The Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet and the Rankings
After completing his trial, Yuan Zhexian left the inner world and returned to the Yuan Clan's area.
Yuan Jiuzhong, a Supreme Clan Elder, and the Yu Clan's Supreme Clan Elder were delighted to see Yuan Zhexian return. Smiling broadly, they said, "Worthy of being our clan's divine son. A forbidden monstrous genius. Good. Haha! In this age, the divine son is invincible under heaven and will suppress every enemy in the world."
He then smiled at the Yuan Clan sequence members behind him and said, "You should take the trial as well. Let the world know just how powerful our clan's peerless heavenly geniuses and monstrous talents of this generation are."
With that, the sequence members behind him flew toward the vortex gate one after another.
"Trial participant Yuan Changkong: Body Tempering Realm, 580,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Changkong: Blood Moving Realm, 6,200,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Changkong: Grotto-Heaven Realm, ten Grotto Heavens."
"Trial participant Yuan Suyu: Body Tempering Realm, 460,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Suyu: Blood Moving Realm, 4,900,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Suyu: Grotto-Heaven Realm, ten Grotto Heavens."
"Trial participant Yuan Xingchen: Body Tempering Realm, 400,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Xingchen: Blood Moving Realm, 4,300,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Xingchen: Grotto-Heaven Realm, ten Grotto Heavens."
"Trial participant Yuan Lingmeng: Body Tempering Realm, 380,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Lingmeng: Blood Moving Realm, 4,000,000 jin."
"Trial participant Yuan Lingmeng: Grotto-Heaven Realm, nine Grotto Heavens."
"Trial participant Yuan Batian: Body Tempering Realm, 370,000 jin; Blood Moving Realm, 3,900,000 jin; Grotto-Heaven Realm, nine Grotto Heavens."
The crowd outside was already astounded by the talents and aptitudes of the Yuan Clan's sequence members. Every one of them was a peerless monstrous genius. "This generation of the Yuan Clan is truly terrifying. Could it be that the Yuan Clan will reign supreme over the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands in this age?" an ancient existence said.
Another ancient existence picked up where he left off. "The Yuan Clan has always possessed a profound foundation and stood proudly above the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. The clan's origins lie even before the Heaven-Opening Era. Whether or not a clan like that reigns supreme over the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, it is at least one of the most powerful clans in the world today."
Clang... A great bell rang, and a voice declared, "The Great Origin Heaven trial has ended."
Just as the trial ended, the voice continued, "All trials across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands have ended. The Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablets, nine times nine, return to one." As the voice fell silent, the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet slowly floated into the air, then vanished into a vortex.
"What? That's it? It's over? What about the promised rewards? Why aren't there any?" the crowd said, everyone talking at once.
"No, that's not right. Look! That vortex is still growing." As the enormous vortex in the sky slowly grew larger, clang... clang... clang... The bell rang three times, and an ancient tablet several times larger than the Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet slowly descended from the vortex. Light shone in every direction from its surface, and an ancient, mysterious presence emanated from it.
The Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet!
"That's the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet, formed from the nine Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablets of the Nine Heavens. Now that it has appeared, it will announce the rankings of the top one thousand heavenly geniuses and monstrous talents," said an ancient existence who had slumbered for several epochs and had only just emerged from his seal. Several epochs ago, when he was young, he had also witnessed the emergence of the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet.
At that moment, a timeworn, ancient voice rang out across heaven and earth. Everyone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands could hear it.
Primordial Heaven - Li Dahai Age: 16. Rank: 1,000. Reward: Boundless Sea cultivation technique. Great Origin Heaven - Su Yi Age: 16. Rank: 738. Reward: Surging Waves Sword, a Dao Body weapon (a weapon of the Dao Body Realm). Great Origin Heaven - Huang Shaoyu Age: 13. Rank: 720. Reward: Thunder Flash, a Dao Body secret art. Heavenly Dawn Heaven - Wang Xian Age: 15. Rank: 500. Reward: Azure Nether Blade, a Dao Body weapon. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Di Age: 15. Rank: 119. Reward: Mountains Collapse and Earth Splits, a Samsara secret art (a secret art of the Samsara Realm). Great Origin Heaven - Bai Lingxi Age: 15. Rank: 103. Reward: Spirit-Transforming Qi, a Samsara item (an item of the Samsara Realm). Great Origin Heaven - Feng Yutong Age: 16. Rank: 100. Reward: Life-Creating Blood-Fusing Pill, a Saint item. Grand Jade Heaven - Xi Jingyue Age: 14. Rank: 96. Reward: Moon Essence Spirit, a Saint item. Great Origin Heaven - Jin Zhenyang Age: 16. Rank: 95. Reward: Solar Eclipse, a Saint secret art. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Batian Age: 15. Rank: 92. Reward: Black Tortoise Armor, a Saint weapon. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Lingmeng Age: 15. Rank: 88. Reward: Nature Saint Fruit, a sacred item. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Pojun Age: 16. Rank: 80. Reward: Furious Battle Across the Eight Wastelands, a Saint secret art. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Xingchen Age: 16. Rank: 50. Reward: Star Contemplation Diagram, a Great Saint item. Primordial Heaven - Primordial Holy Son Jue Wenxuan Age: 16. Rank: 17. Reward: Qianyuan Spear, a Quasi-Emperor weapon. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Changkong Age: 16. Rank: 11. Reward: Azure Heaven Black and Yellow Halberd, a Quasi-Emperor weapon.
