PHS Chapter 204 (Patreon)

Chapter 204: The Righteous Path's Kill List

[System data is absolute. There are no errors or omissions.]

Li Yun: ...

He had no doubt about the leaderboard the System provided.

But having himself in first place was simply awkward.

I, the dignified Master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, have to put my own name on a leaderboard I create?

Even if he had to be on a list, it couldn't be the Heavenly Sin Leaderboard, much less at the Saint level. He was certain that if his name appeared on this leaderboard, the moment it was released to the world, it would inevitably cause a massive uproar.

The commotion would likely be no less than the previous appearance of the Mystic Realm of Creation.

‘System, remove my name.’

Li Yun said in his mind.

After a moment, he added another sentence, ‘From now on, do not include any of my information.’

Among all the heavens and myriad realms, anyone could be ranked, but not him.

His mind was made up in an instant.

In the future, whether it was a Great Emperor Leaderboard or any other supreme ranking, he had no intention of putting himself on them. He was the one creating the leaderboards—how could he put himself on them?

What kind of mess was that?

As his voice fell, the information about him on the ranking vanished, and everyone else's name automatically moved up one spot.

‘This is more like it.’

Li Yun cast a satisfied glance over it. After confirming there were no omissions, he waved his hand and said, ‘Release it.’

With a low hum, another leaderboard materialized outside the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.

"Senior, is the Heavenly Sin Leaderboard ready?" Yang Qiu asked softly.

"Mm."

Li Yun nodded.

"Then I…"

"Rest assured."

Li Yun swept a glance at Yang Qiu and spoke with earnest gravity, "You are definitely on the leaderboard. It's just that your rank is a little low. But there's no need to be discouraged. This leaderboard is not based on strength."

"For the time being, you won't be dropping off it."

This statement from Li Yun was no lie.

To make it onto the Heavenly Sin Leaderboard, one had to have a certain amount of sin to their name. Strength was not the most important factor, though one couldn't be completely without it. An ordinary person without any strength or backing would likely be casually slapped to death the moment they committed an evil act.

The reason Yang Qiu was able to be ranked was that the war with the Bloodfiend Clan was a crucial factor. Without that achievement, it was honestly hard to say whether he would have made the list.

And the reason Yang Qiu was still alive and well had a great deal to do with the Nine Nether Demon Sect behind him.

"Won't be dropping off?"

Yang Qiu's eyes lit up.

Never mind what this leaderboard was; the mere fact that he wouldn't be dropping off was enough to set his mind at ease. He wouldn't have to worry every day about whether his name was still on it, like with the Sacred Lord Leaderboard.

"If you don't believe me, you can go out and take a look for yourself. You'll understand then," Li Yun said, pointing outside.

"This junior will go and see right now."

Overjoyed, Yang Qiu cupped his hands and quickly ran out.

Once outside, Yang Qiu squeezed through the crowd to the very front. His gaze swept over the new leaderboard, and he quickly found it. He scanned from the bottom up and soon found his own name.

Senior had said his rank was low, so starting from the bottom would surely be faster.

[Rank 417: Yang Qiu. Race: Human. Identity: Master of the Nine Nether Demon Sect. Cultivation: Early-stage Saint. Deeds: Slew three hundred thousand members of the Bloodscale Sea Demon Clan. Once ventured thirty million li into the sea, annihilating the Red Scorpion Python Clan. In the great war with the Bloodfiend Clan, laid a Saint-level killing formation, slaying…]

"This…"

Seeing his own entry on the leaderboard, Yang Qiu could no longer remain calm.

From the moment he heard "Heavenly Sin" from the senior, he'd suspected this leaderboard was not as glorious as it seemed on the surface.

And now, seeing it for himself, his guess was confirmed. How was this a Heavenly Sin Leaderboard? This was the Righteous Path's Kill List!

After his own information, there was a long list of descriptions. On any other day, these might have been counted as battle achievements, but today, no matter how he looked at it, they were glaringly conspicuous.

A long string of achievements was listed, and every single one represented a sin.

Among the living beings he had slain were members of the Human, Demon, Fiend, and Ghost races, among others.

Some of this information was known to all.

For example, he had certainly participated in the war with the Bloodfiend Clan. No one would say anything about him killing a few members of the Bloodfiend Clan; after all, the Quasi-Emperors and Great Saints had killed far more.

But some of the other information was different.

Such as him venturing thirty million li into the sea to annihilate the Red Scorpion Python Clan. This information was top secret. It had happened after he became a Saint. For the sake of a Saint-level material, he had gone from the Nine Nether Demon Sect to the sea and forcefully seized the Saint Weapon material, which had led to the calamity.

This matter could be said to be a secret.

Very few people knew of it, but he never expected the senior to lay it all out in the open. Now, if the great clans of the sea, or even the True Dragon Clan, were to get this news, how could they not be enraged?

If they didn't assert their might, wouldn't it give people the mistaken impression that anyone could just run to the sea and wipe out a clan or two?

"Senior, you're setting this junior up!"

Yang Qiu wanted to cry but had no tears.

Although nothing had happened yet, he could already imagine the future. From now on, the moment he stepped out of the Nine Nether Demon Sect, he would run into a large group of people who slay demons to defend the Dao.

Even though he was the Master of the Nine Nether Demon Sect and had a Saint-level cultivation, it wouldn't be of any use!

This world was too large.

There would always be people, or powers, who weren't the least bit intimidated by the Nine Nether Demon Sect. Even if it came to open war, they wouldn't worry.

If a Saint King were to come for him, he probably wouldn't even be able to run.

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