Chapter 1419 - 1204: Prince Longyang Recognizes the Importance of the Celestial Ranking

Chapter 1419: Chapter 1204: Prince Longyang Recognizes the Importance of the Celestial Ranking

"He’s been in the Middle Realm for less than a month, yet he can defeat the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch and Yue Ming in a single move. Yue Ming has been in the Middle Realm for a hundred years."

"Impossible, right?"

"This is way too ridiculous."

"They’re putting on a show!"

"It has to be an act!"

"Celestial String, I know of him, a Heaven Unrestricted Lower Realm expert from the Primordial Yang Domain. He did have some talent when he was young, but ever since entering Heaven Unrestricted, he’s spent nearly a hundred years in a state of constant anxiety, never once immersing himself in cultivation. The fact he could enter the Middle Realm is already pure luck!"

Throughout Heaven-Gazing Gorge, such exclamations and doubts never ceased.

Of course.

Their skepticism was simply their refusal to accept the truth.

"Could it be that the Omniscient Tower really is omniscient? Otherwise, how could they possibly rank all the Heaven Unrestricted experts in the world with such accuracy?" On a snow peak summit, a white-haired Heaven Unrestricted Middle Realm expert held up a copy of Immortal Daily with one hand, frowning deeply.

Compared to those below Heaven Unrestricted, the true Heaven Unrestricted experts felt far more shock and suspicion when they saw this headline.

"Back when those brats were competing on the Seven Domains Celestial Ascension Ranking, there were barely a few who dared assert who would win or lose. After all, the situation on the battlefield shifts in an instant, and everyone has their own hidden trump cards. Even predictions made by King-Sealing experts were often wrong; then to accurately rank all the King-Sealing experts in the world is like climbing to heaven itself. The Omniscient Tower suddenly appears out of nowhere, and we’re supposed to believe it can rank all Heaven Unrestricted experts in the world?"

At the eye of the Storm-ravaged lands, a King-Sealing expert received a copy of Immortal Daily from his subordinate and read it, lost in thought.

Not just them.

Any Heaven Unrestricted expert who got their hands on Immortal Daily was stunned, and at the same time, truly could not bring themselves to believe the fact that Celestial String defeated the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch.

Because what they had always believed in was accumulation and hidden cultivation.

Only long-term accumulation.

Only long-term hidden cultivation.

Could lead to the path of true strength!

Yet the news in Immortal Daily for two days in a row had reshaped their worldview.

The Immortal Sect’s Li-surnamed King-Sealing expert killed Lie Yao with two swords.

Fake?

Absolutely not.

This happened at the Longze Domain Lord’s Mansion—there’s no way it could be fake, and if it were, fake would have become real by now.

Celestial String defeated the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch and Yue Ming, and settled the outcome in a single move.

Fake?

That definitely can’t be faked either.

The Patriarch of the Divine Sword Sect is still alive; if the Omniscient Tower wanted to fabricate this, they would’ve silenced him.

As for whether the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch and Yue Ming were just acting?

There’s a ninety-percent chance that’s impossible!

Because the price of that drama would be far too great.

Their name and prestige would be utterly ruined, and not just in one city, but across all of You Country.

How could the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch be willing to pay such a price?

At the same time, when Prince Longyang saw it, his expression couldn’t help but quietly change, "Could it be that the Immortal Sect really did create a genuine ranking of Heaven Unrestricted experts worldwide, and not just some means to achieve a certain goal? Is the Omniscient Tower truly omniscient?"

As he spoke, Prince Longyang fell into deep thought and only after a long while muttered to himself, "This is no longer something that can be solved just by having informants. Unless they really make every Heaven Unrestricted expert in Heaven-Gazing Gorge come out and fight one another, how else could they distinguish who’s weaker and who’s stronger?"

Unable to figure it out no matter how he thought, Prince Longyang immediately took out his Sound Transmission Stone.

Yes.

He was going to contact Wen Ping and get a clear answer.

And take the chance to discuss a date to pay a visit and offer his thanks.

Lie Yao’s death, while it made the alliance between the Celestial Nether King and the others even tighter, had fiercely boosted his own prestige and morale.

These things were far too important to him right now.

No less important than killing a Ministry Level expert from the Heaven-Shrouding Tower on the battlefield!

After a long time.

