The First Emperor’s Scion possessed formidable strength: fourteen red dots and seven black dots, with his red dots predominantly hitting sixty or seventy percent, occasionally even eighty. He never reached ninety percent; the ninety percent achieved by the Deputy Head of the Medicine Civilization was extraordinary, stemming from the Medicine Civilization’s inherent countermeasures. For anyone else to reach ninety percent was practically impossible; hitting eighty percent was already heaven-defying.

Next was the Night Emperor, dwelling in darkness and mastering the grand momentum of night—a truly remarkable figure. His pass rates generally hovered between sixty and seventy percent, occasionally touching eighty. Against the Star Civilization, he reached eighty-one percent; both the Night Emperor and the Star Civilization were masters of assassination, naturally necessitating a deep study of their peer’s craft.

The Deputy Head of the Holy Light Civilization also held fourteen red dots. This Deputy Head possessed a specific, enhanced damage output against demons and fiends, resulting in higher pass rates of eighty-one and eighty-two percent, respectively. Against poison, the rate was seventy-nine percent, while others generally settled around fifty or sixty percent.

The performance of the Umbrella Civilization’s Deputy Head was quite comparable to that of the Diagram Civilization’s Deputy Head and Tian Yuji; the differences were marginal, though Tian Yuji’s results edged slightly ahead.

And finally, we arrived at the Deputy Heads of the Celestial Mother Civilization and the Martial Saint Civilization, both boasting a record of fifteen red dots and six black dots.

The Celestial Mother Deputy Head’s results mostly ranged from sixty to seventy percent. Her specific records against the Fox, Flower, and Formation Civilizations were eighty-two, eighty-three, and eighty-one percent—quite impressive. The Celestial Mother Deputy Head remained as formidable as ever. Once her record was complete, attention shifted to the Martial Saint Deputy Head.

With such a record, he was eligible for a standard Low-Tier Divine Artifact, which was significantly better than the lowest tier offered to the Dragon Civilization’s Deputy Head. Even Low-Tier Divine Artifacts carried different grades. For instance, some Low-Tier Artifacts might only elevate one from the First Epoch to the Second Yuan level, while others could propel someone from the Fourth Epoch to the Fifth Epoch—the disparity was immense.

The Martial Saint Deputy Head smiled faintly. “Esteemed Celestial Mother Daoist friend, I hope I haven't been surpassed by too wide a margin.”

The Martial Saint Deputy Head’s results were then revealed, startling many onlookers. It wasn't that his overall record was shocking; it was generally on par with the Celestial Mother Deputy Head’s. However, next to the Ancient Desolate Civilization, his pass rate was starkly marked as eighty-five percent.

This indicated that the Martial Saint Deputy Head had been intensely studying the newly emerged Ancient Desolate Civilization of this epoch.

No, perhaps it should be said that the Martial Ancients as a whole had been studying it, and they had achieved tangible results, otherwise, an eighty-five percent success rate would never appear.

This meant that the hopes of countering the Ancient Desolate Civilization during the great decisive battle had significantly increased.

Indeed, the Martial Ancient Civilization was not built on empty claims; they had been preparing for the great battle and achieving good results.

The Martial Saint Deputy Head’s performance was nearly enough to warrant a Mid-Tier Divine Artifact, though it still fell slightly short.

Next up was the heavyweight contender: the Deputy Head of the Ice Civilization, the Second Son of Fortune from the previous epoch.

The Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s record stood at sixteen red dots and two black dots.

What would his performance be?

For a moment, the chamber quieted. The Lord of the Law Transformation Civilization gently toyed with a chess piece, a look of intrigue on his face. Although he was the director of the highest operations room for the Law Transformation Civilization and oversaw everything, he deliberately avoided seeing the results beforehand; knowing them in advance would dull the experience too much.

Wasn't it fascinating to only know the card when it was flipped?

“Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s result for the Ancient Desolate Civilization: eighty percent.” The first piece of data was already astounding. Eighty percent against the Ancient Desolate Civilization—a truly remarkable start!

“Immortal Ancient Civilization, seventy-nine percent. Buddha Ancient Civilization, seventy-eight percent. Demon Civilization, eighty percent. Fiend Civilization, eighty-one percent. Evil Sword Civilization, eighty percent. Star Civilization, eighty-three percent. Thunder Civilization, eighty-one percent. Mace Civilization, seventy-seven percent. Tree Civilization, eighty-four percent. Fox Civilization, eighty-two percent. Poison Civilization, eighty-one percent. Miao Civilization, eighty-two percent. Strength Civilization, eighty-three percent. Flower Civilization, thirty percent. Arrow Civilization, eighty-one percent. Formation Civilization, twenty percent. Theft Civilization, sixty-seven percent. Sphere Civilization, seventy-seven percent. Fire Civilization, ninety percent.” As this string of results was announced, everyone was utterly stunned.

This!

This!

This!

It was incredible.

Others typically scored in the five or six percent range; seven percent was considered a good showing. An eighty percent rate was ferocious, and ninety percent figures were rarely seen.

Yet, the Second Son of Fortune from the previous epoch, the Ice Civilization Deputy Head, except for the two black dots from the Flower Civilization and Formation Civilization, hit around eighty percent on almost everything else. There were occasional dips, like the sixty-seven percent for the Theft Civilization, but that was still highly commendable. Moreover, his success against the Fire Civilization was a staggering ninety percent.

