It was all thanks to Yichen

Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Rongrong, you're ranked fourth!!!"

Oscar stared at Ning Rongrong, dumbfounded.

Ning Rongrong's little face flushed with excitement as she gazed at the Sky Ranking List, her eyes shining:

"Fourth, I'm fourth... Dad, Grandpa Sword, and Grandpa Bone must have seen it. They must be just as excited as I am."

She pressed both hands to her chest and said joyfully:

“This is all thanks to Yichen. If it weren't for him, my Martial Soul couldn't have evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, let alone made the list, and my Soul Power certainly wouldn't have reached level thirty-nine already!”

Oscar pursed his lips at that and muttered under his breath:

"Yichen again. Who is that brat? I'd better not find out, or I'll definitely have San and Boss Dai help me teach him a good lesson so he won't dare have designs on Rongrong."

Watching Ning Rongrong bounce with excitement, Yu Xiaogang snorted inwardly.

He would forever remember the humiliating scene of kneeling before Ning Rongrong in public just moments earlier. He would never forget it!

Since Yu Xiaogang was his teacher, Tang San felt unable to step forward and congratulate Ning Rongrong.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, however, all came forward to congratulate her.

Flender and Zhao Wuji also congratulated Ning Rongrong, their faces full of delight.

Liu Erlong stood beside Yu Xiaogang with an icy expression, refusing to show Ning Rongrong the slightest warmth.

She had forced her man to kneel. With Liu Erlong's explosive temper, it had already taken tremendous restraint not to hit Ning Rongrong. How could she possibly congratulate her?

Ning Rongrong cheerfully thanked Zhu Zhuqing and the others. She glanced at Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Tang San, ignored them, then tilted her head toward the sky with sparkling eyes:

“Hehe, I wonder what my Martial Soul's evaluation will be?”

The ranking remained on the Sky Ranking List for a minute before disappearing, and a new line of text slowly emerged.

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

Countless beings across the Douluo Continent also watched the sky expectantly.

“I wonder what evaluation the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul will receive?”

“A Martial Soul that can break through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's shackles must receive a high evaluation.”

Under everyone's gaze, the new line of text fully appeared.

[Evaluation: Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, super support-type tool Martial Soul, the world's foremost support Martial Soul, unmatched by any other. It breaks the shackles preventing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda from advancing beyond level eighty and possesses astonishing potential.]

At the sight of the evaluation, an uproar swept across the Douluo Continent.

"It really is a Super Martial Soul."

"That's not the point. The point is that it broke through the soul power restriction! The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can advance beyond level eighty now! It can even advance beyond level ninety, making its owner the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's first Soul Douluo sect master, or even its first Titled Douluo sect master!"

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already the world's foremost support Martial Soul. Just how terrifying must the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's amplification be?"

"I'd really love to experience it. I wonder whose Martial Soul in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"It should be Ning Rongrong, right? She is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's young sect master of this generation, after all."

"But I heard she awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

"What's the hurry? Just keep watching. Won't we know once they reveal the reward recipient?"

"Fair point."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi stared intently at the Sky Ranking List and clenched his fists:

"It really did break through the shackles."

Previously, he had only been speculating, but with confirmation from the Sky Ranking List, he could finally set his mind completely at ease.

The evaluation remained on the Sky Ranking List for a minute before disappearing, and a new line of text emerged.

[Rating: Nine stars]

Countless beings across the Douluo Continent watched without a trace of surprise on their faces.

If fifth place could receive a nine-star rating, how could fourth place receive anything lower?

Anticipation filled countless faces.

"The reward should be next. I'm not curious about the reward. I just want to know who owns the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Bibi Dong also gazed curiously at the Sky Ranking List.

She, too, wanted to know whose Martial Soul in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had evolved.

Under everyone's gaze, the rating disappeared, and two new lines of text emerged.

[Reward: The age of all soul rings increased by one hundred and twenty thousand years; soul power increased by one level.]

[Reward recipient: Ning Rongrong]

Every being on the Douluo Continent widened their eyes.

"It really is Ning Rongrong!!"

"Wasn't she rumored to have awakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?"

"She must have encountered some opportunity that caused her Martial Soul to evolve."

"Martial Soul evolution. What incredible luck—and a beneficial evolution at that."

Before the Papal Hall, a flicker of surprise crossed Bibi Dong's eyes:

"So it's Ning Rongrong. That truly was beyond my expectations."

She pondered briefly, then murmured to herself:

"Now that Spirit Hall has received gifts from the Sky Ranking List, our strength has soared. I no longer need to wait. Soon, I can launch a war and establish the Spirit Hall Empire.

"Before that, I must sweep away every obstacle. The Upper Three Sects must be eliminated, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is one of them.

"This Ning Rongrong cannot be allowed to live either. The owner of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—what a pity. She will vanish from this world, nothing more than a flower that blooms for a single night."

As she spoke, her eyes flickered:

"That old bastard Qian Daoliu said third place would be the world's foremost long-range attacker, surpassing even Worshipper Guang Ling. Someone who surpasses Guang Ling and then receives a reward would be at least level ninety-eight, perhaps even level ninety-nine. They could threaten even me.

"A powerful long-range attacker like that is the most troublesome kind. Very well. Once that person appears on the list, I'll follow the golden light to find them and bring them under my control. If they refuse to submit..."

A cold, murderous smile curled Bibi Dong's lips:

"Then they can die."

Just then, she saw the Sky Ranking List tremble slightly. A strand of golden light shot out and descended into Heaven Dou City.

Blue Tyrant Academy.

Under the envious gazes of Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, and the others, the golden light entered Ning Rongrong's body.

The instant the golden light entered her, Ning Rongrong's Soul Power surged, breaking through her bottleneck.

Her Soul Power broke through to level forty.

Three Spirit Rings appeared at her feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple.

Then the colors of her Spirit Rings began to undergo an astonishing transformation.

Finally, beneath the stunned gazes of Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, and the others, the Spirit Rings' colors settled.

Red, red, red.

Three vivid red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!

Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun gaped, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.

"Hundred... Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!!"

"Three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, at that!!!"

Even though they had anticipated this scene, the visual impact of the three vivid red Spirit Rings beneath Ning Rongrong's feet still left them dumbfounded, their scalps tingling with shock.

Ning Rongrong opened her eyes and said joyfully:

"I've broken through to level forty."

Then she looked down, her eyes widening as her little hand covered her lips.

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

Long Yichen looked toward Blue Tyrant Academy.

"The golden light landed at Blue Tyrant Academy. Right, the Shrek Seven Devils should have arrived in Heaven Dou City by now. It's just that their opportunity to obtain immortal herbs is gone.

"Aside from Ning Rongrong, most of them have only just broken through to level thirty. Only Dai Mubai's Soul Power has reached level thirty-nine.

"But with the terrifying amplification from Ning Rongrong's three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, they still have a chance of winning the championship."

Then he looked toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and smiled:

"Qian Renxue definitely won't dare stay in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace now. She probably fled beyond Heaven Dou City long ago, lest the golden light land there and expose her."

He shook his head, closed his eyes, and continued basking in the sun.

"Forget it. It's none of my business. I still have to go fishing with Yuezhu tomorrow."