Douluo: How Did I, a Guy, Get on the Peerless Beauty Ranking?
Chapter 5

The Rankings Revealed: Qingyun Academy?

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So, if the Beauty Ranking's rewards were nothing special?

She felt it did not matter whether she made the list or not.

However, the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo believed that a Heavenly Ranking with such overwhelming divine might could not possibly offer ordinary rewards.

Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Xiao and the elders looked up at the sky.

All of them clicked their tongues in amazement.

"The Beauty Ranking..."

"Our Clear Sky Sect seems to have no beauties!"

"No, think again. We have one!"

Several elders spoke over one another.

"That's right, Yuehua!"

Tang Xiao, the tall and powerfully built middle-aged man standing among them, spoke with authority.

At the mention of Tang Yuehua, a trace of indulgent affection appeared on his face.

"Yuehua is naturally beautiful, gentle and kind. She is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and she is also the Moonlight Pavilion Master! She is cultured and refined... She has looks, she has a figure. Her Soul Power is just a little low, but she can definitely make the list!"

"Yes, yes... the Sect Master is right!"

"Yuehua must be in the top seven!"

"That's too low. Top five!"

"Top three!"

Shrek Academy.

On the grass, besides Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar had also arrived.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had been snatched away by Lu Xia midway, turning the Shrek Seven Devils into five devils.

They stared at the Heavenly Ranking, feeling that Xiao Wu should be able to make the list.

However, they were also troubled because the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition was approaching.

Their Shrek Team had only five members.

Yet the competition required seven members on each team.

The Shrek Team was short two people.

Xiao Wu pursed her lips in distress.

She had thought of a problem.

When the Heavenly Ranking was revealed,

if her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast were exposed,

she would be hunted by Soul Masters across the land. She would have no place in the human world.

At that time, would Third Brother still like her?

"Ah!"

The thought put Xiao Wu in a bad mood.

Beauty Ranking, she hoped she would not be twentieth.

She needed to first see what information would be revealed about those on the list.

Only then could she predict the future.

Beneath the shade of a tree.

Tang Hao wore a black cloak. His face was covered in stubble, his cape was tattered, and his bleary eyes saw Xiao Wu's distress.

If there was an accident, then the Heavenly Ranking itself was the accident.

Shrek only had this one little beauty left.

Tang Yuehua of the Clear Sky Sect, meanwhile, possessed beauty, gentleness, refinement, and mastery of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Only her Soul Power was lacking.

Still, his little sister would definitely make the list, and she might even enter the top ten.

But Xiao Wu's concerns were not a problem.

With him around, no one could take away Xiao Wu, Xiao San's future safeguard.

Of course, this was to ensure that Xiao San's ninth Soul Ring would be a hundred-thousand-year one.

The Beauty Ranking gave the Clear Sky Sect no particular advantage.

Hopefully, there would be other rankings,

such as a Soul Power Ranking or Martial Soul Ranking.

That would give the Clear Sky Sect far more advantages.

Otherwise, it would be too boring.

Grandfather was a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo. He wondered whether the old man was still alive.

And the Clear Sky Hammer of their Clear Sky Sect was the number-one weapon Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent.

There were also those elders, all of whom were Title Douluo.

Would they not receive rewards until their hands went soft?

"Buzz..."

Suddenly, the golden light of the ranking in the sky gradually brightened, releasing waves of pleasant hums.

It was as though it were notifying everyone that the rankings were about to be revealed.

Everyone raised their heads and watched.

Lines of text emerged on the Heavenly Ranking, as if written in the air by a god's hand.

Everyone focused intently. Some narrowed their eyes, some furrowed their brows, and some stared curiously at the sky.

