Chapter 894: The List Is Out

"The new Earth Fiend List is out! Come and take a look!" someone shouted in the street.

The Celestial Machinery Pavilion released the Heaven Fiend List and Earth Fiend List every six months, printed them into booklets, and distributed them free of charge to every corner of the Chaos Demon Sea.

As the nearest place,修罗城 naturally received the lists first.

At such times, many martial artists would give up training just to glance at the list and see if they were on it.

This list was highly authoritative; basically, the ranking on the Earth Fiend List determined the depth of each person's strength.

Just like when the Ten Great Divine Kings were selected years ago, some naturally disagreed with the ranking. They would challenge martial artists ranked higher than themselves on the Earth Fiend List to prove that the list was all nonsense.

However, in the end, nine out of ten challengers failed.

Ultimately, it was proven that the list was not entirely correct, but its authority was thus established.

Nearly two months had passed since Ye Yuan killed Bormont. During this time, Ye Yuan had been in seclusion in the top-level training room, completely ignoring the overtures from the various lords.

And today was the day the new list was released, with all the martial artists in the city eagerly waiting.

"I've made great progress in the past six months. Quick, check if I'm on the list!"

"Let me see... Uh, I've looked down to rank 450, and it seems you're not there!"

"No way? I... I failed again!"

In修罗城 alone, there were tens of thousands of martial artists in the arena, and all of them were formidable. Breaking into the top five hundred was no easy task.

Although everyone was excited, the final result was mostly disappointment.

After the disappointment, people became more interested in the changes in the rankings of the strong.

And the most attention was undoubtedly on Ye Yuan, who had recently killed Bormont.

Before that, it was rumored that Bormont would top the list this time. Since Ye Yuan had killed Bormont, the first place should be beyond doubt, right?

"Flip forward quickly and see if Ye Yuan is first!" someone urged.

"Huh? First place... is still Mu Yang! It's not Ye Yuan!"

"No way? Are you sure you're not mistaken? Bormont's physical body broke through to the eighth rank; Mu Yang should not be Bormont's opponent! Ye Yuan killed Bormont, how could he not be on the Earth Fiend List?"

This person obviously didn't believe it and snatched the list. Taking a close look, he indeed saw that the first name was still Mu Yang.

The Earth Fiend List recorded the strong of the entire Chaos Demon Sea, not just all the strong in the arena. This Mu Yang was not in the arena but had surpassed Bormont to become number one in the Chaos Demon Sea.

Now that Ye Yuan had killed Bormont, he still couldn't surpass Mu Yang. Could it be that Mu Yang's strength had reached such a level?

"That's not right! Look further down. Even if Ye Yuan isn't first, he should at least be in the top ten, right?" This remark reminded everyone, and they quickly looked down.

But from first place all the way to twentieth, they still didn't see Ye Yuan's name.

Unwilling to give up, they continued looking down, but the further they looked, the more disappointed they became. They went all the way to rank three hundred and still didn't see Ye Yuan's name.

At this point, everyone was frustrated.

"What a lousy Earth Fiend List! Those idiots at the Celestial Machinery Pavilion are messing with us, right? A strong man like Ye Yuan can't even make the Earth Fiend List?" The martial artist threw the Earth Fiend List on the ground disdainfully.

They had all witnessed Ye Yuan's strength with their own eyes. If even Ye Yuan couldn't make the Earth Fiend List, then the rankings on it were pure nonsense, weren't they?

"Enough! They say the Celestial Machinery Pavilion knows everything, but I think it's just so-so! Forget it, let's take a look at the Heaven Fiend List! If nothing unexpected happens, this time's Heaven Fiend List should still be Dou Jue, right? I wonder if those who left the third layer have made it onto the Earth Fiend List this time."

At these words, a group immediately became interested and took out the Heaven Fiend List to read.

"Rank 500, Zhen Hong; Rank 499, Guo Xun; Rank 498, Liu Ye; Hehe, after half a year of settling, these lords have indeed made the list! Huh? Rank... 495, Ye... Ye Yuan! No... no way?"

"Haha, are you kidding me? Ye Yuan is only at the Heavenly Enlightenment stage; how could he make the Heaven Fiend List? Can't you use your brain when trying to fool me?" another person laughed.

"Who... who's joking with you? If you don't believe me, see for yourself!" With that, the man threw the list directly to the other.

"Fine, I'll take a look! I've never heard of a Heavenly Enlightenment stage martial artist making it onto..."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the last few names on the Heaven Fiend List, and there was Ye Yuan's name, clearly listed!

"Really... really on the Heaven Fiend List! How... how is this possible?"

Soon, the news that Ye Yuan had made the Heaven Fiend List spread like a tornado throughout the entire third layer of the arena!

In the arena shop, Lord Siyin looked at the Heaven Fiend List in her hand with a very unpleasant expression.

"Shao Kai, what do you think?" Siyin asked the middle-aged man in brocade beside her.

"In my opinion, during these two months of seclusion, Ye Yuan must have made a great breakthrough. Although he was strong when fighting Bormont, he shouldn't have been strong enough to make the Heaven Fiend List. But precisely because of this, Ye Yuan is even more terrifying! His growth rate is too fast!" Shao Kai said solemnly.

Under normal circumstances, after martial artists on the Earth Fiend List broke through to the Formless stage, they would need some time to settle before having a chance to make the Heaven Fiend List.

After all, those on the Heaven Fiend List were no pushovers. No matter how strong the Heavenly Enlightenment stage geniuses were, they couldn't immediately surpass these Formless stage seniors.

"Over time, people's understanding of the Heaven Fiend List and Earth Fiend List has deviated. In fact, the Celestial Machinery Pavilion released these lists based on strength and potential, not on realm. Generally speaking, the Heaven Fiend List is the true list of the strong, while the Earth Fiend List places more emphasis on potential. However, Ye Yuan making the Heaven Fiend List at the Heavenly Enlightenment stage is the first time since the two lists were released!" Siyin said.

Shao Kai nodded in agreement: "This Ye Yuan is truly remarkable! Unfortunately... it won't be easy for you, Lord, to recruit him under your banner."

Siyin's face darkened, showing considerable irritation.

Indeed, Siyin now regretted it! If she had known this day would come, she would have directly spent points to buy the "Killing Sword Technique" for Ye Yuan back then.

Sending charcoal in snowy weather is always better than adding flowers to brocade.

Now, trying to win Ye Yuan over would probably cost much more.

"The Heavenly Slaughter Pit is about to open. We need Ye Yuan now! No matter the cost, we must win him over!" Siyin said through gritted teeth.