The Sound Transmission Stone remained silent.

Because Wen Ping was currently cultivating in the Final Forbidden Area and wasn’t paying attention to Prince Longyang.

Helpless, Prince Longyang could only send a transmission to Chen Xie; the answer he received was, "If Your Highness doesn’t believe it, you can go pay a visit to the Ice King. Your ranking is two places higher than his. He’s thirty-second on the Celestial Ranking, while you’re thirtieth. Battle him and you’ll know."

As for thirty-first, that person belongs to the Heaven-Shrouding Tower. Chen Xie couldn’t very well encourage Prince Longyang to head into Heaven-Shrouding Tower territory to challenge him.

"I believe!"

Seeing how certain Chen Xie was, Prince Longyang spoke, then put the Sound Transmission Stone away.

The thought he’d had yesterday of asking Wen Ping to withdraw the Celestial Ranking had now completely vanished without a trace.

If the Celestial Ranking was real, then the future of the Omniscient Tower would be unimaginable.

Because if everyone comes to trust the Omniscient Tower, then after he secures the position of Sovereign, he’ll be able to use the Omniscient Tower to do many, many things—to grasp the hearts of the people under heaven.

If that day truly comes.

He’ll be able to lead You Country to an unprecedented peak!

He might even unify Heaven-Gazing Gorge!

Thinking of this, Prince Longyang became even more resolute that the Celestial Ranking must not be discarded.

Even if its existence invites doubt!

Putting his thoughts away, Prince Longyang rose and flew toward the Royal Palace. On his way there, he racked his brains over how to ask the Sovereign to pay a visit to the Ancestral Power and have the Ancestral Power accept the existence of the Celestial Ranking.

Because once a single Ancestral Power accepted the Celestial Ranking’s existence.

Then there would no longer be any problem with the Celestial Ranking at all.

However.

Just as he reached the palace gate.

Prince Longyang discovered that the Celestial Nether King and the others had also arrived one after another.

The instant their gazes met, blades and swords seemed to clash within their eyes.

Prince Longyang understood—they were here to block him.

The existence of the Celestial Ranking had already made them uneasy!

In the end, this bout of competition in the Royal Palace concluded with Prince Longyang’s departure.

Because under the vehement opposition of the Celestial Nether King and the others, the Sovereign rejected Prince Longyang’s plan to rashly disturb the Ancestral Power.

Still, Prince Longyang was not discouraged.

He would just go back and think of another way.

The speed at which the Celestial Nether King and the others moved to obstruct him showed just how uneasy they were.

Which meant.

He had all the more reason to succeed!

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, Prince Longyang was about to return to his residence and continue scheming.

But just as one foot stepped out of the Royal Palace, he heard the Ice King’s mocking voice behind him, "Prince Longyang, when did you become so naive? You think a single piece of news about Celestial String defeating the Divine Sword Sect’s Patriarch can legitimize the Celestial Ranking? Relax—if you come to the palace once, I’ll come once too!"

"I’ll be keeping watch outside the palace!" The King of Chaos glared angrily at Prince Longyang, a serious light in his eyes—he clearly wasn’t joking at all.

Of course.

Prince Longyang also believed the King of Chaos wasn’t joking.

At that, Prince Longyang’s gaze swept over the Celestial Nether King and the King of Harmony and Sorrow. "Whether the rankings on the Celestial Ranking are real or not, don’t you already know?"

The Ice King seized the chance to cut in, continuing with a light sneer, "If the Sovereign doesn’t believe, what can you do? Do you want the Sovereign to admit that the Omniscient Tower is more capable than the Inspection Hall? Or are you trying to tell the Sovereign that the Inspection Hall is useless, and the Omniscient Tower is actually You Country’s most powerful intelligence organization?"

With those words, Prince Longyang said nothing further and turned into a streak of soaring light as he departed.

Though he didn’t think much of the Ice King, what the Ice King said was indeed reasonable.

If the Sovereign acknowledged the authority of the Celestial Ranking.

Then that would be equivalent to acknowledging the uselessness of the Inspection Hall.

And indirectly, acknowledging his own uselessness.

(Hit a wall with the writing today.

This is all I can manage...

I do have some more draft, but I’m not satisfied with it yet, so I can’t post it.

I’ll write more tomorrow.

Sorry.)