Fourth place on the Golden Ranking revealed!

Snow Empress watched the Angel Temple in the sky screen.

"Qian Daoliu has a deep connection to the Angel God."

"He can directly channel a portion of her angel divine power."

Ice Empress raised her pincers.

"Can he contend with god-level power too?"

"Yes."

Snow Empress looked toward that golden sun.

"But like Bo Saixi, he cannot truly cross the threshold of level one hundred."

Spirit City.

Outside the Worship Hall.

Qian Daoliu stood beneath the Angel God Statue.

His golden robes stirred in the wind.

The phantom of a six-winged angel unfurled behind him.

The radiance released by the Golden Ranking was resonating with the angel divine power within the Worship Hall.

Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other Elders stood below the steps.

They all bowed to Qian Daoliu together.

"Congratulations on making the ranking, Great Enshrined."

Qian Daoliu raised his head to look at his martial soul's phantom.

His expression remained calm.

Bo Saixi was fifth.

He was fourth.

This result had not exceeded Qian Daoliu's expectations.

Outside the Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong gripped her scepter.

As angel divine power descended, the rakshasa divine power within her began circulating on its own.

The two divine powers repelled each other inside her.

Bibi Dong took half a step back.

Her scepter struck the stone paving.

A ring of purple soul power spread outward, blocking the angel divine light approaching the Papal Palace.

She looked up toward the Worship Hall.

"Qian Daoliu."

Within Spirit Hall.

The Papal Palace and the Worship Hall had always been two separate forces.

Bibi Dong controlled Spirit Hall's daily affairs.

Qian Daoliu, however, controlled the Worship Hall.

The Seven Enshrined Elders obeyed only the Great Enshrined's commands.

As long as Qian Daoliu remained, Bibi Dong could never truly control all of Spirit Hall.

High in the sky.

Golden words finally appeared.

[Fourth place on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking.]

[Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall.]

[High Priest of the Angel God.]

[Level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.]

[Qian Daoliu.]

The instant his name appeared.

The six-winged angel phantom opened both eyes.

Two beams of golden divine light shone over the mountains and rivers.

Soul masters across the continent raised their heads.

"Qian Daoliu really made the ranking!"

"Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined actually ranked fourth!"

"A level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo with the six-winged angel martial soul!"

"Bo Saixi ranked fifth, but Qian Daoliu ranked fourth!"

"Aren't they both counted among the three great Peerless Douluos?"

"What exactly makes Qian Daoliu stronger?"

Voices of discussion swept beneath the sky screen.

The imperial palace of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Ye watched Qian Daoliu's name, his expression growing grave.

Bo Saixi stayed on Sea God Island and never took part in the continent's conflicts.

Qian Daoliu was different.

He was Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined.

Every expert in the Worship Hall obeyed his commands.

A minister stood below the steps.

"Your Majesty, Qian Daoliu has not acted publicly in many years."

"Bibi Dong has been managing Spirit Hall all this time."

Xue Ye looked in the direction of Spirit City.

"His lack of action does not mean his power has vanished."

"As long as Qian Daoliu continues to preside over the Worship Hall, Spirit Hall has a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo."

The minister lowered his head.

The relationship between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall had already been delicate.

Now, Qian Daoliu held fourth place on the Golden Ranking.

Spirit Hall's prestige across the continent would inevitably rise again.

The Star Luo Empire.

The emperor stood before his palace.

His gaze passed beyond the sky screen toward Spirit City.

"Pass down my orders."

"Reorganize all intelligence on Spirit Hall's Worship Hall."

"Especially the relationships between Qian Daoliu and the other Elders."

A guard dropped to one knee.

"Yes."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi watched the Angel Temple within the Golden Ranking.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong stood beside him.

Golden light fell upon the sect's plaza.

Drawn by that power, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul released a dazzling radiance.

Gu Rong frowned.

"Qian Daoliu ranked one place above Bo Saixi."

Chen Xin rested his hand on his sword hilt.

"The six-winged angel is one of the continent's finest god-level martial souls."

"And Qian Daoliu has cultivated to level ninety-nine."

"In terms of martial soul quality alone, Bo Saixi certainly has no advantage."

Ning Fengzhi looked toward Spirit City.

"Qian Daoliu has never left the Worship Hall."

"The continent's various factions had almost forgotten his existence."

Gu Rong said:

"The Golden Ranking placed him fourth."

"Every faction will reassess Spirit Hall's strength."

Ning Fengzhi nodded gently.

Spirit Hall had Bibi Dong in the open.

Behind the scenes, it also had the Worship Hall and Qian Daoliu.

These two peerless experts alone were enough for Spirit Hall to suppress most of the continent's factions.

The Star Dou Great Forest.

Beside the Lake of Life.

Di Tian gazed at the six-winged angel in the sky screen.

Golden radiance fell over the forest.

Many soul beasts with weaker cultivation had already hidden in caves.

The six-winged angel possessed a sacred attribute.

This power also suppressed certain soul beasts.

