Chapter 1426: Heavenly Hunt Index (3)

Silence descended.

Nobody was surprised that Wan Tiansheng was on that ranking. Rather, they were surprised to see that the Heavenly Hunt Index had seemingly improved significantly. It had gained the ability to rearrange the ranks automatically.

In the past, the Dao Affirmation Ranking was not a part of the Heavenly Hunt Index. Meanwhile, the version started by the Allheaven Treasure House was inaccurate. Prior to this, Wan Tiansheng's name wasn't even on that ranking since he wasn't even a Pseudo Invincible.

Everyone focused on the ranking curiously. How would the Heavenly Hunt Index rank the experts below the Invincible Realm?

"Second on the ranking, September."

Once again, everyone blanked out. September? Him? The same September from the iron devourer race? That lazy and fat bear was second on the ranking? The same fat bear that would not move unless it was for the purpose of eating and drinking?

"Third on the ranking, River. Fate race."

Nobody was surprised by that. He had been second on the ranking for a very long time.

"Fourth on the ranking, Heavencurse. Celestial chasm race."

This was the previous top ranker. He had actually dropped to the fourth place.

"Fifth on the ranking, Hollow. Spatial beast race."

That wasn't surprising either.

"Sixth place, Lan Tian. Human race."

"..."

Once again, silence enveloped the world.

Numerous expressions changed. Lan Tian. Sixth on the ranking. This was the Dao Affirmation Ranking. It was a ranking of the strongest individuals below the Invincible Realm. The top ten of this ranking would almost be as strong as Invincibles.

Was Lan Tian...one of them? Was this a joke? Yes, he had fought the tri-life bodies of Invincibles before. However, he had never fought fully-powered Invincibles before. How was he ranked sixth?

"Seventh on the ranking, Skyeater. Hou race."

"Yo! My lad is on the ranking!"

A hou king, whose mouth was oily from all the food he had been eating, appeared in the sky. With a casual swing of his claws, he killed a clearbright bird and started munching on it while saying, "My lad was ranked thirty-sixth before this. Wow, his rank has finally improved. Seventh place? Not bad at all."

That alarmed numerous people. Nobody had expected Skyeater to be so strong before.

"Eighth on the ranking, Gudang. Immortal race."

Once again, everyone sank into silence. That was Tiangu's descendant."

"Ninth on the ranking, Xuefutu (Blood Buddha). Devil race."

"Tenth on the ranking, Doucang (Heaven's Challenger). Divine race."

The names on the top ten had changed drastically.

With the new ranking, Yun Chen was only ranked fifteenth. That was someone who had killed three Invincibles. If someone like him was ranked so low, just how strong were the others? Everyone started looking for Zhu Tiandao's name and found his name on the ninety-seventh spot. His rank had dropped drastically. Then again, just being on the ranking was already proof of his incredible strength.

The eyes of numerous people flickered as they sank into thought. What a surprise. Truly a surprise. There was no comparison between the current ranking with the previous ranking. Most of the previous top rankers had dropped in rank.

And many lower-ranked names had increased significantly in rank. More importantly, the person ranked sixth was supposed to be strong enough to fight Invincibles. Was Lan Tian...so strong?

Was he holding back during the previous conflict? Furthermore, there were actually two humans in the top ten.

Then again, nobody was surprised to see Wan Tiansheng's name there. He was someone who had killed two Invincibles. One could claim that he had only killed the Invincible from the nether race through sheer luck. But he had further proven his strength by killing Fiery Sea. That was enough to demonstrate his strength.

In fact, most of the names on the top ten were surprising to see. Wan Tiansheng was the sole exception.

Someone laughed and said, "What a surprise. I guess I must be blind before this. September is ranked second...he's only a rank below Wan Tiansheng. Where is he? Is he in the mansion?"

Several expressions changed upon hearing that. Yes, September had entered the mansion. Someone capable of fighting or even killing Invincibles. He must be capable of that since he was only second to Wan Tiansheng in the ranking.

Just then, the sky split apart as a titanic iron devourer appeared. Like the old hou, he was also busy munching on something with his oily mouth. With a lazy tone, he said, "Don't fight. Our race does not fight. September was hungry. He was only in there to find some food. He will return when he has his fill."

Yes. Yes. Nobody should misunderstand them. September was very weak. Some merely sneered at that. Only there for food? What manner of food was he looking for? Divines? Devils? Or immortals?

September...yes, it was very likely that he had entered to look for some immortals to eat. Not long ago, many of these beastly races were salivating over the immortals. An immortal king roared furiously, "Five of our Sunmoons had died suddenly earlier. Were..."

Were they the culprits? Was Skyeater in there as well? Yes. That was most likely the case. Damn it! These beastly races had all sent their super Sunmoons into the mansion! Damn them all!

"Cough." An Invincible coughed and said, "Stop wasting time. Pavilion Master, can you contact those inside now?"

"Let me try. This might take a while..."

***

At the same time.

Su Yu was just about to leave when the golden book in his mind trembled slightly.

But soon, it calmed down again.

Su Yu frowned.

It had been a while since the book last reacted to anything. What was up with it? He had thought that it would do something again, but it had returned to calm soon after. Was this an omen of the arrival of something bad? But his tribulation character had not reacted.

