The Unparalleled Sword Emperor-Chapter 715 - 713: Potential List and Sin Ranking

Upon leaving the Ascension Tower, Murong Changtian led Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao towards the side.

About a moment later, they arrived at a plaza.

In this plaza, huge walls around a kilometer tall formed a circle.

Inside each wall, there was a long passageway.

Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao looked closely, and it looked like there were nine walls, and inside each wall, there were warriors and puppets battling with each other.

In front of the walls, countless warriors were intently watching the scene unfolding within them, as if they didn’t want to miss a single frame.

Next to each wall, there were labels for "First Stage," "Second Stage," "Third Stage," "Fourth Stage," etc.

Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao were quite curious about these stages.

Murong Changtian explained, "Inside these nine walls are the Wooden Puppet Alley filled with mechanical wooden dolls that are at the Half-step Divine Pill Realm. If you want to get on the Potential List, you would need to clear the stages in the Wooden Puppet Alley!"

"The Potential List ranks the top ten warriors based on the number of stages they manage to clear."

"Clear stages?" Lin Bai inquired curiously.

"Brother Lin, don’t rush. Once you see the rankings on the Potential List, you will understand."

"Let’s go. The Potential List is right there."

Murong Changtian led Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao towards it.

In the center of this plaza stood the stone stele of the Potential List that was approximately hundred meters tall.

They reached the foot of the Potential List.

Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao looked up and saw several names and images on this hundred-meter-tall stone stele.

"Potential List, Number One, He Qian, Thirteenth Stage."

"Number Two, Yao Feng, Twelfth Stage."

"Number Three, Xun Hai, Eleventh Stage."

"Number Four, Tong Haoyu, Tenth Stage."

"Number Five, Xiang Yang, Tenth Stage."

"Number Six, Qi Yao, Tenth Stage."

"Number Seven, Sheng Tianyue, Tenth Stage."

"Number Eight, Cheng Hua, Sixth Stage."

"Number Nine, Murong Changtian, Sixth Stage."

"..."

After seeing these stages, Lin Bai found it interesting. Murong Changtian had actually cleared the Sixth Stage, placing him on the same level as Cheng Hua.

Murong Changtian explained, "This is the Potential List. Both Cheng Hua and I were stopped at the Sixth Stage, but because Cheng Hua reached the Sixth Stage before me, he is ranked higher than me."

"If you want to be in the top ten of the Potential List, you have to at least clear the Seventh Stage."

"Furthermore, only warriors at the Half-step Divine Pill Realm can enter the Potential List. Anyone above this realm no longer qualifies to enter."

"This is the rule of the Miracle Ridge."

Murong Changtian said with a smile.

Lin Bai nodded, understanding at last.

Murong Changtian continued, "In the Wooden Puppet Alley, each stage would increase the number of mechanical wooden dolls by ten. For instance, the First Stage has ten dolls, the Second Stage has twenty, the Third Stage has thirty... and so on."

Bai Xiaoxiao curiously asked, "How many wooden dolls can be faced at one time in the Wooden Puppet Alley?"

Murong Changtian shook his head and laughed, "Since the Wooden Puppet Alley appeared here, the best performance was by a man called Lin Duo. His sword skill was truly unrivaled. He managed to clear the Eighteenth Stage alone, defeating one hundred and eighty wooden dolls. This is a record that no one has been able to surpass since the existence of the Wooden Puppet Alley."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bai couldn’t help but laugh silently: turns out dad once cleared the Eighteenth Stage. Who knew he was so badass back then.

After looking at the list, Bai Xiaoxiao’s expression turned solemn.

Not only Bai Xiaoxiao, but Lin Bai also found it extremely challenging.

Lin Bai took another look and saw that there were words illuminated on the back of the Potential List stele as well.

Lin Bai curiously asked, "Brother Murong, are there any writings on the back of the Potential List stele?"

Murong Changtian heard this and replied with a friendly smile, "On the back of the Potential List is the Sin Ranking. If you can kill the warriors on the Sin Ranking, you can also enter the Potential List."

