Lin An learned from Meng Yuan that the fierce battle for the Battle Ranking among all races had begun nine days ago.
Hidden geniuses and prodigies from various races have emerged one after another, with some even rising from the bottom ten million to the top hundred on the Battle Ranking in just a few days.
As for Lin An, he has lost his privilege of being exempt from battle because the Sacred Realm is about to open.
Nine days ago, because Lin An did not accept the challenge, the challenger was directly declared the winner, and now Lin An's ranking has dropped out of the top million.
Hearing that his ranking had dropped to below one million, Lin An wasn't bothered. After all, there was still time; he could just challenge himself to climb back up.
"Would you like to rest for two days before entering the Battle Realm?" Meng Yuan asked.
Although Lin An's ranking has dropped out of the top million, his cultivation level has reached the Immortal Seventh Grade, which still allows him to enter the Battle Realm.
"There's no time like the present, let's go check out the Battle Realm now."
Lin An smiled and said that he also wanted to test just how strong these so-called geniuses and prodigies of all races really were.
There is also Sin Suppression Hall in the Heavenly Pass. Meng Yuan brought Lin An to the Battle Hall, and the two entered the Battle Realm together.
The Battle Realm is now incredibly lively. Anyone who has reached the Immortal Seventh Grade or higher has emerged to compete for this opportunity to enter the Sacred Realm.
Although some creatures are not qualified to participate in this battle, watching the excitement is still enjoyable.
"Since you previously registered on the Battle Ranking, you have three opportunities to directly challenge the top 1,000 players on the Battle Ranking. Of course, you can only challenge players between 900 and 1,000."
Meng Yuan said, "These are the people you can challenge; you can choose one yourself."
"Let's challenge the 900th place," Lin An said.
With his current strength, he might be a little hesitant to face Half-Step Eternal Realm, but he doesn't think he'd have any rivals among those of the same realm.
Of course, while confident in his own strength, Lin An would not underestimate his opponent, and he would go all out in the battle.
"The nine hundredth person is named Yu Li, a prodigy of the Heavenly Feather Race. He was only born a few days ago and had no ranking before, but now he has reached the nine hundredth place."
" The Heavenly Feather Race excels at speed, earning them the title of Sky Overlords. But besides speed, their combat strength is equally formidable, especially this Yu Li, who previously fought against several Dragon Race prodigies and still emerged victorious."
Meng Yuan immediately informed Lin An of Yu Li's information, so that Lin An would be aware of the situation.
"Don't worry, Elder, I will be careful."
Lin An nodded with a smile.
Meng Yuan then said no more, after all, this was a prodigy who could face the Thousand-Eyed Evil Dragon head-on, and his combat strength was probably no less than his own.
Participating in this challenge on the Battle Ranking now feels somewhat like bullying children.
Meng Yuan then directly helped Lin An apply for a battle with Yu Li, and waited for Yu Li's approval.
Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Feather Race's encampment, a handsome young man was sitting cross-legged on a futon, adjusting his state.
Suddenly, the young man frowned and opened a pair of silver eyes.
" Li'er, what's wrong?"
Beside him, an elder of the Heavenly Feather Race asked.
"Someone has challenged me again, and this time it's a Human Race Lin An," Yu Li said.
" Lin An?"
The Heavenly Feather Race elder paused, "Could it be that Lin An?"
"It should be him. After all, he's the only one named Lin An who's qualified to challenge me right now," Yu Li nodded.
"This Lin An actually dares to show his face; I thought he had already planned to withdraw from this Battle Ranking competition."
The elder of the Heavenly Feather Race asked in surprise.
If we were to ask who among the many prodigies of the Human Race has the most renowned name, Lin An would undoubtedly be one of them.
It wasn't because the opponent was particularly strong, but because the opponent had previously won against the Demon Race Zi Chang by sheer luck, thus earning a place on the Battle Ranking.
Later, many powerful figures from various races went to challenge him, but he refused them all.
Until a few days ago, the Battle Ranking officially began, but the opponent directly avoided the fight, which led many prodigies to mock the opponent for not living up to their reputation.
They thought Lin An wouldn't show his face again, but unexpectedly he's now directly challenging the prodigy of their Heavenly Feather Race.
"Do you intend to accept the challenge?" the elder of the Heavenly Feather Race asked.
"Whether he's truly a figurehead or not, I certainly can't avoid a fight."
"Besides, now that I'm listed on the Battle Ranking, I have to accept at least one challenge every day. It's a good opportunity to fight Lin An, so I can avoid fighting today."
Yu Li said with a smile, "Compared to Lin An, the others are truly difficult to deal with."
The elder of the Heavenly Feather Race nodded. Although Yu Li was currently ranked 900th, his ranking was not secure.
Several Dragon Race had challenged him before, and although Yu Li won, it was a hard-fought victory.
"In that case, let us accept the challenge," said the elder of the Heavenly Feather Race.
Yu Li nodded, then decided to accept the challenge.
Lin An received a response quickly.
[Please prepare yourself, you will be entering the battlefield in ten seconds.]
Lin An nodded to Meng Yuan, and soon ten seconds later, Lin An disappeared and arrived in the battlefield.
After Lin An and Yu Li entered the battlefield, Meng Yuan and the elders of the Heavenly Feather Race both chose to watch the battle.
"I thought your Human Race had given up on him," the Heavenly Feather Race elder said, looking at Meng Yuan.
"He just finished his seclusion," Meng Yuan said with a smile.
If the other party knew what Lin An had been doing during this time, they would probably make Yu Li admit defeat immediately.
The elder of the Heavenly Feather Race didn't take Meng Yuan's words seriously, saying, "Then let's wait and see."
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Lin An and Yu Li stood facing each other, waiting for the battle to begin.
" Lin An, I've heard of you." Yu Li looked at Lin An and smiled.
"It probably isn't a nice name," Lin An replied.
"Since you know this, how dare you challenge me?" Yu Li said.
"Because at the moment, you're the only one I can challenge."
Lin An said helplessly, "I would like to challenge the number one player directly, but unfortunately I don't have the necessary permissions."
Yu Li frowned. The other party was arrogant, actually looking down on him like that.
"I hope your strength will match your arrogant words in a moment," Yu Li said.
Lin An remained silent.
[Preparation phase complete, battle begins!]
Soon, as a notification popped up, the pillars of light surrounding the two disappeared.
"Let me see what tricks you have up your sleeve."
As soon as Yu Li finished speaking, Lin An suddenly raised his right hand, and then an invisible force suddenly descended.
The force came too quickly; it was so fast that he didn't even notice it.
However, being a prodigy, he quickly realized what was happening and immediately unleashed his power in an attempt to break through this force.
But his expression quickly changed, because he discovered that no matter how much power he unleashed, he couldn't shake it.
"It's over."
At this moment, Lin An uttered a soft voice, and his right hand clenched into a fist.
Boom...
The next instant, Yu Li's body exploded.
[You have won! Your ranking has improved; you are currently ranked 900th.]