Leaving the Game for a Million Years: I'm the Human Race's Holy Emperor

At the massive plaza before the space-time rift of Skyrend Mountain, thirty-eight streaks of light shot out from the rift, landing steadily on the ground.

Of the eighty-seven names on the leaderboard, only those who had emerged from the space-time rift remained illuminated; the rest were dimmed, including four disciples from immortal factions.

The Holy Buddha Child and Li Ruoyu need little mention; they were eliminated on the first day due to a major battle, with the Holy Buddha Child losing to Li Ruoyu, who was then ambushed and defeated by Li Beifei.

The remaining two were naturally the Grand Origin Holy Son and the Purple Micro Holy Son, both wearing incredibly gloomy expressions. This Skyrend Mountain trial was the greatest humiliation in their history.

The Purple Micro Holy Son's severed arm, courtesy of Li Beifei, had already regenerated—a testament to the profound resources of a sacred ground's heir.

As they watched Li Beifei and the others emerge from Skyrend Mountain, their eyes burned with intense killing intent. If looks could kill, Li Beifei and his companions would have been resurrected by Gu Changsheng countless times.

Li Beifei, clutching his turtle, naturally sensed the gazes of the Grand Origin and Purple Micro Holy Sons. Far from being intimidated, he waved enthusiastically, saying, "Grand Origin Holy Son, Purple Micro Holy Son, no need to take things too seriously from Skyrend Mountain. Of course, you're welcome to, but remember, I act alone. Don't go causing trouble for my Senior Sister."

The two narrowed their eyes upon hearing this.

The Purple Micro Holy Son sneered, "Li Beifei, regretting your actions now? Too late. Once we're on the Ancient Starry Road, no one will be able to protect you. You and that cheap red-haired wench can await your deaths."

The Grand Origin Holy Son remained silent, but the murderous intent in his eyes spoke volumes.

"Hiss!" Li Beifei gasped, giving them a thumbs-up with a hint of pity in his eyes.

"You can curse me all you want, but you actually dare to curse my Senior Sister? You're truly impressive! I admire your courage!"

Li Beifei deeply admired their audacity, especially the Purple Micro Holy Son, who had previously insinuated things about Gu Changsheng within Skyrend Mountain and now dared to call Red-Red Senior Sister a 'cheap wench.' Tsk tsk, even he wouldn't dare to curse his own Senior Sister after daring to insult Gu Changsheng.

The two were somewhat confused by Li Beifei's words, but just then, the Dean appeared with the head instructors.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work these past seven days. Your performances inside Skyrend Mountain have been closely observed by me and the instructors behind me. Those who were eliminated early shouldn't be discouraged; it's just a minor setback on your cultivation path."

The Dean's voice was gentle, carrying a power that calmed the heart, gradually soothing those who had left Skyrend Mountain prematurely for various reasons.

Indeed, it was merely a minor setback on the path of cultivation. As long as one was alive, anything was possible.

The Dean nodded slightly, seeing the expressions on their faces. She continued, "Of course, everyone's performance has been commendable. However, there's no need to be secretive about actions like hitting people over the head. After all, you can tell who it is just by paying attention to the changes in the score rankings. I won't say much more about it here."

As soon as the Dean finished speaking, everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Li Beifei, who was clutching a turtle.

Li Beifei looked calmly at the Dean, listening attentively, showing no shame at being the center of attention.

Looking at his upright expression, it was as if the person the Dean was talking about wasn't him. If everyone didn't already know, they might have been fooled.

But Li Beifei thought to himself, 'Fools, what do you know? I'm just very professional. Once we're out of Skyrend Mountain, who will know it was me hitting people over the head? A bunch of idiots.'

The Dean also glanced at Li Beifei. Of course, she knew Li Beifei was a disciple of Senior Gu, but this was what surprised her. She hadn't expected Senior Gu's disciple to be so, well, unique.

Even after living for over three thousand years, she didn't know how to evaluate Li Beifei.

It was hard to say!

"Everyone, now that the Skyrend Mountain trial is over, as I said before entering Skyrend Mountain, the higher the ranking, the richer the rewards," the Dean said with a smile.

And when everyone heard the Dean mention rewards, they revealed different expressions.

Those on the list were naturally filled with anticipation, while those not on the list felt a pang of regret.

"First, everyone on the list will receive one thousand supreme-grade source crystals!" the Dean said softly.

Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this, even the disciples of immortal sacred grounds were surprised. They hadn't expected the prizes to include supreme-grade source crystals.

The most common source crystals circulating in the market were low-grade, mid-grade, and high-grade, while supreme-grade source crystals were rarely seen.

There was only one reason for this: the purity of the spiritual energy within supreme-grade source crystals was extremely high, so high that a certain quantity could cause a qualitative change, refining divine source.

What was divine source?

As long as one's realm was below the Great Emperor, they could seal themselves within divine source to resist the erosion of time, achieving another form of longevity.

