Humanity's Great Sage

Chapter 772, Final Rankings

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

As the battles broke out, the rankings for the top 100 constantly changed.

While some of them saw their rankings go up, others would see their rankings go down. The list was interesting to look at as it was always changing.

Every battle would attract countless cultivators from Jiu Zhou to watch, especially the battles between the cultivators whose rankings were decent. Even the Divine Ocean Realm Masters had fun watching them.

As they looked at the energetic young people, they recalled their past selves.

On the first day of the fourth round, Lu Ye didn’t receive any challenge, so he just went about his daily business. On the second day, since he had nothing to do, he found Ju Jia’s name on the list and sank his soul into the battle.

The next moment, a clear image sprang up in his mind. It was as if the image was projected into his mind. This was the unique way of watching the battles for the cultivators from Jiu Zhou.

It was in a familiar-looking arena where the burly Ju Jia was in an intense battle with a Spell Cultivator.

It wasn’t certain how long the battle had been ongoing. When Lu Ye started watching it, the Spell Cultivator’s aura was unstable. He sported a furious yet helpless expression as he was hunted down by Ju Jia.

This kind of environment was hostile to a Spell Cultivator because he didn’t have a large space to move around. If he were to choose a battleground, he wouldn’t have chosen such a place.

However, Ju Jia was the one who initiated the challenge and the Spell Cultivator accepted it. Therefore, Ju Jia had the right to choose the battleground.

The Spell Cultivator was clearly a Ninth-Order Master. Both his power and heritage were extraordinary as his spells flew around the arena.

Unfortunately for him, these powerful spells that could drive any Ninth-Order Master off were useless to Ju Jia, a Seventh-Order Master. Like an enraged beast, he just charged around the arena. With the help of his ridiculously robust physique, he crashed into the spells and shattered them as he hunted down the Spell Cultivator.

The powerful spells could only slightly slow him down and cause some flesh wounds on him.

He wasn’t wearing a top. The muscles in his upper body were bulging, and his vitality was so strong it was as if a Sun had exploded.

Lu Ye watched for a moment and knew Ju Jia would be the winner.

Ju Jia’s strengths and weaknesses were conspicuous. His biggest strength was that he had a sturdy physique, so he could ignore most attacks. In the Cloud River Realm, rarely anyone could make a move that would threaten his life. Even if Lu Ye wanted to achieve that, he had to fully activate Starburst.

On the other hand, his biggest weakness was that he was relatively inflexible.

The Spell Cultivator fully activated his power but couldn’t cause serious injuries to his opponent. Meanwhile, Ju Jia relentlessly ran after the Spell Cultivator but couldn’t go near him. For a battle like this, only when one of them ran out of Spiritual Power would the winner emerge.

It was immensely energy-consuming for the Spell Cultivator to keep casting spells, but Ju Jia didn’t have to worry about his own consumption of energy. As such, the Spell Cultivator would most likely run out of energy first.

Moreover, considering that the Spell Cultivator had to challenge someone else or accept a challenge later, he wouldn’t let his Spiritual Power run dry.

Lu Ye reckoned that it wouldn’t be long before the Spell Cultivator would admit defeat.

Just like what Lu Ye had expected, several minutes later, the panting Spell Cultivator suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Ju Jia with a helpless expression. He lamented by saying, “Why did I come across a monster like you!?”

Ju Jia ignored him. When he got close enough, he extended his fist.

“I admit defeat!” yelled the Spell Cultivator. His figure disappeared in an instant, causing Ju Jia to hit the air.

It didn’t bother him, though. Since the Fight for Supremacy started, he had experienced such an outcome many times. Most of the time, both parties couldn’t destroy each other, so Ju Jia’s opponents were driven out of the battles in the end.

Certainly, Lu Ye wasn’t the only one watching the battle. Among the spectators, there were Real Lake Realm Masters and Divine Ocean Realm Masters from the major Sects.

Although Ju Jia hadn’t been able to harm the Spell Cultivator since the beginning, his robust physique surprised those in the Real Lake Realm and Divine Ocean Realm. Many people were secretly trying to find out about Ju Jia’s background.

Unlike Lu Ye, who had kicked up a storm on the Cloud River Battlefield and made a name for himself, no one had paid attention to Ju Jia ever since he arrived at the Cloud River Battlefield.

Now that he had showcased his incredible power, the formidable cultivators from the major Sect were naturally interested in finding out more about him.

If they could make such a gifted Body-tempering Cultivator come to their Sect and nurture him, he would be an important pillar in the Sect in the future.

Much to their surprise, they couldn’t find any useful information about Ju Jia. No one knew where he came from. This made the powerful cultivators, who wanted to make Ju Jia part of their Sects, feel helpless.

After Ju Jia’s battle ended, Lu Ye went on to see the one Li Baxian was in.

Li Baxian’s battle was more intense. Sword Qi crisscrossed each other, Sword Cries were heard, and Sword Lights penetrated the Void. Both of them were in a violent battle.

This was an entertaining battle between two equally powerful cultivators.

