I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"You're alright?!"

Princess Yunxi, who rushed back, was astonished to see that Shen Ming was unharmed and had even captured the assassin.

The three assassins exhausted all their life force to unleash their curse, but Shen Ming didn't lose a single hair; his vital essence fire remained blazing.

"Thanks to Princess Yunxi's timely intervention." Shen Ming assumed that the curse technique was not powerful enough and did not think much of it.

Yunxi felt a little embarrassed, as she hadn't had any effect on the three assassins at all.

He was hiding a big secret from me, and that's why he said it that way. Yunxi understood and didn't pursue the matter further.

"You spared her life because you want to find out something?" Yunxi changed the subject to the female assassin.

"Yes."

Shen Ming needed to determine who sent them and whether they had any other accomplices.

“Alright, I have soul-searching techniques to help you with the interrogation,” Yunxi said.

"Soul-searching technique?"

Shen Ming was somewhat surprised, not because of this secret technique, but because this person seemed to know everything.

Immediately afterwards, the two focused their attention on the female assassin, and Yunxi prepared to use her soul-searching technique.

"I didn't say I wouldn't answer, just ask!" the female assassin said with a mournful face.

The Mingxin Sword was still stuck in her chest. Today, she was doomed and could only hope to suffer less before she died.

"No, who knows if you're telling the truth or not."

Without saying a word, Yunxi used the Soul Searching Technique to forcefully imprint a magic seal into the assassin's mind.

The Soul-Locking Arrow almost hit her, and her consciousness has only recovered to about 60-70% by now. She is filled with resentment.

Shen Ming soon witnessed the wonders of the Soul Searching Technique. As he asked each question, the assassin's memories would appear in visual form.

He wanted to find out which assassin had hired him, only to discover that the assassins all received their missions from their superiors.

As long as the task is not completed, the commission will remain hanging in the mirror.

Today's curse attack made Shen Ming realize that he had to be on guard.

"The most urgent task is to deal with the ancient tribe."

Shen Ming sheathed his Mingxin Sword. The female assassin let out a muffled groan, her life force extinguished, and she collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

“My divine sense won’t recover for a while, and I won’t be able to fully operate the nine Dao weapons. I can only rely on you to deal with Tuoba Yun,” Yunxi said.

"Princess Yunxi, don't worry, leave it to me."

After what just happened, Shen Ming already considered her his comrade-in-arms.

"No need to be so polite. Just call me Yunxi. Actually, we've met before. The night before the Xuan Tian Grand Ceremony started, didn't a mute girl come to your Xiaoyao Peak?"

Yunxi felt the same way, and a bright smile appeared on her face as she said this.

"It's you?!"

Shen Ming said he felt like he had seen it somewhere before.

"Yes, the situation was rather..." Yunxi thought as she explained the situation at the time.

"You recovered so quickly!" Shen Ming exclaimed sincerely, it was simply a medical miracle.

"..."

Yunxi realized that she had wasted so much time thinking up so many explanations.

Furthermore, she noticed that Shen Ming's gaze towards her held a particularly profound meaning, as if to say that it hadn't been easy for her to get to where she was today.

If she doesn't explain herself, she'll really be treated like a fool.

“I made a mistake during my practice and became disoriented for a moment,” she said.

"No need to explain, I understand," Shen Ming said earnestly.

No, what do you know?

Next, Yunxi realized that no matter how she explained, Shen Ming's eyes were still full of deep meaning.

……

The atmosphere in the Great Luo Heaven was heavy, and the human races in all regions were shrouded in gloom.

On the Great Luo Platform stood a towering figure, none other than Tuoba Yun of the ancient clan.

Just a short while ago, Qin Hao of the Holy Spirit Academy was defeated by Tuoba Yun once again.

Both of the top geniuses in the Central Region suffered crushing defeats.

If that were all, that would be fine; others could start vying for second or third place, and so on.

However, Tuoba Yun forbade anyone from going on stage!

Whether you're vying for first place or tenth place, you can't go on stage.

Tuoba Yun wants to ensure that his name is the only one in the top ten of the Supreme Ranking!

The reason was that he sensed the killing of the three ancient birds and wanted to offer this sacrifice.

The three sparrows of the ancient clan were not only his followers, but also his concubines. Now, not one of them remains, and he has to sleep alone at night.

"Great Lord of the Ancient Clan! What does this have to do with us! If you want to cause trouble, go after the murderer!"

Lin Yicai from Tianshan Academy said angrily.

The geniuses of the Central Region have come from afar, all for the sake of being among the top ten on the Supreme Ranking and receiving the rewards from Heaven.

"You are all human."

Tuoba Yun said coldly, his voice revealing boundless anger.

Everyone was extremely anxious and looked at Zhu Yuanbing, who had also arrived. The meaning was clear: you were the one who brought this ancient clan here.

Zhu Yuanbing was reluctant, thinking to himself, "Why are you all looking at me?"

Having no other choice, he could only tentatively say, "Senior Brother Tuoba, please don't be angry."

“Junior Sister Zhu, for your sake, I can back down. I will start guarding the tenth stone platform. You can all attack together and knock me down as many places as you can, and I will let you compete for that many places.”

As he spoke, Tuoba Yun walked down from the highest point and stood on the lowest level of the Daluo Platform, guarding it.

"Arrogant! You want to fight all the geniuses by yourself?!" Qin Hao said sternly.

"Human prodigies are nothing special."

Tuoba Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes indifferent, his disdainful gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Insanity!"

Those who come here are all quite proud, and they can't tolerate such insolence from a foreigner.

Without a word, the geniuses from each region started fighting.

The area of ​​each level of the Da Luo Terrace decreases, and the bottom level is very spacious, where dozens of people attack from all sides.

Although Tuoba Yun managed to parry each attack, he still had to retreat.

By the time they reached the sixth floor, the area had shrunk, and their numerical advantage began to diminish, making it difficult to defeat Tuoba Yun.

"It seems you can only compete for seventh to tenth place," Tuoba Yun said coldly.

Song Wanjian and Qin Hao, who were originally unwilling to join forces with these people due to their status, could no longer restrain themselves upon hearing this.

The two attacked, forcing Tuoba Yun to the fourth level.

At this level, fewer than ten people had made a move, and no matter how hard Song Wanjian and Qin Hao tried, they couldn't advance any further.

"You were given the opportunity, but you didn't cherish it." Tuoba Yun stood on the fourth floor, looking like he was going to take all four spots.

The human cultivator was still unwilling and looked at Zhu Yuanbing again.

Tuoba Yun violated the rules of the Supreme Ranking, and as the organizer and the host of the event, Baidi City has a responsibility to do something about it.

When Shen Ming defeated six enemies with a single sword strike on the Dragon Ascension Platform, he chose to forgo the next year's Hidden Dragon Ranking, thus not breaking the rules.

"It's your own fault for being useless! What are you all looking at me for! The Supreme Ranking isn't determined by my White Emperor City, but by Heaven and Earth. You can't blame me for not being able to climb it?"

Zhu Yuanbing was equally angry, unable to bear the blaming looks.

It's ridiculous, as if she did something wrong.