"Congratulations, disciples! You all did extremely well!"
"Now, this Sect Master will bestow your rewards!"
…
With a thought, He Yiming began distributing the rewards from the emergency mission he had just released.
At that moment, King Lufei and the other two had just logged back in. Still looking completely confused, they suddenly received system notifications.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, player, for completing the sect epic mission: The Final Battle!"
"Mission reward obtained: Unique Title — The Last Warrior!"
…
As the system notifications rang out, every single player received a brand-new unique title!
The Last Warrior!
This unique title meant that only the players present here could ever obtain it.
No matter whether it was the fourth beta, fifth beta, or any future version—
This title would never appear again!
"Hahahaha! I finally have a title!"
"Hell yeah! From now on, please address me as: Legend of the Ancient Era · The Last Warrior · Inner Sect Deacon · That Old Senju Hashirama—"
"Damn it, are you people sick? Can't you just use one title at a time?"
…
While the players were happily soaking it all in, He Yiming swiftly distributed the remaining mission rewards.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, player, for completing the sect legendary mission: Save the Ancient People!"
"Mission reward obtained: Inner Disciple title and status. Players who are already Inner Disciples will not receive it again."
"Mission reward obtained: 1,000,000 contribution points."
"Mission reward obtained: The ten most outstanding players will receive a growth-type legendary exclusive custom Divine Artifact, personally forged by the Sect Master!"
…
As the system notifications rang out, many players happily received their Inner Sect Disciple status and the one million contribution points.
Immediately after that, everyone turned their eyes toward He Yiming with anticipation.
So—
Among this legendary mission—
Who were the ten most outstanding players?
"You all performed excellently this time!"
"But there are still ten disciples whose contributions surpassed everyone else!"
"First—those who built the entire shelter and protected five million Ancient People!"
"That Old Senju Hashirama, and MC Myth!"
"Second—the one who repeatedly devised strategies and formulated optimal plans throughout the Five Calamities of the Heavenly Dao!"
"Theory Master, Pig Wolong!"
"Next—those who fought to the very end against the final form of the Five Calamities of the Heavenly Dao!"
"King Lufei, Emperor Zoro, Indomitable Bear Is Strong, Super Vegeta, and If You Don't Show Off at the Beginning, You Lose Half the Game!"
"As for the final one…"
…
He Yiming paused.
Instantly, all the players grew anxious.
Damn it, Brother Ming—are you really going to keep us in suspense? Just say it already!
"Master Chef Little Tip of the Tongue!"
As He Yiming spoke, a large number of players were instantly dumbfounded.
"What the hell?! Tongue Bro is one of the top performers too?!"
"Holy crap, is this forcing me to change careers and become a chef?"
"Wake up—based on your skill, would anyone even dare eat what you cook?"
…
Though many players were shocked, after thinking about it—
It actually made perfect sense!
Forget how Tongue Bro single-handedly saved the situation by cooking Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, preventing the Ancient People from starving to death.
Just the daily meals for over five million Ancient People—
That was all maintained by Tongue Bro leading the chef players, working nonstop from morning to night.
Incredibly exhausting!
Reasonable. Very Reasonable!
"After this, I will personally forge a Divine Artifact tailored specifically for each of you."
"The biggest difference between a Divine Artifact and an Earth Artifact is growth potential!"
"As you continue refining them and as your cultivation improves, these Divine Artifacts will continuously evolve!"
"And one day—if you step into the Great Emperor Realm—your Divine Artifact may also evolve into an Emperor Artifact capable of slaying Great Emperors!"
…
He Yiming spoke calmly.
"Holy crap—growth-type weapons?! Isn't this absolutely insane?!"
"Ahhh! I'm so jealous I could die!"
"Just asking—how much real money would it take to buy a Divine Artifact?"
…
Quite a few players were dying of envy!
But He Yiming suddenly changed the topic and forcefully slapped the Ancient Heaven-Defying Stele with his palm!
"In the final calamity—the Demonic Calamity of Death—all of you disciples performed exceptionally well!"
"Therefore, I hereby reward all of you!"
