Special Martial Soul Ranking: First Place

Spirit Hall, Pope's Palace.

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan stood below with an ugly expression, reporting Ye Lingling's escape and the situation regarding the Ye Family members he had brought back.

Upon the throne, Bibi Dong lightly tapped the armrest with her slender fingers, a layer of frost covering her exquisite face.

"Let her get away?"

Her voice was icy, carrying a trace of displeasure.

"Yue Guan, you seem to have been finding your duties increasingly beyond you lately."

Yue Guan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly bowed. "This subordinate is incompetent! Please punish me, Your Excellency the Pope! That old Ye Family ghost fought desperately to stop me. This subordinate feared that pressing too hard would backfire, so I first brought his clansmen back."

"Surely Ye Lingling cares about her clansmen's safety. Sooner or later, she will walk into the trap herself!"

Bibi Dong snorted coldly.

Her gaze swept over the Ye Family members being held outside the hall, and the chill in her eyes eased slightly.

"Forget it."

She waved her hand.

"Since her clansmen are in our hands, Ye Lingling cannot cause any trouble. Nine-Heart Begonia... a Martial Soul like this must be controlled by Spirit Hall."

"Pass down the order. Treat the Ye Family well, and send more people to search for Ye Lingling. Pay particular attention to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and... that mysterious Big Dipper Academy!"

Though Ye Lingling's escape angered her somewhat, she was not overly concerned.

In her view, as long as she held the bargaining chips, the fish would eventually take the bait.

As for the forces that might shelter Ye Lingling?

Other than the Upper Three Sects and that strange Big Dipper Academy, she could think of no other possibilities.

And whoever dared compete with Spirit Hall for such an important support Soul Master had better be prepared to endure the fury of thunder!

"Yes, Your Excellency the Pope!"

Yue Guan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly accepted the order before leaving.

Bibi Dong leaned back into her throne, her profound gaze fixed on the sky beyond the hall.

The Sky Screen still hung high above, and the top rank of the Special Martial Soul Ranking had yet to be announced.

Yet she already had a feeling that the waters of Douluo Continent...

Because of this Sky Screen, because of the constantly emerging geniuses and mysterious forces, were growing increasingly muddied.

Still, she, Bibi Dong, feared no challenge.

No one could stop Spirit Hall's grand ambition!

Just as Li Bai led Ye Lingling and Ye Zhong toward Spirit City at an unimaginable speed.

The Sky Screen hanging high in the heavens, after a brief silence, finally erupted with an unprecedented brilliant Golden Light!

The radiance was so intense that it surpassed the combined brilliance of every previous ranking announcement, as though the entire sky had turned pure gold.

An indescribable aura of majesty, seeming to originate from the ancient primordial era, swept across the entire Douluo Continent alongside a grand, resounding voice.

[Special Martial Soul Ranking, First Place: Elemental Dragon!]

[Elemental Dragon, a top-tier Dragon Race Martial Soul. Its uniqueness lies in this: this Martial Soul is the supreme being among the Dragon Race that commands the Heaven and Earth Elements. It can wield numerous basic and derived elements such as water, fire, wind, Thunder, light, and darkness. It possesses supreme Dragon Clan Pressure and absolute bloodline suppression over the vast majority of Beast Martial Souls in the world. Its potential is limitless. Upon reaching its peak, it can control the Laws of Heaven and Earth and wield Elemental Authority! It is the sole supreme Dragon Race Martial Soul, encountered only once in ten thousand years on Douluo Continent!]

[Owner: Ao Yin (Big Dipper Academy)]

[Reward: All Soul Ring Ages increased by five thousand years, two God-Bestowed Soul Rings, Soul Power Increased by three levels, a Fifty thousand years External Soul Bone—Dragon Origin Inverse Scale!]

"Boom!"

At that moment, the entire continent fell into complete Dead Silence, followed by an uproar and shock like a volcanic eruption!

Elemental Dragon, capable of controlling multiple elements!

Supreme Dragon Clan Pressure!

