Chapter 789: Big Fish

As the first exclamation rang out.

The crowd's gazes turned one after another toward the top of the Earth Vein Stele.

"Luo Ming's name has truly disappeared! And the names of the other three Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators from the Youyun Holy Land have disappeared along with it!"

"Someone has defeated Luo Ming and the other three Ninth-Order Will Stage cultivators from the Youyun Holy Land!"

"How is this possible? Luo Ming was already ranked in the top three during the last Spirit Ranking Battle, and after a hundred years of accumulation, his strength should only be greater. Furthermore, he was followed by so many Ninth-Order Will Stage Monsters; who has the ability to defeat such a powerful combination?"

"Could it be that they encountered swarms of Fortune Spirits or a siege by a large number of participating cultivators?"

……

Just as the crowd was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a puzzled voice suddenly spoke up, "Who is Wan Guiyuan? This name didn't seem to be on the Earth Vein Stele before, right? How did he jump straight to second place?"

Hearing this voice, the crowd fell silent.

"Could it be... that he joined forces with others to defeat Luo Ming and the others?" an uncertain voice asked.

As soon as this voice was heard, someone immediately spoke up to deny it, "Impossible! I am from the eastern region of Youzhou and have heard of Wan Guiyuan; he is merely an ordinary Core Disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, having only recently become a Core Disciple, and is just a Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator."

Only a Seventh-Order Will Stage?

Hearing of Wan Guiyuan's background and cultivation, the crowd revealed looks of astonishment, then shook their heads one after another.

A mere Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator wouldn't even have the qualifications to join a siege against Luo Ming and the others; the aftermath of the battle alone would likely be enough to kill him several times over.

Yet, this person had indeed ascended to second place on the Earth Vein Stele.

Could it be...

That he obtained some kind of fortuitous encounter within the Earth Vein Stele and gained a massive amount of Fortune Power?

That must be it.

The Spirit Ranking Battle hasn't been going on for long, and the amount of Fortune Power everyone has obtained is not yet significant.

If that Wan Guiyuan was lucky enough to run into a few heavily injured Top-tier Fortune Spirits, he could truly charge straight to second place on the Earth Vein Stele.

Otherwise.

There is simply no way to explain how a lowly Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator could ascend to second place on the Earth Vein Stele.

Just as the crowd was discussing the matter of a Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivator ascending to second place on the Earth Vein Stele.

Wen Ya and Long Er were also stunned as they looked at that name in the second row of the Earth Vein Stele.

Wan Guiyuan, second?

How did he manage that?

Could it really be just good luck?

……

Wang Jianqiang could anticipate that his ranking would inevitably leap forward after defeating Luo Ming and the others.

But he was unclear as to exactly how far it would leap.

He didn't want to dwell on it, either.

This bit of Fortune Power was merely an appetizer; the real main course had to be Xuan Che.

He was certain that as long as he could retrieve all the Fortune Power from Xuan Che when the deadline for the first stage of the Spirit Ranking Battle approached, he would definitely be able to reach the top spot!

That's right, he was just that confident.

He was currently searching everywhere for disciples of the Xuanming Dao Sect with Mu Lingxi.

Of course.

They still chose the fishing method of traveling.

Along the way, many participants rushed over excitedly, only for Mu Lingxi to unleash her strength and slap them all to death, gaining quite a bit of Fortune Power.

After the two of them had searched for several days in succession.

They finally encountered a disciple of the Xuanming Dao Sect; Wang Jianqiang personally took action to kill them, and after some Soul Searching, he found no useful information at all.

They could only continue searching.

A few more days passed, and they encountered three Xuanming Dao Sect disciples at once.

After killing the three of them.

Although they did not obtain the information they wanted regarding Luo Yunshang, they did obtain the whereabouts of the First Core Disciple of the Xuanming Dao Sect from the memories of these people.

"How is it, Senior Brother? Did you get information on the big fish?"

Mu Lingxi, who had been waiting on the side, couldn't help but ask when she saw Wang Jianqiang finish the Soul Searching.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded.

Mu Lingxi immediately revealed a look of excitement, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly."

……

Boom!

A rumbling sound echoed through the heavens and earth.

A massive monster exploded, and a stream of Fortune Power emerged, surging toward the top of the young man's head who had struck the blow.

The next moment.

A golden dragon nearly two hundred and twenty zhang in length appeared above the young man's head and swallowed the Fortune Power in one gulp.

After swallowing the Fortune Power, the golden dragon's body grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, only stopping once it reached two hundred and seventy-eight zhang.

"As expected of a Top-tier Fortune Spirit; it actually allowed my Fortune Golden Dragon to grow by a full fifty zhang in one go."

The young man let out a long breath, a look of excitement appearing on his face.

Just then, two figures flashed out beside the young man, looking at the massive Fortune Golden Dragon above his head with faces full of envy.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Su."

"With Senior Brother Su's current Fortune Golden Dragon length, it should be enough to suppress everyone and reach the number one throne."

Both of them were Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivators.

Their primary goal in coming here this time was to help their Xuanming Dao Sect First Core Disciple, Su Ling, obtain the first-place position on the Spirit Ranking.

While doing their utmost to ensure the sect's number one genius secured first place on the Spirit Ranking, they also aimed to climb the Spirit Ranking as much as possible themselves.

This was not only the strategy of the Xuanming Dao Sect, but also the common strategy of all factions in Youzhou that aspired to secure first place on the Spirit Ranking.

Just like the Youyun Holy Land, they were using the exact same strategy.

The Top-tier Fortune Spirit from just a moment ago, whose strength was enough to rival an ordinary Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivator, had been slain by the three of them working together.

However, out of consideration for the sect's strategy, they had yielded the opportunity for the final blow to Su Ling, allowing him to obtain that massive amount of Fortune Power.

Naturally, regarding Su Ling as the core, although they felt envious, they did not harbor the slightest bit of jealousy.

It was not just because Su Ling's strength was greater than theirs, but even more so because they feared Su Ling's status and dared not be jealous.

Because Su Ling was a direct descendant of a Supreme Elder within the sect.

Although that Supreme Elder had encountered some accidents in recent years and had been unable to return to the sect, causing Su Ling's status within the sect to decline slightly.

Yet that Supreme Elder had not fallen.

Once that Supreme Elder returned, Su Ling's status would immediately return to what it once was.

Calling him the crown prince of the Xuanming Dao Sect was not an exaggeration at all.

Jealous of him?

Wouldn't that be courting death?

Hearing the humble words filled with praise from the two, Su Ling smiled lightly.

Although he also felt that he should be firmly in first place, he still revealed a cautious expression, shook his head, and said, "Our sect's fortune has been poor in recent years, and the Sect Master has placed high hopes on this Spirit Ranking Battle; we urgently need to achieve results to turn the sect's luck around, so we must not be careless."

Upon hearing this, the two were just about to offer a few more flattering remarks.

Suddenly, they sensed two auras faintly drifting over from the distance.

These two auras were not restrained in the slightest, being released without any scruples.

Within them, there was even a distinct mixture of Fortune Power, though because the distance was still great, the sensation was relatively vague.

Yet the two could feel that these two strands of Fortune Power were both exceptionally thick.

If they could slay the newcomers, they would surely be able to obtain a bountiful harvest!