Chapter 383: New Rankings

The silver mirror looked very ordinary. Placed within the Two-Dimensional World, even a twelve-star rare treasure weapon would be suppressed.

It could only reveal a negligible amount of spirituality.

The bronze compass possessed by Lin Yuan was like this, the inner armor of Tuoba Ancient God was the same, and so was Pei Shen's pitch-black iron rod.

Yet, after carefully sensing it, Lin Yuan discovered the vast spatial fluctuations contained within this silver mirror.

"Space?"

Lin Yuan's expression turned solemn. To be able to contain such a degree of spatial fluctuations in this Two-Dimensional World—how incredible would that be if placed in the Main Universe?

"This mirror is very extraordinary."

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

"However, what is the use of this mirror?"

Lin Yuan tried for a short half-day, using methods like his fresh blood, yet he still discovered nothing.

"Tuoba Ancient God probably obtained this mirror not long ago," Lin Yuan speculated inwardly.

He had hunted down Tuoba Ancient God for such a long time, during which the other party fled desperately, yet never once used this mirror.

From this, it could be deduced that Tuoba Ancient God did not know the ability of this mirror either. Otherwise, in a life-or-death situation, as long as it could save his life, what means would he not use?

"Take it slow."

"Even if I can't figure it out here."

"Once I bring it out, I'll figure it out eventually."

The silver mirror was suppressed by the Two-Dimensional World, preventing its many wonderful uses from being displayed.

As long as Lin Yuan could bring it out, all problems would naturally be solved.

Even if Lin Yuan still couldn't figure it out, he could ask the spirit of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm, as well as the humanoid stone statue Shen Ji in the Demon Jade Space.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan solemnly put away the silver mirror and instead took out Tuoba Ancient God's inner armor.

This inner armor was very lightweight. When Lin Yuan put it on his body, he vaguely felt his limbs and torso being protected by a certain force.

Under the protection of the inner armor, all attacks striking Lin Yuan would be blocked by the inner armor itself, and even the remaining force that penetrated through would be dispersed and diluted.

"No wonder Tuoba Ancient God was so hard to kill." A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

Wearing this inner armor practically maxed out his defensive capabilities.

"If this inner armor is brought to the outside world, I wonder what kind of might it would possess." Lin Yuan's eyes shone brightly.

Among all types of weapons, defensive weapons were far more precious than offensive ones. After all, regardless of the time, preserving one's life always came first.

"The only drawback is that the head is not within the protection range." Lin Yuan shook his head slightly.

The coverage of the inner armor was only the limbs and torso, but what about the head? Unless there was a corresponding helmet, it was considered exposed to the outside.

In this Two-Dimensional World, there was no such thing as Rebirth from a severed head. Once the head was blown apart, no matter how strong one was, they would die.

Of course, as a fatal vital point, every ten thousand races experts would definitely pay attention to the head. When facing Lin Yuan's pursuit, Tuoba Ancient God had protected his head very well.

Moreover, while the head was indeed a vital point, the skull was also the hardest bone in the body. When ten thousand races experts tempered their Physical Body, they placed even more emphasis on the tempering of their bones.

Wanting to directly shatter the skull of the head was difficult to achieve, at least for Experts of the same tier.

"And the penetrating force cannot be avoided." Lin Yuan thought to himself. He had killed Tuoba Ancient God by relying on blows that penetrated deep into the Physical Body and then finally erupted.

"This silver mirror can actually serve as a heart-protecting mirror."

Lin Yuan took out that mirror and placed it on his chest.

Although he hadn't figured out the use of the silver mirror, the mirror itself was incomparably hard and indestructible. This was also a commonality of all "rare objects" in this Two-Dimensional World.

With the silver mirror acting as a second layer of defense, Lin Yuan's heart defense would be a notch stronger than other places at least.

And with the results of Lin Yuan's comprehension of the "Evergreen" Cultivation method, as long as it wasn't a fatal organ like the heart or head, other organs could recover even if damaged.

"The iron rod."

After putting on the inner armor and heart-protecting mirror, Lin Yuan looked at the pitch-black iron rod.

The ability of the pitch-black iron rod was very simple, and that was strength. The same strike, when amplified by the pitch-black iron rod, would have its might surge by two to three times.

Don't underestimate this bit of amplification. This was the Two-Dimensional World, where increasing strength was extremely difficult. An amplification of two to three times was already enough to elevate a ten thousand races experts's strength by several tiers.

"It's just too big and too conspicuous."

Lin Yuan stroked the pitch-black iron rod and thought to himself.

