Ying Huang, a New Round of Rankings Begins!

Even amidst the boundless mysteries of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain, His presence remains utterly evident.

Ying Bing now feels as if the Taiyin Power within her body is erupting for the first time.

That endless chill seemed to surge from the depths of the soul, spreading throughout the entire body, rendering one unable to move even a finger.

It felt like being in a cold abyss, endlessly falling downwards...

She seemed to have become a bystander in her own life, unable to do anything.

"You've come."

Was that sound brought by the wind?

It was exactly the same as what I heard in the Underground Palace.

So.

The one calling out to her within the Cloud Dream Palace was not the Cloud Dream Ancestral God at all...

It's Him!

The moment this thought arose, Ying Bing felt her consciousness sink into chaos.

Buzz--

Buzz--

As if the heart of heaven and earth were beating, the call suddenly became deafening, as if it were telling her something.

The babbling seemed to be none other than the language of any human race, and perhaps... mortals were simply not qualified to understand its meaning.

"He... wants to steal my consciousness?"

Even if it means mutual destruction...

Ying Bing maintained her consciousness, feeling utterly insignificant in the face of such an overwhelming force.

But she refused to allow herself to do nothing.

Time seemed to have lost its meaning.

Suddenly, her vision cleared, and she saw the familiar Cassia Palace in the empty space, but the woman sitting inside was not her.

Nine-Colored Primal Phoenix.

Her face was blurred, but her profound, compassionate spirit remained irreplaceable.

"You... want to replace me?"

Ying Bing instinctively reached out, but couldn't grasp her sword.

"I can't now, but maybe I will in the future..." The gentle woman's voice was as soft as a flowing stream.

Ying Bing, "Who exactly are you?"

"My name... my name..."

The gentle woman paused, seemingly lost in memories.

The empty space around her seemed to fluctuate violently in response to the turmoil of her thoughts.

After a long pause, her voice rang out again:

"My name is Ying Huang."

"This is a wisp of consciousness I left behind in the Heavenly Phoenix Domain when I was deducing the future of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."

Ying Huang's gaze softened.

Using the Heavenly Phoenix Domain to deduce the future of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?

In her previous life, Ying Bing ruled over the other Heavenly Phoenix Domain in the Heavenly Human City Realm. Only today did she learn that this divine object originally came from such a source.

The Nine-Colored Primal Phoenix, also known as Ying Huang.

After leading the Nine Immortals to save the world, he worried that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would collapse again for other reasons, so he kept predicting the future of this world...

What unfathomable abilities does she possess after returning from the heavens?

Ying Bing fell silent.

Unless she successfully ascends to immortality, this is absolutely impossible.

Ying Huang brewed a cup of tea and gently pushed it towards her:

"You should know about the chess game at Lanke Mountain,"

"Um."

Ying Bing nodded.

"The state of that chess game was my prediction of the future of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which was expressed through chess, but it was not complete."

"The fact that you can see me means you're qualified to break this deadlock."

"Then please go and retrieve the other half of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain."

The gentle woman, who called herself Ying Huang, spoke earnestly.

"..."

Ying Bing was lost in thought, like a jade sculpture in frost and snow.

In her previous life, she only possessed Heavenly Phoenix Domain, yet her Inner Scene realm was already unparalleled in the world, let alone the complete one.

But she didn't know what this ancestor of the Ying Family, the savior of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, really wanted to do.

Enemy or friend?

Or is there some other intention?

Ying Huang sighed softly:

I cannot answer your questions.

"Then why me? Just because... I am of the Ying Family bloodline?"

Ying Bing was certain that this was the first time the other party had shown up.

"You and I are the same," Ying Huang said.

"How are they the same?"

Ying Huang lowered her eyes slightly, as if she were the center of this world:

"That's what my heart says, but I don't know why."

"I will go and retrieve the other Heavenly Phoenix Domain."

Ying Bing paused for a moment, then said earnestly, "But I don't want to become you, and I don't want to become anyone else. I... just want to be myself."

"Otherwise, I would rather die."

His tone was like shattered ice hitting the ground.

Ice Block is really serious.

"Then you must surpass my future self, surpass yourself."

The gentle and graceful Ying Huang seemed to be smiling softly:

Those who learn from me will thrive.

"Those who resemble me... shall die."

At that moment, the instant those words appeared in my mind.

All colors around us are fading away, everything is rushing backward, and the real world is about to arrive.

Ying Bing slowly opened her eyes.

She found that everything was still the same as before; the steam from the hot pot downstairs was still rising, blurring the outline of Clear Abyss Sect.

If it weren't for the incomplete Heavenly Phoenix Domain, it would already belong entirely to her at this moment.

It all felt like a dream...

Ying Bing walked to the bronze mirror by the bedside. Her face appeared in the mirror, pure and aloof, like a banished immortal, yet with a hint of sickly haggardness.

Perhaps it was that conversation just now that had greatly depleted her Will Soul.

"To surpass Him, to surpass myself..."

"I will!"

Ying Bing rubbed the head of the Big-Headed Doll at her waist and whispered to herself.

It seemed they had sensed her thoughts.

The system's handwriting reappeared:

[Host, would you like to start a new round of rankings...?]

Its message was not yet finished.

Ying Bing's mind had already formed without hesitation.

[If only the host were this proactive every time...]

[Initiating the ranking of peerless geniuses.]

[Ranking range: Imperial Capital.]

[The loser's punishment is to plant forty-nine strawberries for the winner.]

"Imperial Capital..."

Ying Bing had anticipated this, but she still fell into deep thought.

Judging by the dates, the next ranking announcement will coincide with the time when the Hidden Dragon talents gather in the Imperial Capital.

If she wants to become the top, she must stand out from all the geniuses in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Besides.

She cannot afford to have any worries during this process.

"Perhaps there are other ways to prevent the resurgence of other consciousnesses within the body..."

"We'll ask Qin Yuzhi again later."

After dinner, Li Mo returned to his room.

Now is not the time for dual cultivation, but...

The lottery draw is about to begin!

Little Li, a little excited.

As we emerged from Lanke Mountain, another wave of investment feedback notifications rang out, coming from the various factions and figures from the martial arts world who had escaped.

Certainly!

There were even Ice Block!

"As usual, let's start with those of ordinary destiny."

Li Mo received the investment feedback with a great sense of ceremony.

Well, this little nobody actually still likes writing sweet and romantic storylines.

Writing foreshadowing is really tiring; it's better to integrate it into everyday life.

I need some funding! This poor writer got so thin writing this section, please consider it a treat for me, hehe~