Those three minutes could definitely be called the longest three minutes in the history of the Douluo Continent.
Soul Masters, ordinary people, and even hundred-thousand-year soul beasts that had gained intelligence all waited with their necks craned.
The entire Douluo Continent was unusually quiet. It had probably never been this quiet before.
Even their breathing became cautious, as though they feared missing the instant the Sky Screen chose them.
As time passed, their surroundings grew ever quieter, while their initially cautious breathing grew increasingly hurried. The sound of heartbeats echoed within everyone.
Everyone in the Sky Screen Space also fell silent, waiting for Xiao Cai's announcement.
Finally, as the last grain of sand fell from the hourglass that marked the time, the Sky Screen's voice rang out again.
[Time is up. The participants entering the space to answer questions this time will now be selected at random.]
As the majestic voice faded, streams of colored light appeared from the Sky Screen and scattered across the Douluo Continent.
Watching those streams of colored heavenly light appear within the Sky Screen Space, everyone trembled slightly despite themselves, their excitement reaching its peak.
Underground in the core region of the Evil Demon Forest, in the Sun Moon Empire.
Wu Yun, the Crow Douluo whose title was Crow and who served as the Holy Spirit Cult's Seventh Consecrated Elder, now had an intense longing gleaming in his eyes.
He longed for the right to enter the Sky Screen Space, longed for immense power, and longed for revenge.
He, Wu Yun, had once been exceptionally gifted, yet simply because his martial soul was the dark raven, Shrek's Inspection Corps had branded him an Evil Soul Master and hunted him relentlessly!
He had never harmed a single person, yet Shrek had driven him to the ruin of his family, leaving him nowhere to call home!
And so his heart brimmed with hatred, not only for this world, but even more for Shrek.
Since everyone under heaven saw him as evil, he would show them true evil!
Once he earned the right to enter the Sky Screen Space and obtained a divine position, he would slaughter everyone at Shrek, sparing not even the chickens and dogs, to put his heart at ease.
The Seven-Colored Divine Light seemed to hear his summons and actually headed straight toward the core region of the Evil Demon Forest.
Watching the colored heavenly light draw closer, Wu Yun's heart began pounding despite himself, and the delight in his eyes grew increasingly apparent.
Really? Has it really chosen me? Can even I have a moment when the goddess of fortune smiles upon me?
Wu Yun had always believed that his life was an unfortunate one, filled with misfortune from the moment he awakened his martial soul.
Even as he yearned for the Seven-Colored Divine Light to descend, he knew that the chance of it falling upon him was next to nothing.
Only when the Seven-Colored Divine Light truly descended upon him did his heart tremble.
"I've been chosen. I've been chosen! Who would have thought that I, Wu Yun, would ever be chosen?"
"Shrek Academy, just you wait. Once I become an immortal, I'll repay all the misfortune you inflicted on me twofold."
Long Xiaoyao gazed at the Seven-Colored Divine Light that had appeared within the Holy Spirit Cult, his heart filled with shock and a trace of envy.
He had never expected Wu Yun to have his day of being chosen.
Unlike the others, however, he did not think Wu Yun could obtain a divine position, because he did not believe Wang Dong was Tang San.
If Wang Dong really was Tang San, Long Xiaoyao believed he would never defend himself so brazenly.
Doing so would undoubtedly push him toward certain death. It was unquestionably a fool's behavior.
Was Tang San a fool?
Long Xiaoyao believed that someone capable of becoming a god could never be a fool. Since Tang San was no fool, Wang Dong absolutely could not be Tang San.
He watched Wu Yun's excited expression up in the sky, as though he were about to become a god.
The envy in Long Xiaoyao's heart instantly vanished.
I'd better get ready for his return.
If Wu Yun identified Wang Dong as Tang San the moment he entered the space, he might return to the Holy Spirit Cult with his tail between his legs before he could answer even a single question.
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.
Mu En and Bei Bei both keenly sensed a stream of colored heavenly light approaching Shrek.
The moment he was certain of it, even Mu En, whose heart was normally as still as an ancient well, felt it begin pounding despite himself.
Especially when he confirmed that the colored heavenly light was heading toward him, Mu En could no longer conceal the excitement in his heart.
As the colored heavenly light drew closer, its seven colors were reflected in Mu En's eyes.
When that colored heavenly light finally descended, Mu En was disappointed. It did not envelop him.
Instead, it fell upon Bei Bei beside him.
Bei Bei's emotions had followed the same course as Mu En's. The difference was that the seven-colored golden light enveloped him.
Yes, he had been chosen, and he slowly rose into the air with the heavenly light.
Up in the sky, Bei Bei saw his Grand Ancestor's somewhat disappointed expression and knew that he, too, wanted to be chosen to answer questions.
Seeing his Grand Ancestor's disappointed expression, Bei Bei spoke to comfort him.
"Grand Ancestor, if I get a chance to choose a reward, I'll definitely find a way to heal your hidden injuries."
Bei Bei knew that his Grand Ancestor's strength had fallen from its peak entirely because of the injuries within his body.
If possible, he truly wanted to restore his Grand Ancestor to his prime.
"Bei Bei, I'm already well advanced in years. If you really get that opportunity, don't waste it on this old man. To me, what matters most is seeing youngsters like you grow."
"You are the hope of our Shrek Academy."
Looking at Mu En's somewhat aged face, Bei Bei could not help tearing up.
Even now, his Grand Ancestor's heart remained with Shrek.
"Grand Ancestor..."
"Don't act like a weeping maiden. Always put Shrek and the Tang Sect first. Once you enter the space above, don't rush to identify that youth, either. She cannot possibly be the Tang Sect's ancestor."
"If he really were the Tang Sect's ancestor, he would never be so superficial. Don't let other people's words make you lose your sense of judgment. Will you remember that?"
Bei Bei's heart jolted. That very thought really had crossed his mind just now. Only after hearing his Grand Ancestor's reasoning did he realize how unsound it was.
"Grand Ancestor, I understand!"
Bei Bei answered. As the Seven-Colored Divine Light carried him higher, he could no longer hear his Grand Ancestor's voice.
He stopped looking down and raised his head toward the Sky Screen Space, where Xiao Ya was waiting for him.
"Yuhao, Yuhao! Look, look! Your eldest senior brother has been chosen too! He'll be up here any moment! Our Tang Sect is really going to prosper now!"
Within the Sky Screen Space, Tang Ya held Huo Yuhao's hand and shook it incessantly, her face brimming with joy.
Huo Yuhao's face was also filled with delight. He was genuinely happy to see his eldest senior brother chosen.
"I see him, Teacher Xiao Ya. I see him! Our Tang Sect will definitely rise again!"
"That's right! Our Tang Sect will definitely rise again, little Yuhao!"
Amid their cheers, Bei Bei and the other chosen participants, twenty in all, arrived in the Sky Screen Space.
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