Compared to the "compactness" of the inner armor and the silver mirror, the pitch-black iron rod simply couldn't be hidden. With a length of nearly two meters, it was extremely conspicuous wherever it was placed.

This was also the reason why all rare objects within the Two-Dimensional World could not be refined. Otherwise, given the characteristics of rare objects, changing size at will was the most basic ability.

"It doesn't matter if it's a bit big."

Lin Yuan thought about it. After all, this iron rod provided the most direct enhancement to his strength.

As for the inner armor? Unless he encountered a desperate situation, Lin Yuan didn't think there was any possibility of him using it.

The inner armor enhanced Lin Yuan's life-preserving ability, but in this world, there were very, very few things that could force Lin Yuan to actively retreat to preserve his life.

And as time passed, the speed of Lin Yuan's strength improvement became faster and faster, and such Experts would quickly vanish.

"This action can be considered making a massive profit."

Lin Yuan summarized the harvest of this operation.

First was taking revenge, causing Tuoba Ancient God to fundamentally lose a portion of his mental will.

Tuoba Ancient God was already a Tier 11 fifth-tier special life form, and the notion of him forcibly breaking through to the Ultimate was very small. Now that he had lost a portion of his mental will,

it could be said that barring accidents, Tuoba Ancient God had completely severed his chances of breaking through to the Ultimate.

It wasn't that he couldn't attempt the breakthrough, but daring to attempt it meant death; there was almost no hope of becoming Ultimate.

This scene of severing the hope of Tuoba Ancient God's future path could be considered Lin Yuan avenging the time he was extorted back then.

His close friend Fang Qing had also more or less died at the hands of Tuoba Ancient God. Even though he was resurrected by a Supreme Powerhouse, the grudge had been formed.

If Lin Yuan had the ability, naturally he wouldn't let the other party off.

Secondly was acquiring the three rare objects, which allowed Lin Yuan's strength to gain an all-around enhancement.

Defense, offense, coupled with the "foreknowledge" from the bronze compass, almost made Lin Yuan a well-rounded warrior without any shortcomings.

If he could develop the ability of the silver mirror and utilize spatial methods, then Lin Yuan could completely roam unchecked in this Two-Dimensional World.

Moreover, the harvest here was not limited to the Two-Dimensional World. As long as Lin Yuan could successfully return to the Main Universe, the harvest would surge countless times more.

Three rare objects were equivalent to three twelve-star rare treasure weapons. Just thinking about it made Lin Yuan's spirit thrill.

"Continue to Cultivate."

"I can feel that the nineteenth realm of the Witch Ancestor is approaching."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. He had already stayed in the eighteenth realm of the Witch Ancestor for some time, and had many insights regarding the subsequent nineteenth realm.

Virtual World.

Deputy Tower Master Nalan promptly contacted Lin Yuan to inform him of the major events happening in the Two-Dimensional World.

This was also what Lin Yuan had proactively requested. Having hidden in the Luo Chuan Gathering Place for a long time, far away from the core circle of the Two-Dimensional World, he didn't understand much about many intelligence reports.

That was why he entrusted Deputy Tower Master Nalan with this matter.

Although Lin Yuan was confident that he could surpass those legendary Eleven-Tier Perfection life forms with his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he was not arrogant to the extent of ignoring everything.

"Major event, major event."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan's expression was solemn. The first moment he saw Lin Yuan, he quickly spoke: "A mysterious expert no weaker than the level of the nine Experts has been born in the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom."

The Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom was rather inconspicuous among the Twelve Ancient Kingdoms. Although many ten thousand races experts were distributed there, it had never produced any remarkable Experts.

This was also the reason why Tuoba Ancient God and his group of special life forms targeted the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom.

You pick the softest persimmons to squeeze.

And among the Twelve Ancient Kingdoms, the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom undoubtedly belonged to the soft persimmons.

Only, who would have thought that this time Tuoba Ancient God and his group of special life forms would take such a huge tumble.

"That mysterious expert from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom is too terrifying in strength. Barehanded, they killed Tuoba Ancient God and Pei Shen—those two are Experts holding rare objects!"

Deputy Tower Master Nalan's tone was quite amazed. Being Eleven-Tier as well, he had a huge gap between himself, Tuoba Ancient God, and Pei Shen. If he encountered them in the Two-Dimensional World, it was uncertain whether he could run away.

Lin Yuan listened quietly from the side; he was the mysterious expert in Deputy Tower Master Nalan's words, but Lin Yuan did not plan to make this public for the time being.

There were no benefits, and instead it would attract countless attention.

