Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking: Human Realm List!

[Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking: Human Realm List!]

"The Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking... The Sky Screen is actually going to rank the prodigies of the Three Realms!"

"With my talent, I'm sure to make the list!"

"Why? Another ranking that leaves me out!"

"Among the Three Realms' prodigies, who will the Sky Screen recognize?"

"Prodigies? What criteria is the Sky Screen using to rank them?"

"Let's drink and discuss the prodigies! Who's the greatest prodigy in the Three Realms?"

"After the Human Realm list, there'll definitely be an Earth Cave list and an Ancient Martial Artist list!"

"The greatest prodigy in the Three Realms is definitely War Heavenly Emperor!"

"War Heavenly Emperor fanboys, pipe down! The greatest prodigy is obviously the Future Human King!"

"King Huai is the only true prodigy. The rest are just a bunch of nobodies!"

"Uh... Is no one betting on King Pingshan being the greatest prodigy?"

"..."

The new ranking the Sky Screen was about to reveal sent the entire Three Realms into an uproar!

Prodigies!

What made someone a prodigy?

Being unmatched among one's peers, defeating stronger opponents, possessing extraordinary potential, unrivaled combat prowess, exceptional talent, and a remarkable temperament... That was what made a prodigy!

Now that the Sky Screen was going to discuss the Three Realms' prodigies, it would be truly embarrassing for those who called themselves prodigies if they failed to make the list!

Especially those "prodigies" with some degree of fame—or considerable fame. If they failed to make the list, they would surely be humiliated and furious, and would challenge the prodigies who did make it!

That would give the Three Realms even more to talk about!

In the Earth Cave,

King Gan, King Gen, King Xun, Feng, King Ming, and the others were overjoyed as they watched the Sky Screen prepare to reveal its new ranking!

They had been worrying that they didn't know who the human prodigies were, and now the Sky Screen was going to reveal them first!

What a delightful surprise, falling right out of the sky!

But after their initial excitement, Feng's expression turned grave.

"The Sky Screen is revealing the human prodigies first. This will surely make them even stronger!"

"With the time to eliminate the human prodigies drawing near, this will do us more harm than good!"

All they had to do was wait until the human prodigies competed ten days from now to find out which human martial artists had astonishing talent and potential.

The Sky Screen's advance announcement would let them prepare more targeted countermeasures, but it would also give the human prodigies rewards and greatly strengthen them!

"King Feng, you're worrying too much!"

King Xun sneered, dismissing the concern.

"They're nothing but ants who haven't even entered the Origin. No matter how strong they are, how strong could they possibly get?"

"We've already had the True Gods and Rank Nine martial artists under our command fall back to the basic levels!

"No matter how strong they are, they'll never defeat our people!"

King Gen clasped his hands behind his back, his gaze indifferent.

"Even without their cultivation, True Gods are still unmatched among their peers!

"Even the Nine Emperors and Four Emperors, when they were young, couldn't have beaten warriors who had fallen in cultivation and started over at the same level!"

To ensure they could kill the human prodigies, King Gan, Feng, King Ming, and King Xun had even made their most capable subordinates—Rank Nine martial artists and True God martial artists—fall to Rank Four and Rank Six!

That way, their warriors would surely win by an overwhelming margin!

No one could criticize a battle fought between opponents at the same level!

After all, their people and the human martial artists were at the same level.

If the human martial artists were killed, they could only blame their own weakness!

Feng thought it over carefully. King Xun was right.

Besides, he had been the one to come up with the idea of making strong warriors fall in cultivation. He shouldn't doubt his own plan.

It was true that human martial artists had fought a hundred battles, but the warriors under their command had fought a thousand, even ten thousand!

Their foundations were far deeper, too!

How could True Gods and Rank Nine martial artists understand combat and killing any less than low-rank martial artists?

They had the advantage!

The human martial artists were no more than helpless prey, sticking their heads out for them to slaughter!

If it were a battle between Peak experts, Emperor-level experts, or Saints... they truly couldn't say with certainty that their warriors would defeat Zhang Tao, Li Zhen, War King, and the others.

But a battle among low-rank martial artists... How could the humans possibly beat warriors who had started over after falling in cultivation?

