Only Two Spots Left? It's Settled! They Must Be Our Eagle Nation's Two Super Divine Artifacts!
As the rankings closed in on the top ten, people across Blue Star held their breath.
To them, there was little difference between placing one hundredth and eleventh. Only the top ten received rewards.
Li Yi's earlier domination of the rankings had been frightening, but people in every nation still clung to a sliver of hope. What if their contestant snatched a top-ten spot from him?
The people of Eagle Nation and Cherry Blossom Nation were especially hopeful. They even imagined their nations' strongest Divine Artifacts taking a top-three spot—or first place!
With all eyes on it, the Golden Ranking revealed its top ten.
[10th Place] [Weapon: World-Destroying Black Lotus] [Grade: Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure] [Trial Contestant: Li Yi] [Nation: Dragon Nation] [Trial World: Primordial World] [Trial Reward: Dragon Nation's national fortune +10%! Comprehension of all Dragon Nation citizens +10%; Initial Identity Talent of all Dragon Nation citizens in Trials +20%!]
Joy spread across the faces of the Dragon Nation crowd as they read the listing.
Before anyone could speak, golden light swept down from the sky and enveloped them.
Delight filled their faces. Many who had been stuck at a bottleneck even broke through to the next minor realm with the boosts to national fortune and comprehension.
The National Destiny Livestream showed the scene to the whole world. Viewers from most other nations watched with envy.
"Oh my god. Is Li Yi going to take every spot in the top ten again?"
"If he does, the national fortune rewards from this second day alone will be enough to make up everything Dragon Nation lost over the previous rounds."
"And that's not all. Tenth place alone gave them a 10% boost! I've never seen such a huge national fortune reward for tenth place. Even the comprehension reward is bigger than what first place got in previous rounds, isn't it?"
"Those weapons Li Yi got must be terrifying—far beyond the weapons that took first place before. That's why the rewards are so generous."
"Hmph! Li Yi just got lucky. The weapons the other nations got this round are too weak! Just wait. Kaito of Cherry Blossom Nation got the Uchiha Fan, and it's every bit as good as some Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure!"
"Exactly! In any other world, the Uchiha Fan from the Naruto World would be a Creation Divine Artifact."
"Just watch. Cherry Blossom Nation isn't aiming for the top ten. We're taking first!"
"Cherry Blossom Nation, first? Don't make me laugh! Eagle Nation got two Super Divine Artifacts from the Heaven World this round. At full power, they could sink an entire landmass. Can your Uchiha Fan do that?"
"Exactly! The top two spots are ours this round!"
As the arguments raged, the Golden Ranking kept updating.
[9th Place] [Weapon: Twenty-Four Star Beads] [Grade: Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure] [Trial Contestant: Li Yi] [Nation: Dragon Nation] [Trial World: Primordial World] [Trial Reward: Dragon Nation's national fortune +12%! Comprehension of all Dragon Nation citizens +12%; Initial Identity Talent of all Dragon Nation citizens in Trials +24%!]
[7th Place] [Weapon: Innate Five Direction Flags] [Grade: Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure] [Trial Contestant: Li Yi] [Nation: Dragon Nation] [Trial World: Primordial World] [Trial Reward: Dragon Nation's national fortune +15%! Comprehension of all Dragon Nation citizens +15%; Initial Identity Talent of all Dragon Nation citizens in Trials +30%!]
[5th Place] [Weapon: Yin-Yang World-Destroying Millstone] [Grade: Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure] [Trial Contestant: Li Yi] [Nation: Dragon Nation] [Trial World: Primordial World] [Trial Reward: Dragon Nation's national fortune +18%! Comprehension of all Dragon Nation citizens +18%; Initial Identity Talent of all Dragon Nation citizens in Trials +36%!]
As the rankings flashed by, Dragon Nation remained bathed in the golden light of its national fortune rewards.
A closer look showed people breaking through all across the plaza seating.
Everyone else on Blue Star watched with envy.
The people of Cherry Blossom Nation and Eagle Nation were practically grinding their teeth to dust.
Around the Eagle Nation Congress conference table, more than a dozen members watched Dragon Nation spectators break through one after another. They gnashed their teeth, but envy glimmered in their eyes too.
If all that golden light had fallen on them instead, they might have broken through as well.
Seeing Li Yi still dominating the Golden Ranking, Eagle Nation Congress Speaker Robert felt a flicker of unease.
Earlier, he had been certain Eagle Nation would secure the top two places in the Weapon Rankings.
Now he was afraid. Could the Super Divine Artifacts from the Heaven World really surpass every weapon Li Yi had? Would the top two places truly belong to Eagle Nation?
The thought had barely formed when the congress member in charge of intelligence lit up with delight.
"Speaker, the Intelligence Department just sent word. By their calculations, once all of Li Yi's Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures are listed, two spots should still remain at the top!"
"Just as we predicted, Innate Supreme Treasures aren't even as good as Innate Spiritual Treasures! Li Yi has four of them, and there isn't room for all four."
"Those last two spots match our two Super Divine Artifacts from the Heaven World perfectly!"
Robert and the other congress members finally relaxed. Smiles appeared on their faces.
Four Innate Supreme Treasures could not possibly fit into just two spots. Those final places had to belong to Eagle Nation.
"Third place! All of Li Yi's Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures have made the list!"
"Two spots are still left. Our Super Divine Artifacts really must be first and second."
[3rd Place] [Weapon: Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation] [Grade: Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure] [Trial Contestant: Li Yi] [Nation: Dragon Nation] [Trial World: Primordial World] [Trial Reward: Dragon Nation's national fortune +30%! Comprehension of all Dragon Nation citizens +30%; Initial Identity Talent of all Dragon Nation citizens in Trials +60%!]
As another shower of golden light descended, smiles spread across the faces of the Dragon Nation crowd.
"Oh my god, God Yi is incredible! He took ninety-eight of the top hundred spots all by himself?"
"It's a shame the last two spots probably aren't ours..."
Clearly, Dragon Nation had reached the same conclusion as Eagle Nation.
Li Yi had four Innate Supreme Treasures, but only two places remained. There simply did not seem to be room for them.
"That's fine. God Yi has already done something incredible!"
"Even if Eagle Nation takes both top spots, Dragon Nation's national fortune gains will still far exceed theirs."
As the crowd murmured, the Golden Ranking updated once more.