Chapter 849
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Chapter 849 Everyone Watching
When Fang Yu appeared, the man’s face turned cold, and he asked, “Who are you?”
“I’m just someone taking a casual stroll here,” Fang Yu smiled.
Hearing this answer, the man narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold gleam flashing in them!
He suddenly raised his right hand and struck toward Fang Yu’s head.
Fang Yu reacted quickly, swiftly stepping back to avoid the strike.
“Boom!”
But the power of this palm strike caused a row of trees on the side to instantly collapse!
“You’re too impulsive, resorting to deadly force after barely exchanging words,” Fang Yu said.
The man stared at Fang Yu, his expression somewhat surprised.
Being able to easily dodge his strike and remain composed… from these two points alone, it was clear that Fang Yu was no ordinary person.
“You were hiding behind me… what’s your purpose?” the man asked again.
“I already told you, I was just taking a walk. I have a habit of practicing various movement techniques while walking, and I happened to be using a concealment technique…” Fang Yu casually made up.
The man’s face grew even colder, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Fang Yu silently observed him, his gaze slightly flickering.
The more this man released his aura, the more Fang Yu could sense the aura of the Prison Demon.
It seemed this man was definitely connected to the Prison Demon from the ancient ruins.
Could it be… he had inherited the Prison Demon’s legacy!?
Fang Yu recalled when the Prison Demon had forcibly infused power into him… he had broken free from the restraints, interrupting the transmission.
Afterward, he and Su Lengyun were directly expelled from the Deep Abyss Cavern, without a chance to destroy the Prison Demon’s coffin.
Moreover, this man clearly knew a lot about the ancient ruins, otherwise he wouldn’t have come here…
Based on this reasoning, he was very likely to have entered the Deep Abyss Cavern after Fang Yu and obtained the Prison Demon’s legacy.
However, Fang Yu didn’t intend to ask about this directly.
“It’s strange that there would be a spring in this small forest,” Fang Yu muttered to himself, feigning confusion.
The man’s killing intent grew even stronger.
But at a certain point, the killing intent suddenly disappeared.
Fang Yu looked up at the man before him.
“Whoosh!”
The man’s figure flashed as he flew into the air, quickly disappearing from Fang Yu’s sight.
“What’s going on?” Fang Yu stood in place, slightly frowning.
He had thought the man was about to attack.
But unexpectedly, he suddenly fled.
However, since this man knew when the ancient ruins would open, Fang Yu would certainly have the chance to meet him again.
“Having inherited the Prison Demon’s power… he can no longer be considered human,” Fang Yu thought.
Then, after observing the clear spring before him, Fang Yu turned and left.
……
That evening, on the first floor of the bamboo house.
The dinner table was set with four dishes and a soup, all appealing in appearance, aroma, and taste.
Fang Yu sat down and looked at Ye Shengxue who was serving rice, asking, “You must have put in a lot of effort for this meal.”
“Sister Xue only helped me with one-third! I did everything else myself!” Tang Xiaorou said.
“One-third? Does that mean she helped you with the seasonings and oil, while you did the stir-frying?” Fang Yu asked.
“…” Tang Xiaorou’s face turned red, unable to speak.
That was exactly what happened.
For each dish, she only handled the wok spatula, stirring a few times until the food was cooked.
All the seasoning was done by Ye Shengxue.
“I helped wash the vegetables…” Zhao Zinan said quietly from the side.
“Oh, it seems your definition of ‘one-third’ is different from mine,” Fang Yu looked at Tang Xiaorou, saying with slight mockery.
“I, I’m just not skilled yet!” Tang Xiaorou said angrily, “But I did contribute to these dishes! You can’t deny that!”
“Let’s eat, stop making a fuss,” Fang Yu waved his hand and began eating.
Since Ye Shengxue was responsible for the seasoning, the taste of the dishes wasn’t too problematic.
But the cooking time was a bit off.
However, Fang Yu didn’t say anything more, as long as it was filling.
After dinner, Tang Xiaorou prepared to leave.
