Purple lightning churned around the Heavenly Screen, and the text displayed on it began to change.
"Young Master, look! The Heavenly Screen is changing again!"
Inside the Crown Prince's Bedchamber, in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Qian Renxue had just sent Porcupinefish Douluo to investigate the Bright Realm that had been revealed by the Heavenly Screen.
However, before Porcupinefish Douluo could even leave the bedchamber, Snake Lance Douluo, who had been watching the Heavenly Screen closely, suddenly cried out in alarm.
Hearing She Long's reminder, Qian Renxue instinctively looked up.
But when she saw the name revealed on the Heavenly Screen, she froze in place.
The blood drained from the stunning face she kept concealed beneath her disguise, leaving it deathly pale with disbelief.
Her phoenix eyes, usually disguised as gentle and warm, suddenly widened.
She stared fixedly at the enormous golden characters suspended high in the Sky Dome.
Her hands clenched tightly around the window ledge before her.
Under the enormous, unconscious force of her grip, the sturdy wood groaned under the strain.
Cracks appeared in an instant.
Shock, confusion, doubt, and countless other emotions surged through her mind.
"How could this be? How could this be?!"
Even Snake Lance Douluo, standing beside her, gaped at the words revealed across the Sky Dome.
[Combat Strength Ranking, Twenty-ninth Rank: Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen] [Affiliation: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan] [Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon] [Rank: Ninety-Fifth Rank Assault Type Super Douluo] [Evaluation: As the current Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the continent's foremost Beast Martial Soul, and commands the Power of Killing through thunder. He has mastered the secret technique Dragon Transformation. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's treasured heirloom, the True Dragon Nine Crowns, consists of Soul Bone Fragments from an ancient True Dragon. After being absorbed, they can increase Soul Ring Lifespans and unleash power far beyond one's own, terrifyingly amplifying one's combat strength. He holds nothing back and is unmatched in battle—truly fearsome.] [Reward: Soul Power Increased by One Level; all Soul Ring Lifespans increased by 1,200 years]
"How could this be? That old dragon—that old dragon only ranked Twenty-ninth!"
Snake Lance Douluo pointed at the Combat Strength Ranking on the Heavenly Screen with a trembling finger and swallowed with difficulty.
"How could this be?!"
"The Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects, is a Ninety-Fifth Rank Assault Type Super Douluo, yet he can only rank near the bottom!"
After reading every word on the ranking, Qian Renxue gripped the window ledge even harder.
Then came a sharp crack.
The fine wooden ledge shattered beneath her hands.
A few splinters pierced Qian Renxue's fair palm, and beads of blood began to trickle out.
Yet Qian Renxue seemed not to feel any pain at all. Her eyes remained fixed on the Heavenly Screen in the Sky Dome.
Only after a moment did she finally seem to come back to her senses.
Her willow brows furrowed slightly. She glanced at the dazed Snake Lance Douluo beside her, then shook her head with a helpless sigh.
She had once hoped that the two uncles who had guarded her for many years would make the ranking.
But now, even Yu Yuanzhen had only reached Twenty-ninth Rank on the Combat Strength Ranking.
For Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to make the ranking would be little more than a pipe dream.
Qian Renxue gazed into the distance, her eyes deep and thoughtful.
Her voice was so quiet that only she could hear it. "It seems Douluo Continent really is full of hidden talents!"
Within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
The atmosphere had turned unbearably cold.
Yu Yuanzhen glared at the ranking on the Heavenly Screen with bloodshot eyes. His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul had already possessed him, and lightning raged violently around his body.
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!"
"I refuse to accept this! I'm a mighty Ninety-Fifth Rank Assault Type Titled Douluo, yet I only rank Twenty-ninth!"
"Other than Chen Xin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect, and a few powerful figures from Spirit Hall—"
"I don't even take Ju or Ghost Douluo seriously! Who else could possibly rank above me?!"
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes blazed with fury. He felt unbearably humiliated.
He had assumed that no matter how poorly he did, he would at least make the top ten.
But now that the ranking had appeared, every beautiful fantasy he had held had turned to dust.
Worse still, even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's treasured trump card, the True Dragon Nine Crowns, had been exposed.
It was the ultimate trump card that could save the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan from ruin.
The Heavenly Screen had revealed it so casually, and he hadn't even received anything good in return.
How could Yu Yuanzhen not be furious?
Yu Luomian, standing nearby, felt the deadly pressure descending from the Sky Dome. His hair stood on end.
Seeing his elder brother, enraged and already possessed by his Martial Soul, about to charge up and attack the Heavenly Screen, he hurried forward to placate him.
"Elder Brother, calm down! Don't lose your temper! Please, calm down!"
"Sure, you only ranked Twenty-ninth, but at least you made the list. You got a reward!"
"Calm down, Elder Brother!"
Yu Yuanzhen's younger brother pulled and tugged him back into his seat, and Yu Yuanzhen gradually calmed down.
Only then did he feel the deadly threat coming from the Sky Dome.
Especially when he saw several thick bolts of lightning, each as sturdy as a jade pillar, pointed straight at him from around the Heavenly Screen.
He broke out in a cold sweat and trembled all over.
He hurriedly rose and bowed again and again toward the Heavenly Screen. "Please don't take offense, Heavenly Screen! Please, don't take offense!"
"I spoke carelessly earlier and disturbed you. I hope you'll forgive me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the deadly pressure that had hung over his head vanished without a trace.
The thick bolts of lightning in the Sky Dome also transformed into countless tiny ones, circling around the Heavenly Screen.
Only then did Yu Yuanzhen breathe a sigh of relief.
A beam of golden light descended upon him.
A vast surge of energy from heaven and earth poured into his body.
Yu Yuanzhen felt as if he were soaking in a warm spring. The sensation was indescribably soothing.
His Soul Power, which had long since stopped advancing, began to surge wildly.
Soon, it broke through the bottleneck with ease.
He smoothly crossed the threshold of Rank Ninety-Five and reached Rank Ninety-Six.
At the same time.
Nine profoundly powerful Soul Rings appeared: purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, and black.
Feeling the terrifying changes in his body, Yu Yuanzhen's lips curled into a wild grin.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"
"This feeling is simply wonderful!"
The increase in his strength swept away every trace of his earlier displeasure.
"Congratulations, Elder Brother! My heartfelt congratulations!"
Yu Luomian had witnessed the terrifying transformation with his own eyes. His eyes were full of envy as he offered his congratulations.
Yu Yuanzhen laughed. "Now that my strength has received such a tremendous boost, it doesn't matter that the True Dragon Nine Crowns were exposed."
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Within Shrek Academy.
Unlike Yu Yuanzhen, who was delighted after receiving his reward, Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot. He panted like an ox, pointed a trembling finger at the Heavenly Screen, and shouted furiously:
"A wild ranking! A wild ranking! What kind of garbage Combat Strength Ranking is this?!"
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