I Think Therefore I Am (1 / 2)

"The reward actually increases the Soul Ring Age of every Spirit Ring by twenty thousand years! And adds one level of Soul Power!"

Outside the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong looked displeased:

"That old bastard Lion's soul power has already reached level ninety-seven. If he advances another level, won't he be on the same level as me?

And that old bastard's ninth Spirit Ring is supposedly ninety thousand years old. Once he absorbs the reward, it'll transform straight into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

The more I think about it, the more it annoys me!"

Her grip on the Pope's Scepter tightened again and again, turning her knuckles white.

Then, as soon as she remembered that she ranked above Mighty Lion Douluo, her mood suddenly improved.

She tilted her head back to gaze at the Sky Ranking List in the sky, the corners of her lips rising:

"Does the soul ring age reward increase by ten thousand years with every place higher in the rankings? Excellent. As Pope, I look forward to it."

Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, standing respectfully behind Bibi Dong, could only look on with envy.

The Worship Hall.

"Hahaha, Lion, now that's one hell of a reward!"

The Third Offering, Azure Luan Douluo, looked at Mighty Lion Douluo and laughed.

The other offerings, including Qian Daoliu, stepped forward one after another to congratulate Mighty Lion Douluo.

Lion Douluo beamed, his mouth spreading into a broad grin that revealed a full set of gleaming white teeth:

"Hahaha, congratulations to us all!"

He gazed with burning eyes at the enormous Golden Scroll high in the sky, liking it more with every look.

Tsk, how could this thing be so adorable!

Just then, the Golden Scroll trembled slightly.

Under the gazes of every living creature on the Douluo Continent, a wisp of golden light flew out of the scroll, turned into a golden streak, and shot into the Worship Hall.

Then, before the eyes of the six great offerings, the golden light merged into Mighty Lion Douluo's body.

Lion Douluo felt the Soul Power throughout his body suddenly boil, then surge upward with a thunderous rush.

A vast, imposing aura erupted from within him.

A breakthrough—level ninety-eight!

At the same time, under the watchful gazes of Qian Daoliu and the others.

Soul rings spread out one after another from beneath Mighty Lion Douluo's feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

Immediately afterward, the Spirit Rings began changing color rapidly.

The first four Spirit Rings swiftly turned a deep, pitch-black.

The luster of the final five black Spirit Rings grew even deeper.

Most notably, a trace of vivid red gradually appeared within the deep black of his final, ninth Spirit Ring.

Then the vivid red spread rapidly, turning the entire ninth Spirit Ring a dazzling, brilliant scarlet in the blink of an eye!

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red.

Azure Luan Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo, none of whom possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, gazed at the noble scarlet ring beneath Lion's feet, their eyes brimming with envy.

"Hahaha, I've finally broken through to level ninety-eight!!"

Having fully absorbed the reward, Lion Douluo burst into laughter as he felt the immense, mighty Soul Power within his body.

He lowered his head to look at his nine Spirit Rings, which had undergone an earth-shaking transformation. His gaze locked onto the last, ninth Spirit Ring, until that brilliant red was all he could see.

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring... I finally have a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring too..." Mighty Lion Douluo's voice trembled slightly with excitement.

"Lion, congratulations." Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped forward and patted Mighty Lion Douluo's shoulder.

The other offerings also stepped forward to congratulate him, their eyes holding only sincere well-wishes and envy, without a trace of jealousy or malice.

Heaven Dou City, Blue Tyrant Academy.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others stared at the rewards on the Sky Ranking List, their eyes full of envy.

"Every soul ring gains twenty thousand years, plus one level of soul power. Mighty Lion Douluo was already level ninety-seven, so now he's a level ninety-eight powerhouse.

All his Spirit Rings are at least twenty thousand years old now. His final, ninth Spirit Ring might even have transformed into a hundred-thousand-year one!"

Tang San and the other Shrek Seven Devils burned with envy, jealousy, and resentment, but could only watch helplessly.

Yu Xiaogang tilted his head back to gaze at the Sky Ranking List. Though his expression seemed steady and unchanged, fierce jealousy surged through his eyes, and he cursed inwardly:

Why can't I receive a reward? This Sky Ranking List had better have a Knowledge Ranking. Then I'll be able to make the list too—and I'll definitely take first place!

Once I get those generous rewards, I'll definitely break through level thirty! And once I've trained Tang San up and brought him back to the sect, who will still dare look down on me, Yu Xiaogang!!

Hidden in the shadows, Tang Hao stared at the Sky Ranking List with icy eyes and cursed inwardly:

Damn it! It actually made Spirit Hall stronger. Avenging Ah Yin just became even harder!

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

Long Yichen looked at the rewards on the Sky Ranking List without the slightest reaction. He even found them rather boring.

Every single soul ring he possessed was over four hundred thousand years old.

Back when he had absorbed those Spirit Rings, he had only done it out of curiosity, wanting to see what was special about them.

There had been nothing particularly special about the sensation of absorbing Spirit Rings, but they had given him eighteen Spirit Skills, which was decent enough.

Still, he was Silver Superman, with "I Think Therefore I Am."

In other words, whatever ability he wanted, he could have.

If his strength were not currently insufficient, he could even imagine himself possessing the ability to return to Earth, then go straight back.

Long Yichen gazed at the Sky Ranking List:

"I hope the first-place reward isn't more of the same. Increasing soul ring ages is useless to me. As for soul power level..."

A worried look suddenly appeared on his face:

"My strength doesn't come from Soul Power at all. It comes from my formidable physical strength and all my Silver Superman Powers.

On my very first day on the Douluo Continent, my soul power had already risen to level ninety-nine. If I weren't afraid that reaching level 100 godhood would cause the Douluo Continent to reject me and force my ascension to the Divine Realm, I would have become a god at level one hundred long ago instead of deliberately suppressing my soul power level.

If I let myself break through freely, I doubt even level one hundred and fifty would be my limit."

He gazed at the ranking in the sky. "I hope you don't force my level up. If you make me break through level one hundred and ascend to the Divine Realm, interrupting my progress bar and leaving me unable to go home, you haven't heard the last of me!"

After presenting fourteenth place, the Sky Ranking List changed again, and thirteenth place slowly emerged.

Every living creature on the Douluo Continent looked up at the sky with anticipation.

Who would take thirteenth place?

Under everyone's gazes, a new line of text slowly appeared on the Golden Scroll.

[TOP 13: Coiling Dragon Staff]

"???"

The creatures of the Douluo Continent were utterly bewildered.

Yet another Martial Soul they had never heard of.

Blue Tyrant Academy.

Tang San and the others all turned to Yu Xiaogang.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Yu Xiaogang gazed up at the sky, looking every inch the master.

The corners of his lips lifted almost imperceptibly, and he inwardly basked in the attention:

Yes, this is it—the feeling that no one but me will do. Aside from me, there are hardly any people on the entire Douluo Continent who know about the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul.

"Teacher, this Coiling Dragon Staff is..." Seeing that Yu Xiaogang still had not begun explaining, Tang San took the initiative to ask.

At that, Yu Xiaogang gave a light cough:

"As for this coiling dragon staff martial soul, both Spirit Hall's sixth and seventh offerings possess it. It's a top-tier tool martial soul. However..."

As he spoke, he looked at Tang San:

"Compared to the Clear Sky Hammer, the world's number one Tool Martial Soul, it still falls far short!"