Yankang Kingdom! Titled Douluo Descends!

The river carp demon in the water was startled by that broken-gong voice. She turned and saw a big blue ox staring straight at her, and her face instantly filled with disgust.

She rolled her eyes, slapped her fishtail hard against the water, sent up a spray, and dove straight to the riverbed, vanishing from sight.

"Pah, you little brat, don't know how to appreciate kindness. No eye for a good thing at all." The blue ox snorted, somewhat disappointed, and kept cursing under its breath.

The scene left everyone from Douluo outside the screen staring in a daze.

This terrifying beast, which could sneeze a Soul Ancestor to death at the slightest disagreement, was actually a lecherous playboy?

On the field at Shrek Academy.

Ma Hongjun could not help rubbing his chin and smacking his lips. "Why do I feel like this Ox Bro's temperament is kind of familiar..."

Dai Mubai shot him an annoyed look. "Fatty, if you dared hit on a monster of that level, you probably wouldn't even be enough for one mouthful."

At this moment, in the scene on the sky screen.

Bashan Libationer had already leaped onto the ox's back and slapped the blue ox on the back of the head.

"Enough. Stop embarrassing yourself here. Hurry up and get back to the capital."

"You got it, sir. Sit tight!"

The blue ox put away its sloppy manner from earlier, and its four thick legs suddenly exerted force.

Its seemingly huge and clumsy body erupted with an unimaginable, terrifying speed at that moment.

The ancient trees, rocks, and river around them began to retreat wildly, even dragging out afterimages in the air.

Zhu Dazhi was jolted back and forth on the ox's back like a rag sack. Before long, from blood loss and agonizing pain, his eyes rolled back and he passed out completely.

And under the sky screen's live viewing angle, the people of Douluo Continent followed the blue ox's rapid movement and finally got a glimpse of the vast scenery at the edge of the Great Ruins.

This land was simply too vast.

Any random great mountain they passed rose into the clouds, its summit covered in snow all year round.

Any random river they crossed was as broad as the sea, with enormous shadows faintly visible swimming within it.

As time slowly passed, the sun gradually leaned west.

Outside the light screen, the people of Douluo unconsciously began to grow tense.

They had not forgotten that as soon as the sun set, that terrifying, tangible darkness would immediately descend.

Of the previous four people, whether it was the sixty-third-rank Soul Emperor or the twenty-first-rank Grand Soul Master, all of them had lost their lives after dark.

"Teacher, why hasn't that brute found a place to make camp and hide yet?" Tang San frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on Bashan Libationer, who was still traveling unhurriedly within the scene.

Yu Xiaogang no longer dared to casually throw around his theories.

He pondered for a moment before carefully guessing, "Perhaps with the pressure of this high-level mount, they are not afraid of the monsters in the night within this area?"

In truth, even Yu Xiaogang himself had no confidence in those words.

Seeing that most of the sun had already sunk beneath the horizon, the sky began to darken rapidly.

At this critical moment.

At the end of the boundless wilderness ahead, an incomparably massive structure suddenly appeared.

It was an ancient stone wall stretching across heaven and earth.

The stone wall was so tall that its top could not be seen, and it extended infinitely to the left and right, as though it split the entire world in two.

The stone wall was covered in all kinds of complex and profound runes, giving off an ancient aura that made one's heart tremble.

"Sir, we've reached the border of Yankang," the blue ox said, slowing its steps.

Bashan Libationer nodded, casually picked up the broad-backed saber behind him, and lightly tapped a certain spot on the hard stone wall a few times with the hilt.

With a deep rumbling sound.

In the middle of the seamless stone wall, an enormous pass dozens of zhang wide slowly split open.

From the other side of the opening came a bright, gentle light.

The blue ox lifted its hooves and carried Bashan and the unconscious Zhu Dazhi through the opening in great strides.

The instant the sky screen's view passed through the stone wall.

The entire Douluo Continent immediately erupted in an overwhelming wave of cries.

Because this side of the stone wall was completely different from the desolate, terrifying Great Ruins. It was a vast, prosperous cultivation nation so magnificent that they simply could not comprehend it!

On the broad plain ahead, majestic cities towered one after another.

In the sky, countless building ships several times larger than the ones those mysterious swordsmen had ridden earlier flashed with the light of formations of every color, shuttling back and forth through the clouds.

From time to time, groups of cultivators could be seen, some stepping on flying swords, others riding immortal cranes and other strange flying birds, streaking across the horizon in brilliant streams of light.

The spiritual energy here was so dense it almost turned into tangible white mist. Even watching through the sky screen, the people of Douluo could feel that shocking sensation that made every pore open.

