Terrifying Numbers

At this moment, the eyes of everyone in the Great Profound Realm were focused on the sky.

After the Human Ranking flew into the air, it slowly unfurled like a scroll.

It seemed to cover the entire sky, but within the unfurled ranking, there was not a single character.

"What... what's going on? Does anyone know?"

"I don't know, I've never seen anything like this before."

"Could something big have happened?"

"Nonsense, do you even need to ask? Something big must have happened."

For a time, everyone in the Great Profound Realm was discussing it. After all, very few people truly knew about the existence and purpose of the Human Ranking.

"I didn't expect that after so long, the Heaven Earth Human Three Rankings would finally appear."

"The opening of the Human Ranking signifies another cycle!"

"This time, who will stand out, and who will exit the stage of history?"

At this moment, within the royal palace of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Chen Changan looked at the unfurled Human Ranking in the sky and asked Da Huang with confusion.

"Da Huang, have you seen this before? What is it?" Chen Changan asked.

"I haven't seen it, but... it feels very significant."

"Of course, even an idiot would know it's significant."

Seeing that Da Huang didn't know either, Chen Changan didn't press further. Instead, he waited to see if there would be any other changes to this phenomenon in the sky.

A moment later, lines of small characters began to appear on the Human Ranking.

The font was not large, and it was high in the sky, but strangely, both cultivators and ordinary people could see it clearly.

It was as if the characters were floating right before their eyes. As long as they looked at the sky, they could definitely see what was written.

"Human Ranking Opens? So this is called the Human Ranking?"

"What is the Human Ranking? What's its purpose?"

"It should be some kind of ranking. As for what exactly it is, I'm not sure."

"Stop talking, there are rules below, read them yourself."

Human Ranking Opens, rules are as follows:

All individuals in the Great Profound Realm under the age of thirty, whether cultivators or not, may participate.

The first stage will be ranked by cultivation level.

The period is three years. The ranking will be updated once every year. After three years, the final list of entrants will be determined, with five hundred people selected.

Those who make the list will receive the Heavenly Dao's gift.

The Heavenly Dao's gift?

They can actually receive the Heavenly Dao's gift after making the list?

This reward was enough to drive everyone crazy.

Even some of the proudest talents who had heard rumors before could not help but feel their hearts surge with excitement upon seeing the rules.

"The first stage?"

"Could there be a second stage?"

"The last Human Ranking wasn't this complicated."

After the rules of the Human Ranking appeared, Mu Yunyao also frowned deeply.

She had experienced the Heaven Earth Human Three Rankings last time. The Human Ranking had only conducted a preliminary selection, meaning it selected five hundred of the most outstanding young generation, and then proceeded to the Earth Ranking selection.

But this time, the words "first stage" appeared, which meant that after these five hundred people were selected, there would likely be a second stage of selection.

"Huh, there's more text appearing."

"Is... is this the ranking? Doesn't this ranking update once a year? Why is it appearing now?"

"I know! It must be a preliminary judgment and ranking based on the current geniuses of the young generation in our Great Profound Realm."

"This is too exciting, I want to see what kind of strength the number one person of the young generation has reached."

"Under thirty years old, even for a genius, there should be a limit, right? It won't be too outrageous."

"It's out, holy crap, it's starting directly from the first place?"

As the crowd discussed, they discovered that the published list actually started with the first place.

First Place: Nie Haotian, Age: Twenty-nine, Cultivation: Spirit Transformation Realm First Level

Spirit Transformation Realm?

Spirit Transformation Realm at twenty-nine years old?

"What cultivation level is Spirit Transformation Realm?"

"This... I haven't heard of it. The highest realm I know is only Divine Ability Realm."

"So scary. The outside world must be very dangerous, right?"

"What does that have to do with you? What if you could go out?"

"Hmph, can't I just sigh with emotion?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you can continue sighing."

When the first name appeared, everyone started discussing it.

Nie Haotian's face showed a proud expression as he saw the Human Ranking list being revealed.

"As expected, the number one person among the younger generation can only be me," Nie Haotian said triumphantly.

"Damn it! We're both at the first level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, so why is he ranked first?"

"Damn it, I'm not convinced!"

Second place: Ye Beiming, Age: Twenty-nine, Cultivation: Spirit Transformation Realm First Level

Third place: Gu Fengyao, Age: Twenty-nine, Cultivation: Spirit Transformation Realm First Level

Fourth place...

As the list was announced one by one, everyone noticed that the top five were all at the first level of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

This age and cultivation level shocked many in the Great Profound Realm.

It also made them realize what a gap truly was.

The Spirit Transformation Realm was a height many would never reach in their lifetime, yet these young people had achieved it before the age of thirty.

"Old Ancestor, I... I'm on the list too, but this ranking..."

Chen Yunxuan finally found his ranking on the list, but it was far too low.

He was ranked thousands of places down, which dealt a blow to Chen Yunxuan.

"The Great Profound Realm is vast. For you to reach the Transcendent Realm at sixteen is already very good."

"Others only have the advantage of age over you."

"If you, at the Transcendent Realm now, were given over ten years, what would your cultivation be?"

"Don't be discouraged, you still have three years."

Hearing Chen Changan's words, Chen Yunxuan took a deep breath, calming his emotions.

"The Old Ancestor is right."

"There are still three years. They've only been cultivating for a few years longer than me."

"I'm going to fight for a spot on this Human Ranking!"

Seeing that Chen Yunxuan wasn't too affected, Chen Changan nodded with satisfaction.

It was a pity that this kind of thing was destined to be beyond his reach, as his age was simply too great.

"Da Huang, what are you still looking at?"

Seeing Da Huang staring motionlessly at the list, Chen Changan asked curiously.

"I'm wondering if this list will write down the names of everyone under thirty?"

"How many will that be?"

"There are probably quite a few people under thirty in the Great Profound Realm."

Hmm?

"What's the current rank?"

"Three hundred and ninety-seven million, eight hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred and fifty-three."

In such a short time, how did so many names appear?

Chen Changan also looked up and saw that the names on the list were appearing very quickly, with hundreds of names appearing in the blink of an eye.

"Ten billion. It's broken ten billion."

"So many people? This is too monstrous!"

"My heavens, with so many people, only five hundred will be chosen in the end? This isn't one in ten thousand, it's practically one in ten million."

It was only now that everyone finally had some understanding of the population of the Great Profound Realm.

There were so many people under thirty? How many would there be if all people were added together?

However, the number did not stop, as if the entire sky was about to be occupied by the list.

"Isn't this a bit too outrageous?"

"Look, even the names of children a few years old are appearing now."

"Does the Human Ranking think these children can qualify within three years?"

"You know nothing. This Human Ranking is manifested by the Heavenly Dao, and this is the rule."

"So, within the rules, everyone's name will appear? Regardless of whether they can actually make the list in the end?"

"That's right, exactly!"

"Holy crap, is it over? Is this really over?"

"It seems like no new names are appearing anymore."

"Two point eight billion, there are over two point eight billion people?"

This was a terrifying number, but it included everyone under thirty years old, even some newborns.

"Is that it?"

"What... why did the Human Ranking disappear?"

Once the list was completely revealed, the Human Ranking suddenly vanished from the sky.

"I get it. The next time it appears should be a year from now, when the list is updated!"