There was no clear official ranking at the end of Global Martial Arts. The ranking was based on the readers 'imagination. In some versions of the novel, the rankings might be different, and it was not clear who was ranked first and who was ranked second. However, according to the description in the novel, the experts who could participate in the ranking should be very powerful. They had outstanding performance in their respective fields. Therefore, this ranking was likely to be based on the strength and ability of these experts in the novel and not set by the author himself.