Ning Rongrong froze for a moment.
The next instant, the pebble flew back along its original path and landed right on top of her head.
"Ouch!"
She clutched her head and glared furiously at Qian Daochen.
"You dared to hit me with a rock?"
Qian Daochen glanced at her.
"Wasn't this rock thrown by you?"
Ning Rongrong raised her chin.
"I can throw rocks at you, but you can't hit me."
The surrounding pedestrians recognized Ning Rongrong and stopped in their tracks.
"It's the little devil of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"This outsider is in trouble."
"The entire Seven Treasure City is under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's jurisdiction. Who hasn't heard of this young lady's reputation?"
Hearing the discussion, Ning Rongrong became even more smug.
"Apologize to me now, and I might consider letting you off."
Qian Daochen raised a hand and grabbed her wrist.
Before Ning Rongrong could react, she was pulled in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
Qian Daochen raised his hand and gave her two pats on the backside.
"Throwing rocks at people the first time we meet."
"Is this how Ning Fengzhi taught his daughter?"
Two crisp slaps rang out, and the surroundings instantly fell silent.
Ning Rongrong stood there dumbfounded as well.
Ever since she was young, Ning Fengzhi had never even had the heart to scold her.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong had spoiled her beyond measure.
Yet today, a stranger had actually disciplined her in the street.
Qian Daochen released her.
"Your father can't bear to discipline you, so I'll teach you a lesson in place of your elders."
Ning Rongrong retreated two steps.
She shielded herself behind her with both hands, her fair face rapidly flushing red.
"You!"
"You actually dared to hit me there!"
The surrounding pedestrians lowered their heads. No one dared laugh out loud.
Ning Rongrong was both embarrassed and furious.
"Just you wait!"
"I'll have Grandpa Sword teach you a proper lesson!"
Qian Daochen continued walking forward.
"Let's go."
Ning Rongrong froze.
"Where?"
Qian Daochen looked toward the distant Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"I happen to be going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Weren't you going to have Chen Xin teach me a lesson?"
The surrounding pedestrians looked at one another.
They had assumed that once Qian Daochen learned Ning Rongrong's identity, he would immediately flee Seven Treasure City.
Who would have thought that he truly intended to follow Ning Rongrong to meet Sword Douluo?
Ning Rongrong stared at his back.
"Aren't you afraid of Grandpa Sword?"
Qian Daochen stopped.
"But this face really isn't suitable for meeting an old acquaintance."
With a thought, he acted.
A streak of sword light swept across his body.
The face he had deliberately concealed was restored.
He was dressed in white, pure as snow.
His black hair fell loosely over his shoulders.
No trace of time marked his handsome face, while his brows carried the composure of one who had endured countless years.
Back then, Qian Daochen had consumed a special immortal herb.
That immortal herb could not increase soul power, but it could preserve one's appearance for a very long time.
Ning Rongrong looked at Qian Daochen before her and temporarily forgot her earlier embarrassment and anger.
She had seen quite a few handsome soul masters.
Yet none of them possessed Qian Daochen's bearing.
Those eyes were calm and profound. Paired with his handsome face, they made it difficult to look away.
Ning Rongrong came back to her senses and hurriedly caught up with him.
"Who exactly are you?"
"What are you going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for?"
Qian Daochen said, "To retrieve something."
"What?"
"A sword."
Ning Rongrong blinked.
"There really is a sword in the back mountain of our sect."
"Grandpa Sword treats it like a treasure and normally doesn't allow anyone near it."
"Even when Grandpa Bone wanted to take a look, that sword drove him out."
Qian Daochen nodded lightly.
"That is my sword."
Ning Rongrong immediately shook her head.
"You're lying."
"That sword has been in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for decades."
"How old do you even look?"
Qian Daochen did not explain.
Ning Rongrong circled to his side and studied his face several times.
"Could it be that you know Grandpa Sword is powerful and deliberately came to curry favor with him?"
"I'm telling you, Grandpa Sword isn't so easy to fool."
Qian Daochen said, "Once we reach the back mountain, you'll naturally know."
Ning Rongrong still did not believe him.
But seeing that he was truly heading toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain gate, she grew somewhat curious as well.
This man had hit her, yet he still dared take the initiative to meet Grandpa Sword.
What exactly was he relying on?
When the two reached the end of Seven Treasure City, the golden Heavenly Screen in the sky changed once more.
Boundless golden light gathered toward the center.
The discussions across the continent fell silent.
Majestic words slowly appeared.
[The Supreme Powerhouse Ranking review will soon continue.] [The ninth place will soon be announced.]
Ning Rongrong stopped.
"Ninth place is about to appear."
Qian Daochen looked up at the sky.
Bibi Dong had already received her reward.
Next, it was time for the truly powerful beings hidden across the continent to emerge.
Countless comments rapidly swept across the heavens.
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Even Bibi Dong is only tenth. Which Peerless Douluo will take ninth place?] [Clear Sky Sect Seventh Elder: It will definitely be a powerhouse from my Clear Sky Sect!] [Sea Horse Douluo: The High Priest can at least enter the top three. Ninth place definitely won't be her.] [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: How many level ninety-nine powerhouses can still be found on the continent?]
The golden Heavenly Screen trembled faintly.
A massive eye appeared in the sky.
The eye was dark crimson.
Countless purple-black tentacles stretched out from all around it, blotting out a vast expanse of sky.
At a single glance, many lower-cultivation soul masters felt stabbing pain in their minds.
Majestic words descended after it.
[Supreme Powerhouse Ranking, Ninth Place!] [Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler!]
The entire continent fell silent for a brief moment.
Then countless comments filled the Heavenly Screen.
[Independent Soul Emperor: Who is the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler?] [Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: I have never heard this name before.] [Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan: Could it be a soul beast?] [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: To rank above Bibi Dong, this soul beast must possess at least level ninety-nine combat power.]
Sun Moon Continent.
Evil Demon Forest.
A massive evil eye slowly opened.
Countless tentacles danced above the forest as terrifying spiritual power swept in every direction.
Evil Emperor stared at the name on the Heavenly Screen, his emotions fluctuating violently.
"This Emperor is only ninth?"
At the outskirts of Evil Demon Forest, countless soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire knelt on the ground.
The Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace was similarly thrown into turmoil.
"Lord Evil Emperor only ranked ninth?"
"That's impossible!"
"Lord Evil Emperor is the strongest soul beast in the Sun Moon Empire. Who could rank ahead of it?"
"The Heavenly Screen must have made a mistake!"
Spirit Hall.
Before Bibi Dong entered her seclusion chamber, she saw the name of ninth place.
She stopped and looked toward the massive eye on the Heavenly Screen.
"Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler."
"A soul beast?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned.
"There has never been such a soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"To rank above Her Holiness the Pope, it cannot possibly be unknown."
Bibi Dong said nothing.
She also wanted to know what gave this soul beast the right to surpass her by one rank.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Bear Lord looked at the evil eye on the Heavenly Screen, his face full of confusion.
"Who is this guy?"
"There is no such soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest."
Di Tian had likewise never seen the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler.
To rank ninth on the Supreme Ranking, the other party's cultivation could not be below eight hundred thousand years.
Such a powerful soul beast could not possibly have remained hidden within the Star Dou Great Forest without him discovering it.