The Terrifying Reward for First Place (1 / 2)

Long Yichen stared at the Sky Ranking List's evaluation, a little dumbfounded.

Wait, was I really that badass? How come I didn't know?

Omnipotent, ruling over all worlds? I couldn't even fucking get back to Earth.

Destroying stars was doable, but reshaping the universe? Not a chance.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

"Holy crap, the Sky Ranking List spelled out what I could achieve in the future. I've only basked in the sun for a year. Reaching what that evaluation described will take many, many more years."

Soon, excitement appeared on his handsome face.

"Good, good, good! I always knew Silver Superman was badass, with limitless potential. As long as I basked in the sun, I could keep getting stronger without any ceiling.

"But I never knew just how strong I could become. Now I finally know."

Then he looked up at the sky and watched the evaluation on the Sky Ranking List slowly disappear, with a new line of text gradually emerging.

The countless living beings on the Douluo Continent had only just managed to recover from their shock and horror. Seeing the text appearing on the Sky Ranking List, they suddenly perked up.

"Here it comes! The rating's here!"

"I suddenly think ten stars isn't the maximum anymore. There's no way a Martial Soul as heaven-defying as the Silver Superman Martial Soul would only get ten stars. I'm guessing at least twenty!"

"Oh, get lost! You actually have the nerve to say twenty stars? I'm guessing at least fifty!"

"You get lost too! You're a guy who fled fifty paces laughing at someone who fled a hundred! The way I see it, at least a hundred stars!"

"I bet it'll be a hundred-star rating. A hundred stars should be the maximum."

"Exactly. A hundred stars being the maximum makes perfect sense. I'm sure the Silver Superman Martial Soul will get a hundred-star rating."

Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others recovered from their horror.

They looked up at the Sky Ranking List, eager to see whether Silver Superman could actually receive a hundred-star rating.

Under everyone's gaze, that new line of text fully emerged.

[Rating: Ten thousand stars (maximum)]

"WHOA—!!!"

An uproar instantly swept through the countless living beings on the Douluo Continent.

Everyone froze in shock, their mouths hanging wide open, their jaws practically dropping to the ground.

"H-how many stars?! Ten thousand?!!!"

"That's terrifying! The second-place Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul only got ten stars! It's a hundred and eight thousand miles behind the fucking Silver Superman Martial Soul—it can't even see its back!"

"I originally thought ten stars was the maximum. Now look—holy fucking shit, I couldn't have been more wrong! Turns out the maximum is ten thousand stars!!"

"Fuck! I'm starting to suspect ten thousand stars isn't the Silver Superman Martial Soul's limit, but the Sky Ranking List's rating limit!"

"I think so too. Just because the maximum is ten thousand stars doesn't mean the Silver Superman Martial Soul is only worth ten thousand!"

"That's horrifying. No wonder it got such a heaven-defying evaluation..."

Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others all stared blankly at the ten-thousand-star rating on the Sky Ranking List.

How laughable that they had been so certain ten stars was the maximum. As it turned out, their martial souls couldn't even earn a passing grade.

The maximum was ten thousand stars, yet they could only earn single-digit ratings. It was utterly humiliating.

Long Yichen looked at the ten-thousand-star rating on the Sky Ranking List, somewhat surprised.

He had originally estimated that his Silver Superman Martial Soul would get a thousand stars at most. Apparently, he had still vastly underestimated it.

Then he saw the rating vanish from the Sky Ranking List, and two new lines of text began to emerge.

Long Yichen thought for a moment. "I'm happy with my peaceful life right now, and I don't want anyone disturbing it. I'd better collect the rewards somewhere else. I can't let anyone know I'm the one with the Silver Superman Martial Soul."

With that, he vanished from the lounge chair into thin air, his destination unknown.

Meanwhile, countless living beings on the Douluo Continent stared at the Sky Ranking List with burning eyes.

"Here it comes! The first-place reward is coming!"

"The first-place martial soul is so terrifying, and it even got an unprecedented ten-thousand-star rating. Surely the rewards won't still just increase soul ring age and soul power level?"

"I'm guessing it'll award something else. I just don't know what."

"Oh, right! The rewards will reveal the recipient. Then we'll know who has the Silver Superman Martial Soul!"

"Exactly! There's also the golden reward light. Whoever it lands on is the owner of the Silver Superman Martial Soul!"

"Aaaaaah, I hope he's near me! Then I can be the first to run over and become his dog!"

"..."

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others stared fixedly at the Sky Ranking List.

"Come on. Let me see who possesses such a heaven-defying Martial Soul!"

Under countless nervous, expectant, thrilled, and excited gazes, the two lines of text fully emerged.

[Rewards: One portion of Douluo World Origin, one Eighteenth Birthday Ceremony]

[Reward recipient: Long Aotian]

"?!!!!"

The Douluo Continent once again fell into deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed in stunned disbelief, their gazes fixed on the Sky Ranking List's rewards.

Even peerless powerhouses such as Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen had their pupils contract in horror.

After the dead silence, earth-shaking cries erupted across the Douluo Continent.

"D-D-D-Douluo World Origin?!! I-is something wrong with my eyes?"

"I don't know what Douluo World Origin is, but the name alone gives me some idea. As expected of the first-place reward—it's terrifying beyond belief."

"What exactly does Douluo World Origin do? Can someone explain?"

"Look at the reward recipient! Long Aotian—ah, what a domineering name! Proud enough to look down on the heavens themselves. Truly fitting for the man who possesses the Silver Superman Martial Soul."

"How do you know it's a man?"

"Obviously! Could someone named Aotian possibly be a woman?"

"Who's Long Aotian? I've never heard that name before."

"One Eighteenth Birthday Ceremony? That means Long Aotian is only eighteen right now. What level do you think his Soul Power is?"

"How high could it be at eighteen? Even with a heaven-defying Martial Soul like Silver Superman and terrifying talent, he hasn't cultivated for long. I'd say level sixty at most."

"Oh, get lost! For a monstrous genius like him, even twelve years of cultivation would mean at least level seventy! After all, geniuses with innate full Soul Power can reach Soul King by eighteen."

"You get lost too! Does innate full Soul Power even deserve to be compared with Lord Aotian? The way I see it, eighteen-year-old Lord Aotian is at least level eighty!"

"Holy fuck! Level eighty? An eighteen-year-old Soul Douluo—that's unprecedented! Terrifying! Long Aotian will definitely become a god!"

"Hiss! I also think Long Aotian could have reached Soul Douluo at eighteen. After all, the Silver Superman Martial Soul is that heaven-defying!"

"Good heavens! If I remember right, the strongest eighteen-year-old Soul Master in the history of the Douluo Continent was only a Soul King, wasn't he? Long Aotian went straight to Soul Douluo, surpassing that by thirty levels. That's terrifying!"

"You have to remember, the further you advance, the slower cultivation gets!"

"Where's Brother Aotian? I'm going to find him and have a hundred children for him."

"Tch, you think you're worthy of being my mother?"

"The golden reward light will appear any second. Then we'll know where Long Aotian is and who he is."

"I hope my dad is nearby..."