"Young Master!"
"Brother Chang'an!"
Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao had just completed their final breakthrough.
Just before the final rankings of the Human Ranking were settled, they had elevated their cultivation to the third level of the Void Comprehension Realm!
Chen Chang'an nodded at them before turning his gaze toward the sky.
By his calculations, the day of the Human Ranking's final settlement should arrive at any moment.
Right now, it seemed as though everyone in the entire Tai Xuan Realm had silently agreed to do the same—lifting their heads to quietly watch the heavens, awaiting the arrival of this final moment.
Boom!
Suddenly, though no unusual phenomena appeared in the sky, the entire Tai Xuan Realm trembled violently.
Every inhabitant could feel the earth shaking beneath them, as if the ground might shatter at any moment, plunging them all into an endless abyss.
"What's happening?"
"What... what's going on?"
"Wasn't today supposed to be the final settlement of the Human Ranking? Why hasn't the ranking appeared, but the earth is shaking instead?"
"Damn, could something major be happening?"
"Could this tremor be related to the Human Ranking?"
"Not sure, but..."
Discussions erupted everywhere, but before anyone could reach a conclusion, a golden light once again burst forth in the sky.
This time, the radiance was even more blinding. Those who had been looking upward instinctively shut their eyes, some even experiencing temporary blindness.
The golden light lingered far longer than usual.
As the earth gradually steadied, the brilliance softened.
Only then did the people dare to look up again.
"The Human Ranking has officially concluded."
"Rankings are now announced!"
"Rank 500: Lu Cai, Age: 32, Cultivation: Divine Ability Realm, Seventh Level."
Only the top 500 of the Human Ranking would qualify to advance and participate in the Earth Ranking.
"I made it!"
"Hahaha, I made it onto the ranking!"
Lu Cai, seeing his name appear first, danced with excitement.
Though he was only ranked 500th, he had surpassed countless others across the Tai Xuan Realm to earn this spot.
"Tch, only 500th, what's there to brag about?"
"But the rewards... why aren't the rewards announced?"
"Not sure. Maybe they'll distribute them after all the rankings are revealed."
"Wait, by the time we reach the top 100, their cultivation is already at the Divine Transformation Realm?"
"That's terrifying!"
"Are they even human? How did they cultivate so fast?"
By the time the rankings reached the top 100, the minimum strength required to make the list had risen to the first level of the Divine Transformation Realm.
Though everyone was stunned, they quickly calmed down—after all, the top few were even more monstrous.
"Rank 8: Ye Beiming, Age: 32, Cultivation: Divine Transformation Realm, Seventh Level."
"Rank 7: Nie Haotian, Age: 32, Cultivation: Divine Transformation Realm, Seventh Level."
Boom!
When the eighth and seventh ranks were announced, the entire crowd was dumbfounded.
They dropped again?
The former first and second had now been pushed down to seventh and eighth?
Who else?
Who else could be so terrifying as to overtake them at the last moment?
"Why... why is this happening?"
"Why did it turn out like this?"
"Now I can't even make the top five?"
Nie Haotian could hardly believe his eyes.
Losing to those four supreme freaks was one thing, but how had he fallen all the way to seventh?
Who?
Who had stolen his fifth place?
"Rank 6: Wu Mingdao, Age: 19, Cultivation: Divine Transformation Realm, Seventh Level."
"Rank 5: Li Qiye, Age: 18, Cultivation: Divine Transformation Realm, Seventh Level."
Wu Mingdao? Li Qiye?
Wu Mingdao was a somewhat familiar name, having previously ranked eighth.
Though few knew who this Wu Mingdao was, his name had been remembered.
But no one expected him to surge forward, directly claiming sixth place.
Even more shocking was Li Qiye.
Like Chen Yunxuan and the others before him, he had been completely unknown—yet his first appearance on the rankings landed him in fifth place.
Clearly, during the previous two updates of the Human Ranking, Li Qiye must have still been a nobody.
Yet, in this final year, he had soared to the seventh level of the Divine Transformation Realm at just eighteen years old.
Terrifying!
Absolutely terrifying!
"Who is this Li Qiye?"
"No idea, never heard of him before."
"His talent is insane—probably on par with Chen Yunxuan and Ye Zhiqiu, right?"
"Ugh, all of them are monsters."
"Rank 4: Gu Fengyao, Age: 32, Cultivation: Void Comprehension Realm, Third Level."
"Rank 3: Gu Xian'er, Age: 23, Cultivation: Void Comprehension Realm, Third Level."
"Rank 2: Ye Zhiqiu, Age: 21, Cultivation: Void Comprehension Realm, Fourth Level."
"Rank 1: Chen Yunxuan, Age: 19, Cultivation: Void Comprehension Realm, Fifth Level."
Compared to Li Qiye's sudden rise, the top four rankings didn't surprise anyone much.
But their cultivation progress—how was it possible?
How could they break through so effortlessly? Even at the Void Comprehension Realm, they advanced this quickly?
Too absurd!
"The Human Ranking announcements have concluded."
"Rewards will now be distributed!"
The rewards were coming?
This was the moment everyone had been waiting for—what would the Heavenly Dao's gifts be?
In the next instant, five hundred beams of light descended from the sky, enveloping every ranked cultivator.
"Damn! There's actually someone from the top 500 here!"
"Whoa, looks like there's another one over there!"
"Could it be Chen Yunxuan?"
"Not sure, but I hope it's Ye Zhiqiu!"
The sudden appearance of these beams caught everyone off guard, effectively exposing all five hundred ranked individuals.
Chen Chang'an watched as Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao were also bathed in the light.
"The rewards!"
"They weren't announced—just directly given?"
Chen Chang'an hadn't expected this. He had assumed the rewards would be publicly listed, not distributed in this manner.
"Breakthrough?"
"Two whole levels at once?"
"Not a bad reward."
He noticed that Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao's cultivation had jumped from the third level of the Void Comprehension Realm straight to the fifth.
A two-level boost.
"Young Master!"
"Brother Chang'an!"
"We broke through again!"
Once the light faded, the two women turned to Chen Chang'an with excitement.
"Good. So the reward was just cultivation progress?" Chen Chang'an asked.
"No!"
"There were other rewards too."
Other rewards?
"What were they?"
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
