Why Was She on the Ranking?

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[Introduction: She possessed a head of crimson-red hair and a kind, virtuous nature, gentle as water.

In the violent and bloody Dark Night Arena, she was the only patch of pure land.

Everyone she healed not only had their physical wounds treated—even their violent hearts would be healed.

She neither fought nor competed, always treating others with a gentle smile.

That virtuous temperament made every man who had seen her want to marry her and bring her home.

Yet even she, hailed as the Goddess of Healing, willingly remained by the Dark Night Arena Master's side.

Just so she could lend him a hand, even if it meant nothing more than getting one extra glimpse of him.]

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[Reward: Soul Power Level +1; all Soul Ring ages increased by 1,500 years!]

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[Special Reward: If it is your first time engaging in Dual Cultivation with her, Soul Power Level +1; all Soul Ring ages increased by 1,500 years!]

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[Special ability acquired: After being injured, wound healing speed increases fivefold, and stamina recovery speed greatly improves!]

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[Compiling character records. To be announced shortly...]

After a brief deathly silence fell over the continent.

Countless people clutched their heads and let out disbelieving roars.

"Three! This is already the third one!"

"First Catwoman, then the Host, and now a healer?"

"I refuse to accept this! I demand an investigation! I seriously suspect this Heavenly Ranking is an ad slot this Duel Arena paid for!"

Many people stared blankly at the scene.

There were twenty-five places in total, and three had been announced in a row. Why were they all from your place?

Was this even a legitimate Duel Arena?

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong was still shocked by the Dark Night Arena appearing on the ranking one after another, before she had time to think it through.

"Impossible!"

The cry was so shrill that it suddenly exploded through the vast hall.

It startled Bibi Dong, who had been deep in thought, making her slender body tremble as the scepter in her hand nearly slipped from her grasp.

Her beautiful brows knitted as she looked displeasedly at the flustered Chrysanthemum Douluo below. "Yue Guan, what are you screaming for?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, usually so poised, effeminate, and calm, looked as though he had seen a ghost.

His eyes, lined with shadow, were wide open, and he had even forgotten to raise his orchid finger.

His entire body was in a state of extreme shock.

Only when he heard Bibi Dong's rebuke did Yue Guan suddenly come back to his senses.

He hurriedly bowed, his voice still somewhat unsteady. "Your Holiness... this subordinate was simply... too shocked!"

Bibi Dong snorted coldly and crossed her long legs. "The way you say it, as if I'm not shocked by what I'm seeing?"

"It's the Dark Night Arena again!"

Three peerless beauties had appeared, all from the same Duel Arena. Who would not be shocked?

"Your Holiness, n-no, that's not what I meant!"

Yue Guan's bewitching face was filled with disbelief as he pointed at the Heavenly Curtain. "Your Holiness, you may not know this!"

"Five years ago, at Spirit Hall's branch in Heaven Dou City, I met a young girl also named Jiang Zhu."

"Her Martial Soul... was also the Healing Scepter!"

Those words made Bibi Dong pause, her Beautiful Eyes narrowing. "You have met her? And she was once one of Spirit Hall's people?"

"If so, why is she in that Dark Night Arena?"

"Was she poached? Or did the people in the branch fail in their duties?"

If Spirit Hall talent had been allowed to slip away there, that was a serious dereliction of duty!

That branch's Hall Master would be finished too!

"This..."

Yue Guan looked troubled and even shook his head with a trace of doubt. "Your Holiness, this peerless beauty mentioned on the ranking..."

"I'm not certain whether she is the Jiang Zhu I met back then."

Bibi Dong was puzzled, and her tone carried a hint of impatience. "Oh? Why?"

"The name is the same, and the Martial Soul is the same. What is there to be uncertain about?"

Yue Guan took a deep breath and said something utterly shocking. "It is precisely because everything is the same that I'm uncertain..."

"Because when I saw her back then, she was an old woman!"

