Heaven Hunting Ranking

Outside the Star Residence Mansion. Nearly three hundred passages collapsed in an instant. Shocking! And unknown to Su Yu, just before he killed those cultivators, over a hundred passages had already collapsed! In a single breath, the death toll exceeded four hundred! The sky darkened. Hushed gasps slowly rippled through the air. "Dead... over a thousand are dead!" Breaths grew ragged and stifled. Three days! In a mere three days, over a thousand experts had perished. It was unacceptable, unbelievable. Unable to hold back any longer, Invincibles revealed themselves one after another. The void trembled and spacetime warped as their suppressed fury burned like blast furnaces, scorching the heavens and earth. Along the perimeter, experts from smaller races who had come to see off or prepare to receive their people wore expressions of sorrow and terror. Dead! So many were dead! Dying one after another, dying in massive swathes—it chilled them to the bone. Among the major races, the Immortal race suffered the heaviest losses. Out of more than six hundred entrants, over two hundred were dead—nearly a third of their total. In three days, a third of the Immortals' experts had been wiped out. The Gods and Demons were slightly better off, having lost around a hundred each. Compared to the Immortals, their luck was considered fortunate. The atmosphere was suffocatingly tense! Once again, eyes turned toward the human camp. Impossible! Why did the humans have the fewest casualties yet again? Especially this time—three to four hundred experts had fallen, yet fewer than five humans had died. Four to five hundred humans had entered as well. Why were so few dying this time? Did this matter have anything to do with the humans after all? An Invincible spoke in a suppressed, low voice: "So many have died. Can anyone tell me why? In countless years, has there ever been a time like this, where so many died just moments after entering?" A mere three days! This was far too abnormal. Even though an Invincible had sent a transmission earlier and learned of the anomaly on the first floor, everyone on the first floor had fled. Could it be that the crisis had already spread? Were the ones dying now the experts on the second and third floors? Very few Sun Moons had fallen, which matched the expected casualty rates under normal circumstances. But massive numbers of Lingyun and Shanhai cultivators were dying in quick succession, practically in an instant. This was definitely a slaughter by a top-tier expert! Wiping out everyone in the blink of an eye! Among them were many descendants of Invincibles—some carrying high-grade weapons, others bearing drops of blood essence. Yet they had died just as quickly as anyone else, proving they hadn't even had time to resist. *Huuu...* An Invincible exhaled a breath thick with killing intent that sliced through the void, rage blazing within him. Yet no one knew whom to direct their fury toward. Right at that moment, someone said coldly, "I say we ask the humans! Please, enlighten us, Human race—how is it that every other race is suffering casualties, yet you have barely lost anyone?" From the start until now, around sixty humans had died, roughly one-seventh or one-eighth of their number. The Immortal race alone had lost over two hundred. Among them were numerous descendants of Invincibles. At that moment, dozens of gazes landed on the humans. King Daxia maintained a calm expression, while King Dazhou wore a heavy look. Seeing everyone stare at them, King Dazhou sighed. "Don't ask me. If the Human race had such ability, we would have slaughtered you during all those previous entries! We're enemies, not friends, so there's no reason to deny it. As for what really happened... you can send another transmission to find out!" A chorus of curses arose inwardly. Send a transmission! Each message cost a drop of an Invincible's blood essence, and the connection couldn't last long. No matter how many Invincibles they had, they couldn't endure such consumption. At this moment, a God race Invincible exhaled and proposed, "How about this: each race takes turns sending a message to ask what on earth is happening!" As soon as the words fell, an Invincible said chillingly, "Count my race out. Only three of ours went in, two are dead, and the last is a Sun Moon who probably isn't on the lower floors. Asking would be pointless, so my race won't participate!" What a joke! Why should they waste blood essence taking turns for something that had nothing to do with them? The God King didn't get