Gold Ranking Ninth Revealed!!

Under Qian Renxue's curious gaze, those points of light gradually solidified, forming an exquisitely delicate flower crown.

The crown was entirely translucent blue, as though carved from blue crystal. Several beautiful Blue Silver flowers bloomed upon it, releasing a faint fragrance.

"This is for you."

Tang Xiao held the flower crown in both hands and gently placed it atop Qian Renxue's head.

Her golden hair and blue flower crown complemented one another perfectly, making her look like a forest goddess descended into the mortal world.

Qian Renxue touched the crown on her head in pleasant surprise, then ran over to the clear stream nearby.

Looking at her reflection in the water, her eyes brimmed with delight.

"It's so beautiful. Thank you, Husband!"

She turned around, hurried back to Tang Xiao, and threw herself directly into his arms.

Tang Xiao caught her and spun her around several times, drawing a burst of sweet laughter from Qian Renxue.

The two sat side by side on the grass, Qian Renxue resting her head on Tang Xiao's shoulder.

"Husband, tell me... when we have children someday, what do you think they'll be like?"

She looked toward the distant horizon as she suddenly asked.

The question caught Tang Xiao slightly off guard before he smiled.

"What made you think of that all of a sudden?"

"I was just curious."

Qian Renxue shyly twisted her fingers together.

"I have the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, and you have the Blue Silver Emperor. Whose martial soul do you think our child would inherit?"

"Or would it be an entirely new martial soul?"

Tang Xiao thought for a moment before answering.

"Both the Six-Winged Angel and the Blue Silver Emperor are top-tier bloodlines."

"If they inherit your Six-Winged Angel, they'll possess holiness and strength, becoming an embodiment of justice."

"If they inherit my Blue Silver Emperor, they'll possess boundless vitality and command all living things."

"However, given the cultivation of the two of us, our child might inherit both martial souls at once. They might even become a Twin Martial Souls possessor."

Qian Renxue listened with longing in her eyes.

"Twin Martial Souls... that would be incredibly powerful."

"But I don't really hope they'll be all that powerful. As long as they can grow up safely and live a happy life, that'll be enough."

Having experienced the scheming and infighting of Spirit Hall, she was no longer so obsessed with power.

As long as she could be with the one she loved, an ordinary life was instead the greatest luxury.

Tang Xiao took her hand, their fingers interlocking.

"Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one will be able to hurt our child."

"Whether it's a boy or a girl, I'll make them the happiest person in this world."

Qian Renxue smiled faintly and turned her head to look at Tang Xiao's flawless profile.

"Then, Husband, do you prefer boys or girls?"

"I like both."

Tang Xiao answered without hesitation.

"If it's a boy, I'll teach him to stand tall and protect you."

"If it's a girl, I'll spoil her together with you and make her the most noble princess under heaven."

Qian Renxue's heart felt sweet as honey, and she could not help snuggling deeper into his embrace.

"Then shall we have two?"

"One boy and one girl—together, they'll make a 'good'."

She looked at him expectantly.

Tang Xiao pinched her nose, his voice low.

"Alright. We'll do as you say."

"But, Xue'er, having children isn't an easy matter."

"Last night's efforts were probably not enough. Shouldn't we continue tonight?"

At his blatant teasing, Qian Renxue's face instantly flushed crimson, even her ears turning pink.

"Husband, you're being improper again!"

Half embarrassed and half annoyed, she thumped his chest with her small fists.

Tang Xiao burst into laughter, grabbed both her hands, and pressed her down onto the soft grass.

The surrounding Blue Silver Grass tactfully grew wild, completely concealing the two of them and forming a natural green barrier.

"Being improper with one's own wife is only natural."

Tang Xiao looked at his shy and enchanting wife beneath him, his gaze gradually turning heated.

Qian Renxue gazed into his deep eyes, and the shyness in her heart gradually transformed into boundless tenderness.

She slowly closed her eyes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and took the initiative to meet him.

A gentle breeze passed by, making the Blue Silver Grass rustle softly as it concealed all the springtime splendor within the barrier.

Only after a long while did the Blue Silver Grass slowly recede, revealing the azure sky once more.

Qian Renxue leaned weakly against Tang Xiao's chest, her golden hair somewhat disheveled as it spilled across the grass.

Her fair skin carried a faint rosy flush after their exertions, making her look all the more alluring.

"Husband is such a bad man. We agreed to come out and enjoy the scenery, but then you..."

Qian Renxue complained with a coquettish pout.

Tang Xiao held her in his arms, idly stroking her smooth golden hair.

