Sky Screen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Sky Screen (天幕)
Alias(es)	Sky Curtain; Celestial Screen; Light Curtain
Species/Race	Artificial intelligence
Occupation/Role	Cross-dimensional broadcaster and selector of Explorers
Status	Active; resumed operation following maintenance 52
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

The Sky Screen appeared without warning above the Douluo Continent as a transparent, continent-spanning light curtain. Its emotionless voice announced a live broadcast of a higher-dimensional world containing life-evolution methods, star-severing weapons, and overwhelmingly powerful star-beasts. It further declared that selected individuals could return to their original world after surviving there for one year, bringing back acquired treasures and cultivation techniques 1.

Its arrival immediately destabilized the continent’s existing order. The broadcast exposed cultivation systems independent of martial souls and spirit rings, including Genetic Origin Energy and the Five-Heart-to-Sky Cultivation Method. Because the teachings were visible to every commoner and spirit master, major factions could not monopolize the information 9 10.

After the first batch of Explorers was declared wiped out, the Sky Screen later detected restored life signs from Su Yuntao and reconnected his broadcast window. Its transmission was subsequently severed by a rule-level strike from Su Changqing, leaving the entire screen blacked out 13 25. It later announced that maintenance had been completed and began selecting a third batch of Explorers 52.

Appearance

The Sky Screen manifests as an immense, transparent light curtain suspended above the firmament. It is large enough to span the entire Douluo Continent and can divide into separate broadcast windows for multiple Explorers 1 2.

• Clouds roll back as it emerges overhead 1.
• It displays written announcements alongside a continent-wide voice transmission 1.
• Explorer status updates may appear as colored text; Su Yuntao’s reconnection notice was displayed in blood-red lettering 25.
• It can turn completely black when a broadcast is interrupted 25.

Functions and Capabilities

Continental Broadcast

The Sky Screen broadcasts live footage and announcements to every corner of the Douluo Continent.

• Its initial voice was heard by every living creature on the continent 1.
• It can show simultaneous, independent windows for multiple Explorers 2.
• It publicly transmitted the Five-Heart-to-Sky Cultivation Method, allowing commoners and spirit masters alike to attempt it 9 10.
• Its broadcasts reveal the environments, technology, cultivation systems, and inhabitants of the higher-dimensional world 1 5 59.

Explorer Selection and Transportation

The Sky Screen periodically selects three Explorers and transports them to the mysterious world through descending pillars of light.

• Selection is accompanied by a visible countdown and the public display of each chosen individual’s name and image 2 13 52.
• The first batch consisted of Wang Er, Su Yuntao, and Yu Tianheng 2.
• The second batch consisted of Dai Mubai, Yan, and Cuihua 13.
• The third batch consisted of Bo Saixi, the Titan Giant Ape, and Tang Chen 52.
• It states that Explorers who survive for one year may return with their gains 1.

Explorer Status Tracking

The Sky Screen visibly tracks Explorer conditions and can restore a broadcast connection when it detects life signs.

• Yan’s screen turned gray after his complete death 25.
• Su Yuntao’s status was restored after the screen detected his life signs and successfully reconnected 25.
• The first batch was initially announced as completely wiped out, prior to Su Yuntao’s later restoration 13 25.

Broadcast Interruption and Maintenance

Despite its overwhelming presence, the Sky Screen’s transmission can be disrupted.

• Su Changqing identified and severed the invisible surveillance channel connected to Su Yuntao’s life essence 25.
• The Sky Screen displayed: “Subjected to a rule-level strike, broadcast interrupted!” before going dark 25.
• It later announced that maintenance was complete before initiating the third Explorer selection 52.

Limitations

• Bibi Dong could not discern the Sky Screen’s nature through probing 1.
• When she merely considered attacking it, her spirit power was sealed and she could not manifest her martial soul 1.
• Its live connection to Su Yuntao was forcibly severed by Su Changqing’s rule-based power 25.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Event	Details	Chapter
Descent over Douluo Continent	Announces the higher-dimensional live broadcast and the one-year Explorer survival condition.	1
First Explorer Selection	Selects Wang Er, Su Yuntao, and Yu Tianheng, then begins broadcasting their experiences.	2
Cultivation Broadcast	Publicly displays the Five-Heart-to-Sky Cultivation Method, accelerating the spread of Genetic Origin Energy cultivation across the continent.	9 10
Second Explorer Selection	Announces the first batch’s wipeout and selects Dai Mubai, Yan, and Cuihua.	13
Su Yuntao Reconnection	Detects Su Yuntao’s restored life signs and reconnects his broadcast before Su Changqing interrupts the transmission.	25
Third Explorer Selection	Returns from maintenance and selects Bo Saixi, the Titan Giant Ape, and Tang Chen.	52

Notable Quotes

“A live broadcast of a mysterious realm is beginning. All those selected by the celestial screen may travel to a mysterious world of a higher dimension!” 1

“Survive in the mysterious world for one year, and you may return to your original world with the treasures and cultivation techniques you have obtained!” 1

“Subjected to a rule-level strike, broadcast interrupted!” 25

“Current maintenance complete. The selection for the third batch of Explorers begins.” 52