angry, replying indifferently, "If so, then if any intelligence comes through, don't expect to share in it!" Take it or leave it! Some of the smaller races couldn't care less. Many of their people were dead, leaving only a handful behind; if nothing came of asking, it didn't matter to them anyway. The major races—especially the five great races of the Immortals, Gods, Humans, Demons, and Dragons—accounted for 2,700 to 2,800 slots. Those five races had lost around five hundred so far, with just over two thousand surviving. Inside the Star Residence Mansion, fewer than 2,500 people remained alive in total. Practically all survivors belonged to these few major races or certain ancient races. Very few members of smaller races remained; some had been wiped out entirely, their Sun Moons dead, so nobody cared to bother. The Invincibles fell into silence. After a long while, the white-haired God King sighed softly. "Forget it. Asking now won't help much anyway. Let's wait and see. Even if we ask, we can't get inside!" Someone hesitated, then asked, "Can the Hunting Heaven Pavilion find a way to transmit a message into the Star Residence Mansion?" "That's right, does the Hunting Heaven Pavilion have a way?" "Can the Heaven Hunting Ranking send transmissions?" "..." Several Invincibles were still anxious, desperate to know if there was any way to notify the people inside. The greatest hope lay with the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, that ancient organization. After an unknown period, an indifferent voice drifted out from the Hunting Heaven Pavilion. "In ancient times, sending transmissions into the Star Residence Mansion was not impossible. Otherwise, how would the experts living within have communicated with the outside world?" "However, the mansion is currently sealed and its restrictions are active. Ordinary methods can no longer reach within..." "The Hunting Heaven Pavilion... the Heaven Hunting Ranking is damaged and incomplete. To transmit inside is difficult—far too difficult!" Before anyone could respond, a fit of coughing sounded in the void, and the projection of an ancient expert manifested. Their race and identity were indistinguishable, causing many to jump in surprise. The expert turned toward the Hunting Heaven Pavilion and coughed. "Marquis... what is required to repair the Heaven Hunting Ranking?" Marquis! Some were bewildered, while others wore strange expressions. Among the humans, several glanced toward King Daxia. King Daxia said calmly, "What are you looking at? That's not my son! In the ancient era, 'King' was a title of status and strength! When we titled ourselves Kings, that fat boy of mine read some old scrolls somewhere and titled himself a Marquis. It's not an official ancient title, just as ours aren't!" King Daxia! Nowadays, human Invincibles all titled themselves Kings. In reality, the title of 'Human King' was not something an ordinary person could bear. Marquis Xia styling himself as a Marquis had some connection to this. Yet King Daxia's words made many experts from various races look even weirder. Had he not mentioned it, people might have overlooked it, but now that he brought it up... the title 'Marquis' really did seem to be used solely by Marquis Xia these days, and he was quite famous for it. Whenever someone said 'Marquis,' everyone immediately thought of Marquis Xia. At first, the ancient expert hadn't paid it any mind, but soon his expression grew peculiar as well. Inside the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, the scholar paused slightly, chuckled, and said slowly, "The title of Marquis... has turned into a joke. The ancient era has passed; there is no need to address me as such. Call me Pavilion Master!" The title of Marquis had really become hard to bear. Say 'Marquis,' and everyone immediately pictured King Daxia's son. The scholar was an ancient figure of immense stature, and he had no wish to invite such comparisons. Among the living beings in the myriad realms today, he held the highest ancient status. He was an authentic Marquis! Above him were only the Human Kings and the Half-Emperors of the myriad races. However, those were officially conferred titles. Most of the present Half-Emperors had never received official conferral; they were merely survivors who had proclaimed themselves Half-Emperors after everyone else died, Old Turtle included. A true Half-Emperor required the conferral of the ancient Human Sovereign. Otherwise, even if one attained the required strength, declaring oneself Emperor made one nothing more