At the sound of Wu Yun's voice, the noisy crowd fell silent. Even beneath the Sky Screen, every living creature across the Douluo Continent ceased its clamor.
At that moment, all eyes were on him!
Everyone knew that the name Wu Yun was about to speak concerned two divine positions.
These were divine positions! Who on the entire Douluo Continent would not yearn for them?
Feeling everyone's eyes on him, Wu Yun experienced an unprecedented rush of pleasure. Even his lingering regret over answering the question incorrectly vanished like smoke in the wind.
Once he obtained the divine positions, what would a mere quiz reward amount to?
From this day onward, he would be the ruler of the entire continent. Everyone would bow at his feet, and power and status would be his for the taking.
Before he had even begun his identification, Wu Yun was already indulging in fantasies as he basked in everyone's attention.
The wait was brief. The instant silence fell, the Sky Screen responded, its solemn, majestic voice ringing out once more.
[Permitted!]
This time, the Sky Screen gave only a single word in response, yet it sent the previously silent Sky Screen Space into an uproar again.
Every facet of human nature played out across the Douluo Continent and within the Sky Screen Space: jealousy, curiosity, doubt, anger, fear...
All of them appeared on the crowd's faces.
"Does he really know who Tang San is? Will those two divine positions really fall into his hands?"
"Why him?! Why should he get a chance to answer? He's just an Evil Soul Master! If the divine positions fall into his hands, he'll only bring disaster upon the entire continent. They should be given to me instead!"
"His guess must be wrong. He's definitely going to die a miserable death."
Within the Sky Screen Space, voices rose one after another. Only the few who had already guessed the outcome remained unmoved, waiting to see Wu Yun make a fool of himself.
Tang San, meanwhile, was afraid-afraid that this man would truly expose his identity, afraid that he would die.
Wu Yun relished the feeling. To him, the crowd's curses were practically sweet rain after a drought.
These people are just jealous of me.
Taking a deep breath, Wu Yun looked solemnly at the Sky Screen. Then he abruptly spoke, turning to point at Wang Dong nearby.
"Lord Sky Screen, this brat is Tang San."
[Confirming identity. Waiting time: three minutes.]
At those words, Tang San's heart skipped a beat, only for him to realize that Wu Yun was not pointing at him.
Looking in the direction Wu Yun was advancing, Tang San finally saw the person he had singled out. That person felt very familiar to him, because he was his daughter.
As Wang Dong watched Wu Yun approach and felt the crowd's eyes on him, his first reaction was bewilderment.
"M-me? I'm Tang San? Are you out of your mind?!"
Hearing Wang Dong's words, Wu Yun gave a contemptuous smile.
"Tang San, I suggest you stop pretending and accept your fate. Who else could it be but you?"
"You defended Tang San more fiercely than anyone earlier, even more than the Tang Sect Leader. And whenever an option in the questions slandered Tang San, you were furious."
"Other than Tang San himself, I can't imagine anyone going this far for him."
"Most importantly, you look remarkably like Tang San himself. I've seen a portrait of Tang San, so I'm certain of that."
Wu Yun drew closer to Wang Dong step by step. With every sentence and every stride, he grew more confident, as though he had completely convinced himself.
He even forced Wang Dong back several steps, leaving him a little unsure of himself.
Hearing Wu Yun's words, those who had no idea what was going on recalled the earlier scenes as well.
"He does seem to have a point. Wasn't this the person who tried to challenge the Sky Screen earlier and got warned?"
"It was him. If just the questions made him that angry, then he really could be Tang San."
"Isn't the important part that he looks like Tang San? Has anyone here seen Tang San's portrait? Can someone tell us whether they actually look alike?"
Once Xiao Hongchen saw clearly that Wu Yun was pointing at Wang Dong, he felt as though his entire world had collapsed.
"It really is him? Then doesn't that mean my earlier guess was right?"
"If I'd stepped forward to identify him sooner, wouldn't those two divine positions have been mine?"
"Why? Why did this happen? Those are divine positions-the legendary divine positions! And there are two of them!"
As he spoke, Xiao Hongchen seemed to descend into madness, his mind becoming unhinged. He grabbed his sister beside him and demanded answers.
"It's all your fault! All your fault! I'd already guessed correctly! All I had to do was step forward, and the divine positions would have been mine! But now I have nothing!"
Still, his reaction was understandable. Anyone who learned that divine positions had slipped through their fingers would surely be unable to remain calm.
Meng Hongchen was also dumbfounded. Seeing her brother in this state, she had no idea what to say.
No, no! Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she shook Xiao Hongchen hard as she shouted.
"Brother, calm down! The result hasn't even come out yet. Nothing has been settled. What if that person really isn't Tang San?"
At Meng Hongchen's words, Xiao Hongchen finally began to calm down. His eyes bloodshot, he stared at the Sky Screen and waited for the answer.
Beneath the Sky Screen, Jing Hongchen watched his grandson's behavior and felt rather relieved.
After all, Wang Dong was not actually Tang San. Otherwise, never mind his grandson-even he would have been unable to accept it.
At that thought, he could not help feeling grateful to Xu Tianran again.
Of course, there were others watching Wu Yun's performance with cold eyes.
Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu sneered inwardly.
Long Xiaoyao looked toward the Sky Screen, waiting for Wu Yun to fall from it, already prepared to strike.
Not a ripple stirred in Mu En's eyes, as though he had already seen through everything.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, steadied Wang Dong, and spoke softly.
"Don't be afraid."
Xiao Xiao, meanwhile, nervously grabbed Lin Yang beside her and asked him a question.
"Lin Yang, do you think Wang Dong really is Tang San?"
"What's there to say? Isn't the Sky Screen about to give us the answer?"
Three minutes passed quickly, yet at a moment like this, they seemed agonizingly slow.
As the deadline drew closer, everyone's heartbeat involuntarily quickened.
At last, the voice everyone had been waiting for rang out amid their anticipation.
[The waiting period has ended. Identity confirmed: Wang Dong is not Tang San.] [Wu Yun's identification opportunity has ended. He will now be expelled from the Sky Screen.]
The words fell upon Wu Yun like a judgment. A beam of Seven-Colored Divine Light suddenly appeared and carried him toward the ground.
It was the very place from which he had ascended.
"No! No! How could this happen? This must be fake! Sky Screen, you're lying to me!"
Wu Yun shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice full of doubt and his face filled with disbelief.
Before long, he remembered everything he had done earlier. He stopped questioning and began pleading instead.
"Lord Sky Screen, please! Please give me another chance! Don't send me back to the Douluo Continent! I'll die if you do!"
But no matter what he said, the Sky Screen gave him no response. The Seven-Colored Divine Light continued carrying him toward the ground.
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