Long River Eternity

When everyone entered Tianshui City five days ago, they were deeply shocked by the Water God Palace, which seemed like a miracle. Seeing it again today, they are still overwhelmed with emotion.

Beside Shi Gang, a large man in dark red armor couldn't help but sigh, "The Water God Palace is indeed magnificent, but the Fire God Palace in southern Xinjiang is even more breathtaking. The entire palace is bathed in a waterfall of magma, and the blazing flames illuminate the surroundings. Anyone who sees it will never forget it."

Before he could finish his words, a scholar-like man in a light green robe retorted, "What's that? You've definitely never seen the Demon Emperor Palace in the Eastern Wasteland's Yang Valley. That palace is built atop the Fusang sacred tree, towering into the clouds, its branches and leaves lush. It's surrounded by the nine suns year-round, yet it remains unscathed. It's a true miracle."

Suddenly, a woman in a white dress said unconvincedly, "None of these can compare to the West King Tower in Yaochi, Tianshan Mountain, in the Western Regions. That tower is constructed from a mountain-sized piece of meteorite. 9999 weapons fly around it year-round, brimming with domineering power and a pervasive aura of murderous awe."

The three of them argued endlessly, the atmosphere became increasingly tense, and they even looked like they were going to fight.

At this time, Yang An's voice slowly rang out: "I think the Qiankun Hall of the Dao Court is even more awe-inspiring and full of natural Taoist essence."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Pedestrians on the road, including the three people who were arguing, cast contemptuous glances at him.

The woman in the white dress suddenly laughed out loud and teased, "Handsome man, there should be a limit to your bragging. Dao Court Qiankun Palace? Is the Dao Court a place you can go to whenever you want? How many people in this world can enter the Dao Court? Even if they enter, how many people can witness the splendor of the Qiankun Palace?"

"Forget it, forget it. I won't talk to you anymore. I have something to do. Let's go." The big man in armor waved his hand and turned to leave.

The pedestrians on the street also glanced at Yang An and his group, chuckled, and went about their business, leaving Yang An and his three companions on the street, looking a little awkward and messy.

"No one believes the truth these days." Yang Nian spoke up for Yang Anming.

"Forget it. Daoting has always been a mysterious and sacred existence in the eyes of the world. I can't blame them. Let's go to the east gate quickly." Yang An said with a smile, and walked forward.

On the way, Ye Tingxue was still thinking about what the three people had just said: "Are the Fire God Palace, Demon Emperor Palace, and West King Tower that they just talked about really so magnificent? I really want to go and see them."

"After all, those people have the same status as Gonggong. According to the specifications of the Water God Palace, what they said should be true." Yang An replied.

"Next time, let Master take us on a trip." Shi Gang said.

At this time, the four had arrived at the East Gate. Two huge stone tablets stood inside the East Gate, on a large square.

The square was full of people watching a battle. The two sides in the battle were not real people, but more like projections of nothingness.

"Isn't this a holographic projection? Such high technology exists in this era?" Shi Gang said in surprise as he looked at the projection in the field.

"Just ask someone and you'll know," Ye Tingxue said. She then found a man standing nearby watching the battle, smiled sweetly, and asked, "Brother, this is our first time going out for training. Could you please introduce this list to us?"

Seeing such a lovely woman asking him a question, the man seemed a little reserved. He stood up straight and introduced, "This Beiming Ranking is unique to the Beiming region, recording the top 100 geniuses who have participated in challenges in the Beiming region. The Pangu Ranking is for the top 100 geniuses in the entire Pangu Continent, of course, those below the Heyuan Realm. If you want to challenge someone, place your finger on their name and release a ray of spiritual consciousness. That person will sense your challenge. If they accept, your consciousness will be sucked into the unique space within the stone tablet, and you will fight there, and the battle scene will be transmitted to the challenge square. It is said that this stone tablet is a divine artifact refined by the Taoist Master Fuxi using the laws of space."

