Yu Xiaogang's Face Was Thoroughly Slapped; the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Was Only Eleventh?

(Beautiful Zhu Zhuqing)

She had already resigned herself to gritting her teeth and enduring life at this lousy academy.

But when the Heavenly Ranking appeared, it was as though a fire had been lit in her heart—why should she, Ning Rongrong, lower herself to stay in a place like this?!

"What did you say?!"

Flender flew into a rage at her words. He had spent so long wearing this girl down, only for this to be the result?

"Fine! Fine! If you want to get lost, then get lost right now! Once you leave Shrek Academy, I'd like to see who else can teach you properly!"

Although Zhu Zhuqing said nothing beside them, she sneered inwardly.

Disgusting!

What did Shrek even have?

A few old bachelors serving as teachers. No resources, no proper environment.

Their so-called training consisted of either carrying rocks while running or going to the Great Soul Arena.

Couldn't I go to a place like that on my own? What did it have to do with you people?!

Just then, the vast heavenly curtain shimmered with flowing light.

It eventually transformed into an enormous Golden Ranking that stretched across the entire sky.

Its majesty was boundless, as if it had existed since time immemorial.

Ancient characters began appearing upon the ranking one after another, like stars emerging in the night sky.

"Teacher," Tang San quietly asked Yu Xiaogang beside him.

"Can Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect... make the ranking?"

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his expression carrying the certainty of a theoretical Master.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are collectively known as the Upper Three Sects. Their foundations run deep. They will certainly rank among the top five; there is no doubt about it."

When he mentioned the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a trace of complicated, indescribable pride flashed through his eyes. It was a sense of belonging born from his bloodline.

At that very moment, just as his words fell—

The Heavenly Ranking suddenly blazed with light, the golden radiance so piercing that people could barely keep their eyes open.

That grand and mighty voice, as though it had descended from the Nine Heavens—

Rang in the ears of every living being beneath heaven and earth:

[The Douluo Heavenly Ranking is now open!]

[Heavenly Ranking, Tenth Place: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!]

[The continent's number one support Martial Soul, wealth rivaling that of a nation, guarded by two Douluo. It deserves tenth place on the Heavenly Ranking!]

[Reward obtained: Heavenly Treasure "Knowledge Gem"—the wearer's cultivation speed increases by 10%; one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.]

[Supplement: Heavenly Ranking, Eleventh Place: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Only one step away from tenth place. Keep up the good work!]

[Whenever the ranking changes, factions that rise in rank will also receive rewards!]

Boom—!

The moment this result was announced, countless places across the continent erupted in uproar!

At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have been struck by a bolt of lightning.

He abruptly took a step forward, his face turning ashen in an instant, his body trembling faintly from agitation.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

He practically growled the words.

"My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possesses the world's number one Beast Martial Soul and commands awe across the continent. How could it possibly be only eleventh?!"

"It didn't even make the top ten?!"

As the eldest son of Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen, although he had been forced to leave the clan because his mutated Martial Soul had rendered him worthless, he had always retained an inviolable pride in his family.

Now that he heard his clan being so "humiliated," he nearly pointed at the heavenly curtain and cursed its unfairness.

Yet he ultimately feared that the Heavenly Dao would strike him dead with divine lightning, so he forcibly swallowed the curse that had reached his lips, turning red from holding it in.

Tang San watched all of this from the side, and a hint of helplessness and embarrassment passed through his heart.

Master had just confidently declared that they would certainly enter the top five, only to be slapped in the face before everyone moments later. This...

He could only force himself to offer consolation.

"Teacher, please calm down first. Perhaps... perhaps there is a problem with this ranking itself, and it has failed to fully reflect the true strength of each sect."

Yu Xiaogang seemed to have seized his last lifeline. He immediately took the offered way out and said in a deep voice, his tone carrying a forced attempt to save face.

"That's right! This ranking is certainly unfair. Its criteria are vague; someone must be manipulating it behind the scenes!"

"A wild ranking. This is definitely a wild ranking!"

Within the thunder-wreathed main hall of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen's beard and hair bristled, lightning flickering faintly around his body.

He slammed his palm onto the railing made of refined metal and rose abruptly, his voice like thunder.

"Outrageous! My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is renowned far and wide, yet it has only been ranked eleventh?!"

"It ranks below even that support-type Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?!"

The second-in-command, Yu Luomian, stood in the hall. His expression was equally ugly, but he still advised in a deep voice.

"Sect Master, please calm your anger. In my view, this ranking's origins are strange. It may not be trustworthy..."

"I would like to see exactly which sects hiding their heads and showing their tails are ranked ahead of us!"

"If their reputations do not match their positions, then hmph!"

They were both shocked and furious. As one of the Upper Three Sects, failing even to enter the top ten—

Not only meant they would receive no Heavenly Ranking rewards, but was also a naked slap to the face. They had no way to judge the authenticity or authority of this Heavenly Ranking.

"Tenth... Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone, two Douluo who protect the sect, yet... yet we are only ranked last?"

Ning Rongrong stared at the glittering golden character for "tenth" upon the heavenly curtain and muttered to herself, her pretty face filled with disbelief.

She knew that her sect not only possessed the world's number one support Martial Soul.

Its accumulated wealth was considered the greatest on the continent, and it was further guarded by Sword and Bone, two Titled Douluo.

With such formidable overall strength, they could only rank tenth?

Then just how terrifying were the factions ranked near the top, especially the one in first place?

At the same time, within the grand hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi exchanged glances with Sword and Bone. Though all three showed surprise in their eyes—

Their expressions remained rather calm, and they even quietly breathed sighs of relief in unspoken agreement.

In their view, the tallest tree in the forest was the first to be destroyed by the wind.

The lower their rank, the more they could avoid the limelight and the less likely they were to become targets of public criticism. This was not necessarily a bad thing.

"Rankings are secondary."

Ning Fengzhi gently stroked the gem-encrusted scepter in his hand, his gaze profound.

"I simply wonder what sort of terrifying existences could force even our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect down to tenth place..."

Before he could finish speaking, a brilliant stream of light shot down from the Heavenly Ranking. Ignoring the distance of space, it stopped directly before him.

When the light faded, a Ten Thousand Year right arm bone emitting vast energy fluctuations—

And an emerald-green gem, within which what seemed like an aura of knowledge flowed, floated silently in the air.

Ning Fengzhi was slightly stunned as he reached out to receive them.

"This... there really are rewards? And they are delivered directly?"

A sharp light flashed in Sword Douluo Chen Xin's eyes as he sensed the gem's aura.

"If this 'Knowledge Gem' can truly increase cultivation speed by 10% without conditions... congratulations, Sect Master, on receiving such a heaven-defying opportunity!"

"To the sect's younger generation, this item is far more valuable than a Soul Bone!"

"What a Heavenly Treasure."

Ning Fengzhi held the warm gem, a smile appearing on his face as he spoke decisively.

"This should be worn by Rongrong. Nothing could be more suitable! It will help her strengthen her foundation and grow quickly!"

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, a tranquil courtyard before the emperor's sleeping chambers.

Xue Ye stood in the courtyard, his expression solemn as he gazed at the Golden Ranking in the sky.

Before him, four figures had hurried over at his summons, standing in ranks to either side.