"Look at you. After all this time, you haven't improved one bit."
"Look at these two. They've caught up with you. The latecomers have overtaken you."
Chen Changan shot Song Yuheng a disdainful look. Song Yuheng felt rather aggrieved.
He had once been a prominent figure, a leader among the Emperor Realm ranks, second only to Ye Kuangtu.
And now, just like that, he'd become dead last.
"Who knew you'd all be such freaks? Even the people who follow you are freaks."
"Turns out having connections really does make a difference. The son of a Sovereign is something else."
"Man, I'm jealous."
"Wait, if I'd been following you from the moment I got here, would I have turned out differently too?"
"Holy crap?"
"Did I miss out on some incredible opportunity?"
When Song Yuheng had first heard Chen Changan say that his father was a Sovereign, he'd been somewhat shocked. But deep down, he'd still felt superior.
He'd even dressed it up as saying that Chen Changan needed to earn his approval before Song Yuheng would stand by his side.
Yet in just a few decades, everything had changed dramatically.
The people following Chen Changan had already caught up to his cultivation.
Chen Changan patted Song Yuheng on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "Do you realize now how much you lost because of that arrogance of yours back then?"
"But it's not too late."
"Stick with me from now on, and you'll have plenty of good food and drink."
Hearing Chen Changan's words, Song Yuheng nodded. "That's right. It's not too late to start now."
"Then... should I take part in the Eternal Ranking too?"
"You? Do you even have a chance to enter?"
"What kind of thing is that to say? The selection for the Emperor Realm