At that very moment, Dugu Bo wasn't the only one who wanted to "go take a look."
The entire continent was in an unprecedented uproar over the Genius Ranking's successive announcements!
Spirit Hall, Intelligence Division.
"Investigate! I want a thorough investigation!" A cardinal slammed his hand on the table and roared hoarsely. "Who exactly is that Brother Cao? What kind of technique is the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique? Where are all those women on the ranking now? Find out everything!"
Countless intelligence agents took their orders and left. The entire intelligence network of Spirit Hall sprang into action at full speed.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi lightly tapped the folding fan in his hand, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
"The Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique... A technique that can mass-produce Soul Douluos at level eighty-nine..." he murmured. "If we could obtain this technique, or befriend its creator, then my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."
"Pass down the order. Send more people, and find those women on the ranking at all costs. Find that Brother Cao."
Clear Sky Sect, rear mountain.
Tang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the Sky Screen, his brow furrowed.
"The Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique... This technique is far too astonishing. There must be an enormous secret hidden behind it."
He turned around and looked at the elders behind him.
"Send out the sect's finest disciples to investigate this matter discreetly. Remember, investigate only. Don't provoke anyone. That Brother Cao can slap a Titled Douluo to death. His strength is unfathomable, so don't act rashly."
Star Luo Empire, imperial palace.
The White Tiger Emperor sat on the dragon throne, his face frighteningly grim.
"Zhu Zhuyun defected, and Zhu Zhuqing defected too... The Zhu Family's two daughters both ran off with that Brother Cao!"
He slammed his hand down on the imperial desk, and the entire desk instantly crumbled to dust!
"Carry out my decree! Find that Brother Cao at all costs! I want to see what kind of person dares to poach from my Star Luo Empire!"
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Lower Four Sects, the various kingdoms and duchies.
Countless factions and powerful figures now turned their attention to the same thing: the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique.
This technique was far too astonishing. It could mass-produce level-eighty-nine Soul Douluos!
That Brother Cao was far too mysterious. He could slap a Titled Douluo to death!
Who exactly was he? What exactly did he want? And what was his purpose in training these women?
No one knew the answer.
But there was one thing everyone knew.
This technique and this Brother Cao were enough to turn the entire continent's balance of power upside down!
Whoever obtained them would rule the world!
And if they couldn't...
Then at the very least, they couldn't afford to offend him.
And so, countless figures set out from every corner of the continent, all focused on investigating two things.
The last places where the women on the ranking had been seen.
The direction in which that mysterious Brother Cao might be found.
An undercurrent sweeping across the entire continent was silently gathering strength.
And the instigator of it all, inside Ye Family Fortress, was Cao Xiyu—the man his own wife and maid took for a "bragging shut-in."
At that moment, he was lounging on a soft couch, watching the Sky Screen with nothing better to do, a faint smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
Ye Lingling glanced at her husband. "We're at number ten... I wonder who's next."
Before Cao Xiyu could answer, golden light surged across the Sky Screen overhead once more.
[The Genius Ranking, Ninth Place: Bai Chenxiang.]
[Identity: Granddaughter of Bai He, Clan Leader of the Speed Clan.]
[Strength: Level-ninety-two Titled Douluo.]
[Technique: Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique.]
[Reward: One fifty-thousand-year Torso Soul Bone.]
Boom!!!
The entire Douluo Continent erupted!
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! A Titled Douluo? Level ninety-two?"
"Did I read that right? We're already at Titled Douluo at ninth place? What will the rest be like?!"
"Good heavens! What's with young people these days? Each one's more outrageous than the last!"
"Level ninety-two! That's a height countless veteran powerhouses spend their whole lives failing to reach!"
"A fifty-thousand-year Torso Soul Bone! The most precious kind of soul bone! My god, that reward is insane!"
As for the technique being the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique, people across the continent had already gotten used to it. Every ranked person before her had it too, so one more was nothing to get worked up over.
But!
A level-ninety-two Titled Douluo!
That was a qualitative leap!
The ones ranked above her were level-eighty-nine Soul Douluos. They were geniuses, sure, but they were still Soul Douluos.
But Bai Chenxiang had crossed that chasm countless Soul Masters dreamed of clearing and become a true Titled Douluo!
And she was only in ninth place!
Just how terrifying were the eight ranked above her?!
Countless people stared at the Sky Screen, their eyes filled with shock and reverence.
"Come on, little beauty, why aren't you screaming?"
In a certain alley.
A middle-aged man with buck teeth and a lecherous face was closing in on the slender figure cornered against the wall, leering.
"Go on, scream. If you don't, it'll be hard for your grandpa here to make a move."
He rubbed his hands together and edged closer, his expression sleazy.
His eyes narrowed to slits as he stared fixedly at the woman's waist, practically drooling.
His name was Bu Le, a Soul King notorious in the area.
Relying on his strength, he had ruined the lives of who knew how many innocent women.
He had been wandering the alley today when he happened upon this stunning beauty alone. That impossibly slender waist had nearly made his soul fly right out of his body!
"Tut, tut, tut..." He licked his lips, greed gleaming in his eyes. "I've had my way with plenty of women, but I've never come across a waist as perfect as yours! That slender waist... Tut, tut. What a sight! What a sight!"
As he spoke, he reached out with a filthy, greasy hand toward the woman's waist.
However.
Just as his hand was about to touch that slender waist, a brilliant golden light descended without warning, enveloping the woman!
Bu Le's hand froze in midair, and he was completely stunned.
"W-what's going on?"
That golden light... Why did it look so familiar?
He instinctively looked up at the sky.
Then he saw a massive golden pillar of light drop straight down from the Sky Screen, connecting directly to the "prey" he had cornered against the wall.
Level ninety-two...
Titled Douluo...
Bu Le's pupils dilated to their absolute limit!
He was screwed!!!
"Thud!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Bu Le's knees buckled, and he dropped straight to the ground!
"Miss! Your Ladyship! Please spare me!!"
He sprawled on the ground and frantically kowtowed, his forehead banging against the earth with loud thumps as dust flew everywhere!
"It was a misunderstanding! It was all a misunderstanding! I was blind! I didn't know it was you!"
He begged for mercy incoherently as he kowtowed.
"Your Ladyship, I was wrong! I'll change, I swear! From today on, I'll never do anything bad again! Please spare my life!"
A Soul King like him had actually harassed a Titled Douluo?
A Titled Douluo!
Someone he could never hope to reach in his entire life!
She could crush him a hundred times over with a single finger!
The more Bu Le thought about it, the more terrified he became. He kowtowed harder and harder, until his forehead was bleeding.
Within the golden light, Bai Chenxiang slowly opened her eyes.
She looked down at the lecherous man sprawled on the ground like a dog. A trace of disgust flashed through her clear eyes.
"You're not sorry for what you did. You just realized you're about to die."