The image of Earth, rapidly shifting in fast-cut clips, flashed across the vast void.
In this moment, it wasn't just Earth—countless worlds saw the projection of this planet.
Billions of people across Earth were not joyful, but utterly stunned.
"We… we came in last?"
Across the globe, countless humans stared at the golden list suspended in the sky, completely frozen in disbelief.
"This has to be a mistake! Earth has grown so powerful… how can we be dead last?"
"Yeah! Is this list broken?"
"This ranking of the heavens and the myriad realms must be nonsense! Who came up with this? Someone's clearly trying to humiliate Earth!"
Voices of doubt spread rapidly.
As the questions surged among humanity, a storm of messages resembling a barrage flooded the Earth's interface on the ranking of the heavens and myriad realms.
In the Shen family villa on Pingding Mountain—
"Grandma… is this real? Earth has already reached cosmic-level combat power… and yet we're last?"
Shen Shaojie's voice trembled with disbelief.
But Shen Qingqing only smiled gently. She wasn't surprised in the slightest.
"Child, I told you before… there are always people beyond people, and realms beyond realms. Now do you believe it?"
"Grandma, I… I still can't accept it!" Shen Shaojie replied, his tone defiant.
Shen Qingqing glanced at the frustration in his eyes but didn't argue. Her smile deepened faintly.
"Then watch and keep learning."
She fell into quiet thought, remembering her past—how she too had once looked at the heavens from the bottom of a well.
Yes.
Some truths can only be believed when seen with one's own eyes.
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At the same time, the reactions from across the heavens and myriad realms varied drastically.
"Haha! Humans are mere ants, bred by us gods for observation! Just because they've started exploring the universe, they think they're invincible?"
"The number one spot will always belong to our divine realm! Zeus, King of the Gods, is the supreme force across all realms!"
In the realm of the Female Martial Sage, Zeus stood tall, declaring with pride as he gazed at the rankings.
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"Zeus, King of the Gods? Just another Western false deity. I've slain more beings like that than I can count."
Luo Feng, having just advanced to planetary-level strength after refining the Void World, made the remark casually.
"Even if this version of Earth belongs to a parallel universe I inhabit, Western false gods have no right to insult it."
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"Power lies in one's self—that is the ultimate truth."
"Technology? It's nothing but reliance on external tools."
Frieza, ruler of the universe in the Dragon Ball realm, sneered coldly.
"The world I dominate is the strongest in existence."
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"The strongest across all realms? Obviously the Divine and Demonic Continent I reside in!"
The violet-scaled dragon snorted as he rubbed his snout.
"When Uncle Dragon glances back, mountains collapse and rivers reverse!"
"When Uncle Dragon turns his head, even the Ghost Stone flees in grief!"
"When Uncle Dragon looks back a third time, beauties gather like clouds before me!"
"When Uncle Dragon turns a fourth time, even the Demon King tries to jump off a building!"
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In the Shrouding the Heavens realm—
"The ranking of the heavens and the myriad worlds?"
Su Xing, slumbering within the Forbidden Zone of Death, stirred slowly and lifted his gaze to the ancient golden list glowing in the void.
The image of Earth flickered through his eyes.
But in their hearts, there was no ripple. Their ancient hearts remained unmoved.
To them, Earth was but a planet of mortals—unworthy of their notice.
With a snap of their fingers, such a world could be wiped from existence.
"The Black Calamity of the Extreme Dao is about to erupt. Let's hope there are no more disturbances."
One of the ancient Supremes whispered silently in thought.
To them, this so-called ranking of the heavens and myriad realms was beneath concern.
From their perspective, the very realm they dwelled in must be the strongest in all existence.
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The Great World of the Thick Earth, the Great World of Tianchen, the Great World of Immortal Sword—
One major world after another trembled briefly, then returned to serenity.
The golden list of the heavens had awakened them.
Yet Earth's ranking was so low, it eased their minds.
To them, their own realms were indisputably supreme.
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In the Universal Realm—
Daluo Mountain.
"Your Majesty! Was that Earth your original home? The place we visited before?"
Xuan Ba, Yuan Ye, and the others scratched their heads as the flashing images of Earth appeared in the heavens' rankings.
"Yes," Shen Lian nodded, his gaze calm.
Among the flickering visions of Earth, the scene of the Shen family rising in the Dragon Kingdom passed briefly.
But Shen Lian's expression didn't waver.
The last time he returned to Earth, he had already repaid the Shen family and severed the karmic ties linking them.
Today's Shen family had little to do with him.
Even their bloodline had diverged after generations.
To him, there were no remaining attachments or emotions.
"The world beyond the sea…"
Shen Lian's gaze sharpened, piercing through billions of miles of void, fixed on the Sea of Realms.
What intrigued him was not Earth.
But the realm across that sea.
"I hope to see you appear on the true ranking of the heavens," Shen Lian said, his voice cool and distant.