Golden Ranking Third! Twelve-winged Angel! Qian Renxue's Identity Exposed!

Bibi Dong's emotions became incomparably complicated.

There was shock, there was pride, but more than anything, there was an indescribable resentment and jealousy.

She did not want to believe it, yet she had no choice but to.

She knew that Qian Renxue would certainly make the list.

But she had never imagined that her daughter could surpass her.

Why?

I, Bibi Dong, endured a lifetime of hardship and countless trials to attain my current cultivation and status!

Why should Qian Renxue rank ahead of me?

Just because of that so-called angel bloodline of hers?!

Bibi Dong's chest rose and fell violently, while an obscure, unreadable light flickered in her eyes.

Spirit City.

Worship Hall.

Completely unlike the oppressive atmosphere of the Papal Palace, this place was filled with anticipation and excitement.

The white-haired and bearded Great Elder, Qian Daoliu, stood before the hall with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky.

From the Golden Ranking's tenth place to Bibi Dong in fifth, his expression had remained as still as an ancient well.

As though none of it had anything to do with him.

Only when Tang San, ranked fourth, appeared did a ripple finally stir in the eyes of this Limit Douluo who had lived for more than a hundred years.

The tight line of his lips loosened slightly.

Deep within those aged eyes, a blazing fire ignited.

"Fourth place, Tang San..."

Qian Daoliu murmured, unable to suppress the excitement in his voice.

Good.

Excellent!

He slowly clenched his fists.

Since even a Twin Martial Souls genius like Tang San was only fourth...

Then...

If things continued like this, Xue Er was guaranteed a place in the top three!

Qian Daoliu's heart surged with emotion.

If she tried a little harder, perhaps securing third place while aiming for second would not be impossible!

At that moment, he was immensely glad for the decision he had made back then.

All these years of lying low and tempering herself had not been in vain after all!

At the same time, however, Qian Daoliu was filled with curiosity and pride.

Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had truly surpassed Bibi Dong's and Tang San's Twin Martial Souls?

The Golden Ranking's standards of judgment were indeed fair!

Worthy of the bloodline of my Qian family!

Worthy of the Angel God's inheritance!

Strong!

Simply strong!

Qian Daoliu unconsciously straightened his back even further.

He could no longer wait to see that name appear in the sky and receive the gaze of the entire continent!

Just as countless people across the continent had their hearts and minds seized by the soon-to-be-revealed top three.

The Golden Light in the sky once again reached its peak!

That radiance was brighter and more dazzling than ever before!

It was as though it would dye the entire sky gold.

Under the gaze of the masses, a line of majestic, imposing golden words slowly took shape, stroke by stroke.

[Golden Ranking, Third Place.]

Everyone held their breath.

Inside Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong stared fixedly at the sky, the veins bulging on the hand gripping her scepter.

Before the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu looked up, his eyes filled with unprecedented fervor and anticipation.

Finally.

That name representing her identity had completely appeared.

[Qian Renxue.]

When the three dazzling golden characters, [Qian Renxue], froze upon the Sky Screen, the entire Douluo Continent fell into a momentary dead silence.

Then came an uproar like mountains roaring and seas crashing.

Spirit City.

Before the Worship Hall.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Qian Daoliu threw back his head and laughed, his voice brimming with boundless ecstasy and pride. His wrinkled old face had actually flushed red with excitement.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He shouted "good" three times in a row, his voice ringing like a great bell and making the entire Worship Hall hum.

"Xue Er! Worthy of being my granddaughter! Worthy of being the most outstanding descendant of our Angel lineage!"

Top three!

She had firmly entered the top three!

This result was even better than the best outcome he had imagined!

Qian Daoliu had no regrets in this life!

Inside the Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong stared fixedly at those three characters, her nails digging deeply into the tender flesh of her palms, yet she felt not the slightest pain.

She had lost.

No, once again, she had lost to that holy yet hypocritical Angel family.

Her most prized Twin Martial Souls, the cultivation she had gained through countless hardships—on this Golden Ranking, they had actually been suppressed beneath the daughter she had never even spared a second glance.

Why?

The flames of jealousy madly burned away her reason.

Yet before the shock felt by the people across the continent could subside—

Golden Light flowed across the Sky Screen, and beneath the three characters [Qian Renxue], another line of annotation appeared.

[Martial Soul—Twelve-Winged Radiant Angel!]

Twelve wings!

The moment those three words appeared, Qian Daoliu's laughter abruptly stopped.

His aged eyes widened instantly, and his entire body froze in place.

What?

Twelve wings?

At the same time, in Sunset Forest.

Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At the instant the Sky Screen revealed the name, "Xue Qinghe," who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly erupted with an uncontrollable blaze of dazzling Golden Light!

That light was sacred, pure, majestic, and tyrannical!

"Bzzzz—!"

A terrifying wave of air exploded outward from him, sweeping fiercely in all directions.

Dugu Bo's expression changed. He instinctively retreated several steps, staring uncertainly at the figure shrouded in Golden Light.

"W-What is going on?!"

Xue Ke was even more stricken, forced back again and again by that sacred aura. Her pretty face was filled with panic and confusion.

"How?!"

She cried out in alarm.

Something was wrong!

This aura, this power, was absolutely not the Swan Martial Soul of their Heaven Dou Royal Family!

This was not her imperial brother at all!

Gu Nian remained where he stood, his robes unmoving. When the spreading wave of air reached within three feet of him, it dissipated naturally like a gentle breeze brushing his face.

He quietly watched the scene before him, his gaze calm, as though he had expected it all along.

BOOM!

A thunderous crash rang out, as if it had descended from the nine heavens.

The Golden Light around "Xue Qinghe" erupted completely, shooting into the sky and forming a golden pillar of light that pierced through Heaven and Earth!

Its sacred radiance dyed the skies within a hundred miles a brilliant gold.

Within that pillar of light, "Xue Qinghe" slowly rose into the air, and the luxurious robes that marked him as the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou transformed.

In their place appeared an incomparably magnificent suit of golden armor.

His appearance also underwent a drastic change beneath the cleansing light.

The gentleness and elegance that had belonged to Xue Qinghe faded away entirely.

A flawless, breathtakingly beautiful female face, carrying supreme majesty and holiness, was revealed to the world.

She was the true Qian Renxue!

And the most shocking sight was behind her.

One pair, two pairs, three pairs...

A full six pairs—twelve wings wreathed in golden flames—unfurled from her back!

Every feather flowed with sacred radiance, as though it had been condensed from the purest light.

When the Twelve Wings spread fully open, blotting out the sky and sun, the entire Sunset Forest was enveloped within a sacred domain.