Dugu Yan recalled the scene when she first met Headmaster Lu Xia.
At the time, she had been in Heaven Dou City, preparing to find her grandfather, but she had never expected to run into Lu Xia.
She had never imagined there could be such a handsome man in this world. He had utterly stunned her.
She had stood there blankly for several seconds before coming back to her senses.
By then, Lu Xia had already walked up to her. "Would you like to study at Qingyun Academy? It's ten thousand times better than Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
He had even taken her hand, making her feel as though light shone from him. Her eyes had been filled with him.
He had completely bewitched her.
It was as if she had been willing to do anything Lu Xia said.
So she had followed him along in a daze.
When her grandfather arrived nearby, he too had been dumbfounded.
He had never expected someone to dare abduct his granddaughter in broad daylight.
He immediately descended from the sky, his hand turning into a claw. Dark purple poisonous mist coiled around his purple-black nails as he reached for Lu Xia.
Yet Lu Xia had simply stood still and allowed her grandfather's claw to strike fiercely at him. However, it had only hit the golden light around Lu Xia.
Her grandfather's nails had broken, and his hand had bled from the impact.
Lu Xia had remained completely unharmed.
Instead, her grandfather had been sent flying by the golden light.
Then, her grandfather had been conquered by Lu Xia's mysterious and powerful strength, and she had also come to Qingyun Academy.
Meanwhile.
Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace, Crown Prince Palace.
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, looked up at the Heavenly Ranking above, her willow-leaf brows slightly furrowed.
The power emanating from the Heavenly Ranking seemed even greater than the Angel God's power.
The Beauty Ranking.
It ranked and rewarded the beauty of women across Douluo Continent?
Could something so boring actually happen?
She seemed rather beautiful herself. Would she end up on the ranking?
If her identity were exposed, her twenty years of infiltration would all be wasted.
Naturally, Qian Renxue did not want to be exposed, nor did she want to appear on the ranking.
Of course, this was merely her speculation. As for the outcome, she would have to wait and see.
If only the name Qian Renxue were announced, then she could receive rewards, which would naturally be a good thing.
If that were the case, she should be able to make the top ten, right?
Qian Renxue often looked at her own face in the mirror.
She felt it was decent enough.
Elder Snake Lance had also praised her beauty,
calling it unparalleled,
but she knew Elder Snake Lance was prone to exaggeration.
Of course, her grandfather had also seen a portrait of her in female attire and praised her as the most beautiful woman on Douluo Continent.
She felt delighted inside, but whether she made the ranking still depended on how the Heavenly Ranking announced its results.
Everyone's standards were somewhat different.
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong, dressed in a purple pope's robe and sitting alone upon her throne, gazed toward the Heavenly Ranking in the sky.
She could sense that the power emanating from the Heavenly Ranking was terrifyingly strong, surpassing even the power of the Rakshasa God.
Vast and ethereal.
Bibi Dong silently stared at the Heavenly Ranking, her grip on her scepter tightening slightly.
With her peerless beauty, even at her current age, she still looked extremely young, with flawless, fair, tender skin.
Making the top three should not be a problem, right?
After all, she was the Pope of Spirit Hall. Her bearing was absolutely among the finest on Douluo Continent.
It could even be said that no one could compare to her.
However, in terms of age, she could not compete with those eighteen-year-old girls.
Youthfulness could sometimes be an advantage.
She also thought of Hu Liena. With her beauty, she could make the ranking, and entering the top fifteen should not be a problem.
As for what rewards there would be, that was impossible to know.
After all, what treasures did Spirit Hall lack?
Of course, Spirit Hall did not possess Soul Bones over fifty thousand years old, External Soul Bones, or Soul Rings and Soul Bones over a hundred thousand years old.
Then she thought of that bastard child who had infiltrated Tiandou Imperial Palace for twenty years. That bastard had inherited her beauty and bloodline, as well as the Angel Clan's bloodline.
Naturally, she was not unattractive either!
After all, Bibi Dong had seen Qian Renxue's portrait.
She was exceptionally beautiful and should also be able to enter the top ten.
Spirit Hall should have three people make the ranking.
Bibi Dong felt somewhat expectant.
Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu and Elder Golden Crocodile stood in the great hall, looking up at the Heavenly Ranking in the sky as it radiated sacred golden light.
Elder Golden Crocodile was powerfully built, clad in golden-scale armor, with a head of white hair. Though Golden Crocodile was the Second Worship, one might think he was younger than Grand Elder Qian Daoliu, but he was actually thirty or forty years older than Qian Daoliu.
He looked at the Heavenly Ranking and said excitedly:
"Qian Daoliu, Xue'er is so beautiful that she'll definitely make the ranking. With the Angel Clan bloodline as well, her temperament is unmatched. She deserves to become the number one beauty.
"I just wonder what the rewards will be.
"Also, the Pope and her disciple Hu Liena may make the ranking too. When that happens, Spirit Hall will have three people on the list, something absolutely unprecedented on Douluo Continent!"
"That makes sense. Spirit Hall will become the biggest winner this time.
"The energy emanating from the Heavenly Ranking surpasses Angelic Divine Power, so the rewards certainly won't be simple."
Qian Daoliu nodded in agreement with Golden Crocodile, but concern flashed through his eyes.
"Then what are you worried about, Qian Daoliu?"
Elder Golden Crocodile asked in confusion.
"If Xue'er makes the ranking, will her identity be exposed? Wouldn't all her years of infiltration then..."
Qian Daoliu shook his head as he spoke.
"When the time comes, we can judge from how the rankings are announced whether Xue'er's identity will be exposed. Then we'll act."
Golden Crocodile understood Qian Daoliu's concern. It was the love and worry he felt for his granddaughter.
Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang, dressed in simple black clothes with cropped hair and a short beard, stood with his hands behind his back as he looked at the sky.
Beside him stood a young man with short black hair and a young woman wearing a pink short skirt with twin braids.
All of them looked up at the Heavenly Ranking.
Their mouths hung slightly open in shock.
"The Beauty Ranking... Bibi Dong should be able to make the list, right?"
Yu Xiaogang thought of those innocent days of youth, of that pure and peerlessly beautiful girl who had captivated him utterly.
Even now, she remained unimaginably beautiful.
Yet he himself had grown old and worn down.
Thinking of the past, he could not help shaking his head, regretting that he had been too timid and lacked responsibility back then.
But it was already too late for regret.
Then he thought of Liu Erlong.
Back when he and Flender had roamed the world, they had encountered the fiery-tempered Liu Erlong.
"Er Long should make the ranking!"
Flender, with his hooked nose, adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and walked over from the side, stopping in front of Yu Xiaogang.
"Perhaps!"
Yu Xiaogang could not be sure either. Although Liu Erlong had been extremely beautiful in her youth, he had not seen her in a long time and did not know what she was like now.
"Xiao Wu should be able to enter the top three!"
Tang San suddenly looked at Xiao Wu beside him.
"Yes, Xiao Wu really is beautiful. She may be able to make the ranking!"
Yu Xiaogang felt Xiao Wu could make the ranking, but as for the top three, that was not certain.
After all, there were many beautiful women on Douluo Continent.
Besides, Xiao Wu was merely cute and had not fully grown up yet.
"Top three? Third Brother, I'll be happy if I make the ranking at all. My rank doesn't matter!"
Xiao Wu was still rather modest.
"Xiao Wu is the most beautiful in my eyes!"
Tang San said seriously, his gaze fixed firmly on the Heavenly Ranking.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong gazed together at the enormous Heavenly Ranking in the sky, which was filled with mystery.
A faint smile rested on Ning Fengzhi's face. "Interesting. There is actually a Beauty Ranking. I wonder whether Rongrong can make the list."
After speaking, he looked toward Sword Uncle and Bone Uncle, the two Title Douluo and the twin pillars of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
When Gu Rong heard this and thought of Rongrong, a kindly smile appeared on his face. "Our Rongrong is so beautiful that she'll definitely enter the top five!"
"Yes, the top three is possible too. I just wonder how Rongrong is doing at that academy!"
Whenever Chen Xin thought of Rongrong, he thought of that boy named Lu Xia. His hands began to itch, and he dearly wanted to rush over at once to spar with that boy.
But he also felt that the boy was extremely dangerous.
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