Chapter 12: Shocking Rankings
Somewhere in Sunset Forest.
An old man with dark green hair was hidden atop a towering ancient tree.
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Watching his granddaughter's name and ranking on the heavenly curtain, he was first stunned, then a complex yet relieved smile appeared on his face.
"Yanyan, good! Very good! Jade Phosphor Serpent, tempered by ice and fire... Hahaha!"
Dugu Bo laughed softly, a trace of reminiscence and relief flashing in his eyes.
"Back then, pressured by that kid... no, by Dean Lu's strength, I gave up the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and even sent Yanyan there. It seems to be the most correct decision I've made in my life!"
"Following this mysterious dean, Yanyan's future is limitless!"
"Perhaps, the Martial Soul of my Dugu lineage can truly flourish in her hands!"
The slight grudge he had harbored due to being forced to give up the treasure land completely vanished at this moment.
All that remained was ecstasy over his granddaughter's opportunity, and a deep wariness and reverence for that mysterious dean of Big Dipper Academy... The Soul Masters of the continent had not yet recovered from the surprise brought by the "Jade Phosphor Serpent."
The golden light on the heavenly curtain changed again, and a new ranking strikingly appeared:
. Martial Soul Ranking, Thirteenth Place: Clear Sky Hammer]
[Holder: Tang Chen (Clear Sky Sect)]
[Rating: Top-tier attack system Tool Spirit, ultimate power, unparalleled explosive force, hailed as the number one Tool Spirit in the world.]
[Reward: Soul Power three times more condensed, all Soul Ring years increased by four thousand years, gain divine skill: Clear Sky World Annihilation]
Silence!
Deathly silence!
If the "Jade Phosphor Serpent" ranking fourteenth was surprising and puzzling,
Then the "Clear Sky Hammer" ranking thirteenth was like a heavy bomb, exploding in the minds of all Soul Masters.
It shook their divine souls, almost making them lose the ability to think!
Clear Sky Hammer!
The number one Tool Spirit in the world!
A symbol of power and explosiveness!
A top-tier Martial Soul that existed like a belief in the hearts of countless Soul Masters!
It actually... actually only ranked thirteenth?
Even after that previously unknown "Jade Phosphor Serpent"?
How is this possible?
Is the Heavenly Dao ranking list crazy?!
"No!! This is impossible!!"
Inside the Clear Sky Sect, someone screamed in disbelief, unable to accept this fact.
"Clear Sky Hammer, thirteenth... What kind of joke is this!"
In the Star Luo Empire, a legion general slammed his hand, shattering the table in front of him, his rage soaring to the heavens.
"Even the Clear Sky Hammer is only thirteenth, then the Martial Souls ahead of it..."
In the Heaven Dou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye's teacup slipped from his hand and shattered on the ground.
He remained oblivious, his eyes filled with shock.
The entire continent plunged into a state of near-frenzied shock and doubt.
The ranking of the Clear Sky Hammer!
The impact it brought was ten, even a hundred times stronger than the Seven Kill Sword's fifteenth place!
...Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong were completely petrified.
Gu Rong's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a fist, and after a long while, he blurted out an expletive.
"Damn it! Did I see that right? Clear Sky Hammer? Thirteenth place? Is this broken list mistaken!"
Chen Xin's tightly clenched fists turned white at the knuckles, and Sword Qi uncontrollably escaped from his body, carving marks into the stone slabs beneath his feet.
The slight relief and fighting Martial Soul he had felt due to the Seven Kill Sword's ranking were now replaced by a deeper sense of absurdity and powerlessness.
Even the Clear Sky Hammer only ranked thirteenth.
Then his Seven Kill Sword ranking fifteenth seemed... to be some kind of "honor" instead?
Ning Fengzhi's face was pale, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.
He had still held a glimmer of hope, believing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, as the world's number one support system Martial Soul, might achieve something in the rankings.
But now, even the Clear Sky Hammer, universally acknowledged as having the strongest attack power, only ranked thirteenth.
As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, he simply dared not imagine the result.
Not even making it into the top twenty caused a deep sense of loss in Ning Fengzhi's heart.
"Didn't Tang Chen reportedly fall?"
"Could it be that even deceased Soul Masters can be on this list?"
Ning Fengzhi forced himself to analyze calmly, "Even the powerful Tang Chen could only get the Clear Sky Hammer to thirteenth place. This precisely demonstrates how terrifying the potential of the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul itself is! But even so, there are still twelve ahead of it..."
His voice was filled with bitterness... Spirit Hall, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong abruptly stood up from her throne upon hearing "Clear Sky Hammer, thirteenth place."
A terrifying aura instantly erupted from her, shaking several stone pillars in the hall and causing cracks to appear!
"Clear Sky Hammer, thirteenth..."
Her voice was icy cold, containing monstrous fury and disbelief, "Good! Very good! Even the Clear Sky Hammer is only worthy of thirteenth!"
"I'll see what kind of monstrous beings are ranked above it!"
At this moment, the last trace of imbalance she had felt due to her twin spirits' lower ranking also vanished.
It was replaced by an extreme vigilance in the face of an unknown powerful enemy, and a trace of trepidation she herself was unwilling to admit.
The waters of the continent are too deep!
"Investigate! Investigate at all costs for me! Where is this Tang Chen now, and that Dugu Yan, find them!"
"And this Big Dipper Academy, I want to know all the information about this academy!"
Bibi Dong's voice was like it came from the Nine Nether Hells, filled with killing intent.
This suddenly appearing young person on the list, especially that Limit Douluo Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect, she had to know whether he was dead or alive... Hall of Worship.
It was terrifyingly silent.
Several Enshriners didn't even dare to breathe loudly, their gazes all focused on Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu's usually unperturbed face finally showed clear signs of shock.
His golden eyes stared fixedly at the words "Clear Sky Hammer, Thirteenth Place" on the heavenly curtain, his hands clasped tightly behind his back, even trembling slightly.
"Clear Sky Hammer, thirteenth..."
He repeated softly, his tone filled with unprecedented gravity.
"Tang Chen, how would you feel knowing that your proud Clear Sky Hammer is only ranked thirteenth in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao?"
"Also, where exactly are you? Alive or already dead?"
His absolute confidence in the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul wavered at this moment, and it wavered severely.
He knew the quality of the Clear Sky Hammer best; it was a top-tier existence capable of contending with the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul!
But now... "Big Brother..."
Gold Crocodile Douluo spoke with a dry voice.
Qian Daoliu slowly raised his hand, stopping his subsequent words, and said hoarsely, "No need to say more, just wait and see. I just want to know who is first."
The hearts of all the Enshriners sank to the bottom.
If even the Clear Sky Hammer was like this, then the Angel Spirit... Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang's face was ashen, and his body swayed, almost falling to the ground, quickly supported by Flender and Liu Erlong beside him.
"How could it be, how could it be thirteenth, Clear Sky Hammer, the world's number one Tool Spirit..."
Yu Xiaogang murmured distractedly.
His lifelong research theories, his greatest pride, seemed like a joke at this moment.
This ranking dealt him a devastating blow.