Across the sky, comments spread rapidly.
[Rogue Soul Emperor: It can interfere with both time and space?] [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: If that strike landed in a human city, who could withstand it?] [Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Ninth on the Supreme Ranking. A well-deserved place!] [Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: The Evil Emperor's mental abilities are more terrifying than any ordinary frontal attack.] [Sword Douluo Chen Xin: The Light of Time and Space is powerful indeed. Even a Level 99 Soul Master couldn't withstand it easily.]
Spirit City.
The disdain had vanished from Bibi Dong's face.
She possessed the Rakshasa God Inheritance and understood the powers of the soul and the source of life exceptionally well.
The Light of Time and Space was lethal enough to threaten a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.
Ghost Douluo stood before the palace doors.
"That Evil Emperor does deserve a place above Your Holiness."
"But once Your Holiness obtains the Rakshasa Sword, you might not lose to it."
Bibi Dong did not argue.
What concerned her more was the Evil Emperor's relationship with the Sun Moon Empire.
The Sun Moon Empire revered the Evil Emperor as its totem.
If it received a reward from the Heavenly Dao, the empire would gain an even stronger trump card.
Golden Crocodile Douluo had thought of that too.
"The reward for tenth place has already allowed Your Holiness to reach Level 99."
"The Evil Emperor ranks ninth. Its reward can only be more generous."
The enshrined elders' expressions turned grave.
Subduing Demon Douluo looked toward the Worship Hall.
"The Great Enshrined will surely make the ranking."
"As long as he receives a reward, Spirit Hall will still hold the advantage."
Qian Jun Douluo nodded.
Everyone turned back to the Heavenly Screen.
Humans had received Innate Soul Power, a Divine Artifact, and a Cleansing Marrow Pill.
What reward would the Evil Emperor, an eight-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, receive?
High above, the scene of the Evil Emperor battling Di Tian slowly faded.
Across the continent, countless Soul Masters still gazed up at the golden Heavenly Screen.
Bibi Dong, ranked tenth, had reached Level 99 with her Heavenly Dao reward and obtained a Divine Artifact besides.
The Evil Emperor ranked higher, so its reward would naturally be even greater.
A dense stream of comments soon swept across the sky.
[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: Soul Masters and Soul Beasts are different. What reward will the Evil Emperor receive?] [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: An eight-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast is already close to the limits of this world. Ordinary treasures are probably useless to it.] [Sword Douluo Chen Xin: Since the Heavenly Dao Ranking includes Soul Beasts, its rewards must be suitable for them.] [Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan: If its cultivation increases directly, will the Evil Emperor become a million-year Soul Beast?] [Duke of Netherworld of the Star Luo Empire: A million-year Soul Beast could probably rival a god.]
Sun Moon Continent.
Evil Demon Forest.
The Evil Emperor's immense true form hovered deep within the forest.
Its dark-red eye remained fixed on the Heavenly Screen.
Hundreds of tentacles swayed slowly behind it, stirring the purple-black mist around them.
Though it was displeased to be ranked only ninth, now that the rewards were about to be issued, it could not help feeling a little uneasy.
After receiving her reward, Bibi Dong had broken straight through to Level 99.
It ranked one place above her.
Surely the Heavenly Dao would not give it only a few Soul Bones.
Watching the golden light gather, the Evil Emperor muttered to itself:
"I am the first Soul Beast to make the ranking."
"If my reward is worse than a human's, that would be far too biased."
The imperial palace of the Sun Moon Empire.
Every minister in the great hall had gone outside.
The Sun Moon Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes full of anticipation.
The Evil Emperor was the Sun Moon Empire's totem.
The stronger it became, the greater the empire's power would be.
One of the empire's powerful figures looked up at the Heavenly Screen.
"If the Heavenly Dao's reward lets Lord Evil Emperor reach a million years, the Sun Moon Empire will have a being capable of rivaling a god."
The Sun Moon Emperor nodded slowly.