than a rebellious usurper! Nowadays in the Human race, every Invincible dared to style themselves 'King So-and-so.' The scholar couldn't be bothered to complain. Back in the ancient era, the only person in the present Human Realm who had any hope of being conferred a King was King Daqin, and even he might have fallen slightly short. Saying no more on the subject, he looked toward the ancient expert's projection. He had a good idea of who it was; he simply hadn't expected them to still be alive after so many years. The scholar said softly, "Repairing the Heaven Hunting Ranking is virtually impossible! However, when the ranking was shattered in antiquity, certain pieces were lost. If they were brought out now and merged back into the Heaven Hunting Ranking, perhaps some of its functionality could be restored, allowing communication with the interior." "Pieces were lost?" Some were puzzled; others were surprised. Such a formidable ranking had actually been shattered and remained incomplete? The scholar's voice resonated once more: "Indeed. The Heaven Hunting Ranking today no longer possesses its past might. It cannot actively capture the auras of the myriad realms, relying instead on the four divisions of the Hunting Heaven Pavilion to scout, and its fairness is no longer what it once was!" In the past, the Heaven Hunting Ranking actively enveloped all the heavens and myriad realms—the entirety of the myriad realms, not just the All-Heavens Battlefield. Every expert and every genius had to appear on it. The scholar continued, "The ranking is incomplete, but I know that a fragment ought to reside within the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion. If they are united, there is hope of connecting to the Star Residence Mansion." The All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion! The organization that published the Dao Attainment Ranking! At those words, many wore peculiar, surprised looks. Rumor had it that the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion was backed by someone—specifically, one or even all of the major races like the Gods, Demons, and Immortals. No one knew the exact truth, but one thing was certain: daring to publish the Dao Attainment Ranking required substantial backing. They kept a remarkably low profile yet were never afraid of trouble, and hardly anyone knew where their headquarters lay. They were even more mysterious than the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, though their strength appeared inferior. An Invincible spoke up: "If the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion possesses it... they might as well step forward and negotiate with the Hunting Heaven Pavilion. As of now, we know nothing about the situation inside. If we can learn what happened, we will at least have some means to respond!" "People from the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion entered this time as well. I wonder if their Pavilion Master has arrived?" "..." Invincibles spoke one after another. A moment later, the void rippled, and a plump, wealthy-looking middle-aged man chuckled within the emptiness. "I'm here, right here!" Many looked even more bewildered. He really showed up! This face was unfamiliar—who was he? The Pavilion Master of the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion? Which race did he belong to? Inside the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, the scholar glanced at the fat man and smiled. "So it's you!" The All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion was an old rival. Yet it hadn't been established for very long. He had often wondered who was running it behind the scenes. Seeing this fat man now, he was genuinely surprised. Smiling, he said, "General Duobao, it has been a long time!" The plump fat man chuckled merrily. "It has indeed been a long time. This general pays respects to the Marquis!" He then chuckled, "Never mind, never mind, better to call you Pavilion Master! Pavilion Master, I heard what you said. To tell you the truth, many years ago I stumbled upon a treasure, and later founded the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion. The Dao Attainment Ranking was established on that very foundation! If we merge them now... Pavilion Master, you'd be taking my old life! My Myriad Treasures Pavilion wouldn't be able to stay in business!" The scholar sat upright within the Hunting Heaven Pavilion. After a long silence, he asked, "Which piece did you pick up?" "Just one..." The plump middle-aged man smiled cheerfully. "However... it has a