Chapter 1776: Chapter 1776

The Sword Ancestor ranked fourth and received a Secondary Mid-Grade Tao Artifact? As for the other Divine Stones and Cultivation Divine Techniques, they also make people envious.

But no matter how you say it, the Secondary Mid-Grade Tao Artifact is definitely the highest-grade Tao Artifact so far.

"Damn it, even a Secondary Mid-Grade Tao Artifact appeared. Could it be that a Secondary High-Grade or even a Secondary Peak Tao Artifact will appear next?"

"I’m afraid it’s very possible."

"Heavens, at this moment, only Mixed Silkworm Ancestor, Master Hongjun, and Lv Zhong haven’t announced their rewards. I wonder who among them will receive the inheritance of Haoyang Divine Sovereign and who will get the higher-grade Tao Artifact..."

Countless eyes began to focus intently on Haoyang Divine Sovereign in the sky, not blinking for a moment.

Haoyang Divine Sovereign did not immediately announce the rankings or rewards for Mixed Silkworm Ancestor, Master Hongjun, or Lv Zhong. Instead, he glanced at the crowd and chuckled: "Haha, it seems everyone is eagerly anticipating the rewards for the top three."

Many divine beings rolled their eyes subconsciously: That’s obvious!

However, Lv Zhong, Mixed Silkworm Ancestor, and Master Hongjun themselves appeared composed.

Regardless, even if they don’t receive any further rewards, this journey to Haoyang Divine Palace has been extremely profitable for the three of them, truly worth the trip.

Their strength here has increased by ten million times or more, even taking the final step out of the Venerable Sage Realm.

They not only achieved the God Realm, but nearly reached the Third-Order Gods.

Such terrifying cultivation speed is absolutely rare, even in the Sacred God Realm.

Moreover, besides the massive increase in realm and strength, they also collected a large number of fierce beasts, divine beasts’ corpses, essence blood, and quite a few top-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Having battled all the way to now, their mental states have been honed further.

Though still somewhat excited, they are no longer agitated, and their minds are as stable as a rock.

"Alright, I shall fulfill everyone’s wishes and begin unveiling the grand rewards for the top three." Haoyang Divine Sovereign withdrew his gaze and announced: "Master Hongjun, with 8,187.4 billion points, ranks third, awarded with a Secondary High-Grade Tao Artifact—the Silent Light Destruction Sword, bestowed with a hundred drops of Primordial Divine Light, granted a Spiritual Pillar Spirit Gathering Platform, awarded 100,000 pieces of Xuanqing Divine Stone, and also..."

Haoyang Divine Sovereign granted nearly ten types of rewards in one breath, immediately inciting the envy and jealousy of the other 97 divine beings.

Even the Sword Ancestor, upon receiving his reward, showed a darkened expression, followed by deep dejection.

"Damn it! Just short of a few hundred billion points, yet the reward is vastly different. I should have tried harder..." The Sword Ancestor felt utterly disappointed.

At this moment, he resented those hundreds of billions of points deeply.

"Damn it, the third-place rewards are so rich? Even a Secondary High-Grade Tao Artifact appeared?"

"Damn it, clearly my strength is not weaker than Hongjun’s, why is my score so far behind his?"

"Yes, I remember not long ago, Master Hongjun’s ranking on the scoreboard was quite a bit lower than the Sword Ancestor’s. How in such a short time did Hongjun’s points suddenly catapult into the top three? Could there be foul play?"

"Nonsense, you idiot, didn’t you sense the two radical formations Master Hongjun deployed earlier against enemies? Under the impact of the Grand Yan Mysterious Mechanism Concealed Divinity Formation and the Slaying God Sword Formation, quite a few divine beasts died to some extent. You should know these divine beasts were rushing to take advantage when chasing Lv Zhong; their strength and realm were not low—"

"Formation? Damn, we’ve really been a bit slow to realize. Previously in the Death Hunting Ground, those indigenous divine beasts had a rather shallow understanding of formations. Too bad we didn’t seize the opportunity..."

