Chapter 98 Immortal Herb Ranking, "Those with Fate?"
The next day.
At the appointed time, the portal to the Creation God Realm in the sky suddenly erupted with a final, dazzling nine-colored light.
Then, like a phantom, it rapidly contracted and dissipated, completely disappearing into the void.
"Boom boom boom!"
At the same time, the golden canopy spanning the sky lit up again.
A vast and indifferent voice resounded in the minds of everyone who had entered the God Realm, and indeed all beings who had paid attention to this matter.
[The Creation God Realm is closed; the announcement of the Opportunity Ranking has ended.]
Across the continent, countless people looked up at the sky, sighing with emotion.
This ranking, which had lasted for months and brought countless shocks and opportunities, had finally come to an end.
However, the canopy did not fall silent.
After a brief pause, new golden characters began to slowly condense.
Everyone's hearts were once again gripped, filled with curiosity and anticipation.
After the Opportunity Ranking, what would be announced next?
The Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Star Dou Great Forest… almost all the top experts turned their gazes to the light screen.
They had a vague premonition.
What was about to be announced was likely a list of individual strength and glory: the Soul Master Power Ranking!
Compared to the elusive nature of opportunity and luck, strength was their area of greater confidence!
If they could make the list, given the generous rewards from the previous Soul Beast and Spirit Rankings, their strength would undoubtedly experience another huge leap forward!
Inside the Beidou Academy, Lu Xiao also gazed at the sky with great interest.
He calculated in his mind that whether the next list announced was a power ranking, a Soul Master Power Ranking, or some other strange and unusual list, with the foundation and strength that Beidou Academy had demonstrated, securing a place was inevitable.
The only difference lay in the ranking and the richness of the rewards.
"Come on, let me see which list is next," Lu Xiao said with a smile, quite expectant.
However, the heavens seemed intent on doing something unexpected.
Instead of announcing the rankings of the strongest as most of the powerful had guessed, it imprinted three crystal-clear characters into everyone's perception after a dazzling golden light converged.
[Immortal Herb Ranking]
Immortal Herb Ranking?
At this moment, throughout the entire continent, from bustling cities to remote villages, countless Soul Masters wore expressions of bewilderment and strangeness.
"Immortal herbs? What are those?"
"Sounds like medicinal herbs? Why announce this?"
"Is it some new list of rare and precious treasures? But what use is it to us Soul Masters?"
For the vast majority of ordinary Soul Masters, and even some small and medium-sized forces, the concept of immortal herbs was extremely limited.
It seemed that immortal herbs had been mentioned on a previous list?
The Qiluo Tulip?
The Heavenly Curtain seemed to have sensed the doubts in everyone's hearts.
That vast voice rang out again, carrying a calm and knowledge-sharing quality.
[Immortal herbs are a unique creation of the Douluo Continent, requiring tens of thousands of years to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and moon to be nurtured. Each immortal herb has a unique form and characteristics, containing unimaginable divine effects, which may cleanse the marrow and essence, or transform the body, or evolve the martial soul, or even... defy fate!]
As the Heavenly Curtain introduced...
Some Soul Masters with good memories suddenly remembered!
"That's right! When the Opportunity Ranking mentioned the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, it said it was a cradle of immortal herbs!"
"Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School! Her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, wasn't it because she consumed that immortal herb called 'Qiluo Tulip'?!"
"Soul evolution! A complete transformation! This... this immortal herb actually has such miraculous effects?"
Realizing the immense value of the immortal herbs, many people's breathing became rapid.
But then, a sense of disappointment spread.
"No matter how good the immortal herbs are, they already have owners, right? The immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well must have all been taken by the Beidou Academy."
"What's the use of just looking at it after it's been announced?"
"Yes, knowing that such treasures exist in the world, but not being able to obtain them, isn't that even more painful?"
Just as this sense of disappointment began to spread, golden light surged in the sky again.
The following information instantly ignited the passion of the entire continent!
[A list of the top ten immortal herbs will be compiled. For each herb on the list, regardless of its original origin, the Heavenly Canopy will create a replica with identical medicinal effects and age, based on its fundamental rules. This replica will be gifted to… the person most destined to receive it.]
