300 steps!
The Ice River Giant Beast clone took the lead, leaving the second echelon of Ye Ying, Long Yan, and others 50 steps behind. The Elf clone Ba Xuan, standing at over a hundred steps, gulped.
"Damn it, that first clone is a madman!"
"He's risking his life for top-grade Emperor Crystals!"
The Elf clone smacked its lips. Just then, it looked back at its main body, exerting effort on the steps behind. "My goodness, the main body's pure physical body has entered the hundred-step Heavenly Stairway."
"Could it be that I'm too useless?"
Thinking this, the Elf clone took another step forward.
101st step!
102nd step!
103rd step!!
Soon, Ye Xuan reached the 110th step, where he happened to encounter Lai Yuejing.
"This, impossible!"
How could that kid from Planet Atlantis reach this point? Seeing the scene, Lai Yuejing, with his aura in disarray, nearly spat out blood.
"That guy?"
The other four from Planet Qiulong were also dumbfounded. What in the world?
That guy from Planet Atlantis... had actually stepped onto the 110th step, a place only their Moon Jing King could reach.
"Not good!"
"That kid, he's moving forward again!!"
One of them screamed. Ye Xuan, who was at the same step as Lai Yuejing, took another step forward, reaching the 111th step.
"What!?"
Lu Tian, the Star Lord of Planet Qiulong, looked at the figure with shock and disbelief. He clearly hadn't expected the kid from Planet Atlantis to be so cunning.
And...
Most importantly, the kid named Ye Xuan was only releasing the aura of a Great Emperor First Tier at this moment!
"This little fellow is quite interesting."
Dai Liubai watched Ye Xuan on the Heavenly Stairway and said, "To enter the 110th step with just the aura of a Great Emperor First Tier is enough to show his monstrous talent."
"Heh heh, indeed, a good young fellow."
Mo Yu, a Ninth Tier Great Emperor of the Star River Empire who was presiding over the event, also watched with interest. Mo Yu also held another identity: the fourth uncle of the Star River Empire's Emperor.
A person of high status and prestige, and to a certain extent, a semi-retired figure of the Star River Empire. If not for the significant stakes of this Planet Ranking Competition, he wouldn't have come out to officiate.
Therefore, neither Futu nor Dai Liubai dared to act presumptuously in front of Mo Yu.
Not only the two of them, but even the Star River Great Emperor, who was accustomed to interacting with Ninth Tier Great Emperors at their peak, showed considerable respect to Mo Yu. This was because it was Mo Yu who had strongly assisted the Star River Great Emperor back then, allowing the then Ninth Tier Great Emperor to ascend to the throne.
"Lord Mo Yu."
After a pause, Dai Liubai's gaze fell on Bing He at the 300th step. Frowning slightly, he asked, "It is said that Guest Official Futu annihilated the Elf Planet. After this competition, Guest Official Futu will likely eradicate Bing He. At that time... what should we do?"
"Observe the situation."
Mo Yu didn't say much, but replied, "However... if Bing He faces a life-threatening crisis, you may appropriately rescue him. If he can be of use to the Star River Empire, he will surely become an indispensable force in the future."
"But... what if Guest Official Futu finds out?"
Although Dai Liubai would try to prevent Futu from noticing, there was always a possibility of things going wrong.
"If he finds out, he finds out."
Mo Yu glanced in the direction of Guest Official Futu and said, "That Futu thinks his collusion with the Sirius Empire is watertight."
"Even without this Planet Ranking Competition, it wouldn't be long before Futu is brought to justice."
After a pause, Mo Yu continued, "Proceed with what you need to do. I'll take responsibility if anything happens."
"Yes, Lord Mo Yu!!"
Dai Liubai replied respectfully. With Lord Mo Yu's command, he could naturally act freely. After all, the current Emperor was in closed-door cultivation and had handed over all matters of the Star River Empire to Lord Mo Yu. In essence, Mo Yu was the acting Emperor of the Star River Empire.
In a way, Lord Mo Yu's command was the Emperor's command!
"Lord Mo Yu, look quickly, the Elf Bing He has entered the 400th step!"
An astonished voice rang out, followed by Dai Liubai's voice again, "The second place is only at the 300th step. This Elf Bing He has such formidable strength. This fellow's strength is at least no weaker than a peak Fifth Tier Great Emperor!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Dai Liubai's words, Mo Yu's gaze returned to the Heavenly Stairway, and he indeed saw the Ice River Giant Beast clone, Bing He, at the 400th step.
"Truly a surprising young man."
Mo Yu murmured. According to the rankings of the previous session, reaching the 400th step was already sufficient to qualify for the top hundred. As for those above the 500th step, they had the strength of the top fifty.
Time passed quickly.
Half a day later, the Heavenly Stairway rankings appeared.
Heavenly Stairway Rankings.
First Place: Bing He [Elf Race] Achievement: 800 steps
Second Place: Long Yan [Planet Qiongcang] Achievement: 680 steps
Third Place: Ye Ying [Planet Qiongcang] Achievement: 675 steps
.......
One Hundredth Place: Ye Xuan [Planet Atlantis] Achievement: 300 steps
Looking at the rankings, Ilif's heart pounded violently.
"This... is the top hundred of the Heavenly Stairway, my heavens!"
Tumeng was completely incredulous. He knew that Lai Yuejing hadn't even reached 150 steps, and his ranking was over a thousand.
"Ilif, this is your biggest trump card, isn't it?"
Star Lord Lu Tian was not foolish. The scene before him explained everything. Thinking of the previous targeting, Star Lord Lu Tian felt his face burn. It turned out... he had been the clown all along.
"Heh heh, there's still half a day left. This is not the final ranking."
Although Ilif was extremely excited, he maintained a calm demeanor, showing great composure.
"Star Lord, look quickly, Ye Zhanjiang's ranking has changed again!"
King Shalu's voice rang out, and the Heavenly Stairway ranking, which was originally at a hundredth place, had moved down two spots, reaching ninety-eighth place.
"Holy crap~!"
"Already ninety-eighth place!!"
King Yan Yue gulped, "Is that guy... truly just because of his strong physique?"
"I always feel this kid is strange. Could it be... what!?"
Before King Yan Yue could finish this thought, he noticed that Ye Xuan's ranking had moved up three more places. Currently, Ye Xuan had reached the 310th step, and his ranking had risen to ninety-fifth place.
On the other side, the Elf clone also calmly caught up to the 50th position, calculating the number of people and positioning himself at the 50th spot.
Everything happened quietly, continuing his operation of silently amassing wealth.
Ninety-fourth!
Ninety-first!
Eighty-sixth!!
As time passed, Tumeng and King Shalu's eyes widened, and Ilif became increasingly excited. With a sharp gaze fixed on the Heavenly Stairway, he exclaimed, "Good heavens... General Ye is truly amazing!!"