character on it..." The scholar immediately sat up straight. "Which character?" "'Record'!" The scholar's expression shifted slightly. "Then... the character 'Diagram' is not with you?" "It truly isn't!" The plump man smiled. "I wouldn't dare deceive the Pavilion Master. It really is just the character 'Record.' Otherwise, my Dao Attainment Ranking wouldn't be so unreliable, glitching from time to time. As soon as someone conceals themselves, I can no longer monitor them!" "Then where is the character 'Diagram'?" The scholar murmured. A Diagram Record—yes, the Heaven Hunting Ranking was originally a diagram record, but it had shattered in the past, losing two crucial portions. Or rather, two characters: 'Diagram' and 'Record.' At the edge of the void, the plump middle-aged man smiled. "Pavilion Master, the 'Record' is with me. As for the 'Diagram'... perhaps you should ask around to see who picked it up? I certainly didn't take it." The scholar said calmly, "Can you return it? You know as well as I do that this item never belonged to me, but I monitored on Heaven's behalf..." The plump man laughed. "The Pavilion Master must be joking. That is all ancient history. However, I believe we could locate whichever party holds the 'Diagram' character, and the three of us could join forces. That should allow us to transmit into the Star Residence Mansion. As for merging them into one... let's forget that! I am well aware this item was once under your management, Pavilion Master." "*Sigh!*" The scholar let out a soft sigh. "Very well, very well. In whose hands is the 'Diagram' character? If it can be retrieved, leaving only a few minor fragments unaccounted for won't be a major issue. Its functions will be nearly complete, enough to contact the interior of the Star Residence Mansion." At that moment, experts looked at one another in mutual dismay. Those who hadn't known the truth wore exceptionally strange looks. The Heaven Hunting Ranking was actually a diagram record. And it had even been shattered before! Even so, the ranking currently possessed the might of a divine weapon, blanketing the All-Heavens Battlefield. Just how terrifying had it been in its complete state? People had already guessed that the Master of the Hunting Heaven Pavilion was an ancient expert. What no one expected was that the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion—which everyone assumed was an affiliate controlled by the Gods and Demons—actually had an ancient expert as its true master as well. General Duobao! Some were familiar with ancient history: beneath a Marquis came titled generals, such as the Spirit Subduing General and General Duobao, followed by untitled generals. ... In the human camp, King Daxia was surprised as well. Glancing at General Duobao, he sent a voice transmission: "Can you tell how strong he is?" King Dazhou observed for a moment, then shook his head and transmitted back: "Unclear, but I fear he's not weak. You and I might not necessarily be a match for him... These old fossils are showing up more and more frequently. Over the past few days, they've appeared one after another. It's not a good sign." For hundreds of years, these figures had either slumbered or recuperated, yet now they were emerging one by one. Marquis Jiantian, General Duobao, Tiangu, the Life Emperor... As King Dazhou pondered, a voice suddenly shouted from the distance: "Duobao, you brat founded the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion?" The plump middle-aged man glanced sideways and saw the phantom above an ancient city. He smiled and said, "Greetings, Brother Tianmie! You flatter me!" Tianmie had nothing better to do. Although he couldn't leave, exchanging a few words was no problem. He hadn't spoken before simply because too few people were qualified to converse with him. Now, Tianmie grew interested and chuckled, "You picked up Marquis Jiantian's gadget and still dare to show your face? That old fellow's strength is terrifying. Be careful he doesn't slaughter you to take back his treasure!" General Duobao smiled softly. "It isn't that serious... Brother Tianmie jokes." Tianmie laughed, "You don't believe me..." Before he could finish, someone interrupted exasperatedly, "Idiot! He has nothing to fear! Don't you know the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is backed by the major races? This fellow must have made some agreement with Tiangu and those other old ghosts. Do you really think he's afraid? The major races use him to keep the Hunting Heaven Pavilion in check!" "..." Tianmie froze for a