[In principle, a Divine Weapon fused with a Godly Heart should have been able to advance smoothly into a Super Divine Artifact.
However, when First Generation Sea God Poseidon ambushed Qian Yuhan, Lu Ming severely wounded him. His natal Martial Soul, the Sea God Trident, was implicated as well, and Lu Ming's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul drained a great deal of its life essence, damaging the trident's foundation and ultimately leaving it stuck at the Half-step Super Divine Artifact level!]
[Owner: Tang San!]
[Rewards: First, Soul Power increased by five levels; second, the Sea God Domain strengthened; third, complete mastery of the Thirteen Halberds of Gold!]
When this new Ranking List information was clearly displayed before every living being on Douluo Continent,
the entire world fell into an eerie silence.
After that brief dead silence came a huge wave as explosive as a volcanic eruption!
"What?"
Atop Jialing Pass's walls, a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall cried out in shock, his eyes bulging as though they were about to pop from their sockets.
"The Sea God Trident?! That is the Sea God's weapon! It actually... actually only ranked fifth?!"
"How is that possible?!"
Within Shrek Academy's camp, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang swayed and nearly collapsed headfirst onto the ground.
His lips trembled, and his eyes behind his lenses were bloodshot.
"The Sea God... he is a Rank One Deity! A true powerhouse of the God Realm! His weapon could not even make the top three?"
"Then what kind of earth-shattering treasures could be ranked ahead of it?!"
Heaven Dou City, within the Imperial Palace.
The ministers' faces were filled with horror.
Gods!
To Mortals, they were supreme and unfathomable beings.
In their eyes, a Deity's weapon ought to have been the finest treasure in the world!
Yet now, the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking was telling them with facts that a Deity's weapon was merely average, capable of ranking no higher than fifth!
The entire Douluo Continent erupted.
Countless Soul Masters, countless commoners, and countless nobles all felt their established worldview being brutally shattered at that moment.
The rankings of this Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking had overturned everything they knew!
Outside Jialing Pass, the allied army camp of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The grim killing intent stood in stark contrast to the brilliance of the Golden Ranking high in the nine heavens above.
The Shrek group, along with all of Heaven Dou's high-ranking Soul Masters, raised their heads and stared rigidly at the Sky Screen.
The entire camp was deathly silent.
It seemed that everyone's breathing had been choked off the instant the words "fifth place" appeared beside the Sea God Trident.
The smile on Tang San's face had long since frozen.
"How is this possible?"
he muttered.
"The Sea God Trident... only ranked fifth?"
This Divine Weapon was his greatest support and the pride of his identity as the Sea God's inheritor.
In his heart, across the entire continent, perhaps only the other Peerless Fierce Weapon he had yet to fully master—the Asura Demon Sword—could reliably surpass it.
Yet now, the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking was telling him that there were four whole treasures above the Sea God Trident he took such pride in!
This completely overturned his understanding and dealt a brutal blow to his pride.
"Third Brother..."
Xiao Wu stood beside him, her long, straight legs perfectly wrapped in white stockings, now faintly tensed from the turmoil in her heart.
Her lively rabbit ears quivered softly, and her pretty face was filled with disbelief.
"Could this Ranking List... be wrong?"
"Bullshit!"
Ma Hongjun exploded with a curse from the side, his facial features nearly squeezed together on his fat face.
"That is the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking! How could it possibly be wrong?!
But... but the Sea God's weapon is only fifth? This is fucking ridiculous!"
"It truly is ridiculous."
Wicked flames flickered in Dai Mubai's eyes, and his tone was incomparably grave.
"A Deity's weapon is already the ultimate in the eyes of us Mortals.
I can barely imagine what the rank of fifth signifies."
As a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he considered himself broadly knowledgeable, yet this sight made him feel like a frog at the bottom of a well.
"This is the Sea God Trident, an existence that has already surpassed ordinary Divine Weapons!"
Even Zhu Zhuqing, who was usually aloof and cool, could no longer remain calm. Her voice carried a trace of tremor.
"It is only fifth... then what could those ranked ahead of it be?"
"Exactly!"
Treasured light flowed through Ning Rongrong's eyes. As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she was especially sensitive to treasures beneath the heavens.
"What kind of astonishing treasure could possibly stand above the Sea God's weapon?!"
The Shrek group spoke one after another, every face bearing lingering shock.
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang adjusted the glasses on his nose. The eyes behind his lenses had already lost their usual wisdom and composure.
He could only murmur repeatedly,
"Only fifth... it is actually only fifth..."
Theory, knowledge, understanding... all of it was smashed to pieces at that moment.
Tang San felt a blow unlike any he had ever experienced.
If even the Sea God Trident could only occupy fifth place, how powerful would his future enemies be?
That Lu Ming, whom he had never taken seriously and had even assumed died of old age long ago, had severely wounded the Sea God in the distant past and damaged this Divine Weapon's foundation!
An absurd feeling rose within him.
Just as his mind was in turmoil, a soft hand gently grasped his.
It was Xiao Wu.
She stepped before Tang San and raised her head, her clear eyes filled with determination and trust.
"Brother, rankings do not prove anything."
Her voice was gentle, yet it carried a soothing strength.
"Strength is what matters most. In my heart, you are the greatest in the world. No one can compare to you."
"And besides..."
Xiao Wu paused, then shifted the topic with a hint of pride.
"Don't you still have the Asura Sword? That is the strongest God King-class weapon in the God Realm. It will definitely rank first!"
Asura Demon Sword!
Those four words exploded through Tang San's mind like thunder.
That was right!
I still have the Asura Demon Sword!
Tang San shuddered all over. The confusion and wavering in his eyes were instantly swept away, replaced by even fiercer confidence.
So what if the Sea God Trident was only fifth?
I, Tang San, am the inheritor of Dual God Positions!
The Asura Demon Sword governs slaughter and is one of the supreme existences of the God Realm!
It would certainly be first on this Exotic Treasures Ranking!
Thinking of this, Tang San's tightly drawn lips finally relaxed again. He gripped Xiao Wu's hand in return and nodded heavily.
"Xiao Wu, you are right."
Buzz—!
At that moment, three dazzling streams of golden light suddenly shot down from the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, accurately enveloping Tang San.
Those were the rewards belonging to fifth place!
A vast and surging flood of Soul Power poured wildly into Tang San's body like the Heavenly River overturning into the sea.
His aura rose step by step. In an instant, it broke through the barrier of his original realm!
Level 137!
Level 138!
Level 140!
Rank 141!
His Soul Power Level rose five levels in a row!
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