…
Without any hesitation, He Yiming released a new system notification.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, player, for completing the sect epic mission: Face the Demonic Calamity of Death!"
"Mission reward obtained: 1,000,000 contribution points."
…
All players hurriedly collected their rewards. They didn't even have time to be shocked by the massive two million contribution points total, because everyone immediately turned their gaze toward the Ancient Heaven-Defying Stele!
That was because the true, most astonishing reward of the sect epic mission Face the Demonic Calamity of Death—
Was determined by the rankings on this stele!
Originally, this stele should have been completely dominated by the powerful first-test and second-test veterans. Even the top ten should've basically belonged to people like Brother Lufei!
However—
This ranking was calculated based on the number of enemies killed!
And since Brother Lufei and the others only joined the battle at the very end, they didn't even get a chance to make the rankings!
Meanwhile, under Brother Pig Wolong's arrangements, most first- and second-test veterans were stationed in reserve!
Which instead gave the third beta test players a golden opportunity!
And sure enough—
This time, the majority of those on the rankings were indeed third beta test players!
When everyone looked up, they were instantly stunned!
Ancient Heaven-Defying Stele Rankings:
No.1 — Kill Count: 273 million
No.2 — Kill Count: 151 million
No.3 — Kill Count: 143 million
No.4 — Kill Count: 142 million
No.5 — Kill Count: 89 million
No.6 — Kill Count: 87 million
No.7 — Kill Count: 86 million
No.8 — Kill Count: 45 million
No.9 — Kill Count: 43 million
No.10 — Kill Count: 28 million
No.11 — Kill Count: 27 million
…
Seeing these rankings, countless players were completely dumbfounded.
On the Ancient Heaven-Defying Stele, most of the names belonged to third beta test players!
Even within the top ten, six were third-test players, suppressing the first- and second-test veterans—absolutely shocking!
Brother Hashirama once again claimed first place. Completely outrageous!
Truly worthy of being the chosen one of this version—Hashirama is my dad!
One person receiving two Divine Artifacts—just ask, who the hell can compete with that?!
Ah—wait!
Brother Show-Off also received two Divine Artifacts! Oh my god!!!
Brother Show-Off and Satan were both the classic type: AFK early game, god-tier late game!
After all, with forty-eight demon marks, they could just squat at spawn points and punch endlessly, slaughtering mobs nonstop. Infinite combat, infinite punches, and getting stronger the more they fought—completely broken.
Demonic Uchiha Itachi single-handedly controlled the Heavenly Fire power of all demon-race players, basically borrowing the strength of over five thousand demon players by himself. Taking fifth place was totally reasonable.
God King Enel, Times Have Changed, Arms Dealer, and Theory Master—
At a glance, it was obvious they relied on the two hundred cannons of the golden warship, indiscriminately sweeping the battlefield and splitting the kill count!
Even divided among four people, it still pushed three of them into the top ten. Absolutely disgusting.
As for Great Yan's Strongest Fire Mage and National Server's Number One Ice Mage—
No explanation needed. Raw power alone earned them their spots.
But then people looked at tenth place…
"What the hell?! Star actually made it into the top ten?"
"Holy crap, wasn't this guy just commanding most of the time? How did he kill that many?"
"Shameless! Star, and you still say you weren't cheating?!"
…
Many players were stunned. Especially the first- and second-test veterans, who all turned to stare at Star, completely unable to understand how someone who spent most of the time AFK-commanding managed to rank tenth.
"Heh heh heh…"
"It seems… you've all forgotten something…"
"I, Star, am known as…"
"The man called the Great Saber King—Trash Star!"
"Tenth place is perfectly reasonable, okay?"
…
Star smoothly showed off, even pulling out his own Intent Card to slick his hair back.
"Heh—tui!!!"
The first- and second-test veterans spat in unison, then raised their middle fingers together!
"All disciples who ranked on the Ancient Heaven-Defying Stele—now, this Sect Master shall bestow your rewards!"
With a wave of his hand, He Yiming sent out over a hundred streaks of light, each landing precisely on one of the hundred players!
"Holy crap!"
The next instant—
The entire scene erupted into an uproar!