The Silver Dragon King muttered to herself, suddenly tugging at her wounds, causing her to involuntarily suck in a breath of cold air.
"Damn Shura God. Once I finish healing, I will definitely find a chance to drag you down from that glorious divine altar and throw you into hell."
"Di Tian, closely monitor the changes in the rankings… forget it. With such a huge disturbance this time, even I cannot calm my mind."
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, looked at the Soul Beast Ranking that had flashed briefly across the sky alongside the Martial Soul Ranking, and an inexplicable, absurd thought arose in her heart.
If a Top Ten Soul Beast Ranking were released, then as the co-lord of all soul beasts, if she ranked first, would she be able to heal her injuries twenty thousand years earlier?
...
At this moment, Clear Sky Sect had fallen into an eerie silence. As descendants of Tang Chen, how could the elders and sect master of Clear Sky Sect not understand the terrifying existence of Golden Crocodile Douluo?
"Sigh… I intend to send people to search for Brother Hao."
Tang Xiao sighed and spoke a forbidden name that Clear Sky Sect had avoided for more than a decade.
"Listen to me. The Spirit Hall Pope, Bibi Dong, has broken through to the Quasi-Demigod realm. The living fossil of the soul master world, Golden Crocodile Douluo, has broken through to the Ultimate Douluo realm. On top of that, the Great Priest Qian Daoliu is in charge."
"Spirit Hall now has three experts at the Ultimate Douluo level or above. If they point their spear at Clear Sky Sect, we will have absolutely no chance of resisting."
"Although the elders all have considerable resentment toward Brother Hao, it cannot be denied that his talent is the only one with hope of reaching Grandfather's level."
The elders were helpless, but they also knew this was the best solution. In the end, it was the Great Elder, an old man only one generation junior to Tang Chen, who made the final decision.
"Let it be as the Sect Master says. Bring Tang Hao back."
…
The Golden Crocodile King martial soul only remained on the ranking for a few minutes. The originally silent ranking changed once more and began forming the thirteenth-ranked martial soul.
[Martial Soul Ranking No. 13: Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda]
[Holder: Ning Rongrong (Heavenly Path Academy)]
[Evaluation: The number one support-type martial soul on the continent. With nine layers and nine colors, once cultivated to the Title Douluo realm, supporting an army of ten thousand soul masters is effortless.]
[Reward: Soul power level increased by three levels. All soul ring age limits increased by three thousand years. Talent domain rewarded: Nine Treasure Domain. One sixty-thousand-year gem-type left arm bone.]
The distance between Sunset Forest and Seven Treasure Glazed Sect was not very far. Ning Rongrong, who was returning to Seven Treasure Glazed Sect with Meng Hongchen using a flying soul guidance device, suddenly stopped in midair.
Seeing herself ranked thirteenth on the Martial Soul Ranking, she could not help but beam with joy.
Thirteenth place was already more than enough for her. After all, there were many martial souls in the academy even stronger than hers.
"Teacher Mengmeng, look, I made it to the list!"
Meng Hongchen smiled as she looked at Ning Rongrong, her eyes filled with relief.
Ning Rongrong was not very good at battle armor forging or pill refining, but she had a unique talent in soul guidance device creation.
That was why she liked this gifted and clever little girl so much.
"My soul power level increased by three levels. That means I go from level forty-four to level forty-seven. And all soul ring age limits increased by three thousand years. Then my soul ring configuration… tsk tsk, this feels amazing!"
"It's just a pity I already have a hundred-thousand-year left arm bone given by my teacher. This sixty-thousand-year soul bone is perfect to give to Father as a surprise."
While Ning Rongrong was counting on her fingers and calculating, the rewards from the heavenly screen were already delivered.
Her soul power level jumped from level forty-four to level forty-seven in an instant, without the slightest sense of instability.
At the same time, her original soul rings of one yellow, two purple, and one black, after all soul ring age limits increased by three thousand years, became two purple and two black. This was her current soul ring configuration.
