Devouring: Starting from Canglu Academy, it sweeps across all races

Soon, the news of Mu Li's ascension to the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking spread like wildfire.

In a gloomy and desolate world, inky black clouds blot out the sun, and countless world-destroying lightning serpents roar angrily, forming a terrifying thunderstorm that covers the heavens and the earth.

A protective shield covered the ground, which was covered with black, glass-like gravel, spanning a radius of a kilometer and firmly keeping the thunderstorm out.

"Shang Qi, what's wrong with you?"

Meng Ao's dark armor was covered with pits and marks. He sat cross-legged in the middle of the protective shield, looking at the white-robed youth practicing swordsmanship in front of him, his eyes full of disappointment.

"You've been distracted several times today. Is it because Mu Li snatched the top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking? Is that why you feel so resentful?"

"I'm sorry, teacher!" Shang Qi looked at Meng Ao and lowered his head in shame.

Teacher Meng Ao was right. Ever since he heard yesterday that Mu Li had passed the 40th floor of the Dragon Ascension Tower and surpassed him to become the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, all sorts of distracting thoughts had arisen in his mind, making it impossible for him to calm down and cultivate.

"snort!"

Meng Ao gave him a disappointed look. "Shang Qi, you've had it too easy. You haven't experienced any setbacks... Now that someone has surpassed you, I actually think it's a good thing."

"This Thunder Prison World was created by a powerful being; those whose cultivation level is below the Eternal Star level don't even qualify to enter!"

"And in order for you to comprehend the lightning domain, I even went to great lengths to personally bring you here to cultivate... yet even now, you still haven't been able to comprehend the lightning domain!"

"Teacher, it's all because your disciple is disappointing."

Shang Qi was immediately flustered; Teacher Meng Ao had never spoken to him in such a tone before.

"I've also seen Mu Li's information. He's An Yao's new disciple. It's said that he suddenly had an epiphany while observing the inheritance stele in the inheritance hall and mastered the Flame Domain in one fell swoop."

Meng Ao's expression calmed down instead. "Your talent is no less than Mu Li's, and may even be stronger, but you are trapped in the bottleneck of the lightning domain."

"The reason for this is that your mental fortitude is too weak... The Domain Realm is the perfect fusion of the physical body, primal energy, soul, and will. How could you possibly break through to the Domain Realm if your mental fortitude is inadequate?"

"So," Meng Ao held up three fingers, "I'll give you three years. During these three years, you shouldn't go out. Stay in the Thunder Prison World and reflect on your experiences, tempering your will."

"And what about after three years?"

Shang Qi felt a little flustered and quickly asked.

"If you haven't mastered the Lightning Domain within three years, then you should leave the Lightning Prison World. Your teacher will no longer focus on you," Meng Ao said calmly.

"...Yes, teacher!"

Shang Qi clenched his fists tightly, his blue eyes gleaming with determination... He no longer paid attention to any rankings; at this moment, he had only one thought in his mind...

He must master the field of lightning within three years.

……

At this moment, in a martial arts school.

Lingxi, dressed in a white bodysuit, was cultivating in the training room. Her beautiful face was aloof and cold, and her whole body exuded a chilling aura.

After finishing her cultivation, Lingxi picked up a bottle of water and drank it down. Then she grabbed a pink towel and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Lingxi, did you see the news? Shang Qi's top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking has been snatched away... Hehe, do you think Shang Qi will come out and compete with that Mu Li for the ranking?"

Lingxi picked up her personal terminal and saw that Yuhong had sent her a message.

After reading it, Lingxi's eyes became dazed... She had seen the news that Mu Li had become the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking when she woke up this morning.

He comprehended the Flame Domain at the Planetary level, cultivated the secret technique "Wildfire," and became the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking and 12th on the Heavenly Ranking...

"boring."

Lingxi casually replied to Yu Hong's message, then stared blankly at Qianlong Academy, looking somewhat lost.

"I've reached the pinnacle of the Ice Realm, but I have absolutely no clue how to comprehend the Realm of Domains..."

"What should I do next?"

……

Soon it was time for the two major rankings to be finalized.

Even Mu Li originally thought that Shang Qi would compete with him for the top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking... He was already prepared to continue his ascent of the Dragon Tower.

After all, the reward for first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking is a full 10,000 points, while the second place only gets 5,000 points... the difference is simply too great.

But to his surprise, Shang Qi seemed to have vanished into thin air and never reappeared.

"Where did Shang Qi go? Did he feel he wasn't confident he could pass the 40th floor of the Dragon Tower? So he gave up?" Mu Li wondered to herself.

As dawn broke, two messages suddenly flashed on Mu Li's personal terminal.

"Congratulations on ranking first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking! 10000 points have been awarded and credited to your account. Please check your account!"

"Congratulations on ranking twelfth on the leaderboard! You have been awarded 1000 points, which have now been credited to your account. Please check your account!"

A total of 11000 points.

Mu Li's face lit up with joy. He opened the Qianlong Academy's treasury, where rows of treasures were displayed. Without hesitation, he exchanged his points for various cultivation treasures.

"You have spent 1000 points to redeem four Wood Sprout Crystals!"

"You have spent 2000 points to redeem two Star Leaf Lotuses!"

"You have spent 5000 points to redeem five Thunder Spirit Fruits!"

"..."

Both the Wood Crystal and the Thunder Spirit Fruit are treasures that can accelerate cultivation.

As for the Star Leaf Lotus, similar to the Green Wood Fruit, it is a treasure that can increase comprehension, and its effect is stronger than that of the Green Wood Fruit.

Mu Li knew very well that his comprehension was average, and only by consuming these treasures that could increase his comprehension could he quickly master the secret technique.

The next day.

Inside the training room of the Lieyang Martial Arts Academy.

Mu Li took out a white crystal from his hand, which emitted an extremely rich rice fragrance.

The energy of the Wood Seed Crystal is extremely pure, and it is full of vitality and spirituality. If a ninth-level apprentice absorbs a single Wood Seed Crystal, he will immediately become a planetary-level powerhouse.

"How about we try it and see how it goes?"

Mu Li held the wooden crystal, and streams of energy rapidly flowed into his body, like sweet rain after a storm, causing his body to evolve at an astonishing pace.

Cultivation seemed to make one lose the concept of time. Only after the energy of the Wood Crystal was exhausted did Mu Li finally open his eyes.

"This Wood Crystal is incredibly effective; it makes my cultivation speed many times faster than usual."

A flash of light appeared in Mu Li's hand, revealing a fruit with a transparent skin, through which tiny lightning snakes could be vaguely seen flowing.

"This Thunder Spirit Fruit is four times more expensive than the Wood Seed Crystal. I wonder how effective it is? If the effect satisfies me, I'll use the Source Point to evolve the Thunder Spirit Fruit and make my cultivation speed even faster!"

With anticipation in her eyes, Mu Li swallowed the Thunder Spirit Fruit in one gulp.