Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 556 - 533: Boiling with Excitement
Chapter 556: Chapter 533: Boiling with Excitement
Zhao Kingdom, Huai City.
In the open space in front of the City Lord’s Mansion, there stands a white jade stone monument, towering at eight zhang, eight chi, and eight cun high.
Dense black characters are engraved on its upper part, occasionally moving up and down; it’s the renowned monster-slaying leaderboard from recent years.
The mother artifact is stored at the Corpse-Driving Sect, while the sub-artifacts are established in Huai City and several other towns.
Forged by Golden Core Masters from the four sects, anyone who can kill a Demon General can be listed on the board.
At this moment, a group of people is gathered as usual in front of the monster-slaying leaderboard, looking at the shining names, pointing and gesticulating, discussing fervently.
These people.
There are affluent merchants in embroidered garments, weathered old farmers with shoulder poles, delicate scholars in white long robes, women carrying bamboo baskets, and children holding sugared hawthorns…
“Gasp… ’Invincible Vajra’ Jin Tingfeng is still at the top; could he be aiming for his eighth monthly championship?”
“Xia Hong, Lu Chen, Xin Ziqi, Zhang Xinye also have a chance; the result is unpredictable until the last day.”
“Amazing, if only Zhao Kingdom had such powerful figures!”
“Hey, you’re asking for too much, dreaming of a monthly championship.
I only hope for someone in the top ten, and that would be a blessing.”
“What does it mean, why is Sun Chen’s name grayed out?”
One person exclaimed sharply, voice piercing.
Others heard and swiftly turned their attention to the board.
On the leaderboard, names are gold for the top, while others are black.
However, names in the top ten are slightly larger, emitting a faint glow, giving an uneasy sensation.
Jin Tingfeng, Xia Hong, and Lu Chen occupy the first three rows.
Indicating their ranking among all cultivators is in the top three.
Sun Chen is at the fourteenth, but having been in the top ten before, he holds considerable fame among the people.
But now, his name suddenly turned gray from black, startling everyone present.
“Sun Chen… has fallen?”
Such occurrences were frequent before.
Given the massive scale of human-demon warfare, both sides fight with full force; it’s not a game, casualties are inevitable.
Yet, it’s rare for someone ranked so high to fall.
“Bad news, Zhang Guanqi’s name is gray as well; he’s a Zhang family hero, formerly breaking into the top ten!”
“Huangfu Long’s name is gray too!”
As one familiar name after another grayed out, the crowd was bewildered.
What has happened?
Attracted by the commotion here.
Other ordinary folk and low-tier cultivators in the city gathered around, eyes full of concern focusing on the leaderboard.
An elderly cultivator in a Daoist robe stroked his long beard, analyzing: “Outside the city today, ’Invincible Vajra’ Jin Tingfeng and the Green Ram Demon are set to battle; could this be related?”
A middle-aged female cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Third Level nodded concurrence: “Indeed, I heard the Zhang family from East Sea and the Huangfu family from Yue Country went.
This battle pertains to our nation’s fortune, that makes sense.”
“Damn, Li Jiawei’s name is grayed out!” A voice screamed.
Immediately, everyone showed shock on their faces.
’East Sea Celestial Ruler’ Li Jiawei, one of the Seven Demon Exterminators, paragon among cultivators; countless high-tier demon generals died by his hands.
How could such a prominent figure also fall?
“Could the leaderboard be wrong?” Someone questioned.
“The leaderboard is jointly forged by several Golden Core Masters.
Golden Core Master, with vast divine skills and boundless mana, are you questioning their expertise?”
“Impossible to be wrong, this means Li Jiawei truly perished.
What a pity, what a loss, a great hero lost to the Human Race!”
“Oh damn, Zhang Xinye of ’One Sword Immortal’ is grayed out too!”
“My heavens, ’Jade-faced Young Master’ Lu Chen’s name gray as well!”
With the Seven Demon Exterminators’ names graying successively.
The spectators went from initial shock to gradually becoming numb, their expressions frozen.
’In today’s battle against the Demon Clan, could the Human Race have suffered a severe blow?’
The thought was terrifying, surfacing in everyone’s mind.
Faces paled, expressions of fear emerged.
As they say, under a fallen nest, no egg is intact.
If the cultivator army is slaughtered, Huai City’s fall is only a matter of time.
Their fate would be anything but merciful.
“This is bad, I must rush home to inform my family, stock up the cellar with food and water!” A man in black couldn’t help but exclaim.
Four years ago, when Huai City was breached, citizens suffered a catastrophe; the blood flowed throughout the city, countless died.
Since then, every household developed the habit of establishing cellars, to prevent the past tragedy.
Hearing the man’s words, a look of motivation appeared in the eyes of everyone present.
Wanting to turn and leave.
A familiar name stopped their raised footsteps abruptly.
“Red Hero, Red Hero appeared!” A person exclaimed excitedly.
“Where, where?” Another turned their head, looked around, but didn’t see Red Hero.
“You fool, naturally on the monster-slaying leaderboard!”
On the expansive white stone monument, a new name appeared between the grayed-out Li Jiawei and Zhang Xinye: Red Hero.
Upon appearance, it entered the top ten, its size noticeably larger than names below the tenth position.
“It’s really Red Hero! No news for years, I thought…”
“Curses, don’t jinx it. Red Hero is doing well; see, they debuted in the top ten!”
No locals in Huai City are unaware of Red Hero’s fame.
Four years ago, when Huai City was taken by the Demon Clan army, human cultivators withdrew; the city fell into nearly ten days of massacre!
The demons ran rampant, capturing and killing humans; dying on the spot was considered fortunate, many were alive devoured…
Those days are the sorest wound the people of Huai City wish not to recall. Friends and neighbors were slain daily, living in constant fear.
When all hope seemed lost, Red Hero appeared.
They killed Demon Clan masters single-handedly, rescued the vast Huai City!
Thus, surviving citizens held great gratitude towards Red Hero.
Many even set up longevity tablets for him at home.
Afterward, Red Hero’s whereabouts became a mystery, vanishing silently.
The influence in Zhao Kingdom gradually replaced by the Seven Demon Exterminators.
But no Huai City local can ever forget him.
Seeing Red Hero’s name appear again after four years, the news spread instantly, from one to ten to a hundred, stirring the entire city.
A large number of citizens rushed to the City Lord’s Mansion square, enclosing the stone monument in layers, dense as a sieve, not even allowing a bird through.
The City Lord’s Mansion naturally received the news, deploying many soldiers to maintain order to prevent incidents.
All eyes focused on the familiar name on the monster-slaying leaderboard: ’Red Hero.’
On the tall white stone monument, Red Hero’s name vibrated vigorously shortly after appearing, ranks rising swiftly.
Fifth position, fourth position… first position.
Upon reaching first, the name suddenly erupted in dazzling golden light, giving an intense impression.
After more than ten breaths, the glow gradually faded.
This is a special effect pre-set in the magical artifact of the leaderboard.
Every first monthly pinnacle achiever receives such prominent recognition.
“Whoa!”
In an instant, Huai City’s citizens were electrified, exhilarated.
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