Chapter 5: Can Chang'an City claim the top spot? Chen Xin breaks through to the next level!
"Ning Rongrong, what did you say!"
Yu Xiaogang pointed at Ning Rongrong and angrily rebuked her:
"Didn't you hear what I just said? There are very few forces that can surpass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. This is just a nobody!"
Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow, her tone full of undisguised sarcasm:
"You don't even understand the saying 'there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding.' You call yourself a master, but you're just a self-proclaimed expert! You say this celestial canopy is fake? Then go and destroy it!"
Yu Xiaogang was so agitated that his chest heaved violently and his face turned a deep purplish-red.
The divine aura and divine might emanating from the sky made him dare not actually touch it.
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, questioning his "master" status.
"Ning Rongrong, that's enough!"
Flanders could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward and shouted:
"Regardless of whether this canopy is real or fake, how can you be so sure that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is the weakest of the three upper clans?"
Apart from Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San and the others echoed:
"That's right. The other two sects haven't even made the list yet, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might not even qualify!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong bit her lower lip lightly, the mockery in her eyes instantly turning into a sharp edge, and she snorted:
"Just you wait and see, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will definitely be on the list! Flander, don't forget the bet we made!"
Flander pushed up his glasses and gave a cold laugh:
"I'll fight you to the end, and I'll make you admit defeat wholeheartedly."
Yu Xiaogang scoffed and looked up at the sky, convinced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could not possibly be superior to the Electric Tyrant Dragon School.
...
Chang'an City.
I stared at the bottom of the list displayed on the sky.
Ye Han was slightly surprised, but quickly understood and murmured:
"It seems that this power ranking has a big appetite, listing far more than just Soul Master forces."
The clever and quick-witted Shangguan Wan'er also noticed this and nodded, saying:
"Yes, the imperial forces and the soul beast forces will definitely be on the list, otherwise there wouldn't be so many spots."
Ye Han asked with a hint of amusement:
"Wan'er, do you think that with the strength of our Chang'an City, we can win the top spot?"
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, unsure of what to do.
She had been by Ye Han's side for many years and had heard him talk about all the forces on the continent.
The Spirit Hall, Seagod Island, and Slaughter City all have divine lineages and each has a demigod in charge.
The Star Dou Great Forest is also home to a sleeping divine beast, and she doesn't know if Chang'an can suppress these beings.
"Lord City Lord, I think we have a 70-80% chance of success, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a buzzing sound came from the sky above once again:
"Boom—!"
A shockwave, louder than before, swept across the entire plane.
The original handwriting receded like the tide, quickly giving way to new handwriting:
[Power Ranking, 14th Place: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School]
[Representative of the Ruler: Ning Fengzhi]
[Supreme Fighter Representative: Chen Xin]
[Evaluation: One of the top three sects among the seven major sects of Douluo Continent, with thousands of clan soul master disciples, thousands of foreign soul master disciples, and two foreign titled Douluo elders. The sect possesses the top-tier support-type weapon spirit, the 'Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.' Although it has limitations and flaws, it is complemented by the sect's unique inherited technique for controlling distraction, allowing it to support multiple targets simultaneously. The pagoda's name is unparalleled in the world!]
[Basic Reward: The soul power level of both representatives will be increased by one level, and the age of all their soul rings will be increased by 1,500 years (if a representative has a limitation that prevents further improvement, they will be replaced with a perfectly self-adapting Martial Soul 10,000-year soul bone)!]
"The rankings are pretty much as I expected, but the rewards are still lackluster."
Ye Han murmured to himself, realizing that these rewards were not even worth his time.
Hopefully, the rewards that follow won't disappoint him, otherwise it would be a huge loss if Chang'an were exposed.
The announcement of the new rankings on the Sky List once again caused a stir throughout the entire Douluo Continent.
However, with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan as a precedent, the various forces were less shocked than they had been at the first sight.
More than anything, people were amazed that "the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, an auxiliary sect, could actually overpower the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School."
Previously, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was generally recognized on the mainland as the weakest of the three upper schools! Now, it's time to redefine that!
...
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong both looked at Ning Fengzhi and laughed loudly:
"Feng Zhi, look! Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is on the list too, above the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School!"
"At first I was thinking of being in the top three, but I was careless. I didn't expect there to be people better than me and there's always someone better than me. Now I'm in the bottom three."
"But at least we have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to take the fall. If that old dragon Yu Yuanzhen sees this, he'll probably be furious, hahahahaha!"
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled:
"Haha, at least I made the list, what a blessing in disguise!"
But beneath the smile lay bitterness; the rewards from the Heavenly Curtain still couldn't break the shackles that he couldn't overcome.
The next moment, a dazzling golden beam of light descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Chen Xin.
A vast amount of energy surged into Chen Xin's body, shattering the bottleneck that had kept him stuck at the peak of level 96 for many years.
Level 97!
The Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul was instinctively released along with its nine Soul Rings, all of which increased in power by 1,500 years.
Four purple and five black!
The moment Sword Douluo Chen Xin opened his eyes, an even more powerful and sharp aura burst forth from his body.
Now, his swordsmanship has become even more refined, and he has reached the highest realm of "My body is like a sword, and the sword moves with my heart"!
"Congratulations, Uncle Jian, on advancing to level ninety-seven!"
Ning Fengzhi quickly stepped forward, his face beaming with congratulations.
Chen Xin cupped his hands and said:
"It's all thanks to the sect; otherwise, how could I have gotten such an opportunity!"
Gu Rong felt a pang of sadness, but was also genuinely happy for him. She quickly stepped forward and said:
"I thought I was no worse than you, but Tianmu still chose you. Now the gap between us has widened completely."
Previously, Gu Rong relied on the defensive power and special spatial abilities of his martial soul to hold his own against Chen Xin, who was at level 76, despite being at level 75.
However, after level 95, the soul power doubles with each level increase. Now that Chen Xin has broken through to level 97, he can no longer be a match for him.
Just as Chen Xin was about to offer some words of comfort, another beam of golden light descended from the sky and landed in Ning Fengzhi's hand.
That was none other than the reward that Ning Fengzhi represented, which was replaced with a soul bone due to his own problems!
Ning Fengzhi had barely received it, and before he could even warm it up, he handed it to Gu Rong, saying:
"Uncle Bone, don't be discouraged. Here, this might help you break through the bottleneck of being stuck at level 95 for many years."
Gu Rong was stunned for a moment, then abruptly waved his hand in refusal:
"No, I can't take it! A ten-thousand-year soul bone is of almost no help to my level of advancement. It's best to leave it to Rongrong!"
Ning Fengzhi said earnestly:
"Uncle Bone, this is no ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul bone. The situation on the continent is about to change, and the sect urgently needs to improve its strength. Please accept it and absorb it!"
Chenxin also advised:
"Old bones, just accept it, stop dawdling. If Feng Zhi hadn't said it was for the sect's sake, this should have belonged to Rongrong, how could it be your turn?"
Under their insistence, Gu Rong finally accepted it gratefully and sat cross-legged to absorb it.
Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin looked at the sky again, wondering which forces could rank above the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
...
Shrek Academy.
When Ning Rongrong saw that her sect was on the list, she immediately jumped up and cheered:
"We're on the list! Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is on the list! You all saw it, didn't you!"
But in some people's eyes, this is like a red-hot iron, burning their faces!
(End of chapter)