As everyone wondered what was going on, the words on the Golden Ranking began scrolling rapidly.
[Type: External Magical Organ/Elemental Amplification Device]
[Holders: Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Bai Chenxiang, Dugu Yan, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang...]
The long list of names was packed so tightly together that it filled half the screen!
Someone below started counting.
One, two, three...
"Forty-nine!"
"My god! Forty-nine holders in all?"
"How could a rare treasure have so many holders? Is that Sky Curtain crazy? This is ridiculous!"
"Exactly! And this treasure ranks even higher than the Angel Holy Sword, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and the Sea God Trident. That proves it's a rare treasure powerful enough to rival an artifact! For something so precious to come in such a large quantity, it must be an incredible treasure!"
"..."
A wave of astonished cries erupted from the crowd.
Every rare treasure revealed before this, whether the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, the Angel Holy Sword, or the Sea God Trident, had been a unique treasure.
Each had only one holder.
Even Bibi Dong, who ranked tenth, had enjoyed that honor all to herself.
But now, this seventh-ranked treasure was shared by forty-nine people?
What was going on?
What shocked them even more was the list of names.
Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er—weren't they the talented students from Skywater Academy?
Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Godwind Academy.
Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo.
And Bai Chenxiang, the apple of the Speed Clan's eye.
Without exception, every one of them was an outstanding talent of the younger generation.
More importantly, they all shared one identity: they were disciples of Venti, the Lord of Godwind City!
The Sky Curtain kept scrolling, providing a detailed explanation.
[The Heart of Elements, condensed from the Power of the Wind God, is known to the world as the "Vision."]
[Attribute One: Elemental Conversion. The wearer can communicate directly with the wind element between heaven and earth and unleash wind-based skills without consuming their own Soul Power.]
[Attribute Two: Ultimate Wind. After wearing a Vision, the holder's Martial Soul will evolve into the "Ultimate Wind" attribute, and their cultivation speed will increase by three hundred percent!]
[Attribute Three: Wind God's Blessing. When the holder encounters mortal danger, they can trigger the Wind God Shield to withstand a full-power attack from a Titled Douluo.]
As they read these three attributes, the entire continent fell into deathly silence.
Then the uproar hit like a tsunami!
Evolve into Ultimate Wind?
Triple their cultivation speed?
And withstand a Titled Douluo's attack?
This wasn't some ornament. It was a cheat code for mass-producing powerful warriors!
Everyone knew how rare Ultimate Attributes were on the Douluo Continent.
Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix needed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to refine it into Ultimate Fire.
And yet this tiny glass bead could turn the Martial Souls of forty-nine people into Ultimate Attributes?
And that wasn't all.
The Sky Curtain's grand voice announced the arrival of the rewards.
[In view of the Vision's numerous holders and immense potential, it ranks seventh on the Rare Treasure Ranking!]
[Rewards are hereby bestowed!]
[Reward One: All holders receive one God-Bestowed Spirit Ring!]
[Reward Two: All Visions are fully upgraded! The Ultimate Wind Martial Souls evolve once more, becoming Elemental Lifeforms—Sylphs!]
Boom!
Forty-nine beams of azure light shot from the Sky Curtain toward Godwind City.
Though the city lay thousands of mountains away, people could still see the sky above it.
Azure light filled the heavens, and dozens of adorable, semi-transparent blue sprites danced in the air, each radiating a terrifying aura.
Inside the Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong, who had been furious over Tang San's eighth-place ranking, suddenly shot to her feet.
Her usually proud, icy face was now filled with shock and disbelief.
"Forty-nine?"
"God-Bestowed Spirit Rings... forty-nine of them too?"
Bibi Dong's voice turned shrill, almost breaking.
She gripped the scepter in her hand so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
"Are they handing these out wholesale?"
"How can this be possible?"
As the Pope, she understood better than anyone how precious God-Bestowed Spirit Rings were.
They were rewards given only to those who performed exceptionally well in divine trials. Each one meant a perfect Soul Skill and limitless possibilities.
She and Qian Renxue had earned one because they were inheritors of divine legacies.
Tang San had earned one because he was the protagonist.
But what right did these forty-nine people have to one?
All because of that glass bead?
Bibi Dong's chest heaved as she paced back and forth across the hall, her expression shifting between light and shadow.
"Ultimate Wind..."
"Sylph..."
"No wonder."
Bibi Dong stopped, looking through the hall's windows toward Godwind City. A deep wariness flickered in her eyes.
"No wonder that seemingly disorganized Godwind City was rated the number one force by the Sky Curtain."
"I thought it was only being propped up by Venti's strength."
"Now I see. This isn't just a city—it's an entire future Legion of Gods!"
Forty-nine prodigies with Ultimate Attributes whose Martial Souls had evolved into Elemental Lifeforms.
And each of them had a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring.
If this force matured, forget the Heaven Dou Empire—even if the Spirit Hall Empire threw everything it had into battle, it might not be able to stop them.
"Potential..."
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. Her shock gradually gave way to greed and ruthlessness.
"Right. This is only potential."
"They're still just Soul Emperors and Soul Saints. Some are Titled Douluo, but compared to gods..."
"So what if there are forty-nine Sylphs?"
"As long as they haven't grown powerful yet, they're still ants."
"And there's still a chance to bring them under my control!"
Bibi Dong sat back down on the Pope Throne, tapping her fingers lightly against the armrest in a steady rhythm.
Her mind raced as she calculated her next move.
Since the Vision was an external organ, that meant... it could be removed.
If she could seize all forty-nine Visions and equip them on the Golden Generation—or even the Elders of the Elder Hall...
The Spirit Hall Empire's strength would swell to terrifying proportions in an instant!
Then the war against the Heaven Dou Empire wouldn't leave them on the defensive. They would have a chance to win.
For Bibi Dong, that was undeniably crucial!
"Venti..."
Bibi Dong murmured his name, the corners of her mouth curling into a cruel smile.
"You've certainly given me a generous gift."
"Since you dared to expose so many treasures to the world..."
"Don't blame me for taking them."
"Give the order!"
Bibi Dong swept her hand through the air, her imperious voice echoing through the hall.
"Keep a close watch on Godwind City."
"Once war breaks out, prioritize the forty-nine Vision holders."
"I want them alive."
"Or..."
A red light flashed in her eyes.
"I want those beads!"