Xiong Jun looked up at the sky.

"Another level ninety-nine human."

"What makes him worthy of ranking above Bo Saixi?"

Di Tian watched the Angel God Statue.

"Qian Daoliu's martial soul is the six-winged angel."

"He can also draw upon angel divine power."

"The sky is his domain."

All three of Scarlet King's heads turned toward the Golden Ranking.

"Is he that powerful in the sky?"

"Among human soul masters, almost no one can defeat him in the air."

Di Tian paused briefly.

"Even Tang Chen could not overpower Qian Daoliu in the sky back then."

Xiong Jun looked toward Gu Yuena.

"My lord, is the six-winged angel martial soul really that powerful?"

Gu Yuena stood in the middle of the lake's surface.

She watched the Angel God Statue.

"The six-winged angel martial soul is inherited from the Angel God."

"Light, sanctity, purification, and the sky."

"Four powers united as one."

"Qian Daoliu has cultivated the six-winged angel to level ninety-nine, and his body has also been baptized by angel divine power."

Di Tian lowered his head and asked:

"Has he already formed a divine body?"

"No."

Gu Yuena shook her head gently.

"But his body can withstand divine power for a short time."

"That is what makes him stronger than an ordinary Peerless Douluo."

On the Golden Ranking.

The scene began to change.

The Worship Hall vanished.

A vast mountain range appeared in the sky screen.

Dark clouds blocked the sunlight amid the mountains.

Dozens of dark-attribute soul beasts charged out of a valley.

The leading soul beast had already reached a hundred thousand years of cultivation.

It spread its wings.

Black mist covered a hundred miles of mountain forest.

Vast swaths of trees rapidly withered.

Wherever the soul beasts passed, the presence of life steadily vanished.

At the far edge of the sky.

A speck of golden light suddenly appeared.

The golden light rapidly drew closer.

Qian Daoliu stood above the clouds.

His six-winged angel martial soul hovered behind him.

Skywater Academy.

By the lake.

Yu Xiaogang lay on the stone path.

The Spirit Hall Elder Token had fallen beside his hand, stained with a few drops of blood.

Luo Sanpao had vanished.

The Soul Power within Yu Xiaogang had been completely severed, and Long Yao had erased his Martial Soul Origin with a single finger.

Shui Yuerou looked at the body on the ground and raised a hand, signaling the academy teachers to withdraw.

"Take the injured teachers for treatment."

"As for Yu Xiaogang..."

Her gaze fell on the Elder Token.

"Send his body and the token to the Spirit Hall Sacred Temple in Heaven Dou City."

"Tell them Yu Xiaogang used the token to force his way into Skywater Academy and injured our teachers."

An academy steward stepped forward at once.

"Yes."

Two teachers went to Yu Xiaogang and lifted his body.

Shui Bing'er stood by the lake.

She watched them carry Yu Xiaogang away, her expression unchanged.

Shui Yue'er came to her side.

"Sister, don't take what he said to heart."

Shui Bing'er shook her head.

"I haven't."

She turned to Long Yao.

"Dean, thank you."

Long Yao sat back down beneath the tree.

"You did nothing wrong."

"He came to Skywater Academy three times. The first two times, I gave him a chance to leave."

"Today, he attacked someone. He had to bear the consequences."

Shui Bing'er nodded softly.

Shui Yuerou approached Long Yao.

"Dean, will Spirit Hall hold us responsible for this?"

"Will they send someone to demand an explanation from the academy?"

Long Yao picked up his teacup.

"Yu Xiaogang was not an elder of Spirit Hall."

"Spirit Hall did not grant him that token, either."

"Skywater Academy dealt with an intruder according to its rules. Spirit Hall has no reason to interfere."

Shui Yuerou felt relieved.

She was about to speak when the Golden Ranking in the sky suddenly shone again.

Everyone looked up at once.

Golden radiance heralding fourth place had already covered the entire sky.

Bo Saixi's name, which had held fifth place, slowly faded.

Above Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi put away her staff and looked up at the sky.

She had already received the Sea God Origin, the Sea God's Heart, and a million-year god-bestowed Soul Ring.

Now she was only one step away from true God Level power.

Even so, the arrival of fourth place made her take notice.

At Skywater Academy.

Shui Bing'er looked away.

"Fourth place is about to be revealed."

Shui Yue'er gazed up at the Golden Ranking.

"Dean, who's in fourth place?"

Long Yao set down his teacup.

"Qian Daoliu."

Shui Yuerou's expression shifted slightly.

"Qian Daoliu, the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall?"

"Yes."

Long Yao looked toward the sky.

"A Level 99 Peerless Douluo."

"The Angel God's representative in the mortal world."

"He has guarded the Angel God Inheritance for many years and possesses power on a God Level scale."

Shui Bing'er raised her eyes.

"Is he stronger than Bo Saixi?"

"Bo Saixi's power comes chiefly from Sea God Island and faith in the Sea God,"

Long Yao said.

"Qian Daoliu is different."

"His power comes from his own cultivation, as well as the Angel God's bloodline."

