"You still don't understand!" Yu Xiaogang waved his hand, full of confidence. "Yu Zhi came out on top last time because Dungeons never relied on raw strength, but on knowing the intelligence of the other continents beforehand! That's also why the Sky Screen first introduced the full picture of the other continents."
He straightened his back, growing even more certain. "Yu Zhi isn't from One Piece Continent, so his information advantage is completely gone this time. Everyone is starting from the same point. What will matter then is knowledge, analysis, and planning. When it comes to learning and insight, who on the entire Douluo Continent can surpass me, the Grandmaster?"
As he grew more agitated, his expression gradually turned crazed, his voice filled with unwillingness. "I should have been born on One Piece Continent! I could have chosen any Martial Soul Fruit I wanted. Unlike here, where I've had to watch over Luo Sanpao every day. He ruined my entire life!"
That crazed appearance frightened everyone!
Yet only Flender considered Yu Xiaogang's words carefully and found them quite reasonable. A genuine smile appeared on his face as well. "That does sound very promising. Then I'll wish you success in advance, and may you completely rewrite your fate!"
Yu Xiaogang's face, tense for many years, finally relaxed. The corners of his mouth rose high as he said warmly, "Thank you, Flender. You will always be the friend I trust most!"
The two exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere grew especially fervent.
Ma Hongjun, standing nearby, felt uncomfortable all over. He curled his lip and could not help pouring cold water on the matter. "Grandmaster, that makes sense, but what if the Sky Screen doesn't pick you at all?"
Those words instantly extinguished Yu Xiaogang's excitement. The smile on his face froze, his gaze drifted, and he muttered in a low voice, "No... The Sky Screen will definitely choose me. I am the representative of the continent's wisdom. Only I am qualified to represent Douluo Continent and enter the Dungeon..."
Oscar stood beside them, dumbfounded as he looked at Ma Hongjun in amazement. "Damn, Fatty, you're impressive! You drove the Grandmaster crazy again?"
Ma Hongjun was just about to argue. He did not want to take the blame!
Flender raised his hand and stopped everyone from chattering. "Don't talk nonsense. Focus on the Sky Screen. If it really picks one of you, you'll have plenty to suffer through."
"No, no, no! I don't want to go to some unfamiliar continent!" Ma Hongjun waved his hands repeatedly and no longer wanted to argue.
Tang San had used his own experience to tell the entire continent that Dungeons were still very dangerous!
[One Piece Continent was divided in a cross pattern by the Red Earth Continent and the Grand Line, with the Calm Belt forming a natural barrier. Its seas were vast, its islands countless, and its climate and environment unpredictable. Different regions were home to different races, with varying numbers of Martial Soul Fruits scattered throughout.] [Red Earth Continent: A massive continuous landmass encircling the entire continent. It was the central geographical backbone of One Piece Continent, with towering elevations and perilous terrain.] [Grand Line: A circular super-sea route that vertically cut through the Red Earth Continent. The world divided it into two sections, both sides surrounded by the Calm Belt.] [Calm Belt: A sea region without wind year-round, densely populated by gigantic Sea Kings. Ordinary ships had absolutely no chance of passing through; only special Sea Prism Stone vessels could traverse it. It served as a natural defensive barrier.] [At this point, the Sky Screen shifted, and the entire sky turned into a boundless deep sea.] [Dark, unfathomable seawater surged as dim blue light pierced layer after layer of water, illuminating bodies so enormous they were suffocating to behold. Several gigantic creatures slowly swam through the sea. They were Sea Kings that inhabited the Calm Belt and major deep-sea regions.] [The view drew closer. The first thing to enter sight was a colossal sea beast over a hundred meters long. Its thick body was covered in heavy dark scales, and every sweep of its enormous fins stirred violent undercurrents in the surrounding water. Its savage maw opened, packed with sharp fangs. Merely rising, sinking, and swimming made the entire sea tremble violently.] [The image shifted repeatedly as Sea Kings of all shapes appeared one after another:] [Some were giant sea serpents whose bodies resembled moving mountains, their waists thicker than massive peaks. Some were conjoined sea beasts with multiple symbiotic heads, each one scanning its surroundings, their vicious aura crashing forward. Others were colossal beings concealed entirely in shadow; with only half their backs exposed, they blotted out vast swaths of light, their sheer size far beyond ordinary comprehension.] [The Sky Screen finally froze on an ultra-large Sea King in the five-thousand-meter range slowly swimming past. Its body was several times larger than a city!] [Text appeared alongside it.] [Sea Kings] [Habitat: Calm Belt, forbidden deep-sea zones] [Size: Generally ranged from hundreds to thousands of meters, with some ancient individuals comparable in size to small islands.] [Traits: Wild and violent, with an extremely strong sense of territory. They were the most primitive threat upon the seas of One Piece Continent.] [Additional note: Ordinary pirates would certainly die upon encountering them. Even top-tier powerhouses were unwilling to engage them head-on.]
Outside the Sky Screen, everyone on Douluo Continent watched with their scalps tingling, discussion erupting everywhere.
"Are those really living creatures? They're practically as big as islands!"
"No, wait! The seas of One Piece Continent are that dangerous? Then why do they still go out to sea and become pirates?"
"I can barely breathe just looking at them. Those aren't sea beasts—they're moving mountains and seas!"
"No wonder they call the Calm Belt a dead zone. With those things guarding it, no one would dare force their way through."
"The Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts I saw before wouldn't even be enough to fill their teeth!"
"I thought a hundred meters was the limit, but it turns out even a thousand meters is nothing among Sea Kings!"
Sea God Island
The sea wind swept salty moisture past the stone pillars. The guardians of the Seven Sacred Pillars had gathered there, every gaze fixed firmly on the Sky Screen high above.
Bo Saixi unconsciously tightened her grip on her scepter. The Sea Kings in the Sky Screen, each hundreds or even thousands of meters long, continued to swim past, leaving even the High Priestess who presided over Sea God Island lost in thought for a long while.
Only when she heard a cry of alarm beside her did she suddenly come back to her senses.
Sea Maiden Douluo's face had gone pale, her chest still heaving slightly, her voice full of lingering fear. "Too terrifying... Those aren't sea beasts at all. They're natural disasters walking across the ocean!"
As a member of the Merfolk race, she could naturally sense the emotions and ferocity of marine life. The Sea Kings before her were not merely individual Ferocious Beasts running wild, but an entire race dominating the seas, their violent savagery permeating the entire ocean.
"Compared to them, the Evil Spirit Orca pods in our seas seem rather docile." She raised a hand and pointed at a gigantic individual in the Sky Screen whose body far exceeded a thousand meters, her voice tightening. "High Priestess, quite a few of them surpass even the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in both size and aura!"
The other Sacred Pillar guardians instinctively wanted to refute her, because the terror of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had long been etched into their minds!
But as they looked at those gigantic Sea Kings comparable to islands, they could not say a word!
Bo Saixi slowly nodded, her dark eyes fixed on the Sky Screen. "We have vastly underestimated this One Piece Continent. For its seas to nurture and sustain such an enormous race, the depth of its oceanic foundation is far beyond anything we imagined."
"Indeed! The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King alone can empty an entire sea region of living creatures for food."
Sea Maiden Douluo furrowed her brows, her expression growing increasingly grave. "If those thousand-meter Sea Kings were to feed freely, it would be an utter catastrophe for the surrounding seas. Yet they can actually coexist! That alone proves that the marine resources of that continent are beyond imagination!"
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