A Million Years Later, the Geniuses of the World Still Bow Their Heads Before Me!

After that—

Chen Musen faced Chen Qingshuang. It was an exceptionally thrilling battle.

At first, they were evenly matched, neither able to do anything to the other. But in the end, Chen Qingshuang lost by a narrow margin.

This was not because Chen Qingshuang's "Sword, Come!" was too weak, but because there were not enough "swords" nearby. If she could gather more sword intent, the outcome might not have been certain.

And so!

The final showdown became Chen Yuanba versus Chen Musen!

This battle could practically be called the most spectacular Sequence Ranking Battle in the Chen Family's history!

Chen Yuanba pushed his Azure Heaven Tyrant Body to its limits while unleashing the divine ability "Ancestor Blesses Me," clashing head-on with Chen Musen's "Words Become Law."

Through the "Ancestor Projection," Chen Yuanba could cast divine abilities one after another. Yet with a single utterance of "Divine Ability Replication," Chen Musen easily replicated effects identical to them.

The two exchanged blows, each gaining the upper hand at times.

However—

By the end of the battle, Chen Musen could no longer hold on.

Even with a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart and spiritual power far beyond ordinary people, "Words Become Law" consumed far too much spiritual power—especially when replicating the divine abilities of those "Ancestor Projections." The drain was simply too great.

In the end!

Chen Musen's face turned deathly pale. Unable to utter another word, he collapsed limply onto the ground and panted heavily.

There was no helping it!

His spiritual power had been nearly exhausted, leaving him no choice but to admit defeat.

Chen Yuanba won!

But he was not doing much better either. His body was covered in wounds, and even the hand gripping his staff was trembling.

He glanced at Chen Musen and grinned. "You brat... you nearly exhausted me to death."

Half-kneeling on the ground, Chen Musen forced a bitter smile onto his pale face. "Next time, I'll definitely win."

Chen Yuanba did not care in the slightest. He chuckled. "You won't get the chance! After all, I'm someone protected by the ancestors!"

No matter how powerful your divine ability was, could it possibly surpass the ancestors?

In Chen Yuanba's eyes, his choice had been miles ahead from the very beginning.

Around the arena.

The Chen Family members watched in rapt fascination. Once they came back to their senses, thunderous cheers erupted like mountains roaring and seas crashing.

"Damn!"

"Too strong!"

"Greater Divine Abilities are just too strong!"

"If I went up there, I wouldn't even last a second!"

These three ancient prodigies had already been far stronger than the rest of them. With the enhancement of Greater Divine Abilities, they now stood completely above them, at heights they could only look up to.

Chen Changqing took it all in and nodded faintly.

The outcome of the three battles was more or less what he had expected.

Logically speaking, Chen Musen possessed the highest comprehension, and Words Become Law was an absurdly heaven-defying Greater Divine Ability. He should have ranked first.

But there was no helping it—Chen Yuanba's divine ability was simply too opportunistic!

Had it been the protection of any other ancestor rather than Chen Changqing, Chen Yuanba's divine ability could never have achieved such an effect.

Unless he personally intervened and severed the protective effect of that projection upon Chen Yuanba, Chen Yuanba would likely remain the Chen Family's number one Holy Son for a long time.

"Ah, no helping it. Blame me for being too strong!"

Chen Changqing shook his head and secretly laughed.

The Sequence Ranking Battle came to a perfect end. Next came the distribution of ranking rewards.

Chen Changqing was not particularly interested in that, so he intended to leave first.

Who would have thought—

At that moment.

Chen Yuanba, who had just obtained the position of First Sequence Holy Son, suddenly dropped to his knees. With incomparable resolve in his eyes, he declared, "Ancestor Changqing!"

"This junior, Chen Yuanba, am willing to relinquish the position of Sequence Holy Son and follow Ancestor from this day onward. I beg Ancestor to grant my wish!"

His words were like a bolt of thunder from a clear sky, striking fiercely into everyone's hearts.

The entire venue fell deathly silent.

All the Chen Family members present stared fixedly at Chen Yuanba, their eyes full of confusion and disbelief.

"He... what did he just say? A follower?"

One Sequence genius swallowed with difficulty, his voice trembling. "Brother Yuanba wants to become Ancestor Changqing's follower? Has he gone mad?"

"According to the family rules, once one becomes someone else's follower... one automatically forfeits the status of Sequence Holy Son!"

"From then on, the family will no longer nurture them by the standards for core geniuses, and all Holy Son resources will be reclaimed!"

"He just won First Holy Son! That's First Holy Son!"

"The resources of a Sequence Holy Son are so abundant that even Saint King Realm experts would be envious, not to mention the right to study on the top floor of the Cultivation Arts Pavilion, the priority selection rights at the Armory Pavilion... What is Brother Yuanba doing this for?"

In the eyes of the Chen Family, Chen Yuanba's action was an utterly meaningless and mistaken choice.

Meanwhile, Chen Lingfeng's brows had long been twisted into a knot.

