The Supreme Being Against Heaven

--Translated by likesnovel--

“Now, all the victors from each sect shall ascend to **Kowlong Platform No. 1** for the draw!”

As soon as **Tantai Xuanzhong** finished speaking, several figures shot up onto the platform, turning into streaks of light. In total, **24** male and female disciples landed on the stage.

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Tan Yun, who had been sitting cross-legged in front of the Dan lineage group, was about to rise alongside **Mu Mengyi**.

But at that moment, **Shen Qingqiu** spoke with concern.

“Tan Yun, your internal injuries are still severe. You should not go up yet. Let Mengyi go alone.”

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At those words, several victors who had been planning to eliminate Tan Yun immediately tensed up, fearing he might “withdraw.”

But soon, they all sighed in relief.

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In everyone’s eyes, Tan Yun stood up and respectfully bowed to Shen Qingqiu.

“Grand Elder Shen, I still wish to participate in the battle.”

“Although I am injured now, if I truly cannot continue, I will withdraw immediately.”

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Shen Qingqiu nodded and said solemnly,

“Tan Yun, Mengyi, just do your best. Remember—placing in the **Top 8** of Kowlong Platform is not more important than your lives.”

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“Yes, disciple understands.”

Tan Yun and Mu Mengyi answered together before ascending to Platform No. 1.

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At this moment, there were a total of **26** people standing on the same platform.

They were the strongest disciples of the inner sect of the Huangfu Sacred Sect!

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Among them were victors from various factions:

* **Xiang Shengtian**, **Ke Xinyi**, **Kang Siyuan** from the Divine Spirit lineage — total **3**
* **Hou Ye**, **Li Shizhen** from the Talismans lineage — total **2**

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**Xiang Shengtian**
He was a direct disciple of the Divine Spirit Daoist.
**3 years ago**, he had ranked **9th** on Kowlong Platform with cultivation at the **9th stage of the Nascent Spirit realm**.
Now, he had reached the “perfect completion” stage—his power had multiplied several times over.

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**Ke Xinyi**
The only closed-door disciple of the Divine Spirit Daoist.
She first appeared only **1 year ago**, and no one knew her true cultivation level.

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**Kang Siyuan**
He appeared as a refined scholar on the surface.
But within the Divine Spirit lineage, he was known as the **“Dark Demon.”**

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As for **Hou Ye** and **Li Shizhen**, both were elite disciples of the Talismans lineage.

Hou Ye was the closed-door disciple of Elder Rank **2**.
Li Shizhen was the final disciple of Elder Rank **5**.

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On another side, the Beast Spirit lineage had:

* **Lin Dong**
* **Tai Shan**
* **Chen Song**

as well as **Xiao Jingkong** from the Weapons lineage.

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Lin Dong and Tai Shan were direct disciples of Wu Hong and ranked **#1** in the Beast Spirit lineage.

Chen Song was the grandson of **Mu Ronghong**, the Rank **2** elder. He ranked **#2** in the Beast Spirit lineage and possessed extremely powerful strength. He was also the cousin of Mu Rongkun, who had been killed by Tan Yun.

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As for **Xiao Jingkong**, he was a rather quiet disciple from the Beast Spirit lineage.

He had never participated in the ranking battles before.

But everyone knew one thing about him—he was extremely strong.
No one, however, knew just how strong.

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Another group consisted of disciples from the Ancient Beast lineage:

* **Jun Buping**
* **Xiao Qingxuan**
* **Shangguan Bingbing**

as well as **Baili Longtian** from the Artifact Refining lineage.

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There was a saying within the Ancient Beast lineage:

“Who is rank 1 between Qingxuan and Bingbing? It depends on whether Jun Buping agrees—and whether Baili Longtian approves.”

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In other words, the four of them… were almost evenly matched in strength.

At the same time, **Xiao Qingxuan** and **Shangguan Bingbing** were also among the **13 most beautiful women of the inner sect**.

