"At last, I can begin revealing the Heavenly Curtain. The first four rankings will be more than enough for the early stage!"
Inside the tent, after working through the night, Shao Zhuang leisurely stretched.
Though he had stayed up all night, he remained full of energy.
Because this was his path to greatness!!
Years ago, due to an accident, Shao Zhuang had transmigrated to Douluo Continent during the era of Peerless Tang Sect.
Although a certain God King Tang was watching from above at this time, carrying out that so-called Ten-Thousand-Year Plan,
there was still a sliver of hope. Some opportunities capable of defying fate could still be fought for.
For example, Huo Yuhao's two greatest cheat-like advantages: the Million-Year Soul Beast, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the Holy Necromancer, Electrolux.
Especially the latter—it was a broad, shining path that led directly to godhood.
Unfortunately for Shao Zhuang, although he had awakened a special tiger-type Soul Beast martial soul and possessed decent Innate Soul Power, he was not part of the rare Spirit System.
So even if he intercepted Sky Dream Ice Silkworm according to the original timeline, it would not think highly of him.
As for how to draw out Electrolux's remnant soul, that was even more difficult.
Therefore, three days ago, Shao Zhuang had intended to forge a good connection with Huo Yuhao, hoping to join the Protagonist Group and raise his own potential.
Even if he could not become a god in the future, becoming a Super Douluo would still be quite good.
But that day, Shao Zhuang encountered an enormous turning point. He obtained a heaven-defying opportunity: he had bound himself to a Deception System.
The system's function was easy to understand. By fabricating and revealing Heavenly Curtain rankings, or through deception, he could obtain corresponding rewards.
Using the beginner's gift package provided by the system, Shao Zhuang successfully drew over that fragment of Electrolux's Divine Sense.
Then, over the next few days, while traveling with Beibei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao toward Shrek Academy, Shao Zhuang began pondering how to create the rankings.
He had to consider that this would not be a simple revelation; it also needed to incorporate elements of deception.
And it had to be eye-catching enough, so Shao Zhuang considered many possibilities.
Besides using material from the era of Douluo Dalu Season 2 with a few minor adjustments, he also borrowed material from Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King and directly grafted it onto this era.
This also fit the system's capabilities. The more people believed it, the more it could reverse cause and effect and become reality.
Now, Shao Zhuang had created four Heavenly Ranking lists sufficient for the early stage.
The first ranking: the Strongest Human Monologue Ranking!
The second Heavenly Ranking: the Strongest Martial Soul Ranking!
The third Heavenly Ranking: the Strongest Soul Beast Ranking!
The fourth Heavenly Ranking: the Path to Godhood Ranking!
The Strongest Human Monologue Ranking included powerful figures from Shao Zhuang's era of Douluo Dalu Season 2, along with some figures mixed in from Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King.
The earlier entries would feature real people from the era of Douluo Dalu Season 2, while major figures from Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King would begin appearing later, triggering a reversal of cause and effect.
At the same time, the appearance of these people would make this era far more interesting!!
The Strongest Martial Soul Ranking naturally also incorporated elements from the era of Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King, making it equally more entertaining.
The Strongest Soul Beast Ranking was divided into Land Soul Beasts and Ocean Soul Beasts.
The Path to Godhood Ranking, as its name suggested, would review methods by which one could become a god. All of them were genuinely feasible, with concrete examples to prove them.
System, activate the Heavenly Curtain.
Walking out of the tent and looking at the sky, Shao Zhuang was in an excellent mood.
He was ready to release the rankings he had created.
[Ding! The Heavenly Curtain is being deployed...] [Ding! Heavenly Curtain deployment complete!]
In the first instant, the God Realm's perception of the Douluo Plane became distorted;
the descent of the Heavenly Curtain would not draw the God Realm's attention to the Douluo Plane.
In the second instant, a deafening boom rang out, sweeping across the entire Douluo Plane.
A Heavenly Curtain of unknown dimensions, visible clearly to every living being, suddenly hung in the sky.
"What happened? What's going on?" Beibei, Tang Ya, and the others, awakened by the commotion, emerged from their respective tents.
Tang Ya had intended to ask Shao Zhuang something when she saw him staring skyward, but she instinctively followed his gaze and looked up as well.
Then, she saw the incomparably shocking Heavenly Curtain.
Immediately afterward, in the next moment, an indifferent voice rang out beside her ears—and beside the ears of every living being.
[The Heavenly Ranking hangs high, blessing the eight lands] [All living beings who make the rankings shall receive rewards]
These were not merely words. They struck directly at the hearts of all living beings.
Even low-level Soul Beasts that still followed their instincts and lacked much intelligence could roughly understand their meaning.
Although Shao Zhuang did not expect much from those low-level Soul Beasts with little intelligence, it never hurt to cast a wide net.
System, release the ranking. Shao Zhuang was extremely satisfied with the commotion caused by the Heavenly Curtain's appearance.
The greater the spectacle, the better, naturally.
[Ranking release begins!]
Then, that indifferent voice rang out once more beside the ears of countless living beings.
[Strongest Human Monologue Ranking!] [All those listed are people of the present age; time range: within one hundred years] [Ranking positions are determined by upper limits of strength; all those listed shall receive Opportunity Rewards] [This ranking contains ten positions]
Compared to the simple message just now, this string of announcements caused an enormous uproar across the entire Douluo Continent.
The various human powers of the original Douluo Continent, the various human powers of the former Sun Moon Continent, the Fierce Beast faction led by Di Tian... all were feverishly discussing it.
"Such is the might of the gods!!" "Could this be the divine miracle that we humans have pursued so bitterly?" These were the people who believed that gods had revealed themselves.
"Could this be a trick by some Spirit System Soul Master? What if everyone else's reactions are fabricated?" These were the clever people who thought they had been set up.
"Could this be the work of those gods in the God Realm?" This was Di Tian.
Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.
The moment the Heavenly Curtain descended, Mu En convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting.
Seated at the head of the table, Mu En said, "What do you all think of this Heavenly Curtain? And how should Shrek Academy respond?"
"Mu En, so what if it is a divine miracle? Ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy truly produced seven genuine gods." Xuan Zi, seated in the secondary position, was not overly worried.
After all, Shrek Academy really had produced gods!
At the same time, Xuan Zi added, "I think you should prepare yourself mentally to take the top spot."
Unlike his earlier casual remark, these words won the agreement of the other Sea God's Pavilion Elders.
Although Xuan Zi could indeed be muddleheaded at times, what he said now was absolutely true.
In their era, who was the strongest human if not their Sea God Pavilion Master—the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En?
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