What?!
Gu Chen's words plunged the surroundings into silence, but after a brief silence, a burst of laughter erupted!
The one laughing the loudest was Cao Miao, who was laughing so hard tears were almost streaming down his face. Between laughs, he said, "Gu Chen, are you out of your mind, or did a donkey kick you in the head? You want to challenge the Dragon Ranking?"
"Elder Ge, please!" Gu Chen didn't move at all, his face solemn, and walked to the Dragon Ranking stone tablet.
At this moment, the laughter gradually subsided. They sensed immense confidence emanating from Gu Chen, and they suddenly realized that Gu Chen wasn't joking; he was serious!
Gu Mingheng's brow twitched, then he sneered, "Gu Chen, you haven't even been on the Tiger Ranking. Are you trying to make a fool of yourself by being a clown? Besides, for this ceremony, you only prepared livestock for me to sacrifice to the heavens. What are you going to use for the sacrifice?"
"Are you scared?" Gu Chen asked, his voice drifting over.
Gu Mingheng was furious and said, "I have successfully ascended to the Dragon Ranking and absorbed the celestial phenomena. You're telling me I'm afraid?"
"Hehe." Gu Chen smiled faintly and looked at Elder Ge and Elder Liu.
Elder Liu and Elder Ge exchanged a glance. Elder Ge was the first to advise, "Gu Chen, if you can't withstand the power of the Dragon Ranking sprinkling your essence blood on it, you might suffer a backlash. Moreover, Gu Mingheng is right; we didn't prepare enough offerings for the Heavenly Sacrifice this time. If you want to ascend, wait until next time."
"You have a place on the Tiger Ranking, Gu Chen, why don't you go and accept my charity!" Gu Mingheng sneered.
Gu Chen remained unmoved and said, "I'm determined to be on the Dragon Ranking today! Elder Ge, don't worry about the sacrificial offerings, I have a way."
Seeing that Gu Chen was determined, Elder Ge, after receiving Elder Liu's nod of permission, walked to the Dragon Ranking Stele and said, "Since that's the case, Gu Chen, then I will begin the ceremony!"
"Yes!" Gu Chen's eyes flashed with determination.
"Step back!" Elder Ge shouted, and everyone around him retreated again, including the reluctant Gu Mingheng and others. Soon the square was cleared again, and Gu Chen stood proudly in front of the Dragon Ranking Stele.
Immediately afterwards, the Dragon Ranking began to shimmer with light as before, glowing brightly, with flashing lines, and became transparent.
Just like before, when Gu Mingheng started to climb the list, only now, it's Gu Chen instead!
However, among those present, not many wanted to see Gu Chen succeed, but many wanted to see him make a fool of himself!
People are like that. When Gu Chen is at a disadvantage, they often feel pity and sympathy. Just like on the Road to Heaven, when Gu Chen was knocked away by Gu Mingheng, it aroused everyone's hatred and indignation.
But now that Gu Mingheng has made it onto the Dragon Ranking, Gu Chen's presumptuous challenge is displeasing. After all, an arrogant person should have a matching family background and strength.
Gu Chen was nothing more than a discarded pawn, a discarded product. After Gu Mingheng's success, what gave him the right to be so arrogant?
"Rumble--"
Just then, the Dragon Ranking Stele suddenly trembled violently, and a dragon shadow shot out from the stele and rose directly into the air. At that moment, before Elder Ge could speak, Gu Chen raised his arm, gathered his hand into a chopstick with his other hand, and then cut a gash on his arm!
Puff!
A stream of blood spurted from Gu Chen's wound. Amidst the spreading blood, a thick pillar of light shot straight into the sky, shattering the clouds and plunging into the vast heavens!
What?!
Everyone was shocked. Even Elder Ge and the others hadn't expected that Gu Chen would actually sacrifice his own blood to appease the heavens!
When Gu Mingheng offered sacrifices, Gu Chen clearly saw that the livestock were just ordinary wild animals. So he immediately thought, if there were no livestock, couldn't he use his own blood as a substitute?
Without hesitation, Gu Chen acted on his thoughts!
"You!" Elder Ge was shocked and never expected that Gu Chen would sacrifice his own blood to appease the heavens!
Roar! Roar! Roar! --
But before they could even react, an even more shocking scene unfolded!
As Gu Chen's blood splattered into the air, the dragon shadow inhaled and unleashed a deafening roar that continued unabated. Then, from within the stone tablet, another giant dragon phantom slowly twisted and turned, desperately trying to absorb and expel Gu Chen's life force!
"Two dragons! Two dragons emerging from the sea!" Elder Ge trembled all over, his eyes filled with disbelief!
This scene is completely different from what Gu Mingheng caused just now! Gu Mingheng only attracted one dragon shadow from the stone tablet, but now, Gu Chen has actually attracted two dragon shadows!
"How is this possible!" Gu Muyu's eyes were also filled with shock. Could Gu Chen's talent be even stronger than Gu Mingheng's? It's as if the stone tablet attaches such importance to him, and the appearance of two dragons emerging from the sea has occurred!
"What is this?" Gu Mingheng's face was extremely gloomy.
Gu Muyu, "The appearance of two giant dragon phantoms is extremely rare in the history of the Land of Heaven and Earth. As far as I know, the most recent time was when Wang Gui, who was once ranked first on the Dragon Ranking, witnessed such a scene, but that was more than twenty years ago."
"Two dragons emerging from the sea?" Gu Mingheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he coldly said, "So what if two dragons emerge from the sea? At most, he'll only gain the attention of the stone tablet. His strength is insufficient; he won't be able to control the pressure of the dragon shadows, his blood essence won't be able to be inscribed, or he might suffer a backlash. He'll still fail at the last hurdle. Right now, humph, it's just a bit more visually appealing."
Gu Muyu glanced at Gu Mingheng, about to speak. But at that moment, her body trembled, her mouth gaped open, and her face was instantly filled with shock, rendering her speechless!
Another giant dragon leaps out from the Dragon Ranking stone tablet!
Three gigantic dragon phantoms roared out like a raging sea!
"Three giant dragons, three giant dragons..." Elder Ge, Elder Liu, and Shi Che were all deeply moved, their bodies trembling with excitement!
Just when everyone thought there were only three giant dragons, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth...
Nine giant dragons emerged from the Dragon Ranking Stele! All nine dragons were five-clawed golden dragons. Apart from their crystal-clear, shimmering purple horns, their bodies were entirely golden, sparkling with golden light. Their scales and fluorescence shimmered with mysterious brilliance in the void.
After absorbing Gu Chen's vital energy, they formed a surrounding pattern, encircling Gu Chen within them.
Kowloon has appeared!
How shocking, how domineering!
Everyone seemed to stop breathing for a moment, and everyone's eyes looked like they were about to bulge out!
The dragon has been the totem of the Huaxia since ancient times, standing alongside the gods and transcending the laws of nature. If it were just one or two phantoms, they wouldn't be so shocked, but now, nine dragons have appeared in the world!
This is a scene never before heard of or seen since the creation of the Land of Heaven and Earth!