Chapter 136 Qian Daoliu Makes the List, Astonishing the Crowd.
However, what happened next astonished the Demon King!
This illusion was even more resilient than it had imagined!
Its spiritual power struck it, as if hitting cotton, or as if striking another dimension of space.
Most of its power was deflected and absorbed.
Even more terrifying, it felt its own soul power and life force being slowly absorbed and assimilated by this bizarre dream!
"This is not a simple illusion! This is... a domain? A dream domain!"
The Demon King finally realized how terrifying Zhuang Zhou was.
The opponent had directly pulled this arena area into a unique domain between reality and dreams!
"The Kun is so large that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is... It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng."
Zhuang Zhou's voice seemed to come from beyond the nine heavens.
In the depths of that dream, the originally docile swimming illusory Kun fish suddenly burst forth with endless light, its body expanding, transforming into a golden Peng bird that blotted out the sky!
The Peng bird flapped its wings, not stirring up a gale, but a storm of laws that swept across the entire dream!
"Screech!"
The roc cried out, its wings flapping!
Countless fragments of dreams transformed into golden blades, slashing towards the core of the Demon King like a storm!
These attacks were not purely physical or energy attacks.
They also contained the power of dreams that could erode will and erode reality!
"Domain open! Life barrier! Mental fortress!"
In shock, the Demon King activated all his defensive measures to the limit.
A vast life force formed an emerald green shield!
Countless vines intertwined to form a shield, and his demonic eyes shone brightly, constructing a mental barrier.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"
The dream blades collided and eroded the Demon King's defenses fiercely.
The emerald green life shield dimmed at a visible speed, "assimilated" and disappeared by the power of dreams.
The resilient vine shield seemed to have decayed for a thousand years, rapidly withering away.
The mental barrier trembled violently!
Countless cracks appeared!
"Impossible! My power... is being transformed?"
"What kind of power is this?"
The Demon King felt his power rapidly disappearing and its nature changing, letting out a terrified mental scream.
It felt as if it weren't fighting a Soul Master, but rather an enemy of a complete, bizarre "world"!
"The moment the dream awakens... is the moment reality collapses."
Zhuang Zhou remained as calm and collected as ever, delivering his final declaration.
As his words fell, the entire dream realm began to violently contract and collapse!
All the power of the dream realm!
Along with the power drawn from the Demon King, was compressed to its limit.
Then…
"Boom!"
A silent yet soul-shaking explosion occurred at the core of the dream!
The onlookers only saw the massive body of the Demon King on the arena tremble violently.
All its demonic eyes simultaneously lost their light, countless vines drooped limply, and its powerful life force rapidly withered like a punctured balloon!
Although there was no scene of flying flesh and blood, everyone could see that the Demon King had suffered a severe injury!
It was a wound originating from its soul and essence!
Zhuang Zhou, from beginning to end, lay on his side atop the Kun fish, as if he had only been dreaming.
The dream realm dissipated, and the arena returned to its original state.
The Demon King's massive tree trunk lay limp on the ground, its breath weak, its spiritual fluctuations almost gone.
"Boring!"
Zhuang Zhou slowly opened his eyes, lazily stretching as if he had just woken up.
He didn't even glance at the defeated Demon King; the Kun fish beneath him swayed, carrying him slowly upwards.
Above the sky, blood-red words appeared:
[Endless Arena Duel! Zhuang Zhou wins!]
[Zhuang Zhou's ranking has risen to seventeenth, receiving double rewards!]
[The Demon King's ranking has dropped to eighteenth, stripped of his basic rewards for this ranking, and his soul essence has been damaged!]
Silence!
A deathly silence enveloped the continent!
If Lu Bu's victory over Xiong Jun was a crushing defeat by overwhelming power, then Zhuang Zhou's victory over the Demon King was a bizarre and mysterious defeat that instilled despair!
He barely lifted a finger!
Yet, the Demon King, a ferocious beast with extremely strong overall abilities and a life spanning 540,000 years, inexplicably lost its fighting power!
"This... how did he win?"
"I don't understand at all! How did the Demon King fall?"
"Dream... reality... it's terrifying! This Zhuang Zhou is even scarier than Lu Bu!"
"Beidou Academy... what kind of monsters are they?!"
The Star Dou Great Forest was deathly silent.
Di Tian and the others looked extremely grim.
Xiong Jun's defeat could be attributed to Lu Bu's overwhelming attack, but the Demon King's defeat was so bizarre that it sent chills down their spines.
Inside Beidou Academy.
Lu Xiao watched Zhuang Zhou return to his original position and begin to doze off again, nodding in satisfaction.
"Now, no one should dare underestimate Zhuang Zhou's ranking anymore, right?"
However, he also knew that Zhuang Zhou's main strength lay in his use of mental power.
If judged solely on attack power, he was even inferior to Lü Bu.
This was why he was only ranked seventeenth; this combat power ranking should consider all aspects.
