Dual Rankings Descend! The Ultimate Showdown Between Spirit Beasts and Humans

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Just as Bibi Dong was resenting her lack of authority to schedule the worshippers.

Two enormous Ranking Lists slowly solidified amid the phenomenon.

The Ranking List on the left was a deep, ghostly green, its edges entwined with vines and beast-fang patterns. Three ancient, unadorned characters were inscribed upon it: "Soul Beast Ranking."

The Ranking List on the right was golden-yellow throughout, its edges engraved with patterns of swords, blades, and armor. Five imposing characters were inscribed upon it: "Human Expert Ranking."

[The Soul Beast Ranking and Human Expert Ranking will now be announced simultaneously!]

[The thirty strongest Spirit Beasts and human experts on the entire continent will be selected!]

[All Spirit Beasts and human experts who make the rankings will receive rewards!]

[The higher the ranking, the more generous the reward!]

[The rankings are absolutely fair and are all judged by the Heavenly Dao! There is not the slightest falsehood!]

The Dual Rankings appeared, and heaven and earth changed color.

Gales howled, while torrential rain poured down.

Lightning intertwined amid the clouds, forming pillars of thunder that linked heaven and earth, as though playing a prelude to this ultimate confrontation.

Living beings across the Douluo Continent emerged from their homes and looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with shock and unease.

This was a sight unseen in countless ages. The foremost experts among Spirit Beasts and humans would unveil their mysterious veils beneath the witness of the Heavenly Dao.

"The Soul Beast Ranking... the Human Expert Ranking... What is the Heavenly Dao trying to do? Is it going to make Spirit Beasts and humans engage in an ultimate showdown?"

"This is too terrifying! This phenomenon is even more shocking than when Lord Zhou Xu made the rankings. I wonder what kinds of beings will be on these two lists?"

"Spirit Beasts and humans have always been like fire and water. Now that the Dual Rankings have appeared, I'm afraid our peaceful days are over!"

Discussion spread to every corner of the continent. The gazes of every faction focused upon the Dual Rankings in the sky, their hearts filled with anticipation and worry.

Star Dou Great Forest, core region. On an island at the center of the Lake of Life, an enormous black dragon lay coiled in silence.

His entire body was covered in ink-black scales that glimmered with a metallic luster.

His pair of golden vertical pupils were like two suns, radiating an awe-inspiring majesty that looked down upon the world.

He was the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast God Di Tian—an 880,000-year Spirit Beast whose strength was unfathomable.

The instant the heavenly phenomenon descended and the Dual Rankings solidified, Di Tian slowly opened his eyes. His golden vertical pupils gazed at the sky, a trace of gravity and contemplation flashing through them.

He could sense the power of the Heavenly Dao contained within the Dual Rankings, as well as the top-tier auras hidden throughout the continent.

"The Soul Beast Ranking... the Human Expert Ranking..." Di Tian's voice was low and ancient, like rolling muffled thunder.

"Is the Heavenly Dao sorting out the continent's highest combat power? Or is an even greater upheaval about to occur?"

He had lived for a million years, experienced countless transformations of the continent, and witnessed the rise of humanity and the decline of Spirit Beasts.

Now, a Nine-star Dou Saint like Zhou Xu had appeared among humans, and the Dou Qi System was rising powerfully.

The living space of Spirit Beasts had been further compressed, and the emergence of these Dual Rankings would undoubtedly shatter the existing balance.

"Zhou Xu... Nine-star Dou Saint..." Di Tian murmured, a trace of apprehension flashing through his eyes.

He could sense the aura on Zhou Xu that stood above all else—a power even he had to revere.

"Such a heaven-defying figure has actually appeared among humans. And those disciples of Dou Po Academy... the potential of the Dou Qi System truly is terrifying."

He turned to look into the depths of the Lake of Life, where the ultimate secret of the Star Dou Great Forest lay sleeping.

"With the Dual Rankings appearing together, conflict between humans and Spirit Beasts is inevitable. The Star Dou Great Forest must be prepared. We cannot repeat past mistakes."

A trace of resolve flashed through Di Tian's golden vertical pupils as the aura of the black dragon around him slowly spread.

It blanketed the entire Star Dou Great Forest, sending a signal to prepare for battle to all Spirit Beasts.

Extreme North, core region of the Eternal Ice Plain. Two enormous icy peaks stood between heaven and earth.

Atop the ice peaks respectively rested two Spirit Beasts of ultimate attributes—the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress.

Known as the Ice and Snow Empresses, both were top-tier Spirit Beasts more than three hundred thousand years old, wielding the ultimate power of ice and snow.

The instant the heavenly phenomenon descended and the Dual Rankings solidified, the Ice and Snow Empresses opened their eyes at the same time.

Their ice-blue pupils looked toward the sky, filled with unease and worry.

"The Soul Beast Ranking... the Human Expert Ranking..." The Ice Empress's voice was like colliding ice, crisp and cold.

"Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire? Spirit Beasts and humans are already like fire and water. This is putting the conflict right out in the open and escalating the tensions!"

"Is the Heavenly Dao making the top combat power of Spirit Beasts and humans public? That is no good thing for our Extreme North."

The Snow Empress nodded lightly, her voice gentle yet tinged with gravity.

"Human greed knows no bounds. Once they learn of the beings on the Soul Beast Ranking,

they will surely hunt Spirit Beasts like mad to seize their spirit rings and spirit bones.

I fear our peaceful days in the Extreme North will come to an end."

They had ruled the Extreme North for hundreds of thousands of years, keeping their distance from humans and living relatively peaceful lives.

But now that the Dual Rankings had appeared, their existence had been revealed to the world by the Heavenly Dao. This would surely draw the covetous eyes of human experts.

Especially now that humans had produced a top-tier expert like Zhou Xu,

as well as a terrifying force like Dou Po Academy, they could not help but worry about the future of the Extreme North.

"Among humans, the Dou Qi System of Dou Po Academy is far too strange. Those disciples are so young, yet their strength is exceptionally formidable."

A trace of apprehension flashed through the Ice Empress's eyes. "And that Zhou Xu—with the strength of a Nine-star Dou Saint, I'm afraid even we may not be his match."

The Snow Empress sighed. "Since things have come to this, all we can do is prepare for battle.

Send word out. Strengthen the defenses of the Extreme North. No Spirit Beast may leave the Eternal Ice Plain without authorization.

If any human invaders are discovered, kill them without mercy!"

The Ice Empress nodded. Her ultimate ice power spread from her body, freezing the surrounding air as it conveyed the command to all Spirit Beasts in the Extreme North.

Across the Eternal Ice Plain, countless Spirit Beast auras awakened, gathering into a terrifying force to resist the coming storm.

Spirit City, Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong stood before the window, watching the Dual Rankings solidify in the sky. Excitement and confidence gleamed in her purple eyes.

The despair she had previously felt because of Zhou Xu's strength as a Nine-star Dou Saint had long vanished without a trace, replaced by an intense desire to unify the continent.

"The Soul Beast Ranking... the Human Expert Ranking..." A cold smile curled at Bibi Dong's lips.

"The Heavenly Dao certainly knows how to join the fun. But for my Spirit Hall, this is a heaven-sent opportunity!"

She turned to Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei beside her, her eyes full of expectation.

"Yue Guan, Gui Mei, the two of you are level 95 Super Douluo and guardians of my Spirit Hall. You will surely have places within the top twenty of the Human Expert Ranking!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo promptly bowed. "Thank you for Your Eminence the Pope's trust! We will certainly not disappoint Your Eminence the Pope's expectations!"