novelraw Chapter 293 : Ending and Rankings
Chapter 293 : Ending and Rankings
Chapter 293: Ending and Rankings
By midday on the seventh day, just when everyone thought Gu Fan’s prediction had been wrong, a new disturbance finally came from the skies.
“The Eastern Region Grand Assembly Trial ends today. The remaining half a day is your last chance — treasure this opportunity!”
This voice rolled out like thunder, echoing into every corner of the trial space, ensuring all participants could hear it clearly.
At that moment, Gu Fan glanced at the token in his senior brother’s hand, then smiled.
“We’re short by nine sect points. Fourth place most likely won’t be able to catch up.”
Senior brother also relaxed and smiled.
“Yeah, we should be securely in the top three now, as long as nothing major happens in this last half day.”
The fourth-ranked force was a sect called the Forbidden God Palace.
If the Xian’ai Sect had not encountered the Black Emperor Manor, who had sent them a large wave of easy kills, it would have taken a lot of effort to surpass the Forbidden God Palace.
But the Forbidden God Palace had never expected the Black Emperor Manor to deliver such a gift.
Thus, time ticked away, second by second, until several chimes rang out within the trial world.
Senior brother looked at the token again and let out a sigh of relief.
“A difference of seven sect points. Good, good.”
Gu Fan stood up, patted the dust off himself, and finally smiled.
“Everyone, we’ve completed our task. Let’s go to the place where we first gathered and see what rewards this Grand Assembly has to offer.”
He Qing and the others also sighed in relief together, then laughed.
“Let’s go. I didn’t expect we’d actually squeeze into the top three.”
“This time we really have to thank Junior Brother Gu Fan and his big killing move. Without him, we might have only fought for a spot in the top five at best.”
“Indeed, all thanks to Junior Brother Gu Fan.”
Senior brother also laughed along, not feeling that he had lost face — instead, he was genuinely happy.
With everyone’s injuries fully healed, and their top-three position secured, their mood was naturally excellent.
And so, the group charged straight toward the location where the assembly had first been held.
By the time they arrived, many disciples had already begun to gather.
However, compared to when they had first entered, this place had become dilapidated and riddled with blood after countless battles.
The members of the Xian’ai Sect then settled down in one spot.
After waiting for two hours, members of the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect finally stepped forward with a smile and said:
“All survivors of this Grand Assembly have now arrived. Next, we will announce the rankings and rewards!”
Hearing this, everyone froze.
Even Gu Fan and the others were shocked — looking around, all the people here together were only about forty percent of the original number!
This meant that the elimination and withdrawal rate of this assembly had reached sixty percent!
And among those, how many had truly withdrawn, and how many had been killed outright…
Thinking of this, a chill ran through everyone’s hearts.
Just what was the purpose of this assembly, to sacrifice so many genius disciples?
How many sects’ younger generations had been wiped out entirely, leaving them facing an awkward gap in successors for years to come!
Seeing the murmurs below, the members of the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect did not stop them — in fact, they looked utterly unconcerned.
“What exactly is this assembly for? Why such ruthless methods?”
“No idea! But it definitely has something to do with the reward tasks this time.”
“Over sixty percent are gone — and of those, probably fifty percent fell in battle. Very few managed to surrender and leave the trial in time.”
“How terrifying, far too bloody. Looking at it this way, we’re lucky to have survived!”
At that moment, the person on stage spoke again:
“In third place this time — the Xian’ai Sect, with seven disciples, having eliminated eighteen sects!”
The next moment, several beams of profound light descended from the sky, enveloping the members of the Xian’ai Sect before slowly lifting them into the air.
Just as Gu Fan and the others were about to resist, they heard the voice of the Grand Elder.
“Do not resist. Go with the guiding force.”
Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and stopped resisting, until the seven of them landed upon what appeared to be a cloud, but was in fact a transparent plane forged from the power of rules.
At this moment, all the sect disciples below revealed looks of envy, especially a certain sect wearing red robes.
“Damn it, what method does this Xian’ai Sect have to charge into the top three!”
“And it seems the Black Emperor Manor was eliminated by them. You know, the Black Emperor Manor was entirely composed of Celestial Heart Realm cultivators and was one of the Six Great Sects, a superpower—yet they were eliminated…”
“I can’t figure it out, truly can’t figure it out. This Xian’ai Sect usually doesn’t make any waves, but to think they have such strength!”
“It is indeed strange. But if they could eliminate the Black Emperor Manor, they naturally have the strength. Surely the Black Emperor Manor didn’t just willingly get eliminated, right?”
“All I can say is I’m envious. With rewards related to Union Dao, these people are destined to soar in the future…”
For a time, the crowd below engaged in constant discussion, expressing their envy over Xian’ai Sect’s third-place ranking.
“This time’s second place—Xuan Yu Immortal Sect, six disciples, eliminating twenty-six sects!”
As soon as these words fell, a group of disciples in black Daoist robes slowly rose into the air, though none of them looked happy. As the hosts, securing only second place left them feeling unwilling.
Especially the leading disciple, whose face was as dark as ink—clearly, the ranking weighed heavily on him.
Then, the voice in the sky continued:
“This time’s first place—Liangcheng Academy, six disciples, eliminating thirty sects!”
With that, a group of disciples in blue scholar robes stepped to the center, filling all three top positions.
At that moment, a disciple from the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect, face blackened with displeasure, looked over at the beaming members of the Xian’ai Sect and coldly snorted:
“Never thought there’d be a day when I’d have to stand alongside this group of trash. What a mood killer!”
“Blame it on the Black Emperor Manor being too pathetic, to be pulled down by disciples of a sect like this, shaming the Six Great Sects.”
Hearing this, the members of the Xian’ai Sect immediately looked grim—minding their own business, yet suddenly targeted without cause.
Gu Fan sneered coldly and muttered:
“Not running into us was some people’s good fortune. As the hosts, to have so little magnanimity—seems the Six Great Sects are nothing but hollow titles, filled with narrow-minded people.”
These words made the faces of the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect disciples freeze. They slowly fixed their gazes on Gu Fan and said:
“I’ll remember you.”
The elders snorted coldly, cutting off the words of the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect disciples.
“Haven’t you shamed yourselves enough already?”
The six from Xuan Yu Immortal Sect immediately fell silent, only casting one last cold glare at Gu Fan.
“All right, now for the rewards.”
The steward of the Xuan Yu Immortal Sect waved his hand, and nineteen white jade boxes floated out, landing before the crowd.
“This is the Union Dao Wondrous Seed. After consuming it, it greatly benefits your future Union Dao attempt—typically increasing your success rate by two percent! Even if you fail, it will protect you from severe injury, allowing you to accumulate experience for your next Union Dao.”
Woah!
As soon as this reward was announced, countless disciples stared at the white jade boxes with red, heated eyes.
An increase of two percent in Union Dao success rate!
This was a divine treasure!
Union Dao was a major hurdle for cultivators—sometimes, failure meant death. Now, with a treasure that could raise the success rate by two percent and protect the user from harm upon failure…
It was absolutely the dream treasure of countless cultivators!