What were laws?

[Ranked eighth: Nine Heart Begonia, Ye Lingling.]

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Rongrong looked thoughtfully at the contents of the Heaven Ranking. "Nine Heart Begonia-isn't that the Martial Soul hailed as a miracle among support Martial Souls, a support-type Martial Soul like ours?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded. As fellow support-type Soul Masters, they were naturally more attentive to information about each other.

"If this Martial Soul weren't restricted to a single line of inheritance, with only two Nine Heart Begonia wielders able to exist at once, it might well be the strongest support-type Martial Soul on the continent."

Ning Rongrong was rather surprised to hear this. "Its support abilities are that strong?"

But then she smiled lightly. "From now on, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Martial Soul is no longer purely for support. We might as well give up that hollow title of strongest support-type Martial Soul."

Angered, Ning Fengzhi rapped her on the head. "You really don't feel the pain of selling off your father's fields! Do you know how much silver that hollow title earns our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect every year? Since the reputation is ours, there's no reason to throw it away."

Ning Rongrong stuck out her tongue and made a face.

New information kept appearing on the Pride of Heaven Ranking in the sky, and everyone from Heaven Dou Royal Academy turned to look at Ye Lingling.

They realized that they seemed never to have truly seen this teammate clearly.

Beneath a black cloak stood a woman as lovely as a flower. Even when her name appeared on the Pride of Heaven Ranking, she was only slightly surprised.

"Lingling actually made the ranking? Is her Martial Soul that powerful?"

Just then, more information appeared on the Heaven Ranking.

[Reason for ranking: Nine Heart Begonia-one plant falls, another is born. A Martial Soul of ultimate life, yet it carries a trace of the power of fate law.]

[If the Soul Master possesses sufficient comprehension, there is a small chance of comprehending fate law, and a greater chance of sensing the laws of life and death, and withering and flourishing law.]

[Its Martial Soul potential is extraordinarily high. Through the blossoming of ultimate life, it nurtures ultimate death. It is one of the Martial Souls most likely to sense laws, and one of those most likely to attain godhood.]

[Evaluation: A promising future.]

This string of descriptions left the members of the Imperial Fighting Team dumbfounded.

They had only known that Ye Lingling's Martial Soul had powerful healing abilities. They had never known it possessed such potential.

At the same time, a gaze turned toward him. It was Dugu Yan.

"I'm not familiar with these things the Pride of Heaven Ranking mentioned."

Dugu Bo also took another look at this junior. "Young lady, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

After the Pride of Heaven Ranking appeared, he had rushed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy as quickly as possible, worried that someone would covet his granddaughter's rewards after she made the ranking. Who knew that his granddaughter would not make it, while a young lady with a support-type Martial Soul would instead?

"Lingling, hurry and accept."

Qin Ming was even more anxious than Ye Lingling. A distinguished Titled Douluo wanted to take Ye Lingling as his master-this was an immense boon.

Besides, although Senior Dugu looked frightening, spending time with him revealed that his disposition was not bad. Becoming his disciple would absolutely be a good thing.

"Though I have done little research into support Soul Masters, I have considerable knowledge of certain poisonous plants. If you're willing, I will teach you all the medicinal properties of these poisonous substances. Perhaps you can draw connections and comprehend a trace of those elusive laws."

Dugu Yan had not expected her usually solitary grandfather to take the initiative to seek a disciple.

But she had always been on good terms with Ye Lingling, so naturally, she was happy to see it happen.

After a moment's thought, Ye Lingling gave Dugu Bo a deep, formal bow. "Your student, Ye Lingling, pays her respects, Teacher."

Dugu Bo nodded in satisfaction, a rare smile blooming on his ugly old face.

"Congratulations on gaining a cherished disciple, Senior Dugu," Yu Tianheng said in a clear voice.

Dugu Yan rolled her eyes at him. "As if we needed your congratulations."

But she too stepped forward and clasped Ye Lingling's hands. "Lingling, now that you've become my grandfather's disciple, we're family."

