Chapter 154: Entering the Great Xia Heaven's Pride List, the College Entrance Exam Begins

Myriad Races Continent.

In the far east of the Myriad Races Continent, there is a region filled with immortal aura.

Here, countless immortal aura crisscrosses between heaven and earth, mountain peaks rise one after another, clouds and mist envelop the peaks.

It is as if each woman were draped in layers of gauze.

This strongly brings out that sense of mystery.

Among those mountain peaks, there is a peak that shoots straight up into the clouds.

This peak is extremely towering and vast; from its base, its end cannot be seen, as if it pierces straight through heaven and earth.

At this moment, at the summit of the peak.

A terrifying figure emerged.

It is a figure whose whole body is enveloped in golden light.

On his forehead is a red, radiant mark like the sun.

Behind him, twelve pairs of wings spread out fully.

The surrounding space, at the instant of his appearance, shattered completely, revealing streaks of pitch-black void.

Within the void, powerful surges erupt; even a mere trace of such a surge can easily annihilate a Grand Master-level expert.

His appearance instantly stirred the surrounding clouds and mist, as if sensing some fearful aura.

This person had just appeared here, making no movement, merely standing still, as if waiting for something.

After a moment, space was slowly torn apart by a powerful force.

Next, a burly, ferocious figure slowly walked out of the space.

It is a figure whose skin is shrouded in black.

Upon the black skin are streaks of blood-red patterns, like molten lava.

The person's whole body releases a powerful surge, like the scorching heat of magma.

On his forehead are a pair of sharp antennae, which point into the void, as if they could completely shatter the entire void.

At the instant this person appeared, the other person revealed a gentle smile.

"Demon Emperor, it seems our thoughts are the same."

The Demon Emperor glanced at that person indifferently and let out a cold laugh.

"God Emperor, there's no need to be so cryptic; we all share the same idea—the Heaven and Earth Grand Dao has manifested, the hope of the Imperial Realm is about to appear; you think I don't know what you're thinking?"

The God Emperor, mocked by the Demon Emperor, showed no worry on his face; instead, he still wore a faint smile.

"Although the Heaven and Earth Grand Dao has manifested, the sensation is indeed within the Human Race's territory; the Human Race's lands are under the protection of the Human Emperor, so we cannot inspect them—only the Immortal Emperor, that old lady, can briefly pierce the Human Emperor's veil to sense even a hint."

The Demon Emperor said lightly.

"What of him alone? Do you really think he'd dare not tell us? The Gods, Demons, and Immortals three races are the peak species of the Myriad Races Continent, but in terms of battle prowess, the Immortal Race is merely the weakest!"

The God Emperor gave the Demon Emperor a meaningful glance, then smiled faintly.

"Alright, since we're all here, let's go see what the Immortal Emperor has to say."

He waved his hand, and a golden road instantly appeared before them; the two walked upon it and slowly reached the peak's summit.

Standing at the peak's summit, the sea of clouds lay beneath their feet.

It was as if they stood at the apex of the heavens, looking down upon all of heaven and earth.

"That old lady just loves the Human Race's ways."

The Demon Emperor snorted, obviously not approving of the Immortal Emperor's actions.

Soon, the two stood upon the peak.

At the center of the peak stood a small thatched cottage.

Inside the thatched cottage, an old man resembling a Human Race person, wearing gray robes, lay quietly in a rattan chair.

Were it not for the old man's ears, slightly pointed compared to an ordinary person, one might mistake him for a true Human Race individual.

At the instant the two appeared, the old man suddenly opened his eyes.

In his eyes, myriad changes seemed to flicker constantly.

Next, the old man's figure vanished; when he reappeared, he stood before the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor.

"Your Majesties, God Emperor and Demon Emperor, gracing my humble abode truly overwhelms me with honor!"

The old man looked at them with a hearty laugh.

The Demon Emperor let out a cold snort.

"Old lady, we've known each other for hundreds of years; cut the nonsense and speak plainly—where is the hope of the Imperial Realm?"

The God Emperor beside him also gave a slight nod, evidently agreeing with the Demon Emperor.

The old man smiled, waved his hand, and the three instantly found themselves inside a tea house.

The three sat on mats, with cups of hot tea before them.

