New Universe, in front of the Ancestral Stele.
Ye Tian and the other Divine Generals, as well as the Earthly Venerables, stared in shock at the towering Ancestral Stele before them.
They did not recognize it. They had no idea what this Ancestral Stele was.
The stele stood billions of feet tall, entirely pitch black, yet with golden light emanating from it. Countless terrifying rules of power burst forth, making it impossible for them to approach.
The golden light and rules slowly evolved into a ranking list—the Divine General Rankings! Soon, names began to appear on the Divine General Rankings.
1. Divine General of Ten Thousand Laws, Initial Four-Star Divine General
2. Divine General Phantom Feather, Three-Star Divine General
4. Guhe Divine General Guhe, Peak Two-Star Divine General
5. Divine General Wushuang, Peak Two-Star Divine General
6. Divine General Xueyun, Late Two-Star Divine General
7. Divine General Canglong, Late Two-Star Divine General
41. Divine General Primordial Era, Intermediate One-Star Divine General
46. Divine General Stone Dragon, Intermediate One-Star Divine General
In total, there were 47 Divine Generals on the rankings. Divine General Primordial Era was ranked 41st, while Divine General Stone Dragon was 46th, both having quite low rankings.
Most of the Divine Generals on the list were from the Cangyu Universe and the Hidden God Organization. However, the most dazzling was Ye Tian, whose power as an initial four-star Divine General overshadowed everything.
The release of this list caused a huge sensation.
This list indirectly revealed the strengths of the Divine Generals. Some had hidden their powers deeply, leading others to believe they were useless, but it turned out their strength was formidable.
For example, Divine General Longze and Divine General Wushuang, ranked third and fifth respectively, were previously thought to be only one-star Divine Generals. Now, they were revealed to be Two-Star Divine Generals, both at the peak of their level.
Divine General Canglong also looked at the list, stunned to find himself only ranked seventh.
“I’m only ranked seventh?”
Divine General Canglong could hardly believe it.
He had encountered many opportunities recently, rapidly improving his strength and nearing the peak of the Two-Star Divine General realm. He had expected to be at least in the top five, but was surprised to find himself only seventh.
“Divine General Longze and Divine General Wushuang, these two have always been low-key, showing only the strength of one-star Divine Generals. I underestimated them!”
Thinking this, Divine General Canglong looked towards Divine General Longze and Divine General Wushuang.
At this moment, both Divine General Longze and Divine General Wushuang’s expressions changed.
They thought they had hidden their powers well, but the Ancestral Stele had exposed them.
Seeing they were exposed, they no longer hid their auras, revealing their peak-level presence.
As the entire list was displayed, golden lights merged into the bodies of the Divine Generals, with a beam of golden light also merging into Ye Tian.
This golden light contained some information about the Ancestral Stele.
Ye Tian learned the name of this stele and its origins.
“Nine slots, an opportunity to achieve Harmony Realm!”
Ye Tian’s pupils constricted sharply.
He then understood what a significant opportunity this was. It surpassed any other opportunity in the entire universe, enough to tempt even the Dao Ancestors of the Harmony Realm, and drive countless ancient True Ancestors to madness! Although this opportunity was still very distant from him, possibly irrelevant, the appearance of such a great opportunity in the new universe formed by the fusion of the Eternal Universe and the Cangyu Universe meant its value had instantly increased exponentially.
Nevertheless, for Ye Tian and the others, the immediate value of the Ancestral Stele was immense, especially because of the Divine General Rankings it generated.
The top one hundred Divine Generals on the rankings would receive a significant opportunity, though what exactly this great opportunity entailed remained unknown.
Of course, the Ancestral Stele had just emerged and had not yet fully formed. Only when the Twin Universes became a Grand Universe would the Ancestral Stele be considered a true Ancestral Stele, possessing immense power.
Ancient True Ancestors began to arrive, some in the early stages of the Grand Dao Realm, some in the mid-stages, and even some ancient True Ancestors at the peak of the Grand Dao Realm.
However, most True Ancestors and Dao Ancestors in the chaos did not come because it was unnecessary; there was nothing they could do by coming.
Some True Ancestors came on orders from Dao Ancestors, while others came simply because they were nearby.
“The Divine General Rankings have emerged. This is a true great opportunity for the Divine Generals. Unfortunately, we have long surpassed this level and cannot enjoy this opportunity!” sighed a True Ancestor in the early stages of the Grand Dao Realm.
“Hahaha, True Ancestor Yuhe, we may not be able to make it onto the Divine General Rankings, but in the future, we can aim for the True Ancestor Rankings! That’s the real great opportunity. Even if we don’t secure one of those nine slots, if we can make it onto the True Ancestor Rankings, our strength will soar!” said a True Ancestor in the mid-stages of the Grand Dao Realm.
“Unfortunately, the Twin Universes are still in the fusion process. We cannot send our Divine General disciples in yet. Otherwise, many Divine Generals from the chaos would flood into this future Grand Universe!” muttered an ancient peak Grand Dao Realm True Ancestor.
“True Ancestor Honghe, you are a True Ancestor of the Shadow Force, one of the Transcendent forces. The likelihood of the Twin Universes merging into a Grand Universe is too low. Shouldn’t you Shadows contribute an Origin Universe Heart to aid in their fusion?” said another peak Grand Dao Realm True Ancestor named True Ancestor Langu.
Although True Ancestor Honghe was only in the late stages of the Grand Dao Realm, his high status as a member of the Transcendent force granted him significant respect. True Ancestor Honghe smiled and said, “The Origin Universe Heart is incredibly precious. We Shadows don’t have many. You want us to bring it out without offering anything in return? How about this: if we contribute the Origin Universe Heart and help form the Grand Universe, the slots for entering the Grand Universe must be decided by us. If you want to enter, you must pay a price. How about that?”
“Agreed!” Many True Ancestors nodded in agreement.
They had no ability to turn the Twin Universes into a Grand Universe; only the Transcendent forces could do that. Therefore, having the Shadow Force contribute the Origin Universe Heart to create the Grand Universe was acceptable if they had to pay a price.
“How much will this price be? The Shadows can’t just ask for an exorbitant amount,” asked True Ancestor Langu.
“One Dao Coin for one Divine General, ten Dao Coins for one Destiny Realm True Monarch. Once the Grand Universe becomes a Dao Realm, there will be no more restrictions,” proposed True Ancestor Honghe.
Dao Coins were the currency of the chaos. Many Divine Generals couldn’t gather enough wealth for a single Dao Coin, but for True Ancestors, a few Dao Coins were nothing.
“Agreed!” True Ancestor Langu agreed, as the price proposed by True Ancestor Honghe was reasonable. A small amount of money wasn’t something they would worry about.
The more Divine Generals and Destiny Realm True Monarchs entered, the more Dao Coins the Shadows would obtain, compensating for their loss.
In short, it was a win-win situation.
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