The golden light faded, and the words appearing on the testing stele finally came into everyone's view.
"Age: 35, Cultivation: Supreme Realm Second Layer, Combat Power: 80 Stars, Qualified."
"Age: 26, Cultivation: Supreme Realm Second Layer, Combat Power: 81 Stars, Qualified."
Boom!
When the test results appeared, the crowd erupted into an uproar once again.
Everyone's gaze toward Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao was filled with disbelief!
Many had believed that nine stars should be the limit—not just their limit, but also the testing stele's limit.
Yet no one had expected that they wouldn't just surpass nine stars but multiply it by such a staggering margin.
80 stars!
81 stars?!
Just what kind of combat power was this?
Stunned!
Everyone was utterly stunned!
They simply couldn't fathom what 80 stars of combat power truly signified.
Nie Haotian and Ye Liuyun were already beginning to question their existence. The gap was this vast? How could it be this vast?
Ten times their combat power? No—the higher the combat power, the harder it was to measure. While 80 stars might seem only slightly more than ten times seven stars, it was far from that simple.
Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao's true combat power surpassed theirs by at least a hundredfold.
How could such a terrifying disparity exist among those on the same Human Ranking?
"Is there… is there a mistake? How could it possibly be 80 stars?"
"There must be a mistake. It has to be an error. Otherwise, how could it be 80 stars?"
"This is too exaggerated. Could the testing stele itself be malfunctioning?"
"What are you all thinking? This is the testing stele—do you think it's some random object? This was set up by the Heavenly Dao itself. How could it possibly malfunction so easily?"
"It's not the stele that's the problem—it's these two individuals. They're simply too monstrous."
"I genuinely wonder if their Supreme Realm cultivation already allows them to casually challenge Undying Realm experts."
"Casually challenge the Undying Realm? Surely not? That would be too outrageous!"
"If it were before, I'd have thought so too. But now… I feel like anything is possible."
"Wait, if these two are already this monstrous, what about Chen Yunxuan and Ye Zhiqiu? Wouldn’t they…?"
Chen Yunxuan and Ye Zhiqiu had long dominated the top two spots on the Human Ranking. Moreover, over the years, their reputations had only soared higher.
In the Central Heaven Domain, rumors about the two surfaced from time to time, making them the focal point of everyone's attention.
Gu Fengyao and Gu Xian'er were initially puzzled by the test results, but after seeing everyone's reactions, they realized—it must be astonishing.
"Young Master, are our test results really that shocking?" Gu Xian'er asked curiously.
"Before you two, not even a single person reached nine stars in combat power. What do you think?"
Not even nine stars?
And they had directly reached 80 and 81 stars? No wonder the crowd was reacting so dramatically.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe the gap is truly this vast."
"I want to see for myself whether my test results are really inferior to yours."
At this moment, a peak Supreme Realm Ninth Layer cultivator stepped forward. Those who could reach such a level before the age of a hundred were all prodigies among prodigies—future candidates for the Emperor Realm. Naturally, none were willing to be overshadowed.
"Who is this person? A peak Supreme Realm Ninth Layer cultivator?"
"I don’t recognize him. The Central Heaven Domain is vast—how could we know everyone?"
"Does anyone know who he is? A genius like this couldn’t possibly be unknown, right?"
"I think… I think he’s from Yunling Palace."
"Yunling Palace? One of the Three Great Palaces alongside the Luo Divine Palace and Dragon Emperor Palace?"
"Exactly. He’s a disciple of Yunling Palace."
"Word is, he’s the most monstrous talent in Yunling Palace."
"Most monstrous? Compared to Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, can he really be called monstrous? They reached the Supreme Realm in their twenties and thirties. In less than a decade, they’ll likely reach peak Supreme Realm Ninth Layer too."
"Of course, there’s no comparison. Still, we can look forward to seeing his test results."
Under the crowd’s watchful eyes, this supreme genius of Yunling Palace strode confidently toward the testing stele.
He placed his hand on the stele, and indeed, it trembled slightly.
Seeing this, many eyes lit up—could his combat power also be heaven-defying?
However, the trembling lasted only briefly, and no golden light emerged—a far cry from Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao’s test.
The result darkened the man’s expression. How could this be?
There must be a mistake somewhere. Yes, that had to be it.
Flashy effects meant nothing—only the final result mattered.
"Age: 98, Cultivation: Peak Supreme Realm Ninth Layer, Combat Power: 10 Stars, Qualified."
"Damn, he actually got 10 stars?"
"Impressive! As expected of Yunling Palace’s supreme genius—10 stars in combat power!"
"In the past month or two, isn’t this the first time someone reached 10 stars?"
"Right. Aside from Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, his combat power is the highest so far."
"Well, he is at peak Supreme Realm Ninth Layer. High combat power at this stage is only natural."
"If he breaks through to the Undying Realm, his combat power rating probably won’t be this high anymore."
Hearing the crowd’s murmurs, the Yunling Palace genius’s face turned ashen. Though many were praising him, to his ears, it sounded no different from mockery.
"I refuse to accept this!"
"You two—which of you will face me in a proper duel? Let’s see if the gap is truly this vast!"
The Yunling Palace genius glared at Gu Xian'er and Gu Fengyao, his stance suggesting he might attack at any moment.
The two women’s expressions darkened, ready to retaliate, but Chen Chang'an stopped them.
"What’s the rush?"
"Why the hurry?"
"If you’re so eager to fight, there’ll be plenty of time once the Earth Ranking opens."
"What kind of insignificant creature are you, making such a racket?"
"Has Yunling Palace run out of people? Take your dog back where it belongs," Chen Chang'an said coldly.
"You insulted me!" Da Huang grumbled unhappily.
"I did not."
"You did! Comparing him to a dog is an insult to me!"
"Are you seriously calling yourself a dog now?"
"What else can I do? Ask them—am I a dog or not?"
Chen Chang'an glanced at the surrounding crowd, who all nodded vigorously. When he turned back to Da Huang, the beast actually wore a smug expression.
What are you so proud of?!
You’ve been completely accepted as a dog, and you’re happy about it?!
Where’s the dignity of a divine Qilin?! Have you lost it all?!
"Chen Chang'an, the people of Yunling Palace are not yours to lecture."
"Oh?"
"And who might you be?" Chen Chang'an sneered.
"Deputy Palace Master of Yunling Palace."
"Oh? And what if I taught them a lesson?"

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ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!

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."