The Sky Curtain Descends, What the Heck is Nascent Soul Stage?

Douluo Continent.

The Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Spirit Hall stood as the three great powers in a tripartite balance.

Soul Masters stood above all others, enjoying the reverence of commoners.

Everyone believed that Soul Masters represented the highest combat power in this world, and Titled Douluo were existences akin to gods.

Yet on this day, a sudden upheaval occurred.

The once-clear sky darkened without warning.

It was not clouds blocking out the sun, but an indescribably terrifying pressure that instantly blanketed every corner of Douluo Continent!

Even the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts hidden deep within the Star Dou Forest were all sprawled on the ground, trembling violently.

Immediately afterward, a voice rang out in the minds of every living being on Douluo Continent.

[The Myriad Worlds Projection Livestream has begun!]

[Current locked world: Douluo Continent.]

[About to connect to a higher-dimensional world: Mortal Cultivation World (Human, Spirit, and Immortal Realms)]

[Rules announced: The heavenly screen will randomly select five beings from Douluo Continent and randomly teleport them to the Mortal Cultivation World to explore and seek fortuitous opportunities.]

[Return conditions: Survive in the cultivation world for half a year, or reach the Nascent Soul stage or Extreme Douluo. Only then may one choose to return, bringing back all acquired opportunities and cultivation!]

[Livestream rules: Only a single perspective will be broadcast each time. Once the current selected individual dies, the broadcast will automatically switch to the next selected individual!]

As the voice faded, the entire Douluo Continent erupted into an uproar!

"What is this? A higher-dimensional world? The Mortal Cultivation World?"

"Survive for half a year, or break through to the Nascent Soul stage and Extreme Douluo realm, and you can come back?"

"And you can even bring opportunities back with you?"

"And what are these Human, Spirit, and Immortal Realms?"

"Even an Extreme Douluo is only a threshold for returning in that world?"

For a time, discussions broke out everywhere across Douluo Continent.

Spirit Hall, Pope Hall.

Within the magnificent grand hall, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

Bibi Dong sat upon the Pope's throne, her face filled with gravity.

"The Mortal Cultivation World, the Nascent Soul stage, or Extreme Douluo?"

Bibi Dong drew in a deep breath, her ample chest heaving sharply.

Qian Daoliu, an Ultimate Douluo, was in the Elder Hall. More than anyone, she understood how terrifying an Extreme Douluo was.

Yet in this so-called higher-dimensional world, it seemed to be nothing more than a stage of cultivation!

"If this is real..."

"As long as someone from Spirit Hall can be selected and return alive with those so-called cultivation opportunities."

"Then unifying the continent—even overturning the Divine Realm—will be within our grasp!"

Balak Kingdom, outside Soto City, Shrek Academy.

On the dilapidated training ground, the Shrek Seven Devils and several teachers had all stopped training, staring dumbfoundedly at the sky.

"Th-This is an illusion, right?" Oscar rubbed his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

"Whether it's an illusion or not, this spectacle is way too massive." Dai Mubai frowned deeply, his evil eyes filled with wariness.

Before the others, Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands behind his back.

He wore clothes faded white from washing. Though his face had initially shown shock, it was soon replaced by a smug smile.

"Ignorant."

Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly, then turned to the group and began lecturing them in an exceedingly certain tone. "There is simply no higher-dimensional world than Douluo Continent."

"In my opinion, this is most likely some large-scale illusion-type soul skill created by Spirit Hall, or perhaps some undiscovered ancient ruin has emerged."

"Teacher is right." Tang San, standing nearby, immediately nodded.

He reached out and touched the Twenty-Four Bridge Bright Moon Night at his waist, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

As a transmigrator, he considered his hidden weapons unrivaled beneath the heavens.

"No matter what world it is, the essence of power remains the same."

"As long as I have the Tang Sect's hidden weapons working alongside Teacher's Ten Core Competitiveness Theory, even if I really am selected, I can still emerge unscathed from that so-called cultivation world—and perhaps even plunder its opportunities!" Tang San secretly calculated, brimming with confidence.

Hearing Tang San's agreement, Yu Xiaogang's expression turned pleased as he continued speaking grandly. "There is no need for everyone to panic. The Soul Master system is the most perfect cultivation system."

"What Nascent Soul stage, what Human Realm, Spirit Realm, and Immortal Realm—they are nothing but flashy names meant to draw attention."

Meanwhile, as the various powers across the Douluo Continent were either shocked, eager, or dismissive, that grand voice rang out once more.

[The randomly selected candidates have been determined!]

[The first batch of explorers is as follows:]

[Soto City commoner, Zhang Tiezhu!]

[Balak Kingdom, twenty-sixth-rank Great Soul Master, Li Si!]

[Star Luo Empire, forty-second-rank Soul Ancestor, Zhao Hei!]

[Elephant Armored Sect, fifty-fifth-rank Soul King, Huyan Lie!]

[Star Dou Forest, sixty-thousand-year soul beast, Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear!]

The moment the selections were announced, anyone on the Douluo Continent with even a little knowledge was taken aback.

"Why, aside from Huyan Lie of the Elephant Armored Sect and a soul beast, are all the others such nobodies?"

"There's even a commoner? The selection really is completely random!"

"Haha, that's not bad either. Let these little nobodies scout the way first and see what this so-called cultivation world is really made of!"

Before anyone had much time to react, the countdown above the sky curtain instantly reached zero.

[Teleportation begins!]

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Creatures from five different locations across the Douluo Continent vanished from where they stood before countless horrified eyes.

Not even Titled Douluo could detect the slightest trace of spatial fluctuations.

This method, utterly beyond all comprehension, made the hearts of many powerful figures sink completely.

Then, the image above the sky curtain flickered.

The originally pitch-black screen lit up with a lush scene.

[Current livestream perspective locked: twenty-sixth-rank Great Soul Master, Li Si.]

The image showed a primordial forest filled with towering ancient trees that reached into the clouds, each one so thick it would take dozens of people joining hands to encircle it.

Even through the sky curtain, everyone on the Douluo Continent could feel that vast, ancient aura rushing toward them.

Li Si, a lean man who looked to be in his thirties, stood on an enormous leaf with a bewildered expression.

"I... I really got teleported here?"

Li Si swallowed, taking in his unfamiliar surroundings. But he quickly discovered something that filled him with wild joy.

"What dense energy! Just one breath of the air here is more effective than meditating for an entire day on the Douluo Continent!"

Li Si trembled all over with excitement.

For a low-level soul master like him, with ordinary talent and likely to remain stuck at the Great Soul Master realm for life on the Douluo Continent, this place was practically heaven!

Hearing Li Si mutter to himself, the people of Douluo before the sky curtain burst into an uproar.

"One breath equals a day of meditation? How is that possible?!"

"My heavens, is this a higher-dimensional world? No wonder they said that staying for half a year could completely transform someone!"

Yet many low-level soul masters were still so jealous their eyes turned red.

But in the image, Li Si's elation had barely lasted before danger descended.

ROAR!

Accompanied by an earth-shaking roar, a massive black tiger the size of a small hill lunged out of the underbrush.

A single horn grew from the tiger's forehead, and its entire body radiated a savage, bloody aura.

It moved with incredible speed, opening its bloody maw as it bit down at Li Si!

"Not good!"