Chapter 11 The Fifteenth Place on the Martial Soul Ranking, Terrifying Stacked Rewards!
"A student from the Collapse Academy?!"
"What kind of place is that? I've never heard of it before! Which country's academy is it from?"
"What's the background of this academy? Who knew it could produce a student ranked sixteenth? I want to join this academy!"
The words "Collapse Academy" entered the vision of most people on the Douluo Continent for the first time.
Everyone's curiosity was raised to its peak!
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi looked curious and asked, "A student from the Collapse Academy, and right off the bat is a student ranked sixteenth! Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, you've traveled the continent before, have you ever heard of this academy?"
Chen Xin and Gu Rong exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.
Chen Xin said in a deep voice, "Never heard of it, but to be able to produce such a student, its foundation is probably unfathomable. It seems that there are still powerful forces unknown to us on the continent."
Gu Rong's voice was hoarse: "This academy suddenly appeared, I don't know if it's friend or foe..."
Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan.
Yu Yuanzhen looked puzzled: "Honkai Academy? A small force I've never heard of has actually produced a twin martial soul that surpasses the Pope's?"
What he found even harder to accept was that the Ice Phoenix beast martial soul was on the list, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon hadn't appeared yet.
Either it was ranked higher, or it couldn't even make the top twenty!
Yu Yuanzhen still had a glimmer of hope; he didn't want to believe until the very last moment that their clan's pride, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, couldn't even make the rankings.
That would be incredibly shameful!
Shrek Academy.
"Honkai Academy?"
Flander pushed up his glasses, puzzled: "Never heard of it? Which remote, hidden academy is it? How could it recruit a student with a higher martial soul potential ranking than our Shrek Academy?"
Zhao Wuji grinned: "The continent is full of talented people. Although we're all little monsters here, they also have some hidden female monsters."
Tang San and the others, young and ambitious, were naturally curious and unconvinced, clamoring that they could definitely surpass Honkai Academy.
Especially Ma Hongjun, that fat guy, was still full of confidence in his mutated grass chicken, the Evil Fire Phoenix!
Ma Hongjun: "Even the ultimate ice, my Evil Fire Phoenix can suppress it!"
Yu Xiaogang thought to himself, "The name 'Honkai' seems to contain some unusual meaning. I wonder what their teaching methods and philosophy are, that they can develop the students' martial soul potential to such an extent? I must visit and exchange ideas when I have the chance!"
Dai Mubai stared intently at Zhu Zhuqing standing next to Shui Bing'er on the sky.
His eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "Honkai Academy, so that's where my cheap fiancée ran off to. Although we are engaged, since we have joined different academies, we are destined to be apart."
Above the sky, the golden light of the ranking list flowed, and the shock brought by the frozen spectacle caused by Shui Bing'er and the name "Honkai Academy" had not yet subsided.
The golden light of the ranking list flowed, and it continued to review the next item.
Above the sky, golden light converged, and a heavy, ancient, and seemingly primordial dragon's might slowly spread out.
Then, with incredible speed, it outlined a colossal skeletal dragon composed entirely of stark white bones, its eye sockets burning with a ghostly blue soul fire!
[Martial Soul Ranking, 15th Place – Bone Dragon (Top-Tier Defensive Beast Martial Soul)]
[Evaluation: Bone-transformed Divine Dragon, Space Bone Emperor! This is a mutated top-tier dragon-type martial soul, possessing both ultimate physical defense and the ability to manipulate space. Its bones are indestructible, impenetrable by any magic, and it can traverse between reality and illusion, controlling gaps in the battlefield.]
[Strongest Holder: Gu Rong, Level 95 Defensive Title Douluo, one of the elders protecting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.]
[Most Talented Holder: Gu Rong. (Because he is the only known holder of this martial soul, the reward is doubled.)]
[Rewards: Soul Power Level increased by two levels (Level 97)! All Soul Ring Age increased by 30,000! External Soul Bone – 'Void Bone Wings'!] It allows for short-range spatial teleportation, ignoring most obstacles, with an extremely short cooldown, making it unpredictable and agile in battle.
Boom—!!!
A thick, grayish-white pillar of light, seemingly entwined with countless ancient dragon bones, carrying a deafening dragon roar and bone howl, slammed down on Bone Douluo Gu Rong, who was engaged in his usual banter with Sword Douluo Chen Xin!
"Hmm?!" Gu Rong was initially startled, then his withered body erupted with an unimaginably terrifying aura!
"Roar—!"
Behind him, a massive bone dragon phantom soared into the sky, its stark white bones seemingly plated with an immortal divine radiance under the golden light!
Nine perfectly matched spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—suddenly appeared, spinning wildly around him!
But the colors of these spirit rings were becoming increasingly deep at a visible speed, especially the red 100,000-year spirit ring, its crimson color becoming even richer, its pressure even greater!
Finally, the nine soul rings reached the levels of Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, and Red!
This was the reward for increasing the level of all soul rings by 30,000!
At the same time, the solid barrier that had been stuck at the peak of level 95 for decades shattered before this overwhelming power of the Heavenly Dao!
The soul power within his body surged like a bursting dam, roaring and rushing forward, breaking through level 96 with unstoppable force, and finally settling steadily at the terrifying height of level 97!
Breaking through two levels in a row!
And this was not the end!
A pair of enormous bone wings, composed entirely of pale bones, with an astonishing wingspan and edges shimmering with deep void cracks, slowly condensed from the golden light.
Then, they suddenly adhered to Gu Rong's back, perfectly fusing with his own bones!
"Buzz—!"
The space emitted a hum that seemed unable to bear the weight!
With a gentle flap of the 'void bone wings,' Gu Rong's figure instantly became blurred, as if he could merge into and traverse the void at any moment!
His control over space instantly reached an unprecedented level!
At the same time, information about the new Soul Bone Skill 'Spatial Warp' and the enhanced Domain Skill 'Bone Domain: Spatial Shackles' flooded his mind.
"Buzz—!"
With a thought, Gu Rong's left Void Dragon Wings flashed silver, and his figure instantly vanished from his original spot.
The next moment, he appeared a hundred meters away in the sky, the entire process silent and seamless, as if he had merged into space itself!
"Level ninety-seven Soul Power, perfect control over spatial power, perfectly compatible external Soul Bone—I never thought I'd have a day like this!"
Feeling the surging power within him and his newfound understanding of the laws of space, Gu Rong couldn't help but burst into wild laughter, his voice hoarse yet filled with unparalleled exhilaration.
"Old Swordsman, did you see that! I'm now a level higher than you!"
He deliberately flapped his imposing Void Bone Wings, causing ripples in the surrounding space, and looked at Sword Douluo Chen Xin beside him with a boastful expression.
(End of Chapter)