Under everyone's astonished gazes, the Human Ranking continued to display its entries.
Three hours later, third place on the Human Ranking finally appeared.
"Third on the Human Ranking: Xie Xiaofeng of the Yin-Yang Holy Land. Qualification: slew a peak early Spirit Transformation cultivator while at the Nascent Soul late stage. Possessor of the Fire Phoenix Bloodline. Ranking rewards: one fire phoenix feather, five Fire Spirit Pills, one Nirvana Art (Quasi-Emperor grade), five Realm-Breaking Pills, ten Spirit Transformation Pills, ten Perfect Nascent Soul Pills, and the sacred weapon: Phoenix Sword."
At the sight, everyone was dumbfounded.
They could not believe it at all.
Everyone was stunned. A Quasi-Emperor-grade cultivation art.
That was far too terrifying.
"How terrifying. Just who is this Xie Xiaofeng, to be so powerful?"
"Slaying a Spirit Transformation middle stage cultivator while only at the Nascent Soul late stage? Isn't that far too terrifying?"
"What kind of monster is this? As expected of a disciple of the Yin-Yang Holy Land."
"So what if it's the Yin-Yang Holy Land? With a Great Emperor taking action, whether the Yin-Yang Holy Land can survive is still unknown."
Hearing that, no one dared say anything more.
Who would dare respond to such words?
This was one of the Southern Region's most powerful factions. Even weakened, it would not be that weak.
If it was not destroyed and learned of this, it would spell their doom.
Duan Lang, who had just arrived at the Yin-Yang Holy Land, immediately grew interested.
He took one step and appeared directly inside the Yin-Yang Holy Land's main hall.
"Yin-Yang Holy Land, you have shown contempt for the Primordial Forbidden Zone. Your crime warrants execution. However, the young master instructed me not to kill anyone. Just hand over your treasury and all your cultivation resources."
As Duan Lang spoke, his terrifying imperial might surged like a tsunami and collapsing mountains, terrifying to the extreme.
Even with the Yin-Yang Mirror fully awakened, the entire Yin-Yang Holy Land could not withstand it.
At that moment, everyone fell into despair.
"Damn it, this is all the ancestor's fault."
"We ask the ancestor to go to his death! We ask the ancestor to go to his death!"
The disciples and elders spoke with icy expressions.
Hearing that, Duan Lang was a little stunned.
"These are all the resources of our Yin-Yang Holy Land. Please inspect them, Great Emperor."
"Hmph."
Duan Lang could not even be bothered to look at the dozen or so spatial rings.
The Yin-Yang Quasi-Emperor received another brutal beating, and in the end, his clothes and trousers were stripped off, leaving only his briefs. Even some old fellows who had sealed their coffin lids were not spared.
But when he came to a white-robed woman while stripping them, even Duan Lang was stunned.
"Great Emperor, could you spare me?"
The woman's face was flushed, and she was utterly bashful.
She had never had anyone strip off her clothes before, let alone her trousers.
"Hmph. Women only slow down my robbing."
With that, he moved straight on to the next person without giving her a beating.
Before long, he had swept everything clean. Even Xie Xiaofeng's rewards were taken away.
For a time, the entire Yin-Yang Holy Land was in such chaos that chickens flew and dogs leaped.
After that series of wild maneuvers, the six major factions directly announced that they would seal their mountains for a thousand years.
When the news broke, everyone was dumbfounded.
"To think the Primordial Forbidden Zone actually has a living Great Emperor. It seems it is time for our Temple of Light to emerge as well. However, we must not make an enemy of the Primordial Forbidden Zone. Disciples are strictly forbidden from provoking anyone from there."
After hearing the news about the six factions, Abbot Guangming of the Temple of Light...
...revealed an utterly astonished expression.
For no other reason than that he knew Zhikong and the others had previously been saved by the Primordial Forbidden Zone.
The Demon Race's invasion had likewise been repelled by the Primordial Forbidden Zone.
That was precisely why he thought this way. The Primordial Forbidden Zone was not only mysterious but also domineering. It did not kill its own people, and it treated invaders the same way: no killing, only robbing. What the hell kind of move was that?
In the cultivation world, robbing others of their cultivation resources left them with no resources to use.
