Xuanyuan Che had returned from the battle realm, and the Spiritual Energy of Xuanqing Peak had already grown so dense it resembled tangible mist, winding and flowing as rosy light arose on its own. The three patriarchs had fulfilled their promise; the power of the academy's ancestral vein was quietly gathering, nourishing this land made glorious by him.
Yun Mengyao stood quietly in the courtyard, her Heavenly Heart Dao Body resonating with heaven and earth. She could clearly sense that the academy's spiritual roots, dormant for ten thousand years, were rejoicing because of her junior brother's existence. This was recognition beyond the ordinary.
"Che'er, the academy will flourish because of you," she said softly, smiling in her eyes.
Xuanyuan Che smiled. "Second Senior Sister, it benefits us both."
That was indeed true. He enjoyed these trials in the mortal world, and he would protect this place as well.
Just then, a sudden change erupted!
Ten thousand rays of rosy light burst forth, and then the entire sky abruptly darkened! An indescribably vast will descended without warning, carrying ancient gravity and solemn majesty!
A phantom ranking list, seemingly woven from billions of laws, slowly emerged above Eastern Xuan Academy. It was not as dazzling as the Earth Ranking, but far more vast and profound.
"The Heaven Ranking! It's the manifestation of the Heaven Ranking!" Cries of alarm rose throughout the academy, yet everyone unconsciously lowered their voices, as though afraid of disturbing something.
This ranking, encompassing the pinnacles of the younger generation across the Three Thousand Dao Domains, held extraordinary significance every time it appeared. Yet this time, the spectacle of its descent differed entirely from every previous record. Its heavy Dao might left many weaker disciples nearly unable to breathe.
Divine light began to flow across the ranking, and Heavenly Dao laws painstakingly condensed, as though they were inscribing some existence that was extraordinarily difficult to define.
At last, Dao script began to appear:
"Eastern Xuan bears a dragon, whose strength shatters ten thousand jun. By decree: Thunder Roar Ravine, physical body reaches the divine, battles saints within the battle realm, ranked ninety-seventh on the Heaven Ranking!"
With a flash of golden light, a golden decree flew toward the cave dwelling where Thunder Roar Ravine resided.
"Eastern Xuan bears a phoenix, whose sword cry echoes through the Nine Netherworlds. By decree: Mu Qingxue, Sword Heart of Annihilation, Formless Slash sunders the Great Void, ranked eightieth on the Heaven Ranking!"
Another golden decree flew toward Mu Qingxue.
Two names had entered the Heaven Ranking's top hundred in succession! The academy's people were beside themselves with excitement, and cheers were about to erupt—then everyone froze.
Because a horrifying sight occurred when the Heaven Ranking tried to inscribe a third name!
"Eastern Xuan bears..." Heavenly Dao script struggled immensely to condense those three words, but the remaining characters could not appear no matter what. The chaotic phantom of the Heaven Ranking began to tremble violently, letting out a hum as though it could no longer bear the strain! Chains of laws flashed madly across the ranking, flickering between light and darkness as though they could snap at any moment!
That vast Heavenly Dao will revealed an unprecedented hesitation and struggle, even... reverence?
Reverence?!
It seemed unable to define him, unable to judge him, unable to place that name alongside the other heavenly geniuses on the ranking!
It was as though placing a blazing sun that illuminated all ages alongside the countless stars in the sky would be an act of desecration!
Rumble!!!
The Heaven Ranking shook ever more violently, and fine black fissures began to appear in the surrounding space! The backlash of Heavenly Dao laws began to emerge!
At last, before countless horrified gazes, the three Dao characters "Eastern Xuan bears" that had condensed with such difficulty exploded and scattered!
What replaced them was not a name, but an expanse of ultimate chaos!
In that region, the Heaven Ranking's rules completely failed, transforming into a constantly revolving, endlessly birthing and extinguishing vortex of chaos, as though it were admitting its own powerlessness. Within the vortex, earth, wind, water, and fire could vaguely be seen replaying, while scenes of the creation of heaven and earth flashed past in an instant!