The reason why many great sects and immortal factions could sit firmly on their thrones, overlooking the vicissitudes of life, was mainly because their foundations were unfathomable. Who knew how many Saints, Saint Kings, Great Saints, or even Quasi-Emperors were hidden within an immortal faction?

Thirty thousand years ago, a sacred ground gave everyone on Sky Desolate Star an answer.

That was the Myriad Beginning Sacred Ground, which was destroyed for attacking a forbidden zone of life!

The Myriad Beginning Sacred Ground went all out, led by three Quasi-Emperor-level ancestors, to attack the Sealed Immortal Ancient Land, one of the nine forbidden zones of life on Sky Desolate Star. Unfortunately, the Myriad Beginning Sacred Ground was completely annihilated, and even the sect's headquarters was later cursed by some entity, and the sound of wailing could be heard at night.

Back to the main topic,

The effect of supreme-grade source crystals was so great, but the academy actually used them as rewards. As expected of the Human Dao Academy, which had stood for millions of years without falling, it was truly rich and powerful.

"Of course, supreme-grade source crystals are just a small bonus. This time, the academy will award different rewards based on the top ten scores in the Skyrend Mountain trial."

"First, from tenth to sixth place, each person will receive a Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill!"

"Wow!"

The Dean's words caused an uproar among the crowd, and even the instructors behind her looked shocked and incredulous.

"Senior Sister, we don't have many Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pills in our inventory, right? Is it too precious to use as a reward for tenth to sixth place?" an instructor transmitted, not shielding the other instructors, so they could all hear.

"Yes, Senior Sister, is this too precious? All the medicine kings I won just now aren't worth one-tenth of a Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill," Old Qi said. Gu Xiruo was ranked first in points, so he, as the bookmaker, naturally made a lot of money, but even so, it couldn't compare to a Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill.

The Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill was a Saint-grade pill, refined from various Saint-grade medicines. It could not only treat fatal injuries but also prolong life for cultivators below the Great Emperor realm. It could be called a life-saving medicine.

But now, such a precious medicine was only a reward for tenth to sixth place. What about the top five?

Everyone couldn't imagine.

And those whose scores weren't in the top ten felt endless envy.

The Grand Origin Holy Son and the Purple Micro Holy Son clenched their fists so hard that their knuckles turned white. If they hadn't been plotted against by Li Beifei and Xia Wuji, even if they didn't make it into the top three, they could have ranked in the top ten. Now that they learned that the top ten could receive a Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill, their hatred and killing intent towards Li Beifei and his companions had reached its peak. If this weren't the academy, they would have already exploded and killed someone.

But there were only two people whose expressions were calm, even showing a hint of disdain.

These two people were naturally Li Beifei and Honghong.

The Senior Sister and Junior Brother looked at each other, helpless. They had many of these things on them, but their score rankings were ninth and eighth respectively, so this thing wasn't very useful to them.

"Ahem, Dean, I have something to say."

Li Beifei raised his hand and said.

"Oh? What is it?" the Dean asked with a smile.

"If I exchanged this Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill for supreme-grade source crystals, how many could I get?"

Li Beifei asked.

The Dean was stunned, but then smiled wryly, saying, "You should be clearer about the source of this pill. I wouldn't dare to disobey Senior's arrangement. If you really don't want it, you can exchange it with others yourself."

Hearing this, Li Beifei and Honghong looked at each other, both revealing an 'as expected' look. They had guessed that the Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill was given by their master, and now hearing the Dean say this, it was confirmed.

"I wonder if this old thing calculated that we would get ninth and eighth place, so he made this arrangement. Depressed!" Li Beifei muttered.

"Buzz~" Just as Li Beifei finished muttering, a sense of palpitations arose in his heart, causing his heartbeat to suddenly accelerate.

"This feeling?"

Li Beifei was shocked, but before he could think more, the Dean continued to announce the rewards for the top five.

"The rewards for the top five are even more generous. In addition to each person receiving a Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill, each person's reward is different."

The Dean smiled.

And the people in the square had already held their breath, the tenth to sixth place was the Nine Revolutions Life Renewal Pill, a life-saving medicine, what about the top five?

Their curiosity was almost unbearable.

The Dean didn't keep them in suspense, and said softly, "Fifth place, Gu Tianjun, defensive Saint weapon, Flood Dragon Heart Mirror!"

"It's actually a defensive Saint weapon? The reward for fifth place is a defensive Saint weapon, this is too exaggerated, right?"

"Yes, a defensive Saint weapon, rarer than offensive Saint weapons. I didn't expect it to be just the reward for fifth place."

"I knew the academy was rich, but I didn't expect it to be so rich."

Everyone's faces showed shock, and Li Beifei was also extremely envious. If he guessed correctly, the treasure garment Gu Xiruo was wearing was a defensive Saint weapon.

Gu Tianjun was also surprised. He didn't expect the reward for fifth place to be so rich.