moment, glanced toward Yunxiao Ancient City, and grinned. "Yunxiao, you knew?" Yunxiao fell silent. Nonsense—anyone could guess as much! She had lived for so many years, after all! Duobao chuckled, "No, not at all, nothing of the sort..." Tianmie shot him a glance, then sneered dismissively, "Forget it, pretend I never saw you or knew you! You're a senior yourself, yet you went and tangled up with juniors like Tiangu—what an embarrassment! Judging by your looks, you probably haven't even entered the Dao Merging Realm. Trash! After all these years, I thought you'd reached it by now!" The plump middle-aged man's expression drooped, and he let out a dry laugh. Tianmie ignored him, finding no further interest in bantering with him! Though trapped, Tianmie looked down on Tiangu from the bottom of his heart. Just a junior—what was there to act arrogant about? Tiangu was stronger, sure, but only because Tianmie had been trapped for a hundred thousand years; otherwise, who would ever lose to Tiangu? During all these years of imprisonment, his strength had grown very slightly, but not noticeably. Had he not been trapped for a hundred thousand years, he would have stepped into the Dao Merging Realm long ago. Tianmie paid him no more heed, and General Duobao didn't mind either. Times had changed, after all. Looking back toward the Hunting Heaven Pavilion, he asked again, "Does the Pavilion Master really not know whose hands the last major fragment is in?" The scholar remained silent for a long moment before slowly saying, "If I am not mistaken, it is with the Tianyuan race, correct? On the Tianyuan side... Zhoumu, as the ruler of the Tianyuan race, why not come out and meet us?" "The Tianyuan race?" General Duobao was slightly startled, then quickly understood. "So that's how it is! No wonder—no wonder their curse arts have grown increasingly formidable. They obtained the character 'Diagram'! It seems they've used it as a medium to curse quite a few people to death." As the words fell, the void rippled slightly to reveal an endless, pitch-black space. A dark-robed figure shrouded entirely in darkness spoke softly: "Indeed, nothing escapes the two seniors. The item is indeed in my hands. However, the ancient era has passed, and the master of the Heaven Hunting Ranking has fallen. Such treasures... belong to whoever has the fortune to obtain them. What does Lord Marquis Jiantian think?" The scholar said softly, "Since you have taken it, there is no need to make excuses. If I possessed sufficient strength, I would reclaim it myself; if not, it remains deposited in your care for now! How about joining forces to open a transmission channel? I merely wish to see whether, after countless years, the Heaven Hunting Ranking can display some of its former might upon being reunited." The dark-robed expert chuckled softly. "That can be done. However, even if they come together, they will not form a single whole. Unless we find a divine weaponsmith to reforge it, its power will be vastly diminished, and it might not successfully transmit within!" "Let us try!" The scholar sighed with emotion. The items truly hadn't been lost. One piece with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, one piece with the ancient Tianyuan race. Unfortunately, retrieving them would be difficult. Duobao had not reached the Dao Merging Realm, but he was only half a step away! On the other hand, this junior of the ancient Tianyuan race—the first Tianyuan Half-Emperor after the Great Cataclysm—had already entered the Dao Merging Realm. For this race to pass down their lineage from antiquity to the present, they certainly had some skill. The scholar could handle the two of them, but the crucial problem was that many people did not wish to see the Heaven Hunting Ranking restored. If he made a move, others would surely intervene. A moment later, a page of a golden booklet floated into the air. At the same time, Duobao and Zhoumu fell silent for a brief moment before each retrieved an object. Two fragments! Both had already refined their pieces. At that moment, two large characters flew toward the golden booklet! In an instant, they snapped together! However, because they belonged to three different masters, a slight flaw remained. Even so, the moment the two characters landed atop the booklet, golden radiance illuminated the heavens and earth! *Rumble!* With a thunderous roar, powerful ripples cascaded from the massive golden page. Golden inscriptions materialized one after another. 