The Golden Ranking's Ninth Exposure, Ocean!

Under the watchful eyes of all living beings across the continent.

The vast golden light above the firmament gradually receded, and a brand-new image slowly unfolded.

It was a deep, bottomless expanse of azure ocean.

Amidst the churning waves, a gigantic shark with a massive frame and an aura so terrifying it made one's heart tremble suddenly leaped out of the water.

Its rows of serrated, saw-like fangs shimmered with a chilling, cold light, and with just a casual flick of its tail, it stirred up monstrous waves upon the sea.

Yet, strangely, embedded on the back of its streamlined, colossal body was a single scale that radiated seven-colored light.

Immediately following this, golden text erupted beside the image.

[Ninth Place: Xiaobai]

[Race: Demon Soul Great White Shark]

[Cultivation: 490,000 years]

As these large characters appeared, the entire continent instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Then, the barrage of comments at the edge of the Sky Screen exploded.

"Xiaobai? You call this terrifying behemoth capable of swallowing islands whole 'Xiaobai'?"

"490,000 years! My god, this cultivation is even more terrifying than that Xiong Jun!"

"Who named this? It's too casual!"

In the plaza of Rainbow Academy.

Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and the others were gathered together, looking up at the image on the Sky Screen.

When they saw that name—familiar beyond measure—and the giant shark, which, despite being magnified countless times, possessed the exact same features, everyone was stunned.

Shui Bing'er opened her mouth in surprise, losing even her usual elegance.

"This... isn't this the big shark in our academy's Pool of Life?"

Huo Wu rubbed her eyes hard, her voice trembling.

"Xiaobai... it actually made the list? And it's ninth place?"

They passed by the Pool of Life every day, and everyone knew it was a pet the Dean kept in the water.

They had all assumed it was just a mascot with a unique appearance.

But now, the Sky Screen clearly told them that this pet, whose head the Dean patted every day, was a peerless fierce beast that had lived for 490,000 years!

Feng Xiaotian swallowed hard, cold sweat breaking out on his back.

"If Xiaobai is this terrifying... then the Dean, who has been keeping it as a pet all this time..."

The group looked at each other, the face of Long Yun, always carrying a gentle smile, appearing in their minds simultaneously.

A man who could keep a 490,000-year-old peerless fierce beast like a dried fish snack.

Just what level of unknown entity was the Dean?

On the playground of Shrek Academy, the atmosphere was oppressive.

Yu Xiaogang clutched his head with both hands, staring at the golden characters on the Sky Screen, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Scattered on the ground beside him were a dozen thick, ancient books, all core materials he had copied from Martial Soul Hall.

He had been frantically flipping through these books just moments ago, trying to find even a shred of information regarding the Demon Soul Great White Shark.

Yet, he had found nothing.

There was no record of such a soul beast in Martial Soul Hall's archives, let alone a cultivation of 490,000 years.

Most of the soul master theories Yu Xiaogang took such pride in came from these texts; now, the appearance of this Sky Screen was equivalent to slapping him in the face in front of the entire world.

"Fake! This is all fabricated!"

Yu Xiaogang stomped his feet in exasperation, his face flushed red, the veins on his forehead bulging one by one.

He pointed at the Sky Screen and shouted, spit flying everywhere.

"What 490,000-year Demon Soul Great White Shark? I have studied martial souls and soul beasts for decades and pored over countless ancient documents; I have never heard of this name! This Sky Screen is absolutely grandstanding!"

"Martial Soul Hall's archives cover every species on the continent; how could they miss a 490,000-year peerless fierce beast? This defies all logic!"

Tang San watched his teacher's unseemly display and sighed softly in his heart.

He stepped forward, crouched down, and helped pick up the books from the ground, organizing them one by one.

"Teacher, please calm down. This Sky Screen has a mysterious origin. Even that soul beast called Xiong Jun was able to obtain a Divine Beast Behemoth soul bone. Perhaps there really are hidden corners in this world that even Martial Soul Hall has yet to explore."

Though Tang San spoke these words of persuasion, his gaze drifted toward the sky from time to time, a deep sense of envy hidden in the depths of his eyes.

Why should those soul beasts over 100,000 years old be the ones to receive such heaven-defying opportunities?

He had seen clearly the terrifying might Xiong Jun displayed after obtaining the divine bone.

If only such a reward could fall to him, how wonderful would that be?

Xiao Wu stood to the side, twisting her fingers, her large eyes fixed intently on the massive light screen.

She didn't hear a word of Yu Xiaogang's complaints; her mind was spinning with entirely different thoughts.

Since this Sky Screen could produce a Strongest Soul Beast Ranking, would it eventually create a ranking for transformed soul beasts?

Or perhaps some other list targeting soul beasts?

As a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit who had taken human form, she was, at the very least, a figure of some standing in the soul beast world.

If such a list really appeared, would she have a chance to make the rankings and claim a reward?

Xiao Wu was filled with anticipation, her breathing quickening to the point that she didn't even hear Tang San speaking to her beside her.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

The peerless fierce beasts in the core area stared at one another, all of them wearing expressions of bewilderment.

Di Tian's brows were locked in a deep frown, his dark golden eyes filled with confusion.

He turned his head to look at the King of Ten Thousand Demons and Bi Ji beside him.

"You have lived on this continent for so long; have you ever heard of this Demon Soul Great White Shark named Xiao Bai?"

The King of Ten Thousand Demons swayed his massive branches and shook his head repeatedly.

"Reporting to the Lord, this subordinate has been rooted in the Star Dou Great Forest for countless years and has never heard of such a soul beast on land."

Bi Ji pondered for a moment before speaking tentatively.

"Judging by the name and the species, could it be a soul beast from the ocean? But even for a sea soul beast, a cultivation of four hundred and ninety thousand years is too exaggerated. It is impossible for us not to have heard even a whisper of such a creature."

As the rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest, they prided themselves on knowing every top-tier soul beast on the continent like the back of their hands.

Yet, the creatures emerging one after another now completely exceeded their understanding.

Deep at the bottom of the Lake of Life.

A cluster of silver light flickered faintly.

Gu Yuena's eyes, which had been closed, suddenly snapped open, her gaze piercing through the lake water toward the firmament.

Seeing the giant shark named Xiao Bai on the list, she had initially only been surprised that such a powerful creature existed in the ocean.

But when her gaze swept over the colorful scales embedded on the giant shark's back, her heart skipped a beat.

That unique seven-colored luster, and the aura faintly radiating from it—she was far too familiar with it.

This was absolutely related to the Queen.

Countless thoughts flashed through Gu Yuena's mind in an instant.

Could this great white shark be a descendant of the Queen?

The moment this absurd idea surfaced, she dismissed it herself.

The Queen's standards were so fastidious; how could she possibly take a fancy to a fish?

Even if this fish possessed hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, in the other's eyes, it was likely nothing more than a slightly larger plaything.