A moment later,
Wang Teng, Jiu You, and even Sima Chen, who had previously ranked first, finally came to their senses!
"Su Changqing... he... he's really only sixth???"
"Why do I feel like he's just as terrifying as the top five on the ranking!?"
"No... Su Changqing... Su Changqing is at least more terrifying than the guy who took my place!!!"
Jiu You trembled as he spoke.
Remembering how he had nearly died at Su Changqing's hands, he swallowed with difficulty.
The guy he'd faced earlier, who had challenged him and successfully taken third place on the ranking, hadn't left him feeling nearly as helpless as Su Changqing had. At least he'd had room to fight back!
But...
The moment Su Changqing struck, he hadn't even been qualified to resist!!!
They exchanged glances, every one of them with shrunken pupils!
"If he's that strong, why didn't he go for first place? Why settle for sixth!?"
"That guy... he's pretending to be weak to catch us off guard!?"
"Sima Chen, didn't you say earlier that you'd leave Su Changqing to me? I'm out..."
Wang Teng shot a wary glance at Sacred Son Peak, feeling utterly humiliated.
Without lingering, he turned and hurried off with the people from Hidden Dragon Sacred Hall!
As for Jiu You, he had no intention of sticking around to make an even bigger fool of himself.
"Let's go!"
He took a deep breath, his legs feeling a little weak!
Su Changqing was far too terrifying!!!
Before long,
Nearly everyone who had come had already fled, not daring to stay a moment longer!
They feared Su Changqing might take offense and kill them!
Even Sima Chen, the usually arrogant Divine Son of Heavenly Evolution Divine Palace, fled into the distance after wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth!
"Damn it!!!"
He looked back at Sacred Son Peak in terror.
What kind of monster was Su Changqing!?
If he was that terrifyingly powerful, why had that damn Heavenly Talent Ranking placed him sixth?!
Wasn't that just setting people up?!
After this battle...
The world would surely laugh at him. His reputation would be in tatters!
Meanwhile,
At Sacred Son Peak.
Su Changqing looked at the empty space outside the holy land and shook his head.
"You just had to court death. Hope I didn't scare you to death..."
He muttered to himself, then smiled.
Those guys' strength was nothing in front of him.
As for Ling Qianxue, she probably trusted him even more now, right?
He'd unlocked the highest level of trust and reached the trust value cap. Winning over this Saintess was only a matter of time.
But...
Who knew when Su Youwei and Murong Dieyi would reach the trust value cap and become completely devoted to him?
And whose diary would be unlocked next?
Su Changqing shook his head.
He didn't bother dwelling on those questions and decided to continue writing his fabricated diary.
[How boring. And they call that a fight?]
[Instead of wasting all that energy on petty squabbles, why not focus on improving yourselves and shine when the time comes?]
[In my previous life, I fought against people and against the heavens. It wasn't until the Dark Turmoil that I realized how utterly futile it all was!]
[If I'd devoted myself to cultivation, cared nothing for fame, and held on to what I had, perhaps I wouldn't have faced the countless enemies of the heavens alone during the War of All Heavens, which began at the peak of the chaotic age three hundred years later. I wouldn't have endured thousands of years of loneliness, either, nor would my body have been destroyed and my soul nearly extinguished as I fled to the Soul Fiend Sea, risking my life for the slimmest chance of survival!]
[I wouldn't have fought until the War of All Heavens ended, only to look back and realize that by then, not a single person was left by my side!]
[If loneliness had stages, I must have experienced the ninth, right?]
[Loneliness, endless loneliness. Only ceaseless slaughter could make me forget my regrets, forget myself.]
[It's all in the past now. I've been reborn, so I should let it go...]
As Su Changqing updated his diary,
Ling Qianxue, who had just returned to Saintess Peak, froze. She stared at the Diary Instance as it appeared before her and opened on its own.
"Senior Brother!?"
She drew a deep breath as she read the first line.
Petty squabbles?
As expected of her senior brother!
But as she read on...
Ling Qianxue abruptly held her breath, her pupils shrinking!
"The War of All Heavens, three hundred years from now!!?"
She clearly remembered that the appearance of the Heavenly Talent Ranking at Small Immortal Platform had marked the beginning of the chaotic age!
And yet, the War of All Heavens would break out three hundred years later!?
She continued reading.
Ling Qianxue was deeply moved, her delicate body gradually trembling!
"Senior Brother... You... You endured so much all alone in the future..."
As she read the words, one perilous scene after another involuntarily surfaced in her mind!
Her senior brother had endured countless dangers and suffered thousands of years of loneliness...
By the time she finished the diary,
Ling Qianxue's eyes were already red. She clenched her fists tightly.
"Senior Brother, in this lifetime... I'll stay by your side forever!!"
Her breathing was ragged as she looked toward Sacred Son Peak, her heart aching for him.
She had to become stronger!!
She absolutely couldn't let her senior brother face everything alone and suffer in loneliness again!
At that moment,
Inside the Demonic Sect.
After absorbing the Demon Origin Fruit, Murong Dieyi had already reached God King Great Perfection!
"I'm just one step away from the Saint Realm..."
Purple light flickered faintly in her eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Just then, she thought of Su Changqing again.
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