The Second Son of Fortune of the preceding epoch was truly magnificent!

With results like these, even though Lu Yuan had more red dots, the quality of his achievements could not possibly match the Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s.

It seemed that the competition this time would be won by the Ice Civilization Deputy Head!

The Ice Civilization Deputy Head showed neither elation nor despair on his face, only a soaring fighting spirit. Lu Yuan, my results are displayed; what are yours? Do not disappoint me.

Indeed, once the Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s record concluded, it was Lu Yuan’s turn.

The Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s results were simply too overwhelmingly good; it seemed immensely difficult for Lu Yuan to surpass him. Even the Dragon Civilization’s Deputy Head secretly hoped that if Lu Yuan’s scores were all forty or fifty percent, he might stage a dramatic comeback. However, since many were interacting with Lu Yuan for the first time, nobody knew what his final record would be.

The Lord of the Law Transformation Civilization continued to play with his piece. “Formation Civilization, pass rate, zero point one. Talisman Civilization, pass rate, zero point one.” These two rates were unusually low, almost comically so. Lu Yuan, unconcerned, sat to the side, raising his wine gourd for a drink.

“Fox Civilization pass rate, ninety percent!”

When this result exploded forth, everyone was shocked!

Ninety percent! Had they made a mistake?

Was the very first entry such a spectacular display? This was significantly higher than the Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s eighty-two percent against the Fox Civilization. Do not underestimate the difference between ninety percent and eighty-two percent. Generally speaking, up to seventy percent involved well-understood, unoriginal moves. But reducing eighty-two percent and ninety percent by seventy percent reveals a nearly twofold difference. Furthermore, a ninety percent pass rate contributed far more to the Law Martial Alliance than eighty-two percent. With a ninety percent rate, they would have many more countermeasures against the Fox Civilization’s illusions during the final battle, granting them a much greater advantage.

However, this ninety percent must be an anomaly, perhaps one or two instances, similar to the Medicine Civilization Deputy Head’s ninety percent and the Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s ninety percent.

“Star Civilization pass rate, ninety-one percent.” Huh? The Star Civilization rate was ninety-one percent? This was a genuine surprise. With a ninety-one percent pass rate, once they developed the corresponding methods, assassinations by the Star Civilization during the decisive battle would be far easier to guard against and handle. Another score above ninety percent! Lu Yuan was astonishing, but surely there could only be two or three such ninety-percent figures. Achieving ninety percent pass rates was a level of difficulty that defied heaven.

“Arrow Civilization pass rate, eighty-nine percent.” How impressive! The arrows of the Arrow Civilization were always notoriously difficult to evade and block. The Ice Civilization Deputy Head’s eighty-one percent was already remarkable, but Lu Yuan’s score was eighty-nine percent. How did Lu Yuan manage this? Although eighty-nine percent didn't hit ninety, it was effectively in that same vicinity, just a hair’s breadth away.

“Thunder Civilization pass rate, ninety percent.” So strong. Another ninety percent. How many ninety percent scores could Lu Yuan amass?

By this point, there were already four scores approaching ninety percent. Lu Yuan was truly extraordinary. These four high scores alone guaranteed the Alliance significant advantages in the final battle. Magnificent! Back when they saw Lu Yuan’s nineteen red dots and two black dots, they assumed his quantity was high but his quality would be mediocre. Now, it was clear Lu Yuan’s quantity was high, and his quality was also exceptionally high. Previously, when the Lord of the Sword Ancient Civilization battled the Heavens, he had produced a prodigy. It made some wonder if the Sword Ancient Lord’s past performance against the Heavens had hidden secrets, deeper than what was apparent, otherwise, Lu Yuan’s current defiance of heaven was inexplicable.

The truth about the battle against the Heavens had only just surfaced, yet new layers of mystery seemed to emerge.

“Thief Civilization pass rate, ninety-four percent.” When this result emerged, even more people were shaken!

A ninety-four percent pass rate. It was widely known that the highest possible rate was ninety-five percent, set because every civilization held certain inviolable secrets that one could never fully uncover or infiltrate. However, very few people mastered the ultimate secret techniques, so little risk was posed in major conflicts. But reaching ninety-four percent was effectively invincible.

Furthermore, this was against the Thief Civilization.

How did the Thief Civilization operate? While Lu Yuan might not fret over them, other civilizations found this civilization intensely vexing. Fighting them meant having your own moves stolen, leading to agonizing frustration—they were like stubborn, clinging scum. Now that Lu Yuan could achieve a ninety-four percent success rate against them, then...

The Martial Saint Deputy Head clapped his hands forcefully. “During the great decisive battle, the Theft Civilization is secured!” He spoke almost involuntarily; it was a genuine reaction. He had been severely harassed by the sticky, difficult-to-shake Deputy Head of the Theft Civilization. Now, he desperately needed to know what method Lu Yuan used to counter the Thieves, urgently seeking the breaking method.

At this moment, everyone’s emotions were fully engaged. The higher Lu Yuan’s pass rates, the better the outcome for the decisive battle. Even the Deputy Heads of the Dragon and Ice Civilizations temporarily shelved their competitive drive. What mattered was the immediate great battle; anything close at hand was paramount.

Lu Yuan, go and create a miracle!

Lu Yuan, create more miracles!

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