Tang San feigned composure, following everyone else's example as he looked around, careful not to reveal the slightest flaw.
He had already seen through everyone's thoughts. Every last one of them coveted his divine position.
Sensing so many eyes on him, he felt a chill in his heart, as though he really was doomed.
Although he had been a god for so many years, who wouldn't be frightened if this happened to them?
Once someone found him out, he would die and even have his divine position stripped away. Worse still, the reward offered was his own divine position.
Earlier, when the Sky Screen had told him to conceal his identity, Tang San had sensed something was wrong and suspected there was more to it.
Who could have imagined that after just one question, the Sky Screen would bare its fangs? It was practically forcing him down a road to death.
Looking at these people's reactions, he saw undisguised desire written all over their faces-desire for his divine position.
The divine position he had inherited only after enduring so many hardships might actually become the catalyst for his death. The thought filled Tang San with despair.
The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became. Once again, Tang San forced himself to settle down without revealing the slightest flaw.
He knew that even the smallest oddity in his expression could very well get him killed here.
What Tang San hadn't considered was that those interested in his divine position numbered far more than the few hundred people in this space.
Everyone across the entire Douluo Continent grew restless upon hearing that the task's reward was a divine position.
Countless eyes watched every move made by everyone inside the space, hoping to spot a flaw.
Their aim was simple: discover which one was Tang San, then gain an opportunity to enter the space, identify him, and claim his divine position.
Although none of them currently had a chance to enter the space and answer questions, what if? What if their turn really came?
Then they could simply identify Tang San and obtain his divine position. Why wouldn't they?
Although the people of the Douluo Continent had all grown up hearing legends of Tang San, and many regarded him as their idol, that meant little.
Before a divine position, a mere idol simply wasn't as important.
As long as they could become gods, they could take Tang San's place and become everyone's idol.
Who on the entire Douluo Continent wouldn't want that?
Never mind everyone else-even the students of Shrek Academy, which had ties to Tang San, felt exactly the same.
They wanted to find Tang San and take his place.
If anyone truly had no designs whatsoever on the divine position,
then that left only Wang Dong.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm for the divine position, Wang Dong discovered she was different from them. She felt no desire for it at all, and even felt somewhat resistant.
She also felt disgust toward these people, as though they were stealing something that belonged to her family, as though that divine position was her family's possession.
She didn't know why she felt this way. It was as though even her bloodline resisted it.
Even the Silver Dragon King entertained a few thoughts of her own. Although she had been a God King-level powerhouse at her peak, in no way inferior to the Asura Divine Position,
her strength was now severely diminished, nowhere near its peak. Obtaining the Asura Divine Position seemed like a rather good prospect.
"Mother, what do you think of the divine position the Sky Screen mentioned?"
Unable to conceal the greed in his eyes, Zhongli Wu secretly transmitted his voice to his mother, Ye Xishui, asking for her opinion.
Ye Xishui studied everyone's expressions, hoping to see whether anyone would reveal a flaw.
But with Tang San's cunning, how could he let her notice anything?
"No matter what, our Holy Spirit Cult must obtain the divine position the Sky Screen mentioned."
"Unfortunately, we have far too few opportunities now, and each person has only one chance to identify him. The cost of trial and error is too high. We have no way of knowing who that person actually is."
"Yes, Mother. If only more people from our Holy Spirit Cult had come here. Then we could slowly narrow down who he is."
Ye Xishui glanced at Zhongli Wu and shook her head slightly.
"That line of thinking is wrong. If someone else from the cult identifies him correctly, the divine position will fall into their hands. That wouldn't be good for us either."
Zhongli Wu froze. That was indeed true. If someone else in the cult obtained the divine position, would the Holy Spirit Cult still be his Holy Spirit Cult?
When that time came, both he and his mother would probably become someone else's subordinates.
"Mother, what exactly should we do, then? Surely we can't give up on a divine position within arm's reach?"
"Of course not. Our most pressing task now is to answer the questions."
"The fact that the Sky Screen can strip Tang San of his divine position shows that it stands on an even higher level than he does.
If we claim all the rewards that follow, we may well have a chance to become gods."
"Besides, we can slowly narrow down Tang San's true identity among those who answer correctly. When the time comes, we may still be able to obtain his divine position."
Hearing his mother's words, Zhongli Wu felt as though the clouds had parted before his eyes.
Only so many people answered correctly each time, and Tang San had to get the answers right.
Although Tang San wouldn't receive a reward when too few people answered correctly, Zhongli Wu only needed to keep narrowing down the candidates. Sooner or later, he would catch Tang San showing his tail.
"Then we'll do everything as you say, Mother."
The mother and son were far from the only ones having such a conversation. The two members of the Body Sect had the same idea.
They also planned to slowly narrow down the candidates as the questions continued.
"Yuhao, why do I feel like the founder's chances look grim this time? Isn't this Sky Screen far too ruthless? If they really find him, won't he lose his divine position?"
Tang Ya looked a little worried.
Huo Yuhao looked at her and was considering how to comfort her when Tang Ya abruptly changed tack, nearly making him lose his footing.
"Yuhao, why don't we look for the founder too?
We'll find him before they do, then identify him. That way, his divine position will stay in our Tang Sect."
"Although he might be erased, I believe he'll be pleased as long as his divine position remains in the Tang Sect."
Nearby, Tang San overheard their conversation and could only lament his sect's misfortune and its unfilial descendants.
It was bad enough that these descendants of the sect weren't thinking about how to protect their founder, but they actually dared to covet his divine position. Weren't they afraid of being struck down by heaven's lightning?
And they even claimed he would be happy as long as the divine position stayed in the Tang Sect.
Tang San searched his heart. Would he really be happy?
The answer was no. Happy, his foot! He still wanted to live a good, long life!
Huo Yuhao stumbled, looking a little embarrassed.
"Teacher Xiao Ya, isn't that wrong? He's the founder of our Tang Sect, after all."
Tang San nodded inwardly, filled with relief. As expected of the Child of the Plane-his moral standards were truly high.
After giving it some thought, Tang Ya nodded and asked,
"It is a little wrong. Then tell me what we should do, Yuhao. Are we really going to let the divine position fall into someone else's hands?"
"Of course not. But for the sake of our Tang Sect's reputation, when we identify the founder, we mustn't say we're members of the Tang Sect."
Hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, Tang San instantly turned to stone.
So, no matter what, I have to die. Is that it?
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