"This time, many Experts who fell into the Two-Dimensional World are still hiding in the dark to Cultivate. The nine Experts like the Four-Armed Divine King are only a part of them."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan wore a look of emotional reflection. Over the past hundred-plus years, he had witnessed the Nine Great Experts including the Four-Armed Divine King, as well as that battle from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom not long ago.

Deputy Tower Master Nalan had almost abandoned the idea of his Clone leaving the Two-Dimensional World.

What kind of joke was that?

To leave the Two-Dimensional World, one had to compete with the Four-Armed Divine King and that mysterious expert from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom.

Yet what did he, Deputy Tower Master Nalan, have to compete with those monsters?

"Indeed, there are many Experts hiding in the shadows," Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

Among the numerous Experts who had fallen into the Two-Dimensional World, there must be quite a few with thoughts similar to his.

This type of expert Cultivated desperately in the early stages, only making a move after the Heavenly Gate opened.

"However, even if some Experts are hidden in the shadows, beings like the Four-Armed Divine King and the mysterious expert are definitely in the strongest circle within the Two-Dimensional World."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said.

Revealing one's identity in advance was not necessarily weaker than those who hid their identities; it was merely a difference in behavior.

"Where does that mysterious expert rank among the current overt Experts in the Two-Dimensional World?" Lin Yuan suddenly felt a bit curious, wanting to know his own strength positioning.

"I knew you would ask this." A smile appeared on Deputy Tower Master Nalan's face.

He was not confused by the question raised by Lin Yuan. In fact, most ten thousand races experts in the Two-Dimensional World were curious about that mysterious expert from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom.

Who could not be curious about an expert who was unknown before making a move and suppressed everything after doing so?

"According to the latest ranking of Experts, this mysterious expert is currently ranked sixth." An illusory screen appeared in front of Deputy Tower Master Nalan, which he then pushed toward Lin Yuan.

"Sixth?" Lin Yuan looked down.

"Right." Deputy Tower Master Nalan nodded. "Actually, I feel that this mysterious expert's ranking should be even higher, because the number of times they made a move was too few."

"And they have never fought against Experts of the other nine tiers, relying solely on a single battle of crushing special life forms like Tuoba Ancient God, which fails to fully display their own strength."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said.

The ranking of Experts in the Two-Dimensional World was based on various factors.

Many Experts had experienced countless major battles, allowing their strength to be displayed very well, so their rankings would be much more accurate.

However, that mysterious expert from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom only had that single battle of hunting down Tuoba Ancient God and other special life forms, so the ranking determined from that must be somewhat lower.

Even so, that mysterious expert was ranked sixth, which showed the impact of that battle.

"The Four-Armed Divine King?" Lin Yuan roughly glanced at the rankings. Among them, the number one ten thousand races expert was still the Four-Armed Divine King.

The ten thousand races experts ranking list had been out for over a hundred years. The top nine Experts from the earliest period were vastly different from the top nine Experts now; almost all of them had been replaced.

Only the Four-Armed Divine King had continuously occupied the number one spot since the ranking list came out, never wavering once.

The most famous battle of the Four-Armed Divine King was undoubtedly the one that swept through the Heaven Wing Clan, where a dignified Peak Groups was actually pierced through.

That was also the battle that established the prestige of the Four-Armed Divine King, exerting an even greater impact on the outside world and almost driving several ancestors of the Heaven Wing Clan berserk.

"The Four-Armed Divine King is very, very strong," Deputy Tower Master Nalan said, "Furthermore, the Four-Armed Divine King is different from us."

"Different?" Lin Yuan was slightly curious.

He knew very little information and intelligence about the Four-Armed Divine King. This Tier 11 life of Perfection legendary status from the Starry Sky Alliance was one of the contemporary Universe's most hopeful Tier 11 lives to become Ultimate.

"I just heard about this matter too." Deputy Tower Master Nalan thought for a moment. "Experts like us, whether Human Evolvers or other alien Experts, after falling into the Two-Dimensional World, all have their physiques and body shapes reduced in dimension, becoming the appearance of the mainstream humans of that world."

"That's right." Lin Yuan nodded.

Some special life forms had bodies hundreds of thousands or tens of millions of li in size, but after falling into the Two-Dimensional World, they were directly suppressed to between one and three meters.

Their body shapes were also the same.

There would not be any bizarre shapes.

"Then do you know why the Four-Armed Divine King has four arms?" Deputy Tower Master Nalan said.

"Four arms?" Lin Yuan looked toward Deputy Tower Master Nalan.

"All ten thousand races experts, after falling into the Two-Dimensional World, will align toward the mainstream humans of that world. One head, two legs, two arms, two eyes, one nose, one mouth—"

"Yet the Four-Armed Divine King possesses four arms."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said.