"What if someone comes to challenge us all the time? Wouldn't the people on the list not have enough time every day just to deal with the challenges?" Shi Gang asked puzzledly.

"If you challenge someone, the challenged person can choose a normal challenge or a life-and-death challenge, and those with higher rankings cannot challenge those with lower rankings, so every challenger has thought carefully, and no one will joke about his or her own life." The man replied.

"Are all the people on the leaderboard so bad-tempered that they always challenge each other to life and death?" Yang Nian asked.

"Firstly, you don't know when someone is in a bad mood and takes it out on you. Secondly, many geniuses have quirky personalities, but there are exceptions. For example, Ji Jun, the great-grandson of Ji Xuanyuan, the leader of the Yang Sect, has never started a life-and-death battle with anyone. However, he is ranked third on the Pangu List, and usually no one would challenge him out of respect." The man replied.

"Thank you!" Ye Tingxue thanked with a sweet smile.

"It turns out to be Master's masterpiece, no wonder." Shi Gang suddenly realized.

Everyone came to the bottom of the stone tablet and looked at the ranking on it. They were shocked by what they saw. This was not a ranking list at all, but a list of gods, with most of the names on it being familiar from mythology.

For example, the first place on the Beiming List is Xiangliu, the second is Zhulong, and the third is Jiufeng. For example, the first place on the Pangu List is Chisongzi, the second is Yi, and the third is Ji Jun. There are many familiar names behind them, such as Houji, Yao, Shun, and Gun from the human race; Dijiang, Yazi, Qiongqi, Qiangliang, Luwu, etc. from the demon race.

"Most of them are mythical characters. Who do you want to challenge?" Yang Nian asked.

At this time, the battle in the square just ended.

Shi Gang was eager to try, "Let me go first and pick a lower ranked one to test the waters."

He then began searching the bottom 50 of the leaderboard and quickly locked onto a target. "Hey, there's someone named Zhou Si, ranked 55th, in the late Wind Control Realm of the Lightning Element. He's a good match for my major, so I'll pick him."

After saying that, Shi Gang pointed his finger at Zhou Si's name. After a moment, Shi Gang said excitedly: "He agreed. It's a normal challenge. I'll go." Then, Shi Gang sat down cross-legged and his consciousness entered the space of the stone tablet.

At this time, Shi Gang and a burly man with blue eyes and blond hair appeared in the square. He must be Zhou Si.

"Why are there foreigners here?" Ye Tingxue looked at Zhou Si in surprise.

"Maybe it's a hybrid of human and demon." Yang Nian said uncertainly.

"If there really is only one continent on Earth in this era, then it is normal for the ancestors of other races to live on the continent," Yang An guessed.

At this time, Shi Gang and Zhou Si had already started fighting. Zhou Si raised one hand high, and five lightning bolts fell from the sky and connected to his five fingers. Then Zhou Si clenched his five fingers into a fist, holding the lightning in his hand. Finally, he shouted "Palm Thunder" and threw the lightning in his hand to Shi Gang.

Shi Gang stood still, blocking a palm strike with his chest. Then, he patted his chest and said in a sly voice, "Push harder, I can handle it."

When Zhou Si heard this, he instantly became furious. He raised his palm to the sky and shouted, "Heavenly punishment!"

A bolt of lightning, as thick as a finger, fell into Zhou Si's hand, and he flung it at Shi Gang like a javelin. The lightning instantly reached Shi Gang, but the expected impact didn't occur. Instead, Shi Gang reached out and grabbed the lightning, squeezing it hard, and it dissipated.

"It seems that this is all your strength. I should have chosen a stronger one earlier." As he said that, Shi Gang stretched out a finger and swiped it downwards. A purple divine thunder as thick as an arm fell from the sky and instantly landed on Zhou Si's head. A powerful electric current passed through his body. Zhou Si instantly stiffened all over, fell to the ground, and kept twitching.

Shi Gang wins!

Zhou Si's name gradually faded from the rankings, and then Shi Gang's name appeared at the 55th place.