Chapter 1017: Outer Rank

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

The top figure below the Saint Realm carried an unusual significance.

It was very difficult for Monks to reach the world of Saints before they entered the Saint Realm. Even many of the fights of ancient sects, clans, and saint families stopped at the Half-Saint level. Saints rarely attacked.

If a Saint attacked, it meant that the situation was very serious. A bloody battle of the saint families or sects could erupt at any time.

The top figure below the Saint Realm was the strongest cultivator that 99% of Monks could see.

Everyone was interested in the Half-Saint Rank. The Monks of the nearby lotus podiums perked up their ears to listen.

The scholar continued. “On the Half-Saint Rank, Xue Wuye, descendant of the Sword Emperor, is fourth. Chi Wansui is ninth.”

“Does that mean that Xue Wuye is the top human below the Saint Realm?” Xue Sanyi asked.

“He deserves it. Xue Wuye’s attributes in the Sword Way are too high to be calculated. He’s like the past Sword Emperor.”

“I actually guessed that it would be Xue Wuye. It was recently rumored that he’s already completed Sword Six. He’s only a step away from becoming a Sword Saint.”

“Xue Wuye has just reached the Ninth Level of the Half-Saint Realm. He still has a lot of room for improvement. It’s not hard for him to become first of the Half-Saint Rank.”

The scholar giggled. “You’re all really wrong this time! The strongest human below the Saint Realm is actually the heir of Emperor Buddha. Master Lidi is second of the Half-Saint Rank.”

Everyone was shocked and in disbelief.

“How can someone be stronger than Xue Wuye?” Xue Sanyi shook his head immediately, not believing him.

“It’s the truth,” the scholar said. “Master Lidi has melded part of Emperor Buddha’s golden body into his body. Not only does he have an undefeatable defense, he also has unparalleled strength. Xue Wuye and Master Lidi have battled before. He couldn’t break through Master Lidi’s defense, so they could only end with a tie.”

A girl from a neighboring lotus had always looked up to Xue Wuye. She couldn’t accept this. “Since they tied, then they should have the same rank.”

The scholar laughed. “They tied, but Master Lidi has Emperor Buddha’s golden body. His power is boundless and limitless. Since Xue Wuye couldn’t break past his defense, he would definitely lose if they continued.”

“However, Xue Wuye is a carefree man. He voluntarily surrendered to Master Lidi, but then threatened that he would go borrow the Void Sword from the Yin and Yang Sect’s Lin Yue to destroy Master Lidi’s golden body.”

Everyone laughed.

No one thought that Xue Wuye was actually weaker than Master Lidi. If he really got the Void Sword, it was quite possible that he could hack apart Master Lidi’s golden body.

The conversation quickly turned to “Lin Yue.”

After the Heir Banquet, Lin Yue’s name spread throughout the Central Region. He was certainly a hot figure.

Lin Yue’s performance had overshadowed the nine Heirs at the Heir Banquet. However, he’d been willing to be Huang Yanchen’s guard and send her step by step to the top King Seat and even Heir Seat.

Later, news spread that Huang Yanchen’s fiancé Zhang Ruochen hadn’t died and Lin Yue disappeared, never appearing in public again.

Many people felt that Lin Yue was a tragic figure. He’d given up everything for Huang Yanchen, passing up the chance to become an Heir.

“Lin Yue is now far behind the nine Heirs,” Xue Sanyi said, chuckling. “Perhaps even Huang Yanchen is more than ten times stronger than him now.”

But as soon as he said that, he was berated by the pretty girls of some other saint families. Someone like Lin Yue had long become the dream prince of countless girls. They naturally wouldn’t let anyone insult him.

A young girl with two black braids said dreamily, “Lin Yue is the true top of the world. No one was the Third Vampire Prince’s match at the Heir Banquet, but due to his amazing power, he defeated the Vampire with one strike.”

“I’m sure Lin Yue will appear again,” another girl said. “By then, he’ll shock the world again.”

Zhang Ruochen hadn’t expected so many girls would worship “Lin Yue.” He naturally felt happy and his lips curled up.

Seeing how cold and angry the girls were, the people didn’t dare to keep discussing Lin Yue. The conversation went back to the Half-Saint Rank.

“This time, the Saint Lady didn’t only compile the Half-Saint Rank,” the scholar said. “She also compiled the Half-Saint Outer Rank.”

“What’s the Half-Saint Outer Rank?”