"The Heaven and Earth Grand Dao has manifested; we both have seen its pattern upon the heavens. Ancient texts once prophesied that heaven and earth would be sealed, the Grand Dao hidden within the world. Only when the Grand Dao manifests can the path to the Imperial Realm be reopened."

"Now the Grand Dao has manifested, but can you still sense its existence?"

The old man said with a hearty laugh.

The God Emperor and Demon Emperor exchanged a glance, their eyes turning solemn.

To become an Imperial Realm expert, one must necessarily comprehend the power of the Grand Dao before taking that step.

But the Heaven and Earth Grand Dao lies hidden within the world's origin, fundamentally undetectable.

In another sense, the Grand Dao is sealed.

Only by breaking the seal can one perceive the existence of the Grand Dao.

And the manifestation of the Heaven and Earth Grand Dao is a sign that the seal has been broken!

"Your meaning… is that the Great Dao has not truly manifested in the world?"

The Divine Emperor said in a deep voice.

To be honest, this answer differs from what he had expected.

In his view, the Dao's manifestation already allows a contest for the Dao to be launched.

But from the Immortal Emperor's mouth, it seemed the Dao was not completely manifested.

This point left the Divine Emperor somewhat at a loss.

The Demon Emperor beside him impatiently said.

"Old fool, speak human language, I don't want to hear your whining."

The Immortal Emperor gave a faint smile, took a sip of tea, and said.

"Both of you, don't be hasty. Although the Dao hasn't truly broken its seal yet, I already sense this won't last long—at most a month, the Dao will truly manifest!"

The Divine Emperor and the Demon Emperor's eyes brightened at the Immortal Emperor's words.

"Really?"

The Immortal Emperor said with a smile.

"However, before the Dao's manifestation, there is one more matter to attend to."

The Divine Emperor and the Demon Emperor both said in deep voices.

"What matter?"

The Immortal Emperor made no sound, extended his slender fingers, dipped them in tea, and lightly wrote two characters on the tea table.

High opening!

The Divine Emperor and the Demon Emperor's pupils narrowed slightly, then instantly returned to calm.

After a long while, the Demon Emperor's figure slowly rose.

"The Human Race must also pay some price now."

At the same time, throughout the Human Race.

Time flew rapidly.

Two weeks had already passed.

The college entrance examination was also entering its final sprint.

The third‑to‑last day.

An official list from the Martial Artists Association began circulating throughout Daxia.

Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking!

"Come on, come on, go see the latest Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking!"

Everyone who received the news excitedly headed to the Martial Artists Association, preparing to purchase a copy of the latest Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking.

The Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking recorded the top Heavenly Pride of all Daxia youths aged eighteen to twenty‑five.

They could be called Daxia's seeds, representing the seeds of hope.

In Jiangnan Sheng, countless common folk rushed to the Martial Artists Association, ready to obtain the latest list.

"Wu Hu, I got it, I got it!"

A person who first seized the list shouted excitedly.

"I don't know if anyone from Jiangnan Sheng can make it onto the Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking; if they could, Jiangnan Sheng would become famous!"

"Indeed, Daxia has over a hundred provinces; even one slot per province is scarce. I just wonder whether this latest Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking includes any Heavenly Pride from Jiangnan Sheng."

"Surely it does—Su Yu of Hengcheng took first place in the southern region. If even Su Yu can't make it, the whole southern region would have no Heavenly Pride."

The crowd discussed.

Immediately, the first person to obtain the Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking eagerly flipped it open.

"First place, Zhou Yuanqing, senior at Jingwu Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master peak!"

"Second place, Zhao Wei, senior at the First Military Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master peak!"

"Third place, Wu Qian, senior at Modu Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master peak!"

"Fourth place, Tian Lingzi, senior at Zulong Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master later stage!"

"Fifth place, Xu Xiao, senior at Yunduan Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master later stage!"

"Sixth place, Li Lan, senior at Qianlong Academy, Bright Moon Grand Master middle stage!"

"Ninety‑first place, Su Yu, Jiangnan Sheng Heavenly Pride Battalion, Second Transformation Pure Golden Body!"

Soon, Su Yu's name appeared in everyone's view.

"Hahaha, Jiangnan Sheng actually has a Heavenly Pride making it onto the ranking!"

"Yes, though it's only ninety‑first, Su Yu is only eighteen; give him a few more years and he might break into the top fifty!"

"But to be honest, the top ten of this ranking are terrifying; each is a Bright Moon Grand Master level strongman."