Meanwhile, at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect: "This Ye Lingling's Martial Soul can actually touch upon so many laws of the Great Dao. That's amazing. But Master, what exactly are laws?"

Beside them, Ning Fengzhi and the Sword and Bone Douluos instantly turned their eyes toward him. They, too, very much wanted to hear the answer.

Wang Qiye looked at his hands. "In most people's understanding, they are authorities that only gods can wield-the power of gods."

"But why can a mere Martial Soul touch upon laws? Isn't that an ability only gods possess?"

Wang Qiye chuckled. "It only has the possibility of touching upon them. It's still a hundred and eight thousand miles from actually doing so. To truly come into contact with laws, you still have to rely on comprehension. Only those with exceptional comprehension can gain some understanding of them."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's eyes immediately dimmed. It was precisely because his comprehension was too low that he had been unable to take the next step.

Twenty years ago, he had been level 96. Twenty years later, he was still level 96.

Yet over those twenty years, he had watched Wang Qiye grow, step by step, from a child into a level 99 Titled Douluo. Comparing oneself to others really could anger a person to death.

"Master, is my comprehension high?"

Smiling, Wang Qiye stroked Ning Rongrong's head. "Of course our Rongrong's comprehension is very high."

"How high?"

"About four or five stories high."

Ning Rongrong was instantly brimming with satisfaction, her nose tilted toward the sky.

Bone Douluo's face was full of smiles. "Qiye, you're practically praising Rongrong up into the heavens. Don't spoil her too much. What if she suffers a setback someday..."

Wang Qiye waved a hand. "She won't suffer any setbacks. At least not in cultivation."

The Heaven Ranking was still updating.

[Ranked seventh: Hell Spirit Cat, Zhu Zhuqing.]

"Nooooo!!!!"

Tang San spat out another mouthful of blood. Even that Zhu Zhuqing had greater talent than he did?

Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, what exactly did you do to me?!!!

Tang San's face was deathly pale. He put away the hidden weapon in his hand, then took it out, took it out, then put it away, his gaze growing ever deeper.

"Brother San, don't be sad. No matter what, you'll have me by your side."

It took everyone quite a while to soothe Tang San's emotions.

"Zhu Zhuqing actually made the ranking too. As expected of my..." Before Dai Mubai could finish, he suddenly noticed that Zhu Zhuqing was not on the academy's field. "Huh? Where did Zhu Zhuqing go?"

Xiao Wu shook her head too. "I haven't seen her. Maybe she went to the bathroom."

"But Zhu Zhuqing's talent is actually higher than Brother San's? That's impossible."

"Logically, it should be impossible, but Tang San's Martial Soul potential has been damaged far too severely."

Flender spoke with a sigh.

"If even a mere spirit cat Martial Soul is that strong, then wouldn't my Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul..."

As Dai Mubai spoke, he could barely keep the grin off his face. Eighth place had already been rewarded with a thirty-thousand-year Soul Bone of their choice. His own ranking would certainly be above Zhu Zhuqing's. Didn't that mean he would receive at least a thirty-thousand-year Soul Bone too?

Everyone from Shrek Academy present clearly believed that their talent was at least no worse than Zhu Zhuqing's. Didn't that mean that, of the six remaining prides of heaven, at least three would be from Shrek Academy?

"Does that mean I can get a Soul Bone too?"

Ma Hongjun could not help growing excited.

Dai Mubai scoffed. "That Evil Fire wild chicken Martial Soul of yours can make the ranking? What a joke. The Pride of Heaven Ranking compares talent and potential. Your Martial Soul itself is flawed. What talent could it have?"

"Exactly. How could your talent possibly be better than Boss Dai's?" Oscar chimed in. Whatever happened now, he was certain to get a Soul Bone, so naturally, he was delighted.

Ma Hongjun immediately lowered his head.

Flender hurriedly interrupted. "Let's look at the reason for the ranking first. The Pride of Heaven Ranking is about to update."

[Reason for ranking: Lord of the Netherworld, three lives and three lifetimes...]