Master and disciple rankings, the Snow Empress missed her disciple. Shrek and Spirit Hall's masters and disciples, absolute confidence!

[All outstanding masters and disciples who make the rankings can receive generous rewards bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. Soul power levels, soul ring ages, martial soul awakening, immortal-grade herbs... even ascending to heaven in a single bound and becoming a god will be no mere dream!]

[The rankings will begin shortly. Stay tuned...]

At that moment, the Douluo Continent erupted!

The Pope's Palace in Spirit City, as well as the imperial families of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.

The secluded Clear Sky Sect, the wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Even the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts deep within the Star Dou Great Forest... all living beings stopped what they were doing and gazed up in shock at the golden screen across the heavens.

"Ascending to heaven in a single bound... becoming a god?!" Frenzied greed and longing blazed in countless eyes.

Meanwhile, in the deepest reaches of the Far North, atop a magnificent Ice Palace formed from ten-thousand-year mystic ice.

An exquisitely beautiful figure stood in silence.

Her pure white hair fell to her ankles, and her sky-blue eyes were sacred and bright.

The beauty of her face had already surpassed human limits; she was nature's most perfect masterpiece.

The foremost of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North, the Snow Empress!

She tilted her head slightly upward, a trace of solemnity appearing on her cool, enchanting face.

She could clearly sense that the aura emanating from the screen far exceeded any power she knew.

It even surpassed the might of the heavenly tribulations she had once experienced.

"This screen... could it be the work of the Divine Realm? No, even gods might not possess such tremendous power to transform heaven and earth."

The Snow Empress parted her red lips and murmured to herself.

Her gaze flickered, an unusual gleam shining in her icy eyes:

"Master and disciple rankings, generous rewards... when it comes to talent and strength, with how monstrous Wuchen is, he will certainly have a place in the rankings."

At that thought, a rare look of resentment and helplessness appeared on the Snow Empress's face, usually as cold as ice that would not melt in ten thousand years.

She gave a soft huff. "That ungrateful disciple forgot his master as soon as he had a disciple of his own. He's been gone for months and doesn't even know to come back for a visit."

Shrek Academy, outside Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom.

Dust swirled over the dilapidated village's training ground.

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back, his brows tightly knitted.

He was repeatedly working through plans in his mind for how to arrange extreme physical training that day for Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other "Little Monsters."

So they could deeply appreciate the painstaking care of their "Grandmaster."

Just then, the previously clear sky abruptly darkened.

That dazzling golden screen descended, stretching across the entire Douluo Continent.

"Ranking the masters and disciples of the Douluo Continent... outstanding pairs can receive generous rewards... ascending to heaven in a single bound, becoming a god..."

Yu Xiaogang jerked his head up and stared fixedly at the golden words in the heavens.

His facial muscles twitched with extreme excitement, and his hands behind his back clenched tightly into fists in his agitation.

Master and disciple rankings... rewards from the Heavenly Dao... this, this is simply a supreme opportunity tailor-made for me, Yu Xiaogang!

Yu Xiaogang screamed wildly in his heart, unprecedented fervor gleaming in his eyes.

When it came to being a "master," who across the continent could compare with him?

Yes, he admitted that because of his martial soul's malignant mutation, he would never be able to break through the bottleneck of level thirty, and was now merely a paltry level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster.

In the eyes of those boors who knew only to worship violence, he was utter trash.

But so what?

He, Yu Xiaogang, possessed theoretical knowledge unrivaled beneath heaven!

The "Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul," which he had devoted half his life's efforts to compiling, was a great pioneering achievement unprecedented in the entire soul master world.

The world respectfully called him "Grandmaster," sufficient proof that his wisdom could make up for any deficiency in talent.

"The whole world is drunk, and I alone am sober. Those who mock me are merely blind frogs at the bottom of a well."

"Once I receive the Heavenly Dao's rewards and become a god in a single bound... heh heh~"

Yu Xiaogang drew a deep breath, striving to calm his excitement.

Then his gaze turned toward the boy nearby, who was also looking up at the screen.

His direct disciple, Tang San!

At twelve years old, relying on Blue Silver Grass, universally recognized as a trash martial soul, Tang San had cultivated to the realm of a level-thirty-three Soul Elder.

Tang San's own hard work had certainly played a part, but in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, this was even more the perfect proof of his unrivaled theories.

Moreover, only he, Yu Xiaogang, knew that another secret lay hidden within Tang San-the Number One Tool Martial Soul Under Heaven, the Clear Sky Hammer!

Twin martial souls, innate full soul power!

Such an unparalleled genius, paired with a "Grandmaster" like him, whose theories were the greatest beneath heaven.

Were they not the most perfect master-disciple pair in the entire history of the Douluo Continent?

Tang San turned around and happened to meet Yu Xiaogang's gaze, brimming with expectation and fervor.

Master and disciple met each other's eyes in midair. Without needing a word, both understood the confidence in the other's gaze.

"Teacher, we will certainly have a place in these master and disciple rankings." Tang San bowed slightly; his respect for Yu Xiaogang came from the heart.

In his view, without his teacher's attentive guidance, his Blue Silver Grass could never have achieved what it had today.

"Little San, you're right." Yu Xiaogang placed his hands behind his back again, striving to assume the inscrutable bearing of a great master, and declared proudly:

"Who but us could take first place among this continent's finest masters and disciples? When the time comes, the entire continent will know that I, Yu Xiaogang, am not trash!"

Spirit City, the Pope's Palace.

At the far end of the grand hall, a figure of peerless elegance sat upon the papal throne.

She wore a luxurious purple gown, a purple-gold crown upon her head, and held the Pope's Scepter.

Spirit Hall's reigning pope, Bibi Dong.

"Master and disciple rankings, ascending to godhood?"

Bibi Dong narrowed her long phoenix eyes and gazed at the golden words in the heavens outside the hall, her exquisite lips curving into a coolly alluring, confident smile.

Below her stood a young woman with an extremely beautiful face and a bewitching air.

She had neat, short hair and an exceptionally sultry figure.

She was none other than Spirit Hall's Saintess, Bibi Dong's most prized direct disciple-Hu Liena.

"Teacher, the means behind this screen truly defy the fathoming of gods and ghosts. Even the elders cannot discern its secrets." An unusual light gleamed in Hu Liena's eyes.

"But when it comes to masters and disciples, what pair in this world could compare with you and me?"

At her words, Bibi Dong chuckled, her ethereal voice carrying an air of dominance. "Nana, you certainly are confident. Still... you're right."

Bibi Dong had the right to be proud.

Not only was she Spirit Hall's youngest pope, but she was also one of the exceedingly rare possessors of twin martial souls on the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, she was the first powerhouse in all history to successfully overcome twin martial souls backlash and cultivate both martial souls to their peak.

Her disciple Hu Liena was likewise a favored daughter of heaven.

As the core of Spirit Hall's "Golden Generation," Hu Liena possessed the Demon Fox martial soul and had already reached the Soul Ancestor realm at a young age; her future achievements were limitless.

"You are Spirit Hall's Saintess, the successor I, Bibi Dong, have poured my heart and soul into nurturing." Bibi Dong slowly rose, striking the scepter in her hand heavily against the floor.

"First place in these master and disciple rankings should rightfully belong to us. Recognition from the Heavenly Dao is the best opportunity to proclaim Spirit Hall's dominance to the entire continent."