Feng gazed at the Sky Screen, his eyes profound. "We must remember every detail the Sky Screen reveals about the human prodigies."

"Some prodigies who make the list may not participate in this Martial Dao Tournament."

"When the tournament is over, we'll make specific plans to deal with any human prodigies who escaped death!"

"As expected of Feng, the Shame of the Heavenly King!"

King Gan sighed to himself. Feng was truly devious!

All he wanted was to capture the Future Human King and hand him over to the Human Emperor and the Seed in exchange for the chance to become an Emperor!

Feng, on the other hand, wanted to wipe out every prodigy in the Human Realm and leave its martial artists and martial dao without successors!

The Future Human King was a piece War Heavenly Emperor had placed on the board, and he was also connected to Heaven Extinguishing Emperor and Heaven Dominating Emperor.

Yet Feng, the "Chief of the Extreme Dao," a disciple of the Four Emperors and a direct disciple of Heaven Extinguishing Emperor, wasn't trying to protect the Future Human King. Instead, he was coldly determined to kill him as soon as possible!

How shameless and heartless!

No wonder he had been older than the Four Emperors back then, yet still shamelessly gone to "study" under them.

The Four Emperors had treated him as an equal and taught him, but he had turned around and spread the word that he had apprenticed himself to them and become their direct disciple.

Back then, King Gan, the leader of the Eight Kings, had actually wanted to give his position to Feng. Feng had refused, wanting to claim the title of Weapon Keeper instead, but he couldn't defeat the Weapon Keeper.

King Gan had looked down on Feng back then, but now...

He was no match for Feng, the "Shame of the Heavenly King."

When you were weaker than someone, you had to admit it!

Nearby, a trace of ruthlessness flickered in King Ming's eyes as he cast an almost imperceptible glance at King Gen.

In the Earth Cave's Heavenly Fate Royal Court,

Ji Yao watched the Sky Screen, her beautiful eyes glimmering.

"The prodigies of the Three Realms... Is the Future Human King's identity about to be exposed?"

Many prodigious martial artists in the Earth Cave who were preparing to compete watched the Sky Screen, eager for a fight and brimming with confidence!

If they could kill a human prodigy on the list at the same level, they would surely become famous, win the Royal Court's favor, and receive a great deal more resources!

Some who had fallen from Rank Nine or the True God realm to Rank Four or Rank Five, however, looked disdainful and sneered.

"Human prodigies? What a joke!"

"Hahahaha! This isn't a list of human prodigies. It's a Death Ranking!"

"This list is just a roll call of the people we're going to kill!"

Elsewhere,

God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor were somewhat surprised that the Sky Screen was about to reveal a new ranking.

They had assumed that since the Sky Screen had gone silent for so long, it would continue with the Uncrowned King ranking after the Dao Protector Ranking.

They hadn't expected the Sky Screen's golden light to stir again only for it to reveal an entirely new ranking.

And this time, it was the prodigies of the Three Realms!

It was divided into several sections, with the human prodigies as the first.

"The prodigies of the Three Realms... What factors will the Sky Screen use to rank them?"

God Emperor gazed at the Sky Screen, his eyes flickering.

The Nine Emperors and Four Emperors had also been prodigies of their era!

If the ranking were based on their accomplishments, the Nine Emperors and Four Emperors should make the list, too.

Eastern Emperor smiled. "The Sky Screen focuses on revealing the future, but when judging a person, it seems to care more about their temperament and boldness."

"The Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking... Martial artists with talent but no extraordinary character can only be called geniuses, not prodigies."

Heaven Fighting Emperor chuckled. "The Three Realms are turbulent these days. Many factions are preparing to use the Three Realms Martial Arts Tournament as an excuse to target the human prodigies."

"The timing of this reveal is quite interesting."

The Three Realms Martial Arts Tournament had caused a huge stir. Even they had heard about it.

The Human Emperor had even come to see them.

But God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor weren't interested.

They wouldn't get involved in any faction's conflicts.

As for the Future Human King... If he died in a battle at the same level, it would only mean he wasn't fated to survive!