145 lines, 148 lines, 155 lines... In the blink of an eye, the golden inscriptions reached 170 lines! Only then did the motion of the golden page halt. Around it, heavy breathing could no longer be suppressed as Invincibles stared with bloodshot eyes, panting hard. This was a divine weapon! And an unimaginably powerful divine weapon at that! Even without being fully united and repaired, it displayed 170 golden inscriptions. In its prime... it was impossible to fathom how terrifying this thing had been! No wonder—no wonder it could envelop the All-Heavens Battlefield and cover the entirety of the myriad realms! At this moment, lines of text appeared faintly on its surface. The Four Heaven Hunting Rankings, along with the Dao Attainment Ranking! Above them, the faint outline of the Eternal Ranking could even be seen... At the top of the Four Heaven Hunting Rankings sat Moduona. But right then, a name seemed to struggle to manifest in first place, yet failed to appear. Something was obscuring it. The scholar frowned slightly and glanced toward the ancient city. Over at the city, Liu Hong had been startled awake by the commotion and was peering outside. When the scholar's distant gaze locked onto him, a chill ran through his entire body. Forcing himself to look composed, he caught sight of the flickering Heaven Ranking and chuckled, "Is it trying to display my name? What a pity, it must think I'm not formidable enough. Why can't a half-dead person make the list? Seems to me its capability is lacking—beating Moduona is child's play for me!" No one refuted him. The name trying to surface on the Heaven Ranking was almost certainly Su Yu's. Unfortunately, having transformed into a half-dead spirit, and with the ranking not yet fully restored, it couldn't clearly display Su Yu's name. Yet the scholar was bewildered. 170 golden inscriptions! The gap from its peak wasn't that massive anymore. By all rights, even a dead spirit ought to appear, let alone someone who wasn't even fully dead! Bizarre! Did Su Yu possess another treasure capable of shielding against the Heaven Hunting Ranking's prying? He thought no further, for at that moment, another list manifested upon the ranking! "Dao Attainment Ranking!" "First: Wan Tiansheng!" "..." Silence fell across all four directions! It wasn't because people were shocked to see Wan Tiansheng on the list, but because the ranking seemed to have truly recovered much of its power—it had learned to rank people on its own! Previously, the Dao Attainment Ranking had not been part of the Heaven Hunting Ranking. And the version published by the All-Heavens Myriad Treasures Pavilion had been rather unreliable. First place had actually been claimed by Wan Tiansheng. In truth, Wan Tiansheng's name hadn't even been on the previous list, as he wasn't considered a quasi-Invincible back then! Everyone quickly read downward, their interest piqued. How would the revitalized Heaven Hunting Ranking order the experts beneath the Invincible realm now? "Second: Jiu Yue!" Everyone froze again. Second was Jiu Yue? Jiu Yue of the Ancient Iron-Eating Beast race? That fat creature who was too lazy to move, eating and drinking all day long—he was second? "Third: Changhe, Fate race!" This one made sense; he had been ranked second before. "Fourth: Tianzhou, Tianyuan race!" The one previously ranked first had now dropped to fourth, a notable difference from the old ranking. "Fifth: Kongkong, Space Beast race." No problem here either. "Sixth: Lan Tian, Human race!" "..." Silence fell once more. Lan Tian! Many expressions shifted. Lan Tian was ranked sixth! This was the Dao Attainment Ranking, which was essentially a power ranking for those beneath the Invincible realm; nearly everyone in the top ten possessed the strength to battle an Invincible. Lan Tian could do that? What kind of joke was this? Lan Tian had clashed with an Invincible's three-life embodiment before, but that wasn't a true Invincible. How could he be ranked sixth? "Seventh: Tuntian, Hou race!" "Oho, my boy made the list!" In the void, a Hou King whose mouth dripped with radiant light energy appeared. He swatted a Sun Moon Light Bird to death with one claw, chewing as he grinned, "Before, my boy was ranked thirty-sixth. He's been bumped up quite a bit. Seventh... not bad at all!" Everyone was startled. Tuntian of the Hou race ranked seventh? No one had seen that coming. "Eighth: Gu Dang, Immortal race!" Silence fell again. This was Tiangu's descendant. "Ninth: Xue Futu, Demon race!" "Tenth: Dou Cang, God race!" The top ten had shifted dramatically! It was vastly different from the previous