But the Dean's next words relieved them.

"This is not a complete Saint weapon, its spirit has already died. If you want to restore it to its full glory, you need to carefully nurture it yourself."

Gu Tianjun nodded, but even a defensive Saint weapon that had lost its spirit was extremely precious.

"Fourth place, Princess Jiuli, a drop of Jiuli Emperor Blood!"

After speaking, the Dean looked at Princess Jiuli next to Xia Wuji and smiled, "This drop of Emperor Blood was left by your Jiuli Divine Dynasty's ancestor, Emperor Jiuli, after he cut off the Great Emperor's laws within it. He left a message that only his descendants who obtained the top five in the Skyrend Mountain trial could use it as a reward. Now it can be considered returned to its owner."

Hearing this, Princess Jiuli suppressed her inner excitement and bowed to the Dean, "Thank you, Dean!"

Everyone's eyes towards Princess Jiuli became even more solemn. The Jiuli clan was a special bloodline among the human race. The stronger the bloodline, the stronger the talent. If this drop of Jiuli blood was used on Princess Jiuli, her already monstrous talent would become even more terrifying in the future.

Only Li Beifei looked at Xia Wuji with scrutiny.

"Brother Wuji, you didn't give the points of that Nirvana First Stage demon beast to Princess Jiuli, did you?" Li Beifei asked. He found that Xia Wuji's points didn't even make it into the top ten, which was unreasonable, so there was only one possibility.

Xia Wuji nodded and said, "I know Jiuli needs this drop of Emperor Blood very much, so I gave it to her. Moreover, she is my fiancée, fiancée, Brother Li, do you understand? Fiancée!"

"..."

Damn it! Li Beifei cursed inwardly, if I had the chance, I would also give the points to Qingyi.

Li Beifei snorted heavily and moved away from Xia Wuji.

Xia Wuji looked puzzled, everything was fine just now, why did his face suddenly change?

"Third place, Holy Maiden of Jade Pool, Mending Heaven Divine Art!"

Mending Heaven Divine Art?

After hearing this, everyone was puzzled, and even the descendants of the immortal forces frowned.

They had never even heard of this Mending Heaven Divine Art.

"Little Five, what is this Mending Heaven Divine Art?" Honghong asked the Hongmeng Purple Qi in her body. Her Purple Qi's name was Little Five, a very ordinary name.

"Mending Heaven Divine Art is a type of immortal art created by your master for your mistress. Only those with a Congenital Dao Body can cultivate it. When it is perfected, even the Heavenly Dao can be mended. It's a pity that your mistress died young."

Little Five explained.

"I see!" Honghong nodded.

Honghong looked at the Holy Maiden of Jade Pool. For some reason, she always felt that the aura on the Holy Maiden of Jade Pool was very familiar.

"Second place, Qin Shaohang, a piece of Heavenly Fate Stone!"

"Heavenly Fate Stone?" Qin Shaohang was stunned, then his face was full of excitement.

The Dean smiled and said, "I know that the Undying Divine Mountain also has a Heavenly Fate Stone, but the world doesn't know that the Heavenly Fate Stone is divided into yin and yang pieces. The one at the Undying Divine Mountain was obtained by the Undying Great Emperor from the academy and is a yin stone, and the current one is a yang stone. Only when yin and yang are combined can the true power of the Heavenly Fate Stone be reproduced."

"Thank you, Dean!" Even Qin Shaohang, who had always been lawless, sincerely thanked the Dean at this moment.

The Heavenly Fate Stone was a strange stone that could cooperate with people with the bloodline of the Undying Divine Mountain to exert powerful power. The stronger the cultivation, the stronger the power of the Heavenly Fate Stone.

Qin Shaohang's acquisition of the Heavenly Fate Stone was undoubtedly like adding wings to a tiger.

"Everyone is looking forward to the reward for the first place, right?" the Dean asked with a smile.

Everyone nodded and looked at a thin figure next to Gu Tianjun, of course, Gu Xiruo's thinness was only in comparison to Gu Tianjun, in fact, she was not thin.

Seeing everyone looking at her, Gu Xiruo's face showed a hint of nervousness.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here," Gu Tianjun said.

"Mmm!" Gu Xiruo nodded heavily, her face gradually returning to calm.

"Do you all feel it's unfair that someone at the Concentration Realm obtained first place in this trial?" the Dean asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone remained silent, but the expressions on most of their faces had already provided the answer.

"I know you are unwilling, but it doesn't matter. This is a rule set by the first Dean of the academy. If you want to blame someone, blame the old man."

A smile appeared on the Dean's face as he easily shifted the blame to Gu Changsheng in the clouds.

Gu Changsheng was speechless. Who could he blame? He could only blame himself for not thinking thoroughly enough when he initially set the rules. But since it was like this, he could only let it be.

"First place, Gu Xiruo, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Holy Sword!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene erupted in crazy shouts!