Bloodline suppression!

Unheard of in ten thousand years!

The one and only supreme being!

The impact of these words combined far exceeded that of the previous Nine-Heart Begonia, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and even the Blue Silver Emperor!

"My heavens, Elemental Dragon! What kind of Martial Soul is that? I've never heard of it!"

"Control over multiple elements? Doesn't that mean he practically has no elemental weaknesses?"

"Supreme dragon might, bloodline suppression... doesn't that mean that against him, many Beast Martial Soul Masters cannot even bring out their full strength?"

"Big Dipper Academy, Big Dipper Academy Again! Just who are they?"

"All Soul Rings increased by five thousand years, two God-Bestowed Soul Rings, and even a Fifty thousand years External Soul Bone... those rewards are utterly heaven-defying!"

Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi, who had just been exhilarated by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, stared at the introduction of the "Elemental Dragon" on the Sky Screen with an incomparably solemn expression.

He had originally believed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to be the pinnacle of support, but the potential and dominance displayed by the Elemental Dragon were on an entirely different level.

"Big Dipper Academy... its foundation is far too deep!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stroked the Seven Killing Sword, battle intent surging in his eyes, though it was accompanied by an unprecedented solemnity.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Every disciple with a dragon-type Martial Soul, for some unknown reason, felt a tremor and reverence from the depths of their souls merely upon seeing the name of this Martial Soul.

It was the instinctive reaction of an inferior being when faced with an absolute superior.

Clan Leader Yu Yuanzhen's face turned livid as he clenched his fists.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon they took such pride in seemed like nothing more than a loach before the Elemental Dragon!

The Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family, and every hidden sect...

At this moment, all of them firmly engraved the names "Big Dipper Academy" and "Ao Yin" onto their highest-priority watchlists.

The potential displayed by this academy that had suddenly emerged was simply too terrifying!

Spirit Hall, Pope's Palace.

Bibi Dong abruptly rose from her throne, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief and deep wariness!

"Elemental Dragon, Big Dipper Academy Again!"

She practically forced those words through clenched teeth.

An academy capable of nurturing a Martial Soul like this possessed a mystery and power that had far surpassed her initial estimates.

This was no longer a simple variable, but a tremendous threat that could overturn all her plans!

"Investigate! At any cost, uncover every detail about this Ao Yin and Big Dipper Academy!"

Bibi Dong's voice was cold enough to pierce bone, carrying a hint of urgency that even she had failed to notice.

Outside Spirit City.

Ye Lingling, who was being swept along by Li Bai's Sword Qi and experiencing speed Swift as Wind and Lightning, also saw the astonishing announcement of the top rank on the Sky Screen.

"Elemental Dragon, Ao Yin..."

She murmured to herself, her cool, pretty face filled with shock.

That aloof-looking youth beside the Dean possessed such a heaven-defying Martial Soul.

Its rank was even above the Nine-Heart Begonia after its curse had been lifted!

This brought her reverence and curiosity toward Big Dipper Academy to their peak.

At the same time, her hope of rescuing her family inexplicably increased by several degrees.

An academy with such a foundation... perhaps its teacher, Li Bai, truly possessed unimaginable power?

Just then, they had already arrived above Spirit City.

Looking down at the Spirit Sacred City below, sprawled like a colossal beast and guarded with the utmost severity.

Feeling several powerful auras faintly emanating from within the city, Ye Zhong's face turned pale, while Ye Lingling nervously clenched her fists.

"Teacher Li Bai, how should we find my clansmen?"

Ye Lingling asked, her voice trembling slightly.

Within this dragon's den and tiger's lair, finding and rescuing her imprisoned clansmen without alerting anyone...

Was simply harder than ascending to the heavens.

Li Bai still wore that lazy expression. He even somehow produced another Wine Gourd and took a swig.

Hearing this, he cast a bleary-eyed glance at Spirit City below and said casually, "Simple."

Before his words had faded, he raised two fingers like a sword.

Then, toward Spirit City below, he lightly slashed.