Chapter 175: The Heavenly God Rankings

In the Second Heaven—

Anything labeled as a supreme treasure was guaranteed to be of the innate divine artifact class.

At Heavenly Secrets Platform, the place was packed with cultivators.

A massive light screen slowly unfolded—like a mirror. Within it appeared a projected image of Lu Ye himself.

For many people, this was the first time seeing Lu Ye’s actual appearance.

What they’d seen before were just portraits. Now, looking at him in person, they couldn’t help but comment aloud.

“Damn... he's actually pretty handsome.”

“It’s just... his killing aura is overwhelming.”

He walked forward step by step, his figure flickering continuously, striding toward the Jiang Clan.

As if he weren’t going to destroy a superclan—but simply taking a stroll through a scenic forest.

He passed through a wooded glade.

A tall figure stood ahead, gripping a golden spear. Its shaft was etched with countless patterns, radiating a supreme, oppressive aura.

They’d met.

They’d finally met.

Everyone thought the two would exchange some words. After all, both were top-tier experts.

But Lu Ye didn’t say a single word—his figure vanished in an instant.

Tuoba Yu thrust the Sky-Suppressing Spear forward—at that moment, it was as if nothing existed in the world except that one spear.

Lu Ye appeared directly before the spear—and was run through.

But Tuoba Yu showed no joy. With a flick, Lu Ye’s figure shattered like a mirage.

He swept his spear sideways. Violent winds surged.

The forest trembled. Ancient trees were uprooted and sent flying.

Another Lu Ye appeared—only to be shattered again by the sweeping spear.

A third. A fourth. A fifth...

“Come out and fight me head-on if you’ve got the guts!”

Tuoba Yu roared. Countless spear shadows filled the space around him.

Even the void itself quivered.

Tuoba Yu’s power—paired with the Sky-Suppressing Spear—was indeed monstrous.

But the man he was facing—

Was Lu Ye.

All of the Lu Ye figures that had just been shattered now reappeared at once—six of them, forming the six points of a hexagram, encircling Tuoba Yu.

A complex rune emerged beneath Tuoba Yu’s feet.

With a furious shout, Tuoba Yu stabbed the center of the formation with his spear.

Clang!

The hexagram cracked—then began to float into the air.

Beneath it, two more Lu Yes appeared.

Above Tuoba Yu’s head—the ninth Lu Ye appeared.

Nine Lu Yes. All of them illusory.

The hexagram formation began to twist. From a flat plane, it became a full circular seal, enveloping Tuoba Yu.

At that instant—it solidified.

Tuoba Yu’s scalp went numb. What the hell is this technique?

“Peerless!”

Tuoba Yu shouted.

“Nine Extremes Splitting Heaven!”

All nine Lu Yes attacked at once.

Nine beams of sword light shot out instantly.

Even before the blades arrived, the sword intent had already pierced through Tuoba Yu’s body.

The sword light gleamed like cold moons—

Bright. Sharp. Deadly.

“No!”

Tuoba Yu let out a thunderous roar.

He felt a fatal crisis—but it was already too late.

BOOM!

The first sword beam—shattered by the spear.

The second—also blocked.

The third—broke upon impact.

But the fourth sword beam pierced through his torso.

The fifth sliced him in half.

The sixth shattered his nascent soul—

Ranked Fourteenth on the Heavenly God Rankings.

Slain in a single finishing move.

Lu Ye reached out.

The Sky-Suppressing Spear appeared in his palm. As strands of light danced across it, the spear violently struggled—but Lu Ye’s hand had already left a deep brand on its shaft.

In the end, the spear turned to ash.

Lu Ye’s true essence was replenished.

Tuoba Yu had indeed been strong. If Lu Ye had chosen to fight him in conventional combat, it would’ve taken time to wear him down.

So he simply used a finishing move.

The technique—Nine Extremes Splitting Heaven—was the signature skill of the Nine Extremes Sword Sect of the Seventh Heaven. Or rather, Lu Ye’s modified version of it.

Back then, when the Nine Extremes Sword Sect had been betrayed by Chu Ling, Lu Ye had agreed to help them as compensation—by upgrading one of their signature divine arts.

They were allies after all, and he didn’t want to sour the relationship.

Of course—Lu Ye was simply that powerful.

The skill he refined for them was this Nine Extremes Splitting Heaven. Its power was immense, but it originally had a huge flaw: a long windup time.

After his improvements—it had become what it was now.

Though it still required a setup, it had been dramatically refined.

“Killed... in one move... just like that...”

Outside the Heavenly Secrets Mirror, countless cultivators stared in shock at the sight of Tuoba Yu being shredded like tofu.

That was Tuoba Yu.

That was Rank 14 on the Heavenly God Rankings.

One of the top-tier powerhouses of all Second Heaven—now obliterated in one strike.

The Jiang Clan—this time—they’d really stirred a hornet’s nest.

But stepping back for a moment...

An Earth Immortal Realm cultivator—possessing this level of combat power—how had Lu Ye managed this?

Some speculated that Lu Ye had burned his potential to unleash that devastating move—just to frighten off other strong opponents, buying time to recover.

And so—the next wave of attackers came again.

Inside the Heavenly Secrets Mirror, Lu Ye’s aura was shown becoming even more violent—each new foe was killed without mercy.

He even glanced directly through the mirror.

That single glance made countless cultivators watching feel their hearts slam violently in their chests, their souls trembling in terror.

Forty thousand li.

Unknowingly, Lu Ye had already traveled half the road.

Behind him, the corpses were so many they nearly paved the entire highway.

The major factions were panicking.

Based on Lu Ye’s current performance, he had no flaws—defense, speed, power, Dao comprehension, divine sense, endurance, regeneration...

Regeneration? What regeneration?

He hadn’t even gotten hurt yet.

Many began to realize—they had kicked an iron wall.

Jiang Die’s expression darkened.

Lu Ye’s pressure was so overwhelming—he was walking toward the Jiang Clan step by step. Though 40,000 kilometers still remained, it felt like his presence had already engulfed the Jiang Clan.

Human wave tactics didn’t work.

Tuoba Yu had been slain in a single strike.

Was this man even human?

“Clan Head, what do we do?” The elders looked to Jiang Die.

At first, they hadn’t understood why she was so obsessed with destroying Lu Ye. A talent like this, they thought, should be recruited. If they bound him to their clan through marriage, their entire family might ascend with him.

But the immense rewards Jiang Die had offered blinded them—and her power solidified her absolute control over the Jiang Clan.

“Invite the top 20 from the Heavenly God Rankings.” Jiang Die’s voice was cold. “Whatever they want, if ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) the Jiang Clan has it—they can have it.”

“Clan Head, this won’t do! Those people’s appetites are monstrous! If we go that far, they’ll strip the Jiang Clan of everything we have!” an elder protested.

“And if Lu Ye reaches the Jiang Clan, our entire Dao legacy will be erased—what use is our ‘heritage’ then?” Jiang Die snapped.

“But we have a supreme grand formation! He won’t be able to break in!”

Jiang Die chuckled coldly.

Grand formation?

**“Lu Ye’s mastery of formation arts is unmatched in the world. The Jiang Clan’s formation, to him, might as well not exist. Against Lu Ye, the only solution—is absolute force.”

“Contact them. Immediately.”