Heaven Ranking Rewards! Swan Becomes Phoenix!

In the scene, the enormous Star Swan merely elegantly moved its slender neck.

It was just that simple motion.

Without warning, countless stars burning with platinum flames appeared above the sky vault!

The next instant, ten thousand stars fell!

Like an apocalyptic calamity!

Porcupinefish Douluo did not even have time to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill. His proud defense was as fragile as paper before the falling stars, instantly pierced, torn apart, and annihilated!

There were no screams, no struggle.

A ninety-second-level Titled Douluo, along with the ground beneath his feet, was completely erased from the world by that dazzling torrent of starlight.

The scene froze.

A line of golden narration slowly emerged, carrying the majesty of a deity.

[Swan Martial Soul Evolution.]

[With the body of a Soul Douluo, killed a ninety-second-level Titled Douluo across ranks.]

The scene ended there.

Within Shrek Academy's courtyard, there was Deathly Silence.

Everyone stood with their mouths agape, blankly staring at the Sky Screen that had returned to calm.

A Soul Douluo... had instantly killed a Titled Douluo?

This completely shattered their understanding of the Spirit Master system!

Yu Xiaogang froze where he stood, the color draining from his face at a visible rate until it became deathly pale.

His lips trembled as he muttered absentmindedly, his eyes unfocused.

"Evolution?"

"Not mutation... but evolution?"

The two terms differed by only one word, yet they represented something Worlds Apart.

Mutation was accidental and uncontrollable.

Evolution, however, represented a clear, replicable path leading toward the pinnacle of strength!

Just moments ago, he had been speaking pompously, belittling the Swan Martial Soul's foundation and questioning the Golden Ranking's authority.

Yet the scene on the Sky Screen was like a merciless slap, viciously striking him across the face.

It burned with pain.

Dai Mubai's lips twitched. He wanted to laugh, but felt that the occasion was inappropriate and forcibly held it back.

Oscar lowered his head, his shoulders shaking.

The others, too, now looked at Yu Xiaogang with a trace of indescribable disdain.

Master's theory seemed to have been wrong again...

Tang San paid no attention to Yu Xiaogang's loss of composure. His mind was completely drawn to another sentence from the scene.

Blue Silver God King?

That title caused the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline within him to tremble faintly.

Could Blue Silver Grass also become a god?

And who was this Blue Silver God King?

One of his disciples, a Soul Douluo, could instantly kill a Titled Douluo.

Then just how powerful must he himself be?

Heaven Dou Empire, imperial palace hall.

Dead Silence.

The civil and military officials who had been fiercely arguing moments ago now stood frozen like ducks with their throats seized.

Upon the dragon throne, Xue Ye's haggard face first showed astonishment, followed by a flush of wild joy.

"Ha... Hahahaha!"

He suddenly rose to his feet and let out thunderous laughter, filled with long-suppressed exhilaration and excitement.

"Good! What a Xue Ke! What a fine daughter of mine!"

Xue Ye swept his gaze over the dumbfounded ministers below, looking spirited and proud.

"Haven't you all been asking where Xue Ke went?"

"I shall tell you now!"

"Several years ago, Xue Ke said she wished to travel and train, seeking an opportunity to strengthen her Martial Soul. After that, she vanished without a trace. For a time, I thought she had met with misfortune!"

There was a trace of lingering fear in his voice, but even more than that, incomparable pride.

"So she had taken a great master as her teacher! She found this tremendous opportunity for Martial Soul Evolution!"

"Blue Silver God King... good! What a God King!"

Xue Ye's eyes gleamed, his heart filled with anticipation for the future.

In the future, Xue Ke, at the Soul Douluo realm, would be able to slay a Titled Douluo.

Once the Divine Ranking's reward descended, just how terrifying would her strength become?

The Heaven Dou Royal Family would finally produce a true pillar capable of holding up the sky!

Above the Sky Screen, the scene faded away.

Yet the Golden Light did not fall silent.

Instead, it grew even more dazzling and condensed into new words.

[Martial Soul Golden Ranking, ninth place: Xue Ke. Reward!]

Across the continent, countless Spirit Masters held their breath and stared intently at the sky.

It was here!

The Golden Ranking's reward!

Even Sword Douluo, who ranked tenth, had received such a heaven-defying opportunity. How shocking would the reward for ninth place be?

Golden Light flowed as lines of sacred text were branded into everyone's eyes.

[Reward: One Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!]

[Reward: One Hundred Thousand Year torso Spirit Bone!]

[Reward: Divine Artifact · Galaxy Battle Robe!]

[Reward: Divine Artifact · Star Scepter!]

Boom!

The entire Douluo Continent was completely thrown into an uproar!

Another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Spirit Bone!

And it was even the most precious type of all: a torso Spirit Bone!

But what made the pupils of those peak Strong contract even more were the final two rewards!

Divine Artifacts!

The meaning represented by those two words had long surpassed the scope of a Spirit Master's understanding!

They were exclusive weapons that only deities could possess!

Like the trident in the Sea God's hand from the legends!

This Golden Ranking was actually directly rewarding Divine Artifacts?!

Sunset Forest, beside the Lake of Life.

Xue Ke raised her head and looked at the reward list on the Sky Screen, completely stunned.

Her peerlessly beautiful face was filled with confusion and helplessness.

She... had made the ranking?

And she was ninth?

She knew that with Teacher's help, her Martial Soul had been Transformed, and her strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

But she had never imagined that she would actually ascend the unfathomable Martial Soul Golden Ranking!

Before she could recover from her shock, four thick pillars of golden light had already broken through the Clouds above and crashed down!

Within one pillar of light, a profound red-black Soul Ring quietly hovered.

Within another, a torso bone shining with starlight and resembling a work of art slowly rotated.

Inside the third pillar was a close-fitting soft armor woven from countless threads of starlight. It shimmered with flowing radiance, elegant in shape and filled with a sacred, noble Aura.

Within the final pillar was a scepter forged entirely from star crystal, its top set with an azure gemstone that seemed to contain the entire universe.

The four Divine Objects were displayed before her without reservation.

Xue Ke subconsciously took half a step back. Then, she made a move that no one had expected.

She suddenly turned around to face the White Clothed Figure leisurely seated beside the Lake of Life behind her, then respectfully knelt.

"Teacher!"

Xue Ke's voice trembled slightly, but her tone was incomparably firm.

"Without you, there would be no student as I am today. All of this is Teacher's gift. This student does not dare claim them for herself. Please accept these rewards, Teacher!"

Gu Nian slowly opened his eyes. Looking at the disciple kneeling before him, a gratified smile appeared in his eyes.

He did not help her up, merely speaking calmly.

"Foolish disciple."

"This is the Heavenly Dao Gold List's recognition of you. It is your own opportunity. What does it have to do with me?"

Gu Nian's tone was calm.

"Besides, these things are of no use to me."