Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire
The ten heavenly kings!
The moment this sentence rang out, the breathings of everyone here instantly became hurried.
The ten heavenly kings were the publicly acknowledged ten strongest individuals of the Great Wall University and Great Wall Army. Just the title alone would allow any one of the ten heavenly kings to obtain vast amounts of resources and enjoy plenty of special privileges.
And because the special privileges of the ten heavenly kings were simply too much, the selection criteria weren’t solely based on strength. All aspects such as strategy, knowledge, and wits were included, including their battle achievements.
In an era of peace, there were no fixed selection criteria; thus, it is very hard to choose them. No matter what the criteria were, it would be very hard to convince the masses.
After all, the temptation of the title, the ten heavenly kings, was simply too much.
A heavenly king represented the most elite experts out of the younger generations of the Great Wall Army. There were only ten such individuals, not a single one more.
Out of several tens of thousands of Great Wall University’s students or soldiers, the rate was less than 0.01%.
Once one became a heavenly king, they would instantly be elevated up to the internal echelons of the Great Wall University and could be considered an elder of a star region. They could also control large amounts of resources and read up to 90% of classified information stored in the inner web of the Great Wall.
This included the vast majority of scientific techniques and precious mythological knowledge that could aid a cultivator on his future path.
This was such a rare opportunity, who wouldn’t want it?
Hence, in order to prevent chaos, there would definitely not be a selection held for the ten heavenly kings in times of peace.
Only in the warring era, where heroes would emerge, would everyone’s potential be forced out. Battle achievements spoke the loudest, and they became the most important criteria that could convince the masses. Each heavenly king had slaughtered their way out of a battlefield with their true capabilities. Thus, there was no need to doubt their strength as everyone would be convinced.
Most of the people who participated in the final war did so because there was a chance to become a heavenly king, which could allow them to enjoy immense benefits. They naturally wouldn’t mind betting their lives for this.
If not, just an increase of three military ranks and one million contribution points were definitely not worth it to sacrifice their lives.
The title of the ten heavenly kings was something everyone thirsted for. Their gazes shone brightly, gleaming with a fiery light.
Even Feng Lin had a heavy look on his face. His eyes were serene and deep, cold and emotionless.
Although he had no idea what sort of rankings he would achieve, he had absolute confidence in being chosen as one of the ten heavenly kings.
If his effort of uniting the hearts and minds of everyone using the Measureless Heart Sutra was still there, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to be ranked number one.
However, since this art mustn’t be spread to six ears, everyone had forgotten about this particular segment of memory.
But even so, Feng Lin’s contributions were absolutely not little.
He first broke through the lock of the spirit black hole and began to massacre the spirit race monsters.
Although Feng Lin’s cultivation base was weak, he was walking on the Sun Wukong Mythological Path. His Heart Monkey Force was the bane of these spirit lifeforms, and his killing prowess wasn’t in any way inferior when compared to the others.
The others didn’t have such an incisive and effective method.
And after the massacre, according to the calculations of an A.I., there was a 95% chance that he would be ranked within the top ten, a 32% chance of being ranked within the top five, and an 11% chance of being ranked within the top three.
If this calculation was true, it was almost certain that he would become one of the ten heavenly kings. Next, what he needed to do was to wait for his actual ranking to be revealed.
When he thought of this, he naturally wouldn’t be as nervous as ordinary people. He simply waited patiently.
However, the people in the surroundings weren’t the same. Comments were already flying everywhere.
“Who do you guys think would be selected as the ten heavenly kings?”
“I’m also curious!”
“Who are the strongest kings among our Great Wall Army?”
“Martial Queen Zhao Yue`e should be one of the candidates, right? Also, her ranking absolutely isn’t bad. In addition, there’s Yaze Pendragon. The sword in the stone is extremely famous and it’s extremely effective when used to kill the spirit race monsters.”
“That’s right! That’s because he is favored by nature, gaining an inherent advantage due to his birth!”