The breeze gently swept over the grass.

Qian Renxue leaned weakly against Tang Xiao's chest, her golden hair somewhat disheveled as it spilled across the grass.

Her fair skin held a faint blush, making her look all the more alluring.

"Husband is such a bad man. We agreed to come out and enjoy the scenery, but then you..."

Qian Renxue complained with a coquettish pout.

Tang Xiao held her in his arms, idly stroking her smooth golden hair.

"How can you blame me for that?"

"Xue'er was simply too captivating. I couldn't help myself."

Hearing Tang Xiao tease her like that, Qian Renxue shyly and indignantly pinched his waist.

"Husband, you're still saying it!"

Tang Xiao laughed heartily, took her warm little hand, and enclosed it within his palm.

Just as the two were enjoying their tenderness.

A dull rumble suddenly came from the previously clear sky.

Rumble!

The ground trembled slightly, and the clouds on the horizon were instantly torn apart.

Countless rays of golden light pierced through the sea of clouds, dyeing the entire sky a dazzling gold.

The enormous Sky Screen, after remaining silent for so long, slowly unfurled once again.

"Husband, the Sky Screen moved."

Qian Renxue's expression shifted as she hurriedly struggled into a sitting position.

Somewhat flustered, she straightened her disheveled clothes.

Tang Xiao sat up as well, reaching out to tuck a strand of golden hair clinging to her cheek behind her ear.

"No rush. Take your time."

"It seems ninth place is about to be announced."

Tang Xiao looked toward the sky, his expression still calm and composed.

After straightening her clothes, Qian Renxue put her Blue Silver Flower Crown back on.

She leaned against Tang Xiao's side, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.

"Tenth place was the King of Ten Thousand Monsters. Who will ninth place be?"

"Could it still be one of those savage beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Tang Xiao smiled and wrapped an arm around her slender waist.

"We'll know once we see."

At this moment, every living being across Douluo Continent was drawn to the change in the Sky Screen.

Countless people stepped out of their homes and looked up at the sky.

Golden divine patterns began rapidly intertwining across the Sky Screen.

Immediately afterward, a vast image slowly appeared in the sky.

It was a boundless green ocean, with ancient trees towering into the heavens and life flourishing everywhere.

At the center of the image lay an enormous lake, clear enough to see its bottom.

Upon the lake's surface floated a graceful emerald-green swan in serene silence.

The swan's entire body radiated a soft, pure emerald glow.

Wherever the halo passed, the withering flowers and grass instantly regained their vitality. Even the elemental energy in the air grew richer.

The scene shifted.

Amid countless shimmering green motes, the emerald-green swan transformed into a gentle woman dressed in a jade-green gown.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, with a sacred compassion for all living things between her brows.

Standing by the lake, she cupped a soft ball of green light in both hands as she treated an injured Soul Beast.

Bathed in the green radiance, the beast's savage wounds rapidly closed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This scene left Soul Masters across the entire continent dumbfounded.

"What terrifying healing power!"

Qian Renxue could not help crying out in shock.

She herself possessed the Angel martial soul and had a certain degree of sacred healing ability.

Yet the healing technique displayed by the woman on the screen was simply unheard of.

It was no longer merely healing wounds—it was forcibly bestowing life force!

Tang Xiao looked at the woman on the screen and spoke calmly.

"This is Bi Ji, the leader of the Emerald Swan clan."

"She specialized in healing and was the guardian of the entire Soul Beast race."

At that moment, enormous golden words slowly appeared across the Sky Screen.

[Strongest Power Ranking, Ninth Place!]

[Bi Ji!]

[Identity: Emerald Swan of the Star Dou Great Forest, six hundred thousand years of cultivation, ranked fourth among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts!]

[Evaluation: Possesses ultimate healing abilities, bears compassion in her heart, dislikes conflict, and is the guardian Angel of the Soul Beast race!]

As the information on the Gold Ranking was revealed, the entire Douluo Continent instantly erupted.

"A six-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast!"

"Heavens, another six-hundred-thousand-year Ferocious Beast!"

"Just how many monsters like this are hidden in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Countless Soul Masters cried out in terror.

In their understanding, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were already legendary existences.

But now, the Ferocious Beasts revealed on the Gold Ranking possessed increasingly terrifying cultivation.

First there had been Xiong Jun, nearly five hundred thousand years old, followed by the King of Ten Thousand Monsters with more than five hundred thousand years of cultivation.

And now, a six-hundred-thousand-year Emerald Swan had appeared!

