Eight-Star Martial Souls (1 / 2)

Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Spatial Attribute?"

Yu Xiaogang stared at the Sky Ranking List in astonishment, then pondered for a moment before saying:

"That must be it. Bone Douluo's bizarre ability to slip through space must come from a Spatial Attribute. I thought it was merely a special feature of his Spirit Skills. I never imagined his Martial Soul itself involved space."

"If that's the case, it makes sense for the bone dragon martial soul to rank eighth."

"Hmph! I still think eighth is too low for Grandpa Bone!" Ning Rongrong snorted beside him, then looked at Yu Xiaogang and said:

"Didn't you say my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul would rank either eighth or ninth?"

Looks like you guessed wrong, Grandmaster. Who would have thought even the Grandmaster could make mistakes? Your judgment isn't even as good as mine, and I'm just a thirteen-year-old girl. Hehe."

Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened. Looking at Ning Rongrong's mocking expression, he felt as though he were reliving the days when everyone in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had looked down on him. His pride took a vicious blow.

He panted like an ox, his face and ears burning red as he glared furiously at Ning Rongrong, as though he wanted to devour her.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Frightened by Yu Xiaogang's expression, Ning Rongrong backed away several steps.

Tang San, Liu Erlong, and the others hurried forward to soothe Yu Xiaogang. It took them a long time to calm him down.

Yu Xiaogang stared coldly at Ning Rongrong.

"I am no god. Even this Grandmaster can make mistakes. But your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is far inferior to the Clear Sky Hammer. I know of quite a few Martial Souls stronger than your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. You cannot possibly make the top five. Sixth at most."

This time, I absolutely will not be wrong!"

Ning Rongrong sneered.

"Then let's bet. If I make the top five, you apologize to me. Otherwise, I'll apologize to you. How about it?"

"Fine." Yu Xiaogang sneered.

"But the stakes are too small to interest this Grandmaster. If I win, you must kneel and apologize to me."

"And if you lose?" Ning Rongrong countered.

"I won't lose." Yu Xiaogang smiled confidently.

"I asked what you'll do if you lose. You can't expect me to accept an unfair bet," Ning Rongrong said.

Yu Xiaogang glanced indifferently at Ning Rongrong. "If I lose, I'll also kneel and apologize to you. How about that?"

"Xiaogang!"

"Teacher!"

"Grandmaster!"

Liu Erlong, Flender, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others paled in shock. How could an elder kneel and apologize to a junior?

They hurried forward to dissuade him, but Yu Xiaogang stubbornly refused to listen.

"I insist on teaching Ning Rongrong a lesson today. Stay out of it."

Unable to change Yu Xiaogang's mind, Tang San and the others could only retreat helplessly.

Ning Rongrong folded her arms. "Hmph. Who wins and who loses remains to be seen."

Outside the Papal Hall.

Bibi Dong looked at the assessment on the Sky Ranking List.

"So my Martial Soul lost to the Bone Dragon Spirit's Spatial Attribute. That was a fair defeat."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Uncle Gu, it seems the Sky Ranking List thinks very highly of your Martial Soul."

Ning Fengzhi smiled as he spoke to Bone Douluo.

Bone Douluo nodded. "It's just a pity that the Douluo Continent lacks soul beasts with Spatial Attributes. Otherwise, if I'd followed the Spatial Path, I might have broken through to Level 96 long ago instead of remaining stuck at the peak of level 95 for over a decade."

Just then, Sword Douluo suddenly spoke.

"Look, the rating is about to appear."

Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo immediately looked up at the sky.

At that same moment, countless beings across the Douluo Continent stared expectantly at the Sky Ranking List.

"The bone dragon martial soul's rating is coming out? I wonder if it'll still be seven-star?"

"It should reach eight-star, right? After all, the Sky Ranking List gave the bone dragon martial soul an extremely high assessment."

Under countless watchful eyes, golden words appeared on the Sky Ranking List, clearly visible to all.

[Rating: Eight-Star]

At the sight, countless beings across the Douluo Continent cried out in surprise.

"It really reached Eight-Star!"

"See? I told you the bone dragon martial soul would definitely reach eight-star."

Outside the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong gazed at the Sky Ranking List and murmured, "It actually reached eight-star. This bone dragon martial soul truly is remarkable."

Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Yay! I knew Grandpa Bone's Martial Soul could reach Eight-Star!"

Ning Rongrong jumped for joy, as delighted as though she had received the Eight-Star rating herself.

Yu Xiaogang watched coldly, utterly dismissive.

The Bone Dragon Spirit had indeed exceeded his expectations, but that was all. It was still a far cry from his disciple's Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.

What was more, Tang San also had Blue Silver Grass of a quality close to that of his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.

Long Yichen's Residence, not far from Blue Tyrant Academy.

Long Yichen looked at the Sky Ranking List.

"The Bone Dragon Spirit should only be a Top-Level Martial Soul, not quite a Super Martial Soul, yet it received an Eight-Star rating."

Then the Golden Crocodile King and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, both Super Martial Souls, should receive at least nine-star ratings.

The Sea God Spirit and Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, both God-Level Martial Souls, should receive at least ten stars."

At that point, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise:

"If the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul can reach ten stars, then the maximum rating must be more than ten."

How many stars will my Silver Superman Martial Soul receive?"

Long Yichen suddenly felt curious, and a little eager.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"Hahaha! Old Bone, I never imagined your Martial Soul would receive an Eight-Star rating. You really exceeded my expectations."

Sword Douluo laughed heartily.

"Yes, it exceeded my expectations a little too." Bone Douluo's smile deepened as he looked at Sword Douluo and said:

"You old sword bastard, your Seven Kill Sword Spirit still hasn't appeared on the list. It must be rated at least eight-star too."

Sword Douluo nodded proudly.

Just then, Ning Fengzhi suddenly called out beside them:

"Uncle Gu, your reward is coming!"

Hearing that, Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo hurriedly looked up at the sky.

Countless beings across the Douluo Continent likewise looked skyward, their gazes burning with anticipation.

"Ninth place brought Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff's soul power to the peak of mortal beings. What about eighth?"

"I can't wait! Beyond the Peak of Mortal Beings, could the next step be godhood?"

Bibi Dong looked at the Sky Ranking List and sneered. "This Supreme Pontiff could reach the Peak of Mortal Beings because I had already reached the Peerless Realm at Level 99.

That Gu Rong is merely level 95. His reward will surely be the same as before—a single level of Soul Power. How could he possibly compare to me?"

Under countless watchful eyes, two lines of golden text fully materialized.

[Reward: All soul ring ages increased by 80,000 years; soul power increased by one level]

[Reward recipient: Gu Rong]

"Whoa!!!"

An uproar instantly swept across the Douluo Continent.

Everyone was bewildered and confused.

Wait, what was this supposed to mean? Eighth Place's reward was actually worse than Ninth Place's?

Did that make any sense?

"I've got it! Martial Soul Hall's Supreme Pontiff must have already been Level 99, which is why Eighth Place's reward brought her to the Peak of Mortal Beings. We all misunderstood."

"Your words have swept the cobwebs from my mind. I was wondering how the rewards for tenth and Ninth Place could differ so greatly. So that's the reason."

"Following that reasoning, Her Holiness's Soul Power must have been at level 98. The tenth-place reward raised her to Level 99, and then the reward for Ninth Place..."

"Gasp! I heard Her Holiness is only in her early forties. She reached the terrifying level of 98 at that age? Is she even human?!"