…
All sorts of discussions rang out with regard to the positions of the ten heavenly kings.
They were extremely curious about what sort of battle achievements were needed for one to qualify as one of the ten heavenly kings.
All of them—the ones who participated in the final battle—couldn’t help but feel nervous. They felt that they were fortunate enough to survive.
As for those who knew their own capabilities, they were also exceedingly curious about who the ten heavenly kings would be.
Countless gazes turned to the Star Battle Marshal. Their gazes were filled with anticipation, waiting for him to announce the list of names.
Upon seeing so much anticipation, the Star Battle Marshal satisfyingly nodded his head. He then announced, “The tenth heavenly king, Nicholas Kadin from Sa Planet of the Rome Federation. His cultivation base is at the elite adept realm and he has awakened an angel-type mythological gene. His holy flame can purify all evil and has slain two gigantic-scale spirit beasts, twenty-one large-scale spirit beasts, a hundred and ninety-two spirit monsters in the final battle… According to the military achievements, he is ranked tenth and will gain the title, the ‘Sacred Light Heavenly King’!”
After that, a young man with golden hair as radiant as the sun walked out in high spirits. He waved his hands to the crowd as he advanced.
In the holographic projection by the A.I., a scene of him transforming into a six-winged angel could be seen. He controlled pure-white, blazing holy flames to incinerate the spirit race monsters to cinders.
When everyone saw this, they nodded and praised him in admiration.
“So it is him. This is a rarely seen young genius from the Rome Federation. He is walking on an angel-type mythological path and can already transform into a six-winged angel. Truly impressive! He deserves his reputation and is undoubtedly qualified to be one of the ten heavenly kings!
“However, he is merely at the bottom of the ten heavenly kings with his elite adept cultivation base. How powerful would the other nine be?”
“Experts among experts! There would always be stronger people!”
…
These people continued praising. The Star Battle Marshal didn’t delay and continued to recite.
“The ninth heavenly king, Chen Donglai from the Shaolin Planet of the Huaxia Star Republic. His cultivation base is at the elite adept realm, and he has awakened an arhat-type mythological gene known as the vajra arhat. He shines with buddhic light, which delivers the evil ghosts and demons. He slew a total of three gigantic-scale spirit beasts, thirty-two large-scale spirit beasts, and two hundred and sixteen spirit monsters. He is ranked ninth and will obtain the title ‘Vajra Heavenly King’!”
“The eighth heavenly king, Budweiser Franklin from the Blacksea Planet of the Bermuda Star Region. His cultivation base is at the adept elite realm and has awakened a shaman-type mythological gene. He can control spirits and ghosts with ease and killed a total of three gigantic-scale spirit beasts, thirty-nine large-scale spirit beasts, three hundred and sixteen spirit monsters. He is ranked eighth and is given the title, the ‘Soul Shaman Heavenly King’!”
…
Every time the Marshal announced the name of a heavenly king, cheering sounds would rise.
Those chosen stepped out. Their faces were filled with pride as they took in the gazes of envy and cheerings from the others.
The holographic projection flashed, showing their heroic acts on the battlefield, convincing the masses. No objections could be heard at all.
In truth, each of the ten heavenly kings was selected through careful analysis from the A.I.; thus, nothing could manipulate the results. It was impossible to falsify such information.
If someone dared to try anything funny, when the Marshals investigated, no one would be able to bear the weight of such responsibility.
“The fifth heavenly king, Li Feixue from the Coldearth Planet of the Chaotic Star Region. His cultivation base is at the elite adept realm and has awakened an ice-dragon type mythological gene. He can control absolute frost and even freeze time and space. He heavily injured one of the spirit black holes, killed twelve gigantic-scale spirit beasts, a hundred and one large-scale spirit beasts, and six hundred and seventy-two spirit monsters. He is ranked fifth and has obtained the title of ‘Ice Dragon Heavenly King’!”
