Endless hatred!
After all, being a lightning cultivator was Ye Ying's proudest achievement. Because of his lightning cultivator identity, he could easily fight opponents of higher cultivation levels. He had always been an object of envy, but now…
A lightning cultivator suddenly appeared who was even more powerful than him. How could he tolerate this?
Although Ye Ying was currently at the peak of the fifth-tier Great Emperor, with combat power that could even defeat a sixth-tier Great Emperor, his mental state was too poor. At best, he was only slightly stronger than a flower in a greenhouse.
However, this was clearly not what Ye Xuan wanted.
751st step!
755th step!
760th step!!
As time passed, Ye Xuan climbed the steps, step by step, towards the summit of the Heavenly Ladder. At the same time, he was getting closer and closer to Ye Ying and the second echelon.
"That kid, how can this be!?"
"How is he capable of this!!"
Everyone in the second echelon looked at the steady approaching figure behind them, their mouths twitching and eyelids jumping uncontrollably.
He was only a fifth-tier Great Emperor, yet his progress on the Heavenly Ladder was much better than theirs.
Moreover, remember...
This guy had broken through 50 steps multiple times simultaneously when he first started. Could it be that this person could even surpass them??
Thinking of this, everyone's faces became solemn!!
Gulp~
Gulp~ Gulp~~
The people of planet Atlantis, including Yilifu, all turned their gaze to Ye Xuan and swallowed their saliva. What were they seeing?
That's right!
They simply couldn't believe it. General Ye was… approaching the first echelon at a visible speed. This meant that he had the potential to contend for the top ten?
Thinking of this!
Everyone's hearts felt as if they were being squeezed by an invisible giant hand, suffocating them and making it difficult to breathe.
"What an interesting fellow."
Mo Yu looked at Ye Xuan with burning eyes. He had already reached the 780th step, but his pace did not slow down. Dai Liubai's eyes flickered.
"Lord Mo Yu, this person's talent is probably much stronger than Ye Ying and the others this time!"
Dai Liubai had reached a conclusion. Not only him, but Mo Yu could also see it. This child's future talent was absolutely promising.
If possible, they must befriend this child. If… in the near future, they could recruit him as an esteemed guest of the Star River Empire, that would be even better.
The reason for this thought was that becoming an esteemed guest of the Star River Empire would bring him nothing but benefits. Only when the Star River Empire was threatened by a great enemy would the esteemed guests be called upon. In normal times, these esteemed guests had complete freedom.
Because of this, although the Star River Empire did not have as many strong cultivators as other empires of the same level, it was precisely because of the existence of esteemed guests that other empires did not dare to go too far, and this included the Heavenly Wolf Empire.
Of course, to achieve this, this person named Ye Xuan would at least need to have a strength comparable to an eighth-tier Great Emperor, as did Binghe from the Elf race.
"OMG~"
At this moment, a scream erupted from the crowd. The next moment, everyone saw Ye Xuan reach the 790th step. At this moment, Ye Xuan successfully entered the top ten of the Heavenly Ladder rankings.
However, as everyone's gaze fell upon Ye Xuan on the Heavenly Ladder.
791st step!
792nd step!!
One step after another, Ye Xuan's ranking was also being crushed and reversed at a visible speed.
Ninth place, eighth place, seventh place…
Soon!
To Ye Ying's disbelief, Ye Xuan actually reached the 801st step, and without even looking at him, he stepped towards the 802nd step.
BOOM!!!!
Looking at Ye Xuan's retreating figure, the entire audience erupted!
Second place!!
That's right, at this moment, Ye Xuan directly surpassed Ye Ying, the grandson of Futu, and became second place. His Heavenly Ladder record was 803rd step!
Not bad!!
It was indeed the 803rd step, but this was clearly not the end!!
Finally, at a certain moment.
Ye Xuan stopped at the 820th step. He glanced back at Ye Ying and the others and thought, "This should be enough to secure second place."
Meanwhile, on the 980th step.
Binghe's giant beast clone's aura directly soared past the peak of the fifth-tier Great Emperor, directly entering the sixth-tier Great Emperor. Then, it continued to climb, surpassing the Star River Empire's understanding.