"Could it be?" Lin Yuan had a vague guess in his heart.

"Those two extra arms of the Four-Armed Divine King are supreme weapons, and moreover, supreme weapons integrated into the body of the Four-Armed Divine King."

"With the spirituality of a supreme weapon, even the Two-Dimensional World cannot completely suppress it, which is why the Four-Armed Divine King can possess four arms."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said.

"I see." Lin Yuan's expression became enlightened.

When he first saw that the Four-Armed Divine King had four arms, Lin Yuan had also had doubts, but he didn't think too much about it, assuming that the two extra arms might be an accident.

"Therefore, the Four-Armed Divine King is different from us. His strength stems not only from his own power but also from the blessing of a supreme weapon."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan spoke.

The biggest difference between the supreme weapon of the Four-Armed Divine King and the pitch-black iron rod obtained by Lin Yuan was that the former completely suited the Four-Armed Divine King.

After all, the supreme weapon of the Four-Armed Divine King came from the outside world, rather than being accidentally acquired within the Two-Dimensional World.

The might that could be unleashed by a supreme weapon entirely suited to oneself far exceeded the imagination of other Experts.

This was also the reason why the Four-Armed Divine King, apart from piercing through the Heaven Wing Clan, had not made a move in the past hundred-plus years yet still remained ranked first.

"No wonder." Lin Yuan also felt some pressure at this moment.

There were still two hundred years until the opening of the Heavenly Gate. Two hundred years later, could he really surpass the Four-Armed Divine King who possessed a supreme weapon completely matched to himself?

"Over a hundred years ago, the Heaven Wing Clan should have also realized this point, desperately wanting to strangle the Four-Armed Divine King in his weak period."

"In that great battle back then, it wasn't just the Heaven Wing Clan that made a move; other Peak Groups were also pushing things from behind the shadows."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan said. In fact, several Supreme Powerhouses of Human Civilization had also secretly instructed them to watch and wait, and if possible, take the opportunity to strangle the Four-Armed Divine King.

But the scene of the Heaven Wing Clan's rout in the end chilled the hearts of Experts from Human Civilization and others.

And so they did not continue to make a move.

"In this new ranking, that mysterious expert from the Blood Rain Ancient Kingdom squeezed into sixth, while 'Hou Zhu' of the Prison Clan dropped to tenth."

Deputy Tower Master Nalan glanced at the new ranking and said with a slight shake of his head.

'Hou Zhu' of the Prison Clan was merely an ordinary Tier 11 life, but relying on that blood-colored long saber, he forcefully monopolized the position of one of the Nine Great Experts for over a hundred years.

The Two-Dimensional World.

In a desolate desert.

A man holding a blood-colored long saber was sitting there.

"My ranking has dropped to tenth. Clearly, in terms of public combat power, I can no longer be considered part of the first tier." This man was precisely 'Hou Zhu' of the Prison Clan.

"The outside world all thinks that my ability to become one of the Nine Great Experts is entirely luck, borrowing the light of this miraculous object."

'Hou Zhu' of the Prison Clan thought to himself.

The Four-Armed Divine King had also utilized a supreme weapon, but other Experts were completely convinced.

Because with the strength of the Four-Armed Divine King, even without a supreme weapon, he was still a Tier 11 life of Perfection legendary status.

Moreover, the supreme weapon of the Four-Armed Divine King did not come from the Two-Dimensional World, but was brought in from the Starry Sky Alliance.

Yet what about him, Hou Zhu?

He was merely a lucky person.

Without this blood-colored long saber, he, Hou Zhu, was nothing.

Therefore, all along, among the Nine Great Experts, Hou Zhu of the Prison Clan had endured the most gossip and rumors.

Now that Hou Zhu had dropped out of the top nine, it was almost predictable that he would receive much mockery once again.

"Hmph, over these years, I have abandoned everything, throwing my entire body and mind into comprehending this blood-colored long saber, and I have already comprehended nine major killing moves within it."

Hou Zhu sneered. The profundity of this blood-colored long saber was even greater than he had anticipated, and the terrifying murderous intent contained within it made even Hou Zhu's heart tremble.

"Just wait."

"When two hundred years later comes, when the Heavenly Gate opens, I will definitely let you all know the true strength of me, Hou Zhu."

Hou Zhu took a deep breath. As a Tier 11 life, he naturally understood the principle of forbearance. For all the ten thousand races experts who had fallen into this Two-Dimensional World, the sole goal was the opening of the Heavenly Gate.

And he, Hou Zhu, was also waiting for that day.