As the current head of the Chen Family, he knew the Chen Family's rules better than anyone. Any clansman who voluntarily gave up their Sequence status to become another's follower would, from the moment they announced it, no longer receive the family's preferential allocation of core resources.

After all, "follower" sounded nice, but put bluntly, it meant servant or subordinate.

Why would an imperial Longevity family continue providing resources to such a person?

This was the ancestral teaching, and it was the rule. No one could be an exception.

Chen Lingfeng instinctively opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before the words could leave his lips, an aged yet powerful hand pressed down on his shoulder.

Chen Haotian!

This old ancestor of the Chen Family said nothing. He merely shook his head faintly, his gaze fixed upon Chen Yuanba on the arena.

There was not the slightest displeasure in his eyes. Instead, they shimmered with appreciation and emotion.

Because a similar scene had once occurred a million years ago, on the day Chen Changqing won the position of Divine Son.

Those who willingly became followers had recognized themselves. They knew they could never surpass the other party, and only hoped to follow in their footsteps and gain an opportunity for a little guidance.

Chen Haotian simply had not expected that even an ancient prodigy of Chen Yuanba's caliber would willingly follow Chen Changqing.

Before the Chen Family members could think any further.

The next instant!

Accompanied by a thud.

They saw—

Chen Musen actually kneel beside Chen Yuanba. His movements were calm and unhurried, while his clear eyes remained resolute as he said, "This junior, Chen Musen, is also willing to follow Ancestor Changqing. I beg Ancestor to grant my wish."

Hiss...

Another wave of sharp intakes of breath sounded.

"Damn! Has Chen Musen gone mad too?!"

"His Words Become Law is a heaven-defying Greater Divine Ability! He's actually giving up the position of Sequence Holy Son too?"

Before the crowd could recover from their shock.

A third voice rang out once more.

Chen Qingshuang knelt with one hand pressed upon her sword. There was no unnecessary expression on her frosty face, only unwavering resolve surging in the depths of her eyes. "This junior, Chen Qingshuang, likewise begs Ancestor to grant my wish!"

And so—

The entire Purple Sun Peak fell into absolute silence at that instant!

Then—

It was as though a pot had exploded.

"Mad, mad, mad! They've all gone mad!"

"They are all once-in-an-age supreme prodigies, yet they're giving up their positions as Holy Sons at the same time..."

"Then who in our Chen Family's generation will carry the banner of Holy Son?"

Chen Lingfeng could finally no longer restrain himself.

He stepped forward, his voice urgent and tinged with the frustration of seeing iron fail to become steel. "Have the three of you thought this through?!"

"Followers may no longer enjoy Holy Son resources. This is the Chen Family's ancestral rule through the generations, and no one can change it!"

No matter how exceptional their talent, without resources, their cultivation progress would surely be greatly compromised.

"Family Head, my mind is made up!"

Chen Yuanba raised his head and answered with unwavering resolve.

Seeing this, Chen Musen also raised his head and spoke in a gentler tone. "Family Head, Musen is not acting on a momentary impulse!"

"For a Greater Divine Ability like Words Become Law, without Ancestor's teachings, I would never even touch its threshold in my entire life."

"Therefore, I only wish to remain by Ancestor's side and continue comprehending this path."

"As for the position of Holy Son and those resources... to me, they are far less precious than staying by Ancestor's side and hearing a few more words of instruction."

Chen Qingshuang did not explain much. She merely lowered her head with her hand still on her sword and said, "Qingshuang feels the same!"

On the viewing platform.

Chen Changqing's gaze fell upon the three of them, and he could not help but grow somewhat dazed.

How familiar this scene was.

A million years ago, atop Purple Sun Peak.

The same arena, the same sea of people.

At that time, he had just swept through every genius of his generation in the Chen Family during the Sequence Ranking Battle. With an absolutely invincible bearing, he had become First Sequence and been named the Chen Family's Divine Son.

Then.

The first to kneel had been Lin Wan'er.

That Lin Family girl with the Azure Lotus Sword Physique ranked second only to him in talent among all the Chen Family's geniuses.

Holding her violet-blue natal sword, she had knelt before him and spoken a single sentence.

"Lin Wan'er is willing to follow the Divine Son. I beg the Divine Son to grant my wish."

He had been stunned at the time.

Though the Lin Family was attached to the Chen Family, Lin Wan'er's talent was among the best in the entire Profound Yang Dao Domain. She could have walked her own path.

Yet she had chosen to become his follower, giving up her own Sequence ranking and the family's core nurturing.

He had asked her why.

She had said, "Because I firmly believe that the Divine Son's path is the most correct path!"

After Lin Wan'er, several more Chen Family geniuses had voluntarily become his followers.

The looks in their eyes were exactly the same as those of Chen Yuanba and the other two at this moment.

"Old friends have gone with the passing years, yet new flames ride in upon the long wind."

"A million years pass in the snap of a finger; when the geniuses of the world see me, they still all bow their heads!"

Chen Changqing could not help but sigh with emotion.