Chapter 777: Rookie
The Supreme Ladder.
Fan Jingtian, the second-ranked on the Starfire List, had just ended his secluded cultivation. He silently appeared outside the Supreme Ladder.
His expression was calm, neither joyful nor sorrowful. He said, "Three hundred stellar years of focused seclusion... It's time to show the world who truly deserves the top spot on the Starfire List."
Even as he emerged from seclusion, not a single person had been disturbed.
He had remained silent for centuries, but now, he was ready to make a thunderous entrance.
For a thousand years, he had been suppressed by Thousand Dust, firmly stuck in second place. Throughout that time, he endured in silence, relentlessly refining his cultivation.
He had given up nearly all forms of entertainment, leisure, and social interaction—just for this very moment. Now, at long last, he would stand tall and proud, proving to everyone in the Humanity Sanctum that he, Fan Jingtian, was born to shine, never beneath anyone.
Having completed his seclusion, he hadn't even informed his master. Quietly, he arrived outside the Supreme Ladder, eager for the thrill of secretly growing stronger and dazzling the world with his brilliance.
Thousand Dust's current record on the Supreme Ladder is the sixty-sixth step, if I remember correctly. Even if he's improved over the past three hundred years, the sixty-seventh step should be his limit. But me... I'm confident I can reach the sixty-eighth step.
And if luck is on my side—if the stage aligns perfectly with my strengths and I happen to counter the simulated opponents, I might just be able to reach the sixty-ninth step and enter the ranks of the top elites on the World Glory List.
As Fan Jingtian thought about this, a surge of confidence filled him.
Just as he reached the Supreme Ladder, he noticed something strange. "Hmm?"