"On land, Qian Daoliu can fight more consistently."

Shui Yue'er looked at the Golden Ranking.

"Then no one should dispute his place at fourth."

Long Yao did not answer.

Dazzling golden light suddenly converged upon the Golden Ranking.

A golden pillar of light descended from the heavens.

A sacred pressure emanated from within it.

In Heaven Dou City, every Soul Master felt a force pressing down from above.

The Soul Power within ordinary Soul Masters stopped circulating.

Those with lower Soul Power Levels could barely keep their footing.

At Spirit Hall.

Before the Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong looked up at the sky.

Beside her, Qian Renxue also watched the Golden Ranking.

Qian Daoliu's name had yet to appear.

But the aura unique to the Angel Martial Soul had already spread across the continent.

Qian Renxue's fingers curled slightly.

"Grandfather is about to take fourth place."

Bibi Dong did not respond.

She had once governed Spirit Hall alongside Qian Daoliu.

She knew the Great Enshrined's strength all too well.

Qian Daoliu had reached the peak of Level 99 Soul Power.

More importantly, he possessed the Angel God Inheritance.

Once Qian Renxue completed the Angel Nine Trials, Qian Daoliu would be able to draw on the Angel God's power.

No ordinary Peerless Douluo could compare to Qian Daoliu then.

Golden Crocodile Douluo stood before the Worship Hall.

His gaze rested on the center of the sky.

"Fourth place must belong to the Great Enshrined."

"With his strength, no one would be surprised if he ranked among the top three."

Azure Luan Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, and Mighty Lion Douluo stood behind him.

None of the Elders spoke.

They all knew just how much power Qian Daoliu possessed.

An image slowly unfolded across the sky.

A mountain peak towering into the clouds appeared before every living being.

A sea of clouds churned around it.

Countless specks of golden light drifted among the clouds.

At the summit, a vast white palace stood in the sunlight.

Atop the palace, a Six-Winged Angel statue spread its wings.

A sacred aura flowed endlessly from the statue.

An old man in a golden robe stood before the Angel Statue.

His white hair hung loose, and his face was aged.

Yet his eyes shone brightly.

The old man held a golden staff.

At its tip, a Six-Winged Angel emblem slowly revolved.

It was Qian Daoliu.

Golden words appeared across the heavens.

[Fourth place on the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking.]

[Great Enshrined of the Angel God.]

[Level 99 Peerless Douluo.]

[Qian Daoliu.]

The instant his name appeared.

Every Soul Master in Spirit Hall dropped to one knee.

"Greetings, Great Enshrined."

Qian Renxue stood before the Papal Palace.

She gazed at Qian Daoliu in the sky, respect growing in her eyes.

Qian Daoliu was more than her grandfather.

He was also the true guardian of Spirit Hall.

As long as the Great Enshrined remained in the Worship Hall, Spirit Hall would never truly fall.

Bibi Dong read the words on the Golden Ranking.

Her gaze settled on the Angel Temple.

"A Level 99 Peerless Douluo."

"Great Enshrined of the Angel God."

"Fourth place suits Qian Daoliu."

She did not dispute the ranking.

Bo Saixi possessed Sea God's Power.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King possessed the Deep Sea Origin and a Godhood.

But Qian Daoliu possessed the Angel God Inheritance.

His power had already touched the God Level.

In the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xue Ye gazed at the golden figure in the sky.

A minister beside him spoke quietly.

"Your Majesty, the Great Enshrined of Spirit Hall has taken fourth place."

"Bo Saixi was only fifth."

Xue Ye nodded slowly.

"Qian Daoliu's strength was never something an ordinary Titled Douluo could match."

"I simply hadn't expected him to have touched the God Level."

The minister looked up at the Golden Ranking.

"Spirit Hall already has Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu."

"If all these powerful figures reach their full potential..."

Xue Ye's expression grew grave.

"The Heaven Dou Empire must reorganize its army as soon as possible."

"Spirit Hall's ambitions have never faded."

In the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Tianfeng stood before the palace.

He watched Qian Daoliu in the sky, his gaze heavy.

Qian Daoliu ranked fourth.

This meant Spirit Hall had someone powerful enough to rank ahead of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Bo Saixi.

That kind of strength could reshape the balance of power across the continent.

"Keep investigating Spirit Hall," Dai Tianfeng ordered.

"Especially the Angel God Inheritance."

"I want to know exactly how much God Level power Qian Daoliu commands."

The guard immediately accepted his orders.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi stood in the sect's plaza.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong looked up at the sky together.

Qian Daoliu's figure came into view before all three of them.

Chen Xin's hand settled on his sword hilt.

"Level ninety-nine."

"An Angel Martial Soul."

"And a God Level inheritance."

Gu Rong's expression darkened.

"He's been mentioned in the same breath as Bo Saixi for years."

"Now that Bo Saixi has received a reward from the Golden Ranking, she's reached the limit of power below God Level."

"Qian Daoliu was never weaker than her to begin with."