By then, everyone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands was holding their breath, eager to see who the peerless monstrous geniuses in the top ten were. The timeworn, ancient voice rang out again.
Grand Dawn Heaven - Chen Haoran, divine son of the Immortal Ancient Chen Family Age: 11. Grand Dawn Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 10. Talent and aptitude: a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: unmatched in battle, invincible among his peers, with the potential to become a Great Emperor. Reward: Immortal Ascension Sword, an Emperor weapon.
(If, in Blue Star terms, a Quasi-Emperor weapon was a machine gun, then an Emperor weapon was definitely a nuclear missile. The gap was no ordinary one.)
Grand Firmament Heaven - Gu Renjie, divine son of the Immortal Ancient Myriad Spirits Mountain Age: 13. Grand Firmament Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 2. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 9. Talent and aptitude: a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: at six, he encountered a peerless fortuitous opportunity and obtained a supreme Emperor Dao Fruit. From then on, his cultivation soared, and he possessed the potential to become a Great Emperor. Reward: Myriad Spirits Suppress Heaven, a Great Emperor art. Primordial Heaven - Xuan Lingxiao, divine son of the Immortal Ancient Heavenly Profound Holy Land Age: 14. Primordial Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 8. Talent and aptitude: a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: born with a Forbidden Law Domain. The Holy Land's inherited Emperor weapon has protected his Dao since childhood. Reward: Ten Directions Confinement, a Great Emperor art. Grand Jade Heaven - Yu Huaji, crown prince of the Immortal Ancient Heavenly Firmament Imperial Dynasty Age: 14. Grand Jade Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 7. Talent and aptitude: a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: at his birth, purple qi spread for 10,000 li. His aptitude surpasses others, and his talent is unparalleled in the world. Reward: Purple-Gold Space-Breaking Spear, an Emperor weapon. Grand Sovereign Heaven - Wang Teng, divine son of the Immortal Ancient Emperor Wang Family Age: 11. Grand Sovereign Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 6. Talent and aptitude: a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: inheritor of Great Emperor Chaotic Heaven, a child of fortune. Reward: Star Radiance Heaven-Slaying Art, a Great Emperor art. Grand Purity Heaven - Dao Wudao, divine son of the Highest Purity Sect of the Mythical Lands Age: 15. Grand Purity Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 5. Talent and aptitude: Innate Dao Body, a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: the Heavenly Dao acts without action; through inaction, nothing is left undone. He has the potential to surpass a Great Emperor. Reward: Nine-Turn Golden Pill, an Emperor item; Supreme Scripture, a Great Emperor scripture. Grand Commencement Heaven - Jian Cangqiong, sword son of the Sword Sect of the Mythical Lands Age: 13. Grand Commencement Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 4. Talent and aptitude: Innate Sword Physique, a monstrous genius of the ages. Evaluation: his sword points at heaven and earth; with one sword, he breaks all arts. Immortality is within reach. Reward: Sword-Drawing Heaven-Slaying Art, a Great Emperor art; Heaven-Defying Emperor Sword, a Great Emperor weapon. Grand Firmament Heaven - Ji Jingtian, divine son of the Mythical Ji Family Age: 15. Grand Firmament Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 3. Talent and aptitude: Void Body, a forbidden monstrous genius. Evaluation: a physique of the ages, with the potential to become an immortal. Reward: Void Exile, a Great Emperor art; Void Refining Pot, a Great Emperor weapon; Qilin Immortality Herb, an Emperor item. Grand A Heaven - Tai'a Qingcheng, divine daughter of the Heaven-Opening Grand A Clan Age: 8. Grand A Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 2. Talent and aptitude: a forbidden monstrous genius. Evaluation: suspected to be an immortal reincarnated. Her beauty can topple kingdoms and cities, and her combat prowess is unparalleled throughout the ages. From ancient times to the present, peerless figures who can compare with her have been hard to find. Reward: World in the Palm, a Great Emperor art; Seven Emotions and Six Desires Stone, an Emperor weapon; Fortune Purple Lotus, an immortal item. Great Origin Heaven - Yuan Zhexian, divine son of the Forbidden Yuan Clan Age: 5. Great Origin Heaven's Heaven-Suppressing Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet rank: 1. Talent and aptitude: Double Pupils, Supreme Bone, Chaos Physique, a forbidden monstrous genius. Evaluation: unspeakable, incomparable, invincible... Reward: Secret of Combat, Secret of Arrival, and Secret of All of the Nine Secrets; Six Paths of Samsara Fist; three drops of Heaven Essence Blood.
With the Heavenly Dao Ancient Tablet's rankings announced, the crowds across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands began to clamor. There was melancholy, excitement, wonder, and even anger...