Yu Kou quickly conjured a gentle breeze to support Jing Li.

"Lord, are you alright?"

Jing Li wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth: "It's nothing, isn't he the same as me?" Her tone and expression showed that she really didn't care at all.

"I will never forget the great kindness of the Palace Master."

"It's alright, it won't affect the ranking." This shows the same open-mindedness as Zhan Changtian.

Next up is the challenge between the three of them. Currently, Zhan Changtian and Jing Li are both seriously injured. As fellow human beings, Yu Kou must not take advantage of their misfortune.

So, the three of them stared at each other, and since they weren't dissatisfied with their current rankings, they all gave up the challenge.

The battle for the Heavenly Ranking has now come to an end.

The human race was naturally overjoyed by this result. However, the alien and demon races were extremely disappointed. Why didn't the top three fight to the death? They actually all gave up the challenge – what a bunch of fools! Not getting to see the human race fighting amongst themselves, the demon and alien races were naturally disappointed. But there was nothing they could do; in this Heavenly Ranking competition, the biggest winner was undoubtedly the human race.

The ancient, resonant tolling of bells echoed throughout heaven and earth, and a hundred seats were arranged in a row, filled with sacred light. The celestial ranking list, which had always hung in the void, also shone brightly, with a hundred names jumping up and down in turn, gleaming with golden light.

Golden dragon energy emanated from the top one hundred prodigies, with giant dragons hovering and undulating around them. Nourished by the dragon energy, all the prodigies' injuries, whether external or internal, and even their mental wounds, were rapidly healing.

Like the seating arrangement, the dragon aura emanating from the prodigies further forward was increasingly dense. Zhan Changtian's dragon was a full eighty-eight zhang long, Jing Li eighty, Yu Kou seventy-five, and so on. The dragon aura behind the last prodigy was only three zhang long, but no one dared to challenge him. This dragon aura was also a symbol of their own destiny, now manifesting through this strange space and feeding back into them. After the Heavenly Ranking competition ended, this dragon aura would lie dormant within their bloodlines, subtly enhancing their cultivation and helping them achieve their supreme path. If they could continue cultivating smoothly, this dragon aura would also help them resist inner demons and withstand heavenly tribulations during their ascension. If they unfortunately perished along the way, this destiny would dissipate.

The prodigies who competed in the Heavenly Ranking competition over the years all achieved great things, and it seems that the Heavenly Ranking was protecting them in the dark.

The two-month-long battle for the Heavenly Rankings has finally come to an end. In the void, a massive Heavenly Rankings list is displayed, and the final rankings have been determined. First place goes to Zhan Changtian, second to Jing Li, third to Yu Kou, fourth to the mysterious demon Wuming, and fifth to Xiu Qiyu.

On the Taiyan Continent, everyone who saw the list rubbed their eyes immediately, wondering if they were seeing things or dreaming. There were five people in total, with the human race taking four spots. The Pill King Palace actually had two.

As for Jing Li, I won't comment. She possesses both beauty and strength, coupled with her superb alchemy skills. With her full effort, achieving such a ranking wouldn't be difficult. What's most unbelievable is Xiu Qiyu. In their eyes, Xiu Qiyu has only recently formed his Nascent Soul, so how did he climb to such a high position? Keep in mind, there has never been a Nascent Soul cultivator in the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking. This means Xiu Qiyu must have broken through to the Deity Transformation stage.

Counting on one's fingers, it's only been a short time, yet the cultivator has already overcome the life-or-death tribulation. From now on, the path to enlightenment will be unobstructed, lifespan will be long, and there will be no more entanglements with the mortal world.

Xiu Qiyu must have had incredibly good character and encountered an extraordinary stroke of luck. All the cultivators on the continent were deeply affected, and seeing Xiu Qiyu's name filled them with bitterness.

But many more were overjoyed. For so many years, in the battle for the Heavenly Ranking, the human race had been oppressed by other races, with the demon race also watching with predatory eyes. Although the human race accounted for roughly half of those who entered the Heavenly Ranking each time, it was at the cost of countless cultivators' lives. After each battle for the Heavenly Ranking, looking at those geniuses who left only their names and whose remains could not even be found, only a heart full of bitterness and pain remained.

This time, the alien races were unusually outmatched by both the human and demon races. Within three hundred years, the alien races should be unable to cause any trouble. How can this not be exciting?

Xiu Qiyu's reputation reached unprecedented heights, practically deifying him. Rumors spread that he was a celestial being descended from heaven, explaining his incredible cultivation speed. Coupled with his face that drove countless people mad with infatuation, Xiu Qiyu's name quickly spread throughout the entire continent.

After the dragon energy infused their bodies, the giant dragon gradually disappeared from the bodies of each prodigy. The aura of those prodigies underwent a significant change.

Meanwhile, several items floated before each of the top ten geniuses—their rewards. From first to tenth place, Zhan Changtian, Yu Kou, and Jing Li each had an ancient jade tablet floating before them, the back of which resembled a tower, and the character "War" engraved on the front. These were likely the legendary keys to unlock the Tower of War.

Zhan Changtian had one hundred drops of spiritual liquid and three grade ten spiritual herbs in front of him. Jing Li had eighty drops of spiritual liquid and two grade ten spiritual herbs. Yu Kou had fifty drops of spiritual liquid and one grade ten spiritual herb.

From the fourth to the tenth, the spiritual herbs are grade nine and grade eight, and the spiritual liquid gradually decreases.

In addition to these rewards, the top ten prodigies will also have the opportunity to temper their bodies within the Dragon Vein. Everyone will have the same amount of time, only their location will differ. Zhan Changtian has the best location and the best training effect. The tenth-ranked prodigy has the worst location and the least training effect. However, in the Taiyan Continent, where the four ancient divine beasts were extinct, being able to temper one's body using the Dragon Vein and dragon energy is already a very rare opportunity.

Of course, this process will not be made public. Those outside the top ten will still receive rewards—treasures that greatly benefit their cultivation. These prodigies can choose to refine these treasures within the unique space of the Prodigy Stele, transforming them into their own power. This way, others will be unable to compete, no matter how envious they are. At the same time, the Prodigy Stele is rich in spiritual energy, even containing traces of celestial energy. Cultivating here will greatly benefit the improvement of one's strength and realm.

Of course, this space only belongs to those ranked tenth to one hundredth. Those ranked outside the top one hundred are not so lucky. They remain trapped in the same place as in the first round of eliminations, waiting for the Heavenly Ranking to end and for them to see the light of day again. The top ten are teleported to the Dragon Transformation Pool, a naturally nurtured pool extending from the dragon vein, to cultivate.

At this moment, forgetting about revenge, everyone jumped down according to their positions. The golden liquid contained incredibly pure yet extremely explosive energy. During the absorption process, one could not only use this energy to temper their body, but also absorb pure spiritual energy to advance in cultivation.