“I’ll come again tomorrow,” Tang Xiaorou winked at Ye Shengxue and Zhao Zinan, whispering.
After saying this, she secretly glanced at Fang Yu, who was sitting with his legs crossed, drinking tea.
Seeing that Fang Yu had no reaction, she stood up and said, “I’ll be going then.”
“I’ll see you out,” Ye Shengxue said.
……
The next morning, a large crowd gathered at the Kuitian Bureau.
Having heard about the change in the top position of the Heaven Ranking, many people didn’t believe it and came to verify with their own eyes.
Now, these people all saw the unfamiliar name at the top of the Heaven Ranking.
Long Xi.
Just as rumored, the original top twenty talents had all dropped one position due to Long Xi’s appearance.
“It’s actually true… this Long Xi has stepped over all those prodigies from the sects!”
“Who exactly is this Long Xi!?”
“Who cares who he is, just imagine the faces of those sect leaders… Haha, I bet they never dreamed that while they were guarding against the talents from the eight great families, an unknown person would emerge and suppress their proud sect prodigies…”
Among the crowd, discussions continued.
Some were purely curious, while others from the families were extremely amused, feeling a sense of vindication.
In recent years, the prodigious disciples cultivated by several major sects had steadily occupied the top positions of the Heaven Ranking, keeping the talents from the eight great families suppressed.
As a result, the power dynamics in the North Capital’s martial arts world had subtly shifted.
The influence of martial arts families began to decline, while the influence of martial arts sects invisibly increased.
This was a complete reversal from the situation of earlier years.
The families, naturally, could not tolerate this situation. They consumed vast resources to focus on cultivating the most talented individuals within their families, hoping to reclaim the top positions on the Heaven Ranking.
However, the results were minimal.
Even with continuous resource consumption, the family talents struggled to move up to the top positions.
After all, these martial arts sects in North Capital recruited disciples from all over China, giving them a wide range of choices to select the most talented young people.
But martial arts families had a much smaller pool to choose from, only being able to select from young people within the family, and they had to be direct or legitimate descendants.
As time went on, the gap widened.
In the path of cultivation, talent trumps everything.
This might not be obvious in the early stages of cultivation, but it becomes increasingly prominent as one progresses!
No amount of resources or effort can compensate for a lack of talent.
The great families had come to realize this truth in recent years.
Now, they had shifted their focus to the next generation, finding ways to develop the spiritual roots of the next generation to enhance their talent.
Originally, everyone thought that the sect prodigies would continue to dominate the top positions of the Heaven Ranking for at least another decade.
But unexpectedly, without any warning, a change occurred!
The top position of the Heaven Ranking was now occupied by a young man named Long Xi!
He had suppressed the most talented disciples that the major sects had found throughout China!
This indicated that Long Xi’s talent might be even more astonishing.
……
“Why are there so many people?” Fang Yu also arrived at the Kuitian Bureau, frowning at the dense crowd in the square.
Early this morning, Huaixu had contacted him, asking him to go to the Qi family mansion at noon.
Huaixu hadn’t specified what it was about.
Fang Yu didn’t ask much and simply left.
This time, he brought the Void Devourer with him.
The actual situation was… when he was leaving, the Void Devourer suddenly jumped onto his shoulder.
From previous experience, Fang Yu knew that no matter where he threw the Void Devourer, it would eventually fly back to his shoulder.
Therefore, Fang Yu didn’t struggle anymore, allowing the Void Devourer to stand on his shoulder wagging its tail, treating it like taking a dog for a walk.
Since it was still early, and Fang Yu had heard about the change in the top position of the Heaven Ranking, he came to the Kuitian Bureau to see what the commotion was about.
As a result, he could only stand at the gate, unable to squeeze further inside.
Looking from afar, Fang Yu could still see the two glowing characters inscribed at the top of the stone tablet representing the Heaven Ranking.
Long Xi.
To be honest, Fang Yu’s first impression of this name was that it was extremely flamboyant.
Would anyone really choose such a name?
“Could the names recorded on the Heaven Ranking be pseudonyms?” Fang Yu’s eyes flickered slightly as he thought.