Moreover, the Demon King's main attack method was also mental power; his other aspects weren't particularly strong.
However, even so, the Demon King was no match for Zhuang Zhou's mastery of mental power!
"Buzzing!"
The crimson light in the sky continued to surge!
The announcement of the battle power rankings continued!
After these two battles in the "Endless Arena," all living beings understood that every rank on this list contained absolute strength!
The crimson light above the sky did not stop.
Instead, it surged and roared as if injected with new power, foreshadowing the announcement of the next ranking.
Countless gazes, filled with awe, curiosity, and tension, were fixed on the surging crimson center.
[Battle Power Ranking, Sixteenth Place]
[Name: Qian Daoliu]
[Affiliation: Spirit Hall]
[Being Type: Human]
[Soul Power Level: Level 99]
[Soul: Six-Winged Angel]
[Soul Ring Configuration: Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Black, Red]
[Battle Power Evaluation: Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall, the representative of the Angel God on Earth. His Soul is of extremely high quality, possessing divine and purifying power, and has a strong restraint on evil attributes.]
With abundant soul power and rich combat experience, he possesses exceptional aerial combat capabilities. Overall, his combat strength is at the top level of a human Limit Douluo.
[Reward: Soul power doubled, all soul rings increased by 6,000 years, deepened understanding of 'Holy' and 'Light' powers, and a slight increase in affinity with Angelic God Power. (Reward pending distribution)]
"Sixteenth place? It's Qian Daoliu, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall!"
"A level 99 Limit Douluo! A top-tier configuration of eight black and one red! And he's only ranked sixteenth?"
"Is it that terrifying?"
Qian Daoliu's ranking was like a boulder thrown into an already turbulent lake, instantly creating a thousand waves!
However, what it caused was not praise for his strength, but overwhelming shock and disbelief!
Inside the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong suddenly stood up from the Papal throne.
Her solemn and cold eyes were filled with incomprehensible astonishment.
"Qian Daoliu... that old guy, peak level 99, Grand Elder of the Angel God, is only ranked sixteenth?"
Her voice was low, carrying a hint of confusion she herself didn't realize.
"Could it be that those 600,000-year-old soul beasts are all stronger than Qian Daoliu..."
She had always considered Qian Daoliu a major threat, the only one within the Spirit Hall who could pose a real threat to her.
But now, this Sky Power Ranking told her... a peak expert like Qian Daoliu couldn't even make it into the top fifteen on this continent?
An unprecedented sense of urgency and crisis coiled around her heart like a venomous snake.
On Seagod Island, Tang Chen's originally carefree face was now filled with solemnity and astonishment.
"That old birdman Qian Daoliu... ranked sixteenth?"
He muttered to himself, his voice carrying a hint of seriousness.
Decades ago, he, Qian Daoliu, and Poseidon were known as the three Great Limit Douluos of the world.
Their strengths were evenly matched, and they had fought for a century without a clear winner.
Now, Qian Daoliu was ranked sixteenth!
And what about him, Tang Chen? Poseidon?
A strong sense of panic surged through him.
They had spent their entire lives standing at the pinnacle of human soul masters, believing themselves to be the best in the world.
But this power ranking was like a resounding slap in the face, knocking them down from their pedestals.
Poseidon's azure eyes were also filled with complex emotions.
She gazed at the sky and said softly,
"It seems our understanding has been too narrow all along."
"This soul beast has been dormant for ten thousand years; its foundation is indeed terrifying."
The calm she had possessed because of the transcendent status of Seagod Island was now completely gone.
Hall of Worship.
When Qian Daoliu's name and ranking appeared on the sky, his once calm golden eyes suddenly surged with turbulent waves!
His hands, clasped behind his back, clenched unconsciously, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
"Sixteenth..." he repeated the number in a low voice.
An indescribable sense of absurdity and defeat welled up in his heart.
He, the High Priest of the Angel God, had guarded the Spirit Hall for a hundred years.
He considered himself to be at the pinnacle of power, with no rivals except for those from the Beidou Academy and those ranked high on the Soul Beast Power Ranking.
But this ranking…
"How is this possible? Grand Elder…"
The Golden Crocodile Douluo beside him exclaimed in shock, his face filled with horror and disbelief.
He knew all too well how terrifying Qian Daoliu's strength was!
Yet this Grand Elder was only ranked sixteenth on this power ranking?
Not even in the top fifteen?
A chilling thought uncontrollably surfaced: If the Grand Elder was like this, what about himself?
He, the Golden Crocodile Douluo, a Limit Douluo! Did he not even have the qualifications to be on this power ranking… ?
Not only the Golden Crocodile Douluo, but Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and the other elders also exchanged bewildered glances.
They all saw the same shock and horror in each other's eyes.
The Golden Crocodile Douluo was a Limit Douluo! Although his strength was inferior to the Grand Elder's, he shouldn't be unable to even make it onto the power ranking.
The power of the Soul Beast race was terrifying!
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