Impossible!!!

Just as Du Busi had expected, across the entire Douluo Continent, every power and expert who knew of Du Busi's fearsome name had fallen into immense shock and panic at this moment.

"Du Busi... seventh..."

In the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace, Xu Tianran felt as if his throat had been seized by an invisible hand, making even breathing difficult.

The Holy Spirit Cult's Cult Master was ninth, Shrek's Taotie Douluo was eighth, the Body Sect Master was seventh...

These thunderous names, these experts who stood at the peak of the continent, had actually been forced down to these positions!

"Investigate! Investigate for me at any cost! Find out exactly what peak experts are still hidden on the continent that we don't know about!"

Xu Tianran's voice carried a gravity even he himself had not noticed.

The unknown was what was truly most terrifying.

These three peak experts who had appeared out of nowhere were enough to overturn all his plans and ambitions.

At the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters, there was only deathly silence.

The gloom on Zhongli Wu's face had turned into an extreme chill. He looked toward Ye Xishui in the shadows. "Mother... even Du Busi is only ranked seventh... the waters of this continent run too deep."

Ye Xishui's figure rippled faintly in the shadows. After a long while, a grave voice finally came out. "It seems some sleeping old monsters, or perhaps... 'guests' from other places, have begun to move as well."

"The plan must be accelerated. Before the true storm arrives, we must obtain enough power."

The Clear Sky Sect.

Niu Tian and Titan looked at each other in silence. The usual composure on both their faces was gone.

"Big Brother, you know that fellow Du Busi's strength." Titan said in a muffled voice, "Even he can only rank seventh..."

Niu Tian slowly nodded, his gaze incomparably deep. "Xuan Zi is eighth, Du Busi is seventh..."

His eyes abruptly sharpened. "Take away me, you, and the three known Limit Douluo of the Douluo Continent, and there is actually still one extra position among the top six!"

"This sixth place, or even an even higher rank, belongs to an unfamiliar expert we know absolutely nothing about, whose strength is at least comparable to a peak Level 98, perhaps even... another Limit-level expert!"

He suddenly turned, looking toward the distant roiling sea of clouds, his voice carrying an unprecedented gravity.

"Who exactly is this unfamiliar Limit? Where is he from? Is he enemy or friend? Why, for thousands of years, has there never been any news of him on the continent?"

When Titan heard this, his rugged face was also covered in shock and confusion. "Big Brother, you mean that besides you all, there's still a fourth Limit Douluo hidden in this world? That... how is that possible!"

"Facts speak louder than words."

Niu Tian slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his gaze incomparably complicated.

"The Golden Ranking will not be wrong. Pass down the order: raise the sect's lockdown level to the highest. No disciple is to descend the mountain at will. This pool of water is far too muddy."

"Before we figure out that unfamiliar expert's identity and intentions, my Clear Sky Sect must act cautiously."

The Various Continental Powers, whether they were empires and sects in the open, or hidden clans and organizations...

At this moment, they all made similar decisions—contract, investigate, stay vigilant!

The Golden Ranking's rankings were like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, raising towering waves.

It pushed countless hidden undercurrents and terrifying existences onto the stage.

Everyone's eyes were fixed firmly on the Golden Ranking, which still shone with boundless radiance, their hearts clenched tightly as if by an invisible giant hand.

After a brief silence, light began to gather on the golden Ranking list once more.

And it was more dazzling, more majestic, than any time before!

That vast pressure made even the sky hang low and all things fall silent.

Sixth place was about to be revealed!

After a brief silence, light began to gather on the golden Ranking list once more.

And it was more dazzling, more majestic, than any time before!

That vast pressure made even the sky hang low and all things fall silent.

Sixth place was about to be revealed!

That light was not the brilliance of some single attribute, but a warm, mellow, yet bottomless platinum, as if it contained endless radiance and the aura of Life, Yet if one sensed it carefully, one could detect, hidden deep within that light, a trace of indelible decay and desolation.

[Douluo Continent Human Spirit Master Power Ranking, sixth place: Mu En!]

"What?!"

This time, the cries of shock did not come from the Various Continental Powers, but were almost entirely concentrated within Shrek Academy's Sea God's Pavilion!

Mu En, seated at the head, showed clear astonishment on his face for the first time, a face that had always been as still as an ancient well.

He slightly straightened his perpetually hunched body, brilliant light flickering violently in his deep eyes as he looked at that all-too-familiar name on the Golden Ranking.

"Teacher!"

"Mu En!"

"H-How is this possible?!"

Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and every other member of the Sea God's Pavilion all went pale with shock and shot to their feet.

Their faces were filled with incomprehension and disbelief.

Their Stabilizing Pillar, the true pillar that held up Shrek Academy, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, was actually only ranked sixth?

On the Golden Ranking's sixth line, platinum light condensed into Mu En's phantom image.

He still looked like an ordinary old man, but within that phantom, a Bright Holy Dragon could faintly be seen coiling, radiating a heart-subduing majesty and aura of light.

Only, certain parts of the holy dragon's shadow seemed to be wrapped in wisps of gray airflow that were difficult to dispel, making the dragon's image less than flawless.

[Name: Mu En]

[Affiliation: Shrek Academy (Sea God's Pavilion Master)]

[Martial Soul: Bright Holy Dragon]

[Soul Power Level: Level 99 Limit Douluo]

[Title: Dragon God]

[Combat Power Assessment: The Bright Holy Dragon Martial Soul is a top-tier beast Martial Soul, containing Extreme Light and the Power of Light and Holiness, and possesses absolute restraint against darkness and Evil Attribute. His soul power cultivation has reached the mortal limit, his foundation is profound, and his understanding of the rules of light and Life is extraordinary. In his prime, his strength would have been enough to rank in the top three. However, in his early years, he fought a mortal battle against his sworn enemy and suffered Origin Injury. His soul and body were both left with indelible hidden injuries. For many years, he has relied on his profound cultivation to forcibly suppress them, but they have already severely restricted the exertion of his combat strength, especially putting him at a disadvantage in prolonged battles. Taking into account the actual combat strength he can currently wield, his assessment places him sixth.]

[Reward: Extreme refinement of soul power, all Spirit Ring Lifespans increased by nine thousand years, Bright Holy Dragon bloodline purified, slight restoration of a portion of his hidden Origin injuries (requires long-term nurturing), one random divine item (Bright Dragon Crystal)!]

Silence!

A deathly silence enveloped the entire Sea God's Pavilion!

The Golden Ranking's assessment was like the most merciless scalpel, precisely cutting open the deepest, most painful scar of Mu En, and even all of Shrek Academy!

Origin Injury!

Incomplete combat strength!

The actual combat strength he could currently wield ranked only sixth!

Every word was like a heavy hammer, smashing hard into the hearts of every Sea God's Pavilion member.

Of course they knew Mu En had hidden injuries, but they had never imagined those injuries were so severe that the Golden Ranking would lower its assessment of this Limit Douluo to such an extent!

"T-Teacher..."

Yan Shaozhe's voice trembled. He looked at Mu En's profile, still calm yet seeming even older, and boundless sorrow and panic surged in his heart.

Xuan Zi opened his mouth, but in the end, no words came out.

He simply slammed a fist hard onto the table, his face filled with regret, anger, and a trace of... powerlessness.

Earlier, he had still been indignant over being ranked eighth, but now, all that remained was deep concern for the academy's future.