[Note: Destiny is elusive; it may relate to bloodline, martial spirit, temperament, or the trajectory of fate… Anyone can become that destined person!]
Silence!
A deathly silence followed, then erupted a frenzy like a volcanic eruption!
"The Heavenly Curtain... can directly create an identical immortal herb?"
"Given to a destined person? Anyone has a chance?"
"My martial soul is a firebird; what if I'm destined for a fire-attribute immortal herb?"
"Even if it doesn't evolve my martial soul, it could cleanse my marrow and improve my aptitude!"
The disappointment of before was instantly cast aside.
Replaced by endless longing and wishful thinking!
Everyone felt they might be that one in a million destined person!
Even if the chance was slim, it was worth the utmost anticipation!
Top experts like Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu also abandoned their previous slight disdain for those not on the power rankings.
Their eyes became serious and sharp.
They understood the effects of immortal herbs better than ordinary people.
A suitable immortal herb might bring unexpected positive changes to their bloodline, martial soul, and even their path to godhood!
This opportunity seemed random, but its value might not be less than a direct increase in combat power!
"The Immortal Herb Ranking...interesting."
Lu Xiao stroked his chin, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.
He wanted to see what rare treasures were among the top ten immortal herbs on the Douluo Continent.
And how many of them were found in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?
The entire continent's gaze was now intensely focused on the sky, awaiting the unveiling of the Immortal Herb Ranking.
A feast of luck and "fate" was about to begin!
Just as the entire continent was boiling over the announcement of the Immortal Herb Ranking, and countless Soul Masters dreamed of becoming the "destined ones," in a remote corner of the Douluo Continent, a slightly disheveled but exceptionally determined blue-haired youth stood.
It was Tang San.
He looked up at the magnificent sky and the three large characters "Immortal Herb Ranking."
Tang San's breathing quickened.
"Immortal herbs..."
An uncontrollable excitement surged within him.
Coming from the Tang Sect, he understood the meaning of "immortal herbs" better than most people in the world!
It meant transformation, it meant breaking limits.
It meant infinite possibilities!
The Tang Sect's Xuan Tian Treasure Record contains accounts of various rare and precious herbs.
He knew firsthand how immensely beneficial a suitable immortal herb could be to a Soul Master.
"If I could obtain an immortal herb, it would surely greatly enhance my strength and shorten the gap between me and the experts of the Spirit Hall!"
However, this excitement was quickly extinguished by the cold reality.
He remembered the opportunity list previously announced by the Heavenly Curtain.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, containing countless immortal herbs, had clearly belonged to the Beidou Academy!
"Beidou Academy..."
A bitter smile appeared on Tang San's lips.
That force was too mysterious and powerful; even the Spirit Hall was wary of it.
With his current strength, trying to snatch food from the tiger's mouth was nothing short of a pipe dream.
Forcibly entering the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to seize the immortal herb was a dead end.
But the Heavenly Curtain's announcement just now was like a ray of dawn shining through the darkness, instantly rekindling the flame in his eyes!
[For every immortal herb listed... the Heavenly Canopy will create a replica with identical medicinal properties and age... and bestow it upon the person most destined to receive that herb.]
[Anyone can become that destined person!]
"A replica... bestowed upon the destined person!"
Tang San's heart pounded.
"I can't snatch it from the Beidou Academy, but I still have a chance!"
"As long as I'm destined to receive a certain immortal herb, I can directly receive it from the Heavenly Canopy!"
He clenched his fists tightly. "This is my chance! A chance I must seize!"
He desperately needed power.
He needed power to protect Xiao Wu, power to fight against the Spirit Hall.
He needed power to stand firm in this perilous world.
And a powerful immortal herb might just be the key to breaking his deadlock!
"No matter what, I must obtain an immortal herb!"
Tang San gazed up at the Heavenly Canopy, his heart filled with the strongest desire and vow.
He placed all his hopes on that elusive "destiny."
He eagerly awaited the announcement of the list.
He hoped to be the lucky one chosen.
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