Sixth Place: Bright Holy Dragon

Holy Spirit Cult.

When they saw Long Xiaoyao's Martial Soul and ranking, smiles appeared on both Zhongli Wu's and Ye Xishui's faces.

The earlier heaviness was diluted considerably.

"Congratulations, Dragon Emperor! The Dark Holy Dragon ranks seventh—well deserved!"

Zhongli Wu cupped his hands and smiled.

The stronger Long Xiaoyao was, the more stable the Holy Spirit Cult's foundation became.

Ye Xishui's voice also carried a trace of warmth. "Xiaoyao, your darkness has, in the end, overwhelmed that so-called light."

Long Xiaoyao himself still stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm, as if this ranking had long been within his expectations.

As the Reward Light Pillar containing pure Dark Origin descended, the aura around him became even deeper and more restrained, like a bottomless abyss of darkness.

He could feel his darkness attribute becoming even purer.

And that "Eternal Night Protection" ability.

It pushed both his defense and Stealth Ability to an entirely new height.

He nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the Golden Ranking.

At last, it landed on the phantom of the Holy Angel on the eighth line, and he said calmly.

"Light and Darkness generate and counter each other. Which is stronger and which is weaker ultimately depends on the strength of the one who controls them."

"Now, it has merely returned to its proper place."

His tone was flat, yet it contained absolute confidence.

After obtaining "Eternal Night Protection" and having his attribute evolve into Extreme Darkness, he had even greater confidence in dealing with the Holy Angel's Extreme Light.

Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.

The atmosphere once again became incomparably heavy.

"Dark Holy Dragon, seventh, Extreme Darkness..."

Yan Shaozhe's expression was ugly to the extreme.

"Long Xiaoyao's strength was already unfathomable. Now that his Martial Soul has been purified, and he has gained a divine skill like 'Eternal Night Protection'..."

"With one side rising as the other falls, we..."

He wanted to say "our side is in danger," but swallowed the words before they left his mouth.

Long Xiaoyao's power weighed on everyone's heart like a great mountain.

Xuan Zi said in a muffled voice, "This is trouble. Old Monster Long was never easy to deal with to begin with, and now he's even more troublesome."

"Mu En, are you confident?"

Everyone's gaze focused on Mu En.

Among the Limit Douluo openly known on the continent today, Mu En was publicly acknowledged as one of the very best, and he was also the Stabilizing Pillar in resisting the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire.

Mu En slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was still cloudy, yet it seemed able to see through all illusions.

"Long Xiaoyao's Dark Holy Dragon has indeed reached the pinnacle. My light and his darkness have battled for a hundred years; we know each other inside and out."

"Now that he has advanced another step, with his attribute evolving into Extreme Darkness, 'Eternal Night Protection'... is troublesome as well."

He paused, his tone still steady.

But everyone knew that Long Xiaoyao's improvement this time had added enormous variables to future clashes between peak combatants.

The announcement of the Dark Holy Dragon.

It was like dropping another depth charge into a lake already roiling with waves.

Extreme Darkness against Extreme Light!

Dragon Emperor Douluo against the mysterious Holy Angel!

The Holy Spirit Cult's top combat power had received the Golden Ranking's official confirmation and reinforcement!

This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for all Righteous Path forces.

And the Dark Holy Dragon ranking seventh.

Also meant that ahead of it, there were still six Martial Souls even more terrifying, even more beyond imagination!

What would they be?

And whom would they belong to?

Would it be Shrek's mysterious Dragon God Douluo, Mu En?

Or some hidden powerhouse who had never revealed themselves to the world?

Tension, anticipation, fear...

All kinds of emotions spread across the continent.

The light of the Golden Ranking grew deeper and more unfathomable.

Under the focus of countless gazes, the name in sixth place slowly began to take shape...

The entire Douluo Continent held its breath.

After the pressure of the Dark Holy Dragon, the light of the Golden Ranking did not turn toward another attribute.

Instead, it was like the flow of yin and yang, like an extreme reversing itself.

In the deepest reaches of that ultimate darkness, a point of light—pure to the extreme, warm to the extreme—suddenly lit up!

At first, it was like a spark. Then it spread like wildfire.

In an instant, it scattered all gloom, illuminating the entire sky as if it were daytime!

This light was not the holy radiance of the Holy Angel, with its sense of Judgment.

It was vaster, warmer, filled with vitality and hope, like the first ray of light at Heaven and Earth Creation.

It was the source of Life and order!

[Douluo Continent Martial Soul Ranking, Sixth Place: Bright Holy Dragon!]

On the sixth line of the Golden Ranking, pure light gathered.

A clear, melodious, drawn-out dragon roar, as if it could cleanse the soul, resounded through the clouds.

It stood in sharp contrast to the dark dragon roar from before.

Within the light, a sacred dragon silhouette stretched out its body, its entire form seeming to be cast from white gold, its scales flickering with a gentle yet inviolable radiance.

Its eyes were warm and smooth as jade, yet deep as the sea, and the most fundamental power of light flowed all around it.

Wherever it passed, all things revived, and evil retreated.

Its majesty and holiness surpassed even the Holy Angel, representing the extreme and the origin of the laws of light!

[Martial Soul: Bright Holy Dragon]

[Affiliated To: Mu En (Shrek Academy)]

[Martial Soul Assessment: A top-tier dragon Martial Soul, the bloodline of a holy dragon among the dragon race that governs the origin of light. It controls the powers of light, Life, and order. It stands opposite the Dark Holy Dragon, and both are supreme among dragons. Its owner's cultivation has already reached the realm of Limit Douluo, and his comprehension of the true meaning of light is exceedingly deep. However, due to old injuries suffered in his early years, his Martial Soul Origin and physical body have long been damaged, preventing him from fully displaying its might. Comprehensive Assessment: ranked sixth.]

[Reward: Bright Holy Dragon bloodline purified and activated; light evolves into an Extreme Attribute; Soul Power Origin completed and refined; all old injuries (including those at the physical and soul levels) completely healed; gains innate ability "Sacred Light Baptism" (can dispel negative statuses over a large area, heal nonfatal injuries, and provide allied units with a continuous blessing and enhancement of light).]

"Bright Holy Dragon! It's Dragon God Douluo Mu En!"

"My god! Elder Mu's Martial Soul has also evolved into Extreme Light!"

"His old injuries are healed?"

"Sixth! Ranked above the Dark Holy Dragon! In the end, light has overcome darkness!"

Across the entire Douluo Continent, especially in Shrek Academy and its allied forces, cheers and excitement erupted like thunder!

There was no one who did not know, and no one who did not respect, Mu En's prestige and contributions.

Because of his old injuries, he had been confined to Sea God's Pavilion for many years. He was the Stabilizing Pillar of Shrek and even the entire Righteous Path Soul Master world, and also the regret in countless people's hearts.

Now, the Golden Ranking had not only confirmed his powerful Bright Holy Dragon Martial Soul.

It had even bestowed a heaven-defying reward that healed all his old injuries!

How could that not make people wild with joy!

Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.

The instant the pillar of light, containing vast vitality and pure power of light, enveloped Mu En, all the members of Sea God's Pavilion stood up nervously, their eyes fixed intently on the old man seated at the head.

They saw Mu En's body, stooped for so many years, slowly straighten under the nourishment of that warm holy light at a speed visible to the naked eye!

On his wrinkled, weathered face, the ashen aura rapidly faded.

In its place came a warm, jade-like luster, as if the marks left by time had quietly been smoothed away by more than half.