"Lord Evil Emperor's reward concerns the entire empire."
"Record every word that appears on the Heavenly Screen next."
"Leave nothing out."
"As you command!"
Star Dou Great Forest.
Beside the Lake of Life.
Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and the Myriad Demon King were all waiting.
The Evil Emperor was the first Soul Beast to make the ranking.
Whatever reward it received would give the Ferocious Beasts of Star Dou Great Forest a good idea of what to expect.
Xiong Jun rubbed his broad hands together.
"Humans can get Divine Artifacts and Cleansing Marrow Pills."
"Surely Soul Beasts won't get worse rewards than humans?"
The Myriad Demon King glanced at him.
"If the Evil Emperor gains cultivation directly, envying it won't do you any good."
Xiong Jun snorted.
"I refuse to believe no one from Star Dou Great Forest will appear later in the ranking."
Bi Ji looked toward Gu Yuena, who stood on the lake.
"My lady will surely take first place."
"The better the Evil Emperor's reward, the better the reward my lady will ultimately receive."
Di Tian did not disagree.
His golden eyes remained on the Heavenly Screen.
Once the Evil Emperor received its reward, its strength would surely rise substantially.
The two had fought before.
Although Di Tian had defeated the Evil Emperor, the Light of Time and Space had injured him as well.
If the Evil Emperor received a Heavenly Dao reward suited to its Mental Attribute, the gap between them would rapidly narrow.
The Far North.
A vast snowfield stretched beyond sight.
A bitter wind swept over the glaciers, sending snowflakes swirling through the air.
A white-clad figure stood at the center of an icy lake.
The Snow Empress stood barefoot upon the snow.
Her slender, fair feet left not the slightest trace on its surface.
A snow-white dress fell along her tall, graceful figure, its skirt swaying gently in the cold wind.
Long white hair flowed down her back, blending with the snow filling the sky.
In her hand, the Snow Empress held a sword formed from ice and snow.
Its blade swept through the air.
Drawn by her Sword Intent, a great flurry of snowflakes formed a blooming ice lotus around her.
The Ice Empress lay at the edge of a glacier. After watching the Heavenly Screen for a while, she turned toward the Snow Empress.
"Sister Snow, if even the Evil Emperor can rank ninth, you're sure to make the list too."
The Snow Empress put away her ice-and-snow sword.
Its crystalline blade dissolved into glimmers of cold light that settled on her pale fingertips.
"The Evil Emperor has more than eight hundred thousand years of cultivation."
"My cultivation has not reached that level."
The Ice Empress came to her side.
Dark-green hair fell over her shoulders, and her emerald eyes followed the fading swordlight in the Snow Empress's hand.
"Cultivation isn't everything."
"You've practiced the sword for so many years, Sister Snow. You're far stronger in battle than you used to be."
A teasing look entered the Ice Empress's eyes.
"Are you still waiting for that human, Sister Snow?"
The Snow Empress did not answer.
She raised a slender, pale hand and caught a falling snowflake.
It landed in her palm without melting.
The Ice Empress shook her head gently.
"It's been so many years."
"If that human is still alive, he should have come to the Far North to see you at least once."
The Snow Empress opened her hand.
The snowflake drifted away on the wind.
She raised her eyes once more to the golden Heavenly Screen.
The Ice Empress asked no more questions and quietly waited for the Evil Emperor's reward.
Before the eyes of the world, the golden light on the Heavenly Screen suddenly converged.
The Evil Emperor's immense true form appeared once more above the heavens.
A single dark-red eye looked down over the two continents.
Countless purple-black tentacles surrounded the golden words.
The Heavenly Dao's proclamation followed.
[Ninth place on the Supreme Powerhouse Ranking: Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler!] [Heavenly Dao rewards calculated!] [Reward one: Cultivation increased by two hundred thousand years!] [Reward two: One random God-Level Soul Skill!] [Reward three: God-Level Bloodline!]
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