Shao Siyuan scrunched up her little face and blinked her pale pink eyes at Su Han.
"Fine, I won't ask anymore."
The stern expression Su Han had put on softened.
Beyond Great Wall Academy, the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking brought not only shock to the entire Douluo Continent. Every major faction sprang into frenzied action.
Within the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Just what is this Great Wall Academy?"
Qian Renxue removed Xue Qinghe's face mask, her delicate brows knitting together.
She did not know what changes this Golden Ranking would bring to her plans.
When neither Porcupinefish Douluo nor Snake Lance Douluo had made the ranking, she had already realized something was wrong.
"Investigate Great Wall Academy. We must win them over."
"Yes, Young Master!"
"The plan must also be moved up. I fear this Golden Ranking does more than assess combat power. If it releases something like a Talent Golden Ranking later, wouldn't I be exposed?"
Qian Renxue was extremely confident in her own talent. With a God-given Martial Soul and Innate Level 20 Soul Power, if she were not still so young, she would certainly have had a place on the Supreme Combat Power Ranking.
[Combat Power Ranking, Twenty-Third Place: Spirit Hall, Falling Devil Douluo!] [Martial Soul Coiled Dragon Staff, Level 96 Power Attack System Super Douluo!]
As the Golden Ranking announced another name, Qian Renxue, who had just finished arranging her plans, froze where she stood.
"Seventh Grandfather, twenty-third place!"
Qian Renxue said in a trembling voice. Having grown up in the Worship Hall, she knew the strength of every Enshrined One better than anyone.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo? They were not even qualified to carry the Enshrined Ones' shoes.
Yet a dignified Level 96 Super Douluo, whose Coiled Dragon Staff was an exceptional Tool Martial Soul no weaker than the Clear Sky Hammer or Seven Kill Sword, had somehow ranked only twenty-third on the Combat Power Golden Ranking.
One had to know that although Level 95 and Level 96 appeared to differ by only one level, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth.
[Falling Devil Douluo possesses fierce Soul Power, a formidable Martial Soul, and abundant experience. Thus, he is ranked here.] [Reward: Soul Power Level increased by one level, Soul Ring Year Limit increased by one thousand years, one Ninety Thousand Year Left Arm Soul Bone, and one opportunity for Martial Soul enlightenment.]
Again!
Soul Masters across the continent stared at those entirely complimentary remarks, confusion filling their hearts.
A venerable Spirit Hall Enshrined One, such an established powerhouse, was ranked only twenty-third!
Within Shrek Academy,
Yu Xiaogang looked disdainfully at the Golden Ranking in the sky and shouted angrily.
"Did you see that? This Golden Ranking is not even pretending anymore. It's nothing but a worthless unofficial ranking. If even Spirit Hall's Enshrined Ones can only rank twenty-third, where would the entire continent find so many stronger experts?"
Yu Xiaogang felt much more at ease instead. This Golden Ranking's absurd fabrications were perfect for highlighting his own expertise as Master.
"I, Yu Xiaogang, absolutely cannot tolerate an unofficial ranking like this throwing the continent into chaos! In a few days, I shall compile a more credible ranking!"
Within the Clear Sky Sect,
Second Elder Tang Ming had already awakened from his coma.
On the plaza outside the main hall, the Clear Sky Sect disciples were all fired up with indignation.
"What trash Seven Kill Sword, what trash Coiled Dragon Staff! What gives them the right to rank ahead of our Clear Sky Hammer?"
"That's right! This is completely a trash unofficial ranking! Our Clear Sky Sect is number one under heaven!"
"We still have our Sect Master! The Sect Master will definitely make the top ten!"
Tang Ming's face was deathly pale, and the other elders also understood the situation they were in.
They no longer had any chance of making the ranking. When would the Clear Sky Sect be able to reenter the world?
"Sect Master, we should contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Tang Xiao remained silent. After the Clear Sky Sect sealed its gates, six elders had consecutively broken through to become Titled Douluo. He had thought that, once the timing was right, the Clear Sky Sect could return to the world and restore its prestige as the number one sect under heaven.
But now, Tang Ming, the Second Elder, had foolishly dared to attack the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking. Not only had the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that was practically in his grasp vanished, he had also been severely injured by the backlash, both legs shattered.
"As long as Sect Master can rank in the top ten, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will definitely still follow our lead."
Though Tang Ming was gravely wounded, the belief that the Clear Sky Hammer was invincible under heaven had already sunk deep into his heart. He only wanted the Clear Sky Sect to reenter the world and show the entire continent the Clear Sky Hammer's power.
But at that moment, the Golden Ranking in midair sounded once more.
[Combat Power Ranking, Twenty-Second Place: Clear Sky Sect, Howling Sky Douluo—Tang Xiao!] [Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, Level 96 Power Attack System Super Douluo!]
Tang Ming and the other elders froze in place. Their final hope, Sect Master Tang Xiao, had already appeared on the Combat Power Golden Ranking.
Tang Xiao's expression did not change. He had already guessed that he would never make the top twenty.
Hao, I wonder what rank you'll reach. You'll surely be stronger than your elder brother, right?
Tang Xiao thought to himself, unaware that near Shrek Academy at that very moment,
Tang Hao stared at the all-too-familiar name on the Golden Ranking, his heart trembling.
Elder Brother had ranked only twenty-second. Had the sect fallen this far?
Tang Hao felt the severed meridians within his body and helplessly shook his head with a bitter smile.
How could he possibly fight for a place on the Golden Ranking in his current state? If it had been the old him, how could he have allowed the Clear Sky Sect's prestige to be tarnished?
Still, Tang Hao secretly thought that if rankings such as a Talent Ranking appeared after the Combat Power Ranking, he would surely seize first place.
After all, becoming a Titled Douluo at forty-four was, in his own mind, the finest talent on the entire continent.
Within Spirit Hall's Worship Hall,
Falling Devil Douluo was about to fly into a rage upon seeing his rank when his brother, Thousand Jun Douluo, stopped him.
Just as he was about to accept the reward, he saw Tang Xiao of the Clear Sky Sect rank above him.
"You dare call this a ranking? What right does that brat from the Clear Sky Sect have to rank above me?!"
Falling Devil Douluo roared in fury, his Martial Soul Coiled Dragon Staff appearing in his hand with a howling gust of wind.
"Seventh, do not lose your temper. I can no longer make sense of the direction this Golden Ranking is taking."
Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke slowly. He had to stop Falling Devil Douluo from doing anything foolish first. If the Golden Ranking delivered a punishment, the loss would outweigh the gain.
"Just how does this Golden Ranking decide its rankings? How can I, a Level 96, rank only twenty-third? That brat Tang Xiao is the same level as me, so why is he one place above me?!"
As a Spirit Hall Enshrined One and an established powerhouse of the Douluo Continent, wasn't reputation the most important thing in life?
It was one thing for him to rank last among the Enshrined Ones. After all, the continent's common understanding was that the seventh of the Worship Hall was the seventh strongest in the world!
But now, this Golden Ranking was telling everyone in the world—
Spirit Hall's Seventh Enshrined One could rank only twenty-third in the world!
Extreme North, Great Wall Academy.
Su Han watched Falling Devil Douluo's and Tang Xiao's names appear one after another on the Golden Ranking, calculating silently.
"Next... it won't be her, will it?"
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