The cultivator contending with Li Baxian was just as formidable, so Lu Ye couldn’t tell who would be the winner.

As a Sword Cultivator, every move Li Baxian made would be immensely energy-consuming. If he couldn’t gain the victory in a short time, he would be defeated instead.

Sword Cultivators were known for their ferocity, but their biggest weakness was that their moves were physically taxing.

Li Baxian merged with the Sword Light and slashed across the Void. As that happened, the sword was like a pen that left behind a trail.

This time, he struck the weakest point in the opponent’s defence. Li Baxian’s opponent was evidently shocked, but before he could react, another Sword Light was cast at him.

The Sword Light cut across the Void and left behind the trail. It was the Book and Sword Technique!

Although it hadn’t been a long time since Li Baxian started cultivating this Sword Technique, he was a talented Sword Cultivator. Therefore, he had already gained some unique insights.

These mysterious attacks took the opponent aback, and it wouldn’t be long before he was defeated.

A moment later, Li Baxian’s opponent admitted defeat and left the place. Li Baxian’s white clothes swayed with the wind as he let out a breath.

He didn’t easily win the battle. Moreover, he could feel that it was already his limit.

If he wanted to be ranked higher, he would have to increase his cultivation first. Being a Seventh-Order Master was his biggest disadvantage.

He let out a sigh and left the place.

The Fight for Supremacy this time was bound to amaze the Divine Ocean Realm Masters in Jiu Zhou. That was because, besides Lu Ye, an Eighth-Order Master who outshone all other bright cultivators, there was also a gifted Body-tempering Cultivator like Ju Jia. Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were impressive as well.

These three people were only in the Seventh Order. Such an incident was unprecedented in the history of the Fight for Supremacy.

In the past, the people who could make it to the top 100 were all Ninth-Order Masters. Those in the Seventh Order and Eighth Order had no right to take part in such battles. It was different this time, and their performances were staggering.

At the same time, another name caught the attention of the powerful cultivators in Jiu Zhou. Lan Zi Yi! The woman, who was initially ranked eleventh, slowly climbed up the rankings.

The rule for the fourth round was that the challenger could only challenge an opponent who was one or two spots ahead of him. He couldn’t directly challenge those who were ranked much higher.

Lan Zi Yi was initially ranked eleventh, so she could only challenge the person in the ninth spot at most.

Therefore, on the first day of the fourth round, she replaced the person in the ninth spot. She was in the seventh spot on the second day and in the fifth spot on the third day. By the fifth day, she was already in the second spot, which was to say her name was directly below Lu Ye.

She was slow and steady as she only took part in one battle per day. It showed that she had confidence in her power and that she could defeat the people ahead of her and replace them.

Indeed, she managed to achieve her goal. Everyone who noticed it found it inconceivable.

Apart from Lu Ye, the rest of the people in the top ten had accumulated their heritages in the Cloud River Realm for at least one year. Nevertheless, Lan Zi Yi was able to defeat them, which showed how powerful she was.

Moreover, the cultivators who had watched her fight could tell that she wasn’t only powerful, but she also had the skills to match.

Her combat styles were versatile, and she had a lot of experiences contending with enemies, which allowed her to perfectly activate her power. Therefore, she could win most of the battles easily.

Her fight against Mu Qingyun was difficult, though. It wasn’t that Mu Qingyun was significantly more powerful. It was just that, as a Sword Cultivator, all his moves were lethal. As such, Lan Zi Yi had to carefully deal with him.

She was injured in the battle, but Mu Qingyun was even more badly wounded.

All of them were waiting for her next move, which was to challenge the unrivalled Lu Ye, who was in the first spot.

Therefore, when it was the sixth day of the fourth round, countless eyes were set on the names of Lu Ye and Lan Zi Yi as they awaited an epic battle. Much to their surprise, nothing happened.

Lan Zi Yi, who usually took part in one battle every day, stayed put on the sixth day, which was disappointing.

Some speculated that she was injured in the fight against Mu Qingyun, so she was recuperating on the sixth day. She had to face Lu Ye in tip-top condition. The speculation was sensible, so many people acknowledged it to be true.

When it was the final day, they all paid close attention to the two of them.

More people stared at the names of Lu Ye and Lan Zi Yi on this day. The entire Jiu Zhou seemed to be shrouded in an atmosphere of gloominess and expectancy.

In front of the Divine Opportunity Column, Lu Ye let out a sigh.

He initially thought that he would have the chance to fight Mu Qingyun or Yang Yuan in the fourth round. Cultivators like them didn’t lack the courage to challenge a more powerful opponent, and they were willing to prove their worth in such a competition. They wouldn’t miss such a chance as they could witness the moves and charm of a stronger opponent.

If Lu Ye were them, he would’ve made such a choice. But now, it seemed that there wasn’t going to be a battle.

Lan Zi Yi was in the second spot now. She had admitted defeat in front of him twice, so there was no way she would challenge him.

As for Mu Qingyun, whom she had defeated, he seemed to be badly injured. It was lucky of him to retain his third spot, and he definitely didn’t have any energy to challenge Lu Ye.