If an Emperor personally tried to target him, of course they wouldn't allow it.

Since it was a game, everyone had to follow the rules.

Inside the Spirit Emperor Palace,

Lin Zi watched the Sky Screen, her gaze focused.

"Imperial Aunt, now that the prodigy ranking has been revealed, can those human prodigies still grow stronger?"

"Can the Future Human King still become the Human King as fate intended?"

After all, only prodigies who survived and grew stronger were true prodigies.

A dead prodigy was just a corpse.

"Mrow. The Future Human King is in even greater danger now!"

Grey Cat looked sorrowful. The Future Human King would give it the Seed to eat in the future, and it didn't want him to die.

But the big fatty was holding it and wouldn't let it leave the Spirit Emperor Palace.

Spirit Emperor sneered. "Ji is supporting powerful warriors in capturing the Future Human King, but he won't let him die while he's still weak."

"He wants to use the human race to seize benefits. I'll wait and see as the human race smashes his entire game board to pieces!"

The Human Emperor was a treacherous villain!

King Gan, Feng, King Xun, and the others thought that acting as the Human Emperor and the Seed's vanguard would bring them great rewards.

They had no idea they were all whetstones the Human Emperor had given to the human race and the Future Human King!

Lin Zi considered this, then nodded slightly.

At the Origin Source,

Western Emperor looked dejected. Another ranking without him!

Why was his life so miserable?

The Three Realms were on the verge of upheaval, and everyone was focused on the Future Human King and the human race.

If only God Emperor and the others would help him kill Southern Emperor, then he could fill the Origin crack he had suppressed in the Eighth Heaven.

"Ugh."

Western Emperor sighed.

Several heavens away,

The Human Emperor gazed at the Sky Screen and suddenly smiled.

"The human prodigy ranking... The Sky Screen's move suits me perfectly!"

In the Human Realm,

When the Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking: Human Realm List appeared, Zhang Tao, Li Zhen, and Nan Yunyue all looked grim.

The prodigy battle was about to begin, yet the Sky Screen was going to reveal the human prodigies!

It was like handing the slaughter list straight to butchers with ill intentions!

"Once this list comes out, our human prodigies will be completely exposed to the Three Realms!"

Zhang Tao's expression darkened as he clenched his fists involuntarily.

The participants for the Three Realms Martial Arts Exchange Tournament had been selected half a month ago.

But that didn't mean everyone taking part in the tournament would be recognized as a prodigy by the Sky Screen.

The ones the Sky Screen revealed would almost certainly be prodigies with immense potential and promising futures.

Their strength wasn't in the present, but in the future!

If their information got out, those with ulterior motives would never pass up the chance to eliminate them!

If they were killed, the human race might end up with a gap in its future generations of experts!

"Damn it!"

Li Zhen looked deeply troubled, his eyes filled with killing intent!

Quite a few members of the exchange team might also be on the prodigy ranking.

If their information was exposed before the tournament, the Earth Cave would target them at every turn, intent on killing them!

Nan Yunyue looked troubled as well. "The prodigy ranking... It'll do us more harm than good!"

The Sky Screen's rewards for the prodigies wouldn't simply raise their cultivation. They would likely improve their potential or something else.

But if they were dead, what would potential matter?

Zhang Tao felt a pang of grief.

If the prodigy ranking had appeared a few years later, after these prodigies had grown stronger, they wouldn't have to fear battle so much!

But right now, martial artists like Fang Ping weren't even at the middle ranks.

Once the enemy learned their information, they would inevitably be targeted for annihilation whenever they ventured into the Earth Cave as Rank Three or lower martial artists!

Besides, they were still young, and their minds weren't fully mature.

If someone tried to manipulate or brainwash them... they might even defect!

Not everyone could resist the temptation of an Emperor.

Although Zhang Tao had used the New Martial Spirit to rally many martial artists, not all of them had the greater good at heart. Everyone had their own selfish motives.

The Pill Company, for instance, had been embroiled in quite a few scandals over the years.

"Things have come to this. We have no other choice. We can only fight!"

Zhang Tao's voice was icy. "Humanity doesn't believe in fate, doesn't believe in Emperors, and certainly doesn't believe in Heaven!"

