Chapter 2354: The Final Suspense!

In the fifth year, Ye Yuan's War God value increased by another 450,000, reaching 2.15 million.

Thus, in just five years, Ye Yuan had shot up to the top three at a rocket-like speed!

The entire city was shaken!

No one had expected that in the final ten years, the War God Golden List would be turned upside down.

After nearly a thousand years of arduous struggle among over twelve thousand Unfated Sons, today's results had been achieved.

Yet who would have thought that Ye Yuan, in merely five short years, would climb to third place?

The voices of doubt grew louder, and questions about loopholes in the rules multiplied.

Clearly, everyone was very dissatisfied with this outcome.

But now, an even greater question lay before everyone.

That was... whether Ye Yuan could surpass the top two on the leaderboard and stage a stunning comeback at the last moment!

These two had left everyone else far behind.

"Could it be that Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian suddenly worked hard because of Ye Yuan?" someone suddenly said weakly.

This claim had been made before, but everyone thought it was too ridiculous.

Yet today, when Ye Yuan climbed to third place, this thought suddenly resurfaced in everyone's minds.

This time, no one found it laughable.

Although this claim was still somewhat absurd, Ye Yuan's rate of ascent was enough to make the top two take notice.

"Impossible! How could Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian have known that Ye Yuan's War God value would suddenly skyrocket?"

"It's now basically certain that both Ye Yuan and Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian are in the Ten Thousand Beast War Plains. Perhaps they encountered each other?"

"It's not entirely impossible! Previously, Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian's War God values had clearly slowed down! In the past few years, they've been higher each year, obviously giving it their all. Without pressure, how could they be so diligent?"

...

Having motivation and lacking it are two completely different things.

Five years ago, Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian had already swept all their opponents.

In ten years, no one could catch up to them.

So even if they worked hard, it was only a challenge to themselves; they wouldn't push themselves to the limit.

But if they encountered Ye Yuan and witnessed his combat prowess, that would be a completely different story.

This scenario was highly likely!

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

Could it be that Ye Yuan had truly earned so much War God value through his own strength?

In the following years, it became entirely a battle of competition among these three!

In the sixth year, Ye Yuan gained another 400,000 War God value, reaching 2.55 million, just a step away from Zhang Lian's over 2.8 million!

Everyone's nerves suddenly tightened.

In the seventh year, Ye Yuan still gained over 400,000 War God value, reaching over 2.977 million.

That year, Ye Yuan remained in third place.

However, he was only a few thousand War God points away from second-place Zhang Lian.

Undoubtedly, by this time next year, Ye Yuan would replace Zhang Lian as second on the War God Golden List!

No one had expected that the rock-solid Zhang Lian would one day be overtaken!

Sure enough, in the eighth year, Ye Yuan again gained 400,000 War God value, surpassing Zhang Lian in one fell swoop to become second on the War God Golden List!

On that day, the entire Yunxiang City was in an uproar.

"Damn, even though I was mentally prepared, it still feels unbelievable now that it's actually happened!"

"What the hell! I can't figure it out. Even Wan Zhen and Zhang Lian only get about 100,000 to 200,000 War God value a year. How does he manage 400,000 a year!"

"Zhang Lian has been dethroned. Now only the last one, Wan Zhen, remains!"

...

Zhang Lian had been surpassed, and Ye Yuan had only one opponent left: Wan Zhen!

This man was an insurmountable presence in Yunxiang City, a formidable opponent that made everyone dare not look directly at him.

Probably starting from the second century, no one had dared to think of surpassing him.

This notion had grown stronger as the end approached.

Yet no one expected that in the final ten years, a guy who had never entered the War God Golden List would suddenly, with a heaven-defying posture, soar straight up to the second place!

And now, Wan Zhen's War God value was 3.98 million!

Ye Yuan's War God value was now 3.42 million!

The difference between the two was 560,000!

Could he surpass?

Having spent nearly a thousand years in the Primordial War Realm, these Unfated Sons had never found themselves so nervous.

Would Wan Zhen barely hold on to the top spot, or would Ye Yuan stage a heaven-defying comeback, rising from obscurity to reach the pinnacle?

This suspense would not be revealed until the final year.

Another year passed in a flash!

On this day, the War God Golden List was released!

When Wan Zhen's name appeared, everyone immediately erupted.

"170,000! This year, Wan Zhen actually got 170,000! This time, the top spot is secure!" someone exclaimed.

4.15 million!

That was Wan Zhen's current War God value.

Next came Ye Yuan!

3.83 million!

This year, Ye Yuan gained 410,000 War God value!

Now, the difference between the two was 320,000.

"Haha, as expected, it's still not enough! Wan Zhen finally went all out at the last moment. At this rate, as long as Wan Zhen gets 150,000 War God value next year, he'll win for sure!"

Jiang Zhe couldn't help but burst into laughter upon seeing this result.

Finally, Ye Yuan had failed after all!

Although he knew that Ye Yuan's performance was already heaven-defying enough.

Although he knew that Ye Yuan simply didn't have enough time.

But if Ye Yuan didn't get first place, he was happy!

As long as Wan Zhen got over 150,000, that would be a gap of 470,000.

Given Ye Yuan's current pace of about a little over 400,000 per year, it was impossible to overturn the situation next year.

The outcome was set!

Seeing this result, many people also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Indeed, still impossible to surpass!"

"Wan Zhen is so strong, always firmly in first place, yet Ye Yuan surpassed him in ten years. I really can't accept this!"

"There must be a trick! He must have mastered a loophole in the rules; otherwise, how could he be so heaven-defying!"

...

Those present were all Unfated Sons, all unparalleled geniuses.

Wan Zhen's strength came step by step through steady effort over a thousand years, and they could accept that.

But Ye Yuan had spent a thousand years comprehending the Dao and suddenly emerged in the last ten years to contend for the list.

And in just ten years, he had fought his way to first place.

Emotionally, they could not accept such a thing.

Perhaps they just didn't want to be crushed.

In the tenth year, except for the top thirty, almost everyone had returned to Yunxiang City.

Continuing to cultivate was meaningless.

Everyone was waiting for the final release of the War God Golden List!

This release would determine who would obtain the final ten slots!

Suddenly, dozens of flashes of light flickered, and dozens of people appeared at the respawn point.

Clearly, the time had come, and everyone had been teleported back.