"Is this... could this be the legendary Divine Realm?"

Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, the teacup in Ning Fengzhi's hand fell to the floor with a clang. Expensive tea spilled everywhere, but he seemed not to notice at all.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin even took a step forward, his breathing growing rapid.

He clearly saw a sword-light in the distant sky that seemed to pierce heaven and earth, flashing once before vanishing.

That pure sword intent was countless tens of thousands of times stronger than him, a Titled Douluo.

"So those young people from before, the ones who could slice boulders apart, only count as ordinary folk in this world..." Chen Xin murmured to himself, deeply shaken.

Inside Spirit City, Bibi Dong could not help drawing in a deep breath as well, her towering chest rising and falling violently.

She had always thought that the Great Ruins, where every step hid deadly danger, was the entirety of this higher-dimensional world.

Only now did she realize that that place, filled with death and terror, was merely an abandoned land sealed outside this stone wall!

The prosperous kingdom inside the stone wall seemed to be the true face of this higher-dimensional world!

And just as the entire Douluo Continent was shocked beyond words by the cultivation civilization before their eyes...

From above the heavenly screen, that vast, ethereal voice suddenly rang out.

[First batch of explorers survival settlement: one survivor (currently captured by Great Ruins natives).]

[New area unlocked: Yankang Kingdom (a land where cultivation arts and divine abilities are highly prosperous).]

[Second batch cross-realm teleportation will begin soon. Selection quota this time: five people.]

[Countdown: ten, nine, eight...]

Hearing that voice, everyone on Douluo Continent first froze, then erupted completely.

Of course, some were happy while others worried.

Those who worried feared they might be chosen by this damned heavenly screen at any moment and thrown into that dangerous world where the slightest carelessness could cost them their lives.

Those who were happy, however, rejoiced that this prosperous place called "Yankang Kingdom" had now been unlocked.

There were cities here, order, countless cultivators, and magical treasures that could fly through the heavens and burrow through the earth.

If they could land here and enter some sect, would that not be soaring to the top in a single step?!

"Pick me! You have to pick me to land in Yankang Kingdom!"

For a time, countless soul masters stuck at bottlenecks screamed wildly in their hearts, their eyes burning hot.

[Three, two, one.]

[Selection complete.]

As the countdown ended, five lines of dazzling golden characters emerged on the heavenly screen.

Along with the vast voice on the heavenly screen falling silent...

The five glaring rays of golden light in the sky slowly dispersed, finally turning into five clear lines of large characters that hung above everyone's heads.

[Heaven Dou Empire, Poison Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo, Level 92.]

[Spirit Hall, Holy Maiden, Hu Liena, Level 51 Battle Soul King.]

[Star Luo Empire, Zhu Clan direct line, Zhu Zhuyun, Level 47 Battle Soul Ancestor.]

[Heaven Dou Empire, Shrek Academy dean, Flender, Level 78 Battle Soul Sage.]

[Heaven Dou Empire, Fasno Province, Holy Soul Village village chief, Old Jack, no soul power.]

When those five names and their corresponding identity information were displayed in full, the entire Douluo Continent was like a ladle of cold water poured into a scalding oil pan, exploding in an instant!

"A Titled Douluo! Even a lofty Titled Douluo was chosen!"

"And the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall! Heavens, she's the direct disciple of His Holiness the Pope!"

"This lineup is way too luxurious! With Senior Poison Douluo here, our Douluo Continent can finally hold its head high this time!"

For a time, in every street and alley, countless soul masters and commoners discussed it frantically.

Compared with the first batch of low- and mid-level soul masters without much fame, the second batch's list could practically be called heavyweight among heavyweights.

Spirit City, Supreme Pontiff Palace.

Bibi Dong abruptly clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking.

"Nana..."

Her beautiful eyes were filled with worry.

Hu Liena was the one she was training as the next pope, and also the disciple she cherished most.

She had seen the terror of the Great Ruins night with perfect clarity just now. Even if she went herself, she would not dare guarantee she could survive, let alone Hu Liena, who had only just reached the Soul King realm.

"Someone! Go to the Holy Maiden Palace at once!"

Bibi Dong shouted, but immediately afterward, she sat back down in her chair powerlessly.

Because she knew very well in her heart that the power of the heavenly screen was simply not something mortals could defy. Once chosen, one could only leave it up to fate.

At the same time, on the training field of Shrek Academy, the atmosphere had also dropped to freezing point.

Tang San stared fixedly at the list on the heavenly screen, biting his lip until it was almost bleeding.

