Chapter 831 - 824: Making the List

Chapter 831: Chapter 824: Making the List

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Accompanied by Zhou Yuanjue’s terrifying smashes, the entire resilient surface of the True Land trembled. It even caved in, sending shattered debris flying in all directions. Luluno and the other candidates stared blankly at the scene unfolding before them.

The fearsome man ranked ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard was being smashed by Zhou Yuanjue like a radish. Simple, brutal punches rained down relentlessly, leaving him entirely unable to dodge. From the moment the very first strike landed, the outcome had been sealed.

The continuously stacking Power of the tremors penetrated deep into his bones. No matter how strong Gegula’s body was or how fast his speed, he would still be completely destroyed in the face of this ever-accumulating concussive state. Blood began to seep from the pores and orifices all over his body. His blood vessels ruptured under the violent vibrations, and fractures appeared across his skeleton.

CRACK!!

Every inch of his skin and bones split apart simultaneously, and the two Bone Blades in his hands abruptly shattered into pieces. This signaled that his resistance had reached its absolute limit.

CLINK CLANK CLINK!!

Wisps of golden light emerged from his body and intertwined, forming golden Rune Chains that swiftly wrapped tightly around him. He couldn’t hold on any longer. The Life Protection Mechanism had detected that his life was on the verge of termination and automatically triggered.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

Zhou Yuanjue’s frenzied bombardment continued. By the time the protection mechanism was fully activated and he finally halted his assault, Gegula’s body was already completely embedded in the tough ground.

"Ding. Congratulations. You have independently defeated the opponent ranked ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard. You have successfully taken over their ranking and corresponding privileges.

"The opponent’s ranking will fall out of the top one hundred. Their new placement below the top one hundred will be recalculated based on their reserved Points."

A series of messages transmitted from his True Talisman, causing Zhou Yuanjue to pause in slight surprise. He realized he was now ranked ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard. Since the True Talisman messages had arrived, it meant he had achieved a complete victory.

Zhou Yuanjue lowered his head and glanced at Gegula, who was enveloped by the Life Protection Mechanism on the ground. At this moment, his opponent’s eyes were completely unfocused and clouded with confusion. Zhou Yuanjue knew this was because the man had been violently concussed by his technique. His Spirit had yet to fully recover from the paralyzing shock of the tremors.

The top one hundred on the leaderboard were indeed tricky opponents, whether in terms of their realms or their abilities. If he hadn’t seen through the opponent’s incredibly secretive ability in time, and if the man hadn’t been somewhat careless, there genuinely might have been a chance of losing. And this was only the ninety-fifth rank. Had it been someone in the top ninety, even if he exhausted all his methods right now, he might not necessarily win.

It seemed his strength still needed further improvement.

WHOOSH!!

He let out a deep breath as a massive amount of sparkling white mist was instantly released from his entire body. His physique rapidly shrank, returning to its normal form.

GRUMBLE GRUMBLE!!

Immediately after, his stomach let out a loud protest. It was completely empty. His Energy reserves were essentially depleted, and even the Energy Crystals he had prepared as a dual safeguard had bottomed out.

It certainly hadn’t been easy.

Shaking his head slightly, he didn’t spare another glance at the fallen Gegula on the ground and turned to leave. To him, an opponent he had already seen through and defeated held no more value to warrant his attention.

Yet, the moment he turned around, he was met with the dumbfounded expressions of the large number of candidates within the safety zone. The entire scene was dead silent. Feeling slightly puzzled, Zhou Yuanjue ignored the crowd’s reaction and continued walking toward the safety zone.

As he approached, the many candidates finally seemed to snap out of it, revealing a variety of complex expressions. Still, no one took the initiative to speak.

TAP TAP TAP!!

Amidst the utter silence, only the sound of Zhou Yuanjue’s footsteps echoed across the area. The crowd consciously parted to clear a path, watching Zhou Yuanjue’s figure slowly step into the safety zone and gradually disappear at the end of the street.

People looked at his vanishing silhouette, then turned their eyes back to Gegula embedded in the dirt. Some, still unwilling to believe it, specifically pulled up the True Talisman leaderboard interface. There, sitting securely in the ninety-fifth spot on the overall rankings, was the renowned name of Zhou Yuanjue.

UPROAR!!

At that moment, a massive commotion finally erupted from the crowd, as if they were suddenly waking from a dream.

"He actually... actually won?! He directly became number ninety-five on the overall leaderboard?! Top one hundred?!"

"A rookie—a rookie who just purchased the First layer Transformation Boundary not too long ago, a rookie from a Low level Civilization... is in the top one hundred?!"

"My God, am I dreaming? Is this a hallucination? He’s only been in the Chaotic Paradise for about half a year, right? What was I doing back then? I was mining every day, and yet he’s already broken into the top one hundred?! Even if I stay here for another twenty years, I don’t know if I can even make it into the top two hundred!!"

"This... this... I don’t even know what to say anymore! Did he break the record? The record for the fastest ascent to the top one hundred? Is he even stronger than Bing Zhiyue?!"

Waves of discussion washed over the area, every voice colored with pure disbelief. In truth, this feat was genuinely akin to a miracle.

Luluno looked toward where Gegula lay and couldn’t help but swallow hard. He felt like he wouldn’t even be able to get close to the man, yet Zhou Yuanjue had somehow defeated such a monster. They were all at the First layer Transformation Boundary. Did the gap between them really have to be this absurdly large?

On the other side, Gegula had finally awakened from his concussed stupor, capturing the surrounding murmurs. His expression constantly shifted. Anger, humiliation, reluctance, irritability... Countless emotions mingled on his face, but ultimately, only a deep sense of dejection remained.

He had lost.

Meanwhile, in the Crater Valley of the Dominic Wilderness.

Red Spider Fuya was still lying on the ground, having not yet recovered from the Life Protection Mechanism.

"By now, that guy Gegula should have already reached the Chiyan Safety Zone," she mused to herself. "I wonder if Zhou Yuanjue will come out and face him head-on.

"Hmph, there’s a high probability he was just talking big. Once he realizes a top one hundred expert has arrived, his first thought should be to retreat..."

Bored out of her mind, Fuya could only let her imagination run wild.

"Ding! The overall candidate rankings have changed. Please check the updates."

Right at that moment, a True Talisman notification rang out in her mind.

She felt a wave of confusion. Had her overall ranking changed? Whose Points had skyrocketed enough to actually surpass her? Fuya felt curious, as she would only receive a system prompt when her ranking dropped. She didn’t know whose accumulated Points had overtaken hers.

Opening the True Talisman leaderboard, she checked the spots ahead of her one by one. She didn’t find any newcomer’s name; they were all familiar veterans, and their ranks had all been pushed back by one spot simultaneously.

What was going on?

When she saw the name in the one hundred and first place, her pupils suddenly shrank.

Gegula...

How did he drop to rank one hundred and one?!

Could it be?!