Suddenly, he blanked out. Even the Culture Tomb wrapped around his sea of willpower was trembling. He could feel an incorporeal power reaching toward him before being bounced away by the Culture Tomb. That power was almost indetectable. Right after it was bounced off, it faded away.

"What is this?"

Su Yu's heart thumped. Someone was trying to pry on him! Yes! That was definitely the case!

"What is this? It's almost indetectable. Is this...the Heavenly Hunt Index or a supreme expert?"

Su Yu was alarmed. It couldn't be the Heavenly Hunt Index, right? This had never happened before. Why was this happening now? He hurriedly took his book out and started searching through one of the storage spaces in it. Before long, he dragged an index copy out.

He had not bothered to sort through his inventory recently. Thus, many of the spoils from his recent kills had been piled in his book. In any case, the Luminous Domain Mansion was supposed to be free from the effect of the Heavenly Hunt Index. He saw no point in wasting his time sorting through his spoils.

But now, the index copy was shining faintly. It seemed to be reacting to something. The reaction was weak. One could easily miss it if one wasn't paying attention. What the hell was this?

Su Yu was greatly surprised. Wasn't the Luminous Domain Mansion supposed to be entirely cut off from the outside world?

Furthermore, his golden book and Culture Tomb had reacted earlier. And now, the index was reacting. What did this signify?

"Something has changed with the Heavenly Hunt Index. Or perhaps it has grown strong enough to penetrate the Luminous Domain Mansion. And for some reason, my golden book has also reacted to the change..."

Su Yu's eyes flickered. What did this signify? Was his golden book related to the Heavenly Hunt Index? What was the relation? Su Yu frowned. Could he conclude from this that the Heavenly Hunt Index was...rightfully his?

"..."

Yes! Su Yu reached a terrifying conclusion. Someone...had taken something of his! The Heavenly Hunt Index was his! The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion had stolen it from him!

"See, I have been wondering why the Heavenly Hunt Index has always seemed so pleasing to my eyes. It was kind enough to send me to the top rank in a very short time. So it was actually mine. No wonder."

Su Yu snorted. Very well. He would reclaim it one day. But that was a matter for the future. He wasn't strong enough to make that attempt. This also told him something new. Those outside were attempting to contact the index holders through the Heavenly Hunt Index. Perhaps the fellows outside were getting anxious due to the many deaths.

At that thought, Su Yu started searching his pile of spoils. Soon, he found over fifty index copies. He grinned. Contact through the Luminous Domain Mansion must be difficult. Those outside should not have the ability to determine the origin of the messages coming from inside the mansion.

"He Tu!"

He wrote the name down on one of the index copies. However, there was no reaction. As a precaution, he had only used the index of someone who was still alive. Previously, he had knocked several humans unconscious instead of killing them. He had naturally looted them as well.

He doubted that those outside could determine the owner of these index copies with the mansion standing between them, but it was never a bad idea to be cautious. He did not mind the lack of reaction. This was not a bad thing to him. With this, those outside could finally know the culprit behind all these deaths.

It was none other than He Tu, the barbaric butcher. At that thought, the culture and radiance characters on his book warped into He Tu.

Since he was He Tu, he should have a booklet (Tu) as a weapon. It was obvious the Mark of Civilization was He Tu's lifebound weapon.

Hehehehe.

He Tu shall take all the blame. In any case, this was what He Tu would do anyway. He was merely lending He Tu a helping hand here.

Su Yu waited as the index copies started trembling slightly. But even after a long while, they were still unable to establisha connection with the world outside. After waiting for a long time, Su Yu curled his lips with disdain.

Garbage!

Fine, fine. He decided to be kind and give them a push.

"Tai Shan!"

Boom!

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The world started shaking again. Meanwhile, the He and Tu characters on Su Yu's book trembled before turning into light and fading into the book. After a short moment, Su Yu shut one of his acupoints, allowing the world to calm down. Once again, all the index copies trembled. After a short while, they calmed down again.

Su Yu grinned.

Interesting.

His guess had been correct. In his fury, Old Zhou was able to open the mansion to the outside world for a short moment.

"So you guys have to rely on me even to establish contact with the people inside?"

In short, the flow of information was tightly within his grasp. He wondered what manner of price those outside had paid for this. How generous of them. Hopefully, they would send some useful information to him. Of course, he had to gather all the index copies in the mansion to intercept their messages.

***

While Su Yu was provoking Old Zhou.

Two characters flickered on the trembling Heavenly Hunt Index. It only lasted for a short instance before fading away.

"He Tu!"

The characters were not written in the language of any race. Rather, they were written in the original language, the willpower language. Several expressions changed as they recalled something. Their eyes widened with disbelief. He Tu?

Which He Tu? The same He Tu from the first epoch? Or a different He Tu? How was that possible?

An ancient expert asked, "Brother Grand Dream, is He Tu in the tunnel?"

***

Deep underwater.

The old turtle blanked out. Right, He Tu had gone missing as of late.

Holy shit!

Did that guy...enter the Luminous Domain Mansion?

How did he do that?

Did he enter through the seventh level? But the disasters had only been happening on the lower levels.

"He Tu is gone...and he's inside the Luminous Domain Mansion..."

The old turtle was completely stunned. This was too sudden. Those damn geezers were trying to kill his little He Tu! Then again, what could they really do? It wasn't like they could go inside and kill him.