"And now her name has appeared on the Peerless Beauty Ranking. How could I not be shocked?"

"What?!"

Now it was Bibi Dong's turn to be stunned. She abruptly straightened up, her purple Beautiful Eyes filled with astonishment.

She looked incredulously at the information and name on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, then at Yue Guan. "You said she was an old woman? Then this Peerless Beauty Ranking..."

Yue Guan nodded with a bitter smile. "That's why this subordinate feels like he has seen a ghost!"

He began recalling the events of that year, his tone full of emotion.

"Does Your Holiness remember the Golden Generation member selection assessment held by Spirit Hall five years ago?"

Bibi Dong nodded slightly. "Of course I remember."

"It was to select the finest members for Nana, Xie Yue, and Yan, forming the strongest team of the younger generation."

"That's right!"

Yue Guan continued, "On one of the lists recommended by the Heaven Dou City branch back then..."

"There had originally been a talented healing-type support Soul Master named Jiang Zhu."

"Wait!" Bibi Dong raised a hand to interrupt him.

"Why does this sound a little confusing?"

"If she was a substitute candidate for the younger generation, she could not have been over twenty."

"Then why did you say she was an old woman? Isn't that contradictory?"

"Your Holiness, Jiang Zhu was indeed a young girl at the time. The reason she became like that..." Yue Guan sighed.

"Was because she possessed a Soul Skill that healed others by draining her own life force."

Spirit Hall's Training Ground.

This was where Spirit Hall's younger generation honed their Martial Souls.

At that moment, seven young men and women stood gathered in the spacious plaza, each wearing a different expression as they watched the Heavenly Curtain.

One of them was especially eye-catching.

It was Hu Liena, with her long black hair, enchanting figure, and naturally seductive aura.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could she be on the ranking?!"

Suddenly!

A voice filled with shock shattered the silence.

The speaker was a support-type Weapon Soul Master on the team, whose Martial Soul was a golden scepter.

He was usually rather composed, but now he too pointed at the Heavenly Curtain as though he had seen a ghost.

Captain Xie Yue glanced sideways at his disbelieving expression and asked curiously, "What is it, Qian Xiaosheng? You know her?"

Qian Xiaosheng was tall and slender, and rather handsome as well.

But his face had become extremely stiff as he stared fixedly at the information on the Heavenly Curtain and nodded with difficulty.

"I know her..."

Yan immediately leaned over upon hearing that, teasing him with a grin.

"Oh? You actually knew this peerless beauty already?"

"Come on, tell us. What does she look like in person? Is she prettier than our Nana?"

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Hu Liena, who stood quietly beside them.

Hu Liena rolled her eyes at him irritably, too lazy to pay attention to that noisy fellow.

Qian Xiaosheng's expression turned somewhat unnatural. "She used to... indeed be quite beautiful."

"But..."

He paused, then said blankly, "Later, she ruined herself to save people."

"Five years ago, the last time I saw her at the Golden Generation selection tournament..."

"She was... an old woman with graying hair!"

Those words were like a thunderclap exploding among them.

"What?!"

"An old woman?" Yan's eyes nearly popped out. "What kind of joke is that? A peerless woman who made the Peerless Beauty Ranking, and you're saying she was an old woman?"

Even Hu Liena, who had remained calm all along, looked over in surprise, curious why he would say that.

"I'm not joking!"

Qian Xiaosheng was so anxious that his face reddened, his tone hurried.

"She was assigned to the waiting area back then, and because she looked too old, quite a few people mocked her."

"They asked whether she was some old lady who had wandered into the wrong place."

"Though I also find it hard to believe, her Martial Soul was the Healing Scepter, and her name was Jiang Zhu."

"What coincidence could possibly be that perfect?"

"But..."

Xie Yue looked at the description on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, then at the shocked Qian Xiaosheng.

"If it really is her, then how did she make the ranking now?"

"This ranking is not some Peerless Old Woman Ranking..."