Tenth on the Powerhouse Ranking: Qian Daoliu (1 / 2)

Heaven Dou City, by the river.

"Yichen, who do you think will take first place?"

Sitting in her chair, Qian Renxue glanced at the Sky Ranking List, then turned to Long Yichen.

Do you even need to ask? Me, obviously... Though that was what Long Yichen said inwardly, he put on a thoughtful expression and looked at Qian Renxue with utter seriousness.

"The owner of the silver Superman martial soul should be able to take first place."

Qian Renxue paused, then said in amusement:

"Just how much do you like the silver Superman martial soul?

Could you please get a grip on reality? Long Aotian is only eighteen. Even with his peerless talent, he still needs time to grow.

At most, he's a Soul Douluo right now, and even that's a generous estimate. After all, the strongest eighteen-year-old genius recorded in the history of the Douluo Continent was only a Level 59 Soul King."

Long Yichen shrugged. "I have faith in Long Aotian."

Qian Renxue shook her head helplessly, then thought for a moment and said:

"That Long Aotian you admire might not even survive."

"?" Long Yichen looked at Qian Renxue in surprise.

Qian Renxue pointed at the Sky Ranking List.

"Have you forgotten? Yesterday's Sky Ranking List exposed that freak of a genius, Long Aotian. Every major faction on the Douluo Continent must be searching for him like mad by now.

Even the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has mobilized a massive force to search the Star Dou Great Forest."

Long Yichen thought for a moment. "You mean those factions don't want to see Long Aotian rise, so they want to snuff him out before he can?"

Qian Renxue nodded.

"Other factions might not, but that woman Bibi Dong absolutely will!"

"Bibi Dong's obsession with power is utterly insane. She won't allow anyone to stand above her.

So she definitely won't let a peerless freak like Long Aotian go. She might have already gathered all of Spirit Hall's forces yesterday and headed into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt him down."

As she spoke, she looked at Long Yichen with a gloating expression.

"Yichen, that Long Aotian you admire might be about to die."

Long Yichen gave Qian Renxue a peculiar look.

"You seem to be enjoying his misfortune. Long Aotian hasn't offended you, has he?"

"No, he has, and badly at that." Qian Renxue clenched her fists.

"When? How come I didn't know?" Long Yichen was taken aback.

"Don't tell me it's because he stole your first place?"

"I'm not that petty." Qian Renxue gritted her teeth.

"If it weren't for Long Aotian, you would have liked my six-winged angel martial soul. He stole the affection that should have been mine!"

"..." The corner of Long Yichen's mouth twitched violently.

Just then, line after line of golden text appeared on the Sky Ranking List.

[The second ranking is now announced: Powerhouse Ranking]

[The Powerhouse Ranking includes only the top ten powerhouses on the Douluo Continent within the past hundred years]

[Ranking criterion: combat power]

[Rewards will be granted only to those listed. Objections are invalid]

At the sight, countless beings across the Douluo Continent froze.

"Wasn't it supposed to be the top fifteen?"

"Why powerhouses from the past hundred years?"

"Do dead powerhouses count too?"

Above the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bibi Dong gazed at the Sky Ranking List, her brows furrowing slightly before relaxing.

"So what if it ranks powerhouses from the past hundred years? I've already reached the peak of mortal beings, and I have twin martial souls. Even Bo Saixi, who has also reached the peak of mortal beings, should be no match for me.

First place on the Powerhouse Ranking belongs to me alone!"

The corners of her lips lifted slightly as she looked down over the dense Star Dou Great Forest below.

"The most important thing now is to kill Long Aotian."

The Worship Hall.

"Powerhouses from the past hundred years? I imagine the dead count too."

Qian Daoliu gazed at the Sky Ranking List and murmured to himself.

Golden Crocodile Douluo considered it carefully for a moment, then smiled.

"No particularly outstanding powerhouses have appeared in the past hundred years. They won't threaten our rankings."

Azure Luan Douluo and the others nodded slightly in agreement.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi looked excitedly at Sword Douluo.

"Uncle Jian, it's ranking powerhouses from the past hundred years! Your father was a Level 98 powerhouse back then. He'll definitely make the list!"

Sword Douluo nodded, equally excited.

"That's right. Father was stronger than I am. He'll definitely make the list!"

Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Teacher, since it's ranking powerhouses from the past hundred years, do you think first place might change?"

Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang.

"No," Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

"First place belongs to Bibi Dong alone. Her strength has now reached the peak of mortal beings, and she has twin martial souls. Even Bo Saixi, who has also reached the peak of mortal beings, should be slightly inferior and can only take second place."

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others nodded at his words.

By the river, Long Yichen gazed at the Sky Ranking List with a peculiar look in his eyes.

"Powerhouses from the past hundred years? Then can the Silver Dragon King, Di Tian, and the other powerhouses I killed make the list too?"

Just then, the text on the Sky Ranking List vanished, and several new lines slowly appeared.

Countless beings across the Douluo Continent suddenly perked up.

[TOP 10: Qian Daoliu]

[Introduction: the current High Priest of the Angel God, Level 99 Peerless Douluo, the Pope of Spirit Hall two generations ago, and Spirit Hall's current Great Enshrined. He can wield a small amount of angel divine power, and his strength has reached the demigod tier.

Level 99 is not the peak of mortal beings. Above it are pseudo-demigod, demigod, and quasi-god]

[Martial soul: Six-winged angel]

[Soul rings: black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red]

[Combat power: 100]

At the sight, countless beings across the Douluo Continent gaped, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.

Everyone stood stiff and dazed, like so many statues.

A muffled thunderclap seemed to explode in everyone's heads, leaving their scalps tingling and their eyes wide in disbelief.

Wait, a Level 99 Peerless Douluo actually ranked last!

No, a demigod!

The Angel God's High Priest, a peerless powerhouse who had reached the demigod tier, was only ranked tenth!

Was this some kind of joke?!

The entire Douluo Continent abruptly erupted, a mountain-shaking, sea-surging roar of discussion resounding through heaven and earth.

"Th-this has to be fake, right? Qian Daoliu has reached the demigod tier, yet he's only tenth? Are there really that many powerhouses on our Douluo Continent?"

"I don't understand! How can a peerless powerhouse who's surpassed Level 99 and reached the demigod tier rank only tenth?"

"I never imagined there were so many hidden powerhouses on the Douluo Continent. What an eye-opener! Now I'm waiting for the top nine to be revealed!"

"Look at Qian Daoliu's soul rings! He clearly hasn't received any rewards from the Sky Ranking List before, yet his first eight are all Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and his last one is even a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Is that right?"

"They're probably blessings from the Angel God..."

The Worship Hall.

All seven enshrined, including Qian Daoliu, stared silently at the Sky Ranking List.

Wait, was this right?

Qian Daoliu only ranked tenth? Were there really that many powerhouses on the Douluo Continent? How did we not know? We hadn't heard so much as a whisper!

Golden Crocodile Douluo wanted to cry, but had no tears.

"Looks like I won't make the list."

Qian Daoliu patted Golden Crocodile Douluo on the shoulder and sighed.

"I never expected to rank only tenth. It seems there are still many hidden powerhouses on the Douluo Continent whom we know nothing about."