These terrifying wills represented the hidden old monsters in Qinglu Academy.
They had been alerted earlier when Gu Yunting had ascended the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings and had not expected the ancient stone tablet to create another commotion so soon after.
Moreover, it was an extremely special phenomenon that had not been heard of for several thousand years, which made them feel all the more flabbergasted.
Dao flowers hung from the air while golden light washed across the land. What did it mean?
Dong!
All of a sudden, the same peculiar ancient noise sounded from the ancient stone tablet once more. It was filled with an aeonian aura, which felt mysterious and unfathomable.
Multi-colored light hung in the air as if a waterfall was falling above the stone tablet with every splash containing mysterious and unfathomable imago aura.
"That’s the third time. The phenomenon is becoming increasingly majestic!”
"Why have I never heard of something like this happening before?"
"Strange, the stone tablet is still showing the Spirit Sea Gold Rankings, and there's no sign of the overall rankings appearing…"The terrifying wills were shocked as they grew increasingly bewildered and confused.
The Dao Martial Department students, Shi Yu, Ning Meng, and the others were stunned. They had been awed and overwhelmed by the dao sound, causing their minds to turn blank.
A sound filled with the aeonian aura echoed in the sky above the Dao Martial Department, causing shock and commotion.
All of the instructors and students stopped what they were doing. Their hearts trembled, unable to stay calm as they raised their eyes and looked in the direction of Spirit Sea Peak.
The peak was covered in a golden haze as if the dao had turned into a divine waterfall that was falling into the world. It was the holiest and most sacred thing they had ever set eyes on.
“What’s going on?”
Numerous people were perplexed.
Dong!
It was not long before the fourth sound rang out, resonating with the old stone tablet. From afar, it was possible to just barely make out heavenly flowers scattering from the sky as divine light danced in the air. The ground was flooded with golden lotuses, creating a vision of countless sages chanting scriptures.
It was too glorious. It made the terrifying wills fall silent, unable to comprehend what was happening.
By this time, the dao sound had already spread to the Hidden Dragon Department, True Martial Department, Rune Department, Godly Stratagems Department, and other mysterious districts in the academy. It filled the sky like the roars of a dragon or the cries of a phoenix!
In a small alley, Gu Yunting suddenly stopped and turned his head to peer into the distance. A strange and mysterious light seemed to reflect off his star-like eyes as if they were able to see through all falsehood.
He was soon stunned. It’s from Spirit Sea Peak!
Did someone attack the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings after he left?
Gu Yunting was silent for a moment before he suddenly disappeared from the spot.
“Dao sound and dao imago power. Did something big happen?”
The entire Qinglu Academy was alerted by the disturbance, causing uproars to rise in every corner.
At the foot of Spirit Sea Peak, a thin old man had appeared at some unknown time. He looked extremely ordinary as he climbed the steps with his hands behind his back.
“Heh, he doesn’t wish to leave his name?”
The old man raised his head, revealing a thin face with murky eyes. The corners of his eyes were filled with wrinkles, making him appear old and worldly.
When he looked toward the ancient stone tablet, his murky eyes abruptly became a pair of black holes. Mysterious dao runes surged within them, making them seem capable of peering into space and seeing everything in the nine heavens and ten lands!
“It won’t do to allow this disturbance to continue.”
After a long time, the thin old man frowned and waved his sleeve.
Although it was a simple action, gales suddenly rose in the sky and blew away all of the clouds!
The golden haze and divine light instantly disappeared as if they had been wiped away by a giant invisible hand. It almost felt as if they had never appeared before.
Huala~
At the same time, an invisible power descended and covered the area, instantly cutting off all sound as well.
The blue sky became quiet. The old stone tablet continued to give off a faint golden haze-like glow that was nowhere near as grand as before.
“Eh?”
“Who did that?”
“This…how…you…you were also alerted?”
The terrifying wills were astonished when these changes occurred, especially when they detected the thin old man.
The terrifying wills were in disbelief and shocked at his appearance.
“You guys should go. Do not tell anyone what happened today.”
The thin old man softly sighed.
Although simple, the sentence was akin to an imperial decree that could not be refused. The terrifying wills showed no hesitation at all as they withdrew.
Meanwhile, the thin old man arrived at the peak and found Shi Yu’s group and the Dao Martial Department students.
In the end, the old man’s gaze landed on Lin Xun, who was standing before the stone tablet.
“So it’s this little one…”
……
……
Lin Xun was in a very peculiar state. It was as if his soul had left his body and arrived at the river of time.
Each spray of water in the river seemed to contain infinite history as it flowed unpredictably toward an unknown location.
