Da Ming and Er Ming exchanged a glance, each seeing profound shock in the other's enormous eyes.
A ranking of the ten greatest Soul Beasts!
Da Ming flicked out his scarlet tongue, his voice rumbling through the forest like muffled thunder.
"Er Ming, the Heavenly Dao has bestowed the Golden Ranking. Perhaps we brothers have a chance to make the list?"
Er Ming pounded his chest hard, letting out an earth-shaking roar.
Although they knew full well that they were merely gatekeepers within the Star Dou Great Forest.
There were ten whole spots on that ranking!
With their hundred-thousand-year cultivation, they could at least fight for ninth or tenth place, couldn't they?
Star Dou Great Forest, the deepest forbidden region.
Within the endless darkness and abyss, several terrifying auras shot into the sky.
The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, led a group of Ferocious Beasts as they stared blankly at the golden Sky Screen above.
These ancient beings, who had survived for hundreds of thousands of years, all trembled beneath this heavenly might.
Before they could recover from the shock of the Sky Screen.
At the very bottom of the abyss, an incomparably pure silver radiance erupted with a boom. Sensing that familiar aura, Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts shuddered before their faces filled with fervor.
"The Sovereign!"
"The Sovereign has awakened!"
The Ferocious Beasts fell to the ground one after another, their voices brimming with excitement.
In their eyes, the number one strongest Soul Beast in the world undoubtedly belonged to their Sovereign. There was no suspense whatsoever!
Silver light gathered as an incomparably beautiful figure slowly rose from the abyss.
Gu Yuena stood barefoot in the void, her long silver hair cascading down to her ankles like a waterfall.
Her silver gown clung to her perfect figure, and through the slit in its hem, her long, slender legs appeared and vanished, exuding lethal temptation.
Confusion flashed through her purple eyes before swiftly turning into deep shock.
She raised her head and stared directly at the golden Sky Screen.
"Douluo Heavenly Dao..."
Gu Yuena's red lips parted slightly, her cool voice sounding like jade beads falling onto a plate.
In her vast memories, such an inconceivable existence had never appeared before.
Even when the Dragon God had stood at the height of his power, he absolutely would not have been able to see through the truth behind this Sky Screen.
What kind of majestic power was this?
Calming herself, Gu Yuena slowly spread open her fair palm.
Resting quietly in it was a dragon scale that glimmered with seven-colored light.
The moment she saw that Rainbow Dragon Scale, the coldness in the eyes of the Soul Beasts' sovereign instantly faded, replaced by endless tenderness.
Memories of the past surged into her mind like a tide.
She possessed the complete memories from when the Dragon God had split apart, especially every detail concerning that Rainbow Dragon.
Endless longing spread through her heart.
In Gu Yuena's understanding, Long Yun had died long ago.
He had died in that brutal calamity of the God Realm.
Throughout those long years, she had suffered in despair every moment.
Because she knew clearly that even if she one day returned to the Dragon God's peak state, she still could not revive the man she loved.
But now, a variable had appeared.
Gu Yuena gazed at the Golden Ranking in the heavens, and a flame of hope reignited in her purple eyes.
If she could obtain rewards from a Heavenly Dao ranking that even the Dragon God could not see through...
This was absolutely an opportunity!
A perfect opportunity to revive her beloved!
The surrounding Ferocious Beasts were similarly filled with anticipation.
Xiong Jun, the king of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan, bared his mouthful of sharp fangs.
He had always believed that his strength was not much inferior to Di Tian's, and he had often refused to accept Di Tian's superiority.
"Since the Heavenly Dao has descended, let this Sky Screen properly judge who is strong and who is weak!"
Xiong Jun rubbed his fists together, already unable to wait to see his name hanging high above.
Just as every living being in the world waited eagerly, the Sky Screen changed once more.
Rows of dazzling words slowly emerged upon the golden ranking.
They revealed the rewards for the tenth-ranked entrant first!
Bloodline Ancestral Reversion!
One Hundred Thousand Years of Cultivation!
One exclusive divine beast-grade Soul Bone!
An exclusive Soul Bone belonging solely to the Soul Beast race!
When these lines clearly appeared before the world, the entire Douluo Continent fell into deathly silence.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Gu Yuena sucked in a breath, her beautiful face filled with shock.
"Rewards of this level..."
She subconsciously clenched the Rainbow Scale in her hand, her thoughts racing.
It casually granted bloodline ancestral reversion along with a divine beast Soul Bone?
Such generosity had completely exceeded the limits of the Douluo Continent's rules!
Di Tian and the others, still kneeling on the ground, were even more stunned speechless.
"Only tenth place..."
Di Tian's voice trembled as he swallowed repeatedly.
"The reward for tenth place is already this terrifying?"
If someone ranked in the top three, or even took first place, how heaven-defying would the rewards be?
Yet after the brief shock, Gu Yuena slowly let out a long breath.
She did not care in the slightest about rewards that were enough to drive the world mad.
Whether cultivation or Soul Bones, they were merely fleeting clouds to her.
What she truly cared about was the omnipotent power displayed by this Sky Screen.
The stronger the Heavenly Dao and the more heaven-defying its rewards, the greater her hope of reviving Long Yun!
Gu Yuena pressed the Rainbow Scale tightly against her chest, feeling the faint warmth lingering upon it.
A long-lost gleam of anticipation appeared in her beautiful purple eyes.
"Rainbow, wait for me."
She raised her head and gazed into the heavens, her tone more resolute than ever.
"No matter what price I must pay, I will revive you!"
At that moment, the golden light above the Sky Screen became increasingly brilliant.
Countless halos flowed and intertwined, seemingly outlining the figure of the first ranked entrant.
Whether it was Long Yun and Qian Renxue drinking together in the tavern, or Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall.
Or the countless Soul Beasts within and beyond the Star Dou Great Forest.
The eyes of the entire world gathered upon that Golden Ranking.
Everyone's breathing grew heavy.
All waited in eager anticipation.
The peerless Soul Beast ranked tenth, capable of making the Heavenly Dao bestow such rewards.
Who exactly would it be?
The winds and clouds in the sky shifted unpredictably, while golden characters flickered in and out among the clouds.
The tavern's clamor came to a standstill at that moment, as though time itself had been stretched.
Long Yun looked at the golden-haired girl beside him, who was so nervous that she had slightly held her breath, and the corner of his lips curled upward.
"What? Are you interested in these Soul Beasts too?"
Qian Renxue turned her head, a hint of excited blush on her fair cheeks.
"This is a ranking bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. Aren't you curious?"
She pointed to the enormous words describing the rewards in the sky.
"Any one of those things would be enough to set the entire Soul Master world ablaze with bloodshed."
Long Yun shrugged noncommittally, his fingertips tapping rhythmically against the table.
"Perhaps. But some things are only yours when fate decrees it."
Hearing those rather philosophical words, Qian Renxue curled her lips.
"You always talk like an old man."
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