has appeared... The world is about to descend into chaos!"
Their faces were full of disbelief. None of them had expected something like this to happen so suddenly!
Amid a chorus of gasps...
A world-shaking rumble came from the depths of the Dao Palace, which had once seemed to float amid the clouds.
At that very moment,
the sky above the Dao Palace changed color!
It had been shining brilliantly beneath the Heavenly Talent Ranking's radiance, but now it was plunged into utter darkness!
Then,
an astonishing aura erupted, making the Dao Palace tremble violently and the world quake!
An overwhelming pressure descended in an instant!
The winds and clouds churned in every direction, and a terrifying vortex filled with thunder appeared in the sky!
"Rumble..."
The thunderous roar continued without end, as if a primordial beast had awakened!
Under this pressure,
every disciple in the Dao Palace turned pale and trembled!
This aura seemed to represent the Heavenly Dao!!!
The elders flew out one after another, their eyes fixed on the deepest part of the Dao Palace!
"This... this aura!!!"
"Dao... Dao Son, could he... could he have awakened?!"
"After all this time, he's finally... finally waking up?!"
"Now that the Dao Son has awakened, our Purple Sky Dao Palace won't have to remain unknown any longer..."
Though the Heavenly Dao's aura left them pale, they trembled with excitement!
Deep in the Dao Palace,
a shaft of divine light descended from the heavens,
falling upon a young man with a distinctly otherworldly air.
"Phew..."
A moment later, he slowly opened his dazed eyes.
In his pupils, endless thunder seemed to surge, carrying an astonishing pressure.
This man
was Wang Ye, the Dao Son of Purple Sky Dao Palace!
Soon...
The dazed look on Wang Ye's face gradually faded, replaced by a chilling calm.
"The Heavenly Talent Ranking. Those who make the list earn Heaven's Favor..."
Though he was inside a sealed forbidden ground, his eyes could see through everything!
That Heavenly Talent Ranking...
At the thought, Wang Ye gave a soft laugh and slowly rose to his feet.
"I've been reincarnated and asleep for so long. It's about time I stretched my legs..."
He murmured thoughtfully. The space around him seemed unable to bear his presence, showing signs of collapse!
The next moment, he vanished from the spot!
Elsewhere,
in the Eastern Desolation Land, in the eastern part of the Nine Profound Heavens,
stood an ancient, enormous city—the home of the Ancient Dragon Clan.
At that moment,
Dragon People, human from the waist up but with tails, stared up at the Heavenly Talent Ranking in astonishment.
"What on earth is going on?"
"The Heavenly Talent Ranking..."
They had never expected a ranking like this to appear in the Nine Profound Heavens.
In particular, the promise of Heaven's Favor for those who made the list had countless people burning with longing!
Suddenly,
"Roar!!!"
A dragon's cry that shook heaven and earth rang out from an ancient, pitch-black tower at the very center of Gu Chen's territory!
The ground shook!
The terrifying majesty made every Dragon Person of the Ancient Dragon Clan tremble and prostrate themselves on the ground!
The pressure from their bloodline left them drenched in sweat; they couldn't even raise their heads!
A moment later...
Above the black tower appeared a vast, winged silhouette that blotted out the sky!
In the deathly silence...
"The Heavenly Talent Ranking!?"
"Hahaha... What a fine Heavenly Talent Ranking!"
"Then let me usher in this generation of great powers!!!"
One defiant voice after another rang out from within the tower, echoing across the sky!
Nearly the entire Eastern Desolation Region trembled in response!
At that very moment,