Chapter 3169: Duan Ling Tian Ranks First!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ximen Hao Xuan was a core disciple of the Red Leaves Mansion. He was the strongest disciple below the stage of a Celestial King in the mansion. In fact, those who were below the stage of a Celestial King in grade-six Celestial Mansions in the Southern Heaven Territory did not dare to say they were capable of eliminating Ximen Hao Xuan. For this reason, the elders and disciples of the Red Leaves Mansion were in disbelief when they saw him.

“Senior Ximen, what happened?”

“Senior, did those in the top six join forces to eliminate you?”

Since Ximen Hao Xuan and the other five Celestial Dukes began to consistently rank in the top six, he had never been eliminated.

“It’s true that I was eliminated by two people who joined forces, but they’re not any of those five people,” Ximen Hao Xuan replied calmly when faced with the people who were looking at him in shock and disbelief.

Then, he turned to look at the scoreboard and thought to himself with a faint smile on his face when he saw the name ranked at the top, ‘It seems like he’ll rank first this month. What an interesting character…’

Ximen Hao Xuan did not seem dissatisfied with his elimination at all. He was convinced by Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing’s combined forces even though he knew Wan Qing Qing would not have been able to restrain him so easily if he was not careless. Nevertheless, with Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing joining forces, he knew it would be a matter of time before Wan Qing Qing managed to restrain him anyway.

He continued thinking to himself, ‘Unless I can improve my speed to another level, I’m no match for them if they work together… Among the other five people, perhaps, only Zhuge Yun Qi is a match for them…’

Meanwhile, the members of the Red Leaves Mansion followed Ximen Hao Xuan’s gaze and looked at the scoreboard as well. As expected, there was an uproar when they saw the newest change on the scoreboard.

“Look, the scoreboard has changed!”

“What?”

“The person who was ranked first has been pushed down to the second place by Duan Ling Tian!”

The elders and disciples from the Red Leaves Mansion were shocked to see the person who ranked first was not among the six Ten Directions Celestial Dukes who consistently ranked in the top six over the past few years. Instead, Duan Ling Tian from the Profound Nether Mansion was currently ranked first! None of them had expected this.

A disciple who regained his senses first cried out, “I understand Senior Ximen’s words now. As it turns out, it’s Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing who eliminated him, not the top five Ten Directions Celestial Dukes!”

“Although I thought of the possibility of Duan Ling Tian being a match for the six strongest Ten Directions Celestial Dukes in the middle realm after joining forces with Wan Qing Qing, I didn’t expect him to eliminate Senior Ximen!”

“That’s right! Since they’re capable of eliminating Senior Ximen, there’s no doubt they’re capable of eliminating the other five Ten Directions Celestial Dukes as well!”

“Isn’t that obvious? After all, Senior Ximen’s strength is not inferior to the other five!”

The group of elders and disciples felt more at ease when they arrived at the conclusion that Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing were capable of eliminating the other five strongest Ten Directions Celestial Dukes in the middle realm as well. They could only lament Ximen Hao Xuan’s bad luck for encountering the duo.

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Similarly, there was uproar in the other grade-six Celestial Mansions in the Southern Heaven Territory.

“Duan Ling Tian made it to first place?”

“Is this real?”

“Heavens! Is Duan Ling Tian a monster? It’s only his second time in the middle realm, but he has already made it to the top!”

“Apart from that, he has accumulated more than 1,000 points! If nothing out of the ordinary happens, he should be able to maintain his rank until the end of the month!”

“Gongsun Wu Ji who had dropped to second place has slightly more than 700 points. To surpass Duan Ling Tian, he’ll need to eliminate Wan Qing Qing. It won’t help him to eliminate those who are ranked below her.”

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Meanwhile, the people from the Profound Nether Mansion were, naturally, ecstatic when they saw the new changes on the scoreboard.

“I didn’t expect that I would live to see the day when a Celestial Duke from our mansion manages to rank first in the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm!”

Most of the elders and disciples were greatly moved. Their eyes were slightly red as they looked at the first name on the scoreboard. This was a glorious moment for the Profound Nether Mansion after all. Regardless if Duan Ling Tian was just hired help or not, there was no changing the fact that the Profound Nether Mansion was now ranked first on the scoreboard.

“Unbelievable! Duan Ling Tian actually made it to the top! Gongsun Wu Ji from the Azure Green Mansion has slightly more than 700 points now. If he wants to climb back to the top, he’ll have to eliminate Wan Qing Qing!” a disciple said excitedly.

After Ximen Hao Xuan was eliminated, Wan Qing Qing had risen from eighth place to seventh place. All those who ranked behind her had risen one place as well.

“Eliminate Wan Qing Qing? Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing definitely worked together to eliminate Ximen Hao Xuan. Do you think Gongsun Wu Ji is capable of eliminating Wan Qing Qing with Duan Ling Tian by her side?” another disciple said confidently.

“Time’s running out for Gongsun Wu Ji. The only way for him to return to the top is to eliminate Wan Qing Qing.”

“If I’m not mistaken, he entered the middle realm earlier than Ximen Hao Xuan!”

“He seems to be the first among the six to enter the middle realm. For this reason, he has a slight advantage over the others.”

Many of the elders and disciples thought it would be difficult for Gongsun Wuji to encounter people who had accumulated many points.

“Seems like Duan Ling Tian’s rank for this month is secure!”

“Amazing!”

“Duan Ling Tian is our hero!”

As news of this continued to spread in the Profound Nether Mansion, even elders and disciples who did not usually concern themselves with rankings in the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm were excited. After all, it had been a few thousand years, at least, since the Profound Nether Mansion was ranked first!

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Meanwhile, a heavy and gloomy atmosphere seemed to loom over the Azure Green Mansion’s estate.

At this moment, Gongsun Wuji who had just been sent out of the middle realm because his time was up appeared in the Transporting Formation. ‘Fortunately, I’m at the top when I left the middle realm. I wonder if any of those five would be able to surpass me this month…’ Since he had just arrived, he was unaware that Duan Ling Tian had already risen to first place after eliminating Ximen Hao Xuan.

At the same time, the disciples in the surroundings were fervently discussing the new changes among themselves.

“I didn’t expect Senior Gongsun would lose the first spot.”

“Damn it! Duan Ling Tian wouldn’t have been able to eliminate the Red Leaves Mansion’s Ximen Hao Xuan if he didn’t join forces with Wan Qing Qing! Senior Gongsun wouldn’t have dropped a place as well!”

“I wouldn’t feel unresigned if any of the five strongest Ten Directions Celestial Dukes took first place. However, I feel very unresigned that Duan Ling Tian took first place!”

Upon hearing the conversations in his surroundings, Gongsun Wu Ji’s expression turned unsightly. He quickly looked at the scoreboard and discovered he was now ranked second. Duan Ling Tian was now ranked first with more than 1,000 points after eliminating Ximen Hao Xuan. With these points, it seemed like Duan Ling Tian’s rank would be unshakeable this month.

‘Duan! Ling! Tian!’ Gongsun Wuji’s eyes burned with killing intent as he looked at the first name on the scoreboard.

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In the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm.

In just a blink of an eye, a day had passed.

“In another 15 minutes, I’ll be transported out of the middle realm. You should leave as well. It’s impossible for anyone to surpass your points now,” Wan Qing Qing said to Duan Ling Tian.

After eliminating Ximen Hao Xuan, Duan Ling Tian and Wan Qing Qing had encountered a few other people. He had ceded all the points to her. With the points, Wan Qing Qing’s rank was rather stable. This was the highest rank she had achieved in the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm after all these years.