Neuvillette, a Token of Love! The Golden Ranking List Exposed!

"Pass the order, sound the retreat."

Bibi Dong gave the command coldly.

"This Jialing Pass isn't going anywhere."

With the withdrawal of the commanders on both sides, the great battle outside Jialing Pass came to a hasty end.

Though called a great battle, it was more like a mutual probing of strength.

Although Tang San and the Heaven Dou allied forces had retreated for a time, Jialing Pass remained firmly in their grasp, and their foundations were not damaged.

Above the clouds.

Having finished watching this farce, Xue Di clapped her hands, feeling somewhat bored.

"How dull."

"That Tang San, aside from having a stiff tongue, has a very soft spine."

"He tucked his tail and ran the moment he gained a slight advantage; he didn't even dare to commit to the fight."

She turned to look at the two disciples behind her.

"Let's go, time to head back."

"..."

Shui Bing'er, however, was still eager for more.

She clenched her small fists, her eyes sparkling with a restless light.

"Mistress, we're heading back already?"

"I haven't even made a move yet."

"Those people from the Shrek team don't look like much anyway. If you let me go down there, I could definitely beat them to a pulp."

Beside her, Shui Yue'er nodded repeatedly.

"Yeah, yeah, Mistress! Look at that Ma Hongjun, he's as fat as a pig. I could kick him flying with one strike."

Xue Di reached out and tapped the two girls lightly on their foreheads.

"Less chatter."

"If you really want to fight, there will be plenty of opportunities later."

"If something comes up, just call your Skywater City Lord. He has sharp ears and will be able to hear you."

"..."

Having said that, Xue Di didn't care whether they were willing or not. With a flick of her sleeve, she transformed into a streak of light, taking the two of them as they flew toward the direction of Skywater City.

Just as they had left the territory of Jialing Pass, the Golden Ranking List above the firmament trembled once more.

The commotion this time was greater than any before.

The golden light almost illuminated the night sky of the entire continent.

The living beings who had been guessing which divine artifact would take sixth place now held their breath.

[Sixth Place: Ice Soul Cold Bead.]

[Holder: Xue Di.]

[Origin: A token of affection gifted to Xue Di by the Skywater City Lord, Neuvillette.]

[Properties: Absolute defense, capable of resisting the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation, immune to all techniques, and connected by heart.]

[...]

As these words appeared, the entire Douluo Continent completely erupted.

Inside the Heaven Dou Empire military camp, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang was holding a bowl of medicinal soup to drink. Seeing this, his hand trembled, and the scalding soup spilled all over his crotch.

"This... how is this possible?"

"The Ice Soul Cold Bead? It can resist the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation?"

"This is practically cheating!"

"!!!"

Moreover, the point wasn't the bead.

It was that name.

Neuvillette.

And that holder, Xue Di.

"Xue Di... the ruler of the Far North, a seven-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast?"

"..."

Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale.

"Neuvillette gave such a supreme treasure as a token of love to a Soul Beast?"

"They are a married couple?"

Inside the grand tent of Martial Soul Hall.

Bibi Dong stood up abruptly, her scepter slamming heavily against the ground.

Her breathing became rapid.

It was not out of fear, but out of extreme jealousy and greed.

"A hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast... and she actually possesses such a treasure."

"If it can withstand a lightning tribulation, doesn't that mean one gains an extra life when transcending to godhood?"

For Bibi Dong, who craved godhood, the temptation was unimaginably vast.

"Neuvillette..."

Bibi Dong muttered the name, the chill in her eyes growing ever more intense.

"Just what kind of sacred being are you?"

Off to the side, Qian Renxue's focus was somewhat peculiar.

Watching the words "token of love" on the sky screen, a trace of envy actually flickered across her expression.

"A token of love given away so casually is ranked sixth among divine artifacts?"

"This man named Neuvillette is, at the very least... quite romantic."

She lowered her head to glance at the Angel Sacred Sword in her hand.

Although it was also a divine artifact, it had been passed down by her grandfather; it was an Angelic inheritance, not a gift from someone else.

Inside the Worship Hall.

The group of elders sat cross-legged, staring at the sky with furrowed brows.

"Neuvillette... never heard of him."

"Could he be a peerless, ferocious beast that has been hiding from the world and taken human form?"

"To be able to produce something of this caliber, this person's strength must be unfathomable."

Tang San, currently in the middle of a retreat, also halted his steps.

He looked back at the sky, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

"Skywater City again."

"That Neuvillette again."

"Even a Soul Beast can obtain a treasure ranked sixth, so why is my Seagod Trident only seventh?"

He was unconvinced.

How could he possibly be convinced?

But he dared not curse aloud now.

The lightning strike from just a moment ago still left his body aching.

Above Skywater City.

Xue Di, who was taking her disciples home, paused slightly upon seeing this scene.

She looked at the description of the bead on the Golden Ranking List, and the corners of her mouth curled into a soft arc involuntarily.

She took the crystal-clear bead from her bosom.

The bead emitted a faint chill, yet holding it in her hand made her feel incomparably at ease.

"So this thing is actually this powerful."

"He even told me it was just a little trinket he picked up."

Xue Di whispered softly, her eyes filled with warmth.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, following behind, exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock and admiration in each other's eyes.

"Wow!"

Shui Yue'er exclaimed in a low voice:

"The City Lord is just too generous!"

"Even her token of love made the list, and it's ranked sixth!"

Shui Bing'er, meanwhile, gripped her staff tightly, looking up at the Golden Ranking List with an increasingly determined light in her eyes.

"Both the City Lord and the Dean are so powerful."

"As disciples of Skywater Academy, as their successors, we must never bring shame to Skywater City."

"When we return this time, we must redouble our cultivation."

"One day, I will also make my name resound throughout this continent!"

Shui Bing'er secretly swore in her heart.

High above the firmament, the radiance of the Golden Ranking List did not dim with the announcement of the ranking; instead, it grew even more brilliant.

That was the exclusive reward belonging to the sixth place.

A supreme, sacred pillar of light pierced straight through the clouds for ten thousand miles, enveloping Xue Di as she hurried toward Skywater City.

[Reward distribution: Holder Xue Di, granted 100,000 years of pure cultivation.]

[Special blessing: Ice Soul Cold Bead evolved, birthed divinity, contains the complete God of Ice and Snow divine inheritance!]

[Note: Refining this bead will open the path to godhood, no divine trials required, attain godhood instantly!]

As these lines of large text appeared, the entire Douluo Continent fell into silence.

No divine trials required?

Attain godhood instantly?

This was simply taking the lifelong dream of countless soul masters and chewing it up to feed it directly into their mouths!

This was no longer just an opportunity; this was blatant favoritism!

On the road of retreat from Jialing Pass.

Bibi Dong sat inside a luxurious carriage, clutching her chest tightly, her peerless face actually twisted in pain.

Her heart hurt.

It truly hurt.