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Another group consisted of **6 people**:

* **Anyang Xuan’er**, **Lu Ren**, and **Gu Yisan** from the Wind–Thunder lineage
* **Pang Changhai** and **Duan Yu**, who secured 2 positions from the Formation lineage
* and **Chen Long** from the Weapon lineage

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**Lu Ren**, **Gu Yisan**, and **Anyang Xuan’er** were direct disciples of the Wind–Thunder Daoist.

Last year, the three of them had fought each other.

In the end, Lu Ren narrowly defeated Anyang Xuan’er and became the **#1 disciple** of the Wind–Thunder lineage.

Anyang Xuan’er ranked **#2**, while Gu Yisan ranked **#3**.

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As for **Pang Changhai**, **Duan Yu**, and **Chen Long**, their strength was slightly inferior to Gu Yisan.

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What was noteworthy was that **Anyang Xuan’er** was also one of the **13 most beautiful women of the inner sect**.

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Another group came from the Five Spiritual Forces lineage:

* **Xue Ziyanyan**
* **Wu Ling**
* **Cheng Jinyue**

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Xue Ziyanyan was the closed-door disciple of the Five Spiritual Daoist.
Wu Ling was recognized as the “King” of the Wind–Thunder lineage and was also the grandson of the Five Spiritual Daoist.
Cheng Jinyue was a direct disciple of the Five Spiritual Daoist.

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In the Formation lineage, there was only **one person**—**Xiao Long**.
Without question, he was the strongest among the Formation disciples.

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In the Talismans lineage, there was also only **one person**—**Huangfu Tingfeng**.
His background was extremely deep; he was a direct descendant of the ancestral lineage and a young genius in high-level formations.

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The Artifact Refining lineage had **2 people**: **Tan Yun** and **Mu Mengyi**.

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As for the Weapon lineage…
it had been completely eliminated and no longer had any qualification to enter the **Top 8 battle of Kowlong Platform**.

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Even so, **Mu Rong Sisi** was not too angry.
Because she had not even sent her closed-door disciple, **Gongsun Ruoxi**, into the competition from the start.

Gongsun Ruoxi was her most important disciple.

She did not want her to take any risks.

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Mu Rong Sisi knew very well that Gongsun Ruoxi had the potential to enter the **Top 15**, but reaching the **Top 8** was impossible.

Because she spent most of her time on artifact refining—
her combat strength was not weak, but still not enough to compete with the top geniuses of other lineages.

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Among the **26 top geniuses** from the **8 major lineages**, there were many beautiful women.

Aside from **Xue Ziyanyan** and **Ke Xinyi**, almost all of them were listed among the **13 most beautiful women of the inner sect**.

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“Silence!”

On the jade tower, **Tantai Xuanzhong** slowly stood up.

His voice immediately suppressed the entire arena into silence as he spoke in a firm tone:

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“All **26 of you** are geniuses among geniuses, the strongest of the strong within the Huangfu Sacred Sect.”

“And you are the hope of our sect’s future.”

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“Although this competition allows injuries and even death, I still hope… you know when to hold back.”

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Then, he announced the format clearly:

“The battle for the **Top 8 Kowlong Platform** will be divided into **5 rounds**.”

* Round 1: **26 → 13**
* Round 2: **13 → 7**
* Round 3: **7 → 4**
* Round 4: **4 → 2**
* Final round: determines **Rank 1 and Rank 2**

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“Now… submit your identity tokens.”

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At his command, everyone responded simultaneously and took out their identity tokens from their spatial rings.

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“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

All **26 tokens** rose into the air, transforming into streaks of light that flew toward the jade tower.

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Tantai Xuanzhong waved his hand, forming a powerful barrier that enveloped all the tokens.

This blocked any perception or identification—no one could tell which token belonged to whom.

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In the next moment, the **26 tokens** began to spin rapidly within his power.

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“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Then they split apart, forming a line of light above Kowlong Platform No. 1.

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Tantai Xuanzhong’s voice rang out again:

“From all **26 of you**, **13 people** will draw one token each to determine your opponents.”

“If you draw your own token, you forfeit.”

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“Now… follow my command and compete for the tokens!”