“This is a bit special,” the scholar said. “There are 900 spots in total, including five types of beings. The first are the beings squeezed out of the Half-Saint Rank. They’d once been strong figures on the Half-Saint Rank, but now, they can only make it to the Outer Rank.”

“The second type is Immortal Vampires. The third is dead souls from the netherworld. The fourth are extraordinarily powerful Ninth Level Half-Saints. They’re only a bit weaker than the ones on the Half-Saint Rank. The fifth are those who hadn’t shown their true powers in public. It’s difficult to evaluate their combat abilities. Some may even be stronger than those on the Half-Saint Rank.”

“Of course, the figures on the Half-Saint Outer Rank are still top figures. They at least have the abilities to escape from lower Saints without even using saint decrees.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen was a bit moved. The Outer Rank is a big deal too, he thought. With my current cultivation and the powers of time and space, it’s still difficult to escape from lower Saints.

After using the third seal of the sarira, Zhang Ruochen had lost an important trump card. If he met another lower Saint, it would be pretty impossible for him to escape without a saint decree.

His chances would only increase a bit if he could reach the Fifth Level of the Half-Saint Realm.

“The value of the Outer Rank isn’t any lower than the Half-Saint Rank,” the scholar said in a low voice. “Apparently, Chi Wansui, ninth on the Half-Saint Rank, had fought with the seventh of the Outer Rank earlier. They fought for two days and one night without getting a result.”

Someone was extremely shocked. “He tied with Chi Wansui? How can the Outer Rank have such a terrifying figure?”

“That person was the crown prince of the Qingtian Tribe, one of the top ten Immortal Vampire tribes. I heard that he’s refined a great amount of human blood and even drank divine blood. His physical body is almost at the Saint Realm.”

“His body is almost a Saint?”

“Fortunately, it was Chi Wansui. If another human Half-Saint met him, he would’ve died.” Xue Sanyi sighed. “The Half-Saint Rank and Outer Rank have gathered all the elites of the world. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough spots. It’s not easy for us to meet one or two of them, let alone enter the list.”

With a smile, the scholar continued, “A while later, the beings on the Half-Saint Rank and Outer Rank will probably have a bloody war. Many legendary figures will get involved.”

“How is that possible?” A Monk shook his head. “No matter how big the matter is, the descendants of divine beasts and ancient races from the Savage Barren Territory won’t get involved.”

He didn’t believe that anything could alert the Half-Saint Rank and Outer Rank.

The scholar waved his fan and mused, “The largest Void World outside Kunlun’s Field is the Blue Dragon Void World. It will be destroyed soon. At that time, the ancient races and descendants of divine beasts will definitely get involved. The Vampires won’t just watch on the side, right?”

The Monks present were all extraordinary figures. They’d naturally heard about the Blue Dragon Void World.

“The figures on the two ranks might personally come out to fight for the last bits of value from the Blue Dragon Void World.”

Just then, Zhang Ruochen saw a familiar figure walk in. Many other figures noticed her too and caused a stir.

They couldn’t help it. Such a beautiful woman with a top aura would attract countless eyes wherever she went.

“Who is that?” Xue Sanyi’s eyes were trained on the beautiful woman. His eyes gleamed and he couldn’t stop himself from drooling.

The scholar shook his head. “That’s Shangguan Xianyan, the Saintess of the Blood God Sect. Fatty Xue, stop looking. That woman is from the heavens. You can’t get her.”

Shangguan Xianyan wore a white dress and her skin was like cream. She also had nine pure and holy halos around her delicate frame. She had a mysterious kind of beauty.

With her as the leader, the Monks of the Blood God Sect walked into the spiritual lake.

Xue Sanyi’s eyes were still on Shangguan Xianyan. “No wonder she’s the Saintess of the Blood God Sect,” he mumbled to himself. “I’m even willing to go die if I can kiss her just once.”

“How come the Blood God Sect’s Saintess is here at the Cai Family?” someone asked curiously.

“Shangguan Xianyan was childhood friends with the second daughter of the Cai Family,” the scholar said. “The Shangguan and Cai Family are also old friends. Plus, there are some strong elders of the Blood God Sect with her. I hypothesize that their visit is related to the Blue Dragon Void World. They might want to ally with the Cai Family.”

There were indeed some strong elders of the Blood God Sect with Shangguan Xianyan. It seemed very grand. They hadn’t come just for the banquet.

Zhang Ruochen looked toward the scholar called Zhao Heng. This man is so young, but he’s already a Spiritual Half-Saint, he thought. He is indeed smart and logical with his analyses.

In the era of heroes, no young hero could be looked down upon.