The Eighteenth Revealed! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Shaken!

Those flames seemed to have surpassed the realm of ordinary fire, carrying a trace of divine majesty!

Merely watching the moving image, countless fire-attribute soul masters within the Heaven Dou army below felt their martial souls tremble, as if they had encountered a monarch and wished to kneel in worship!

Beside the image, new gilded words slowly emerged, carrying a scorching aura.

[Spirit Ranking, Nineteenth Place: Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix!]

[Holder: Ma Hongjun]

[Comment: The Evil Fire Phoenix, mutated from an ordinary domestic grass chicken. After consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and the inner core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, its Phoenix Flame was purified and cleansed. The martial soul's origin underwent an ultimate evolution, transforming into the legendary Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix. The quality of its flames rivals Ultimate Fire, and its potential is limitless. Overall evaluation: worthy of nineteenth place on this ranking!]

[Reward: The holder's Soul Power increases by one rank! The age of all Spirit Rings increases by two thousand years! One Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone awarded!]

When the words "Nineteenth Place" clearly came into view—

The entire Shrek camp fell into dead silence.

At that moment, time itself seemed to have been paused.

"W-What?"

The smile on Ma Hongjun's face froze completely.

His small eyes widened round as he stared fixedly at the sky, his mouth slightly open as a dry sound escaped his throat.

"N-Nineteenth place?"

"I... I'm only nineteenth?"

The confidence, flamboyance, and pride on his face vanished in an instant, replaced by utter bewilderment and confusion.

How was that possible?!

That was absolutely impossible!

His Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix, a top-tier martial soul as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns across the entire continent, with flames comparable to Ultimate Fire, was actually... only one place above the Golden Crocodile King?

This had to be a joke!

"This..."

Yu Xiaogang lost his composure as well. He abruptly stepped forward, and his glasses nearly slid off his nose.

"The Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix! This is a martial soul with flames comparable to Ultimate Fire! In terms of martial soul quality, it is already infinitely close to god-grade! Yet it only ranks nineteenth?"

This completely overturned everything he knew about martial soul theory!

Tang San's pupils suddenly contracted, and monstrous waves surged in his heart.

Even Fatty's Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix was only nineteenth... What kind of earth-shattering existences could possibly rank above it?

"Fatty... is only nineteenth?"

Ning Rongrong covered her red lips, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

"Among us Shrek Seven Devils, his martial soul is already second only to Third Brother's!"

She was utterly shaken.

If Golden Crocodile King ranking twentieth had merely shocked them with the ranking's prestige—

Then Ma Hongjun ranking nineteenth was the most direct and crushing blow to these so-called favored children of heaven!

A trace of pallor appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's usually calm, lovely face.

Her delicate body trembled slightly as she murmured to herself.

"Even he is only nineteenth... Then what about us...?"

Wouldn't that mean they did not even qualify to be listed?

Dai Mubai clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"What exactly are this ranking's criteria?!"

He could not accept this result.

They were the Shrek Seven Devils, monsters among monsters, beings destined to stand at the pinnacle of the continent!

Yet now, a godly ranking that had appeared out of nowhere was telling them in the cruelest possible way: they still had a long way to go!

Everyone from Shrek was collectively shattered.

This ranking had nearly crushed all the pride in their hearts.

Just as everyone's minds were reeling—

Boom!

A golden pillar of light, thicker and more scorching than the one that had previously enveloped Golden Crocodile Douluo, descended from the sky and landed precisely upon Ma Hongjun.

Within the pillar of light was a Spirit Bone burning with blazing flames and radiating a terrifying aura!

"Ah—!"

Ma Hongjun threw back his head and let out a long howl, his voice filled with the contradictory sensations of pain and exhilaration.

Massive, pure energy surged wildly into every limb and bone. His Soul Power, already at a bottleneck, broke through in an instant!

His rank rose once more!

At the same time, the light of his Spirit Rings flared brilliantly. Their colors grew ever deeper, and his aura surged accordingly!

As for that Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, it transformed into a streak of light and merged into his body.

The golden light faded.

Ma Hongjun's aura was far stronger than before, yet there was not the slightest joy on his face.

The others from Shrek watched this scene with eyes filled with indescribably complex emotions.

His Soul Power had increased by one rank!

The age of all his Spirit Rings had increased by two thousand years!

And there was even a Soul Bone at least at the ten-thousand-year level!

What astonishingly generous rewards!

Any one of them would have been enough to drive ninety-nine percent of soul masters on the continent mad!

Yet now, they could not feel happy.

They were envious and jealous, but more than that, they felt disappointment and unwillingness rising from the depths of their hearts.

Where exactly was this Spirit Ranking going to lead the entire Douluo Continent?

The stormy waves in the Shrek group's hearts had yet to subside.

The surging aura around Ma Hongjun and his fat face filled with disappointment and confusion formed an incomparably ironic contrast.

However, the godly ranking high above the nine heavens had no concern for mortal emotions.

The very instant Ma Hongjun's golden light fully withdrew—

Buzz—!

The Heavenly Screen trembled once more. Upon the golden image, the magnificent figure of the Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix gradually faded away.

In its place appeared a bleak gray-white world filled with endless sharp killing intent.

At the center of that world, a sword floated silently.

Its entire body was an unusual grayish white. The blade was narrow and long, its design ancient and simple, without any superfluous decorations, yet it possessed an aura capable of shaking heaven and earth.

Visible killing intent seemed to coil around its edge. Merely looking at it through the image made countless soul masters feel as though their souls were being sliced apart, and a shudder born from the depths of their bones rose uncontrollably.

This sword seemed not to have been born for protection or glory, but purely for slaughter!

It was the very embodiment of killing!

Beside the image, new gilded words emerged one by one, carrying a sharpness that could sever all things.

[Spirit Ranking, Eighteenth Place: Seven Kill Sword!]

[Holder: Chen Xin]

[Comment: A supreme Weapon Spirit, the Seven Kill Sword. Legend says it was formed from the degradation of a divine artifact. It possesses ultimate offensive power and formidable killing intent, comparable to an Ultimate Martial Soul. It is hailed as the number one offensive Weapon Spirit in the world!]

[Reward: The holder's Soul Power Solidification doubles! Restore his severed hand! Completely comprehend the domain: Seven Kill Domain!]

Jialing Pass, atop the central command tower of the Spirit Hall Empire.

Bibi Dong stood at the highest window, looking down at the vast black mass of troops below and the Heaven Dou Empire camp in the distance.

Even her luxurious Pope Robe could not completely conceal her breathtaking curves.

Her long, straight legs crossed beneath her skirt, tensing slightly at that moment and revealing the unrest within her heart.

When she saw the three words "Seven Kill Sword," a ripple also appeared in her noble phoenix eyes.