Chapter 853: Not A Hallucination (1/2)

Chapter 853: Not A Hallucination

Just like before, even though Huang Xiaolong’s name appeared on the ranking list, it did not gain any attention. Most of the people on the square were mainly focused on the top one hundred of the ranking list, and there were some who also looked at the top one thousand from time to time.

Whereas the Azure Dragon Institute Grand Elder named Wang Hong glanced at the bottom of the ranking list more frequently than any other people on the square. Although Ceng Chu and the others claimed it was a hallucination when he saw Huang Xiaolong’s name on the 3,000th place, Wang Hong wasn't convinced.

However, for the next few days, Huang Xiaolong’s name did not appear again at the bottom. This caused Wang Hong to doubt himself; did he, perhaps, saw wrongly?

Just as Wang Hong retrieved his gaze from the bottom of the ranking list, his gaze froze at a certain name on the 2,945th place.

Shining softly at that spot was the name ‘Huang Xiaolong’.

‘Huang Xiaolong?!’

A breath was stuck in his chest; Wang Hong rubbed his eyes with disbelief, was this another hallucination?

He widened his eyes to look at the same spot after rubbing his eyes—it was still Huang Xiaolong’s name!

This time, however, he did not shout or scream, but rubbed his eyes again in case he was seeing things. When he looked again at the 2,945th place, it was a disciple named Lin Xin.

Looking at this name, Wang Hong breathed out in relief, surmising that what he saw earlier was a hallucination, a mistake. Fortunately, he did not yell and make a commotion or he would suffer another bout of scolding from Ceng Chu and the rest.

Barely after a second of relief, Wang Hong’s eyes seemed to freeze in a widened state as he caught sight of Huang Xiaolong’s name at the 2,931st place!

2,931st!

Leaping up fourteen places!

Could it be that just now… wasn’t a hallucination?

In the next moment, Wang Hong saw Huang Xiaolong’s name flicker and climbing up again, stopping at the 2,912th place!

2,912th!

Before long, Huang Xiaolong’s name once again shot up, this time rising all the way to the 2,873rd place!

Wang Hong looked like he saw a ghost, his eyes protruding from their sockets, his breathing ragged, even his limbs seemed to quiver as he shook his head in denial, shrieking, “No, impossible, this cannot be true, definitely impossible!!”

Wang Hong’s sharp shriek made the rest of the Azure Dragon Institute members turn to look at him.

There was a frown on Qin Yi’s forehead as he demanded in a sullen voice. “What’s impossible? I’ve already told you many times, with that Huang Xiaolong’s strength, it’s impossible for him to show up in the top three thousand!”

Wang Hong ignored the dissatisfaction on Qin Yi’s face, pointing at the ranking list, his voice shaking, “N-no, it-it’s Huang Xiaolong, Huang Xiaolong!”

Qin Yi, Ceng Chu, and the others looked at the ranking list’s 2,873rd spot out of curiosity. However, Huang Xiaolong’s name glimmered at this moment, jumping a great distance forward from 2,873 to the 2,412th place.

Hence, when Qin Yi, Ceng Chu, and the rest looked at the 2,873rd position on the ranking list, they did not see Huang Xiaolong’s name.

Ceng Chu couldn’t hold back from ridiculing Wang Hong, “I think you’ve been hoping for that Huang Xiaolong to appear on the list day and night that you've started hallucinating, seeing things that aren't there!”

Qin Yi’s expression turned cold, deciding to examine this Wang Hong in detail once they returned to the Azure Dragon Institute.

Wang Hong continued to point at the ranking list, ignoring Ceng Hu’s ridicule, stuttering in his words, “Huang, Huang Xiaolong, so fast!!”