985th step!
990th step!
995th step!!
Finally, under Futu's murderous gaze, Binghe's giant beast clone entered the 1000th step!
That's right, it was the 1000th step, and he was the first person in the Star River Empire, since the creation of the Heavenly Ladder, to clear the Heavenly Ladder at the age of less than 150.
At this moment, at the summit of the Heavenly Ladder, a surge of powerful energy flowed into Binghe's giant beast clone, and then its aura surged.
In an instant, it broke through to the seventh-tier Great Emperor. Then, with the ravenous absorption of the giant beast clone, it finally reached the peak of the seventh-tier Great Emperor.
Of course, to the outside world, Binghe's giant beast clone's aura was only at the peak of the sixth-tier Great Emperor!
"What!!"
"Energy infusion, this…"
This scene stunned everyone. Mo Yu narrowed his eyes, "It is rumored that reaching the summit of the Heavenly Ladder brings unexpected gains. Is this true?"
"With this energy infusion, this little fellow will likely break through to the seventh-tier Great Emperor before long!"
"Hmm!?"
Upon hearing Mo Yu's words, Dai Liubai next to him could no longer remain calm. "Lord Mo Yu, in that case, won't Futu be even less tolerant of this fellow getting stronger?"
"It's very likely…"
"They will make a move against this Binghe after the ranking competition ends."
Although Dai Liubai had not interacted much with Futu, he had heard of his ruthless methods. Therefore, when Mo Yu mentioned his collusion with the Heavenly Wolf Empire, he absolutely believed it.
Because that Futu was someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. To be honest, if Futu did not have the strength of a peak eighth-tier Great Emperor, the imperial lineage of the Star River Empire would never have accepted him.
At a certain moment.
The Heavenly Ladder ascent ended, and the final Heavenly Ladder battle rankings were set.
Heavenly Ladder Ranking.
First place: Binghe [Elf Race] Record: 1000th step [Summit]
Second place: Ye Xuan [Planet Atlantis] Record: 820th step
Third place: Ye Ying [Planet Qiong Cang] Record: 802nd step
Fourth place: Long Yan [Planet Qiong Cang] Record: 801st step
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Fiftieth place: Ba Xuan [Elf Race] Record: 580th step
Indeed, as the final rankings were completed, the most eye-catching figures were not others but Binghe, who ranked first, followed by Ye Xuan from Planet Atlantis. Although not as heaven-defying as Binghe, the fact that Ye Xuan, with his fifth-tier Great Emperor strength, could crush Ye Ying and the others from Planet Qiong Cang under his feet already showed his extraordinariness.
"Good!"
Seeing this, Mo Yu's majestic voice echoed again, "Next, we invite the top ten thousand strongest cultivators on the Heavenly Ladder to enter the arena for the final planet ranking grand competition!"
"The 10,000th ranked contestant [Planet Chi Yan] Zhan Wudi, select your opponent!"
"I choose the 9,999th ranked opponent!"
Zhan Wudi from Planet Chi Yan's voice rang out. The next moment, the last two of the top ten thousand contestants began their battle. Soon, the two of them entered the arena.
However, this was just one battlefield. Mo Yu's voice continued, "The 9,998th ranked contestant issues a challenge!"
"I choose the 9,000th ranked opponent!!"
In an instant, the most intense scene of the planet ranking competition unfolded. Arena after arena appeared before everyone's eyes. It was not surprising that the contestants on each arena were geniuses from their respective planets, otherwise, they would not have stood out among billions of competitors.
Soon, it reached the 8,000th ranked contestant.
"I choose the second-ranked contestant, Ye Xuan!!"
A genius from a higher-level planet, named Luo Ming.
He himself was a fifth-tier Great Emperor and had broken through for more than two years. His strength was not to be underestimated. The reason he challenged Ye Xuan was to see how his combat power compared to that of the fifth-tier Great Emperor.
At this moment, Ye Xuan was slightly stunned. He had not expected that it would be his turn at the 8,000th rank. "However… to avoid trouble, it seems I need to make a display of force to warn others."