"Terrifying—truly terrifying. Forty-sixth place? How long had it even been? He'd already reached forty-sixth place? Good heavens."
"Damn, worthy of being a living legend. Those four words alone already prove how powerful he is. The people from the Second Region weren't bragging."
"Fuck me, I actually witnessed a miracle being born. Too terrifying."
"I wonder whether he can complete the ranking sweep this time."
"Do we even need to ask? At this rate, those so-called ranked prodigies aren't even worthy of taking a single move from him. Sweeping the rankings is inevitable."
Watching the Hundred Heroes Ranking change at breakneck speed before them, the observing prodigies all sighed in amazement. By now, they were shocked beyond words.
To witness a legend being born with their own eyes—this life had been worth it. Worth it indeed.
Ye Lin's rank was rising at an astonishing pace, leaving certain prodigies with exceedingly ugly expressions.
Because they had all become Ye Lin's stepping stones.
They had never imagined that one day, they themselves would become someone else's stepping stones.
It was too absurd. Too terrifying.
"Fellow Daoists, what do we do now? This guy is about to sweep the rankings. If he succeeds, the entire First Region will gain a mountain none can ever surpass."
Several figures stood within a grand hall.
Every one of them wore an incomparably grim expression.
They were the prodigies who had once held places on the Hundred Heroes Ranking. Back then, they had exhausted every last ounce of strength to climb onto that ranking, only to be greeted by the cheers of the masses.
And now, they had become someone else's stepping stones, dust in everyone's eyes.
Such a violent rise and fall left them feeling utterly miserable.
"What else can we do? Just watch. We've already become