The Earth Caves were targeting them, and the powerhouses of the Three Realms were targeting them too.

Then they would flip the board and slaughter their way through a river of blood!

Humanity's geniuses were second to none!

For nearly a month, they had been training the martial artists on the exchange team in every way they could.

In a fight against opponents of the same rank, they would never be the ones to die!

At the Capital Base,

Fang Ping stared at the Sky Screen, eyes wide with shock as he cursed inwardly.

He was going to be exposed!

Even if the Sky Screen didn't reveal his identity as the Future Human King this time, simply exposing him as a genius martial artist would make him a target!

Someone might even try to assassinate him!

"Fang Ping, the two of us are sure to appear on the Heavenly Pride Ranking!"

Fu Changding flashed a handsome smile and gently nudged Fang Ping with his elbow.

Fang Ping shot him an exasperated look.

If he had a choice, he'd rather not make the ranking and draw attention from everyone in the Three Realms.

"Does Number Ten want to make the Heavenly Pride Ranking too?"

Zhao Lei, who had also been selected for the exchange team, chuckled.

Fu Changding snorted. "You, Number Nine, aren't any better!"

Zhao Lei snorted but didn't argue. They really were the bottom of the pack, and they'd only made the exchange team thanks to a bit of luck.

"The Sky Screen only selects ten people each time. I wonder if the Three Realms Heavenly Pride Ranking will have ten people again this time."

Fu Changding spoke softly.

If there were only ten, he figured he wouldn't make the list.

Fang Ping sighed. "It's better not to make the list. Unlike me—I'm definitely going to be on it."

Fu Changding and Zhao Lei both rolled their eyes.

Fang Ping's words made them want to beat him up!

But, to be fair, Fang Ping had honed his bones three times. He really was a genius!

Among their year, only Han Xu from Jingwu had honed his bones three times.

In the previous year at Magic Martial University, only Xie Lei had done so.

Of course, both Han Xu and Xie Lei had also made the exchange team. One was in the First Rank Realm, and the other in the Second Rank Realm.

Not far away, Zhang Xuan was also among the First Rank Realm members of the exchange team.

He was only a minor First Rank Realm martial artist, so naturally he'd compete in the First Rank events.

Zhang Xuan looked at some "old acquaintances" around him and smiled faintly.

"This exchange competition is going to be interesting."

The Three Realms Martial Arts Exchange Competition—every faction would take its turn on the field!

That was what made it exciting!

Zhang Xuan glanced at Fang Ping and the others but didn't go over to talk to them.

Though the exchange team members had gotten to know one another well over the past few days, he'd rather go "tease" Old Wang. It was easier to talk with an old friend.

"Old Wang, you're definitely going to be on the Heavenly Pride Ranking. When you show off your prowess, someone's bound to want you for a son-in-law!"

Zhang Xuan patted Wang Jinyang on the shoulder, teasing him.

Wang Jinyang looked a little helpless. "I'm not interested in other women."

"I get it~ Senior Brother and Junior Sister, right?"

At that, Wang Jinyang glared at him in exasperation!

Zhang Xuan chuckled and didn't tease him further.

"Old Wang, you'll have to be extremely careful when the time comes."

Wang Jinyang nodded, his expression serious.

He'd planned to keep his strength hidden, but if the Sky Screen exposed him ahead of time, powerful factions would surely try to surround and kill him. It wouldn't be so easy to keep a low profile then.

But he wasn't afraid of fighting, nor was he afraid of malicious attacks.

A martial artist could only compete. A martial artist could only fight!

"I wonder who the first genius on the list will be," Wang Jinyang murmured, gazing at the Sky Screen.

Zhang Xuan shrugged. "That's way too hard to guess."

As he spoke, the gilded words on the Sky Screen began to shift.

"The first human genius is about to appear!"

"A human genius? Ha! Just someone about to meet his end!"

"My blade is already itching for a taste of blood!"

"..."

Amid the crowd's eager, heated anticipation, the name of the first human genius slowly appeared!

When they saw the name, Wang Jinyang, Fang Ping, and Zhang Tao all turned pale with shock!