ranking. Meanwhile, Yun Chen of the Human race was only ranked fifteenth! An expert who had slaughtered three quasi-Invincibles single-handedly was only fifteenth. As for Zhu Tiandao, whom everyone assumed was exceptionally formidable, reading down the list revealed he had plummeted all the way to ninety-seventh! Still, making the list at all proved immense strength. At this moment, eyes flickered across the crowd. Truly unexpected! The previous Dao Attainment Ranking differed wildly from this one—they weren't even on the same level. Many who had previously ranked high had tumbled down. Some who had ranked low had climbed up. The crux was that if there were no issues with the others, then Lan Tian's placement was likely accurate as well. That was what truly terrified everyone: ranked sixth, a combatant capable of fighting an Invincible! Had Lan Tian held back last time? Two humans in the top ten! Of course, no one was surprised by Wan Tiansheng's presence. A monster who had slain two Invincibles—even if killing the Nether race Invincible could be chalked up to luck against a three-life embodiment, slaying Fenhai was an undeniable demonstration of raw strength! Aside from Wan Tiansheng, many placements caught people off guard. Someone chuckled, "I didn't think much of him before, but it seems I had poor eyesight! Jiu Yue is ranked second... behind only Wan Tiansheng. Jiu Yue went inside, didn't he?" Several expressions shifted. Yes, Jiu Yue had entered. A fellow capable of battling an Invincible—perhaps... he could even kill one? After all, his ranking was so high, second only to Wan Tiansheng. Just then, the void cracked open, and a colossal, immensely powerful Iron-Eating Beast emerged, also munching on food. Like the old Hou, grease dripped from its mouth as it said lazily, "No fighting... my race doesn't fight! Jiu Yue was just hungry, went to find something to eat. Once he's full, he'll come out!" Don't misunderstand! Jiu Yue is very weak! Several sneered. Not fighting? Eating food? Eating what? Eating Gods and Demons, or eating Immortals? Jiu Yue... might truly have gone in to devour Immortals. Earlier, several races had already set their sights on the Immortal race. At this moment, an Immortal King couldn't hold back his fury: "Five of our Sun Moons fell abruptly earlier. Could it be..." Did you do it? Had Tuntian entered as well? It seemed he had! Damn it, these ferocious races all had monstrously powerful Sun Moons inside—beings capable of battling Invincibles! Not a single one was decent! "*Cough, cough!*" An Invincible spoke up: "Let's not dwell on this. Pavilion Master, can you contact the people inside now?" "Let us try and calibrate. It may take some time..." ... Outside, turmoil raged. Inside, right as the Heaven Hunting Ranking merged, Su Yu was preparing to depart when the golden booklet in his mind suddenly trembled! It quivered within his sea of will for a brief moment before swiftly returning to stillness. Su Yu frowned! This booklet hadn't shown any activity in ages. What happened today? In that split second when it shook, Su Yu thought disaster was striking, but it quickly settled. Was it an ill omen? Yet the Calamity divine character hadn't reacted at all. Right at that instant, Su Yu froze. He sensed a faint movement. The Tombstone of Civilizations shrouding the exterior of his sea of will suddenly shuddered as well. He hadn't noticed earlier, but now an imperceptible force manifested, only to be deflected away by the tombstone! That force was exceedingly faint. Once deflected, it dispersed instantly. *What was that?* Su Yu's mind stirred. *Someone is spying on me!* *Yes, someone is definitely spying on me!* *What could spy on me so silently... Could it be... the Heaven Hunting Ranking, or a supreme expert?* Su Yu felt a jolt of shock. It couldn't be the Heaven Hunting Ranking, could it? It hadn't shown any reaction before, so why the sudden stir now? His expression shifted. Swiftly taking out his booklet, he rummaged through a massive storage space and soon pulled out a Heaven Hunting sub-ranking! He hadn't discarded it. Having killed so many, he hadn't bothered sorting through and throwing things out, and the Heaven Hunting Ranking couldn't reach inside the Star Residence Mansion anyway. Yet right now, this sub-ranking seemed to shimmer with a faint glow. A slight fluctuation appeared! Exceedingly weak, virtually undetectable. *What the hell?