Rewards: Golden Crocodile Reaches Level 99, Golden Domain! Qian Renxue: What Am I to Bibi Dong, Really?

The images on the Ranking Screen gradually faded, but the oppressive, sorrowful atmosphere lingered for a long while.

Suddenly, golden light blazed across the Ranking Screen, and a majestic voice resounded throughout Douluo Continent:

[Review complete.]

[Golden Crocodile Douluo, Second Consecrator of Wuhun Hall, remained loyal throughout his life and safeguarded the Qian Clan's path.

Though devastated by the loss of the Pope and consumed by fury, he still obeyed the Grand Consecrator's orders, considered the greater good, and endured in silence until now.]

[The Ranking Screen hereby grants the following rewards:]

[First, Soul Power increases by one level, breaking through the bottleneck and advancing to a level 99 Limit Douluo!]

[Second, the Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul evolves, awakening the "Golden Undying Body" and obtaining the "Golden Domain"!]

In an instant, an incomparably thick pillar of golden light descended from the sky,

piercing straight through the roof of Consecration Hall and enveloping Golden Crocodile Douluo completely.

Inside Consecration Hall.

Bathed in golden light, Golden Crocodile Douluo could clearly feel it.

The terrifying bottleneck that had hindered him for decades was shattered in an instant like a sheet of thin paper!

Boom!

An indescribably terrifying pressure erupted from him. Golden Soul Power turned into tangible waves that swept through the entire Consecration Hall.

"Second Brother... broke through?!"

"Level 99!

Our Wuhun Hall has gained another Limit Douluo!"

The other Consecrators cried out in shock, their eyes filled with astonishment and wild joy.

As the golden light receded, Golden Crocodile Douluo felt the terrifying power within him, vast as an ocean, yet there was no joy on his face.

He looked at Qian Daoliu beside him, his eyes reddening as he spoke hoarsely:

"Big Brother... all these years, I misunderstood you.

I always thought you were weak. I thought protecting that poisonous woman meant you had lost your senses... I truly deserve to die!"

Qian Daoliu looked at him with relief and gently patted his shoulder.

"Second Brother, do not say such angry things. Your crossing of this final threshold is a blessing for Wuhun Hall.

If Ji'er has a spirit in heaven, he will be happy for you as well."

Golden Crocodile Douluo gritted his teeth and turned toward Papal Hall, a complicated look flashing through his eyes.

"Big Brother, I am level 99 now.

For Xiaoxue's sake, I will not kill Bibi Dong.

But if that poisonous woman dares to harm Xiaoxue in the slightest, then even if it costs me my life, I will tear her into ten thousand pieces!"

"She is Xiaoxue's mother, after all."

Qian Daoliu sighed and gazed into the distance.

"I only hope she comes to her senses soon."

Papal Hall.

"Level 99 Limit Douluo..."

Bibi Dong stared at the Ranking Screen. The hand gripping her scepter trembled slightly, and her expression darkened.

The God Realm was concealed by the Ranking Screen. Even though her strength was no longer restricted by the Rakshasa God Trial, she herself was at most a Demigod.

Now that Golden Crocodile Douluo had broken through to level 99, the strength of Consecration Hall had expanded to an utterly terrifying degree.

"Your Holiness, Golden Crocodile has broken through. Over at Consecration Hall, I fear..."

Yue Guan's face was pale as he trailed off.

"What are you panicking for?"

Bibi Dong snorted coldly, forcefully suppressing the turmoil in her heart.

"As long as I remain Pope, they cannot openly make a move against me.

Besides, my Rakshasa God Trial is nearly complete."

Gui Mei said softly:

"But regarding the Young Mistress... if she learns the truth, I fear she will..."

Bibi Dong fell silent.

At the mention of Qian Renxue, a trace of wavering still appeared on Bibi Dong's face.

Heaven Dou City, Crown Prince's Residence.

"Second Grandfather broke through..."

Qian Renxue murmured as she watched the Ranking Screen, but tears continued streaming down her face.

Snake Spear Douluo urged her excitedly:

"Young Mistress, the Second Consecrator is now a Limit Douluo too!

With the Grand Consecrator and the Second Consecrator present, no one can shake your status in Wuhun Hall!

Even the Pope must be wary of you!"

"Status? What use is any of that to me?"

Qian Renxue smiled bitterly and mocked herself.

"I concealed my identity and disguised myself in the Heaven Dou Empire for twelve full years.

I thought I was earning merit for Wuhun Hall. I thought that as long as I succeeded, that woman would look at me just once more.

But in the end, it was all nothing but an absurd joke."

Porcupinefish Douluo sighed.

"Young Mistress, do not think like that.

Her Holiness the Pope also mentioned what she owed you on the Ranking Screen just now..."

"What she owes me?"

Qian Renxue abruptly rose to her feet, determination flashing through her eyes.

"What I want is not for her to owe me!

I will return and ask her in person: in her heart, what exactly am I, her own biological daughter?!"

Inside Consecration Hall, the violent golden Soul Power gradually settled.

Berserk Lion Douluo looked at the heart-palpitating level 99 pressure surrounding Golden Crocodile Douluo, his tiger-like eyes burning with fervor and barely contained excitement.

He slapped his thigh and laughed heartily.

"Second Brother has broken through, and old me is itching to act!

Grand Consecrator, Second Brother, brothers, I cannot wait any longer.

I will refine the hundred-thousand-year Soul-Eating Berserk Lion Head Spirit Bone that the Ranking Screen bestowed earlier right now, so I do not have to keep staring at it in envy!"

Having said that, Berserk Lion Douluo wasted no words. A gust of wind swept through the hall as he openly sat down cross-legged.

With a wave of his right hand, a spirit bone radiating overwhelming dark-red baleful energy appeared out of thin air.

It was the hundred-thousand-year Soul-Eating Berserk Lion Head Spirit Bone previously awarded by the Ranking Screen.

Berserk Lion Douluo closed his eyes and immediately circulated his Soul Power, beginning to draw the spirit bone into himself.

Qian Daoliu watched Berserk Lion Douluo enter cultivation, smiled faintly, then turned to Golden Crocodile Douluo and asked:

"Second Brother, congratulations on finally crossing this chasm.

I wonder, what exactly is the effect of the 'Golden Domain' that the Ranking Screen just awarded?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo burst into hearty laughter and nodded.

"Big Brother, this reward was practically made for me!

Once the Golden Domain unfolds, it can not only suppress every opponent within it by twenty percent in all attributes.

It can also instantly double my own defense and attack power."

At that, Golden Crocodile Douluo clenched his fist, and a piercing boom rang out from the air between his fingers.

He continued confidently:

"Combined with the passive effect of the 'Golden Undying Body,' though I have only just reached level 99,

with the Domain empowering me, even against a Demigod, I am confident I can fight them without falling into a disadvantage!"

"Good! Excellent!"

A sharp gleam flashed through Qian Daoliu's eyes as he spoke two words of praise in succession.

"With your Golden Domain, the foundation of our Wuhun Hall has grown even more solid."

The other Consecrators also offered their congratulations, joy written across their faces.

At that moment, a strange hum suddenly came from outside the hall.

Everyone's expressions tightened as they raised their heads and looked outside.

The images on the Ranking Screen shifted.

[On Douluo Continent, powerful experts emerge in endless succession. Beneath the gods, who reigns supreme.]

[The ranking of the ten peak Soul Masters: fourth place will soon be revealed!]

The rolling golden radiance on the Ranking Screen instantly drew inward, then turned into a dark red as thick as blood.