"Hmm… choose the Annihilation attribute."
"Do you know why the Martial Soul Ranking lists your martial soul as the continent's second strongest support-type martial soul?"
"Because the number one healing-type martial soul, even if you reached the ultimate attribute, you still would not be able to surpass it."
Li Tianyi was not wrong.
At present, the number one healing-type martial soul on the continent was Ya Li's Praying Angel martial soul. This was an undisputed fact.
Even when looking through the entire history of the continent, it was worthy of being called the number one healing-type soul master.
During the Dragon King Era, she traveled nonstop for fifteen days to save civilians across fourteen provinces. In the final battle, she even burned her soul to kill the Ghost Emperor of the Holy Spirit Cult.
If someone like that was not the number one healing-type soul master, then who could be?
Ye Lingling half understood, half did not, but she still followed Li Tianyi's guidance and raised her martial soul's Annihilation attribute to the ultimate level.
However, she still had a question she wanted answered.
"Teacher, can you tell me what the number one healing-type martial soul is?"
Li Tianyi glanced calmly at Ya Li. The latter gently shook her head.
"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed. You will know soon enough."
"Oh."
Ye Lingling nodded, then continued holding up her alchemy book to study.
Due to the special nature of her martial soul, she had extremely high talent and aptitude in alchemy. Among this group of students, she ranked first in alchemy.
Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and the others knew that Ye Lingling was always cold and quiet, so they did not disturb her.
The heavenly screen began to change, continuing to form the eleventh-ranked martial soul.
At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Clan Master Yu Yuanzhen had already awakened under the treatment of healing-type soul masters.
His pupils were unfocused as he stared blankly at the golden ranking forming the eleventh position on the Martial Soul Ranking.
"Great heavens, give my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a chance. Even if it is only eleventh place, this old man would be satisfied."
Yu Yuanzhen still clung to unrealistic hopes. At this moment, he could only deceive himself.
Even the Golden Crocodile King martial soul, which the ranking evaluation stated could suppress the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, was only ranked fourteenth. How could the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possibly rank eleventh?
"What a pity. If Xiao Gang's martial soul had successfully evolved into the Golden Holy Dragon, he should already be a Title Douluo by now, and his ranking would certainly have entered the top ten."
Yu Yuanzhen was old, and he was afraid.
The strength of Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had already become terrifying after receiving their rewards.
Even if the Clear Sky Sect had declined, it still had at least two or three Title Douluo.
But the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, aside from himself, this ninety-five-level old dragon barely able to hold the fort, no longer had anyone capable of carrying the clan's future.
Martial Soul Ranking No. 11 soon formed. When Yu Yuanzhen saw the name of the martial soul on the list, his heart completely died.
"It's over… everything is over."
In the sky, several large characters appeared clearly, impossible to ignore.
[Martial Soul Ranking No. 11: Sea God]
[Holder: Bo Saixi (Sea God Island)]
[Evaluation: Sea God Poseidon's god-bestowed martial soul, possessing terrifying power capable of mobilizing the strength of the oceans, and naturally suppressing all sea-type martial soul masters.]
[Reward: Removal of the Sea God Island High Priest identity restriction, soul power elevated to the Quasi-God realm, all soul ring age limits increased by three thousand years.]
The eleventh-ranked martial soul was once again a name that ninety-nine point nine nine percent of the soul master world had never heard before.
"Sea Cucumber martial soul? What a strange martial soul."
"What? it's Sea God, not sea cucumber."
"Look at this. God-bestowed martial soul of Sea God Poseidon. Does that mean gods truly exist in this world?"
"Gods? It is said that after level ninety-nine, soul masters become gods. Becoming a god is the greatest pursuit of every soul master's life."
"Then by that logic, this Sea God Island High Priest Bo Saixi has already reached the strongest level below godhood? The ranking reward gave her the Quasi-God realm."
"So that means this High Priest of Sea God Island, whose name and faction no one has heard of, was already at the demigod level before?"
"Hiss…"
While most soul masters were still watching the excitement, several places across the entire planet erupted into massive turmoil.
At the Hall of Offerings, when Qian Daoliu saw the Sea God martial soul and Bo Saixi's name, tears streamed down his face as he reminisced about his lost youth.
Bo Saixi, the woman he longed for day and night, could never forget, and could never obtain, was indeed still alive.
But compared to that, what shocked Qian Daoliu even more was Bo Saixi's reward.
Not the elevation to the Quasi-God realm, nor the increase in soul ring age limits, but the removal of her identity as Sea God Island's High Priest.
What did this reward mean?
Perhaps no one except Qian Daoliu, who was also a god's High Priest, could truly understand.
It meant that Bo Saixi had completely broken free from the fate of a High Priest. She could pursue godhood herself and would no longer need to sacrifice her life when a god's successor underwent the ninth trial.
"Even Xi Xi can only rank eleventh. If Tang Chen were still alive, he probably would not be far behind either."
"But I am different. Only one person per martial soul can make the list. My granddaughter is the Heaven-ordained successor of the Angel God. I am afraid I will not be able to make the list."
"In this regard, the two of you are inferior to me."
…
In the City of Slaughter, crimson aura filled every corner. The Slaughter King sat alone upon his throne, holding a goblet filled with Bloody Mary.
He sipped the blood-red liquid and stared at the name on the ranking, murmuring as memories from the past surfaced.
"Bo Saixi… Bo Saixi… invincible in the water."
"Qian Daoliu, invincible in the sky… then who am I?"
"I am the Slaughter King? No, I am not!"
"I… am Tang Chen! Yes, Tang Chen! My name is Tang Chen!"
With a loud crash, the Slaughter King smashed the Bloody Mary in his hand onto the ground. The crimson liquid splashed across the floor, corroding it with a sizzling sound.
His blood-red eyes returned to the color of a normal human's. Just as he was about to speak, the Bat King's divine consciousness seized control of his body once again.
Hanhai City lay near the ocean. The civilians here mostly made a living trading and cultivating seafood such as fish and shrimp. Those who awakened martial souls and became soul masters often possessed beast martial souls closely related to the sea.
Legends of the Sea God had always circulated here. Many households even enshrined statues of the Sea God to pray for safety when going out to sea.
Upon seeing the god-bestowed Sea God martial soul and the High Priest of Sea God Island, everyone knelt and kowtowed, shouting that the Sea God had revealed himself.
"So the Sea God truly exists, not just a legend!"
"Sea God, please bless us. Bless every voyage to be smooth and safe."
Among the sea soul beast clans, the Demon Soul Great White Shark Xiao Bai had been sleeping on the sea surface, belly up. When it saw the name of the one who made the list, it immediately rushed straight toward Sea God Island without looking back.
Back then, it had been the Sea God's mount and was one of the soul beasts that truly witnessed the Sea God's ascension.
In the deeper parts of the ocean, there was a whale so vast it blotted out the sky, unimaginably enormous.
One of its eyes was blind, while the other stared venomously at the five characters "Sea God Poseidon" in the sky.
"Sea God… the hatred from back then must be repaid."
"There is also a soul beast ranking on this heavenly list. When I ascend to the top and become a god, I will surely come to settle accounts with you." (TL/N: How do you know... You know what? i don't care.)
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