Very soon, the Marshal already announced the name of the fifth heavenly king.
As the rankings went up, the battle achievements became even more terrifying. This allowed everyone else to see that even among heavenly kings, the disparity between them was also exceedingly great.
Time continued to flow.
“Now, all the seven heavenly kings had cultivation bases at the elite adept realm. Seems like the top three heavenly kings would be even stronger. What cultivation bases would they have exactly?”
“Zhao Yue`e’s name hasn’t been announced yet. Given her capabilities, there shouldn’t be a problem for her to be in the top three!”
“That’s right. The reputation of the Martial Queen isn’t false!”
…
Numerous comments flooded the star web.
“The Great Wall University is growing stronger and more prosperous!”
“None of their heavenly kings named so far had a cultivation base below the elite adept realm. Truly impressive!”
“Seems like the disparity in strength between them and the other top universities would only widen more and more in the future.”
…
All sorts of conjectures could be heard. But ultimately, no one mentioned Feng Lin’s name.
Although he was already quite famous in the Great Wall University, his cultivation base was simply too low. Evidently, no one felt that he would be able to become one of the heavenly kings. Only Feng Lin himself and Zhao Yue`e felt that he had a chance.
“Junior brother Feng, I didn’t expect you to be so awesome. Your cultivation base is only at the adept realm and your name hasn’t been announced yet. I believe you are the only one among adepts that were qualified to be in the top three.” Zhao Yue`e transmitted her voice to him from afar.
“Senior sister Zhao, you praised me too much. I might not even be in the rankings.” Feng Lin’s eyes showed a hint of worry.
Although his heart told him he would definitely be among the top ten, seeing that his name hadn’t been announced yet, he couldn’t help but feel anxious. According to his own A.I.’s calculation, he only had an 11% chance to be in the top three.
No matter how calm Feng Lin was normally, it was inevitable for him to feel some fluctuations in his heart at this moment.
“I didn’t overpraise you. You are too humble.” Zhao Yue`e shook her head. “We fought together before, and I understand your achievements very well. You are definitely not inferior to the other heavenly kings.”
Her gentle words were like a consolation, trying to urge him not to feel fretful. Feng Lin smiled. He didn’t say anything and continued to wait.
“The fourth heavenly king, Zhurong Yan from the Blazing Fire Planet of Huaxia Star Republic. His cultivation base is at the elite adept realm, and he is walking on the Zhurong Mythological Path. He can control boundless flames to burn all living things. He killed a spirit blackhole, eighteen gigantic-scale spirit beasts, a hundred and twenty-two large-scale spirit beasts, and four hundred and twenty-nine spirit monsters. He is ranked fourth and is given the title of ‘Blazing Flames Heavenly King’!”
A handsome young man with black hair and yellow skin stood up, clasping his hand as he glanced in all directions.
After him, the gazes of everyone changed again.
“Quickly look, only the top three is left!’
” The first three heavenly kings are definitely more powerful than our imagination!”
“What cultivation bases would they have? They should at least be grand adepts or at the late phase of elite adept realm, right?”
….
Everyone unknowingly held their breaths. As for the fourth heavenly king, his smile stiffened and vanished as everyone’s attention was diverted from him.
The Star Battle Marshal didn’t hesitate and continued to speak.
“The third heavenly king, Yaze Pendragon from the Shoudu Planet of the Europa Alliance. His cultivation base is at the adept elite realm, and he is walking on King Arthur Mythological Path. He controls the mythological treasure, the sword in the stone. He killed a spirit black hole, twenty-two gigantic-scale spirit beasts, a hundred and sixty-seven large-scale beasts, and five hundred and sixty-two spirit monsters. His merit placed him in third place, and his title will be the ‘Divine Sword Heavenly King’!”
“As expected, it is him! Yaze Pendragon!”
“The British Star Region is located in an independent region within the territories of the Europa Alliance. This Yaze is a prince!”
“His status is noble and he is so powerful. Who might the other two be?”
