As the Pill King withdrew, the rankings at the top of the enormous leaderboard on the light screen were rearranged.
Rank 1: Chu Family, Bi Fan.
Rank 2: Wang Family, Zhao Juexian.
Rank 3: Zhen Family, Zhen Niu.
As for Lei Tianhu of the Lei Family, his rank had fallen below forty-second place.
Everyone fell silent as they looked at the rankings.
They knew all too well that the Chu Family was about to rise.
Everyone in the Chu Family was ecstatic.
They knew they had this in the bag. With first place on both rankings, even if Bi Fan failed the trials that followed, their family would still retain its place among the Aristocratic Clans.
Unlike the Chu Family, the Lei, Wang, and Lin Families all looked grim. The Lei Family head, Lei Tianlong, was especially furious; the veins bulged on his forehead, and his face was dark as charcoal. The look he gave the Chu Family was as if he could devour them whole.
Beside Lei Tianlong, Lei Tianhu, who had just emerged from the secret realm, looked just as grim. His gaze toward the Chu Family was murderous.
"Bi Fan! Just you wait!!" Lei Tianhu muttered, his voice brimming with venom.
He looked toward the seat of honor and saw the lofty Domain Lord. The Domain Lord's expression remained unchanged as he gazed at the Chu Family, who had returned from the trial space. His eyes were calm, giving no hint of what he was thinking.
Nearly everyone in Pill City's plaza turned their gaze toward the Chu Family, at least for a moment. They committed Bi Fan, ranked first on both lists, to memory.
Luo Changsheng withdrew his deep gaze from the Chu Family and drew a deep breath. His voice rang across all of