Cai Wenji, Sikong Zhen

Lu Bu felt the surging power within his body and the supreme sharpness of Breaking All Laws emanating from the Sky Halberd.

He threw back his head and burst into hearty laughter.

"Hahaha! Good! This is the kind of power worthy of me, Lu Bu!"

"Unrivaled Dance? It suits me perfectly!"

"Who under heaven can withstand a strike from my halberd?!"

His laughter was like thunder, making the entire plaza hum.

That domineering aura of looking down upon the world made Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others nearby feel their hearts tremble.

Lu Xiao picked at his ear and lazily glanced at Lu Bu. "You're too damn loud. Keep shouting, and I'll punish you by making you chop firewood on the Back Mountain for a month."

Lu Bu's laughter came to an abrupt halt, and he somewhat sheepishly withdrew his aura.

Yet he did not dare disobey the Dean in the slightest.

He merely gripped the Sky Halberd more tightly, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

He was clearly already anticipating his next opponent, someone who would let him fight to his heart's content.

Across the continent, the winds and clouds were completely stirred by Big Dipper Academy!

The unveiling of eighth and ninth place had revealed merely the tip of Big Dipper Academy's terrifying foundation.

It also made every faction lock their eyes firmly on the as-yet-unrevealed top seven!

Panic, greed, wariness, curiosity...

All kinds of emotions were intertwined as undercurrents surged.

A storm was approaching!

However, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan's attention at that moment

was entirely drawn to the Soul Rings gradually appearing around Lu Bu.

Although they had known before that Teacher Lu Bu was powerful, they had never seen him release his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.

Now, the nine Soul Rings surrounding Lu Bu and exuding suffocating pressure made the three girls' eyes widen instantly, their breathing catching!

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red!

Seven Black Two Red!

It was a configuration that surpassed the ideal Soul Ring ratio, one that could only be called heaven-defying!

Especially the final two Soul Rings, deep as blood. The terrifying energy and ancient aura contained within them nearly made their souls Tremble!

"Ti... Titled Douluo! Teacher Lu Bu really is a Titled Douluo!"

"This Soul Ring Configuration is too terrifying! The last two... are they Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings? They feel even more terrifying than ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!"

"..."

A raging storm erupted in the three girls' hearts.

They knew the Academy's teachers were strong, but strength at this level was still far beyond anything they had imagined.

With such a Martial Soul and Soul Ring Configuration, Teacher Lu Bu was likely among the very strongest even among Titled Douluo!

Ning Rongrong could not suppress her curiosity.

Summoning her courage, she walked up to Lu Bu, who had withdrawn his aura but still looked imposing, and cautiously asked,

"Teacher Lu Bu, y-you're so powerful. Then Teacher Li Bai, Teacher Zhuang Zhou, and the others... are they all Titled Douluo too?"

Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing also pricked up their ears, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Hearing this, Lu Bu revealed a mysterious smile. Carrying the Sky Halberd over his shoulder, he looked down at Ning Rongrong and spoke in a voice like a great bell.

"How strong are those fellows? Heh heh, you'll naturally find out in the future."

He kept them in suspense and did not answer directly.

Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks, complaining inwardly, Why so mysterious...

Still, they did not dare ask any further. Teacher Lu Bu did not look like someone blessed with patience.

Their gazes could not help but shift toward the distance,

to Teacher Zhuang Zhou, who spent every day dozing atop a massive Soul Beast.

Even Teacher Lu Bu was so powerful. That seemingly lazy Teacher Zhuang Zhou was probably at least a peak Soul Douluo.

Perhaps... he was also a Titled Douluo?

At the thought of that possibility, they felt unprecedented curiosity and anticipation toward the Ranking List positions yet to be revealed.

Just how many monsters was Big Dipper Academy hiding?

"Buzz!"

Just as Ning Rongrong and the others' minds were filled with thoughts, an invisible ripple suddenly spread through the sky above the Academy.

Immediately afterward, two dazzling beams of light descended onto the plaza like shooting stars.

The light faded, revealing the figures within.

On the left was a petite and adorable girl, who appeared even younger than Ning Rongrong and the others. She wore her hair in twin buns and had an innocent, radiant smile on her face.

A pleasant aura diffused around her, as though she had gathered all the spiritual essence of heaven and earth into herself.

She held a seven-stringed zither in her arms. Its design was ancient and elegant, its entire body emerald green, while its strings faintly glowed red.

On the right stood a burly middle-aged man whose authority was apparent even without anger.

He wore purple-gold battle armor, with lightning curling around his body and crackling continuously.

Lightning seemed to rise and perish in his eyes as they opened and closed. A vast, destructive aura naturally radiated from him, inspiring fear in all who saw him.

"Teacher Cai Wenji! Teacher Sikong Zhen!"

Upon seeing them, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan immediately bowed respectfully.

These two teachers were usually elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace.

Teacher Sikong Zhen in particular had an exceptionally sharp and oppressive aura.

Dugu Yan seemed to have a good relationship with Cai Wenji. She stepped forward and asked curiously, "Teacher Cai Wenji, have you finished obtaining your Soul Ring?"

Cai Wenji's face was filled with a happy smile. She nodded vigorously, her voice clear as a bell. "Of course I have!"

As she spoke, her right hand gently brushed over the emerald zither glowing with red light in her arms.

With her movement, the Martial Soul known as the Life Reincarnation Qin emitted an even richer aura of life.

It felt as if it could heal every wound in the world and dispel all exhaustion.

Simply sensing that aura swept away Ning Rongrong and the others' fatigue from days of cultivation, leaving them refreshed and invigorated.

However, something even more shocking happened next.

Nine Soul Rings emerged one after another around Cai Wenji.

Yellow, yellow, Purple, Purple, black, black, black, black, black!

A standard Titled Douluo configuration!

"Ti... Titled Douluo?!"

Ning Rongrong cried out in shock, her little face full of disbelief.

Teacher Cai Wenji clearly looked like a child who had not grown up yet, yet she was also a Titled Douluo powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the continent?!

Zhu Zhuqing's pupils constricted as well, and she blurted out instinctively, "Teacher Cai Wenji, when you went out a few days ago... you were obtaining your Ninth Soul Ring?"

Hearing that, Cai Wenji nodded calmly. "That's right! I had just broken through to level 90 some time ago, so I asked Sikong Zhen to accompany me to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable Soul Beast."

"Who would have thought that we'd be so lucky? We did not spend much time before encountering a Life-attribute Soul Beast close to Hundred Thousand Year."

"Thankfully, Sikong Zhen helped me. I could not have defeated such a powerful Soul Beast by myself!"

Sikong Zhen crossed his arms beside her, the lightning around him dimming slightly as he said in a deep voice, "Mm. The process went fairly smoothly."

He said it casually, but to Ning Rongrong and the other two girls, it was like thunder exploding in their ears!

A Soul Beast close to Hundred Thousand Year!

That was a terrifying existence comparable to a human Titled Douluo!

Its combat strength was so great that ordinary Soul Masters would not even dare provoke it.