"Damn, I noticed early on that the fierce beasts and divine beasts in the Flaming Sky Domain didn’t understand formations well, but unfortunately, my level in formations wasn’t too strong either. Although I made quite a profit using formations, I eventually faced over a dozen Second-Order Peak Divine Beasts that crashed into them, breaking the formation and nearly causing my downfall."

"Yes, although formations had great achievement in the Flaming Sky Domain, we all entered the God Realm not long ago and couldn’t fully adapt to the skyrocketing strength and realm. Naturally, it wasn’t perfect in battle. Of course, the main issue was not having handy divine artifacts to serve as the formation eye or base..."

Many people also showed depressed expressions.

Quite a few people did notice the significant restraining effect of formations on the fierce beasts and divine beasts in the Flaming Sky Domain during the Death Hunting Ground.

But everyone had been elevated from the Venerable Sage Realm to the God Realm, and this process was rapid. Even if some obtained divine artifacts, they couldn’t fully refine them in a short period. As a result, everyone could only use the magical treasures from their Sage days as the formation eye or base.

Under such conditions, the power of the formations couldn’t be fully realized.

Even if they could kill enemies, they could only annihilate some Venerable Sage level or First and Second-Order Divine Beasts at most. This naturally led them to earn fewer points than Master Hongjun.

"Mixed Silkworm Ancestor, with 9,013.3 billion points, ranks second, awarded with the Hongmeng Divine Body Technique, bestowed the Secondary Peak Tao Artifact [God Devouring Pearl], granted 5,000 Empty Bright God Stones and Misty Divine Stones each, awarded the Third-Grade Peak God Armor—the Black Hole Venerated King Armor, and also..."

The rewards for Mixed Silkworm Ancestor were more extensive and of higher grade!

This made other divine beings extremely envious to the utmost.

"Damn, Mixed Silkworm Ancestor is only in second place on the scoreboard? Did I see wrong? I always thought Mixed Silkworm Ancestor was the undisputed first place on the scoreboard."

"Haha, if you didn’t know this, clearly you didn’t even reach 10,000 billion points. Not knowing Mixed Silkworm Ancestor’s ranking is normal."

"Yes, not reaching 10,000 billion points, even entering the top hundred is just luck. This guy is stupid beyond belief. Having clearly heard Haoyang Divine Sovereign say the test in the Death Hunting Ground ended early due to Lv Zhong annihilating a Fifth-Rank Divine Beast, he should have deduced Lv Zhong is the real first place."

Mixed Silkworm Ancestor’s rewards exceeded those of Master Hongjun by a considerable margin, even in higher grades.

This greatly shocked everyone.

Simultaneously, it also made everyone more eager to see what the first-place reward on the scoreboard would be.

"Lv Zhong, entering Haoyang Divine Palace initially as a Level 7 Sage, first in the First Stage, and one of the four who cleared the Second Stage. Moreover, the terminator of the Third Stage Death Hunting Ground. Each level-crossing beast slayed results in points doubling. With 23,782.7 billion points, he ranks first on the scoreboard. He thus becomes the strongest person in the trial of the three stages. Therefore, he should rightfully become the true inheritor of my Haoyang Divine Sovereign, receiving the strongest fire-based techniques, the strongest Dao Artifact inheritance, and the largest treasure..."

Haoyang Divine Sovereign continued to speak, immediately elevating the envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Lv Zhong to a peak among countless people.

It can be said that this time, Lv Zhong truly became the object of envy for the vast majority of survivors in Haoyang Divine Palace.

However, oddly enough, despite Haoyang Divine Sovereign’s lengthy speech, he didn’t actually reveal what grade of Tao Artifact Lv Zhong received, the exact level of the granted cultivation method, or even disclose which heavenly treasures would be bestowed to Lv Zhong.

So, what exactly did Lv Zhong receive in terms of Tao Artifacts, and what level was the inherited cultivation method?

(Mobile User Please Read further: Lv Zhong ultimately emerged as the true champion of the three-stage trial of Haoyang Divine Palace and was deemed the rightful heir to the Haoyang Divine Sovereign. He received significant rewards, and his final destiny remains a mystery to all.)