Gu Nian Like a God! Tang San's Identity as a Transmigrator Exposed! Uproar!

On every leaf, profound and unfathomable golden patterns began to emerge, like Great Dao Divine Script expounding the true essence of life.

An aura far surpassing that of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Emperor began to slowly spread.

That was... the budding of Divinity!

Xue Qinghe, standing nearby, witnessed the entire scene. His heart nearly leaped out of his chest!

"This... this is..."

For the first time, cracks appeared in his gentle, jade-like facade.

As Qian Renxue, he had witnessed his grandfather Qian Daoliu's peerless divine might and felt the vast aura left behind by the Angel Deity.

Yet even the Angel God could never so casually enlighten a Martial Soul and help it evolve toward the divine level!

Creating a god with a wave of his hand?!

What kind of existence was this man?!

Previously, he had still harbored a trace of pride and defiance born of Spirit Hall and the Angel God's inheritance toward Gu Nian.

But now, all that pride had been shattered by the godlike spectacle before him!

He really could do it!

He truly could help others evolve their Martial Souls with a mere gesture!

And the endpoint of that evolution was godhood!

Just as Qian Renxue's mind was reeling, Gu Nian's calm voice, seemingly imbued with endless Dao Rhyme, rang out once more.

"A Martial Soul is the manifestation of one's bloodline and the imprint of one's soul."

"Only by tracing it back to its origin can one see one's true self."

"The pinnacle of Blue Silver Grass is not the Blue Silver Emperor, but the Life Origin that nurtures all things."

"Your Martial Soul is no different."

With his final sentence, Gu Nian's gaze seemed to casually sweep over Xue Qinghe.

"Boom!"

That glance and those words exploded in Qian Renxue's mind like a thunderclap that split heaven and earth!

Tracing it back to its origin...

The pinnacle of Blue Silver Grass was not the Blue Silver Emperor...

Then... was the pinnacle of my Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul truly the Angel God?

A thought she had never entertained before began to grow uncontrollably, wildly.

She recalled how, when she was young, her grandfather Qian Daoliu had stroked her head and told her with utmost solemnity—

"Xue Er, you are the Angel Clan's greatest genius in a thousand years. Your mission is to inherit the Angel God Position and lead Spirit Hall to glory!"

Inheritance was both glory and Shackles.

All this time, she had regarded inheriting the Angel God Position as her sole ultimate goal.

But now, Gu Nian's words had pushed open a brand-new door she had never imagined!

What... was the origin of angels?

Was it light? Judgment? Or... something on an even higher level?

Gu Nian's calm words transformed into Divine Sound, endlessly echoing through her spiritual world and repeatedly washing away her established understanding.

"Buzz—"

Within Qian Renxue, a blazing surge of Light Soul Power began to churn uncontrollably.

Behind her, Six Golden Wing Phantoms flickered in and out of view. On every feather, sacred flames seemed to burn!

Under Gu Nian's stimulation, she had actually gained a new insight into the path of her Martial Soul!

Shrek Academy.

The atmosphere was Dead Silence.

Tang San raised his head, his eyes wide as he stared fixedly at his name on the Sky Screen.

Fourth place.

He was only fourth?!

He had originally thought that with his Twin Martial Souls, the supreme techniques of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, and knowledge far beyond this era, even if he could not claim first place, he would at least rank among the top three!

But the Sky Screen Golden Ranking had delivered him a resounding slap.

Even the king of the City of Slaughter, Pope Bibi Dong, who possessed Twin Martial Souls, was only ranked fifth!

Then the three people ahead of him...

What terrifying existences were they?

That Blue Silver God King, Gu Nian, was surely one of them.

But who were the other two?

Thinking of how confidently he had declared his own ranking before his Teacher and companions not long ago, Tang San's face alternated between green and white.

"Cough, cough..."

Yu Xiaogang, beside him, wore an exceedingly awkward expression as well.

He had likewise never expected that his proudest disciple, the hope into whom he had poured all his effort, would only rank fourth.

He cleared his throat, attempting to smooth things over.

"Little San, don't take it to heart."

"Fourth on the Talent Ranking is already an extraordinary achievement. It is enough to prove that your talent surpasses everyone in the world!"

"Look, even Pope Bibi Dong ranks below you. That is already the highest honor."

Yet those words of comfort sounded especially harsh to Tang San.

Honor?

This was not honor. This was humiliation!

I, the rare genius Tang Sect produces only once in a century—how could I possibly submit to others!

Tang San said nothing. He only clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deeply into his palms. Looking up at the sky, his eyes were filled with unwillingness and stubborn resolve.

He wanted to see what evaluation and reward the Golden Ranking would grant him!

He wanted to see exactly where he fell short of the top three!

At that moment, Golden Light flowed across the Sky Screen, and an image began to emerge.

Yet it did not show Tang San awakening his Martial Soul or cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

The image was a blur of chaos. Then, a vast and imposing voice devoid of all emotion resounded across the entire Douluo Continent.

[Visitor from Beyond detected...]

[Outer Realm Soul, possessing a body and reincarnating!]

Those two brief sentences, barely more than a dozen words, struck everyone's hearts like a dozen world-destroying bolts of divine lightning!

What?!

A Visitor from Beyond?

An Outer Realm Soul?

Everyone at Shrek was dumbfounded, unable to understand what the Golden Ranking was saying.

But the instant Tang San heard those words, he was struck as though by lightning. His entire body stiffened, and all color drained from his face in an instant!

This was his greatest secret!

It was the greatest foundation that had allowed him to survive in this world and achieve things far beyond ordinary people!

How could the Sky Screen know?!

Before he could recover from his overwhelming shock, the image on the Sky Screen had already become clear.

Within it was a swaddled infant, sleeping peacefully.

Inside the infant's body was a faint, pure flame of soul—the child's own soul.

But in the next instant!

A soul body emitting a dim blue glow appeared out of thin air. Its appearance was unmistakably Tang San's from his past life in the Tang Sect!

The blue-glowing soul charged into the infant's body without hesitation!

Then, before everyone's eyes, it opened its illusory maw and swallowed the weak flame of soul that belonged to the infant completely in a single bite!

The Dove Occupies the Magpie's Nest!

Possession!

Now, everyone understood!

At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others all stood with their mouths agape, staring blankly at Tang San beside them.

"Third... Third Brother... you..."

Their gazes shifted from shock, to confusion, and then to faint estrangement and fear.

It turned out that the companion who had lived alongside them day and night was not from this world at all!

He was an Otherworldly Ghost... one who had taken over someone else's body!