Li Shuang was a little unaccustomed at first.
Soon, she also calmed down.
The strong are respected.
Since the rules here are like this, then so be it.
She just needed to always be the strong one.
Li Shuang was the first to step into the teleportation array.
Then, others followed suit.
Flashes of white light.
Numerous figures, densely packed, appeared on the field.
Everyone looked up with some reverence. A phantom figure sat high in the clouds, its face unclear, but it immediately inspired respect.
"Those who have not cleared the first level, leave immediately."
The City Lord's majestic voice rang out.
More than five hundred people who had not cleared the first level immediately left.
These people were not annoyed; on the contrary, they were all very excited.
"To be able to see the City Lord from afar, even if it's just a phantom, is enough."
"Next time I must try hard to clear the first level so I can get points personally awarded by the City Lord!"
"Let's go, let's hurry up and earn soul points."
Many people had just finished one Soul Altar and were already eager to prepare for the next one.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, only over five hundred people remained.
The City Lord smiled: "Those who clear the first level will be rewarded with 8,000 points."
These five hundred-plus people all received an 8,000-point reward.
Li Shuang's Myriad Law Eye also gained 8,000 points.
Li Shuang's brows furrowed slightly. In order to get the second layer of the Samsara Sutra, her points were almost spent last time.
No one told her before that clearing the Soul Altar would give points rewards!
This was a complete surprise.
Then, those who had only cleared the first level left the City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord's voice continued to ring out.
"Those who clear the second level will be rewarded with 20,000 points."
Li Shuang's Myriad Law Eye gained another 20,000 points.
Then, another group of people left.
Only nine people remained on the field.
"Those who clear the third level will be rewarded with 40,000 points."
Li Shuang received another 40,000 points.
Then, everyone else was teleported out.
Only Li Shuang and You Lan remained on the field.
"Those who clear the fourth level will be rewarded with 80,000 points."
Li Shuang and You Lan both received 80,000 points.
In this wave, just the rewards from the first four levels, Li Shuang received a total of 148,000!
Before, her accumulated points were over 110,000.
Now it instantly soared to 260,000 points.
At this moment.
Her ranking also successfully entered the top twenty of the Talent Ranking.
Before the Talent Ranking.
Many speculated that there would be a big change in the points ranking this time.
Many were waiting in front of the Talent Ranking to watch.
Watching Li's ranking soar, now temporarily staying at 19th place.
At thirty-five years old, to rush to 19th place!
This was already a terrifying record.
But everyone knew.
This was still far from Li's peak.
The point rewards were still being issued!
After receiving the rewards for clearing the fourth level, You Lan looked at Li Shuang with a complicated expression. The next moment, she was also teleported out.
Only Li Shuang remained on the field.
The City Lord smiled: "Reward for clearing the fifth level: 160,000 points."
"Reward for clearing the sixth level: 350,000 points."
"The seventh level reward, you have already received, no additional reward will be given."
After a wave of rewards.
Li Shuang's points instantly reached a staggering 770,000!
Her ranking almost instantly shot to the top!
And the second-place You Lan, her points were a full 200,000 less than hers.
This was the result of You Lan's accumulation over many years.
As for Li Shuang.
She cleared the Soul Altar once, and her harvest instantly surpassed the百年 accumulation of others.
"The Talent Ranking... it really has changed."
"Number one on the Talent Ranking: Li!"
Everyone else's rankings didn't change much; they basically just dropped one spot.
"You Lan is almost a hundred years old; I thought she would rule until the very last moment."
"Who wouldn't think that? Who would have thought such a monster would appear midway?"
"Is this the City Lord's ability? With a casual move, she trained an unparalleled genius."
"The City Lord's methods are naturally world-shaking. This Li is a legend, wasn't the City Lord's cultivation journey a legend back then too?"
"Indeed. The City Lord clearly has a Supreme Spirit Root, but she was dormant for four or five hundred years. Then one day, she suddenly began to make great strides."
"Supreme Spirit Roots are never simple. Perhaps the City Lord cultivated some special cultivation method."
"Not necessarily a cultivation method. I heard... that it has something to do with the City Lord's sister..."
"?? Are you trying to die? How dare you speak of such things."
"Hehe, just rumors, just rumors." The person shut up, not daring to say anything more.
"Speaking of which, what kind of spirit root does Li have?" someone asked.
Spirit root aptitude is still very important, as it determines how fast a person's daily cultivation speed is.
In the later stages.
If the spirit root aptitude is insufficient, cultivation is almost certain to be hindered.
"I don't know. Li appeared out of nowhere. Besides the City Lord, no one knows her origin, let alone her spirit root aptitude."
"It shouldn't be bad."
"With the City Lord around, even if her innate spirit root was insufficient, she would have long since compensated for it."
Everyone discussed animatedly.
In the crowd.
Grand Ancestor Xuanwei's expression changed repeatedly.
Now.
Besides the City Lord and Li herself, probably only she knew that Li possessed the Supreme Ice Spirit Root.
Oh.
And that skeleton in the Abyssal Gluttony.
But that skeleton was the City Lord's prisoner, so it naturally wouldn't spread this matter.
A trace of unwillingness flashed across Grand Ancestor Xuanwei's face.
No one knew that Li's Supreme Spirit Root had only just formed; she still had a chance to strip her of her spirit root!
But...
Li was the City Lord's person.
Who would dare risk touching the City Lord's person?
Even if she felt an urge in her heart, she didn't have the courage.
Could it be that she could only give up on the Supreme Ice Spirit Root like this?
Grand Ancestor Xuanwei left Wanfa City somewhat dejectedly.
As soon as she returned to reality, she began to go into seclusion.
But just like countless times before, her cultivation was stuck in place, unable to advance no matter what.
If this continued.
She might never ascend!
Although the lifespan of the Tribulation Transcending stage was long, if she kept dragging it out, she would eventually die of old age in the mortal world.
The longer she lived, the more afraid of death she became.
Grand Ancestor Xuanwei opened her eyes, and a trace of fear flashed in her pupils.
She didn't want to die.
She didn't want her cultivation to stagnate like this.
If she had a Supreme Ice Spirit Root, her cultivation would definitely improve, and she would definitely ascend!
A trace of greed flashed in her eyes.
Then.
She thought of that terrifying figure again, and she involuntarily shrank back.
If she dared to touch Li, and the City Lord found out, the City Lord would definitely not let her go.
Grand Ancestor Xuanwei struggled for a while, then gritted her teeth.
However.
The City Lord hadn't shown up for so many years; no one knew where her true body was.
She had absolute control over Wanfa City and the Soul Prison.
But.
Not necessarily over the real world.
If she could find Li in the real world, she might be able to avoid the City Lord's notice and steal her spirit root without anyone knowing.
If she couldn't find her in the real world, she would be careful. In the Soul Prison, as soon as she snatched Li's spirit root, she would immediately leave and flee to the boundless sea. Even the City Lord might not be able to find her.
Many thoughts ran through Grand Ancestor Xuanwei's mind.
Her gaze slowly became firm.
She would never give up on the Supreme Ice Spirit Root!