Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 362 Gap
Bai Ze City.

It is a large city with a population of over 30, according to the current landscape of the mountains and seas.

In fact, at its peak, the Eastern Continent had a population of 10 billion, and there were several megacities with populations of 100 million.

However, the war against the Heavenly Rankings was lost, and the Demon Dragon Clan launched a full-scale invasion. At this moment, all living beings on the Eastern Continent retreated to the Thunder Swamp, and built the last spark of civilization around this desolate land spanning millions of square kilometers.

And Baize City is not the city where Wupeng is located.

His city had been completely breached by the dragon race a few days ago, and more than half of its 8 inhabitants had died in battle.

The rest either fled to the depths of Raize or, like him, were captured by the dragon race and became sacrifices to feed the ancient dragon tree.

Under the guidance of Wu Peng and his group, Ji Fuyou did not actually enter Baize City.

On the one hand, he didn't want to get too entangled with the civilization of the Mountain and Sea Realm, so as not to attract the enemy of the Demon Dragon Clan too early.

On the other hand, people in the Mountain and Sea Realm may not completely trust him.

Therefore, Ji Fuyou stopped at a fortress more than 60 kilometers away from Baize City.

Wupeng sent his most trusted priest with the message to report to the High Priest, while he himself remained in the outpost fortress, which could accommodate over a hundred people, to accompany him throughout the journey and await news.

……

While waiting for news from the High Priest, Ji Fuyou naturally did not forget to understand the two civilizations, so as to know himself and his enemy and be victorious in every battle.

At that moment, he was watching Wu Peng display a belt made of a material that resembled bronze.

"It's unbelievable that something like this, just by being worn around the waist, can suppress the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body?"

"Yes, when a martial artist's qi and blood are suppressed, let alone forming an effective attack, even gathering internal energy becomes extremely difficult. An eighth-level martial artist will be suppressed to only the strength of the second or third level, making it impossible for them to tear through a belt made of anti-magic iron..."

Wu Peng said cautiously, "The Demon Dragon Clan uses belts made from this kind of thing to control us and then escort us to the Demon Dragon Ancient Tree, so as to prevent us from dying halfway and reducing the quality of the 'sacrifice'."

Ji Fuyou nodded and, without any hesitation, put away the dozen or so belts.

If even eighth-tier cultivators can be suppressed to only second or third-tier strength, then wouldn't fifth and sixth-tier martial saints on Crimson Star be suppressed to almost the level of ordinary people?
"The methods of this demonic dragon clan are truly extraordinary."

Ji Fuyou said, "If I'm not mistaken, the captain of that team of dragon warriors escorting you must have an eighth-level cultivation, right?"

"good."

Wu Peng nodded, a deep sense of apprehension, even fear, flashing in his eyes.

"As a powerful civilization that emerged from the fifth round of the Heavenly Ranking War, the Demon Dragon Clan is incredibly strong. They have deployed no fewer than 100,000 warriors to our Mountain and Sea Realm battlefield, and among these warriors... without exception, they all possess at least the strength of the fifth rank!"

"One hundred thousand!? Fifth rank!?"

Ji Fuyou's pupils contracted sharply upon hearing this number.

"That's right. Although we don't know the strength of ordinary members of the Demon Dragon Clan, the 100,000 Demon Dragon warriors who invaded our Mountain and Sea Realm are at least this strong!"

As Wu Peng spoke, there was even a hint of despair in his voice.

And Ji Fuyou...

I also felt an unspeakable pressure.

100,000 fifth-tier!

At the fifth rank, they have already cultivated life force, and their combat strength is comparable to that of a Martial Saint in Crimson Star!
Although the Martial Saints of Crimson Star, after mastering the cultivation methods, can at most reach the sixth rank after a year or two of consolidation and maximizing their life force utilization, but now...

They are the fifth rank!

The entire Great Shang Federation probably can't even muster 100,000 mid-level martial artists of the second rank right now.

As a result, the Demon Dragon Clan mobilized 100,000 Tier 5 warriors!?
"The warriors of the Demon Dragon Clan belong to the fifth tier, but there are also a considerable number of elite sixth-tier warriors mixed in. Above the sixth tier are the captain-level seventh tier, the general-level eighth tier, the commander-level ninth tier, and... the supreme commander-level tenth tier..."

"Captain, General, Commander, Commander-in-Chief..."

Ji Fuyou muttered these words: "What's above that? If you can pass the fifth round of civilization trials, you'll at least have a six-person team at the late stage of the Heavenly Realm, which is the eleventh rank. What's above that?"

"The Dragon Clan belongs to a theocratic civilization. Their highest-ranking member is the religious leader. The religious leader is supreme, and even the kings below him need to be appointed by the religious leader to have legitimacy. Therefore, those who are willing to go and guard a place are powerful Dragon Monarchs, while those who are unwilling to guard a place and remain in the religion are Dragon Protectors."

"To guard a place?"

Ji Fuyou keenly caught the word: "Something like...the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

"Correct."

Wu Peng nodded: "In a world, there must be an existence with a Heavenly Rank to ensure that the world is 'owned' and will not be reclaimed or redistributed by the Heavenly Ranking rules mechanism. That is, the coordinates of this world will not be captured by other non-combatant civilizations."

"So... how many worlds does the Dragon Clan have?"

"do not know."

