Although more names had appeared on the Firmament Ranking, the top two hundred and six positions had remained unchanged. Shi Lan's name still held firmly at number two hundred and six.
Many of these newly ascended Emperors had once topped the Prodigy Ranking, crushing their peers beneath them, only to gradually vanish from sight when the World-Destroying Calamity blocked their way.
Many had spent years building up their strength, and now that they had survived the World-Destroying Calamity, their cultivation had broken through again and again. Quite a few had leaped straight past the early stage of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm and entered its middle stage.
Even so, no one had managed to shake Shi Lan's ranking. Even Di Luosha was only in two hundred and seventh place.
The ranking still listed Shi Lan's cultivation as being in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. She had not appeared in Lingyang for several years, and it was hard to say how far a monster like her had progressed by now.
When these people currently undergoing tribulations had reached the ninth-level peak of the Heavenly Human Realm, Shi Lan had not yet been born—not even her parents had come into the world. There was simply no way to compare them.
In the blink of an eye, nearly half an hour passed, and the World-Destroying lightning gradually faded from the heavens and earth.
The battle high in the firmament continued. As lightning crisscrossed the sky, the divine runes sealing off the area around the Illusory Star Region were left riddled with holes.
As more and more beings entered the Emperor Grade, the figure within the tribulation clouds withdrew some of its power. The Heavenly Punishment lightning sword grew ever sharper, and the electricity spilling from it split the blue firmament.
Several cracks appeared