The Supreme Being Against Heaven

“Time’s up! Disciples—submit your jade slips!”
Zhuge Yu ordered.

“Yes!”

All 100 disciples from the Eternal Immortal Sect and the Huangfu Daoist Sect stepped forward and placed their jade slips onto the jade table.

At that moment,

nearly all 50 disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect wore expressions of joy.

In contrast,

among the 50 disciples of the Huangfu Daoist Sect,

only a little over 10 people—such as Luo Fan and Song Hong—remained calm.

The remaining 30+ disciples all looked dejected and hopeless.

Just by looking at their expressions,

Tantai Xuanzhong already knew—

this time… it was a crushing defeat!

Even without Zhuge Yu announcing the results!

After examining the jade slips with her spiritual sense,

Zhuge Yu picked up the black pill and said calmly:

“This pill—is a high-grade ‘Bloodthirsty Pill.’”

“Eternal Immortal Sect—48 correct, 480 points.
Combined with the previous 450 points—total: 930 points.”

The moment they heard 930 points,

from the more than 2,000,000 disciples to the hundreds of elders and Ruyan Wuji,

all revealed satisfied smiles.

Zhuge Yu continued:

“Huangfu Daoist Sect—12 correct, 120 points.”

Instantly,

mocking cheers erupted throughout the entire Eternal Creation Arena!

All disciples of the Huangfu Daoist Sect,

including Tantai Xuanzhong and the 8 chief disciples,

felt so ashamed they wished they could disappear into the ground.

“The gap… is just too big,”
Tan Yun muttered to himself.

“Heh heh…”
Ruyan Wuji looked at Tantai Xuanzhong’s darkened expression and sneered:

“Sect Leader Tantai, it seems your inner sect disciples… are getting worse and worse!”

Tantai Xuanzhong said nothing,

but inside… his fury burned like raging flames!

Ruyan Wuji stood and said:

“Disciples of the Divine Soul Immortal Palace and the Huangfu Daoist Sect—close your eyes and prepare for the next test!”

(The Eternal Immortal Sect’s disciples had already completed 2 stages,
while the other 2 sects still had the final stage remaining.)

When the 100 disciples closed their eyes,

Ruyan Wuji flipped his palm.

A pure blue pill floated up from his hand,

passing before each person’s nose one by one before returning.

Drip… drip…

Among the 50 Huangfu Daoist Sect disciples,

almost all frowned deeply, sweat dripping onto the table.

They exerted every ounce of effort—

trying to identify the pill by scent!

In contrast,

among the Divine Soul Immortal Palace disciples,

only a few showed signs of concern.

The rest… remained calm!

“Is it really that difficult? It’s just a high-grade ‘Soul-Nourishing Pill’…”
Tan Yun thought to himself, speechless.

“1 ke (15 minutes) is up!”
Ruyan Wuji announced.

The 100 disciples placed their jade slips onto the table one by one.

After checking all of them,

Ruyan Wuji declared loudly:

“The pill in my hand—is a high-grade ‘Soul-Nourishing Pill’!”

“Divine Soul Immortal Palace—47 correct, 470 points.
Combined with the previous 490 points—total: 960 points!”

“Huangfu Daoist Sect—13 correct, 130 points.
Total… 250 points.”

He paused briefly, then coughed lightly.

“Ahem… yes—exactly 250!”

Hearing this,

Tantai Xuanzhong’s expression grew even uglier.

But he… remained silent.

A loss was a loss.

Saying more would only bring further humiliation!

Shen Subing and Tang Xinying both turned pale.

They had never imagined that

right at the very start of the competition—

the Huangfu Daoist Sect would already fall so far behind!

Ruyan Wuji spoke in a resonant voice:
“Alright, I will now announce the results of the 1st round!”
“Divine Soul Immortal Palace—ranked 1st with 960 points!”
“Eternal Immortal Sect—ranked 2nd with 930 points!”
“As for the Huangfu Daoist Sect—last place with 250 points!”
An uproar spread across the arena.
The gap… was so obvious it needed no explanation!

“Next—begin Stage 2 of the 1st round!”
“This stage tests ‘rapid identification of spirit herbs’!”
“All 3 sects—send 1 representative each!”
“The participant must correctly state both the ‘grade’ and the ‘name’ of the herb.”
“There are a total of 60 questions.”
“Each correct answer earns 10 points—each wrong answer deducts 50 points!”
“And during the competition—you may switch participants!”
After speaking,
Ruyan Wuji turned to look at the Grand Elder of the Alchemy lineage of the Eternal Immortal Sect.
“Send your representative.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.”
The Alchemy elder looked at his 50 disciples and said:
“For an alchemist, identifying herbs is the most basic foundation.”
“I believe all of you possess extensive knowledge.”
“But answering both ‘quickly’ and ‘accurately’—that is extremely difficult!”
“This stage, like the previous one, tests your foundational understanding of herbs.”
“Therefore… Du Ling will take the stage!”
As soon as his words fell,
a handsome young man leapt onto the arena.
“This disciple accepts the order! I will not disappoint you, Master!”
“Good! I place my hopes on you!”
the elder said with a light laugh.
Du Ling—his direct disciple—
had already reached the level of an “advanced Grandmaster Alchemist”!
And he was
the only 1 among the 50 Alchemy geniuses of the Eternal Immortal Sect to reach this level!
Du Ling was no stranger to the disciples of the Divine Soul Immortal Palace.
3 years ago,
he had already been a “mid-tier Grandmaster.”
In the previous competition,
he answered 26 questions correctly—
just 1 less than Yin Shuiling!
At the same time,
he was also familiar with the disciples of the Huangfu Daoist Sect.
The one who competed previously was “Duan Wuchang,”
who only answered 7 questions correctly.
But now, Duan Wuchang had already advanced to the Immortal Realm.
Thus, the heavy burden now fell upon—
Luo Fan and Song Hong!

“Since the Eternal Immortal Sect has sent Du Ling…”
Zhuge Yu smiled faintly.
“The Divine Soul Immortal Palace will send ‘Yin Shuiling’!”
Whoosh!
A young woman dressed in snow-white robes appeared beside Du Ling.
“This disciple accepts the order!”
The two exchanged glances,
their faint smiles carrying mutual respect between top experts.

At that moment,
Shen Subing frowned slightly and looked at Luo Fan and Song Hong.
“You two—who will go?”
Song Hong cupped his hands and spoke frankly:
“Reporting to you, Chief, my knowledge of herbs is inferior to Senior Brother Luo. It would be more appropriate for him to go.”
“Mm…”
Shen Subing nodded, then looked at Luo Fan with expectation.
“Do not disappoint me.”
“This disciple accepts the order!”
Luo Fan bowed deeply, took a breath, and stepped forward to stand beside Du Ling and Yin Shuiling.
“Senior Brother Luo! Fight!”
The disciples of the Huangfu Daoist Sect shouted in unison!
Even the disciples of the Artifact, Talisman, and Formation lineages joined in cheering—
but deep down… they did not truly believe in it.
Because although the total score of the “4 Arts”—Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman, and Formation—
determined the final ranking of the sect,
in reality,
each lineage was secretly competing among themselves!
Every lineage—
wanted to score the highest,
to prove that their own path was the one that brought honor to the Huangfu Daoist Sect!

--Translated by likesnovel--