The Sky Screen Opens, and Yu Xiaogang Is Chosen for the Battle Through the Heavens Continent!

Douluo Plane.

The two great empires, Spirit Hall, the Upper Three Sects, and even the Far North and the isolated islands overseas.

On this day, the clear sky suddenly changed!

There were no dark clouds or thunder, yet a pressure that made every Titled Douluo tremble swept across the entire continent in an instant.

A gigantic golden screen, stretching across the heavens and vast enough to blot out the sun and moon, appeared out of thin air!

Then, to the horror of countless Soul Masters and common folk across the continent, a cold voice rang out.

[Connections to the myriad heavens have been opened. A passage to the higher-dimensional Battle Through the Heavens Plane has been established!]

[From this moment on, the Sky Screen will randomly select lucky individuals from this plane and transport them to the Battle Through the Heavens World for a survival livestream!]

[There, the concentration of energy between heaven and earth is several times greater than in this world. Simply breathing is cultivation!]

[Not only that, there are countless spiritual pills and wondrous herbs. Breaking through levels is as easy as drinking water. Even mountain spring water can cleanse the meridians and marrow, and prolong one's life!]

[Anyone selected who survives for one year in the Battle Through the Heavens Plane may return to Douluo carrying all the opportunities and treasures they have obtained!]

As soon as the voice fell, the entire Douluo Continent erupted into chaos!

Simply breathing was cultivation?

Breaking through levels was as easy as drinking water?

What did that even mean? Even the Divine Realm couldn't compare!

Spirit City, Pope Palace.

The Pope, Bibi Dong, sprang to her feet, her eyes blazing with fervor.

"A higher-dimensional world, where breaking through levels is as easy as drinking water?"

"If I could go there, why would I still have to endure that old man's whims? What would the Rakshasa God's inheritance even mean to me then?"

She had been stuck at the bottleneck of Limit Douluo, level 99, for far too long. Her yearning for greater power had become almost pathological.

Heaven Dou Empire, the Imperial Palace.

The elderly Xue Ye trembled with excitement. Coughing violently, he stared fixedly at the Sky Screen.

"Cough, cough... Longevity! There really are things that can prolong one's life?"

"I rule over all under heaven, yet the one thing I can't buy is more years!"

"If I could go, or if one of my ministers could bring back a miraculous elixir, how could the Heaven Dou Empire fail to prosper?"

Shrek Academy.

On the training field, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the Shrek Seven Devils all stared at the sky, dumbfounded.

"Good heavens, does this mean even an ordinary rock can be forged into an artifact?"

Ma Hongjun swallowed, his eyes gleaming greedily. "If I went and picked up a whole pile of rocks, wouldn't I make a fortune?"

Hearing this, Dai Mubai clenched his fists, a flash of determination in his eyes. "If I could train there for a year, my Soul Power would definitely surpass my big brother's. Taking back the throne would be a piece of cake!"

At the very front of the crowd stood a middle-aged man in a simple robe, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed up at the Sky Screen with complete confidence.

He was none other than Yu Xiaogang, the Grandmaster hailed as the foremost theoretician in the Soul Master World!

Though Yu Xiaogang appeared calm, his trembling hands betrayed his excitement.

"A higher-dimensional world, with an entirely new system of power."

"If it's a world with several times more energy, then the theories of Martial Soul mutations and the limits of Soul Ring absorption will surely reach new breakthroughs there!"

"The world mocks me as a good-for-nothing. They laugh at my Ten Core Theories and call them fantasies."

"But if I'm allowed to enter that higher-dimensional world, with my intelligence, I'll surely be able to quickly unravel its rules!"

"Then I, Yu Xiaogang, will return with knowledge that surpasses even the Titled Douluo, and make Spirit Hall and everyone who looked down on me shut their mouths!"

However, just as people across the continent were growing restless, the golden light on the Sky Screen began to roil violently once more.

Then that grand voice rang out again, reaching everyone's ears.

[Randomly selecting the first group of explorers.]

[Number of places this time: five!]

[Countdown: three, two, one!]

In an instant, five thick golden pillars of light descended from the sky. They ignored the distance between places, precisely enveloping five different corners of the Douluo Continent!

At the same time, five enormous split-screen images appeared on the Sky Screen, accompanied by detailed information about the chosen individuals.

In that moment, everyone across the continent fixed their eyes on the screens!

[First: Wang Er Mazi, villager from Holy Soul Village, Heaven Dou Empire (Martial Soul: hoe; Soul Power: level 0)!]

On the screen, an old farmer digging for food in his field stared blankly at the golden light surrounding him. His hoe fell from his hands.

"Good heavens! Is... is this a divine being making an appearance?"

At the sight of the first person chosen, countless Soul Masters beat their chests in frustration.

"What a waste! This is simply squandering a heaven-sent opportunity!"

"Exactly! What use is a dirt farmer with no Soul Power in a higher-dimensional world like that? He'll just get himself killed!"

But soon, the second name appeared.

[Second: Li Si, border patrol soldier, Star Luo Empire (Martial Soul: spear; Soul Power: level 12 Soul Master)!]

On the screen, a foot soldier holding a spear had been dozing off. The golden light jolted him awake, and he nearly wet himself in fright.

"Another good-for-nothing! Why are they all nobodies?"

"Right! Is this what they call random selection? It's so unfair! I'm a Soul King. Why wasn't I chosen?"

After seeing two weaklings selected in a row, many powerful figures across the Douluo Continent began to grumble indignantly.

Soon, the third and fourth names were revealed in turn.

[Third: Cuihua, daughter of a wealthy merchant, Heaven Dou City (Martial Soul: rouge; Soul Power: level 5 Soul Scholar)!]

[Fourth: Zhang Dapao, branch hall officer, Spirit Hall (Martial Soul: Iron Wolf; Soul Power: level 25 Soul Grandmaster)!]

At this sight, the entire Douluo Continent was practically filled with groans.

Apart from the Spirit Hall officer, who could barely be counted as a fighter, the rest were all cannon fodder!

If they went to a higher-dimensional world brimming with opportunities but possibly just as full of danger, wouldn't they be dead the moment they arrived?

However, when the fifth pillar of light descended, all of Shrek Academy—and indeed the entire Soul Master World—fell silent for a moment before erupting into earth-shaking commotion!

The fifth pillar of light had landed squarely on the middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back at the front of the training field at Shrek Academy!

The golden characters on the Sky Screen shone especially brightly.

[Fifth: Abandoned son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, teacher at Shrek Academy, Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang (Martial Soul: Luo Sanpao; Soul Power: level 29 Soul Grandmaster)!]

"It's the Grandmaster! It's really the Grandmaster!"

Tang San clenched his fists, his face alight with joy. "Wonderful! With Teacher's intelligence, he'll thrive in that world!"

"Teacher may not have much Soul Power, but he has an unparalleled mind. That matters more than mere strength!"

Flender, the academy's dean, excitedly clapped Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder and laughed. "Hahaha, Xiaogang, this is fate! Heaven has given you a chance to prove yourself. You'd better seize it!"

By contrast, Liu Erlong's eyes brimmed with tears. "Xiaogang, you have to come back alive!"