The Sun Moon Empire Revealed! The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler!

Gu Rong looked at the Golden Ranking.

"Sect Master, who do you plan to side with?"

Ning Fengzhi did not answer at once.

Spirit Hall wielded enormous power.

The Clear Sky Sect had Tang Chen.

And beyond them, still more powerful figures lay hidden across the continent.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head slightly.

"Let's keep watching."

"Only once we know who the Golden Ranking's strongest figures are can we decide the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's future."

Chen Xin said nothing.

His hand rested on his sword hilt, his gaze fixed on the Golden Ranking.

The imperial palace of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Ye sat at the front of the great hall.

His ministers stood on either side, looking up at the sky.

Ever since Tang Chen had claimed ninth place, the Heaven Dou Empire had felt the pressure.

If eighth place also belonged to a powerful faction, the balance of power across the continent would tilt even further.

Xue Ye turned to the guard beside him.

"Keep searching for Tang Chen."

"And find out which factions the people on the Golden Ranking belong to."

The guard bowed his head in acknowledgment.

Xue Ye looked back up at the sky.

"The empire needs a truly powerful figure to rely on as well."

The Star Luo Empire.

Inside the imperial hall.

The Star Luo Emperor was also waiting for eighth place to be revealed.

His fingers tapped lightly against the armrest of his throne.

After Tang Chen's reappearance, the Star Luo Empire had begun preparing to seek out the Clear Sky Sect.

Now eighth place was about to be announced.

If the empire could establish contact with that figure, it would have more to stand on.

The Star Luo Emperor said in a deep voice:

"Find out who holds eighth place."

"If they're willing to work with the empire, I'll make it worth their while."

The Star Dou Great Forest.

Beside the Lake of Life.

Di Tian, the Scarlet King, Xiong Jun, and the other Soul Beasts all looked up at the sky.

With human experts appearing on the ranking one after another, the Soul Beast Clan felt the pressure too.

One Soul Beast raised its head.

"Can Soul Beasts make the ranking?"

Another answered quietly:

"The Golden Ranking ranks the ten strongest on Douluo Continent. It shouldn't consider only humans."

"But everyone listed so far has been human."

The Soul Beasts looked at one another.

They felt both hope and unease.

Human Soul Masters had Martial Souls, Soul Rings, and divine inheritances.

Soul Beasts could only cultivate through the long years.

If even Soul Beasts that had cultivated for seven or eight hundred thousand years could not make the ranking, it would mean the Soul Beast Clan had fallen hopelessly behind humanity.

Gu Yuena stood on the Lake of Life.

Her silver dress rippled gently with the water.

She looked up at the Golden Ranking, her violet eyes calm.

"The power behind the Golden Ranking is beyond this world's understanding."

"It won't rank humans alone."

"Soul Beasts are part of Douluo Continent too. Of course they're eligible."

Di Tian turned toward her.

"My lady, do you believe a Soul Beast is certain to appear?"

Gu Yuena nodded slightly.

"A Soul Beast's name will appear."

Anticipation stirred in Di Tian's eyes.

The Scarlet King raised all three heads at once.

The other Soul Beasts looked back up at the sky.

At that moment.

Every living creature on Douluo Continent had its eyes on the Golden Ranking.

A dazzling light suddenly burst from its golden surface.

A scene of darkness slowly spread across the sky.

Endless black light blotted out the heavens.

At its center, an enormous single eye slowly opened.

The eye was deep violet.

An eerie light swirled within its pupil.

An aura that seemed to press down on heaven and earth spread from the image.

Even through the Golden Ranking, countless Soul Masters felt a heavy weight upon their minds.

Golden words appeared.

[Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking: Eighth Place.]

[Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler, the Evil Emperor.]

[Cultivation: 780,000 years.]

The instant the words appeared.

The entire continent fell silent.

A moment later, discussion erupted beneath the sky.

"The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler?"

"Who is the Evil Emperor?"

"Seven hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation?"

"Eighth place on the Golden Ranking is a Soul Beast?"

"Soul Beasts really can make the Golden Ranking!"

Countless Soul Masters stared up at the enormous eye.

Seven hundred and eighty thousand years.

What level of cultivation was that?

A Million-Year Soul Ring alone was enough to shake everyone.

Yet the Golden Ranking had just revealed a Soul Beast with 780,000 years of cultivation.

Such a being was far beyond anything an ordinary Soul Master could comprehend.

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong watched the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler in the sky, a strange glint in her eyes.

A Soul Beast with 780,000 years of cultivation.

If she hunted it down, she could obtain a 780,000-year Soul Ring.

Even with a Million-Year Soul Ring already in her possession, she could not ignore a creature like that.

Bibi Dong's eyes brightened slightly.

"Interesting."

She gazed at the enormous eye.

"I wonder what I might gain from hunting a Soul Beast that has cultivated for 780,000 years."

Since absorbing the Golden Ranking's reward, Bibi Dong's confidence had soared.

She was now only one step from God Level.

If she obtained the Evil Emperor's Soul Ring and Soul Bone as well, her strength might rise again.

Bibi Dong raised a hand slightly.

"A Soul Beast like this is worth meeting in person."

She did not move yet.

The Golden Ranking had more to show.

The Evil Emperor's full strength had not been revealed either.

Bibi Dong turned her attention back to the sky and waited.

In the Star Dou Great Forest.

The Soul Beasts had erupted in jubilation.

"A Soul Beast made the ranking!"

"Seven hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation!"

Many Soul Beasts stared up at the enormous eye, their gazes filled with awe.

At last, they knew for certain.

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking did not exclude Soul Beasts.

As long as they were strong enough, Soul Beasts could make the ranking too.

Di Tian's gaze lingered on the name Evil Emperor.

Surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Could it be that one?"

The Scarlet King raised all three heads toward the enormous eye in the sky.

"Di Tian, do you know this Evil Emperor?"

Di Tian nodded.

"The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler. The master of the Evil Demon Forest."

At those words, the Soul Beasts all raised their heads.

Gu Yuena stood on the lake.

A hint of interest entered her violet eyes.

"Keep watching."

"The Golden Ranking won't reveal only a name."

Di Tian bowed his head in acknowledgment.

Just then, the image on the Golden Ranking changed again.

A pitch-black forest spread across the sky.

Ancient trees blotted out the sun, while a dense aura of darkness shrouded the earth.

In the forest's depths, a huge single eye floated in midair.

It had no body.

Boundless violet-black light swirled around that enormous eye.

Spiritual power radiated from it.

Even through the Golden Ranking, Soul Masters across Douluo Continent felt a crushing weight upon their Seas of Consciousness.

Many turned pale. Even looking up became difficult.

Golden words appeared.

[Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler, the Evil Emperor.]

[Cultivation: 780,000 years.]

[Attribute: Spiritual.]

[Ruler of the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Clan.]

[Lord of the Evil Demon Forest.]

The Golden Ranking's light continued to gather.

A new scene slowly unfolded.

A magnificent city stood upon the land.

A golden sun and a silver crescent moon hung on its walls.

Countless humans stood within the city.

They looked up at the sky, their gazes settling on the Evil Emperor.

The next moment.

Everyone in the entire city bowed in unison.

Golden text appeared again.

[The Evil Emperor, the totem of the Sun Moon Empire.]

[The power controlling the Sun Moon Empire from behind the scenes.]

[With the Evil Demon Forest as his base, he secretly ruled the Sun Moon Empire.]