[Beauty Ranking, twentieth place: Ye Lingling] [Affiliation: Qingyun Academy] [Overall score: 93] [Evaluation: Ye Lingling possessed a slender, graceful figure and exceptionally beautiful large eyes. Her gaze was clear to the depths, without the slightest impurity. She was aloof and cold, with a crisp voice. Those qualities alone were not enough to put her on the list. However, after entering Qingyun Academy, she took Immortal Herbs and cultivated Spells and Daoist Arts under Headmaster Lu Xia's guidance. Her Martial Soul evolved. Her figure, temperament, and skin all improved. She radiated an alluring charm. In conclusion, she qualified for the list.] [Reward: Charm +10, figure +5, Soul Power increased by two levels, first soul skill power increased by 10%, all Soul Ring lifespans increased by six hundred years.]

As the bold, powerful golden characters appeared, the entire Douluo Continent fell silent with a thunderous hush.

It was as though everyone had sunk into profound shock.

Though those golden words made no sound,

they thundered in the hearts of Soul Masters.

All the Soul Masters stared at the words in disbelief.

"Beauty can actually put food on the table now!"

"What are Immortal Herbs?"

"What the hell are Spells?"

"And what are Daoist Arts?"

"A Martial Soul can only mutate, can't it? It can evolve too?"

"What kind of faction is Qingyun Academy? And who is Lu Xia? This is the first time I've heard of them!"

"Seems like making the list has nothing to do with Soul Power Level?"

Yes, at this moment, all Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent were discussing Qingyun Academy, Headmaster Lu Xia, and the beauty Ye Lingling.

Qingyun Academy.

"Uh!"

A layer of black gauze covered Ye Lingling's face as she looked at her name and evaluation on the Heavenly Ranking.

She froze in place, her beautiful eyes wide and her cherry lips slightly parted.

"I... actually made the list."

Her voice was quiet, excited and slightly stammering.

"Headmaster, Rongrong, Bing'er... look, is that real?"

She even thought she was dreaming.

Ye Lingling lacked confidence. At every gathering or in crowded places, she would hide in dark corners.

When she had just arrived at the pavilion, she had hidden behind a stone pillar.

If the Headmaster had not given her Immortal Herbs,

her skin would not have improved.

Her temperament would not have improved either.

Her figure would not have improved either.

If the Headmaster had not taught her Spells and Daoist Arts,

nothing would have become better.

The teachers and Headmaster of Qingyun Academy had given her all of this.

Ye Lingling felt deeply grateful, and she would definitely repay them in the future.

"Of course it's real!"

Lu Xia smiled faintly.

"More real than pearls!" Ning Rongrong said.

"That's right, Lingling is qualified to make the list!"

Suddenly, golden light surged across the Heavenly Ranking, rings of golden radiance rippling through the skies above the entire Douluo Continent.

Golden runes circled around the Heavenly Ranking.

Countless rays of golden light gathered into a golden pillar that shot down from the Heavenly Ranking.

It enveloped Ye Lingling.

"Buzz..."

Ye Lingling's body jolted. Eyes wide with shock, she felt a warm energy like a mother's flow into her body.

It surged through her limbs and bones.

It made her feel incredibly comfortable.

She felt the Soul Power within her continuously rise.

Her Soul Power Level rose by two levels.

She felt an indescribable, confident beauty.

That was the increase in her charm.

Her figure also changed. Her chest rose slightly, her hips became a little fuller.

Her skin became smoother and more delicate.

This excited her greatly.

Yet it was not over.

Soul Rings slowly rose beneath her feet, five in total.

On the Douluo Continent, a Soul King at twenty years old was exceedingly rare.

She was absolutely among the most outstanding geniuses.

When Ye Lingling had first met Lu Xia, she had only been level thirty-one.

In just two short years, she had risen to level fifty-three and become a Soul King.

That rate of advancement would be monstrous anywhere.

Of course, if she had come to Qingyun Academy earlier, she would not merely have become a Soul King.

She could have become a Soul Emperor.

Now, empowered by the energy of the Heavenly Ranking, she rose to level fifty-five.

Moreover, each of her Soul Rings was changing beneath the golden pillar of light.

Her hundred-year Soul Ring rose to seven hundred years, its color becoming deeper.

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