As for exactly how it had begun.
World's Highest had been operating for so long, and because its gameplay was rather "jianghu-like," some busybodies had created a ranking for the martial world.
At first, the ranking had circulated only within a small circle. But as time passed, coupled with the officials' deliberate efforts to use it to promote the game, it became an established convention.
One Emperor, Three Sovereigns, Five Kings, Seven Fairies, Ten Beauties.
The rankings within were simple as well. The player with the highest ladder score was the One Emperor; the next three were the Three Sovereigns, and the five after them were the Five Kings.
As for the Seven Fairies and Ten Beauties, those leaned more toward entertainment. They were voted into place by the players.
This arrangement catered both to strength fanatics and to lsp. In short, everyone got what they wanted, and all were happy.
Of course, it was still a martial-world game at its core, so swordsmanship remained essential.
Of the seventeen positions among the Seven Fairies and Ten Beauties, no one who made the list could possibly be a mere pretty face. They still needed swordsmanship.
When Zhao Xiaoxiang had first started cheating, she had directly cut down the Seven Fairies, beheaded the Ten Beauties, and slaughtered them until they scattered like fallen blossoms and flowing water. Once she was done, she had even taunted them, saying this generation of netizens had terrible taste.
That single incident made the ID Zhao Xiaoxiang famous overnight.
But that was merely the beginning. Afterward, Zhao Xiaoxiang became obsessed with the ladder and won battle after battle. She cut through the Five Kings, Three Sovereigns, and One Emperor alike.
If only she spoke less—or simply said nothing at all—and had a more proper ID, her image