The Fifth Place: Incomparably Noble, Exceptionally Graceful

Qian Daoliu stared blankly at the sky, an emotion unlike any he had ever shown appearing in his eyes.

It was longing for the woman who had once made his heart stir.

It was a savoring of those past palpitations.

It was the rekindling of his former affection.

Her beauty came from the nobility, elegance, and warmth in her temperament.

Her beauty was as warm as the sea.

Time had not left a single trace upon her face.

And yet, she was only sixth on the Beauty Ranking.

Qian Daoliu was somewhat dissatisfied with this ranking. Besides, what would her reward be?

Could it be that Bo Saixi would become a god because of this?

Then she would not need to sacrifice herself?

After all, like him, she was a High Priestess and a Grand Elder, destined to sacrifice herself for the inheritors of the Angel God and Sea God.

He looked at the Heavenly Ranking expectantly, waiting to see what reward it would grant.

Elder Golden Crocodile, Elder Qing Luan, Elder Xiong Shi, Elder Falling Devil, and Elder Qian Jun had all arrived at the Worship Hall.

They saw an expression on the Grand Elder's face that they had never seen before.

They all remained silent. Not one of them dared make a sound.

Qian Daoliu knew that Bo Saixi liked Tang Chen more than she liked him.

Otherwise,

she would not have said before that whoever between him and Tang Chen became a god could be with her.

He knew that he and she would ultimately never become gods.

Yet this Heavenly Ranking had given her a sliver of opportunity.

A chance to become a god?

Where was Tang Chen now?

Capital of Slaughter.

The King of Slaughter held a stunning beauty in each arm.

Suddenly, the Sound of the Great Dao from the Heavenly Ranking rang out. He looked up and saw the name Bo Saixi.

It left him stunned for several seconds. The name seemed somewhat familiar.

It seemed as though he had seen it somewhere before.

Memories that had been sealed away for far too long suddenly forced their way into his mind.

They surged in like ocean waves.

His head felt as though it were splitting apart.

He clutched his head in both hands, looking utterly miserable.

The two seductive beauties beside him screamed in fright and fled to the side.

The King of Slaughter rolled across his throne several times before finally stopping.

Dense beads of sweat seeped from his forehead.

Veins and blood vessels bulged all over his body.

At the same time, the evil power within him suddenly began to surge wildly.

"No... no... Don't even think about escaping my control! I won't... Aah!"

A scream suddenly erupted from within the King of Slaughter's body.

His hand shot to his chest and tore out a blood-colored bat.

Blood and flesh came with it.

A bloody aura swirled around it.

"Pfft..."

No matter how the bat struggled, it was useless. His hand crushed it, and blood sprayed everywhere.

It splashed across the King of Slaughter's face and the faces of the two seductive beauties.

At that moment, the King of Slaughter no longer possessed his former evil and sinister aura.

He became much more normal.

The bat wings on his back gradually vanished, as did the bat-like demonic markings on his face.

"I... I was controlled by the Nine-Headed Bat King for so many years! It kept me from becoming a god!"

Tang Chen's memories flooded into his mind like a tide.

He came to understand his past.

He could not help shaking his head helplessly before looking up at the Heavenly Ranking.

Being able to know Bo Saixi truly was my good fortune. If you had not made the ranking, I really would have remained under the Nine-Headed Bat King's control forever!

"Thank you, Bo Saixi!"

Tang Chen looked up at the Heavenly Ranking. Seeing that Bo Saixi was only ranked sixth left him somewhat disappointed.

He had thought Bo Saixi would at least be among the top three peerless beauties of Douluo Continent.

Yet she was only ranked sixth.

That was a little too low.

Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi looked up at the Heavenly Ranking, her eyes narrowing slightly. She had finally made the ranking.

Sixth place on the Beauty Ranking.

That was quite good.

After all, her age was there for all to see.

Being able to rank sixth was already a blessing from heaven.

She just did not know what reward she would receive.

She hoped it would only raise her by one level and give her nothing else.

