Chapter 23: Second Place on the Martial Soul Ranking List
And this was just the beginning.
His Soul Power was solidified threefold, the Soul Ring lifespan soared by tens of thousands of years, and a 300,000-year Head Spirit Bone and a 400,000-year Torso Spirit Bone were integrated.
The birth of two great Innate Domains—the "Wine God Domain" and the "Azure Lotus Sword Domain."
As well as the fragment concerning the Sword Divinity Legacy entering his glabella.
Under the superposition of various incredible rewards, Li Bai's strength underwent a qualitative leap!
"Buzz—!"
An indescribably vast pressure, like an awakening Primordial Divine Mountain, spread out uncontrollably, centered on Li Bai.
In an instant!
In just that instant, Li Bai had already restrained all his aura.
"This aura."
"It hurts so much!"
But in that single instant, Ning Rongrong, Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan felt as if their hearts were gripped by an invisible large hand.
Their breathing stopped abruptly, and their Souls trembled!
It was an absolute suppression on the level of life itself, as if they were facing not a Mortal, but a Divinity hanging high above the Nine Heavens.
They had no doubt.
In front of that aura, they wouldn't even be able to muster a single thought of resistance before turning into dust.
"So strong!"
Even the powerful Lü Bu and Sikong Zhen subconsciously tensed their bodies under the pressure of that instantaneous aura.
The vast Soul Power within their bodies automatically circulated to resist, and their eyes simultaneously flashed with extreme solemnity and astonishment.
"Hahaha! Good! Li Bai."
"You truly didn't disappoint me. Once you stabilize your Realm, I must have a hearty battle with you!"
Lü Bu was the first to react. Instead of fear, he laughed excitedly.
His sky piercer halberd pointed toward Li Bai, his Battle Intent soaring to the sky.
Sikong Zhen retracted the lightning around him and said in a deep voice, "Congratulations."
The words were concise, but the gaze he directed at Li Bai already treated him as an equal, or even someone he needed to look up to slightly.
Ning Rongrong patted her developing chest, her small face still pale.
She whispered fearfully to Zhuqing and Dugu Yan, "Teacher Li Bai is too terrifying!"
"Teacher Li Bai... in that instant just now, I felt like it was even more terrifying than facing Teacher Lü Bu's full power explosion!"
Zhuqing nodded silently, her cold eyes filled with yearning for powerful strength.
Dugu Yan said with a wry smile, "I finally understand now why Teacher Li Bai never bothers to 'train' with us. I'm afraid we don't even qualify to make him use one percent, no, one-thousandth of his strength."
The three girls' gazes simultaneously turned toward the white figure, who had already restrained all his aura and was leisurely tasting wine, filled with curiosity.
They desperately wanted to know.
After receiving such astonishing rewards, what kind of horrifying Soul Ring configuration had Teacher Li Bai reached?
Was it seven black and two red, like Teacher Lü Bu?
Or the even more terrifying five black and four red?
However, Li Bai seemed to have no intention of displaying his Soul Rings at all.
After accepting the rewards, his aura returned to the ordinary, making him seem like nothing more than a handsome, refined poet drinking wine.
Although Ning Rongrong and the others were itching with curiosity, they knew their limits and dared not step forward to ask.
After all, while Teacher Li Bai appeared easygoing, they could clearly sense the arrogance and detachment deep within him.
Not far away, Lu Xiao, lying on the deck chair, slightly opened one eye.
He glanced at Li Bai, whose aura was vastly different and had reached the Realm of Returning to Simplicity, and a subtle curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm, Rank 99... Not bad."
His heart remained undisturbed.
As the Cheat-like Dean who possessed the Sign-In System, when he first drew the Li Bai Card and summoned him to the Academy, Li Bai already had Rank 96 strength.
After more than two years of accumulation and self-Cultivation, Li Bai breaking through to Rank 98 not long ago was also within his expectations.
Now, this heavenly curtain reward helped him step directly into the Rank 99 Limit Douluo Realm.
Coupled with the absurd increase in Soul Ring lifespan, the two great Domains, and the Sword Divinity Legacy fragment.
Lu Xiao secretly estimated: "The current Li Bai, fighting Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen—those three veteran Limit Douluo—it's probably not a problem for him to fight all three at once, and he might even crush them."
"A Martial Soul produced by the System, coupled with the heavenly curtain reward buff, really doesn't give the Natives a chance to live."
He closed his eyes again. What if the Heaven Ranking List continued to announce?
Anyway, the top three would definitely still be his people.
Maybe... it would even be the same person.
He thought lazily, having already lost most interest in the ranking about to be revealed.
