Golden Ranking Descends, Ranking the Martial Souls?!

Gu Nian looked up at the enormous golden ranking, his expression calm, with even a hint of amusement at the corners of his mouth.

He secretly complained to himself.

"Martial Soul Golden Ranking? And it comes with rewards? This setup feels way too familiar."

The appearance of the Sky Screen was like a massive boulder crashing into a tranquil lake, stirring up towering waves across the entire Douluo Continent.

Spirit City, Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong, clad in magnificent robes, sat upon the Pope's Throne and gazed at the golden curtain of light outside the hall that blotted out the sky. An extreme shock flashed through her eyes.

"Could this... be the work of a God?"

She murmured to herself. Even as the woman at the very pinnacle of power on the continent, she felt her own insignificance before this heavenly phenomenon of Divine Might Like Prison.

However, once she saw the words on the Sky Screen clearly, her expression changed at once.

Martial Soul Golden Ranking?

Revealing the ten strongest Martial Souls?

Bibi Dong frowned tightly, displeasure and anger surfacing on her exquisite face.

Her Twin Martial Souls, the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Eater Spider Emperor, were her greatest secret and trump card.

Was this so-called Golden Ranking going to expose her secrets to the world?

Shrek Academy.

"My god! What is that thing?"

Ma Hongjun gaped at the sky, his chubby face filled with astonishment.

Oscar adjusted his sunglasses and said dramatically, "Good heavens, what a spectacle. Are the immortals fighting?"

Dai Mubai wore a solemn gaze. "This power has already surpassed the limits of our understanding."

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the other teachers also looked grim, caught somewhat off guard by this sudden turn of events.

"Golden Ranking? Ranking the strongest Martial Souls?"

After the brief shock passed, Ma Hongjun immediately grew excited. He puffed out his chest and said smugly to the others:

"Speaking of powerful, my Evil Fire Phoenix is a top-tier mutated Martial Soul. Maybe it has a chance to make the ranking!"

Ning Rongrong snorted beside him. "Give it a rest. If anyone makes it, it'll be my father's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda first."

The crowd discussed it heatedly, but the two people in the corner wore very different expressions.

Yu Xiaogang furrowed his brows. He glanced at Tang San beside him, his eyes filled with worry.

Xiao San has Twin Martial Souls. This absolutely cannot be exposed!

Once Spirit Hall learned of it, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Yet this Golden Ranking was like a sharp sword hanging over his head, leaving him unable to sit still.

Tang San himself also felt his heart sink.

His left hand unconsciously clenched. There, the aura of another Martial Soul was hidden.

The Clear Sky Hammer.

He had to keep this secret. It was also the key to his father's many years of endurance.

If the Golden Ranking could truly see through everything, wouldn't the secret of his Twin Martial Souls become known to everyone under Heaven?

The Upper Three Sects.

Unlike the shock and concern of others, their reactions were more filled with confidence and anticipation.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the Sky Screen as an incomparably domineering aura radiated from him.

"Martial Soul Golden Ranking? Good!"

"Let everyone under Heaven see once more that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan remains the number one beast Martial Soul on the continent!"

The elders behind him all voiced their agreement, each wearing the pride they had been born with.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong stood to the left and right behind Sect Master Ning Fengzhi.

Chen Xin stroked his long sword, his tone indifferent.

"Interesting."

Ning Fengzhi held a small Glazed Tile Pagoda in his palm and smiled with refined grace.

"If the number one support Martial Soul under Heaven does not have a place on this Golden Ranking, then this Golden Ranking has no real worth."

Clear Sky Sect.

Within the sect that had secluded itself from the world for many years, Sect Master Tang Xiao stood atop a mountain peak, looking at the Golden Light on the horizon. His eyes were filled with excitement and yearning he could no longer suppress.

"Clear Sky Hammer!"

"It is time to make the continent remember once again the prestige of the Number One Tool Martial Soul Under Heaven!"

Sunset Kingdom, beside the Lake of Life.

Gu Nian's three disciples were also chattering away.

"Sigh, I definitely don't stand a chance."

Dugu Yan pouted in disappointment. "My Jade Phosphorous Serpent hasn't evolved yet. There's no way it can make the ranking."

Ye Lingling softly comforted her from the side. "Don't rush. Didn't Master say that your Martial Soul has the greatest potential?"

Xue Ke looked at Gu Nian and asked curiously, "Master, do you think Lingling and I have a chance?"

Hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately perked up as well and looked at her master expectantly.

Gu Nian smiled calmly.

A chance?

Of course they did.

The evolution plans generated by his system did not simply raise Soul Power or add another soul skill.

They transformed the Martial Soul from its very origin, eliminating every flaw and developing its potential to the utmost limit.

Take Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia, for example.

This Martial Soul was said to possess the strongest healing ability, yet it had the fatal flaw of being passed down through a single line, with only one inheritor able to exist in each generation.

But with Gu Nian's help, this flaw had long since been erased.

Not only that, the evolved Nine Heart Begonia had already surpassed the scope of mere "healing."

What it controlled was the more fundamental Life Force.

It could save people, and it could kill people.

With a single thought, flowers bloomed, bringing boundless vitality.

With a single thought, flowers fell, and all things withered.

As for Xue Ke...

Gu Nian glanced at the princess disciple beside him, whose temperament was cold and aloof.

Her original Swan Martial Soul could only be considered a relatively noble but ordinary beast Martial Soul on the continent.

Yet after evolving, the improvement it brought was even more terrifying than the changes to the Nine Heart Begonia.

It was no longer an ordinary swan.

Instead, it had touched upon another realm, one belonging to the Dragon Clan that existed only in mythical legends.

Gu Nian merely smiled at his disciples' discussion and said nothing more.

He calmly watched the golden Divine Ranking above the Sky Vault. That composure gradually soothed the anxious hearts of the three girls.

It was as though, as long as Master was here, even if Heaven collapsed, it would be nothing more than an ordinary sight.

Just then, Golden Light began to flow across the Sky Screen.

Lines of new words slowly condensed, carrying a majestic and overwhelming grandeur.

[Martial Soul Golden Ranking, Tenth Place: Seven Kill Sword]

[Martial Soul Holder: Chen Xin]

[Background: Guardian elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, bearing the title "Sword." A sword fanatic from birth, born for the sword, nurturing the sword with his body, becoming one with the sword.

His attack power had reached the pinnacle among Spirit Masters of the present age, and he was known as the continent's number one in attack.]

Boom!

When the two words "Chen Xin" appeared, the Spirit Master world across the entire continent instantly erupted!

Sword Douluo Chen Xin!

For high-ranking Spirit Masters, this name was known by nearly everyone!

However, before the crowd could recover from the shock, the image on the Sky Screen suddenly changed.

The golden curtain of light transformed into an enormous mirror, reflecting a brutal battlefield that no one had ever seen before.