Chapter 448 - 331: The Secret of the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm

Chapter 448: Chapter 331: The Secret of the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm

"You’ve both worked hard."

A faint smile touched Yu Changsheng’s lips. After stowing away the Storage Pouch and Evil Qi Token that Chu Chengyu had left behind, he stroked the heads of the Red Purgatory and Colorful Star Deer and spoke softly.

He had barely lifted a finger in that battle, allowing the Red Purgatory and the Colorful Star Deer to act freely. The result was clear: in a mere instant, they had dealt with a Golden Core Celestial Pride.

The strength of those two was undeniable. Chu Chengyu had served as nothing more than a stepping stone for Yu Changsheng to test his beasts’ power.

RUMBLE!

The Red Purgatory nuzzled affectionately against Yu Changsheng’s palm. Its body shrank, transforming into a small dragon that excitedly circled around him.

BLEAT!

The Colorful Star Deer did the same, its small, delicate body hopping lightly, its gaze filled with a trace of smug satisfaction.

’Nice teamwork, little snake. You didn’t let Master down.’

The sound of the Colorful Star Deer’s Divine Thought echoed, tinged with a youthful tone, as it raised a brow at the Red Purgatory.

The Red Purgatory tilted its head, choosing to ignore her. It responded in a lazy voice, ’Oh, so tiring. That was all thanks to my Evil Fire. Pretty powerful, wouldn’t you say?’

After breaking through to Tier Three, the two Spirit Beasts were unlike their former selves and could now vocalize quite freely. If they wished, speaking human words would be no problem at all.

’Hmph. That’s only because I pulled him into the Illusion Realm, giving you the chance to unleash your power.’

The Colorful Star Deer tilted its head, its tone dripping with disdain. Breaking through to Tier Three had finally allowed it to regain some of its "alpha female" authority.

The Red Purgatory couldn’t be bothered to argue further and simply draped itself over Yu Changsheng’s shoulder, feigning sleep.

Inside the Inner Realm, the Golden-Winged Eagle sulked.

"Alright, the enemies we’ll face from now on are no joke. Work together properly. Safety comes first."

At this, Yu Changsheng chuckled softly. He shook his head and muttered to himself before looking down at his Evil Qi Points, his eyes glinting.

After killing Chu Chengyu and inheriting his points, combined with those contributed by the group of Blood Demon Generals, his own total of Evil Qi Points had skyrocketed once again.

[Ninth Place: Yu Changsheng (Wanxiang Sect), Evil Qi Points: 22,000]

[Tenth Place: Wang Haiyang (Cang Lei Sect), Evil Qi Points: 18,000]

As the eleventh-ranked prodigy, Chu Chengyu’s Evil Qi Point total had been only slightly less than Yu Changsheng’s own, amounting to nearly 10,000. With these points, Yu Changsheng’s ranking climbed one more spot to a total of 22,000, leaving him just 1,000 points shy of Chen Haolan in the spot above him.

Correspondingly, the previous ninth-place holder, Wang Haiyang, was pushed down to tenth.

This change in the top ten was, of course, noticed immediately. After all, the ranking list updated in real time.

Outside, on Celestial Slaughter Square, this sudden change sent a shockwave through the crowd.

"How did Yu Changsheng suddenly jump to ninth place? Where did he get an extra ten thousand Evil Qi Points?"

"Wait a minute, look! The name that was in eleventh place, Chu Chengyu, is gone!"

"Chu Chengyu? Isn’t he one of the Cang Lei Sect’s prodigies? You’re right, he was in eleventh place. And didn’t he have nearly ten thousand Evil Qi Points?"

After realizing the implication, all eyes in the square simultaneously turned toward the Cang Lei Sect’s designated area.

In the corner occupied by the Cang Lei Sect, the supervising Elder, Wang Guohui, stared at the updated rankings, his expression grim and unsightly.

"Ninth place, Yu Changsheng... Tenth place, Wang Haiyang..."

’Yu Changsheng, is it...’

After a long moment, Wang Guohui narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze fixed on the Wanxiang Sect’s delegation. A sinister light flashed in their depths.

He still had some recollection of Yu Changsheng from the conflict with Zhang Chengming, an incident where he had even intervened. At the time, he had merely thought the boy was decent, never imagining he would cause him such a major headache today.

’I really misjudged him. It seems Zhang Chengming deserved that slap he took.’

After muttering this to himself, Wang Guohui suppressed the fury in his heart. When he opened his eyes again, his expression was calm, but inwardly, his heart was bleeding.

To him, whether Chen Haolan’s rank was pushed down to ninth place or tenth place didn’t make a huge difference; he didn’t care about that.

What he cared about was *why* Yu Changsheng had suddenly gained so many Evil Qi Points, and the concurrent disappearance of Chu Chengyu’s name.

Chu Chengyu, while slightly inferior to Chen Haolan, was still a rare prodigy of the Cang Lei Sect. To say he wasn’t heartbroken that such a talent had fallen so unceremoniously would be a lie.

But within the rules of the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm, there was nothing Wang Guohui could do. He could only bottle up his frustration, forcibly suppressing the rage that burned within him.

Yu Changsheng’s rise in the rankings also silenced those who had previously harbored doubts about him and the Wanxiang Sect. Their suspicions were now confirmed. For a moment, while still shocked, they began to pay close attention to Yu Changsheng.

"He killed Chu Chengyu, the eleventh-ranked disciple from the Cang Lei Sect. It looks like Yu Changsheng’s spot in the top ten isn’t just a fluke. He’s a genuine prodigy."

"The Wanxiang Sect has always just been along for the ride in the past. To think they’ve actually produced a prodigy this time. I wonder how far he’ll be able to go..."

High on the platform, Zhu Zhengping’s expression remained placid as he observed the change in the rankings. He slowly closed his eyes, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

’Not bad. Chu Chengyu was a top-tier genius, and a genius of his caliber possesses a considerable amount of fortune from the Celestial Dao...’

’Now, this Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm has gathered the prodigies from the entire Martial Continent. Their personal fortunes are all astonishing. To one degree or another, they are all Favored by the Heavens. By using their Blood Souls to irrigate the Celestial Slaughter Secret Realm, we can urge the Celestial Slaughter Golden Lotus to mature, bearing the Qi of the Celestial Dao...’