"For example, if you kill the ninth-ranked person on the Sin Ranking, you would no longer need to go through Wooden Puppet Alley and could immediately secure the ninth position on the Potential List."

Upon hearing this, both Lin Bai and the First Princess’ faces lit up with joy.

Immediately, the two walked around to the back of the stele.

On the back of the Potential List stele were inscribed three words - "Sin Ranking."

Yet, there were not as many people on the Sin Ranking as on the Potential List; there were only over twenty people.

Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao firmly memorized these names, thinking how great it would be if they happened upon a severely injured warrior from the Sin Ranking. They could kill him and immediately enter the Potential List.

Murong Changtian walked over, laughing, and said, "There are only twenty-three people on the Sin Ranking for now, but each of them has committed grave sins in Tianding City and is wanted by the city."

"For instance, the number one on the Sin Ranking, Liang Chu, once killed over a thousand members of Tianding City’s guard force in one night. He is steeped in blood and has been placed first on the list by Tianding City."

Bai Xiaoxiao curiously asked, "Could it be that despite Liang Chu killing so many people, no one has taken him down?"

Murong Changtian laughed, "It’s strange indeed. After killing the guard force, Liang Chu disappeared. Many people speculate that he might not be in Tianding City anymore, that he could have already escaped."

"Not just Liang Chu, other warriors on the Sin Ranking also vanished after committing offenses in Tianding City. They have likely all left the city."

"Thus, finding them within Tianding City is quite difficult."

"Over time, many warriors have lost faith in finding him."

Murong Changtian said, laughing.

While Murong Changtian was conversing with Bai Xiaoxiao, Lin Bai had memorized the images of all twenty-three people on the Sin Ranking.

He had no particularly strong feelings towards the brutal characters Murong Changtian had mentioned, such as Liang Chu.

However, the ninth-ranked one on the Sin Ranking, a man called "Flower Picker," caught Lin Bai’s attention.

"This man practices demonic arts and specifically targets women. Over the past decade and more, no less than ten thousand women have died at his hands."

This was the Sin Ranking’s description of Flower Picker.

Also, there was an image of the ninth-ranked person beside it.

Lin Bai looked at it and searched his memory, but he didn’t recognize this man.

"Weird, why do I feel like this person looks so familiar? Yet, I don’t remember ever meeting him." Lin Bai stared at the image of the ninth-ranked person on the Sin Ranking and spoke quietly.

Murong Changtian smiled faintly, saying, "Brother Lin, stop looking. Let’s go to my mansion. I want to have a few more drinks with both of you; it’s rare to meet kindred spirits."

"Let’s go."

Murong Changtian spoke with a smile.

Lin Bai pondered for a moment, indeed, he had never met this man. Hearing Murong Changtian’s voice, he laughed and replied, "Sure, let’s go then."

Bai Xiaoxiao nodded and left Ascension Tower with Lin Bai.

They enjoyed a lively chat with Murong Changtian on the way to a quiet residence.

The residence was exceptionally tranquil and elegant.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Brother Murong, having such a peaceful residence in Tianding City must have cost quite a bit."

Murong Changtian laughed and said, "Indeed, if one were to buy a house in Tianding City, a residence like mine would cost at least seven hundred million Spiritual Stones."

Lin Bai smiled bitterly, "Seven hundred million Spiritual Stones! Brother Murong, you must be very wealthy."

Murong Changtian laughed and retorted, "I don’t possess such wealth. This residence was left to me by my father."

"My father was a disciple of the Sword Art Academy on the Miracle Ridge. After I was born there, he bought this house in Tianding City to make it convenient for me to practice."

"Let’s go, Brother Lin, Miss Bai. We have to get drunk today."

Murong Changtian laughed and ushered Lin Bai and Bai Xiaoxiao inside.

Neither Lin Bai nor Bai Xiaoxiao noticed that when Murong Changtian bowed his head, a cunning and malicious glint flashed in his eyes...

And this look was strangely similar to that of the Flower Picker, ranked ninth on the Sin Ranking...