* Su Yu was thoroughly astonished. Wasn't this thing supposed to be unable to reach into the Star Residence Mansion? Furthermore, in almost the exact same breath, the golden booklet had trembled, and the Tombstone of Civilizations seemed to have blocked a probe on his behalf. What did that mean? *Something changed with the Heaven Hunting Ranking, or it grew stronger, allowing it to reach into the Star Residence Mansion. And when that change occurred, my golden booklet trembled...* Su Yu's eyes flickered. What did that imply? Did his golden booklet share a connection with the Heaven Hunting Ranking? What kind of connection? Su Yu frowned. In that case, could the Heaven Hunting Ranking actually be his property? "..." Yes! Su Yu instantly arrived at a startling conclusion: *Someone stole my stuff!* *The Heaven Hunting Ranking is mine!* *But the Hunting Heaven Pavilion took it away.* "I knew it! No wonder I felt such affinity toward the Heaven Hunting Ranking and it promoted me to first so quickly. Turns out the damn thing was mine all along!" Su Yu snorted. Very well, he would take it back sooner or later. For now, he would let it slide! However, one thing was clear: the outside world was attempting to contact holders of the ranking. The upheaval must have been too severe, driving them to desperation. Su Yu rummaged swiftly and soon produced over fifty copies of the sub-ranking. Suddenly, he grinned. Across the barrier of the Star Residence Mansion, establishing contact was so difficult that they probably couldn't identify anyone, let alone pinpoint a location. "Hetu!" Su Yu browsed through them and entered two characters into one of the rankings. There was no response. To be safe, he avoided using a dead person's ranking to prevent detection. After searching for a while, he found one belonging to a human. Having knocked out several people earlier, he had gathered a few storage rings. Whether the outside world could distinguish the owner was doubtful, but caution never hurt; a dead person couldn't transmit messages. Su Yu chuckled, unbothered by the lack of response. If the outside world managed to receive even a shred of news, all the better—they would know who did it! Hetu, of course! At that moment, on his civilization chronicle, the word "Civilization" instantly shifted into "Hetu." You're Hetu, so how could you not have a diagram record? This is your natal divine weapon, Hetu! Su Yu grinned. All these deaths were your doing, Hetu. You planned to do it anyway; I just cleaned up the battlefield ahead of time for you. All the sub-rankings trembled faintly, yet communication remained impossible. After an unknown period, it still didn't work. Su Yu curled his lip. *Trash!* *Fine, I'll lend you a hand.* "Taishan!" *Boom!* The heavens collapsed and the earth split! The sub-ranking on which Su Yu had inscribed the name Hetu suddenly shuddered violently, and the two characters dissolved into light, vanishing from the page. Su Yu sealed his apertures. Soon, all the sub-rankings trembled again, yet messages still failed to pass through. Su Yu grinned broadly! Fascinating! Sure enough, his hypothesis was correct. In his fury, Old Zhou must have unsealed something, briefly allowing a transmission to slip through—though only for a split second. "So in the end, if you want to reach the inside, you still have to rely on me..." Su Yu muttered. In other words, he held the communication channel in his hands. Who knew what price the outside world had paid? Thank you very much! Hopefully, you can send me some intelligence—provided I collect all the Heaven Hunting Rankings first! ... At the very instant Su Yu cried out "Taishan." Across the flickering Heaven Hunting Ranking outside, two characters flashed abruptly, disappearing in the blink of an eye. "Hetu!" Not the script of any living race, but two ancient characters of will: Hetu! At that moment, several faces changed color as realization dawned, followed by utter disbelief. Hetu? Which Hetu? The Hetu from the First Tide, or something else? How could that be possible! An ancient presence's voice shook the void: "Brother Hongmeng, is Hetu still within the passage?" ... Deep beneath the sea. Old Turtle froze. *Right! Hetu is missing!* *Holy crap!* *Hetu... went to the Star Residence Mansion?* *How did he get there?* *To the seventh floor?* *But... going to the seventh floor has nothing to do with the lower floors!* "Hetu... disappeared, went to the Star Residence Mansion..." Old Turtle was stunned. The implications were staggering! As for the ancient presence's transmission, Old Turtle acted as though he hadn't heard a thing. *You want to kill my little Hetu, but even if you know, you can't kill him anyway!*