“A mountain taller than a mountain. I believed the second and first heavenly kings would be even more powerful.
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“My name isn’t mentioned yet!” Feng Lin’s heart stirred.
With the Martial Queen Zhao Yue`e being present, Feng Lin didn’t feel that his achievements could surpass hers given that everyone had forgotten about him.
By calculating it this way, there was only a possibility that he would be ranked number two if he was chosen.
If the Marshal didn’t mention his name next, that meant…
Right now, even for Feng Lin who had an iron will, he couldn’t help but feel worried and apprehensive.
Now that things had reached this point, it was impossible for his emotions to remain unchanged.
Feng Lin was only a human, not a god yet. He couldn’t be a hundred percent sure of everything.
Fortunately, something genuine would always have value no matter what the situation was.
The Star Battle Marshal’s eyebrows twitched. He was evidently surprised by the information he just saw. He cast a deep glance at Feng Lin before he spoke.
“The second heavenly king, Feng Lin from planet Earth of the Solar System. His cultivation base is at the adept realm and it’s unknown which mythological path he is walking on. His spirit force is like a sharp blade, enabling him to kill all the spirit race with ease. He killed a spirit black hole, fifty-eight gigantic-scale spirit beast, three hundred and sixty-two large-scale beast, and seven hundred and eight spirit monsters. He is ranked second in terms of achievements, and his title will be the ‘Spirit Slaying Heavenly King,!”
“What? Feng Lin is the second heavenly king?”
“But isn’t his cultivation base only at the adept realm? Is there something wrong with the A.I.?”
“Someone from the desolate solar system actually became a heavenly king in the Great Wall University? How heaven-defying!”
“His battle achievements are simply too terrifying. How did he manage to do this?”
…
Although everyone knew the Star Battle Marshal wouldn’t say something like that randomly, when they heard it, everyone instinctively let out gasps of surprise. Countless gazes turned to Feng Lin, as sharp as swords, wanting to penetrate him through.
No one here knew how Feng Lin had achieved this.
But very soon, the holographic projection gave them their answer.
Under the dark starry sky, a lanky figure with a metal cudgel in his hand had a formless, transparent barrier around him, isolating all invading energies. His metal cudgel swept out as he advanced forth courageously, brimming with power as if wanting to shatter this space completely. Spirit force augmented his strike, transforming into an invisible dao as he killed the spirit race monsters.
“What ability is that? It’s simply the bane of all spirits!”
“Spirit Slaying Heavenly King. This name is truly apt!”
“Although his cultivation base is only at the adept level, his battle achievements are really shocking, capable of breaching the disparity of cultivation base!”
….
Facts speak louder than words. Gradually, the number of doubting voices also lessened.
But for some elite adepts who didn’t manage to become one of the heavenly kings, their expressions were now extremely ugly to behold. They all felt a burning sensation on their faces.
“The first heavenly king is Zhao Yue`e from Wudang Planet of the Huaxia Star Republic. Her cultivation base is at the elite adept level and is walking on the Zhenwu Mythological Path. She is a true martial artist known as the Martial Queen that vanquished all her foes with ease. She killed a spirit black hole, sixty-two gigantic-scale spirit beasts, three hundred and ninety-eight large-scale spirit beasts, and seven hundred and sixty-nine spirit monsters. Her battle achievements are ranked the first, her title will be the ‘True Martial Heavenly King’!”
After Zhao Yue`e was revealed to be the first heavenly king, the grand meeting of victory drew to a close.
Feng Lin lowered his gaze, turned, and left. From the start until now, he didn’t care about the strange looks others shot at him.
In truth, he didn’t give a damn about the opinion of others.
Now, Feng Lin was only concerned about one thing. The final battle had ended, and he had awakened the Sun Wukong Gene. Next, he had to put all his effort into his cultivation and continue to grow stronger.
What sort of scenery would he see next while walking on the Sun Wukong Mythological Path?