A vast Dao voice rang out, yet it carried a note of helplessness, echoing like a sigh in the depths of every living being's soul:
"Taboo descends into the mortal world, an existence beyond the Dao. Chaos Body... cannot be borne by an ordinary ranking, cannot be judged by Heavenly Dao."
"Originating from Eastern Xuan, with achievements that shake the world, it is hereby... marked for record, without assigned rank."
As the words fell, the vortex of chaos gradually stabilized, becoming eternally branded upon the Heaven Ranking like a silent yet incomparably glaring blank space, mocking every ranking in the world!
No name!
No rank!
Only chaos that even Heavenly Dao could not define, and could only barely leave behind as a mark!
Silence!
The entire Eastern Xuan Academy, as well as every great power of the Three Thousand Dao Domains watching this scene through secret arts, fell into deathly silence!
Everyone's minds ground to a halt, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
The Heaven Ranking... could not record him?!
Heavenly Dao... admitted that it could not judge him?!
This had never happened since ancient times! Never heard of! Utterly shocking!
What did this mean? It meant that Xuanyuan Che's existence had completely surpassed the scope of what the Heaven Ranking could measure! His potential, his origins, his future—all of it had become a taboo domain that even the laws of Heavenly Dao itself could not predict or define!
Compared to him, the so-called top ten of the Heaven Ranking and the so-called peerless prodigies all seemed... dim and colorless, like fireflies before a bright moon!
"Heh." A soft chuckle shattered the eternal silence.
Xuanyuan Che stood before Listen to Rain Pavilion with his hands behind his back, gazing up at that chaotic mark on the Heaven Ranking that represented him.
"It has a little self-awareness, at least."
His tone was calm, yet it exploded like thunder within the hearts of everyone still lost in shock.
That was right. If Heavenly Dao possessed awareness, how would it dare rashly judge immortal blood? How could it be worthy of defining chaos?
The next moment, three golden decrees of Heavenly Dao descended. Two flew toward Thunder Roar Ravine and Mu Qingxue. The third contained far more complex and majestic information as it flew straight toward Xuanyuan Che, only to stop three feet before him, as though it did not dare overstep.
Xuanyuan Che casually put it away without even giving it another glance.
Only then did the academy's people seem to awaken from a great dream, erupting into an uproar far crazier and more horrified than before!
"The Heaven Ranking... the Heaven Ranking cannot record his name!"
"Heavenly Dao admitted that it cannot judge him! This... what kind of existence is he?"
"Senior Brother Xuanyuan... he... he has already surpassed all reason!"
Thunder Roar Ravine clutched his golden decree, his mouth hanging open. After a long while, he suddenly slapped his thigh. "My dear mother! Little Junior Brother is fucking incredible!!" He felt glory in his heart, his blood boiling with excitement.
Mu Qingxue held her golden decree, her cold eyes fixed upon that chaotic mark. Her grip on her sword tightened a little further. This was not disappointment, but boundless fighting spirit stirred within her. She sighed softly. "Now... the Three Thousand Dao Domains truly will go completely mad over you."
Just as she had expected, every force in the Three Thousand Dao Domains that sensed this scene was thrown into an unprecedented upheaval!
"Heavenly Dao cannot judge him... Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"This child... must never be made an enemy! But if we can obtain his bloodline..."
"The Heavenly Domain Battlefield is about to open. Change every plan! At any cost, either befriend Xuanyuan Che, or... before he becomes truly invincible beneath heaven, destroy him!"
Central Continent, Northern Plains, Western Desert... every Heaven Ranking genius, regardless of rank, felt an inexplicable suffocating pressure at this moment. Their pride, their rankings, all seemed so laughable before that chaotic mark.
The storm was no longer merely sweeping across the land—it was crashing down upon the entire Three Thousand Dao Domains like a doomsday tsunami!
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