Myriad Beasts Record Earth Ranking: Fifth! Northern Cang Spirit Academy's Two Rankings!

"Spirit of Luo River?"

Hearing this, Bing Tianxiao leaned close to her ear and acted silly.

"Oh my goodness! The Spirit of Luo River?!"

"That's the fifth-ranked spirit beast on the Myriad Beasts Record Earth Ranking, known as the most mysterious spirit beast!"

In truth, he knew this information. After all, in the original story, this spirit beast appeared right after the Four Spirits!

Looking at Bing Tianxiao's exaggerated performance, a trace of helplessness flashed through Luo Li's cool eyes.

Yet the corner of her lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

"It's not as exaggerated as you make it sound. I merely happened to gain its recognition."

Her voice remained cool.

"Lucky, huh? Let someone else try it. They'd probably be frozen into an ice sculpture before even touching the edge of the Luo River."

Bing Tianxiao curled his lips, then returned to his roguish smile and patted his chest.

"But my Luo Li is so amazing, so I can't fall too far behind as her partner.

Looks like I'll have to find a Divine Beast from the Heaven Ranking at the very least. Otherwise, when I go out in the future, people might think I'm living off my wife."

Hearing the words "my Luo Li," the fair, jade-like roots of Luo Li's ears—

once again quietly flushed red.

She turned around and glared fiercely at Bing Tianxiao.

Yet there was not much killing intent in her gaze. Instead, it carried a hint of coquettish annoyance.

"Stop spouting nonsense."

"Heh-heh..."

Bing Tianxiao chuckled shamelessly.

"Boy, do you still want your reward?"

Elder Bai asked gruffly.

"Yes!"

Bing Tianxiao took the crystal token and returned to the front.

"This is your reward."

Elder Bai flicked a finger, and the crystal token in Bing Tianxiao's hand began to sparkle.

His original fifteen hundred Spirit Value instantly became six thousand five hundred...

"All right, all the challenges have been completed. Next..."

Elder Bai smiled faintly and waved his sleeve.

The air behind him twisted. As light surged, a colossal bronze gate hundreds of zhang tall appeared out of thin air, then slowly opened.

"Northern Cang Spirit Academy welcomes you all."

As Elder Bai's voice fell,

unconcealable excitement surged through the eyes of countless new students.

Bing Tianxiao naturally made no attempt to be polite either, taking Luo Li's hand.

He stepped into the ancient bronze gate.

After passing through the distorted light, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

A rich and pure spiritual energy rushed toward them, making their pores involuntarily open wide.

Yet the most breathtaking thing was not this spiritual energy.

It was the majestic and magnificent sight before their eyes.

It was a vast land stretching beyond the limits of sight. Countless enormous cultivation halls dotted the earth.

Mountain ranges crisscrossed the land, and waterfalls resembling silver rivers occasionally cascaded down. Amid the lush greenery lay a magnificent, expansive vista.

In the air above the academy, countless figures swept across the sky.

In some training grounds, figures flew about as powerful spiritual energy collided, creating waves of low, rumbling sounds.

Within the majestic academy whose end could not be seen, the most eye-catching sight was undoubtedly the enormous mountain at its center.

The mountain had a peculiar shape, resembling a divine bird spreading its wings.

An inexplicable sense of oppression emanated from the bird-shaped mountain, enveloping the heavens and earth.

"What an astonishing undertaking..."

Bing Tianxiao raised his head and could not help voicing his admiration.

If he remembered correctly, the original form of this mountain was the Northern Cang Spirit Academy's guardian Divine Beast—the Northern Underworld Dragon Kun.

A Ninth Grade Sovereign, and possibly even an existence on the verge of entering the Earth Supreme realm!

On the broad, endless wings of the enormous bird-shaped mountain, dazzling golden light was flashing.

Two enormous stone steles, each as huge as a waterfall, stood there, their surfaces covered with radiant names engraved in sweeping strokes.

It was as if they were displaying their glory to every student who entered this place.

Bing Tianxiao gazed over and clearly saw three words engraved there—

Divine Soul Ranking!

On the other side were two even more imposing words—

Heaven Ranking!

"Shocking, isn't it?"

Just as Bing Tianxiao was sizing up the two enormous steles, a clear female voice sounded beside him.

Bing Tianxiao turned his head.

Senior Student An Ran was walking toward them.

She extended a slender finger and pointed into the distance at the majestic mountain that resembled a divine bird spreading its wings.

"Those two stone steles are the goal that every student in the entire academy strives for."

"The one on the left is called the 'Divine Soul Ranking.'

"As the name suggests, it is a ranking established for students in the Divine Soul Realm.

"Everyone whose name appears on it is an outstanding figure among those in the same realm. For many new students, this is their first goal after entering the academy."

At this, An Ran glanced at Bing Tianxiao and Luo Li, her tone somewhat helpless.

"Of course, with the two of you possessing such monstrous strength, the Divine Soul Ranking is merely a decoration to you. You can skip it entirely."

Bing Tianxiao chuckled and shrugged indifferently. "Senior Student, you flatter us. We're very low-key."

An Ran rolled her eyes.

She took a deep breath, her expression turning solemn, and shifted her finger toward the Heaven Ranking on the right.

"What you should truly be paying attention to is the one on the right—the 'Heaven Ranking'!"

An Ran's voice carried deep awe and yearning.

"The Heaven Ranking is the true core and glory of Northern Cang Spirit Academy! It places no restrictions on realm and only considers absolute strength!"

"Those who can ascend the Heaven Ranking are all monsters among the many geniuses of Northern Cang Spirit Academy! Any one of them would be capable of stirring up a storm across the Northern Cang Continent."

"Especially those fellows ranked in the top three..."

A trace of awe flashed through An Ran's eyes. "They can no longer be described as geniuses. They're simply complete and utter monsters."

"Oh? The Heaven Ranking?"

Bing Tianxiao stroked his chin, a deep interest igniting in his eyes.

He turned his head and looked with a roguish grin at Luo Li, who stood quietly beside him, gently squeezing her soft, jade-like hand.

"Heroine, did you hear that? The Heaven Ranking."

Luo Li glanced at him, her cool eyes flickering slightly. "You want to compete for it now?"

"Of course I do. Unfortunately, I can't."

Bing Tianxiao raised his head and gazed at the Heaven Ranking stele towering into the clouds.

"Those top-three fellows are at least one major realm above me right now. I'm not arrogant enough for that."

"But who knows... things might be different in the future."

He turned his head and looked at Luo Li with burning eyes.

"Since I, Bing Tianxiao, have come to Northern Cang Spirit Academy, I absolutely refuse to remain behind anyone else.

"If I'm going to do it, then I'll be the most dazzling number one!"

If a newly enrolled student had said these words, the Senior Students around them would certainly have mocked him for not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth.

But coming from Bing Tianxiao, combined with the terrifying strength he had displayed, they left no room for the slightest contempt.

An Ran was also slightly stunned as she listened from the side, then shook her head with a bitter smile.

"These two monsters really do treat Northern Cang Spirit Academy as their own home."