Damn It! Is the National Destiny Ranking Broken? Why Does It Show Nothing but That Dragon Nation Li Yi's Weapons?

Above the National Destiny Plaza of Cherry Blossom Nation, a screen hung high in the air, displaying everything about Kato Kaito, the nation's strongest contender this year.

Most eye-catching of all was the Uchiha Fan in his hands.

Cherry Blossom Nation had not been exploring the Naruto World for long, and the Uchiha Fan was unquestionably the most powerful divine artifact they could obtain!

Cherry Blossom Nation's professionals had tried every means to find it before, but none had succeeded. Now, thanks to the Uchiha Bloodline he had gained after reincarnation, Kato Kaito had finally claimed it.

"With this divine artifact, Cherry Blossom Nation might even surpass Eagle Nation and take first place!"

"Did that newcomer from Dragon Nation get any new weapons?"

"No. An insider leaked word that he already had that so-called Innate Supreme Treasure when he was born into that world."

"He had it from birth? Then it can't be anything special. How good could something he started with possibly be?"

"Exactly. The weapons he got afterward have strange grades. They're called Innate Spiritual Treasures or something. They're probably about the same as that Innate Supreme Treasure."

"What kind of trash weapons are those? Not a divine artifact or a Super Divine Artifact among them!"

"For the second day's ranking, the only nation we need to worry about is Eagle Nation. I hear they obtained a terrifying Super Divine Artifact this year."

"Right. Eagle Nation is the opponent we need to watch. That Li Yi from Dragon Nation just got lucky last time."

"Just wait. The trial rankings will be announced soon..."

Cherry Blossom Nation was not alone. Kimchi Nation, Lion Nation, and the others were all confident in their own divine artifacts.

Meanwhile, the comments in Dragon Nation's National Destiny Livestream were somewhat subdued.

"Why is God Yi still using the same equipment? It barely seems to have changed over the years."

"The thing is, God Yi apparently had that Innate Supreme Treasure, the Cosmos Cauldron, from the moment he arrived in the Primordial World. According to the experts, its grade probably isn't very high. It might not even match an Innate Spiritual Treasure, since he seems to have obtained those later."

"God Yi seems to have the most high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, followed by mid-grade ones, and even fewer low-grade ones. Could grades work backward in the Primordial World, with low-grade being the strongest? There are the fewest of those, after all."

"Who knows? Better not get your hopes up."

"The main problem is that Cherry Blossom Nation and Kimchi Nation both seem to have done well. They got divine artifacts they couldn't obtain in previous trials!"

"And Eagle Nation, too!"

"God Yi probably won't make the Weapon Rankings! But he won us first place on day one. He's already done more for us in this National Destiny Trial than anyone else!"

"Exactly. If we don't get a national destiny reward on the second day, so be it. Dragon Nation gained plenty on the first day."

Though they did not expect Dragon Nation to rank well in the second day's weapon trial, its people were at peace with that.

After all, Dragon Nation had gained a full 50% boost to its national destiny on day one, along with an extraordinary reward that increased the starting identity talents of every Dragon Nation citizen by 100%.

Even if Li Yi never placed again, what Dragon Nation had gained this year was equivalent to winning first place in National Destiny Training several times over.

No one would dare blame someone who had contributed so much.

"Actually, we might still have a chance. That Super Genius from the Zhao Clan seems to have borrowed the Sea God's Trident from inside the trial!"

"What? That happened?"

"Just a few minutes ago. I think Dragon Nation still has a shot at placing on this year's Weapon Rankings..."

They had barely finished speaking when a beam of golden light descended from the sky, and an immense golden ranking list appeared in midair.

The second day's weapon rankings had finally begun to appear.

Everyone who had been arguing fell silent and looked up.

[Rank 100]

[Weapon: Six Desires Mind-Seizing Banner]

[Grade: Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure]

[Trial Participant: Li Yi]

[Nation: Dragon Nation]

[Trial World: Primordial World]

Even though they had expected it, disappointment still rose in the hearts of Dragon Nation's people as they read the ranking.

"God Yi only made it to rank 100?"

"A Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure? Hmm, that should be one of God Yi's stronger Dharma Treasures. So mid-grade must be just below low-grade."

"God Yi seems to have quite a few Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Maybe his other Spirit Treasures will rank higher..."

Meanwhile, the moment Cherry Blossom Nation's citizens saw Li Yi's ranking, they gleefully began mocking him in the national destiny channel.

"And here we thought that Dragon Nation newcomer would work another miracle."

"Rank 100. Is that Six Desires Mind-Seizing Banner or whatever his strongest weapon?"

"Probably!"

Even Dragon Nation did not understand how Dharma Treasures were graded in the Primordial World, much less the people of Cherry Blossom Nation.

They simply assumed a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure must be among the stronger ones.

Dragon Nation's viewers did not hold back when they saw the mockery.

"God Yi already worked a miracle last time. That's more than enough for Dragon Nation!"

"Even if Cherry Blossom Nation takes first place in the second day's weapon rankings, your national destiny boost probably won't even reach 10%!"

"Exactly! God Yi earned us a 50% boost on day one. You wouldn't match that even if every one of your people made the rankings!"

First place on the national destiny rankings did not necessarily mean a far greater reward than everyone else received. Dragon Nation's reward was so high purely because Li Yi was so powerful.

What no one knew was that a 50% boost was already the maximum reward for the national destiny rankings! Without that cap, a reward calculated strictly according to Li Yi's strength would have given everyone in Dragon Nation a boost of several thousand times over!

The people of Cherry Blossom Nation knew Dragon Nation's viewers were telling the truth. Furious but unable to refute them, they could only shout back.

"Hmph! We don't know how the later trials will go, but this year, we'll crush that Li Yi of yours..."

"Our Kaito will definitely make the top three on the Weapon Rankings. He might even take first!"

As the two sides traded barbs, two more entries appeared on the list.

[Rank 99]

[Weapon: Vermilion Bird Nirvana Feather]

[Grade: Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure]

[Trial Participant: Li Yi]

[Nation: Dragon Nation]

[Trial World: Primordial World]

[Rank 98]

[Weapon: Dark Nether Ruler]

[Grade: Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure]

[Trial Participant: Li Yi]

[Nation: Dragon Nation]

[Trial World: Primordial World]

As the rankings continued to appear, the arguing in the livestream died away.

Viewers from every nation stared at the list in disbelief, their eyes nearly popping out.

"OMG, am I seeing things? Why are all the weapons on the list Li Yi's?"

"Damn it! Is this ranking broken? Why does it keep showing that Dragon Nation guy's weapons?"