Ranking Ninth, Martial Soul Hall's Five Great Enshrined Elders, Level 97 Guang Ling Douluo! (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

Only Gu Yuena keenly captured the fleeting smile in the depths of Gu Yuan's eyes.

She was ice-clever and snow-bright, instantly understanding what was happening, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a stunning arc.

So... he wanted to go out as well.

What a truly excellent excuse he had found.

Just as Gu Yuan took Gu Yuena's hand, preparing to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, a sudden change occurred once more!

The Sky Screen, which had dimmed after the conclusion of Tang Hao's ranking, erupted once again with brilliant golden light without any warning!

The radiance was more restrained than when it had ranked Tang Hao, yet it was far more majestic, as if it contained some kind of unquestionable power of law.

"Again?"

Di Tian suddenly looked up, his golden dragon pupils filled with vigilance.

Daming and Erming also ceased their kowtowing, staring blankly at the sky.

Gu Yuan and Gu Yuena halted their steps, exchanging a glance, both seeing a trace of curiosity in each other's eyes.

"Yuan, who do you think this ranking will feature this time?"

Gu Yuena asked curiously.

Gu Yuan replied without hesitation:

"It should be someone from the Martial Soul Hall.

After all, while Tang Hao's combat power allowed him to fight above his rank, his true strength was influenced by many factors; the complex hidden injuries in his body meant he could only erupt with power for a short time.

"But the number of Titled Douluo in the Martial Soul Hall is solid and real."

"Hmm!"

Gu Yuena nodded slightly, lost in thought.

She, Di Tian, and the other soul beasts had not been to the human world for many years.

This period of time was enough to change too much.

Yet, her impression remained the same as her understanding: the Martial Soul Hall possessed the strongest influence on the Douluo Continent.

Under the gaze of countless soul masters across the continent—some astonished, some expectant, some fearful—new golden characters slowly condensed in the center of the Sky Screen.

This time, it was no longer a personal review, but an entirely new list!

[Top Ten Hidden Powerhouses of Douluo Continent]

[Ninth Place]

Martial Soul City, Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong, seated upon the papal throne, felt a flicker of gravity in her beautiful eyes.

She had just been feeling a sense of satisfaction over Tang Hao's disgrace, but at this moment, her heart suddenly stirred.

Hidden powerhouses?

Bibi Dong was confident that her current strength surpassed that of Tang Hao.

If Tang Hao could rank tenth, then she certainly wouldn't be far behind.

Thinking of the level of detail when ranking Tang Hao, and how it had 'incidentally' exposed his dark secrets, Bibi Dong couldn't help but feel a tightening in her chest.

If it reached the point where it ranked her, this Sky Screen...

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi's expression instantly became incomparably serious, and the Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong beside him also tightened their expressions.

"Hidden powerhouses... what exactly does this Sky Screen want to do?"

Ning Fengzhi muttered to himself.

"If we are talking about hidden powerhouses, the number of Titled Douluo hidden by the Martial Soul Hall is definitely the highest!"

Chen Xin said in a deep voice.

He had a lot to say on this matter.

His father had died at the hands of Qian Daoliu of the Martial Soul Hall.

Although Qian Daoliu had not appeared for decades.

Once a soul master reached the Titled Douluo realm, every level of soul power gained added a hundred years to their lifespan.

How many years had it been?

Chen Xin had never even considered the possibility that Qian Daoliu might be dead.

And as far as Chen Xin knew, the Martial Soul Hall still had several powerful Super Douluo below Qian Daoliu.

"This Sky Screen ranking is intended to reveal all the hidden Titled Douluo powerhouses of the Martial Soul Hall and expose them to the world."

Chen Xin paused, then continued.

"In this way, the world will know the true extent of the threat posed by Martial Soul Hall!"

Gu Rong nodded in agreement.

Amidst the speculation of countless people, the golden light on the Sky Screen continued to circulate, and the specific information regarding the ninth place finally appeared.

[Character: Guang Ling Douluo]

[Affiliation: Martial Soul Hall Worship Hall, Fifth Worship]

[Spirit Power: Level 97 Power Attack System Douluo]

[Martial Soul: Guang Ling Ice Bow]

[Reason for Ranking: Though over ninety years of age, he possesses the temperament of a mischievous child and the appearance of a youth, a true 'old urchin' of the world.

His martial soul, the Guang Ling Ice Bow, possesses dual attributes of light and ice. It can fire the 'Invisible Arrow'—a projectile that is silent, formless, and leaves no trace, representing the pinnacle of assassination techniques in the world.

Though playful and occasionally temperamental, he remains fiercely loyal to the Six-Winged Angel lineage of Martial Soul Hall.

By utilizing his level 97 spirit power to drive extreme speed and the Invisible Arrow, his strength is sufficient to threaten any top-tier powerhouse on the continent while merely chatting and laughing.]

Dead silence.

As these words were clearly branded into everyone's minds, the entire continent fell into a silence more absolute than any before.

Countless spirit masters opened their mouths, yet could not utter a single sound.

Their brains seemed to have completely crashed, struck by the terms "Level 97" and "Fifth Worship of the Martial Soul Hall Worship Hall."

Martial Soul Hall... to think they were hiding such a terrifying level 97 existence!

And to think that level 97 was merely the Fifth Worship?

Just how powerful must the remaining Worships be?

Shrek Academy.

"Ni... Level 97?!"

Zhao Wuji's voice trembled; his once-proud title of "Immovable Bright King" seemed utterly laughable in this moment.

A Martial Soul Hall Worship he had never even heard of was a full twenty-one levels higher than him!

Flender's glasses nearly slid off his face. He adjusted the frames, his eyes behind the lenses filled with horror:

"The Worship Hall... the rumored true foundation of Martial Soul Hall. I never expected... it to be real!

And they start right off with a level 97!"

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others turned deathly pale.

For the first time, they felt with such clarity just how insignificant they were in the face of the behemoth that was Martial Soul Hall.

Tang San stood rooted to the spot, soul-shattered. This information struck his heart like a heavy hammer once again.

He viewed Martial Soul Hall as a mortal enemy.

Yet, he had never imagined that the enemy's strength far exceeded his wildest imagination!

If an 'unknown' Fifth Worship was level 97, then what of the Fourth Worship and Third Worship ranked ahead of him?

Or even the legendary First Worship?!

Despair—a deeper, more profound despair—began to spread within his heart.

Meanwhile, at the Martial Soul Hall, Worship Hall.

Inside this ancient hall, which stood behind the Elder Hall and was shrouded in clouds and mist year-round, the atmosphere was rather peculiar.

A youth who appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen, with a handsome face and a playful smile always hanging from the corners of his lips, sat cross-legged atop a stone pillar. He was idly plucking at a crystal-clear longbow in his hands, which seemed to be carved from light and ice crystals.

"Sigh, so boring... The First Worship won't let me go out and play. Staying here every day, my bones are about to sprout grass..."

Just as Guang Ling Douluo muttered to himself, several old men with equally unfathomable auras walked out from the depths of the hall, looking at him with complex expressions.

Leading them was the Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo, whose hair and beard were white as snow, yet whose face was as ruddy as an infant's.

"Guang Ling," Golden Crocodile Douluo said in a deep voice, "you have made the list."

(Regarding the Golden Dragon King in the Forbidden Land of Gods: he transitioned from being bound to self-imprisoning within a Dragon Cocoon to absorb the power of the God Realm to strengthen himself, breaking through to the God King level. Based on the lore of the God Realm legends.)