After the dragon head finished speaking, it sank beneath the sea once more.
The beautiful woman in palace robes said to the sinister-faced burly man and the square-faced scholar, "Let's go as well."
With that, she summoned her Escape Light and vanished beyond the horizon. The sinister-faced burly man and the square-faced scholar also turned and departed without a word.
At this moment, the barrier slowly began to close. Yan Chihuo and Shui Lingyun hurriedly flew out, afraid that it would seal itself again. This time, the barrier had been broken open by Spirit Island. No one knew what changes might occur once it closed again, and Yan Chihuo and Shui Lingyun had no desire to be trapped inside.
The other cultivators and demons thought the same. All of them flew out, and in an instant, countless Escape Lights rose into the sky—a splendid sight indeed.
After no more Escape Lights emerged from within the barrier, another half hour or so passed before it completely sealed itself again. Everything looked exactly as it had before Yan Chihuo and the others entered the barrier.
Just then, Nangong Ling flew over with an awkward expression and said, "Zong Kerui was not killed by you, so the rankings for this advancement tournament will still be determined by the number of demons you killed. As for those fellow cultivators who have fallen, because they had marks planted upon them, their demon kill counts have also been recorded. Their rankings remain valid."
With a flick of his hand, he sent out a ray of light that formed a ranking list in midair. Yan Chihuo stood prominently at the top. It read: eight late Dao Integration Stage demons slain, twelve mid Dao Integration Stage demons, thirty early Dao Integration Stage demons, forty late Origin Core demons,