Ning Rongrong's third soul ring was originally around seven thousand years old, already not low at all. With the three-thousand-year increase, it undoubtedly reached the ten-thousand-year level.
Not only that, her Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial soul also became engraved with a strange symbol. This was the manifestation of a martial soul talent domain.
"This is my domain power?"
Ning Rongrong immediately released the Nine Treasure Domain. As the domain unfolded, a layer of glazed-colored armor draped over her body, light and beautiful.
"Teacher Mengmeng, my domain can help me withstand nine fatal attacks below the divine level. And within the domain, the soul power consumption of my soul skills is thirty percent lower than in a normal state!"
"However, the glazed armor that blocks attacks can only recover once a year."
"This is already very good. Once you return home or go back to the academy, your father and the headmaster will definitely be proud of you."
Meng Hongchen tugged at the corner of her mouth. The effects of this domain were not just heaven-defying. It was practically turning the heavens upside down.
However, as a teacher, she still comforted Ning Rongrong appropriately.
"Right, let's hurry home now!"
Ning Rongrong grabbed the sixty-thousand-year gem-type left arm bone that had been floating in midair for a long time and stuffed it straight into her storage soul guidance device without even looking at it.
"Going home!"
...
At Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, when they saw Ning Rongrong surpass the living fossil of the soul master world, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and rank thirteenth, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo were all extremely gratified.
"Sect Master, sending Rongrong out to study back then was indeed the correct choice. The foundation of Heavenly Path Academy is truly terrifying."
"Indeed. Now that Rongrong has received the rewards from this golden ranking, her talent and potential will surely increase further."
"This girl really has incredible luck."
Even though Ning Rongrong was his own daughter, Ning Fengzhi could not help feeling a little envious.
When she was young, she was doted on by him and two Title Douluo. Her martial soul awakening was the best Seven Treasure Glazed Sect had seen in a hundred years.
After awakening her martial soul, she was taken as a disciple by an unknown expert and personally taught. Now she had even crushed Golden Crocodile Douluo, giving him a chance to show off in front of the entire continent.
At Spirit Hall, upon seeing the words Heavenly Path Academy again, no expression could be seen on Bibi Dong's face.
However, the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda and the surname Ning still made her somewhat interested.
"Salas, you have been in Heaven Dou City for many years. Do you know if this Ning Rongrong is a disciple of Seven Treasure Glazed Sect?"
Because Ning Rongrong went to Heavenly Path Academy after awakening her martial soul at the age of six, the continent only knew that Ning Fengzhi had a daughter, and little else.
"Reporting to Your Holiness the Pope, Ning Rongrong seems to be the most beloved daughter of Ning Fengzhi of Seven Treasure Glazed Sect. This old man saw her back then."
"However, after her martial soul awakening, Ning Fengzhi publicly claimed that she was taken in as a disciple by a mysterious expert for personal instruction. It has been nearly six years since then."
"Moreover, at that time, there were rumors that a battle broke out within Seven Treasure Glazed Sect. Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo joined forces with Ning Fengzhi and still could not withstand a casual strike from a mysterious expert."
"Someone who could make Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo unable to withstand even one move should be the headmaster of Heavenly Path Academy, with a soul power level of at least ninety-eight or above."
Bibi Dong nodded.
"Forget it. That mysterious expert from Heavenly Path Academy will probably appear on the ranking soon as well."
"I would like to see just how many people Heavenly Path Academy can place on the list."
...
At Shrek Academy, Flender looked at Heavenly Path Academy appearing on the rankings again and again, feeling rather ashamed.
Compared to Heavenly Path Academy, he did not know which was stronger or weaker, his Shrek Academy or theirs.
"Little Ao, Hongjun, and Little San and Mubai all have strong martial souls. They will definitely make the list."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bonus chapters every 300 Power Stone!
10, 20, 30 Advanced chapters in my Patreon!
patreon.com/hollyrisk