The verdict fell, hammering into the hearts of every living being.
Both worlds across space and time erupted instantly, a deluge of discussion sweeping over them.
"What? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clans in both worlds are actually about the same?!"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon in our Anime World is actually inferior to the one in the Manga World?!"
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon in the Anime World is that pathetic? It doesn't deserve the title of the world's number one Beast Martial Soul!"
"The title of the world's number one Beast Martial Soul needs a new owner!"
"But the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon can actually revert to its ancestry and become a Radiant Sacred Dragon? And its embryonic form looks like a pig?!"
"Doesn't our Anime World's Yu Yuanzhen have a son named Yu Xiaogang? His Martial Soul is still a pig to this day. Was it raised improperly?!"
The Anime World.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
An uproar shook the entire clan.
The world's number one Beast Martial Soul, which they took such pride in, amounted to no more than this?!!
"Bastard!!"
Yu Yuanzhen flew into a rage on the spot, his furious roar reverberating throughout the clan:
"How dare you slander my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon like this! I'll tear this black screen to shreds!!"
None of the elders stopped him; they were just as furious.
Only the chief elder, Yu Luomian, retained a shred of reason and hurriedly intervened:
"Calm down, big brother! This is only the first round of comparison. There's still a second round! With your strength, you're certain to win the second round!"
"You're right, second brother. There's still a second round!"
Only then did Yu Yuanzhen remember there was another round. He snorted:
"At level ninety-five, paired with the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, my combat strength is unrivaled. I'll certainly win the second round!!"
After that, everyone noticed the words "Holy Dragon Embryo" and began speaking up:
"Clan Leader, do you still remember that son of yours, Yu Xiaogang? His Luo Sanpao seems to be this Radiant Sacred Dragon embryo!!"
"But it's remained a pig from beginning to end. Could it have been raised improperly? Would there still be time if we summoned him back now to cultivate it?!"
At the mention of this, Yu Yuanzhen instantly grew furious again:
"Cultivate it, my ass! Back then, I told that trash to absorb lightning-attribute Soul Rings for his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"
"But he insisted on absorbing some poison-attribute Soul Rings instead and turned it into a farting pig! It's completely ruined now! Serves him right!!"
"Stop bringing up that trash. Keep watching!"
At the same moment.
Suotuo City, Shrek Academy.
A deathly silence fell over the gathering before it erupted into an uproar.
Everyone's gaze snapped toward Yu Xiaogang in unison.
"A bogus ranking! This is absolutely a bogus ranking!!"
Yu Xiaogang's entire face turned liver-purple as he pointed at the screen in the sky and roared shrilly:
"It actually says the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon isn't a true dragon? What Golden Crocodile King or bone dragon deserves to be compared to it?!"
"This is clearly a deliberate attempt to elevate the other world while maliciously belittling and smearing our Anime World!"
Hearing this, everyone could not help growing somewhat suspicious of the screen.
"Oh~~"
Ning Rongrong, however, burst out laughing and sneered:
"I thought the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was something incredible. So it can't even compare to the Bone Dragon Martial Soul of Gu Rong, the Bone Douluo who serves as our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's guardian elder?"
"And it dares call itself the world's number one Beast Martial Soul? Isn't that a little too ridiculous!"
Gu Rong was one of the few Titled Douluo openly active on the continent.
Naturally, everyone present knew of him and his Bone Dragon Martial Soul.
"Ning Rongrong, don't you dare act so insolently!"
Yu Xiaogang whipped his head around to glare at her, his eyes vicious:
"What damned Bone Dragon Martial Soul? It's just a defense-type Martial Soul. It doesn't count for shit!"
"At least the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is on the ranking now! What does your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect amount to? It doesn't even qualify to be ranked!"
Ning Rongrong's slender brows shot up, but she soon sneered again and changed tack:
"If I remember correctly, Yu Yuanzhen, the leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, has a son who awakened a pig Martial Soul called 'Luo Sanpao.' That's you, Yu Xiaogang, isn't it!"
