PHS Chapter 138 (Patreon)

Chapter 138: My Clan's Blood Flows in Her Veins!

Sighs echoed through the crowd.

In Great Desolate City, a crowd had gathered before the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

These people's daily pastime was to stand guard by the Prodigy Leaderboard and watch its changes. During this period, the leaderboard changed daily. After all, in places unseen by the masses, two prodigies would often cross paths. If not, there were always reckless Sacred Sons and Sacred Daughters who, seeking instant fame, would challenge those on the leaderboard.

Unfortunately for them, every challenger ultimately became another battle record for those ranked. By keeping watch before the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, one could get firsthand news every single day.

"What happened? Let me see!" An old rogue cultivator was the first to push his way through. He glanced at the list from top to bottom, his initial excitement dimming slightly. "Nothing's changed? There are no rogue cultivator prodigies on here!"

"The first and second on the Prodigy Leaderboard have fought!" someone said in a deep voice.

Indeed, at the very top of the Prodigy Leaderboard, the entry that had previously only contained the words "Yu Qingxian" now had a new set of descriptions after it.

[First Place: Yu Qingxian. Strength: Peak Heaven Transformation Realm. Battle Record: Defeated Ye Chen in a single move. Called upon a remnant Great Emperor formation to defeat Ye Qin (a late-stage Saint) in a single move.]

[Second Place: Ye Chen. Strength: Peak Body Transformation Realm. Affiliation: Ye Imperial Clan. Cultivation Method: Creation Scripture. Battle Record: Slew a Heaven Transformation-level figure while at the Body Transformation Realm. Defeated the Jade Pivot Sacred Son in a single move. In the battle with Yu Qingxian, was defeated in a single move.]

"This…"

The crowd was shocked into complete silence.

Someone on the Prodigy Leaderboard had surpassed all the other ninety-nine by an entire major realm. It was simply unbelievable! One must know, everyone else on the Prodigy Leaderboard was at the peak of the Body Transformation Realm!

How had she done it?

Was breaking through realms as simple as drinking water for her?

"Unbelievable. Defeating Ye Chen is one thing, but to also call upon a formation and defeat his Protector in a single move—that was a late-stage Saint!" someone said gravely.

"The number one on the Prodigy Leaderboard is truly worthy of the name. It's fortunate such a person is in our human race. If she were in another clan, I fear the human race would be in danger."

"That makes sense."

"The only pity is that there's still so little information on Yu Qingxian. Only her strength and a bit of her battle record; everything else is unknown."

"Does that even need guessing?" Beside them, an old man pointed his finger boldly and declared, "Since this Yu Qingxian has no listed affiliation, she must be a rogue cultivator!"

"Heh!" A group of people around him sneered without a word.

"I think the reason Yu Qingxian could become number one on the Human Prodigy Leaderboard is because she has my clan's blood in her veins!" At that moment, a man with human-like features but shifty, rat-like eyes spoke loudly.

"Oh?"

Many people looked over, their expressions strange. "You're not human, are you?"

"That's right!" The shifty-eyed man puffed out his chest proudly. "I am a member of the Divine Thief Clan! In my view, this Yu Qingxian shouldn't be on the Human Prodigy Leaderboard, but on the Divine Thief Clan's Prodigy Leaderboard!"

"Now that the Human and Demon Prodigy Leaderboards have been released, I estimate the next one will be for my Divine Thief Clan!"

"When my clan's leaderboard is released, it will surely suppress all of yours!"

…

"Do you know what place this is?" someone said ominously.

"Great Desolate City, what about it?" The Divine Thief Clan member sensed something was wrong and stumbled back a step.

"Since you know, you still dare to spout such nonsense here?" A burly man, wreathed in a baleful aura, stepped forward. His large hand shot out and lifted the man up like a chick. Amidst the Divine Thief's cries for help, he strode out of the city.

After the Divine Thief clansman was dragged away, a three-zhang-high Golden Divine Beast appeared before the city gate. A man in white sat upon it, like a god, his eyes incomparably deep.

After his battle with Jin Chen, the Sacred Son of Primal Beginning's injuries had not yet fully recovered; they had only stabilized. Once his condition was stable, he had come to Great Desolate City at the first opportunity.

"The Sacred Son of Primal Beginning is here!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and with a rustle, a wide path was cleared for him to pass.

Although the Sacred Son had been defeated by Jin Chen, no one here dared to look down on him. He was, after all, the Sacred Son of a Sacred Land, not someone ordinary people could openly discuss. Not to mention, he still occupied the high position of twenty-fourth on the Prodigy Leaderboard.

The Sacred Son of Primal Beginning sat atop the Golden Divine Beast. As he passed before the crowd, he turned his head and glanced at the Prodigy Leaderboard. A single glance made him freeze.

"Ye Chen fought Yu Qingxian?"

"And was defeated in a single move?"

The Sacred Son of Primal Beginning's face was calm, but a storm was raging in his heart. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white, a huge sense of defeat welling up inside him. He believed there was a gap between himself and Ye Chen, but with hard work, he could eventually catch up. But now, with Ye Chen's defeat at the hands of Yu Qingxian, that gap had become one that filled him with despair.

It was the despair of knowing that even with a lifetime of effort, he could never hope to catch her shadow.

Could it be... that the gap between me and the number one on the Prodigy Leaderboard is already so vast?

A mere twenty-three ranks apart, yet it was like a heavenly chasm lying before him.

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