Global Descent to Sky Islands: Getting a God-level Talent from the Start - Chapter 40

In Su Xiaoyang’s territory stood a demonic tree that appeared exceptionally obedient to her commands.

She stretched out her fair hand, gently stroking the branches of the Heart-Eating Tree, and whispered softly: “You know, Xiao Qian, I made a friend today. His name is Han Xing.”

“Don’t get the wrong idea! Unlike before, where I one-sidedly thought someone was my friend, this time we actually added each other as friends!”

“So far, I haven’t shown my true nature. In his mind, I should be a well-behaved and obedient child.”

“If we ever meet in person, I’ll definitely do my best to restrain myself, to keep my weird habits in check, so I don’t scare him away like I did in the past!”

Su Xiaoyang clenched her small fists, silently cheering herself on, while faint traces of bl00d dripped from between her fingers.

A hint of longing appeared in her eyes, “I really hope I can meet you soon… Han Xing…”

Then, as if realizing her lapse, Su Xiaoyang bashfully lowered her head in embarrassment.

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Meanwhile, Han Xing had already ventured onto a sky island spanning more than 30 m².

As the clouds dispersed, eight slime monsters of levels 4 – 5 revealed themselves in a cluster!

As the battle began, Han Xing immediately downed a bottle of Savage Bear Strength Potion.

A surge of searing energy roared in his stomach.

At that moment, he felt an overwhelming urge to shout, “Whose Qilin arm is burning hot right now?!” (T/N: Means something like, “I’m so pumped up, my power feels out of this world!”.)

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out.

The crisp sound of a taut bowstring echoed.

This arrow was far more lethal than those before it.

As the battle began, the group of slimes bounced toward Han Xing in unison.

This shot, however, activated the penetration effect.

The arrow pierced through the first slime’s body and, without losing momentum, plunged straight into the second slime.

At that moment, a flicker of black light flashed.

Coal charged directly into the cluster of slimes.

The formation of the slime group was broken, plunging them into complete chaos.

“Well done!”

Han Xing shouted his praise from the rear. His teamwork with Coal was growing increasingly seamless.

As refined iron arrows flew one after another,

it took them just five minutes to eliminate the entire group of slimes!

At the same time, Han Xing’s territory points rose to 834, advancing him one more rank to the 7th place.

A dozen minutes later.

Han Xing’s territory points reached 851, advancing him another three ranks to the 4th place!

The entire Channel 107 was utterly stunned.

In less than 5 hours, Han Xing had shown them what it meant to break through limits at an astonishing pace.

Struggling all day for 200 points?

Not a chance.

He could rack up 100 points in just 1 hour!

Those who previously believed Han Xing wouldn’t make it into the top 20, let alone the top 10, were now completely silenced.

In the chat channel, people began chanting the name “Pro Star River” again.

Meanwhile.

Han Xing continued his relentless climb.

From 850 points, he soared all the way to 900 points, overtaking Papaya Star Spirit and Black Hawk, claiming 2nd place.

As of now, Whisperer, the player in 1st place, had yet to make any moves.

The chat channel exploded.

“This is insane! Pro Star River has already reached 2nd place. At this rate, claiming 1st place is practically guaranteed!”

“Indeed, God Star River truly lives up to being the pride of Area 107. He was just building momentum over the past few days, and today he exploded onto the scene, overtaking everyone with sheer dominance!”

The discussion in the chat channel had shifted to whether Star River could secure 1st place outright.

However, some survivors from the God’s Whisper team were unwilling to concede: “Don’t celebrate too soon, Whisperer might be conquering a large sky island right now, which is taking extra time. Once he succeeds, he’ll undoubtedly break 1,000 points and take 1st place!”

“Exactly! Previously, Black Hawk and Papaya Star Spirit both stalled near the 900-point mark. It’s likely they encountered a powerful enemy. Star River is now at that same score, so he’ll probably face the same challenges.”

After this comment, some of Han Xing’s supporters began to grow nervous again.

As the reasoning wasn’t entirely baseless.

However, the so-called 900-point bottleneck didn’t exist for Han Xing.

He had already defeated the strongest monster in the region, the Ironbacked Brown Bear.

Instead of stalling, his progress was unrelenting. In just over 20 minutes, he surged to 954 points, reclaiming 1st place.

Within the area channel, the God’s Whisper team was utterly silenced.

Just when everyone thought Han Xing would continue this momentum to reach 1,000 points and solidify his 1st-place position, something unexpected happened.

His territory points stopped at a very peculiar number.

1st Place: Star River, 999 Territory Points.

Only 1 point away from the reward for 1st place, it was hard not to suspect that he was doing this intentionally.

The chat channel fell silent as the survivors froze in confusion.

No one seemed to understand what Han Xing was planning.

He could have easily claimed 1st place, yet he chose to stop just short.

Even the other survivors competing on the leaderboard were puzzled.

Staring at the staggering number of 999 points, they felt a growing sense of futility about taking 1st place.

The top 10 survivors, who had been fiercely vying for the position, began to lose motivation, their spirits visibly dampened.

The upward momentum of the leaderboard suddenly slowed.

This was precisely the effect Han Xing wanted.

At that moment.

Two new names caught everyone’s attention again.

8th Place: Lonely Hero, 804 Territory Points.

9th Place: Cloud Dawn, 793 Territory Points.

Both players had broken into the top 10, climbing at an astonishing rate, with their rankings continuing to rise rapidly.

Before anyone could fully react, they had both surpassed 900 points, securing 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.

Then, at last, Han Xing’s territory points changed. From 999, he officially broke through to 1,000 points, claiming the 1st-place reward.

An hour later, Cheng Jianyong successfully surpassed 1,000 points, earning the 2nd-place reward.

Then came Shen Yun, successfully securing 3rd place.

The three of them claimed the top 3 rewards in sequence!

The rest of Channel 107’s survivors were utterly stunned.

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[You Have Successfully Reached 1,000 Territory Points. Current Rank: 1.]

[You Have Obtained the Ranking Rewards: Food x500 units, Fresh Water x200 units, Spirit Core x1,000, Selectable Purple Weapon Blueprint x1, Silver Treasure Chest x1, Hidden Class Scroll x1.]

Han Xing glanced at the system notification, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

In the group chat, Cheng Jianyong excitedly shouted: “Holy crap, this is amazing! Hahaha!”

“Brother Xing really thought this through! Deliberately stopping at 999 points left those competitors dumbfounded and gave us the time we needed to score big.”

Shen Yun chimed in: “Xiao Yong, now you understand, right? Listening to Brother Xing always pays off. An early lead means nothing, only those who laugh last are the true winners!”

Cheng Jianyong, still basking in the thrill of his massive rewards, wholeheartedly agreed with Shen Yun’s words, “You’re absolutely right! Brother Xing is wise!”

Han Xing chuckled, “Alright, enough with the flattery, go check out your rewards.”

“On it!” the two replied excitedly.

Shen Yun’s 3rd-place rewards were abundant: not only a Selectable Blue Weapon but also a Silver Treasure Chest and an Advanced Class Scroll.

Cheng Jianyong’s 2nd-place rewards were just as impressive. Alongside the Selectable Blue Weapon Blueprint, he could also select a piece of blue armor as an additional reward. (T/N: I swear there wasn’t any mention of a selectable armor reward for the 2nd rank in Chapter 23, but the author seems to suggest otherwise here.)

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