"Dean, and Grandpa Jack too..."

Tang San never would have imagined that this time, the heavenly screen had not only chosen Shrek Academy's dean, Flender, but had even pulled in Grandpa Jack, who was far away in Holy Soul Village.

Grandpa Jack was just an ordinary old man without even a trace of soul power!

Even a sturdy blacksmith like Chen Aniu had not lasted half a day. If Grandpa Jack went to that man-eating place, was there any chance he could survive?

Beside him, Ma Hongjun and Oscar were so anxious they were running in circles.

"It's over, it's over! The dean might be a little stingy usually, but he's still our dean! What are we supposed to do now?"

Yu Xiaogang's brows were tightly furrowed as well.

But when he saw the name at the very top of the list, a glimmer of hope still flashed through his eyes.

"Xiao San, don't panic yet."

Yu Xiaogang reached out and patted Tang San on the shoulder, comforting him.

"Your Grandpa Jack and Dean Flender are blessed men. Heaven will watch over them. Besides, Senior Dugu Bo is there this time."

"Senior Dugu is a rank ninety-two Titled Douluo, and his poison arts are incredibly profound."

"In this Great Ruins, as long as the old senior can keep his footing, he's bound to shine."

"Maybe we'll even be able to see a way to deal with those monsters through him."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, everyone calmed down slightly.

That was right. He was a Titled Douluo!

An existence standing at the very peak of Douluo Continent's pyramid!

Just as the entire continent was boiling over these five names, five beams of golden light instantly descended from the massive light screen in midair, precisely enveloping the five people scattered across different parts of the continent.

The next second, the five vanished into thin air.

Immediately afterward, the image on the light screen flickered.

It did not cut directly to one person like last time. Instead, it first showed a panoramic view.

In the image, the sky was bright.

The five people had been teleported to five completely different places.

Some landed on bustling, lively streets, some appeared in deep mountains and old forests, and others fell straight into a swamp.

The sky screen quickly made its choice. The image rapidly zoomed in, finally fixing on the person upon whom the entire continent had placed its hopes.

Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

Once the image became clear, everyone on Douluo opened their eyes wide.

The place where Dugu Bo had landed was a deep, secluded valley shrouded year-round in colorful mist.

The surroundings looked very beautiful, with all kinds of bizarre plants growing on both sides of the valley.

There were vines blooming with flowers the size of washbasins, and low shrubs bearing purple fruit.

However, the colorful mist floating in the air carried an eerie, cloyingly sweet fragrance.

If any bird happened to fly through the air and inhaled even the slightest bit of that colorful mist, its entire body would instantly stiffen, and it would drop straight into the grass, turning into a foul-smelling puddle of black water.

When the soul masters outside the light screen saw this scene, they could not help but suck in a cold breath.

"What an overbearing poisonous miasma!"

"Even the air in this place is deadly poison. If an ordinary person went in, they probably wouldn't last a single breath."

However, Dugu Bo, who was inside the valley, looked pleasantly surprised at this moment.

He wore a dark green robe, his green hair drifting in the wind.

"Hahaha!"

"Heaven is helping me!"

"I thought this so-called higher-dimensional world would be terribly dangerous, but I never expected it to teleport me to such a natural treasure land of poisonous miasma!"

Dugu Bo clenched his fists, sensing those poisonous gases, both cautious and excited.

He was cautious because he was afraid he might be poisoned to death if he was careless.

After all, on Douluo Continent, although his poison arts were powerful, he also suffered deeply from them. Even his own granddaughter had been afflicted by the backlash of the toxins.

And he was excited because, with luck, he might be able to resolve the great worry weighing on his heart here!

"The poisonous herbs here are extremely old, and their toxicity is even fiercer than some of my own medicinal herbs."

"I just don't know whether there might be some opportunity here that can help me neutralize the toxins."

"When that time comes, never mind exploring—what difficulty would there be in strutting sideways through this Great Ruins?"

Dugu Bo muttered to himself, full of confidence.

As he spoke, he started walking toward the depths of the valley.

At this moment, when the people of Douluo outside the light screen saw how calmly Dugu Bo was handling himself, they all began cheering.

"As expected of Senior Poison Douluo!"

"He can thrive even in a desperate situation like this. I think if those monsters of the Great Ruins dare to trouble Senior Poison Douluo, they'll definitely be poisoned until not even their bones are left!"

Inside Heaven Dou Imperial City, Great Emperor Xue Ye also stroked his beard in satisfaction, a long-lost smile appearing on his face.

Dugu Bo was a guest elder of their Heaven Dou Empire.