Under the gaze of every living being, two new lines of text appeared clearly on the Golden Scroll.
[Reward: the Soul Ring Age of all Spirit Rings increased by sixty thousand years; Soul Power increased by one level] [Reward recipient: Bibi Dong]
"Aaaaaah, sixty thousand years!! Pope Bibi Dong is a Titled Douluo with nine soul rings—that's a total increase of four hundred and twenty thousand years! I'm dying of envy!!"
"Uh, did Village Big Yellow teach you arithmetic? It's clearly an increase of five hundred and forty thousand years!"
"Five hundred and forty thousand? How come I got one million three hundred and twenty thousand?"
"Another master has entered the fray!"
Cries of astonishment rang out from countless living beings across the Douluo Continent.
Blue Tyrant Academy.
"Hmph, that woman really is lucky!"
Liu Erlong stared at the Sky Ranking List, grinding her teeth in hatred.
Tang San and the others remained silent.
Lucky? She clearly had genuine strength.
Honestly, had even basic logic crumbled in this battle between women?
Before the Papal Hall.
Bibi Dong's shoulders shook gently, and the hand holding the Pope's Scepter trembled slightly.
Caught between two utterly opposing impulses—to hold down her lips and to let them curl upward—the corners of her mouth quivered violently. Stifled laughter escaped through her tightly clenched teeth.
"Heh... hehe..."
"This moment has finally come!"
"From this day onward, no one in this world can hold me down—not even Qian Daoliu!!"
Her eyes were crazed and feverish as she stared fixedly at the Sky Ranking List.
The Sky Ranking List trembled faintly.
A streak of golden light shot out and descended toward Spirit City.
Far away at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi's eye twitched violently when he saw the golden light fall toward Spirit City yet again.
"The sixth! The sixth reward to fall into Spirit Hall's hands!"
"There have only been seven rewards in total so far! Aside from Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Tyrant Dragon Sect, Spirit Hall has swept up every single one. How is that reasonable?"
"Now that Bibi Dong has received a reward, her strength will rise again. Although she's only in her early forties and her Soul Power can't be too high—probably around Level 93 or 94—her ambitions will swell once more as well. The continent is another step closer to disaster."
Worry showed on Ning Fengzhi's face. "I hope Long Yichen can grow stronger quickly and stop Spirit Hall."
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo silently sighed and nodded.
They had staked all their hopes on Long Yichen, little knowing that,
Long Yichen actually hoped the Spirit Hall Empire would be established and unite the continent.
Their hopes were destined to come to nothing.
Under the gaze of countless living beings, that streak of golden light descended upon Spirit City.
Then, beneath Chrysanthemum Douluo's and Ghost Douluo's excited gazes, the golden light merged into Bibi Dong's body.
Bibi Dong felt the Soul Power throughout her body instantly boil, as though an entire dormant volcano had been set alight.
Then,
Boom—!!
The volcano erupted.
A terrifying aura suddenly burst from Bibi Dong, and a fierce storm sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo flying with screams.
Driven back dozens of meters, they stared at Bibi Dong's terrifying presence with pale faces.
They exchanged a glance, each seeing shock and disbelief in the other's eyes.
"Her Holiness the Pope's Soul Power..."
The explosive surge of Bibi Dong's aura finally ceased, and her Soul Power,
Had finally broken through to Level 99!
"Hahahahahahaha! From this day onward, I am the true ruler of Spirit Hall! No one can ever hold me down again!"
Bibi Dong's gaze was crazed and feverish as she laughed wildly, overcome with excitement and elation.
One Spirit Ring after another appeared beneath her feet.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red.
Twin Martial Souls, sixteen Spirit Rings.
Immediately afterward, the colors of all sixteen Spirit Rings changed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the transformation settled.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red.
Red, red, red, red, red, red, red.
Six black, ten red!
Not far away, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were wide-eyed and slack-jawed, their minds utterly blank.
At the Worship Hall, not far from the Papal Hall.
All seven enshrined, including Qian Daoliu, shuddered, their eyes widening.
Every one of them turned toward the Papal Hall in disbelief.
"That aura..." Demon Subduing Douluo, the weakest among them, trembled slightly, his face filled with shock and horror.
Even Golden Crocodile Douluo shuddered:
"That's that woman's aura. No, impossible! How could her Soul Power have reached such heights?"
"She's only in her early forties! How could her Soul Power possibly have reached Level 99!!!!"
Azure Luan Douluo's face was also stricken with horror:
"Even with Twin Martial Souls, she shouldn't have reached this level at her age. She can already stand against the Great Enshrined."
Qian Daoliu slowly closed his eyes:
"She has reached this point after all. To think she could quietly break through to Level 98 right under my nose. This was my oversight."
At that moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo hurriedly turned to Qian Daoliu:
"Great Enshrined, that woman has Twin Martial Souls, and their quality is nearly identical. If her Death Spider Emperor Spirit made the ranking, then her second Martial Soul is certain to make it too.
"Once she receives another reward from the Sky Ranking List, even you won't be able to keep her in check! We must subdue her now!"
"That's no longer possible." Qian Daoliu shook his head and opened his eyes.
"She is now a Level 99 Peerless Douluo. Even if we join forces, we cannot defeat her in a short time.
She will have more than enough time to receive the reward for her second Martial Soul. If we fight then, both sides will likely suffer devastating losses. That is not what I wish to see."
Golden Crocodile Douluo froze. "Then we're just going to watch that woman slip out of our control?"
Qian Daoliu raised his head to look at the Sky Ranking List, left with nothing but a sigh:
"It seems this is all heaven's will."
"I've finally reached this point."
Before the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong savored the immense Soul Power within her, a look of pleasure on her face:
"So this is the peerless power of Level 99. No wonder I felt a deadly threat every time I saw Qian Daoliu. It turns out the difference between Level 99 and Level 98 is as vast as heaven and earth!"
Then she lowered her head to look at the sixteen Spirit Rings beneath her feet.
Six black, ten red.
The corners of her lips slowly curled upward:
"Although I haven't obtained all the Spirit Rings for my second Martial Soul, this is enough."
"Congratulations, Your Holiness, on breaking through to the Peerless Realm of Level 99!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo rushed before Bibi Dong and dropped to one knee in unison, their faces filled with excitement.
"Hehe, good. Rise." Bibi Dong lightly raised her delicate hand.
To their horror, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo found themselves standing up against their will, utterly powerless to resist, as though they had become puppets on strings.
"Once my grand plan is complete, wealth and honor will surely be yours, elders." In an excellent mood, Bibi Dong spoke, then looked up at the sky with burning eyes:
"Ninth Place should still be my Martial Soul. I wonder whether it can help me break straight through to Level 100?"
The reward remained on the Sky Ranking List for one minute. Then the text disappeared, and a new line slowly emerged.
Countless living beings across the Douluo Continent suddenly perked up.
"Ninth Place is here!"
"I wonder what Martial Soul it'll be, to rank even above the Pope's."
"I can't wait."
Under everyone's rapt attention, the new golden text fully appeared, clearly reflected in every pair of eyes.
[TOP9: Soul-Eating Spider Emperor]
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