The First Throughout History!

Inside the Blazing Sun Martial Hall, Fang Can sat in his wheelchair, looking at the young girl in a green dress who stood with her hands on her hips.

"I can't believe you don't even know about the Heavenly Secret Ranking. Did you crawl out of some mountain ravine?" Ye Qingshi asked, looking at him in disbelief.

After all, in her understanding, people who didn't know about the Heavenly Secret Ranking were even rarer than the martial artists on the Heaven Ascending Path who were practically immortals.

Since his cover was blown, Fang Can stopped pretending and asked directly, "Miss Ye, could you explain in detail what the Heavenly Secret Ranking is?"

"Do I really have to explain this?" Ye Qingshi said. "The Heavenly Secret Ranking is a list of martial artists compiled by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, primarily consisting of the Hidden Dragon Ranking and the Rising Dragon Ranking."

"Both of these rankings concern martial artists in the Mortal Shedding Body realm. The Hidden Dragon Ranking ranks the top one hundred Mortal Shedding Body martial artists in the world based on their actual combat strength."

"As for the Rising Dragon Ranking, it is based on the rate of a martial artist's advancement. The faster your ranking improves on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, the higher your position on the Rising Dragon Ranking."

"These two lists are published monthly, and every Mortal Shedding Body martial artist in the world dreams of having their name on them."

"Oh." Fang Can raised an eyebrow and questioned, "What are the rules for establishing these rankings? Does this Heavenly Mystery Pavilion have influence across the entire world, to the point where they can monitor every martial artist?"

"It seems you really don't know anything," Ye Qingshi said, speechless. "Everyone in the world knows that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is passed down to only one disciple per generation. All the rankings and operations rely on the support of the current Pavilion Master."

"Can one person really judge the entire world?" Fang Can found it absurd. What kind of amateur list was this?

"Of course they can," Ye Qingshi nodded. "After all, legend has it that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion enshrines the skull of the first Pavilion Master, Bai Xiaosheng."

"Uh... is there something special about this skull?" Fang Can scratched his head. It was just a dead man's head, after all.

"According to local folklore, the original Bai Xiaosheng loved to discuss martial arts. He often enjoyed debating the strength of martial artists at different realms and publishing his findings."

"And after Bai Xiaosheng entered the Heaven Ascending Path, he didn't choose any existing sect inheritance. Instead, he began to build an entirely new system for the sake of his martial debates."

"The new inheritance he created is called the [Yongle Canon]. It is said that it can collect, record, and compile information from all over the world out of thin air. You could say it knows everything," Ye Qingshi said.

"Is this even martial arts?" On his wheelchair, the corner of Fang Can's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Why did the martial arts of this world feel more abstract than superpowers? If you wanted a certain ability, you just had to imagine it, and you could actually manifest it.

Other lunatics, because they loved bloodshed, built abilities related to slaughter after reaching the Heaven Ascending Path.

But this first Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion didn't like killing; he was just a keyboard warrior who loved to debate, and yet he actually manifested such a bizarre inheritance.

Fang Can worried that if someone like Hitler came along, would an inheritance like [Jewish Annihilation] be born?

"The all-knowing Yongle Canon..." A bad thought rose in Fang Can's mind. This ability must have some limitations, right? Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if it really knew everything.

Watching Fang Can in deep thought, Ye Qingshi couldn't help but smile faintly. "Hey, what are you thinking about? Don't tell me you think you'll make the list. Don't even dream about it..."

"The entire top one hundred of the Hidden Dragon Ranking is occupied by brutes from Great Chu and Great Zhou who are at the eighth or ninth level of the Mysterious Pass and have awakened their Heart Manifestation. No one from the Great Yan Kingdom has made the list for several years."

"As for the Rising Dragon Ranking, that's competing against all the millions of martial artists in the world. Every single spot you climb is equivalent to defeating a thousand martial artists ahead of you."

"As for you..." Before Ye Qingshi could finish, she saw Yan Zhi running over from a distance holding a small booklet. He handed it to Fang Can and said, "Young Master Fang, I've bought the Heavenly Secret Ranking."

