Chapter 832 - 825: Shock in Jixian City

Chapter 832: Chapter 825: Shock in Jixian City

"Could it be?!" Seeing the change in Gegula’s ranking on the overall leaderboard, Red Spider Fuya immediately came up with an unbelievable hypothesis.

The overall leaderboard functioned in a specific manner.

The names and data of the top one hundred were displayed directly on its front page. Unlike the rest of the rankings, these top hundred positions had nothing to do with accumulated Points. There was only one way to advance within this elite tier: challenge a higher-ranking opponent in actual combat and win.

If both combatants were already in the top hundred, the challenger’s victory would result in them swapping ranks.

For anyone ranked below the top hundred, their position was strictly based on their total accumulated Points.

A bloodthirsty existence like Gegula had amassed an incredibly massive fortune of Points. If he were defeated by someone outside the top hundred, the current situation would occur.

Gegula’s position in the top hundred had been taken by the victor, causing him to fall out of the elite tier entirely. However, due to his immense accumulation of Points, once his ranking was recalculated based on Point distribution, he landed exactly at the one hundred and first place.

In other words, someone from outside the top hundred had defeated him.

And at this particular point in time, there seemed to be only one person capable of doing such a thing.

Fuya immediately closed the secondary rankings and reopened the top hundred list, scrolling straight to the ninety-fifth position.

Zhou Yuanjue’s name was glaringly displayed right there.

Clicking on his name, an image and biological data she was incredibly familiar with appeared before her.

Fuya’s brain instantly short-circuited as blood rushed to her head. Her thoughts seemed to freeze completely. It took her a long while to finally recover her wits.

"It’s actually true..." she murmured. "That guy really defeated a monster like Gegula, took his rank, and became ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard?"

Gegula, who had gone to the Chiyan Safety Zone brimming with absolute confidence, had genuinely become nothing more than a stepping stone for his advancement?

To achieve something like this with only the strength of the First layer Transformation Boundary... Was he even stronger than Bing Zhiyue and the others had been back in the day?

Staring blankly at Zhou Yuanjue’s image data on the leaderboard, Fuya’s expression shifted continuously. She could already sense a violent storm brewing on the horizon.

It was easy to imagine the sheer uproar this news would cause once it reached headquarters and spread among the various factions in Jixian City.

The organization’s assessment of Zhou Yuanjue would very likely be elevated to the same level as Bing Zhiyue and the others. That was practically the highest threat alert level possible.

Under the current climate, where the Ten Great Organizations were attempting to seize total control over the entire Chaotic Paradise, Fuya knew exactly what measures they would take against a genius of this caliber.

It meant the Ten Great Organizations would dispatch their most elite forces to nip this massive threat in the bud.

Unlike Bing Zhiyue’s group, who already possessed enough strength to protect themselves, Zhou Yuanjue’s current power was still far too green.

Yes, far too green.

Although he was now ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard, that was still only at the very bottom of the elite tier. Within the top hundred, every gap of ten ranks represented a disparity in strength so vast it was like being on two entirely different planes of existence.

Moving forward, the people sent to hunt Zhou Yuanjue wouldn’t just be those ranked in the top ninety. They could be from the top eighty, top seventy, or even... monsters from the top fifty.

When that time came, Zhou Yuanjue’s strength simply wouldn’t be able to keep up, and his room for growth would be compressed to the absolute limit.

This was the consequence of shining too brightly. The tallest tree in the forest always caught the most wind.

At this moment, Zhou Yuanjue’s past words echoed in her ears.

"The more experts, the better?" Fuya muttered softly to herself. "I’m afraid you still haven’t realized exactly what kind of situation you’re in now."

Jixian City, Inner City, Grand Conference Hall.

The leaders of the Ten Great Organizations had gathered once more to discuss specific courses of action regarding the situation in Leyuan.

Kan Kun, the leader of the second organization, Star Beast, spoke up. "Our recent plans have achieved tremendous success. In less than half a month, nearly eighty percent of the registered candidates with powerful potential have agreed to join us. The remaining twenty percent are somewhat troublesome, but I believe that with a little more time or additional manpower, they will definitely be handled.

"The issue at hand now is how we should deal with those few truly thorny individuals.

"Bing Zhiyue, Barre Saint Mark, Black Shadow · Lunar Eclipse..."

"According to our intelligence, these individuals seem inclined to form a loose alliance. As a result, a large number of unsubjugated top-tier geniuses also appear to be gravitating toward them. If this continues, I’m afraid it will cause us no small amount of trouble," said Griffin, who sat at the head of the table, his figure seemingly shrouded in a dense fog.

"Therefore, the plan to annihilate them must be put on the agenda immediately. This is also the reason I have summoned all of you here today. All other tasks at hand can be temporarily shelved, and some personnel can be recalled to prioritize this situation.

"Do any of you have objections to this resolution?"

"None."

"Agreed."

"I support it."

The other organization leaders didn’t have any major objections to this proposal and voiced their agreement one after another.

There was only one seat that remained silent. Everyone looked toward the third chair at the conference table.

It was the leader of the Ghost Ruins Organization, Xingyang Zhenming.

"What is it? Do you have a differing opinion?" Griffin asked Xingyang Zhenming in confusion.

Xingyang Zhenming seemed to have entered a state of stagnation, as if he were reviewing information and data on his True Talisman.

Everyone was curious. Just what kind of matter could make the third-ranked powerhouse on the overall leaderboard show such an expression?

"Gentlemen, I’m afraid a bit of trouble has arisen that we will have to put some effort into dealing with," Xingyang Zhenming finally said after a long moment, lifting his head to address the room.

"Oh? What kind of trouble?" Kan Kun narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Did any of you pay attention to the changes in the top hundred of the overall leaderboard just now? The ninety-fifth place has changed hands," Xingyang Zhenming said.

"Oh? What does a change past the ninetieth rank have to do with us?" someone said flatly, clearly unconcerned.

Indeed, within the top hundred of the overall leaderboard, every change in the tens digit represented a completely different echelon of power. Between the top ten and the top ninety lay a massive gap of eight entire tiers. Someone at that level of strength couldn’t possibly threaten their positions, so naturally, they rarely paid attention to it.

"If it were just a standard changing of the guard in the top hundred, it naturally wouldn’t be any trouble. But... what if the person who just took over the ninety-fifth rank is a newcomer who has been in the Chaotic Paradise for less than half a year, and has only just crossed the First layer Transformation Boundary?" Xingyang Zhenming said mildly.

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire hall instantly fell dead silent.