A year and a half had passed since news of Chen Fan's death spread.
Countless people had witnessed Chen Fan being frozen in ice and taken away by members of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. After the Shushan disciples brought word of it to the Heavenly Court, many lamented that Heaven was jealous of genius, while others laughed in delight.
Yet after a year and a half, Chen Fan was gradually no longer mentioned. On this day, however, the rankings on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking suddenly shifted.
Zeng Rong and Liu Xun successively cleared the eighth layer of the Heavenly Court, their strength improving within the Heavenly Court. The two returned to the top three of the rankings.
Zeng Rong reclaimed second place on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking, while Liu Xun remained third. Chen Fan's name, meanwhile, was forcibly squeezed down to fourth!
Many stood before the Heavenly Soldier Ranking, shaking their heads with sighs.
"Things have changed, and people are no longer the same. More than a year has passed. No matter how powerful he was back then, he will eventually be forgotten."
"If Zeng Rong and Liu Xun hadn't returned to the top three, I would have nearly forgotten his name."
"If that youth hadn't died back then, perhaps he would have reached first place on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking by now! Alas, Heaven is jealous of genius..."
In the end, the crowd dispersed. Chen Fan's name stirred memories from over a year ago, but after a few words of discussion, no one mentioned him again.
Within the Heavenly Court Hall of Lingxiao City in the Heavenly Court, two tall women stood before the Heavenly Soldier Ranking, gazing at Chen Fan's name with incomparably complicated expressions.
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