Inside the Primordial Forbidden Zone, Ye Changge was kneading Hua Qianxue's waist, making Hua Qianyue's face flush crimson.
Her body could barely remain standing, and she fell straight into Ye Changge's arms.
Just then, Duan Lang, Xiongba, and the others returned.
"You're certainly enjoying yourself, young master."
Duan Lang smiled faintly.
Duan Lang had always been the lawless sort. Seeing Ye Changge and Hua Qianyue together, he teased them.
"Elder Duan, well done. Come have some roast meat. It's freshly roasted and delicious."
Naturally, Duan Lang stood on no ceremony and quickly sat down.
Xiongba and Aotian sat down as well.
After eating and drinking their fill, the three handed the spatial rings to Ye Changge and went off to cultivate.
As she watched the three leave, the lingering flush on Hua Qianyue's face had yet to fade.
"What's this, Qianyue? You're really getting carried away."
As he spoke, his hands began to wander.
The dancing and little tunes still flickered before their eyes.
"Brother Ye, please don't bully me, all right? I, I..."
Hua Qianyue lost all her strength and slumped limply in Ye Changge's arms.
At that moment, thunder and lightning also erupted amid the dancing crowd.
The effects and rhythm instantly reached their peak.
Amid the flashing lightning, Hua Qianyue excitedly raised her head, glanced at Ye Changge, and kissed him.
Three minutes later, Ye Changge waved his hand, and the two vanished on the spot.
Then all manner of beautiful sounds rang out. The clouds in the sky seemed to notice and hid themselves away.
Elsewhere, the reveal of second place on the Human Ranking came to an end.
Everyone eagerly awaited first place.
"Which faction do you think first place belongs to?"
"Whichever faction it is, they've all been robbed by the Primordial Forbidden Zone. I'm so happy."
"What? You're happy they were robbed?"
Everyone looked utterly puzzled.
Before everyone could grow excited and launch into all manner of discussion...
...the Human Ranking shone with golden light, and words appeared again.
Then a resounding voice rang out.
Under everyone's astonished gazes, an enormous ape spanning heaven and earth instantly appeared around the Human Ranking. Wielding a long staff, its eyes blood-red, it battled peerless powerhouses.
Fight!
Fight!
Terrifying roars rang out one after another, as though they could ignite the fighting spirit within people's hearts.
The scene disappeared, replaced by countless images of Saints paying homage and projections of Great Emperors descending.
As they watched these images...
"My heavens! These images-could first place possess a terrifying sacred physique?"
"I don't know. If there really is a sacred physique with manifestations like these, which one would it be?"
"Could it be the Heavenly Tyrant Physique?"
"I think it might be the Desolate Ancient Saint Physique. Only a physique like that would produce such terrifying manifestations of Saints paying homage and projections of Great Emperors descending, right?"
Just as the entire Southern Region was shaken...
...the Human Ranking began to flash with golden light.
Then the large words "First on the Human Ranking" appeared.
Immediately afterward, the sight of countless Saints kneeling in worship shone across all the heavens.
Two characters appeared, and golden light flashed out, dazzlingly bright.
"Damn it, what's going on? Why is it so blinding? Just who is it?"
"I can't see! Who is it? Which faction are they from? Has it appeared yet?"
"Wow, it's out! It's out!"
"Shi Hao of the Primordial Forbidden Zone! My heavens!"
Everyone hurriedly looked over.
The information on it was simply unbelievable to them.
"First place: Shi Hao, disciple of the Primordial Forbidden Zone, possessor of the Battle Holy Land. Qualification: can slay peak Spirit Transformation cultivators while in the Nascent Soul Realm and fight Void Refinement Realm early stage cultivators while at peak Nascent Soul. Ranking rewards: one battle stone, one battle stele, one War God Staff Technique, fifty Nascent Soul perfect-grade pills, one set of cultivation insights from a possessor of the Battle Saint Physique, and one Human Ranking Token [With the Human Ranking Token, the holder may enter many secret realms to cultivate. If trouble arises, the holder may mobilize any powerhouse below Great Emperor. Those who refuse shall be killed without mercy]."
At the sight, everyone was dumbfounded.