Tang Hao Makes the Ranking, Blood Rushing to His Head

[Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Innate Soul Power Level 9, Level 28 Auxiliary System Soul Grandmaster, age twelve!]

Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong leaped three feet into the air in delight. Someone as proud as her was immensely enthusiastic about anything that could bring her honor.

Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were both beaming. This was different from making the ranking themselves; seeing their junior achieve something was far more gratifying than growing stronger themselves.

Ning Fengzhi also became excited at once. The Golden Ranking's rewards were incredibly generous, and it had even broken the curse on the Ye Family's martial soul. Didn't that mean the flaw in their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial souls might also be resolved today?

"Dad, I made the Talent Golden Ranking. How are you going to reward me?"

"How about making you the next sect master?"

"I don't want that."

Ning Rongrong gave a haughty snort. She could not be bothered to become any sect master.

"Then what do you want?"

"I want to enroll in Great Wall Academy!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes brimmed with excitement. What she had experienced at Shrek Academy made her desperately want to attend an especially, especially, especially powerful academy.

When she encountered Yu Xiaogang and those idiots from Shrek Academy again, Ning Rongrong would be one of the finest talents on the Talent Golden Ranking—and the greatest support in the world, trained by Great Wall Academy!

"Uh..."

Ning Fengzhi was at a loss for words. Even now, he was still hesitating over whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should continue firmly supporting the Heaven Dou Empire.

He had worked hard to support it before because he was the Imperial Preceptor. As long as Xue Qinghe inherited the throne, he could make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect even more prosperous.

But now, Ning Fengzhi had keenly noticed that Xue Qinghe seemed particularly strange.

Supporting the Clear Sky Sect suited his interests, but that was absolutely not something the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire should do.

"Uncle Jian, why don't you take Rong Rong to see Brother Li? Rong Rong's talent is quite good, and with our sect's sincerity added in, we can give it a try."

"I'll naturally do my utmost for Rong Rong. Come on, Rong Rong. After the broadcast is over, Sword Grandpa will take you to the Extreme North for some fun."

Spirit Hall, Papal Palace.

Hu Liena felt nervous, but only relaxed after seeing that the name on the Golden Ranking was not hers.

Spirit Hall was currently being mocked by every faction. If it appeared on the Talent Ranking too early, wouldn't that mean Spirit Hall was not only inferior to Great Wall Academy in high-end combat power, but also far behind in its younger generation?

"Na'er, there is no need to be nervous. Only the top ten of the Power Ranking can make it onto this Talent Ranking. That Great Wall Academy probably only has five or six people at most. At worst, they will be evenly matched with us. But in terms of overall foundation, Spirit Hall remains the number one force in the world."

When speaking with Hu Liena, Bibi Dong was visibly much more relaxed and gentle.

"Teacher, I believe Spirit Hall is still the number one force in the world. Those people outside are merely shortsighted."

Just as the master and disciple spoke, a Red Cardinal requested an audience with Bibi Dong.

"Your Holiness the Pope, the Spirit Hall branch in the Northern Province of the Heaven Dou Empire has been cut off from communication. Finding this strange, I went to investigate and discovered a battlefield during the investigation!"

"A battlefield?"

Bibi Dong voiced her confusion. The continent was currently in a tacit balance. The Upper Three Sects were waiting to see whether Spirit Hall and Great Wall Academy would fight first, so how could there be a battlefield at such a time?

"To be precise, it was hundreds of thousands of corpses buried beneath collapsed rocks. After identifying them, I learned that the troops belonged to the Heaven Dou Empire, and their commander was Marshal Ge Long!"

The Heaven Dou Empire's foremost combatant, Grand Marshal Ge Long, had died silently in the Northern Province.

Bibi Dong froze in place. A suspicion arose in her heart.

Her dear daughter had not only opposed her over the Clear Sky Sect, but had also foolishly taken the initiative to attack Great Wall Academy!

An attack was one thing, but she had directly gotten the only useful marshal under her command killed, without bringing back any information at all.

Bibi Dong guessed that Qian Renxue herself still did not know that her Two Hundred Thousand Army had already perished in the Extreme North.

At this moment, the Golden Ranking began evaluating Ning Rongrong. Hu Liena immediately focused intently on it. As Spirit Hall's only remaining hope, her ranking did not represent her honor alone.

[Ning Rongrong's martial soul is among the finest auxiliary martial souls: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Though it has slight flaws, her exceptional Innate Soul Power still qualifies her as a genius. While her temperament is somewhat quick to anger, she is not foolish. This ranking is well deserved.]

[Reward: The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda bloodline will mend the flaws of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, evolving it into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The year limits of all future soul rings will increase by thirty percent!]

Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,

Ning Fengzhi's entire body trembled uncontrollably, overwhelmed by ecstatic excitement.

He had thought the Golden Ranking's reward would only allow Ning Rongrong to make up for her flaw directly, but he had not expected the Golden Ranking to be so generous.

Now, every direct-line Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could ignore the limit of Level 79.

For the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to become the foremost of the Upper Three Sects, or even the number one force on the continent, Ning Fengzhi believed it was only a matter of time.

For a moment, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Spirit Hall, and the two great empires all began reassessing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's danger level.

Meanwhile, at the Clear Sky Sect, under Tang Xiao's desperate resistance, they paid the price of Fourth Elder's death to kill two Martial Soul Hall Titled Douluo Elders, forcing back the remaining elders and announcing the Clear Sky Sect's return to the world.

Extreme North, Great Wall Academy.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling followed behind Zhu Zhuqing, calling her Senior Sister one after another. Both were curious about what level of Soul Master this breathtakingly beautiful woman before them was.

"Senior Sister, what level Soul Master are you?"

"Well, how about I tell you when my name appears on the Talent Ranking?"

"Okay, okay!"

Zhu Zhuqing felt somewhat embarrassed at being called Senior Sister by two girls older than herself, but she still barely maintained her composure.

[Talent Golden Ranking, Fifteenth Place: Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao!]

[Martial Soul: Clear Sky Hammer, Innate Full Soul Power, Level 95 Power Attack System Titled Douluo, age fifty-six!]

This name, this martial soul, this faction name.

For a moment, every Soul Master on the continent with even a little knowledge was shocked beyond measure.

The youngest Titled Douluo in Soul Master history had only ranked fifteenth on the Talent Golden Ranking!

With their knowledge, they simply could not imagine that, aside from Su Han, the number one on the Golden Ranking who had risen to prominence at nineteen, there was anyone on the continent more talented than Tang Hao!

In the Northern Province of the Heaven Dou Empire, Tang Hao, who had been recounting tales of his youth to Tang San, froze where he stood.

"Dad, is that you?"

"Pfft—!"

Blood rushed to Tang Hao's head, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Proud all his life, he had never imagined that he would rank only fifteenth on the Talent Golden Ranking!