"Su Xuan, Guo Xiong. So it was you."
As the dazzling golden light faded, a young man in black descended, spear in hand.
His black hair fell to his shoulders. He stood tall and straight, with a resolute face and eyes as deep as the sea.
Simply standing there, quietly holding his golden spear, he possessed the calm composure of someone who wouldn't even blink as Mount Tai crumbled before him, and the domineering air of one who looked down on all the heroes beneath the heavens.
The Heaven Ranking's number one, Shen Cangsheng.
The Heaven Lotus War God Spear was the signature weapon of the Heaven Ranking's number one.
"Senior Shen Cangsheng!"
Guo Xiong and the others went forward, excitement on their faces.
Even Li Qing, famous for being an ice beauty, was no exception.
Those who hadn't spent long at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy simply couldn't understand how terrifying Shen Cangsheng was.
According to the stories, Shen Cangsheng came from an ordinary background and had initially shown no particular talent.
When he entered one of the Five Great Academies, he hadn't been as ferocious as Mu Chen, who defeated the Heaven Ranking's second-place student a mere month after enrollment and nearly claimed the top spot, making his name known throughout Northern Heavens.
What had truly made him shine was that one occasion.
Blood Dragon Demon Yu Yuan, a peerless genius from the Dragon Demon Palace and a super-vicious criminal who had once ranked third on Punishment Hall's bounty list, had slaughtered a Northern Heavens expedition team of more than twenty people.
Northern Heavens' upper ranks had been enraged. They posted a bounty and dispatched experts from Punishment Hall to hunt him down.
As luck would have it, the annual Hunting War had just begun. Shen Cangsheng, whose name