Wu Peng glanced at Ji Fuyou and said, "You should have seen our Mountain and Sea Realm. It has many races and a complex population. At its peak, we had 21 worlds, while the Demon Dragon Clan was more than 10 times stronger than us. Conservatively speaking, it had no fewer than 200."

"200!? That means 200 Demon Dragon Lords?"

"There shouldn't be that number, after all, the Demon Dragon Clan even sent a tenth-tier commander during the Heavenly Ranking War..."

Wu Peng shook his head: "But there are at least 50."

He glanced bitterly in the direction of Bai Zecheng: "This is an insurmountable despair."

Ji Fuyou understood the reason for his bitter expression.

Currently, there is only one eleventh-level cultivator left in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm: the High Priest.

At its peak, the Mountain and Sea Realm only had eight eleventh-tier cultivators. Even among civilizations participating in the fifth round of the Heavenly Ranking War, the gap was...

It's gotten so big!

After a moment, he seemed to realize something was wrong: "Wait, the Demon Dragon Clan has occupied 200 worlds!? Didn't you say that only those with the Heavenly Rank would be able to guard those worlds and prevent their coordinates from being exposed? Where did the Demon Dragon Clan get 200 members on the Heavenly Rank list?"

When Ji Fuyou asked this question, Wu Peng's expression was somewhat strange.

He glanced at Ji Fuyou, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "May I ask which round of the Heavenly Ranking War your civilization is in?"

"Is it important?"

Ji Fuyou did not answer.

Wu Peng was silent for a moment before saying, "Each Heavenly Ranking War involves 108 civilizations vying for 108 seats! Theoretically, the elimination rate will exceed 99%, because the beings of each civilization are high-quality hunting targets for those powerful beings. In theory, the strongest civilization in each round will wipe out all the other civilizations and seize their Heavenly Ranks for itself..."

He took a deep breath: "But this does not mean that the strongest civilization will really slaughter the remaining tens of thousands of contestants. They... can subjugate other civilizations for their own use."

Ji Fuyou's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly realized something, connecting it to the Civilization Trial.

Is the scale of the Heavenly Ranking War the same as that of the Civilization Trial?
Earn points by hunting powerful monsters and other races!

The war ends after the leaders of those monsters and alien races are killed.

The top 108 scorers will receive a ranking!
"The Demon Dragon Clan naturally doesn't have 200 Celestial Ranks, but by subjugating several civilizations and preserving their Celestial Ranks, they can naturally govern one world after another."

Wu Peng said, "In this way, they can expand their sphere of influence, acquire more resources, and one day when a peerless genius emerges in the clan, they can reclaim those power and focus on cultivating them."

Ji Fuyou listened, but didn't know how to comment.

This can be seen as giving some weaker civilizations a way to survive in the Heavenly Ranking War.

although……

It is a road that leads to a lost future.

But at least civilization survived.

At this moment, a group of men quickly approached from the front of the fortress.

The person at the head was dressed in a long white robe.

Upon seeing the man, Wu Peng paused slightly, then stood up and said, "This is Lord Bai Ze's eldest disciple, Fei Lian. He must have brought good news."

Upon seeing this, Ji Fuyou, while heading towards the fortress entrance with Wu Peng, asked curiously, "By the way, is there any pattern to the production of Source Crystals? I'm quite curious about that."

"A pattern? Within their own group, the more noble a being's status, the greater the probability of it giving birth to a Source Crystal."

Wu Peng said, “The essence of Source Crystal is the accumulation of energy that cannot be refined or controlled. For ordinary beings, every bit of energy must be used sparingly, so how can there be any left over? Only those who have so much Source Crystal that they cannot use it all and cannot refine it will have this accumulated energy transformed into Source Crystal after the cultivator dies and be extracted.”

As he spoke, he added, "The inheritance crystals are pretty much the same. Some of them are unrefined, while others are the most prized inheritances that those master craftsmen preserved after their deaths due to their deep-seated obsessions."

"So, if a person has no obsession, they won't leave behind any skills to pass on?"

"How is that possible? How can a living being not filled with resentment and obsession before death? This is something that is very difficult to control."

Wu Peng shook his head.

After hearing this, Ji Fuyou did not ask any further questions.

Because the high priest Fei Lian has arrived.

Upon arrival, the high priest first bowed respectfully to Ji Fuyou, saying, "Thank you, Divine Envoy Ji, for your help in saving the people of my Mountain and Sea Realm."

"You're welcome."

Ji Fuyou said something.

He was also looking at a box in his hand.

Fei Lian quickly opened the box and took out a heritage crystal.

One...

Purple Heritage Crystal.

"This is the Nine Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon in our civilization."

"It's... a purple inheritance crystal?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

He had previously thought that this was just a red heritage crystal based on Wu Peng's description.

"The Nine Sounds of the Heavenly Dragon may have extremely high requirements for its execution, but its potential is beyond doubt, and it has great prospects for future development."

Wu Peng, standing to the side, said with a smile.

Seeing this, Ji Fuyou also put away the inheritance crystal without any hesitation.

This is the reward he deserves.

"The deal concerning the spirit of the day after tomorrow..."

Fei Lian pondered for a moment and said, "Envoy Ji should know that the purple source crystals are only a drop in the ocean in terms of help to us... However, if you are willing to offer the gold source crystals... we are willing to make a trade."

(End of this chapter)