Lin Xun stood on one of these water sprays that traveled against the river flow. Time seemed to reverse as he seemed to peer into the past.
He saw many silhouettes, each as dazzling as the proud sun. Sprays of water emerged from the river, each appearing striking and able to illuminate an entire land.
When Lin Xun neared one of the silhouettes, the golden light around it immediately receded, revealing a tall and muscular figure.
It was a young man with a broad forehead and eyes which shone with violet light. He gave off a fierce, unyielding aura.
Information suddenly surfaced in Lin Xun’s mind: Ying Xinghen, ascended the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings 149 years ago. 100th!”
The young man was a heaven pride from 149 years ago. Even until today, his image was still present on the overall rankings and had not faded in the slightest!
Lin Xun’s heart shook.
His gaze shifted to the figure in front of Ying Xinghen.
A beautiful girl instantly appeared. She wore silk clothes and straw sandals, and her black hair was tied up in a bun. Her face was fair as jade with bright features, and she carried a silver, snow-white sword on her back, giving her a heroic air.
“Xu Yao, ascended to the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings 399 years ago. 99th.”
Lin Xun finally realized that he was in an illusory realm created by the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings!
The figures in the river represented the unrivaled experts who were on the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings!
Even though thousands of years had passed, their rankings were still here and had remained untouched!
In other words, they were the top one hundred most amazing heaven prides of the Spirit Sea stage for the past few thousands years in Qinglu Academy.
“Wait a minute, Gu Yunting should already be in the rankings, meaning the rankings have already shifted slightly. I wonder what his rank is.”
Lin Xun looked thoughtful.
He continued looking down the line. Whenever his gaze came into contact with a silhouette, the golden light would disappear, revealing its true face.
“Qi Wuyang, ascended the overall rankings 477 years ago. 98th.”
“Song Qingchi, ascended 654 years ago…”
“Hua Linyuan, 813 years ago…”
“Zhao Yunxi…”
Emotions stirred within Lin Xun. These figures represented the most dazzling heaven prides of various eras, and each stood out in their own extraordinary way…
From their surnames, Lin Xun guessed that these figures were mostly from the imperial family and the seven high clans!
This made him sigh deeply. The great factions possessed amazing foundations.
Oh?
Lin Xun soon saw a familiar figure―Gu Yunting! He was ranked sixty-four on the Spirit Sea Overall Rankings!
“What a freak. He’s truly incredible to be ranked 64th even among the countless students who studied at Qinglu Academy for the past few thousand years.”
Just as he was marveling over this, he suddenly discovered something odd. He could not clearly see the figure in front of Gu Yunting.
The silhouette was clothed in golden light and no matter how hard he tried, he was unable to see who it was.
At the same time, Lin Xun also noticed that the figures he had seen earlier had been swept away by the flowing water, falling far behind him.
Did that mean that the cumulation of his current power, foundation, and talent was ranked 63rd on the Spirit Sea Overall rankings?
Dong!
A nature-like dao sound rang out, causing Lin Xun’s heart to tremble.
At the same time, a strange cryptic power surged into his body and began to spread as if to scan his entire body.
An unexplainable desire to resist rose in his heart. It felt as if an invisible eye was prying into his deepest, darkest secrets.
He became especially irritable when the power neared his heart acupuncture point. His Origin Aeth Artery suddenly flared up and became burning hot.
Lin Xun’s heart shuddered as an ominous feeling washed over him.
Omm~
It was at this moment that the Omega Door in his mind-sea suddenly sent out a pulse.
In an instant, the pulse clashed with the mysterious power that had invaded his body.
Boom!
Lin Xun felt as if two volcanoes were colliding in his body. However, he was powerless to do anything to stop them.
The mysterious force that had surged into his body and the pulse from the Omega Door were far beyond his level. They were like arch-enemies that immediately clashed upon meeting.
What’s going on?
Lin Xun was horrified. The Omega Door had always been silently floating in his mind-sea, and he had never thought it of more than a door to the Omega Secret-Realm.
He never imagined that it would suddenly begin to stir today.
The mysterious force was expelled in an instant. Before Lin Xun could breathe a sigh of relief he heard a ‘dong’ again!
The dao noise had sounded again!
Meanwhile, the mysterious power appeared once again and surged into his body. The only difference was that it was much stronger than before!
The Omega Door seemed to sense that it was being challenged. It began to shake and send out pulses to fight back.
Rumble~
Lin Xun felt as if his body was on the verge of bursting. The two clashing forces made his soul shiver in terror, making him feel as if he was about to collapse!
What the hell is going on?
Lin Xun’s expression changed drastically.