The Central Plains were shaken somewhat by the news that Su Xin had risen to twenty-fourth on the Earth Ranking, but Su Xin, far away in the Northwest Circuit, felt none of it.
He was still pondering one question: why had his main quest not yet been completed?
By all rights, Su Xin's current power had already far surpassed that of the major Northwestern tribes. It would not be wrong to call him second only to Great Snow Mountain in the entire Northwest. So why had the system not notified him of the quest's completion?
After turning it over and over in his mind, Su Xin guessed there were two reasons. One was that Baili Changkong and the other major tribes still had some trump cards they had not used, meaning that although they appeared inferior to Su Xin on the surface, they actually still possessed the strength to stand against him on equal footing. Thus, the system judged that Su Xin had not completed the quest.
The second reason was Great Snow Mountain.
As the strongest force in the entire Northwest, if he had not received Great Snow Mountain's acknowledgment, he could not be considered the true overlord of the Northwest.
It was just like the Murong Clan before. Although everyone said that the Murong Clan was second only to Great Snow Mountain in all the Northwest Circuit, this had never been openly acknowledged, and the Murong Clan naturally did not dare boast about it recklessly.
If it truly was because of the second reason, then Su Xin would inevitably have to make a trip to Great Snow Mountain. But deep down, Su Xin still did not want to completely tear off all pretenses with Great Snow Mountain.
With Su Xin's current strength, he was not qualified to challenge