Hearing Yan Zhi's words, Fang Can took the booklet and opened it. Inside were dozens of pages of neatly printed paper.

Thinking that the information on it was searched from the void by that so-called [Yongle Canon], Fang Can felt a chill.

"Does the Yongle Canon contain information about me, too?" Fang Can worriedly browsed through the book in front of him.

Hidden Dragon Ranking:

First Place: Xiang Xitao

Age: Eighteen

Realm: Ninth Level of the Mysterious Pass

Cultivation Manual: Tyrannical World-Shocking Record

Techniques: Wild Savage Demon Body, Blood Burning Divine Art, Overlord City-Breaking Halberd...

Background: Great Chu Imperial Family! First in halberd arts! First in spear arts! First in lethality! First in burst damage! First in Heart Manifestation!

Experience: A year ago, he fought nine eighth-level and three ninth-level martial artists alone outside the city, killing seven and forcing five to flee...

Seeing the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, Ye Qingshi put her hands behind her back and leaned in to explain:

"This Xiang Xitao is a brute from Great Chu. He has been at the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking for almost a year. I heard that if it weren't for the upcoming Inter-Kingdom Tournament, he would have already broken through to the next realm."

Ignoring the girl leaning in beside him, Fang Can frowned and browsed through the entire Hidden Dragon Ranking.

The situation was exactly as Ye Qingshi had said; all one hundred people on the list were citizens of Great Chu or Great Zhou. He didn't see a single person from Great Yan.

Moreover, the past battle records and cultivation techniques of every person on the list were fully described by the Heavenly Secret Ranking.

"What's the point of looking at the Hidden Dragon Ranking? It's always the same few people dominating the list every day. You should look at the Rising Dragon Ranking instead."

Ye Qingshi urged from the side, "Let me tell you, we in Great Yan don't fear other countries when it comes to the Rising Dragon Ranking. Let me see what geniuses have appeared this week."

Under Ye Qingshi's urging, and with a growing sense of unease, Fang Can's fingers gently brushed over the pages, flipping from the last page of the Hidden Dragon Ranking to the top of the Rising Dragon Ranking.

When he saw the title page of the Rising Dragon Ranking, that unease turned into reality.

As Fang Can fell into silence, Ye Qingshi had already read the content on the page for him.

Rising Dragon Ranking:

First Place: Fang Can

Age: 18

Realm: First Mysterious Barrier

Cultivation Manuals: Tiger Fiend Eighty-Eight Grotto-Heavens??? Great Sun Indestructible Demon Body!!!

Techniques: Tiger-Subduing Dragon-Taming Golden Body, Sixty-Six Tiger Devour Fist Techniques, Blazing Prairie Fire Spear Technique, Gale Force Palm...

Status: Discarded disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect...

When Ye Qingshi read Fang Can's name, a teasing smile still lingered on her face at the coincidence of them sharing a name.

But as she read "Discarded disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect," the young girl's expression instantly froze; she turned her head blankly, locking eyes with Fang Can's deep, brilliant gaze that resembled the starry sky.

A gentle breeze blew, ruffling the pages in Fang Can's hand and revealing the full content of the second page.

Status: Discarded disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect! First in immortality, first in furnace potential, first in aptitude, first in stamina, mastery of spear techniques, mastery of sword techniques, mastery of palm techniques, mastery of fist techniques, mastery of blade techniques, mastery of staff techniques, mastery of leg techniques...

Experience: Discarded disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect, sensed qi in one day, birthed Heart Manifestation in eight days, and crossed the First Mysterious Barrier after less than a month of cultivation.

Three days ago, in the Martial Arts Hall of the Tiger Fiend Sect, he fought hundreds of fellow disciples alone. Though his strength was inferior, his technique was refined; he broke fist with fist, palm with palm, spear with spear, and sword with sword, with no one lasting more than 30 breaths.

The fellow disciples grew anxious and, abandoning martial honor, attacked him all at once.

Fang Can threw his fists, defeated the hundred men, and emerged victorious.

In one month, he surpassed 856,323,435 martial artists.

Potential: First in history!