"Now the screen has said it's a Radiant Sacred Dragon embryo! Tell me, as a distinguished Theoretical Grandmaster, how did you manage to raise a Holy Dragon Embryo into a farting pig?!"
At those words, the entire gathering fell deathly silent.
Tang San and the others all froze, turning toward Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang instantly flushed scarlet with rage, his eyes bloodshot and his breath heaving like an ox's:
"Ning Rongrong, you don't know shit! This Grandmaster is only level twenty-nine now. I still have a long road ahead!"
"The reason I haven't increased my Soul Power all this time is that I've been devoting myself to researching the Path of Martial Soul Evolution! Once I've thoroughly understood it, I'll naturally be able to transform my Martial Soul!"
Ning Rongrong clutched her stomach with laughter, as though she had heard the greatest joke in the world:
"Yu Great Shit, you've broken past fifty without even reaching level thirty, and you still have the nerve to talk about your future? As far as I'm concerned, you're a fake 'Grandmaster'!"
Beside her, Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, doubts arising in her heart as well.
As everyone knew, advancing became increasingly difficult for Soul Masters as they aged.
For Yu Xiaogang to be at this level at fifty was tantamount to a death sentence for his career as a Soul Master.
Was someone like this really the so-called "continent's number one Theoretical Grandmaster"?!
Driven into a corner by her retorts, Yu Xiaogang was already frantic.
But before he could speak, Tang San beside him could no longer hold back:
"Enough! Ning Rongrong, my teacher has devoted himself to theoretical research, so naturally he's neglected his cultivation!"
"Besides, isn't the flaw in your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul even greater? You're stuck at level seventy-nine for life, yet you have the nerve to mock others?!"
Struck in her sore spot, Ning Rongrong gritted her teeth fiercely in anger:
"Maybe the other world also has a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and a way to resolve the Martial Soul's flaw! We just have to wait for the screen to reveal it!"
Tang San wanted to keep arguing.
Yu Xiaogang stopped him and once again put on an air of disdaining to argue, speaking with barbed sarcasm:
"Little San, there's no need to waste your breath on her. Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is destined never to make the ranking, let alone anything else. Pure wishful thinking!"
"Just watch. In the next round comparing the combat strength of core members, our Anime World's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will certainly win!"
At his words, everyone set aside their distracting thoughts.
They looked back up at the screen, waiting for the second round of comparison to begin.
Ning Rongrong secretly gritted her teeth, firmly believing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would definitely make the ranking.
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent throughout, growing increasingly suspicious of Yu Xiaogang's status as a "Grandmaster."
Spirit City, the Papal Palace.
"A Radiant Sacred Dragon embryo?!"
"The Luo Sanpao Martial Soul of Yu Yuanzhen's son, Yu Xiaogang!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei cried out involuntarily as they read the screen.
"But why doesn't it look remotely like a sacred dragon? Why has it always been a pig? Could Yu Xiaogang have already ruined it through his cultivation..."
The two murmured under their breath, instinctively looking toward Bibi Dong between them.
As the Pope's right- and left-hand men, they naturally knew about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"
Looking at the screen's contents, Bibi Dong shook her head in disbelief, then thought:
Xiaogang... Xiaogang's theories are unrivaled under heaven. How could he have ruined a Radiant Sacred Dragon embryo through his cultivation? With his intelligence, he must already know and be searching for an opportunity for it to evolve!!
"I knew it. Xiaogang could never be trash! With a Martial Soul like this, his future achievements certainly won't fall below mine!"
Beside her, Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood rooted to the spot upon hearing this.
Come on, lady. That Yu Xiaogang has broken past fifty without reaching level thirty. What future achievements could he possibly have?!
But those were their private thoughts. Neither dared contradict her to her face!
Forget it. Let's keep watching. Hopefully, what the screen shows next will bring His Holiness the Pope to her senses a little.
The Manga World.
Utopia, the mountain behind the City Lord's Mansion.
As Snow Empress saw the first round of comparisons on the screen, surprise flashed through her beautiful eyes:
"Dad, the other world's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan doesn't just have the same name. Its foundations and legacy are largely the same too!"
"Could it be... a Douluo World entirely parallel to ours?!"
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