"Which senior was here, playing such a joke on us? My Clear Sky Sect is not some weak force that can be bullied at will!"
At this moment, Tang Xiao was already a level 96 assault-type Peak Douluo, bearing the title Xiaotian. Along with his younger brother Tang Hao, he was known as the "Clear Sky Twin Stars." Aside from Tang Chen, who was currently the King of Slaughter in the City of Slaughter, and the despondent Tang Hao, he was the strongest member of the Clear Sky Sect!
Tang Xiao's voice shook the heavens and earth, even louder than the voice from before. His two yellow, two purple, and five black Spirit Rings had all lit up, while his Clear Sky Hammer floated above his head. It might have seemed like an overreaction, but no one present laughed at him. Every face was filled with solemnity.
Everyone present was an expert. They had carefully sensed their surroundings, yet there was no one else nearby besides them!
Tang Long, the fourth weakest person present, hesitated before cupping his fists toward Tang Xiao.
"Father, perhaps this senior was merely playing a small joke on us..."
Tang Xiao speechlessly glanced at his adopted son. This child was still far too honest. In these chaotic times, only caution could keep one safe. Otherwise, one might be sold off without even realizing it...
Just as Tang Xiao was about to remind Tang Long, a golden light suddenly tore through the sky, illuminating the entire Douluo Continent. Even the neighboring God Realm was lit up. All the gods put down what they were doing and turned their gazes toward the dazzling golden radiance that now filled the skies above the entire Douluo Continent!
Along with that incomparably brilliant golden light came a boundless, terrifying pressure. Even the Five God Kings of the God Realm were pressed down by this horrifying aura until they could not raise their heads!
What... was this?
The only being stronger than the Five God Kings was the legendary Creator God. Could it be that the Creator God was about to revive?
That was impossible. The five God Kings had all been divided from the Creator God. Since they were all alive and well, how could the Creator God possibly revive...
The next moment, the golden light spread out like a curtain. In almost an instant, the entire sky above Douluo Continent became resplendent with golden radiance. Everyone was dumbfounded, completely unaware of what had happened.
Just as everyone was filled with confusion, that voice rang out again. This time, however, it was even more grand and majestic, carrying an air of transcendence!
[The selection of the Chosen Ones now begins!]
As the majestic voice fell silent, everyone instantly understood the purpose of the golden Light Screen above them. The golden light within it flashed again, revealing an honest-looking man dressed in coarse hemp clothes!
[First: Heaven Dou Empire, Luo Heng. Strength: Ordinary person!]
In a remote border town within Fasnuo Province, in the southwest of the Heaven Dou Empire, a tailor's face turned deathly pale. Everyone around him looked at him with gloating expressions.
That was right. This tailor was the first Chosen One, Luo Heng!
"Ha ha ha! Congratulations, Master Luo! From now on, you'll rise straight to the top!"
"That's right, that's right. Such a great opportunity has fallen into your lap. You're truly incredibly lucky."
"Heh heh heh! Master Luo, don't worry. Once you head to the Mysterious Land, I'll take good care of your young lady for you. Hahahaha!"
If Luo Heng had been a Soul Master, these people would not have dared utter a single word. But Luo Heng was famously easy to bully. With his kind of personality, he might not even survive in the wilderness, let alone in a Mysterious Land that clearly did not sound safe.
That voice had said they needed to survive!
What did that mean? It meant the place was dangerous, perhaps even more dangerous than the legendary Star Dou Great Forest!
In other words, being chosen as a Chosen One would definitely be a great opportunity for a Soul Master. But for an ordinary person, it was a death sentence!
[Second: Star Luo Empire, Fast. Strength: Ordinary person!] [Third: Star Luo Empire, Li Chunpeng. Strength: Ordinary person!] [Fourth: Heaven Dou Empire, Auro. Strength: Ordinary person!] [Fifth: ...]
All the following Chosen Ones were ordinary people, leaving many Soul Masters across the continent, who had been eagerly rubbing their hands together, green with envy.
