Not only Luo Zhu, many people at the scene had already noticed—the long-vacant Dragon Ranking had finally shown changes.
Only, facing this result, people were shocked to the point they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Tw…tw…twenty-seven seconds? Must be a mistake, it should be 27 minutes!"
"How is that possible! How is this possible! If you said Jiang Kai passed, I could accept it. If you said he took 20 minutes, I could still barely accept it. But you say 27 seconds? Are you kidding me!"
"Did the Dragon Ranking make a mistake? This result is impossible!"
"Hurry and check whether it made it onto the Heaven Ranking!"
The Heaven Ranking updates slightly later than the Dragon Ranking, so if Jiang Kai's result didn't appear on the Heaven Ranking, then it meant the Dragon Ranking had messed up the units.
Tens of thousands of people at the scene, yet discipline was unusually strict. Not a single person shouted loudly, and everyone's head turned to the left in unison.
People's eyes were fixed dead onto the Heaven Ranking.
At that moment, the Heaven Ranking seemed to collapse. The thousand names from twelve countries originally on the list fell down a layer in unison!
The first place of the Heaven Ranking was empty!
Then, light dots gathered and quickly condensed into a name.
[Heaven Ranking First Place, Huaxia, Jiang Kai, Result: Endless Abyss First Layer, Time Taken: 27 Seconds!]
"This... can't be real…"
At the same time, in the main city of Country M, in front of the Endless Abyss Secret Realm, someone noticed the anomaly in the Heaven Ranking. After pausing briefly, they saw the scene.
In an instant, that person was petrified on the spot, eyes staring in terror at the top of the Heaven Ranking.
A few soldiers came over, "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
That person didn't speak either, head tilted up, mouth open, staring at the top name on the Heaven Ranking like they were seeing a UFO.
The soldiers, a bit impatient, followed his gaze.
Instantly, a few more people were petrified...
In Island Nation, a well-known swordsman was currently challenging the Endless Abyss. Thousands were nervously watching their Dragon Ranking.
At that moment, the massive change in the Heaven Ranking immediately attracted people's attention.
The thousand-name list dropped one position all at once, making way for first place.
Very quickly, a new line of information appeared above.
[Heaven Ranking First Place, Huaxia, Jiang Kai, Result: Endless Abyss First Layer, Time Taken: 27 Seconds!]
The crowd instantly exploded.
"What? From Huaxia?"
"He—they got someone on the Heaven Ranking!"
"Wait, what does 27 seconds mean? 27 seconds—did you see that? It says 27 seconds up there!"
"Impossible. How—how can that be? Even the fastest record in the easy mode took 17 minutes. How did he get 27 seconds?"
"Don't tell me he entered and just instantly killed the monster inside!"
Within minutes, over ten million players flooded into the international forum!
All the previous hot threads were instantly buried by a new one, its popularity soaring to tens of millions!
"Huaxia's Jiang Kai successfully cleared the level, result: 27 seconds!"
In response, players from various other countries expressed their opinions.
"This news is absolutely fake! What a joke—anyone with a brain knows 27 seconds is impossible!"
However, in the following thread, a player from Country F posted a screenshot of their local Heaven Ranking.
The first comment got instantly face-slapped.
"Even with Heaven Ranking info, I don't believe it. The system must have glitched. How could a 27-second clear even be achieved? You Huaxians always say how hard tribulation difficulty is, and now you produce a 27-second clear? This is totally contradictory!"
"Definitely impossible. I've challenged the Endless Abyss. There's a 1-minute preparation period, then battle begins. Because the beast is insanely strong, we usually have to use kiting tactics—pulling distance while slowly wearing it down. 27 seconds means he went in and instantly killed the beast! When I was level 20 in Tier 4, it was absolutely impossible for me!"
"No need to debate. If this isn't a system bug, I'll eat shit!"
So far, Huaxia's players hadn't shown much excitement.
After all, even they felt this result was suspicious. They lacked confidence, and their words were not firm.
