Chapter 893 - 147: Astounding Talent, Who in the World Does Not Know You?

Chapter 893: Chapter 147: Astounding Talent, Who in the World Does Not Know You?

Great Camp, Central Plaza,

At this moment, beneath the enormous Celestial List monolith, many cultivators were gathered, occasionally exclaiming and discussing.

"Why has the Celestial List ranking suddenly changed so much?"

A young cultivator in a blue robe suddenly exclaimed in surprise,

his eyes full of astonishment, staring at the newly appeared name and introduction on the Celestial List, subconsciously thinking he had misread it,

His name was Hu Yuanfeng, an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator,

who paid great attention to the Celestial List, essentially memorizing the nearly thousand rankings on the monolith!

Especially the positions within the top hundred, where changes were extremely rare,

Yet today, at the forty-seventh position, abruptly appeared a name never seen before, no wonder he was astonished,

"Zhou Xun!"

Hu Yuanfeng stared at this name, starting to recall which powerful cultivator it might be.

And his battle merits were: two thousand five hundred sixteen point fifty-five! 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

This list calculated accumulated battle merits of the person,

His shout was like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring waves of astonishment.

The surrounding cultivators first froze, then quickly turned their gaze to the Celestial List, exclamations and discussions rose like tides, continuous and unending.

An elderly man with graying hair and a weather-beaten face was full of shock, muttering to himself: "I have stayed in the West Desert for decades, whenever there are changes on the Celestial List, they are basically concentrated above the last five hundred ranks,

"And within the top hundred, a name suddenly appearing, this has never occurred before, to leap directly to forty-seventh from complete obscurity! Who exactly is this Zhou Xun?"

"Indeed, over two thousand battle merits, exchanged for four tier four high-grade Ghost Kings, that’s quite incredible, never heard of his feats before. Could he be a killing god newly dispatched by some Divinity Transformation influence?"

A middle-aged cultivator in a grey cloth shirt responded.

"Could he have mastered some unique technique or secret technique that restrains the Ghost Race, enabling him to accumulate such astonishing battle merits in a short time?" someone speculated!

"I rather think this True Monarch Zhou might possess some secret technique for seeking out Ghost Race,"

a middle-aged cultivator with a cunning gaze and wearing black attire speculated in a low voice, his eyes sparkling,

Seemingly harboring thoughts of how nice it would be if he possessed such a spell himself.

As the crowd discussed, the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor happened to pass by.

He was on his way to meet True Monarch Yama to discuss details of cooperation in hunting the Ghost Race, coincidentally drawn by the noise over here.

"Greetings Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor," the crowd saluted as he approached.

He ranked eleventh on the Celestial List, having stayed in the West Desert for decades, almost everyone recognized him,

The Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, tall and imposing in stature, emitted a powerful aura, making people revere him as he strode with large steps, parting the crowd and heading toward the Celestial List.

"What has happened?" asked the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor,

"Respected Demon Emperor, the Celestial List underwent changes, a Daoist named ’Zhou Xun’ suddenly rose to forty-seventh rank,"

"His battle merits increased by over two thousand points!" Hu Yuanfeng respectfully replied.

"Who did you say, Zhou Xun? True Monarch Wangchuan Zhou Xun!" the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor was momentarily stunned upon hearing,

This is not the person recommended by True Monarch Yama to participate in this operation,

Lured to glance at the monolith, he quickly spotted Zhou Xun’s name on the Celestial List, shockingly at the forty-seventh rank!

Seeing this, he immediately widened his eyes, displaying a look of extreme shock on his face.

In his mind appeared the image of the previously gentle, elegant young man!

Years ago, this person had defeated the Flood Dragon Race’s prodigy, Purple Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, causing their Demon Race to lose three million miles of sea territory,

Back then, Zhou Xun indeed showed potential, but not as dazzling as now.

To acquire over two thousand battle merits at once,

Even he himself had never achieved such a record,

Could it be, this person’s strength already rivaled his own!

"How is that possible?" the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor secretly exclaimed, knowing that the Human-Demon wars ended just decades ago!

"Could it be that Zhou Xun has already broken through to middle-stage Nascent Soul?" the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor speculated,

But all questions need to be clarified upon meeting this person,

He decided, after meeting Zhou Xun, he must inquire properly, how exactly did he achieve such a dramatic gain in battle merits.

...

On the other side, Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci left the Merit Department and headed towards the Battle Merits Exchange Section.

The two had obtained significant amounts of battle merits, qualifying for exchanges of several top-tier treasures!

Even spiritual objects assisting in advancing to late-stage Nascent Soul were ample.

Soon, Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci returned to that grand hall and met the middle-aged man in blue robes.

"Oh, it’s Pavilion Master Zhou and Pavilion Master Ji, seeing the two with glowing faces, seems like you’ve gained quite a lot?"

The middle-aged man was engrossed in a jade scroll, upon hearing footsteps, he lifted his head and upon seeing Zhou Xun, greeted with a smile,

"Daoist Gong, you jest. I’ve heard that a new batch of treasures has been added this time, came to take a look!"

"Seems Daoist Zhou is quite well-informed, you’re right, a large batch of treasures was brought in from several continents by the commander!"

"Here’s the new treasure exchange list, Pavilion Master can take a look!"

With that, the middle-aged man waved his hand, a jade scroll appeared in hand, which he then handed over to Zhou Xun,