The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking Descends

"Today is a good day; everything I wish for will come true."

Huang Tian lounged in his recliner, stuffing food into his mouth as he hummed a tune. He was in an excellent mood.

Ever since he had transmigrated here twelve years ago, Huang Tian had discovered that this was the world of Douluo Continent. He had somehow gone from a twenty-three-year-old college graduate to an eight-year-old child.

When he first arrived, he had been in a vast forest surrounded by Soul Beasts. At that dangerous moment, he had thankfully awakened a Martial Soul in time—the Black Hole Martial Soul. It directly sucked all the surrounding Soul Beasts into itself, shredding and pulverizing them into dust before turning them into his Soul Power.

Huang Tian had gone from someone with Innate Soul Power Level Ten to a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster in a meteoric rise. Even when he did not actively cultivate or devour Soul Beasts, the Black Hole Martial Soul could automatically draw energy from the air and turn it into Soul Power, quietly raising his Soul Power Level.

In the sixth year, Huang Tian's second Martial Soul awakened.

In the twelfth year—yesterday—his third Martial Soul awakened.

Yet by then, he was already a Spirit Master with a Soul Power Level as high as 108. That was right: without becoming a god, a Spirit Master's Soul Power Level would forever be capped at ninety-nine. But Huang Tian possessed three Martial Souls, something that had never appeared in the history of Douluo Continent. Though he had not become a god, he was already no weaker than a newly ascended deity. The only difference was between Soul Power and divine power.

A streak of golden light suddenly descended from the sky!

It fell above Douluo Continent.

Where the golden radiance descended, the skies blazed with dazzling colors! Auspicious rays burst forth, illuminating every corner of the world.

A terrifying energy fluctuation instantly swept across the entire world, leaving everyone on Douluo Continent stunned!

Within Shrek Academy, Flender, a rank seventy-eight Soul Saint, stared at the sky in shock. Feeling the fluctuations emitted by the golden radiance, his expression turned grim. Zhao Wuji stepped forward and asked, "Dean, do you know what that golden light is?"

Flender shook his head. "I don't. I only know that the energy fluctuations it emits have surpassed every Title Douluo I know. It might be something belonging to a god!"

Xiao Wu said in a trembling voice, "Little San, what is that thing? Its energy fluctuations are terrifying!"

Tang San calmly watched the golden radiance in the sky, pushing his Purple Demon Eye to its limit. A sharp pain immediately stabbed into his eyes, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, concealing the Purple Demon Eye. "Xiao Wu, it's fine. We may not know what it is, but we can ask Teacher. He should know."

Dai Mubai shook his head. "I'm afraid even Grandmaster doesn't know about this thing."

Oscar's mouth fell open. "Boss Dai, are you serious?"

Dai Mubai swept his gaze around the group. "Everyone, stay alert. If anything seems wrong, run immediately!"

"Yes!"

Inside Spirit Hall's Pontiff's Palace, Bibi Dong stared solemnly toward the region suffused with five-colored radiance. With her current strength, she could tell that this phenomenon must be the work of a god. The moment she felt that energy fluctuation, she had the sense that she would die if she faced it—a choking dread lodged in her throat.

"Your Holiness the Pontiff, that energy fluctuation came from the golden light. It is truly terrifying. I feel that I would die if I faced it." Ghost Douluo stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Bibi Dong suppressed her anxiety and said, "That thing truly is terrifying. Even I am no match for it!"

"What? Even Your Holiness the Pontiff is no match for it?"

Spirit Hall's upper ranks were completely shocked.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members felt the energy fluctuation and stared in shock toward the golden light, deeply worried about what was happening there. Yu Yuanzhen knew that his grandson, Yu Tianheng, was studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. With something like this happening, he was terribly worried that Yu Tianheng might come to harm. After all, that was his only outstanding grandson, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's future would depend on him.

At the central square of Sea God Island, the Great Priest Bo Saixi was about to leave when she suddenly sensed the energy fluctuation. Her gaze swiftly tracked it to the sky, and she exclaimed in shock, "The energy fluctuation came from that golden light? How terrifying! Could this be the work of gods from the upper realm?"

"Great Priest, are you saying that thing belongs to a god?" a Title Douluo from Sea God Island asked.

Bo Saixi nodded. "Yes. Even I feel fear. If it does not belong to a god, whose could it be?"

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi stood at the entrance of the main hall, staring in shock toward the golden light. According to the intelligence from his subordinates, his daughter Ning Rongrong was currently at the Soul Fighting Arena in Suotuo City with the Shrek Academy students, participating in combat training to gain practical experience. He did not know whether that terrifying energy fluctuation had affected her.

Sword Douluo rode a dark blue Flying Sword and swiftly flew over, asking anxiously, "Fengzhi, did you see that golden light in the sky? It's terrifying. I plan to find Rongrong. She's still so weak—what if she gets hurt?"

Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Uncle Sword, you can't go. It's dangerous there! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can do without Rongrong, but it cannot afford to lose you. What if some peerless powerhouse is really hidden there? Wouldn't you be throwing your life away by going?"

Sword Douluo stared at Ning Fengzhi in shock. "But that's your daughter!"

Ning Fengzhi looked at Sword Douluo, shook his head, and said nothing.

Huang Tian, who had been lying low in a small house east of Nuoding City, looked toward the sky. Even he was stunned by the fluctuations emitted by the golden radiance. No way, this never happened in either the original novel or the anime.

Why did it appear right after I awakened my third Martial Soul?

Could it be that my third Martial Soul is simply too heaven-defying?

Then again, everyone knows that the Sky-Opening Axe was the weapon used by that being when he created heaven and earth. It even split open the Chaos World. If I gave this world a few swings, would I directly wipe out Douluo Continent? Along with the God Realm?

Or was it because my Soul Power Level broke through the upper limit for Spirit Masters, something that had never happened in this world, so the Heavenly Dao deliberately sent down this golden light to warn me? That shouldn't be it. If it really came to warn me, heavenly punishment would have descended long ago!

His twelve years on Douluo Continent had not been spent idly. The faction under his command had always remained hidden, all because he had infused them with Soul Power, allowing them to cultivate on their own. After all, there were many Spirit Masters in this world with zero Soul Power. Most of them had wasted their lives because they could not cultivate as Battle Spirit Masters.

By helping them cultivate, Huang Tian had brought these people under his command. The special ability of his second Martial Soul was Spirit Infusion, specifically used to inject Innate Soul Power into Spirit Masters with zero Soul Power. As long as their Martial Souls contained even a trace of Soul Power, they could cultivate. Huang Tian had directly raised all of them to full Innate Soul Power Level Ten. In his eyes, his subordinates could not be inferior to Tang San!

Just as everyone on Douluo Continent had their attention drawn to the golden light descending from the heavens!

At the place where the golden light fell, the five-colored radiance dispersed!

A pale purple beam shot into the sky!

It transformed into an enormous scroll!

The scroll stretched between heaven and earth!

As though it had stood there since ancient times!

Then, the scroll slowly unfurled, and a ranking appeared before everyone's eyes.

Five brilliant golden characters were written upon it!

"Peerless Prodigy Ranking"

A line of small text beneath introduced it: The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking. All who enter the ranking shall obtain endless opportunities!