Spirit City was home to a vast number of Soul Masters from Douluo Continent. At this moment, all of them stared enviously at the constantly changing figures within the Light Screen overhead.
"Damn it, why were only ordinary people being chosen? If anyone was going to be chosen, it should be us Soul Masters! A Mysterious Land or whatever, only Soul Masters like us were suited for a place like that!"
"Exactly! What could ordinary people do there, feed the wild beasts? The opportunities inside could only be enjoyed by Soul Masters like us!"
"That's right! That mysterious voice must be out of its mind. Why was it only picking ordinary people instead of Soul Masters with actual strength?"
"I'd say this is perfectly normal. According to information released by Spirit Hall not long ago, the entire continent has a population of 140 million, but there are at most one hundred thousand Soul Masters. That means only one Soul Master for every fourteen hundred people. That's rarer than one in a thousand, so even if all one hundred of these so-called Chosen Ones are ordinary people, it would still be perfectly normal!"
"No, then why did that voice specifically remind them to survive? If even ordinary people could go, wouldn't that mean the Mysterious Land was very safe?"
"That... does make sense."
[Thirteenth: Spirit Hall, Miles. Strength: Soul Emperor!]
When the thirteenth Chosen One appeared, every Soul Master became wildly excited.
A Soul Master had finally appeared, and the first one was a Soul Emperor!
What did that mean? It meant that mysterious voice was not completely insane. It knew there was no point in sending only ordinary people to the Mysterious Land.
"Not bad, not bad. Who would have thought the first Soul Master would be a Soul Emperor? He should be more than capable of wreaking havoc in the Mysterious Land!"
"Of course! That's a Soul Emperor! He has already begun condensing his Martial Soul Avatar, the dividing line between ordinary Soul Masters and true experts. Maybe not one against ten thousand, but taking on a thousand alone should be no problem!"
"Heh heh, this Soul Emperor will surely slaughter his way through the Mysterious Land and show the owner of that voice the mighty strength of us Soul Masters from Douluo Continent!"
At the Gengxin City branch of Spirit Hall, an elderly man with graying hair, a hooked nose, tiny eyes, a huge mouth, and skin as ugly as dried orange peel flushed red with excitement. Yet his eyes carried a look of disdain.
He was Miles, the bishop of the Spirit Hall branch in Gengxin City!
"Hahahaha! Wonderful! I really stepped in dog shit this time. I actually get to go to the Mysterious Land! Hahahaha! Heaven is helping me, Heaven is truly helping me! My breakthrough to level 70 Soul Saint is just around the corner! I just wonder whether there are any beautiful women in the Mysterious Land."
Upon hearing this, the attendants of the Gengxin City branch of Spirit Hall hurriedly stepped forward to flatter him.
"Congratulations, Bishop! Congratulations! Once you enter the Mysterious Land, you will surely reap tremendous rewards!"
"That's right, that's right! Who is Bishop? You're the number one expert of Gengxin City! Even in Spirit City, you would still be a first-rate expert. What the hell is a mere Mysterious Land?"
"Exactly, exactly. Bishop, once you strike it rich, don't forget us brothers."
"Don't worry. I'm a Soul Emperor, a Soul Emperor with three yellow and three purple Spirit Rings. With my strength, where in the world could I not go? If I weren't already old and no longer like I was in my youth, how could the position of Spirit Hall's Pope possibly have been taken by that yellow-haired girl Bibi Dong?!"
"Bishop is right! If Bishop had not pitied that yellow-haired girl Bibi Dong and yielded the position of Pope to her, how could she possibly be the Pope now?"
"Hahahaha! Well said, very well said! Once I return, I will reward all of you handsomely!"
The Chosen Ones remained ordinary people until the fiftieth selection. Everyone across Douluo Continent began to think that perhaps Miles, the Soul Emperor, would be the only Soul Master heading to the Mysterious Land. But when the fifty-first Chosen One appeared, the entire Douluo Continent exploded into uproar!
[Fifty-first: Clear Sky Sect, ...]