Chen Qingyu was a little surprised when he heard the notification:
I replaced Chen Qinggu after winning just one match?
The primal spirit of the Supreme Void Eternal World Mirror seems to have very sharp judgment.
He had considered this long ago:
What if people agreed in advance to trade ranking positions and deliberately threw matches?
After all, when certain supreme prodigies clashed, outsiders would even set up betting operations and offer odds, with enormous interests at stake.
Now, it seemed the Great Void Primal Spirit clearly had its own standards of judgment.
In this battle, Chen Qinggu had gone all out but still lost to him, so he had naturally inherited Chen Qinggu's former position.
Not bad.
"Off we go! Time for a drink."
He chuckled, and with a thought, his figure vanished on the spot.
Inside the spectator space:
Millions of people had gathered in the space, yet it was utterly silent.
No one had expected Chen Qinggu, who had towered over the clan's prodigies for years as the Chen Clan's strongest in the Blood Sea Realm, to actually lose.
He had lost to Chen Shaojun, who had burst onto the scene out of nowhere!
"Chen Qinggu lost. The Chen Clan has a new king of the Blood Sea Realm."
Coming back to his senses, Chen Qingjie could not help remarking:
"Before the battle, most people actually favored Chen Qinggu."
"Who would have thought he would lose so decisively to Chen Shaojun?"
"Exactly."
Beside him, the blue-robed youth Chen Qingquan also looked deeply moved:
"Chen Qinggu lost, and even his former position has been taken by Chen Shaojun."
"First on both rankings in Divine Capital Changluo! That's terrifying!"
"Now his title as the Chen Clan's young lord is truly cemented. No one can shake it."
As his words fell:
Waves of white light rose and faded beside them as large groups of spectators were teleported away.
Meanwhile, on the other side:
Chen Qingju and the others looked dazed. They exchanged glances, all silent.
"What do we do now?"
A young man spoke quietly:
"Cousin Qinggu actually lost. Then, from now on, we..."
Chen Qingju gave a long sigh:
"We'll take things one step at a time."
"Once we leave, we can first try to find out this Chen Shaojun's true identity."
"Didn't Cousin Qinggu say that Chen Shaojun cultivates our clan's guardian cultivation method, the Taihao Limitless Ascension True Scripture, and that his cultivation is only at the First Heavenly Layer of the Blood Sea Realm?"
"With those two clues, we should be able to narrow down the target..."
As her words fell:
He and the others beside him instantly dissolved into white light as well, leaving the spectator space.
Outside the Combat Victory Platform.
Chen Qingyu abruptly appeared and instinctively raised his head to look at the Combat Victory Rankings on either side.
On the [Divine Capital Changluo] regional rankings to the left, he had replaced Chen Qinggu in first place, while Chen Qinggu had dropped to second.
And on the [Blood Sea Heaven] overall rankings to the right...
First in the Combat Victory Rankings: Zhou Chenlong, Human Race, age 21, from the Zhou Clan of Chenyang. 105 battles, 105 victories!
Second in the Combat Victory Rankings: Chang Qianjiao, Crystal Clan, age 12, from the Heavenly Crystal Ancestral Court. 97 battles, 96 victories, 1 defeat!
Third in the Combat Victory Rankings: Little Forest Sprite, Spirit Clan, age ??, from the Spirit Clan Royal Court. 154 battles, 150 victories, 4 defeats!
Fourth in the Combat Victory Rankings: Noble Princess Ao, Dragon Clan, age ??, from the East Sea Dragon Clan. 79 battles, 72 victories, 7 defeats.
Fifth in the Combat Victory Rankings: Chen Shaojun, Human Race, age ??, from the Chen Clan of Changluo. 1 battle, victorious!
Sixth in the Combat Victory Rankings: Chen Qinggu, Human Race, age 18, from the Chen Clan of Changluo. 118 battles, 109 victories, 9 defeats.
Seventh in the Combat Victory Rankings: Li Changhe, Human Race, age 19, from the Yama Holy Land. 85 battles, 73 victories, 12 defeats.
Eighth in the Combat Victory Rankings... ```
After reading through it, Chen Qingyu understood.
Having defeated Chen Qinggu, he had taken the latter's position, ranking fifth in the Overall Combat Victory Rankings.
That solitary battle looked rather glaring beside everyone else's records.
As for Chen Qinggu, though he had lost to him once, the Great Void Primal Spirit still judged him worthy of sixth place. He had only dropped one position.
This Zhou Chenlong really is formidable. A hundred battles, a hundred victories-invincible wherever he goes!
That Chang Qianjiao of the Crystal Clan can overcome everyone in one-on-one combat, except Zhou Chenlong...
Chen Qingyu's gaze flickered as thoughts surged through his mind.
"Cousin Shaojun."
Just then, a familiar voice reached him.
He turned and saw Chen Qinggu smiling faintly as he said:
"How about we head to Moon-Gaining Tower for a drink?"
Chen Qingyu laughed heartily:
"Just what I had in mind. Cousin Qinggu, let's go."
The two immediately walked side by side, with Chen Qinggu leading the way toward Moon-Gaining Tower, the largest restaurant in [Divine Capital Changluo].
"It's Chen Qinggu and Chen Shaojun!"
"Is this what they call heroes appreciating one another?"
"Quick, let's make way..."
The dense crowds around the [Combat Victory Platform] parted of their own accord, watching the two receding figures with awe in their eyes.
Chen Shaojun had defeated Chen Qinggu and become first on both rankings, making him the Chen Clan's young lord in name and in truth.
Yet Chen Qinggu's standing and prestige had hardly fallen.
After all, everyone understood-
It was not that Chen Qinggu was insufficiently strong, or that he had weakened. He had simply encountered a stronger, even more monstrous supreme prodigy!
An hour later.
The news that Chen Qingyu had defeated Chen Qingyu had already spread throughout Divine Capital Changluo, stirring another wave of uproar.
A new king of the Blood Sea Realm had been born within the Chen Clan of Changluo!
Not only that, Chen Shaojun's rise to fourth place in the Overall Combat Victory Rankings of [Blood Sea Heaven] caused an even greater sensation across the entire Desolate Continent!
Before this:
No one had ever defeated a supreme prodigy and entered the top five of the Overall Combat Victory Rankings through just a single battle.
At least, no one in this era had!
And Chen Shaojun's appearance had undoubtedly broken with history, firmly etching that dazzling name, which had burst onto the scene out of nowhere, into people's memories!
"What a pain."
On the top floor of Moon-Gaining Tower, Chen Qingyu held his wine cup and complained:
"In this little bit of time, the number of people challenging me has already risen to 1,725."
"So, because I made the Overall Combat Victory Rankings with one battle, they all think I'm a soft persimmon?"
Opposite him, Chen Qinggu laughed heartily:
"Cousin Shaojun, that was your oversight."
"If you set the challenge stake on the [Combat Victory Platform] to the maximum of a hundred thousand Great Void Points, I guarantee no one will bother you again."
At those words, Chen Qingyu's eyes lit up:
"Of course! Thank you for reminding me, Cousin Qinggu!"
He hurriedly repeated a few commands silently, using the Great Void Primal Spirit to set his challenge stake on the [Combat Victory Platform] to the maximum.
At that:
The whole world immediately grew quiet, and the numerous challenge notifications disappeared one after another.
But soon, two more notifications popped up. Someone had actually accepted his battle stake of a hundred thousand Great Void Points.
Chen Qingyu froze for a moment:
"Chang Qianjiao, second in the Combat Victory Rankings, and Princess Ao, fourth, want to challenge me?"