Meanwhile, the various major powers across the Continent.
were still immersed in the enormous shock brought by "Li Bai's twin spirits dominating fourth and fifth place," and the unfathomable fear of Big Dipper Academy.
Anxiously and uneasily, they awaited the announcement of the final top three.
Just as the entire Douluo Continent was plunged into immense shock and suspicion over the top three Martial Souls,
the golden scroll in the sky once again produced an unprecedented anomaly!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The scroll that had been spread out suddenly retracted, and all the golden light converged toward the center like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.
Finally, three golden spheres of light condensed, dazzling and eye-catching like the sun!
The light spheres rotated slowly, emitting a terrifying pressure that was more magnificent, solemn, and Soul-trembling than any previous time!
At this moment.
Whether it was Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall, or Bo Saixi gazing at the sky on Sea God Island,
or Tang Chen struggling and drifting in Slaughter City, and all the powerful Soul Masters, they suddenly raised their heads.
They cast all their attention toward those three spheres of light representing the ultimate glory of the Martial Soul Ranking!
The top three!
They were finally about to be revealed!
What kind of Martial Soul could possibly surpass the incredible wine immortal gourd and the invincible sharpness of the azure lotus divine sword?
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the slightly smaller golden sphere of light on the far right was the first to change.
The light gradually receded, transforming into a line of large green characters imbued with endless life aura, imprinted upon the heavenly curtain:
[Martial Soul Ranking, Third Place: ancient tree of life]
[Holder: Lu Xiao (Big Dipper Academy)]
[Rating: Special Type Spirit (possesses Ultimate Life, Support, Defense, and Domain characteristics), containing the purest and ultimate Origin power of life in the World. A single thought can revive all things and create vitality. Cultivate to the Supreme Realm to nurture Life Divine Runes, connecting heaven and earth, creating all things, manifesting the Law of Life.]
[Reward: Ancient Tree of Life Seed * 1]
"ancient tree of life? It's Big Dipper Academy again!"
"Special Type Spirit? Possessing life, Support, Defense, and Domain characteristics. What kind of Martial Soul is this?"
"Manifestation of the Law of Life? It sounds incredibly sublime!"
"The reward is only one seed? This... This is third place! How can the reward be so singular?"
The Continent erupted in an uproar and confusion.
The name ancient tree of life was full of ancient and sacred meaning.
But its specific abilities seemed quite abstract, especially the description "Manifestation of the Law of Life," which exceeded the comprehension scope of most Soul Masters.
What was even more perplexing was that, as the highly ranked third place, the reward was actually just one seed?
This formed a sharp contrast with the generous rewards previously granted, which often involved increasing Soul Power Rank, Soul Ring lifespan, granting Soul Bones, and Divine Skills.
Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi frowned deeply: "A Life-attribute Martial Soul, its Support ability must be Heaven-Defying, but this rating is too comprehensive, and this reward..."
"Anything unusual must hide a monster; this seed is probably more valuable than ten 200,000-year Soul Bones combined!"
Sword Douluo Chen Xin stared at the words "Manifestation of the Law of Life" on the heavenly curtain, and the sharp Sword Intent around him involuntarily paused slightly.
He said in a deep voice, "Fengzhi, what you say is absolutely right. This ancient tree of life Martial Soul probably cannot be measured by common sense. Its comprehensive rating means it has reached the extreme in every aspect, with no weaknesses."
"As for that seed, it is likely even more mysterious!"
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, his gaze seemingly trying to pierce the Void Realm to see the mysterious Big Dipper Academy.
"Lu Xiao possesses such a Martial Soul; no wonder he can Cultivate so many astonishingly talented Soul Masters. This Big Dipper Academy is probably even more unfathomable than we imagined."
"Rongrong being there might truly be an enormous Opportunity for her."
In the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, beneath the Lake of Life.
A giant Silver Dragon King slowly raised her head, her amethyst-like Dragon eyes looking toward the ranking list in the sky.
When she saw "ancient tree of life," a trace of surprise and recollection flashed in her eyes.
"The ancient tree of life, containing the purest Origin power of life, actually reappeared in the World in the form of a Martial Soul."
Gu Yuena whispered softly, "This human named Lu Xiao, perhaps..."
The other Ferocious beasts around her also sensed the life aura emanating from the ranking list that made their Souls feel comfortable and tremble, and they roared softly, expressing reverence and desire... Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong's gaze was sharp as a knife, fixed tightly on the name "Lu Xiao" and that singular reward.
The feeling of unease in her heart grew stronger.
"ancient tree of life, Law manifestation, has he touched the Divinity's Domain?"
She dared not think further.
However, before everyone could recover from the impact of this bizarre third place,
the larger golden sphere of light in the center burst forth!
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