At that moment, in the Dragon Seal Family.
As for Xiao Yu, Long Yuyin couldn't care less. But the idea that someone like Nie Li — a nobody from the Small Linglong Family with no backing and barely any cultivation resources — could reach such heights on the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking was a challenge she took personally.
Ever since she was young, Long Yuyin had always been the most outstanding among her peers. She refused to allow anyone to challenge her.
Long Yuyin rose to her feet and headed outside. She hadn't taken Nie Li seriously before, but now she truly had her eyes on him.
At this moment, she wore a fitted combat outfit that perfectly outlined her stunning figure. A long sword hung at her slender waist, and her long legs were filled with power. Between her brows, her cold, stern expression gave off a suffocating pressure.
Though she possessed a face that could be called flawless, her name alone was enough to make every man her age lose his nerve.
"Yin'er, where are you going?" A handsome young man of sixteen or seventeen walked over and asked Long Yuyin.
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The handsome young man flinched and nervously pressed his legs together.
Seeing this, Long Yuyin said coldly, "With a waste like you, you think you can marry me? If you want to marry me, beat me first!" With that, she strode away, her agile figure vanishing through the doorway.
The handsome young man could only watch helplessly as Long Yuyin left. Beat her? How could that even be possible? No one among their generation could pull that off!
At the entrance to the Sacred Spirit Celestial Realm, the area was bustling with people, heads bobbing in every direction.
The hottest topic of discussion was none other than Nie Li and Xiao Yu. The two of them had just broken into the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking and had already surged to such astonishing heights. It truly shocked everyone. In comparison,
"Eleventh on the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking. Is that really that waste Xiao Yu? It's unbelievable!"
"Could it be that Xiao Yu has already broken through to the Mandate Realm?"
"And who exactly is this Nie Li? I've never even heard of him before!"
"How did all these people just pop up out of nowhere!"
Just as the crowd was buzzing with discussion, someone suddenly announced, "Long Yuyin is here!"
At those words, the crowd quickly parted to both sides. Everyone watched with a mix of fear and awe as the girl with the explosive figure and icy expression walked through. Though Long Yuyin was breathtakingly beautiful, the people around her only dared steal a quick glance before immediately looking away.
They were joking, of course — none of them wanted to cross this terrifying woman! She was the one who had directly crippled her own fiancé!
Beyond her formidable cultivation, Long Yuyin's physical strength was also astonishingly powerful. Combined with her Scarlet Dragon Bloodline and her unassailable family background, she was a figure worthy of reverence. On the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking, Long Yuyin was also the only newcomer to break into the top ten.
Long Yuyin's gaze fell upon the Sacred Spirit Heavenly Ranking, and her eyes narrowed slightly. Then she walked into the Sacred Spirit Celestial Realm.
"Long Yuyin has entered the Sacred Spirit Celestial Realm too!"
"I heard Young Master Jinyan went in as well!"
"Now it's really going to get interesting!"
Inside the Sacred Spirit Celestial Realm, Nie Li sat on the 121st step, communing with the Heavenly Dao and comprehending the mysteries of heaven and earth.
On any step above 120, Nie Li could feel an extremely powerful repulsive force. Each step upward squeezed his Soul Sea with tremendous pressure. If he pushed any further, his Soul Sea might actually be crushed apart, so he didn't dare go any higher.
Inside his body, the Soul Sea circulated slowly as the power of the Heavenly Dao continuously poured into it.
Nie Li kept absorbing the power of the Heavenly Dao, letting it soak into his physical body, refining it bit by bit for his own use.
His internal Soul Sea whirled like a vortex, drawing in the surrounding power of the Heavenly Dao without cease.
Meanwhile, in a courtyard somewhere within the Tianling Court, several powerful figures sat around a stone table, chatting.
"This generation of students has a few with rather impressive talent. Take Long Yuyin of the Dragon Seal Family, for instance. Scarlet Dragon Bloodline, seventh-grade Heavenly Spirit Root — she ranks in the top ten across all three Trial Grounds' lists." One of the figures, clad in a grey robe, smiled faintly. His name was