Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 3Appearance
- 4Abilities & Functions
- 4.1Universal Projection and Forced Viewing
- 4.2Participant Selection and Communication
- 4.3Question Sets and Cross-Timeline Question Banks
- 4.4Truth Disclosure and Playback
- 4.5Reward Distribution
- 4.6Punishment Enforcement
- 4.7Unreadable Nature
- 5Story Role / Major Arcs
- 6Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Light Screen (光幕) |
| Affiliation | Douluo Q&A Game |
| Occupation/Role | Cross-timeline Q&A Game interface and reward administrator |
| Status | Active; continues issuing questions after connecting the Douluo II-era question bank 126 188 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Background / History
A white light descended during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament’s final stage and condensed into a giant screen in the sky. Covered in mysterious, sacred-looking runes, it announced the start of the Douluo Q&A Game through displayed text and a mechanical voice 1.
The Light Screen initially connected the current timeline, while declaring that it would later connect to the Douluo II and Douluo III timelines. After the 50th question, it successfully expanded its question bank to the era of The Unrivaled Tang Sect, bringing inhabitants of the future era into the game without ending questions about the original era 1 126.
Its questions and explanations publicly expose hidden histories, future events, private motives, identities, and crimes. Its disclosures have affected the reputations and decisions of figures across the continent, including Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yuhao 32 60 96 123 188.
Appearance
The Light Screen manifests as an immense aerial projection formed after the dissipation of white light. Its surface carries mysterious runes and presents text, images, videos, answer prompts, and winner lists alongside a mechanical voice 1 5 96.
- Giant screen suspended in the sky.
- Surrounded by an initially descending white light.
- Marked with sacred-looking, unfamiliar runes.
- Displays Q&A prompts, explanations, footage, rewards, and chat messages 1 2.
Abilities & Functions
Universal Projection and Forced Viewing
The Light Screen can be seen regardless of a viewer’s angle, and its voice is heard at a fixed volume. Its content reaches people throughout the Douluo Continent and even the neighboring Sun Moon Continent 1.
- Projects its display to selected participants and ordinary observers alike.
- Prevents participants from escaping its view; Song Ye could still see it while being carried in Di Tian’s claw 53.
- Broadcasts information across separated locations and eras 1 126.
Participant Selection and Communication
Only spirit masters with sufficient “plot recognition” are selected as participants. Selected participants may answer questions and collectively receive rewards for correct answers 1.
- Includes living humans, spirit beasts, and deceased beings such as Ah Rou and the souls of Man Faced Demon Spiders 2.
- Provides a chat area that can be accessed by connecting spiritual power to the screen 2.
- Enables communication between the living and deceased participants 2.
- Allows messages from major figures to be buried beneath widespread public discussion and spam 2.
Question Sets and Cross-Timeline Question Banks
The game organizes questions into sets of five centered on a person or event. It states that later sets offer better rewards 1 16.
- Initially focuses on the current Douluo I timeline.
- Added the The Unrivaled Tang Sect era after the 50th question while retaining the original timeline’s question pool 126.
- Announces question-bank merging and continues Q&A immediately afterward 126.
- Publicly previews future events, including matters thousands of years ahead 67 126.
Truth Disclosure and Playback
After revealing an answer, the Light Screen commonly provides explanatory text, images, and video footage. These broadcasts identify people and substantiate its claims 5 32 63.
- Introduced the Mysterious Heaven Skill as Tang San’s primary cultivation bridge and a method capable of improving even those without Innate Soul Power 5.
- Revealed Yu Xiaogang’s theories as largely plagiarized or appropriated from Martial Soul Hall 32.
- Broadcast evidence identifying Tang San as Slaughter City’s destroyer, substituting his future appearance with his current image for recognition 60.
- Exposed Tang San as a transmigrator who possessed the body of the original Tang San after the infant’s death 123.
- Uses blurred but identifiable footage when displaying especially sensitive events, such as Qian Xunji’s abuse of Bibi Dong 96.
Reward Distribution
The Light Screen grants rewards to all correct respondents, but the total reward for each question is fixed: fewer correct answers result in larger individual rewards 1.
- Rewards can directly raise Soul Power levels or ranks 4 25 96.
- Grants special items such as Heaven-Bestowed Spirit Rings 63 89.
- Can increase Spirit Ring age, including Song Ye’s first ring by 5,000 years 128.
- Can raise Soul Power to Level 99 without conditions, as it did for Song Ye 123.
- Compresses excess Soul Power into a recipient’s body when their level can no longer rise 130 159.
Punishment Enforcement
The Light Screen can punish those who provoke it. After Yu Xiaogang cursed it for exposing his secrets, it extracted five levels of his Soul Power, reducing him from Level 30 to Level 25 32 33.
- Its punishments take effect immediately and cannot be resisted 33.
- It can extract previously granted or cultivated Soul Power directly from a target’s body 33.
Unreadable Nature
Powerful observers cannot discern the Light Screen’s workings through ordinary spiritual methods. Mu En’s spiritual power could not detect information from it, while Long Xiaoyao found that spiritual power, soul power, and detection-type Soul Tools were equally ineffective 126.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Game initiation — Announces the Q&A Game, establishes participant eligibility, collective-reward rules, five-question sets, and planned timeline connections 1.
- Early Douluo I revelations — Reveals knowledge about Tang San’s cultivation, spirit rings, spirit beasts, Slaughter City, and Yu Xiaogang’s conduct 5 32 60 63.
- Martial Soul Hall disclosures — Exposes Bibi Dong’s past, Qian Renxue’s identity, and the future reconciliation between mother and daughter 96 102 107.
- Tang San’s origin — Reveals that the original Tang San died in infancy and that the current Tang San is an otherworldly transmigrator occupying his body 123.
- Douluo II expansion — Connects to the The Unrivaled Tang Sect era and begins questioning future figures such as Tang Wutong, Wang Qiu’er, and Huo Yuhao 126 130 163.
- Ongoing future disclosures — Continues publicizing Huo Yuhao’s future relationships and alleged infidelity after the expanded question bank is established 167 188.
Notable Quotes
“[Douluo Q&A Game begins!]” 1
“[Every five questions form a set! Each set of questions focuses on one person or one event! The further into the game, the better the rewards!]” 1
“[50 Q&A questions have been completed! Beginning to connect to the era of The Unrivaled Tang Sect...]” 126