[Qin's here to help!]
[So that's how it is. No wonder Dean Qin Ming's foundation had been crippled, yet he still became a Titled Douluo so quickly!]
[See? As long as you follow the right person, life really can be a breeze!]
[Spirit Rings, Soul Bones, Self-Created Soul Skills... With so many resources thrown at him, even a pig could become a Spirit Beast, let alone the talented Dean Qin Ming!]
[The students of Heavenly Dou Academy congratulate the dean!]
[Exactly! When Prince Xue Xing was also serving as dean, the three instructors worked hard, but in the end, it was difficult for them to stand up to royal power.
Other than the main teams, like Heavenly Dou First Team and the second team, the rest of the teams were a mixed bag, rife with corruption and disorder!
Rather than the empire's highest institution of learning, that place was more like a tool for certain people to line their pockets.
But ever since Dean Qin Ming arrived, he swept away the rot and breathed new life into all of Heavenly Dou Academy.
Not only did the instructors' treatment improve, the quality of the students also shot straight up!
[No more talking—cheers!]
[Indeed! But if you ask me, Qingyun Sect sure knows how to keep a low profile.
If not for the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, who would've thought a sect like this even existed?
Even Clear Sky Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects and long hidden from the world, only has one Titled Douluo on the ranking.
Yet Qingyun Sect already has two, even without counting that sect master who subdued a 470,000-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear with a single move!]
Spirit City, Palace of the Pope!
Reading the comments and bullet chats on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, Bibi Dong couldn't help frowning.
What a bunch of fools who couldn't see the situation for what it was!
They really proved the old saying: a toad crawling over your foot doesn't bite, but it sure is disgusting!
Seeing Bibi Dong's displeasure, Hu Liena's mind raced, and she hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
"Teacher, don't be angry. They're just a bunch of peasants. What could they possibly know?
There are thirty spots on the Strongest Dragon-Tiger Ranking, and only a few have been revealed so far.
Any sensible person knows that the lower the rank, the more impressive the entries are!
It's only the bottom of the ranking. If our Spirit Hall elders were to appear there, that would be a joke!"
Because of her age, Hu Liena's cultivation was still limited. But as Bibi Dong's personal disciple and Spirit Hall's Saintess, she had authority that could rival that of some elders.
They were only a bunch of Rank 94 Titled Douluos. Spirit Hall's foundations were far deeper than these people could imagine!
Bibi Dong's brows relaxed slightly. Though she was still somewhat angry, she couldn't help nodding when she turned her gaze to Hu Liena.
"You've managed to see that much. At least my efforts to teach you haven't been wasted!"
"Thank you for the praise, Teacher..."
"But!"
Before Hu Liena could finish, Bibi Dong cut her off.
"You've only seen the surface, not the heart of the matter!
"There are thirty people on the continent's strongest ranking. It's true that our Spirit Hall needn't pay attention to those at the bottom.
"But we can't let this precedent stand!
"Take that Qingyun Sect that appeared out of nowhere. The more forces like them there are, the more restless certain people will become.
"The pie of power is only so big. If others take another bite, we'll have one less bite for ourselves.
"If we don't keep them in check and let forces like these grow unchecked, letting them challenge us again and again...
"Nana, you have to understand: the more people challenge us, the less authority we have.
"If one day our authority is gone, then tell me—is Spirit Hall still Spirit Hall?"
Hu Liena: "..."
Before Bibi Dong said this, Hu Liena hadn't realized there was a problem.
She'd thought Spirit Hall only needed to maintain a high ranking.
But now she understood: if they wanted to preserve Spirit Hall's rule over Douluo Continent, they had to suppress everyone else with absolute strength.
There could be no distinction between the top and the bottom. The entire Spirit Hall had to be the only bright spot on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking!
Otherwise...
If certain people learned that gods could bleed, would a god still be a god?
"Teacher, I understand. Should we make some arrangements to deal with Qingyun Sect?"
Bibi Dong: "Let's wait and see for now. I can't use my full strength these days.
"They have two Titled Douluos, after all. They aren't just any random people. Wiping them out will take some real effort!
"Besides, we need to know the strength of that Green-Robed Lord before we can make specific plans!"
Slowly clenching her fist, Bibi Dong spoke with a cold gaze.
"Either we do nothing, or we finish the job completely!"
"Understood!"
The reason Bibi Dong had set her sights on Qingyun Sect wasn't just what she'd mentioned earlier. There was another reason as well.
It was the pills Qin Yun had given Qin Ming!
Without those pills, Qin Ming could never have reached his current level in such a short time.
That showed just how much they helped with cultivation.
In other words, if she could seize the pills—or even the method for making them—
could Yu Xiaogang break through the bottleneck at Rank 29 as well?
He might be a little mad, but Bibi Dong still cared deeply for the one who held her heart.
Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking!
[Strongest Dragon-Tiger Ranking 26: Ghost Leopard Douluo!]
[Martial Soul: Ghost Leopard!]
[Level: Rank 95!]
[Force/Affiliation: Spirit Hall!]
[A standard Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall. He was discovered during his Martial Soul Awakening ceremony and joined Spirit Hall's Soul Master Academy because of his excellent Innate Soul Power, where he received a systematic education. He eventually became a Titled Douluo!
However, due to his lack of a Soul Bone, Self-Created Soul Skill, and Domain, his combat ability is nothing special!]
[Reward: Soul Power Level +1, Spirit Ring age increased by 1,400 years!]
[Strongest Dragon-Tiger Ranking 25: Bear Demon Douluo!]
[Martial Soul: Demon Bear!]
[Level: Rank 95!]
[Force/Affiliation: Spirit Hall!]
[Like Ghost Leopard Douluo, he is a standard Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall.
Because he lacks advantages in several areas, he can't stand up to experts of the same rank and can easily be defeated by lower-ranked prodigies.
But thanks to his exceptional Soul Power Level, he's still useful for bullying the weak!]
[Reward: Soul Power Level +1, Spirit Ring age increased by 1,500 years!]
Two streaks of light descended from the sky and fell into Spirit Hall. They not only helped Ghost Leopard and Bear Demon advance further, but also silenced some of the gossip on the ranking.
Even a dying camel is bigger than a horse!
Spirit Hall might not have appeared on the ranking before, but when it finally did, it had two people on it!
Judging by the ranking so far, aside from Qingyun Sect's sudden rise, the only major forces in Douluo Continent with any name recognition that still had no one on the list were Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
As for the Lower Four Sects...
Sorry, what were those? Did they really think they were qualified to sneak onto a ranking like this?
But unlike Ghost Leopard and Bear Demon, Bibi Dong and Hu Liena were now feeling thoroughly embarrassed.
The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking's assessment had practically pointed at them and called them Soul Power trash with nothing but levels!
And right after they'd said that the lower a rank was, the more impressive its entries would be,
the Rank 95 list opened, and Ghost Leopard and Bear Demon appeared on it.
Was this a ranking?
It was a slap in Bibi Dong's face!
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