Rewards arrived, Soul Rings upgraded straight to 100,000 years (testing the waters-please keep reading)

[The second round of questions will begin shortly. Twenty participants will now be randomly selected from the Douluo Continent to enter the Sky Screen Space.]

[Estimated time: three minutes.]

As the Sky Screen's voice faded, the entire Douluo Continent erupted in wild delight.

With Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's conversation spreading far and wide, many people now believed that Wang Dong was Tang San.

This was especially true of the families that possessed portraits of Tang San.

All they lacked now was the chance to enter the Sky Screen Space and answer questions.

If they were chosen, these people would identify Wang Dong as Tang San without the slightest hesitation, then claim the legendary divine position.

Almost no one could resist the lure of a divine position.

Their hunger for a place among the participants had therefore reached its peak. They wished they could enter the Sky Screen Space immediately.

Now that more places were opening up, how could they not be excited?

Those already inside the Sky Screen Space, however, felt little about it. The increase in participants brought them no joy.

If anything, a faint displeasure stirred in many of their hearts. More participants meant more people competing against them.

That would make obtaining the special mission reward even harder.

Deep within the core of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Humans were hardly the only ones who craved a divine position. The great ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest had already struggled to contain their excitement upon hearing that a divine position was among the rewards.

As soul beasts, they faced a far crueler fate than humans. Once they reached the utmost limit, they could see no path ahead.

It was as though the road before them had been severed. Taking even one more step was far harder than climbing to the heavens.

For although climbing to the heavens was difficult, it was still a road. At least there was hope to be seen.

For soul beasts, however, there was not even a visible road to godhood. It was as though becoming a god was utterly impossible for them.

Just look at Beast God Di Tian. He had reached the peak below the divine long ago, yet after all these years, he remained trapped at that threshold, unable to advance even half a step.

Now that they could see hope of becoming gods-and could even obtain a divine position outright-how could these soul beasts not be excited?

This might be the closest they would ever come to godhood in their lives. No matter what, they did not want to give it up.

Even Beast God Di Tian felt the same way.

No, that was not quite right. His desire burned even more fiercely than that of the other soul beasts, for he could already feel that his strength had no room left to grow. Becoming a god was his only choice. Otherwise, he would merely die beneath a heavenly tribulation.

The great ferocious beasts all stared fixedly at the Sky Screen Space, waiting for the Seven-Colored Divine Light that signified selection to fall upon them.

Had anyone entered the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, they would probably have heard the pounding hearts of those great ferocious beasts without even drawing close.

Those beating hearts represented their heartfelt yearning.

Three minutes was ordinarily very short. To these ferocious beasts, it was normally no more than the blink of an eye.

Yet now, those three minutes seemed unbearably long, so long that it felt as though tens of thousands of years had passed.

"Di Tian, are you excited? I think I can hear your heart pounding. This is the first time I've seen you like this in all these years."

"Bi Ji, aren't you excited? This might be our only chance."

"I'm not. To me, whether I become a god or die, all that matters is being able to stay by your side."

"If you can become a god, I'll certainly be happy for you. After all, it's your greatest dream. I'll always support you quietly from behind."

Di Tian's imposing figure stiffened slightly. He continued gazing up at the Sky Screen and said nothing more.

Only that wildly pounding heart of his seemed to settle a little.

Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen of the Sun Moon Empire began to grow anxious.

He knew that his grandson and granddaughter's conversation had already spread throughout the Douluo Continent.

That meant quite a few people on the Douluo Continent already believed Wang Dong was Tang San.

His grandson had originally gained the upper hand, but once those people entered, he would surely lose that advantage and miss his best chance to become a god.

Jing Hongchen knew his grandson did not dare gamble on Wang Dong being Tang San, because failure meant losing his right to answer questions.

With what Meng had said on top of that, Xiao was even less willing to take the gamble.

At the very least, he would not commit himself lightly this time. He would probably need to observe several rounds of questions before steeling himself to act.

But by then, everything would be too late!

Once the twenty people selected this time entered, someone would definitely rush to identify Wang Dong as Tang San.

If it was true, wouldn't the divine position be gone?

The thought of the divine position within his grandson's grasp slipping away made Jing Hongchen's heart ache terribly. That was a divine position! Who wouldn't want it?

"Ah, if only I were inside that Sky Screen. I'd give that brat Xiao a couple of good smacks. He has the answer, yet he can't stand firm at all. Why not just identify her outright?"

"And that girl Meng, getting lovestruck at a time like this and letting her brother's divine position slip through his fingers. What a sinful waste of a heavenly treasure!"

Jing Hongchen sighed, his voice brimming with regret.

Over where Lin Yang was, the Sky Screen's voice sounded in his mind once more.

[The first question has been answered. Rewards will now be distributed.]

As the voice faded, no one noticed a ray of Seven-Colored Divine Light quietly drifting down from the Sky Screen, reaching Shrek City and entering Lin Yang's body.

Joy lit up Lin Yang's face as he quietly felt the changes within him.

On the surface, the changes brought about by the Seven-Colored Divine Light were not dramatic. At least, even Xiao Xiao beside him sensed nothing.

But only Lin Yang knew that in a single instant, his soul power had risen by ten levels, bringing him straight to level twenty-one.

His first soul ring, along with the second soul ring that had appeared out of thin air, had both reached an age of 100,000 years.

Not only that, Lin Yang could also feel an immense change in his physical strength. He had no idea how many times stronger he was than before.

If he encountered that Hundred-Year Wind Baboon again, he would need only one punch to finish it.

While Lin Yang was still basking in his delight, Xiao Xiao suddenly turned toward him and asked a question.

"Lin Yang, what do you think of the Sky Screen's rewards? Do I have a chance of being chosen by the Sky Screen?"

"Rewards? What rewards? I didn't get any rewards."

Lin Yang's mouth reacted faster than his brain, blurting out a denial.

Xiao Xiao gave him a strange look, even rising onto her tiptoes to feel his forehead.

"You don't have a fever. Of course I know you didn't get any rewards. You weren't even chosen, so how could you get anything?"

"A slip of the tongue, just a slip of the tongue. I got distracted watching the Sky Screen." Lin Yang gave an embarrassed chuckle.

He could hardly say that he was delighted to have received the Sky Screen's rewards and feared someone would discover what made him special and harm him.

Xiao Xiao did not dwell on Lin Yang's behavior and instead continued talking on her own.

"It would be wonderful if we could both be chosen to answer questions in the Sky Screen. With those rewards, we'd definitely be able to go farther down the path of a soul master."

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao looked at Lin Yang again.

"Especially you. Your talent isn't good. I saved you last time, but if you run into danger again, you can't expect me to save you every time, can you?"

"Next time, I'll save you." Lin Yang patted his chest in assurance.