Back in front of the Endless Abyss in Huaxia City.
After a long brain freeze, Luo Zhu finally recovered. He turned to look at Hua Tianchen and Tian Feng.
"This result... is wrong?"
Hua Tianchen let out a long sigh. "Maybe."
Tian Feng also said, "There is indeed a problem. If the challenge was completed, that kid should have come out already. Must be a system error."
"Didn't expect a data error even at Ghost Star. This needs to be thoroughly investigated by the data department. Maybe it'll help us understand Ghost Star better."
Hua Tianchen muttered, "Why do all the weird things happen to Jiang Kai! Even if it's a mistake, couldn't you at least fake it to be 20 or 30 minutes? Then no one would notice. But now? Took the top spot on the Heaven Ranking, 27 seconds—can't even cover it up anymore."
Even Hua Tianchen hoped that Huaxia could make it onto the rankings...
Now, they could only wait for Jiang Kai to come out and ask about the detailed situation.
...
[Congratulations, you have successfully passed Endless Abyss First Layer, Time Taken: 27 seconds.]
[Your Corrupted Blood and Attack Weakening effects have been cleared. You can choose to stop the challenge. You will receive the reward for Endless Abyss Layer One. After claiming it, you can leave the Endless Abyss through the exit.]
[You can also choose to enter the rest area to recover your resources and continue the challenge.]
[Please note: In the rest area, energy recovers quickly, but talent, skill, and special effect cooldowns do not.]
[If you fail the second layer, the first layer's reward will be directly sent to your backpack.]
The system's voice sounded. Jiang Kai frowned.
"The first layer is passed. My mission should be complete, right? Should I continue?"
Thinking for a moment, Jiang Kai frowned. "Things haven't been going well in the unknown area recently. I couldn't beat that Night Watcher!"
Jiang Kai had encountered two Night Watchers—one nearly killed him, the other he couldn't beat at all!
"Maybe Endless Abyss can give me some powerful items. If I can beat the Night Watcher, I'll have a chance to gather all the Tier 4 materials."
"As long as that Corrupted Blood doesn't appear again, I won't have to use my Fraud Clone... Let's try again."
Finishing, Jiang Kai looked at the teleportation array that appeared behind him, then looked at the destroyed door, and finally walked toward the door.
Inside the door was a pool, and beside the pool was a spiraling downward tunnel.
[Please enter the Holy Pool. The Holy Pool's water not only restores your status but also heals your injuries.]
Jiang Kai wasn't injured, but his status was extremely poor, so he quickly took off his coat and jumped into the Holy Pool.
The moment he touched the water, Jiang Kai felt an indescribable comfort—somewhat similar to when he bathed in the Light God's blessing.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Kai's condition was fully restored.
[Your condition has been restored. Please leave the Holy Pool and proceed to Endless Abyss Layer Two.]
"So comfy, let me lie a bit longer… Come to think of it, I haven't bathed in days."
[Please do not pollute the Holy Pool water. Your condition has been restored. Please leave the Holy Pool and proceed to Endless Abyss Layer Two.]
Ten minutes later.
[Please do not pollute the Holy Pool water. Your condition has been restored. Please leave the Holy Pool and proceed to Endless Abyss Layer Two.]
"Enough nagging…" Jiang Kai was annoyed, reluctantly climbing out of the Holy Pool, putting on clothes, and walking toward the downward tunnel.
Soon, he reached the end of the tunnel and saw the arena ahead.
"So this is the second layer?"
Jiang Kai walked in.
[You have entered the Endless Abyss Secret Realm Second Layer. Current difficulty: Tribulation Level.]
Jiang Kai squinted slightly, already starting to pray. "Big bro, I only have two clones left, don't give me that Corrupted Blood again, it's too painful!"
———
In front of the Endless Abyss, everyone was frowning.
Over twenty minutes had passed!
"That kid, is he done yet? Why hasn't he come out?" Luo Zhu looked anxiously at the Endless Abyss.
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