Charizard, Age 8, Level 83, Heavenly Pride Arena Tournament

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Uncle Sword, Uncle Bone, what exactly do you think the Sky Screen's reward will be?"

Ning Fengzhi asked as he looked at the Sky Screen.

"Who could possibly know? Just this Sky Screen that covers the heavens is beyond what Spirit Masters can accomplish. This is undoubtedly the power of gods."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stared sharply at the sky.

"So-called heavenly prides not only need sufficiently strong talent, but also enough resources to turn that talent into strength."

"If we were comparing talent alone, we might still rank among the best. But if resources are included, who can compare to Spirit Hall?"

Bone Douluo's gaze was profound.

"We should prepare early. If Spirit Hall proves unstoppable, then to preserve the sect, we can only pay some price."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and sighed.

Heaven Dou Empire, Crown Prince's Palace.

Looking at the golden screen in the sky, Qian Renxue felt inexplicably irritated:

This Heavenly Pride Ranking... it won't pick me, will it? If the reward causes too much of a commotion, won't I be exposed? Years of planning would be ruined.

"You need not worry, Young Master. You are a genius with Innate Soul Power at level twenty. You may well have a place on this ranking."

"This is also a great opportunity for Spirit Hall to increase its strength."

Porcupinefish Douluo emerged from the shadows and said delightedly.

"But to be safe, Your Highness should leave Heaven Dou Imperial City."

"I have a feeling that the commotion caused by this ranking's blessing will not be small. Receiving it in the imperial city would definitely expose the plan."

Snake Lance Douluo suggested.

"Fine. Take me out of Heaven Dou City."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly.

Just then, a thunderous rumble sounded in the sky.

The golden screen released an even more dazzling light, and lines of text gradually appeared.

Along with the image of an orange-red flying dragon.

[Bottom of the ranking: Charizard (First Generation), Age: 8, Level: 83]

[Affiliated force: Pokemon World]

[Evaluation: A child of heaven and earth reborn from death, constantly growing through battle, defeating formidable foes across attribute disadvantages, and breaking through racial limitations to complete its final evolution in battle against its destined rival]

[Reward: Dragon Clan Origin power, second racial ascension]

The moment this ranking was announced, the entire Douluo Continent fell into an eerie silence.

What had they just seen?

They saw Charizard, along with his age and level.

Whether they were Titled Douluo waiting to make the list or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts raging at the ranking's unfairness, all of them were dumbfounded.

Charizard? Was there such a thing on the Douluo Continent?

A fire dragon? Eight years old? Level eighty-three?

They could understand every word separately, but together, they made no sense at all.

Its name and appearance clearly marked it as a Soul Beast, so why was its cultivation measured in levels like a Spirit Master's?

Could it be a Martial Soul Avatar?

But if Charizard was the name of a Spirit Master, was this eight-year-old thing really not a joke?

Martial souls awakened at age six, and it was already a Soul Douluo at eight?

Even a Soul Beast rebuilding its cultivation could not possibly cultivate that quickly.

Was there really nothing wrong with this ranking?

Looking at the bizarre information on the Sky Screen, the major factions were all at a loss.

Even Soul Beasts found it difficult to regard Charizard as one of their own.

The good news was that the ranking was not exclusive to humans.

The bad news was that the one on the ranking was neither human nor Soul Beast.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Looking at the words "Dragon Clan Origin power" on the Sky Screen, Clan Master Yu Yuanzhen was filled with longing.

"What exactly is this Pokemon World listed on the ranking? Could it be a creature from another world? Why can it appear on the Douluo Continent's ranking?"

"If I were the one on the ranking and received this Origin power, I could definitely evolve the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and break through to a higher realm!"

"What kind of dragon is this Charizard? Look at that big belly of its! It has none of a dragon's majesty at all. Is that really a dragon? Can it even fly? Why does a dragon like this deserve to be on the ranking? Just because it's young?"

"I refuse to accept this!"

At the same time, as if sensing the doubts of the Douluo Continent's countless living beings, another line of text slowly appeared on the Sky Screen.

[The heavenly pride's life experiences will be shown. An opponent one major realm above Charizard will be randomly selected to begin the "Heavenly Pride Arena Tournament."]

[The selected challenger may refuse, at the cost of being permanently unable to enter the ranking. Success will allow them to seize the heavenly pride's reward.]

[Random target selected.]

[Yu Yuanzhen: Level 95 Titled Douluo, affiliated force: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan]

Shrek Academy.

"Yu Yuanzhen? That's Father!"

Seeing the selected person, Yu Xiaogang cried out in shock.

"Huh? Grandmaster's father is also a Titled Douluo? He's the Clan Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's cry, the Shrek Seven Devils all looked at him in astonishment.

Tang San was one thing—one hammer and one blade of grass, so people could believe his father was the Clear Sky Douluo.

But Yu Xiaogang... Luo Sanpao looked like a pig, no matter how one looked at it, it had nothing to do with dragons.

However, Tang San did not think so. When Dugu Bo had captured him before, he had seen the Golden Sacred Dragon.

It had merely been produced through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the time.

After he roughly explained it to everyone, they finally learned that Luo Sanpao had a second form after undergoing fusion.

"But Grandmaster, if your Luo Sanpao has dragon bloodline and can become the Golden Sacred Dragon, why did it end up like this?"

"And why are you stuck at level twenty-nine, unable to break through? How exactly did you cultivate? Does your Luo Sanpao have soul rings from dragon-type Soul Beasts?"

Ning Rongrong asked a question that struck straight at his soul.

The moment she said that, Yu Xiaogang's proud expression over his father being selected instantly froze.

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't care which Soul Beasts we choose because we mostly obtain support-type soul skills. Grandmaster, don't tell me that despite being born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, all your soul rings have nothing to do with dragons."

"Your father is the Clan Master. No matter how badly you had fallen, it shouldn't have been impossible for him to find even a hundred-year dragon-type Soul Beast."

Ning Rongrong's successive soul-piercing questions nearly broke the Grandmaster's defenses.

He could not exactly say that, because his Innate Soul Power had been too low, he had read in theoretical books that Soul Power was the foundation of a Spirit Master.

In order to break through the first ring and gain more Soul Power, he had given up the dragon-type Soul Beast his father selected and chosen the Soul Beast whose age limit was closest to what he could endure.

His father had been furious at his stubbornness and disappointed that he would not strive harder.

Out of youthful pride, he chose to leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yet with his strength, he could not defeat dragon-type Soul Beasts either.

He could only pick one that looked passable and absorb it, with the result being a farting soul skill.

After that, his Soul Power became stuck at level twenty-nine and could no longer break through.

"You often say there are no useless martial souls, only useless..."

Ning Rongrong's tone shifted midway through her sentence.

"But... Grandmaster, your Luo Sanpao had never appeared before. People are always confused when facing the unknown, so mistakes are unavoidable."

Ning Rongrong subconsciously glanced at Tang San beside her.

She did not want to spell it out.

There were no useless martial souls, only useless Spirit Masters.

Luo Sanpao's ability to become the Golden Sacred Dragon through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill had already proven that this martial soul was absolutely not useless.

As for who exactly was useless, those who understood, understood.

If only it had been fed something related to dragons, it would not have turned into a pig.