The man's name was He Qingtang, Immortal Ninth Grade expert, and also the city lord of Fire Firmament City.
Half a month ago, while he was cultivating, he received a message saying that a new prodigy had appeared in Fire Firmament City, so he rushed over.
He was overjoyed after personally confirming that Lin An had indeed entered the top 10,000 on the Battle Ranking.
This person is among the top 10,000 on the Myriad Races Battle Ranking, and can also be called the pride of the myriad races. Now that such a person has appeared in his Fire Firmament City, he, as the city lord, will naturally gain a lot of benefits.
Upon learning that Lin An had just come from Domain and that his cultivation level was only at the Immortal Fourth Grade, he was even more astonished.
"This Lin An must be a monstrous genius who reached the Extreme Realm Eighth Heaven when he was in the Sovereign Realm," He Qingtang immediately concluded.
This excited him even more. The other party was only at the Immortal Fourth Grade and had already entered the top ten thousand. Once the other party reached the Immortal Seventh Grade, wouldn't they be able to enter the top one thousand?
He had already made plans to provide Lin An with sufficient resources after the battle, helping him to reach the Immortal Seventh Grade within a hundred years.
Unexpectedly, he thought the opponent would end the battle quickly, but he waited for a full half month, and the opponent was still continuing to challenge him.
Moreover, they have won every battle, and their current ranking has reached over a thousandth place, just one step away from entering the top thousand.
Can he succeed?
"If we succeed, even if it's just the exact 1000th place, our Fire Firmament City will have a top genius." He Qingtang was filled with anticipation.
On the Battle Ranking, those ranked 1,000 and 10,000 are both called geniuses, but to distinguish between the two, those ranked 100-1,000 are called top geniuses.
Moreover, once you enter the top 1000, it means your name will appear on the Battle Ranking, where all races and beings can see it.
Just then, He Qingtang suddenly paused, because he noticed that a new function had appeared next to Lin An's information screen.
He was very familiar with this feature; it was the spectator mode.
"You can watch the match now, but Lin An's ranking hasn't even broken into the top 1000 yet, which means his opponent this time will be someone ranked within the top 1000."
Without hesitation, He Qingtang clicked on the function. Immediately afterward, a prompt to pay contribution points appeared, and He Qingtang naturally paid without hesitation.
"You can spectate now. Those who are interested can use their contribution points to watch," He Qingtang said.
As soon as he finished speaking, his consciousness was drawn into the battlefield by a force.
Upon hearing He Qingtang's words, the people in the Battle Hall were first taken aback, and then became excited.
"Brother Lin's ranking hasn't changed yet. He's encountered an opponent within the top 1,000. If he wins this time, our Fire Firmament City will produce a top prodigy."
"I must watch the match. It's just a thousand contribution points; I can afford it."
"I think we should forget about it. What if Brother Lin loses? Wouldn't these contribution points be tantamount to aiding the enemy?"
"I don't have enough contribution points, can someone lend me some?"
"..."
The Battle Hall became lively again. Some people paid a thousand contribution points to watch the battle without hesitation, while others were unwilling to waste their contribution points.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Lin An and Zi Chang were exchanging harsh words before the battle, waiting for the preparation phase to end.
Suddenly, a screen of light appeared before their eyes.
[Number of spectators]: 10
[Number of spectators]: 1205
[Number of spectators]: 7045
[Number of spectators]: 26,187
"What's going on? Why are so many people watching?" Zi Chang asked, puzzled. When did his popularity become so high?
Although his ranking on the Battle Ranking wasn't low, it wasn't particularly high either. Usually, he was lucky if one or two thousand people were watching his battles.
But right now, the number of viewers has exceeded 10,000 and is still increasing rapidly, almost reaching 100,000.
One hundred thousand! Each person contributes one thousand contribution points. Even if it wins but only gets 10%, it still gets one million contribution points.
This is no small amount.
" Human Race, it's your honor to be killed by me in front of so many people," Zi Chang said mockingly to Lin An.
It has decided to kill this Human Race as quickly as possible, so that its fame may spread far and wide.
"I'm really looking forward to it," Lin An said.
He hadn't expected so many people to suddenly be watching, which meant Zi Chang was quite popular.
To have such high popularity, the other party must be quite powerful.
This made Lin An's expression serious; it seemed he couldn't hold back later.
Meanwhile, outside the battlefield, countless eyes were fixed on the battlefield.
"It's Zi Chang from the Demon Race. This guy is ranked 999th."
"This is bad. The Demon Race is a top-tier clan with monstrous combat power. Moreover, Zi Chang is said to have experienced the Extreme Realm Seventh Heaven, and his cultivation is at the Immortal Seventh Grade. Brother Lin, we're in trouble."
"Didn't the city lord say before that Brother Lin is at the Extreme Realm Eighth Heaven? He might not be without the power to fight."
"It's alright. Even if we lose this time, Brother Lin will still have a chance to break into the top 1,000 after he breaks through to the Immortal Seventh Grade."
"..."
The onlookers discussed amongst themselves, their eyes still filled with worry as they watched Lin An on the battlefield.
[Battle begins!]
At that moment, a notification sounded, and the aura surrounding Lin An and Zi Chang disappeared.
"Boom..."
Zi Chang's aura Immortal Seventh Grade erupted completely, with endless demonic energy surging forth, and his eyes even glowing with bloodlust.
" Human Race, prepare to die!"
Zi Chang roared angrily, and a black iron chain radiating a terrifying aura flashed across his arm, striking towards Lin An.
The Dharma Heavenly Transformation!
The Power of the Dragon and Elephant!
Heaven and Earth Slaughter Tribulation!
One Saber Slash!
On the other side, Lin An's body instantly swelled to ten thousand feet in size, and he unleashed a powerful strike from his hand, the Condemnation.
laugh...
A tearing sound rang out, and Zi Chang's black iron lock froze for a moment before being annihilated by the blade.
The blade's momentum didn't diminish; it continued to slash towards Zi Chang.
"How is that possible!"
Zi Chang's expression changed drastically upon sensing the power of the strike. The terrifying force suppressed it, causing it to forget to dodge and watch helplessly as the strike descended.
Finally, Zi Chang glanced at Lin An, and suddenly remembered what Lin An had just said.
It only takes one cut to solve it.
It used to think the other party was arrogant, but now it seems...
"I really couldn't withstand one of his blows."
Before Zi Chang could even process this thought, his body was already engulfed by the flash of blades.
[You have won, your ranking has improved, and you have gained 10,000 contribution points.]
[The spectating session has ended. Your ticket contribution points are being calculated.]
[You have earned 1,342,500 ticket contribution points]
[Your ranking has improved to 999th. Congratulations on entering the top 1000 on the Battle Ranking.]
[You have earned the right to enter the Battle Realm!]
A series of notifications popped up, but Lin An slowly put away the Condemnation and returned to the preparation space.