Chapter 1176 Shocking News

“Hey, have you heard? The Medicine King Hall was uprooted overnight, and now it has completely collapsed!”

“Impossible? Last time the Heavenly Sword Sect’s leader personally struck, and all their Void Mystic experts went out in full force, but they returned in defeat. If even the Heavenly Sword Sect couldn’t do it, who else could? Could it be… the Calming Heaven Divine King himself made a move?”

“Heh, you’re out of the loop, aren’t you? The Heavenly Secrets Tower has released the news—it was Ji Canglan’s junior brother, Qing Yunzi, who did it! And he slaughtered all the experts of the Medicine King Hall; Ji Canglan also died under Ji Qingyun’s sword!”

“Hiss… I’d long heard that Ji Qingyun’s martial arts were strong in this life, but this is too outrageous, isn’t it? In just over twenty years, he went from a lower-realm martial artist to such a terrifying powerhouse?”

“To be honest, when I heard the news, I couldn’t believe it either. But the Heavenly Secrets Tower’s information has never been wrong. Ji Qingyun’s strength has probably reached the peak of the Void Mystic realm! He’s very, very close to the level of the Ten Divine Kings!”

“Ji Qingyun left such a deep impression in alchemy that everyone overlooked his martial talent. Who would have thought his martial talent was also this heaven-defying! Speaking of which, the Medicine King Hall has been mysterious these past years, but their actions have grown increasingly unpopular—they often wipe out entire families. Ji Qingyun’s move can be considered carrying out justice on heaven’s behalf.”

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Such discussions were taking place in every corner of the Divine Domain.

The fall of a major super-sacred ground was an earth-shattering event in the Divine Domain.

Previously, the near-destruction of the Heavenly Sword Sect had already provided much fodder for public conversation.

But the destruction of the Medicine King Hall was clearly even more newsworthy, becoming a hot topic among martial artists in the Divine Domain.

Yet, until now, no one had realized that Ye Yuan had helped them eliminate a malignant tumor.

If left to develop, this tumor could have devoured the entire Divine Domain.

These martial artists still lived in their own world.

However, just half a month later, the topic of Ye Yuan destroying the Medicine King Hall was replaced by another bombshell!

The Heavenly Secrets Tower released an even more shocking piece of news—the new edition of the Ten Divine Kings would be announced in the Holy City one month later!

Moreover, the Heavenly Secrets Tower let it be known that this time, new experts would join the Ten Divine Kings, pushing out some of the original ones!

As for how many newcomers, the Heavenly Secrets Tower remained tight-lipped.

This topic drove people even crazier than Ye Yuan’s annihilation of the Medicine King Hall!

This move by the Heavenly Secrets Tower clearly meant that the ranking of the Ten Divine Kings would definitely change this time.

And the change would not be small!

It was known that the Heavenly Secrets Tower had released the first edition of the Ten Divine Kings two thousand years ago.

Since then, aside from selling information, the Heavenly Secrets Tower had never altered the ranking of the Ten Divine Kings.

The Ten Divine Kings had almost become the ten strongest individuals in the Divine Domain.

Their positions were as stable as Mount Tai.

Until today, this pattern was finally about to be broken!

With the addition of newcomers, would a decisive battle over reputation erupt among the Ten Divine Kings?

Would the older generation of Ten Divine Kings challenge the new ones?

Would the rankings among the Ten Divine Kings change?

A series of questions sparked a massive debate sweeping across the entire Divine Domain!

Especially in the Holy City, the discussion reached a fever pitch.

On every street and in every alley, people were talking about this matter.

“Which newcomers do you think will join the Ten Divine Kings this time?”

“Among the most prominent newcomers recently, I think it should be Ji Qingyun! He single-handedly destroyed the arrogant Medicine King Hall. In terms of strength, he should be comparable to the Ten Divine Kings, right?”

“I think it’s uncertain! It’s true that the Medicine King Hall was destroyed, but Ji Qingyun’s martial foundation is still too shallow. No one knows exactly how he destroyed the Medicine King Hall! Isn’t it said that he has several Void Mystic experts by his side? I heard that in Ningyang City, a Void Mystic peak expert has joined him. If you ask me, the destruction of the Medicine King Hall was probably mostly his doing.”

“Besides Ji Qingyun, I think it can only be experts from hidden aristocratic families! The four great families—Xu, Hu, Shen, and Fang—have been isolated for a long time; it’s about time they emerged.”

“Heh, don’t forget, none of the previous Ten Divine Kings came from aristocratic families! They all obtained heaven-defying opportunities to transcend everything and become peerless experts!”

“Mm, you’re right. That said, the selection of the Ten Divine Kings this time is truly shrouded in mystery!”

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At this moment, far away in the Demon Domain, Ye Yuan was indifferent to this news.

What were the Ten Divine Kings? To Ye Yuan, they were nothing but empty fame.

After more than half a month of recuperation, Ye Yuan had recovered from the battle at the Medicine King Hall.

As time passed, Ye Yuan gradually let down his guard against the shadow that had hung over his heart.

After all, everyone related to him was now safe and sound before him—that was enough.

On this day, the Lingzhe Divine King suddenly descended upon the Dragon Clan.

As soon as Teng Yun saw Ye Yuan, he scolded with a smile, “You kid, you acted too rashly! Ji Canglan’s current strength is no less than Wang Huanzhou’s, yet you recklessly went alone to the Medicine King Hall!”

The Wang Huanzhou Teng Yun mentioned was the Iron Spear Divine King, ranked last among the Ten Divine Kings.

His words showed how highly he regarded Ji Canglan’s strength.

Teng Yun’s gaze never left Ye Yuan, as if seeing him for the first time.

He was truly surprised that Ye Yuan could annihilate the entire Medicine King Hall.

Not long ago, Ye Yuan had been utterly helpless against Zhuge Qingxuan.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Yuan could now single-handedly kill an existence comparable to the Ten Divine Kings.

Even if it was only the last-ranked one, it still showed how terrifying Ye Yuan’s progress was.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “Setting aside the deep hatred between us, just the fact that he dared to touch Li’er is enough reason for him to die ten times over!”

Ye Yuan’s thought at the time was simple: kill!

He could no longer endure this grudge.

Even if he didn’t have full confidence at the time, he still charged up the Medicine King Hall.

Teng Yun smiled and said, “Now the rumors are spreading everywhere that you’ll enter the Ten Divine Kings this time. From the look of you, you don’t seem the least bit complacent!”

Ye Yuan laughed upon hearing this and said, “It’s just empty fame. Even if I don’t enter the Ten Divine Kings, it doesn’t mean I’m inferior to them. Brother Teng, don’t you think so?”

Teng Yun nodded with a smile and said, “In fact, the Ten Divine Kings are only the Ten Divine Kings of the human territory. They don’t represent the true strength of the Divine Domain. At least among the demon race, there are three whose strength even I am not sure I can defeat.”