Golden Ranking First Place

Just then!

The Golden Ranking Radiance flared brilliantly!

[Douluo Continent Soul Beast Power Ranking, Second Place: Gu Yuena!]

The second line of the Golden Ranking did not erupt with blinding light. Instead, it flowed with chaotic radiance, as though it had gathered the primordial essence of every element in the world.

Earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, space...

All manner of fundamental laws arose and perished within it, intertwining.

In the end, they transformed into a noble violet that stood above all things.

A breathtakingly beautiful figure condensed within the radiant glow.

She had silver hair and violet eyes, her features flawless and perfect.

Her bearing was cold and proud, as though she were the sovereign of all elements and the supreme emperor of the dragon race.

Simply by standing there, the surrounding rules submitted to her and resonated with her.

[Name: Gu Yuena]

[Affiliation: Star Dou Great Forest (Soul Beast Sovereign)]

[True Form: Silver Dragon King (one of the Dragon God Clone, Sovereign of Elements)]

[Cultivation Level: Divine Level (equivalent to a Level 1 Deity)]

[Bloodline Level: God King Level (heir to and wielder of the Dragon God's bloodline)]

[Combat Power Assessment: Formed from the Dragon God's benevolent will clone, she inherited the Dragon God's ability to control the elements of heaven and earth. She can wield the seven fundamental elements and their derivative laws, and her strength has recovered to the realm of a Level 1 Deity. Within the Douluo Plane, her power is suppressed by the Rules, yet she still stands above all mortals. She is the true sovereign and faith of the Soul Beast Clan. Comprehensive Assessment: ranked second.]

[Reward: Further fusion with the Dragon God Core, increased Elemental Control, divine soul advanced to God King level, Silver Dragon Spear evolved into a Super Divine Artifact, and acquired the divine ability "Elemental Annihilation Storm"!]

"Sil... Silver Dragon King?"

"A Dragon God Clone! A Level 1 Deity!"

"Soul Beast Sovereign... She's the Soul Beast Sovereign! Di Tian is only her spokesman!"

"My god, a deity... an actual living deity has appeared on the Ranking list!"

Across the entire continent, whether human or soul beast, everyone's minds went blank for a moment upon seeing Gu Yuena's information.

If Di Tian's Million Year Cultivation had filled them with despair, then Gu Yuena's unmistakable evaluation as a "Level 1 Deity" brought absolute suppression and awe, born from the level of Life itself and the realm of comprehension!

Shrek Academy.

Deathly Stillness—Deathly Stillness so tangible it seemed physical—engulfed the entire Sea God's Pavilion.

Yan Shaozhe stood with his mouth open, making clicking sounds in his throat, yet unable to utter a single word.

Xian Lin'er's face was white as paper. Her body swayed slightly, and she nearly lost her footing.

The words "Level 1 Deity" echoed endlessly through her mind. To her, such an existence had existed only in legends of the Sea God, impossibly distant and unreachable.

Xuan Zi, the Taotie Douluo, seemed to have had all his strength drained away. He slumped in his chair.

He only repeated unconsciously, "A deity... a Level 1 Deity!"

Even Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo, who had weathered countless storms and possessed a will as steadfast as stone, completely lost his composure.

He abruptly rose to his feet, both hands gripping the armrests with all his strength until his knuckles turned white.

His aged body trembled uncontrollably.

"The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena..."

His voice was hoarse, filled with inconceivable shock. "So the legends were true! The Dragon God had not completely fallen. Its clone had actually been hiding in the Star Dou Great Forest all this time!"

"A Level 1 Deity..."

He shut his eyes in anguish, and his powerless voice echoed through the Sea God's Pavilion. "Against a million-year Di Tian, we might still be able to risk our lives and perish together."

"But against a true Level 1 Deity at the height of her power, we are not even qualified to look up at her!"

"Shrek's legacy of ten thousand years, the future of Human Soul Masters... could it really..."

He could not bring himself to say the rest.

Yet the profound despair had already infected everyone present.

Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Tianran stared at Gu Yuena's phantom, at the torrent of elements flowing around her as though it could create worlds and destroy them alike.

All his ambition, all his schemes, seemed so laughable and insignificant in that moment.

"A Level 1 Deity..."

He murmured blankly, and for the first time, an expression bordering on collapse appeared on his face.

"Our Level 9 Soul Tools, our Imperial Grand Plan—what are they before true deities? What are they?"

The ministers behind him were all ashen-faced.

A cold sense of despair spread through everyone's hearts.

The power they had pursued was utterly insignificant before beings of a higher dimension.

Holy Spirit Cult.

The Death Qi around Zhongli Wu no longer churned. Instead, it seemed to have frozen solid, congealing in place.

For the first time, an emotion called "fear" appeared in his scarlet eyes.

"The Silver Dragon King, a Level 1 Deity!"

His voice was dry.

"The power pursued by my Holy Spirit Cult is likely nothing more than child's play before her!"

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao also fell silent.

Before a true deity, all their madness and ambition were pinned down by an invisible, immense pressure.

The entire continent fell into overwhelming shock and silent fear at Gu Yuena—the Silver Dragon King's—appearance.

The existence of a living Level 1 Deity in this world had completely changed the balance of power.

Yet the Golden Ranking gave no one much time to process this earth-shattering information.

After Gu Yuena's name and details slowly stabilized.

At the very top of the Ranking list, in the first line.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

A radiance beyond description began to gather!

That light was not a single color. It seemed to be the beginning of the universe, the source of all things—Chaos, nothingness—

and the "One" that contained every possibility!

An will even more ancient, vast, and transcendent than that of the Silver Dragon King slowly descended alongside the gathering light.

[Douluo Continent Soul Beast Power Ranking, Rank 1: Lu Chen!]

As this name rang out with a resounding voice that seemed to originate from the Great Dao.

The entire Douluo Plane trembled lightly!

On the first line of the Golden Ranking, that primal Chaos-like radiance condensed into a vague yet majestic figure.

He seemed to stand at the end of time and space, yet also seemed to exist in every instant. His face could not be seen; one could only sense an unparalleled bearing that embraced all things and transcended everything.

[Name: Lu Chen]

[Affiliation: Star Dou Great Forest (Transcendent Existence)]

[True Form: Kunpeng (Kun of the Northern Darkness, transforming into a Peng to roam the heavens; Supreme Divine Beast of the Universe)]

[Cultivation Level: God King level (equivalent to a God Realm God King)]

[Bloodline Level: Supreme Level (surpasses the limits of this universe, originating from primordial Chaos)]

[Combat Power Assessment: Not a native divine beast of this Plane. The Kunpeng is a supreme existence among all heavens and worlds. Its power can Devour stars, its speed can surpass the passage of time. With a single thought, a universe is born; with a single thought, countless worlds perish. Its current strength is equivalent to that of the supreme God King of the God Realm, standing above all Rules of the Douluo Plane. Comprehensive Assessment: ranked first, beyond all doubt!]

[Reward: As he has already reached perfection, conventional rewards are meaningless. Special grant: his authorization to remain in this Plane is permanently stabilized; his connection to the Plane Origin is deepened; he gains this Plane's recognition and may wield Plane Power.]

Silence!

An even more complete, more Deathly Stillness silence than when the Silver Dragon King had appeared!

If Gu Yuena's status as a Level 1 Deity had inspired awe and despair.

Then Lu Chen's descriptions of "God King level," "Supreme Level," "Supreme Divine Beast of the Universe," and "equivalent to a God Realm God King."

Brought everyone's thoughts to a complete halt!

This had utterly exceeded the limits of their comprehension!

"Kunpeng?"

"A Supreme Divine Beast of the Universe?"

"Equivalent to a God King? Above the Rules of the Plane?"

"Lu Chen... he's that mysterious soul beast! Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian's father!"

After a brief Deathly Stillness, it erupted completely.

A terror beyond words!

Almost at the same moment, every faction.

Connected those two heaven-defying children surnamed Lu with this supreme existence ranked first!