On the Ninth Azure Cloud Road, the struggle had reached a fever pitch.
On the merit ranking hanging high above, the scores were neck and neck. The top two in particular kept trading the lead, drawing countless eyes.
[Eastern Region · Ninth Azure Cloud Road · Evil-Slaying Merit Ranking] 1: Yun Qing (Yun Clan)-Merit: 897,600 strands (Immortal) 2: Li Qingming (Azure Lotus Sword Sect)-Merit: 875,400 strands (Immortal) 3: Fu Sanyuan (Heavenly Secrets Primordial Divination Pavilion)-Merit: 863,100 strands (Heaven) 4: Yun Tianluo (Yun Clan)-Merit: 752,800 strands (Heaven) 5: Liu Qingwu (Azure Lotus Sword Sect)-Merit: 749,500 strands (Heaven) 6: Yun Baojian (Yun Clan) 7: Yun Li (Yun Clan) 8: Yun Zui (Yun Clan) 9: Yun Ruyi (Yun Clan) 10: Zhe Mei (Azure Lotus Sword Sect) ...
The Yun Clan alone held six of the top ten places, its prestige unrivaled!
Yet every gaze remained fixed on the two names at the very top. The true contest lay between those two.
"Three hundred li!" Yun Qing stood at the bow, his black robes snapping in the wind, his double pupils locked on the path ahead.
At the end of the Azure Jade Heaven Tier, a platform shrouded in hazy spiritual radiance had come into view. It was the finish of the "first stage of the Azure Cloud Road," and the resting place of the "Eastern Region Azure Cloud Token"!
Whoever obtained it would become the Eastern Region's Token Lord, wielding authority over the Eighth and Ninth Azure Cloud Roads and enjoying an immense blessing of fortune!
"Accelerate!" At Yun Qing's command, all twelve Cloudships fully activated their formation patterns! Twelve dazzling trails of light streaked across the sky, piercing the surging tide of ghosts.
As if by unspoken agreement, the other two groups accelerated at the same time.
"Humm-!"
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