"Stronger than our president!"

"Indeed, our Daxia Heavenly Pride is formidable; in a few years, those ten‑thousand tribes will be nothing to fear!"

The crowd looked at the Daxia Heavenly Pride Ranking in their hands, discussing.

At this moment, in a mountain cave in the southern region.

Heavenly Sword King looked at Su Yu seated in the Spiritual Qi pool, his mouth twitching slightly.

"Good fellow, two weeks have passed, why are you still cultivating?"

"Enough, time's up, the college entrance exam is about to start!"

Heavenly Sword King sat idly beside him, fully protecting Su Yu's path.

Two weeks earlier, Su Yu had already completed the shaping of the Arhat Golden Body; the subsequent time was basically spent polishing the foundation.

However, even the Heavenly Sword King never imagined that merely polishing the basics would be this troublesome.

It took a full two weeks, and still the basics weren't settled.

Moreover, when Su Yu first arrived here, the spiritual liquid in the spirit-qi pool was full, but after two weeks, the spiritual liquid in the spirit-qi pool had actually disappeared by more than half.

You know, the spirit qi here is far richer than that of the spirit-qi pool in Jiangnan Province.

It could even create dozens of Golden Body Realm cultivators, or even Flying Heaven Realm ones.

But in the process of forging the Arhat Golden Body, not only did it consume more than ten drops of king's seal essence blood, even the spirit qi was expended in such huge amounts.

For a moment.

Even the Heavenly Sword King outright called it a gold‑swallowing beast.

No one knew how long had passed when Su Yu in the spirit‑qi pool suddenly opened his eyes.

All that could be seen was behind Su Yu.

A golden body like white jade appeared in an instant.

Boom—!!!

Mixed with a terrifying might.

Arhat Golden Body!

And on the Arhat Golden Body, two patterns were clearly visible.

Even the third pattern was faintly visible.

All that could be seen was Su Yu letting out an explosive shout.

"Break!"

A frenzied surge of energy instantly poured into the Arhat Golden Body.

In an instant, the Arhat Golden Body trembled wildly, and immediately the third pattern appeared.

Three‑turn!

During the two weeks spent.

Su Yu directly upgraded his two‑turn Arhat Golden Body to a three‑turn Arhat Golden Body!

Instantly, a terrifying aura emanated from within Su Yu's body.

"Not bad; the three‑turn Arhat Golden Body has already surpassed the perfected ordinary Golden Body, and even against a five‑turn Flawless Golden Body you could easily defeat it."

The Heavenly Sword King rose to his feet, laughing as he spoke.

Su Yu looked at the Heavenly Sword King, showing grateful eyes.

"Thank you, senior brother, for protecting the Dao!"

The Heavenly Sword King waved his hand, still laughing as he spoke.

"No need for thanks; just give me a bit of king's seal essence blood."

Su Yu's mouth twitched slightly, and he fell silent.

The Heavenly Sword King immediately displeased: "Junior brother, I guarded you for a full two weeks—do you know what two weeks means?"

"In that time, I, your senior brother, could have raised myself by a minor realm!"

"You say, shouldn't you compensate me, your senior brother?"

Su Yu fell even more silent.

Although he didn't know what the King's Seal realm was like, breaking through a minor realm in two weeks is something even ghosts wouldn't believe.

However, Su Yu still took out ten drops of king's seal essence blood and handed them to the Heavenly Sword King.

"Senior brother, this is all I have, junior brother."

The Heavenly Sword King's eyes lit up.

He hastily accepted it, then feigned a cough.

"Alright, senior brother won't nag anymore—let's go, I'll first take you back to the Heavenly Pride Battalion, lest your instructors anxiously await!"

Then the Heavenly Sword King waved his hand, directly bringing Su Yu through a spatial tunnel, and in an instant they arrived at Su Yu's room in the Heavenly Pride Battalion.

Afterward, he himself disappeared.

Su Yu sat on his bed, a smile appearing on his face.

These two weeks haven't been easy, to the point that Su Yu now feels everything is unreal.

After simply tidying up, Su Yu sat cross‑legged on his bed, consolidating his cultivation.

Countdown: one day.

The whole of Daxia had fallen into revelry; all members of the Martial Artists Association were urgently recalled, otherwise the order of each city would.

This year's college entrance exam will be conducted via livestream to the whole of Daxia.

No room for error!