That was what Bo Saixi thought.

However, she knew she could not simply have whatever she wanted.

After all, this one level might seem like merely one level to her, but the energy it contained was beyond imagination.

After all, Demigods also had ranks.

For example, Quasi-Demigod, Demigod, Demigod Peak, Quasi-God, and Quasi-God Peak. A single level concealed so many realms.

Moreover, the difference in strength between every realm was enormous.

Even if she did not receive a reward that raised her by one level, she hoped she could become a Demigod Peak.

After all, over these years, she had advanced from Quasi-Demigod to Demigod.

Now, even advancing a minor realm was exceedingly difficult.

"Congratulations, High Priestess!"

"Congratulations..."

Bo Saixi's secretary and the Seven Sacred Pillars all came forward to congratulate her.

Bo Saixi raised a hand and pressed it down, signaling them to be quiet.

The words on the Heavenly Ranking began to change as well.

[Reward: Raise one minor realm, increase the age of all Soul Rings by twenty thousand years, and restore the recipient's appearance by ten years.]

"It really is just one minor realm!!"

Bo Saixi pouted her cherry-red lips, slightly dissatisfied. However, that dissatisfaction lasted only an instant, too brief for anyone else to notice.

As for increasing the age of all her Soul Rings by twenty thousand years, that was not particularly useful either. At her realm, the Soul Power brought by those increased Soul Ring ages could not raise her another minor realm.

Still, it could turn her eighth Soul Ring into a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

A brilliant golden light burst from the Heavenly Ranking, and a beam of golden light descended from the sky.

It enveloped Bo Saixi.

Soul Power surged throughout her body as golden light shimmered around her, making her appear even more beautiful and graceful.

Her realm also rose from Demigod to Demigod Peak.

This feeling was truly not bad.

Then, Soul Rings slowly rose beneath her feet.

Eight black and one red.

The colors of her first through seventh Soul Rings deepened.

Her eighth Soul Ring changed from black to red.

A terrifying pressure of Soul Power swept outward in every direction.

Bo Saixi's aura also continued rising along with it.

Then her appearance began to change as well.

She had looked to be in her thirties.

Gradually, she became younger.

Until she looked as though she were only in her twenties.

"Wow... Congratulations, High Priestess! You're even more beautiful and younger now!"

Her secretary cried out in congratulations.

The other Seven Sacred Pillars congratulated her as well.

Although becoming younger made Bo Saixi very happy,

she still sighed softly.

Fate could not be changed in the end.

She still had to sacrifice herself!

Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen both sighed deeply for Bo Saixi when they saw the reward.

The reward was good, but it was not what Bo Saixi wanted most.

Both men felt deeply sorry for her.

Seeing this, Tang Chen flew into the sky and took the Asura Magic Sword away. He had remained in the Capital of Slaughter for far too long; it was time to see his descendants.

And while he was at it, he would go see Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi, now ten years younger, was surely even more beautiful.

The very thought of it made him excited.

The Heavenly Ranking continued to change.

Everyone looked toward it once more.

The golden words belonging to Bo Saixi vanished one by one.

New large golden characters appeared.

"Who will make the ranking this time?"

"It's fifth place now. I'm really curious!"

People all over the world eagerly awaited the next beauty to make the ranking.

[Beauty Ranking, Fifth Place: Bibi Dong]

[Affiliated Faction: Spirit Hall]

[Appearance: 98.8]

[Evaluation: Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall,

Her figure remained alluring and exceptionally voluptuous,

Her dazzling golden ceremonial gown fit her perfectly from head to toe. The magnificent gown glimmered with jeweled light and was set with more than a hundred red, blue, and gold gemstones.

The Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown atop her head shone with countless rays of light, while she held a nearly two-meter-long scepter inlaid with countless gemstones.

Her fair skin and nearly flawless features made her seem utterly unlike anyone else.

Especially the invisible nobility and sanctity she exuded, which made people unable to resist the urge to bow down and worship.]