Moreover, such a terrifying existence was only ranked ninth!

Just how powerful must those ranked above her be?

Heaven Dou Empire, temporary camp.

Master Yu Xiaogang stared at the information on the Sky Screen as though he had been struck by lightning.

His face was pale, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

"Six hundred thousand years... impossible..."

"How could the Soul Beast race be hiding so many terrifying existences?"

Yu Xiaogang kept muttering to himself, his eyes filled with terror.

He had always styled himself as the theoretical master of the Soul Master world.

But now, everything appearing on the Gold Ranking had utterly shattered his "Ten Core Competencies."

Before these terrifying beings who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, his theories were laughable, like children's play.

"Xiaogang, calm down."

Flender sighed at the side and supported the swaying Yu Xiaogang.

Ning Fengzhi stood nearby, his expression equally grave.

"A six-hundred-thousand-year Emerald Swan that specializes in healing."

"On a battlefield, an existence like that would be a mobile fountain of life."

"As long as she did not die, the Soul Beast army behind her would never fall."

Ning Fengzhi's voice was somewhat hoarse.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood beside him. Although Tang Xiao had already reattached his right arm, his eyes were still full of apprehension.

"Indeed."

"Although Bi Ji was not skilled in combat, her healing ability had likely reached an exceedingly terrifying level."

"She ranked ninth; she deserved it."

Chen Xin sighed.

As the former "Number One Attack-Titled Douluo on the continent," he now seemed truly insignificant before these ferocious beasts.

Not only Heaven Dou Empire—even the remnants of Spirit Hall were deathly silent.

Inside Jialing Pass.

Bibi Dong stood atop the city wall, watching Bi Ji on the Sky Screen, a trace of complexity flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"Six hundred thousand years of cultivation..."

"So the foundations of Star Dou Great Forest run this deep."

Bibi Dong murmured to herself.

She had once gone to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

Thinking back on it now, it had been extraordinarily fortunate that she had not encountered these true ferocious beasts back then.

"Yet even Bi Ji, with six hundred thousand years of cultivation, can only rank ninth."

"Then Tang Xiao, who ranks first—with a million years of cultivation, the Supreme Blue Silver Emperor..."

"Just what realm has he reached?"

At that thought, the last trace of unwillingness in Bibi Dong's heart completely vanished.

Merging Spirit Hall Empire into Blue Silver Empire had indeed been the most correct decision she had ever made.

Meanwhile.

At Star Dou Great Forest, by Lake of Life.

The previously tranquil lake water began to churn violently.

Beast God Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and King of Ten Thousand Monsters had all gathered there.

And at their center stood Bi Ji, who had just taken human form.

"Haha, Bi Ji, you made the list too!"

Xiong Jun stroked the Golden Heaven-Rending Claws he had just obtained and burst into laughter.

"Six hundred thousand years of cultivation, ranked ninth."

"Let's see if those human soul masters still dare look down on us soul beasts now!"

King of Ten Thousand Monsters snorted and spoke with a hint of sourness.

"Bi Ji specializes in healing. She ranked ninth solely because her life essence is so abundant."

"Still, I wonder what reward the Heavenly Dao will grant her?"

Di Tian's expression remained calm, but anticipation flickered in his eyes as well.

"Bi Ji's healing ability is already the greatest on the continent."

"If the Heavenly Dao's reward strengthens it, she may even be able to break that limitation."

As the ferocious beasts continued discussing it.

The golden light on the Sky Screen flared brilliantly once more.

Enormous golden words began to announce the reward for ninth place.

[Rank 9: Bi Ji. Rewards issued:]

[Reward One: One Life Godhead Fragment!]

[Reward Two: Three Leaves of the Ancient Tree of Life!]

[Reward Three: Increase cultivation by fifty thousand years!]

Boom!

As the rewards were announced, an incomparably thick jade-green pillar of light suddenly descended from the sky.

The pillar pierced through the dense mist above Star Dou Great Forest and directly enveloped Bi Ji's entire body.

In an instant, unimaginably surging life force erupted throughout Star Dou Great Forest.

The already towering ancient trees around them began to shoot upward wildly under the nourishment of this power.

Countless rare flowers and exotic herbs bloomed in succession, releasing refreshing fragrances.

Even the waters of Lake of Life began transforming into a faint jade-green at that moment, its life energy so dense it seemed on the verge of liquefying.

Bi Ji floated in midair.

A jade-green crystal fragment radiating nine-colored light slowly merged into her forehead.

It was the Life Godhead Fragment!