"What?"
Everyone was shocked. They could tell from Gu Mingheng's words that Gu Chen was indeed Gu Family!
He and Gu Mingheng are actually brothers!
Cao Miao hadn't expected this either, but he reacted quickly, laughing along with Gu Mingheng, saying, "Gu Chen, so you're an outcast from the Shangjing Gu Family, someone Gu Family abandoned back then! I can't believe you dared to come to the Land of Heaven and Earth, hahaha! If I had such a humiliating identity, I would have chosen to die long ago..."
"If you want to die, no one will stop you. In fact, I can even send you on your way." Gu Chen glanced coldly at Cao Miao, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said, "Of course, if you think that will anger me, you're too naive."
When Gu Chen looked at him like that, Cao Miao felt as if he were being stared at by the Grim Reaper. The surging killing intent permeated every inch of space in front of him, making him tremble and take a step back.
Gu Mingheng sneered, "Gu Chen, you're about to die, and you still dare to be so arrogant! Heh, you'd better mind your own business. I really don't know where you got the courage to actually come to the Heaven and Earth Palace and try to ruin my plans! You're the naive one!"
"Did I ruin your plans?" Gu Chen said calmly, "You overestimate yourself."
Gu Mingheng was furious with Gu Chen's attitude. He gritted his teeth and said, "Gu Chen, once I ascend to the Dragon Ranking and obtain the fortune from the celestial phenomenon, killing you, this discarded pawn, will be a piece of cake! Don't think no one knows what you did at the Aristocratic Family Assembly. You caused the Six Great Families to be unable to provide resource rewards. Even if I don't take action, you will surely die after you leave the mountain!"
"Enough with the nonsense." Gu Chen sneered, "Are you afraid of failure? If so, then get out of here. Don't hogging the spotlight; it's annoying me."
"You!" Gu Mingheng was furious at the sight of Gu Chen's smile, and felt an urge to slap him to death at any moment. However, for the sake of the bigger picture, he forced himself to suppress his anger, turned around, and left, saying, "Gu Chen, you'll regret this!"
Their conversation, word for word, was heard clearly by everyone, and their sharp exchanges naturally sparked an even more heated discussion.
Gu Chen, a name that has made a name for himself at the Aristocratic Family Assembly, is not only Gu Mingheng's cousin, but also the abandoned son who was discarded by the worldly Gu Family!
Did he come back to take back everything that was rightfully his?
But for an ordinary person like me, this is far too unrealistic!
Even Cao Miao had to admit that Gu Mingheng had now mastered the "Gu Clan Demon-Slaying Art," and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his strength was comparable to Fan Yingqiu's!
Even though Gu Chen is younger, he is definitely no match for Gu Mingheng.
Gu Muyu was somewhat displeased that Gu Mingheng had actually revealed Gu Chen's identity. After all, this was a family matter of the Gu Family family, and it shouldn't be discussed with outsiders. However, she also knew that Gu Mingheng was angry, and if she put Gu Mingheng and Gu Chen together, she would definitely side with Gu Mingheng.
"Esteemed seniors, I am ready."
Gu Mingheng stood before the Dragon Ranking Stele, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Let's begin."
"Okay." Elder Ge nodded. Although he had overheard their conversation, it was none of their business; it was a family feud.
Soon, all around quieted down, and the Dragon Ranking Stele began to emit a faint glow, silver threads flashing and light filling the sky, enveloping the entire square in front of the hall.
The reaction to being listed on the Dragon Ranking is completely different from that on the Tiger Ranking. The so-called celestial phenomena are because the Dragon Ranking stele is naturally formed and connected to the Land of Heaven and Earth, which is why it can cause changes in the Small Thousand World.
Before each new name is changed, the guardians of the Heaven and Earth Palace will cause this change to occur on the Dragon Ranking Stele. At this moment, Elder Ge is already standing in front of the Dragon Ranking Stele, holding several livestock in his hands for the purpose of offering sacrifices to Heaven.
Challengers, on the other hand, need to withstand the pressure emanating from the Dragon Ranking Stele and then drip their own blood essence onto it.
Boom!
Not long after Gu Mingheng stood there, a visible white mist shot out from the Dragon Ranking, as if the entire space trembled. As the mist twisted, it gradually formed a three-meter-long giant dragon. It first soared into the sky, then opened its blood-red maw, its tail writhing, and charged down towards Gu Mingheng's location!
This was the first time anyone had ever seen such a scene, and some people even covered their mouths in disbelief.
"The ceremony begins: Offering sacrifices to Heaven, Dragon Soaring!"
Elder Ge let out a muffled roar, then slaughtered the livestock to offer their blood as a sacrifice to the heavens!
A rooster was slain, and amidst the spray of blood, it charged towards the phantom dragon. The phantom, sensing the scent of blood, roared—
A dragon's roar resounded excitedly, so loud it hurt everyone's eardrums!
"A dragon's roar, it really is a dragon's roar!"
Many scions of prominent families gasped in surprise!
At that moment, Gu Mingheng's body trembled violently, as if he were engaged in a fierce battle with the dragon shadow. A few minutes later, Gu Mingheng's face turned pale, Elder Ge roared, "Calm your mind, drip blood!"
Gu Mingheng's eyes regained a brief clarity. He gritted his teeth, took a step forward, bit his finger, and engraved his blood essence onto the stone tablet!
The densely packed names on the Dragon Ranking began to flash continuously after Gu Mingheng's essence blood was dripped into them.
The last name on the Dragon Ranking is Bai Zhuosong from the Bai family.
However, after a few more minutes, Bai Zhuosong's name on the Dragon Ranking Stele began to fade away while flashing, and finally, a new name was printed on it!
Gu Mingheng!
Dragon Ranking, number one hundred!
Gu Mingheng succeeded!
When the three characters "Gu Mingheng" slowly appeared on the Dragon Ranking stone tablet, everyone was shocked.
At the age of twenty-nine, Gu Mingheng actually made it onto the Dragon Ranking!
In the history of the Land of Heaven and Earth, there has never been a precedent of someone under the age of thirty ascending to the Dragon Ranking!
Even being ranked 100th is incredibly impressive!
Even at this moment, everyone forgot about Fan Yingqiu, forgot about that peerless genius who ranked first on the Tiger Ranking!
Because of Gu Mingheng, he won over everyone!
However, when everyone looked at Gu Mingheng, who was surrounded by the phantom of the soaring dragon, they noticed a hint of resentment in his eyes!
It seems he wasn't satisfied with just ranking one hundredth!
Even after accomplishing such a remarkable feat that drew everyone's attention, he was still not satisfied!
Brother Fan has a rival!
Even Cao Miao couldn't help but glance at him, sighing inwardly.
With such ambition, Gu Mingheng's future is limitless!
With him by their side, the Gu Family is bound to rise to prominence!