Meanwhile, as Bibi Dong finished speaking, the Sky Screen's countdown officially came to an end.
[Three!] [Two!] [One!] [Countdown complete!] [Random selection across the entire continent will now begin!]
As the announcement ended, five pillars of light suddenly descended from the sky, moving at incredible speed.
At this sight, every living being on the Douluo Continent quieted their breathing and stared unblinkingly at the spectacle in the sky, eager to learn who would be the first Explorers to enter that Great Thousand World!
Just as the entire continent held its breath in concentration, the Sky Screen finally completed its selection.
[Explorer selection complete. The list is as follows!] [First Explorer: Star Luo Empire, Black Wind Stronghold bandit, Wang Mazi!] [Second Explorer: Heaven Dou Empire border, commoner blacksmith, Li Si!] [Third Explorer: Balak Kingdom, ordinary beggar, Zhao Liu!] [Fourth Explorer: Spirit Hall, outer perimeter patrol guard, level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster, Zhang San!]
As soon as these four names were announced, the entire Douluo Continent fell utterly silent.
Then an uproar erupted!
"What's going on?"
"A bandit? A blacksmith? A beggar?"
"What kind of people did it pick? They're all ordinary people without any soul power?"
"Exactly! And the only Soul Master is actually just a useless level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster?"
For a moment, countless Soul Masters who considered themselves geniuses and powerhouses had eyes red with jealousy, stamping their feet in agitation.
To them, what a heaven-defying opportunity it was to visit the Great Thousand World!
Survive for one year, and they could bring back god-level cultivation methods and supreme treasures that extended life. How had such a wonderful opportunity fallen into the laps of these ants at the bottom of society?
"What a criminal waste of heaven's gifts! An opportunity that comes once in a thousand years, squandered on this bunch of trash!"
Yet the Sky Screen paid no attention whatsoever to the complaints of these frogs at the bottom of a well.
For the final beam of golden light had already landed on Shrek Academy's training ground!
Within the golden light, Ning Rongrong's petite, lovely figure was instantly locked in place.
[Fifth Explorer: Heaven Dou Empire, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong!]
"What?!"
At this sight, everyone at Shrek turned pale with shock, while Dean Flender was so stunned that his jaw nearly dropped to the ground.
"No, this is impossible!"
"What the hell is this thing? Let go of me!"
At this moment, the arrogant, domineering Ning Rongrong finally knew panic.
She struggled desperately and tried to summon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but her martial soul, which normally obeyed as readily as her own limbs, was now like a pool of stagnant water, utterly unresponsive.
"Rongrong!!"
At that moment, far away in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong saw this, their eyes nearly splitting with rage.
Both instantly unleashed the terrifying pressure unique to Titled Douluo, turning into two streaks of light that shot skyward as they attempted to shatter the pillar of guiding light.
"How dare you, wretch!" Sword Douluo's hair bristled with fury as he slashed forward with the Seven Kill Sword at full strength!
Yet the instant the two Super Douluo's all-out strikes touched that pillar of light...
An effortless backlash of the power of laws rippled outward.
The two Super Douluo renowned across the continent had not even the slightest chance to resist. They were sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly from their mouths!
At this sight, Soul Masters across the continent could not help drawing sharp breaths, their bodies turning cold with fear.
[All selected individuals will be transported immediately!]
Soon, under countless horrified gazes, Ning Rongrong and the other four Explorers were transported into the other world within the Sky Screen.
With a strange spatial fluctuation, the enormous display on the Sky Screen suddenly split into five separate, smaller livestream feeds.
Each feed represented one Explorer's first-person perspective!
Seeing this, everyone on the Douluo Continent looked up curiously.
They wanted to see just what kind of place this Great Thousand World was, after it had belittled their Douluo Continent as utterly worthless.
In the first feed...
Wang Mazi, the bandit chief from the Star Luo Empire, had landed sprawled on his back in an ancient forest.
"Ow! That damn fall nearly killed me!"
Cursing and grumbling, Wang Mazi climbed up from the ground and brushed the dirt off his backside.
He felt the rusty cleaver at his waist, his triangular eyes warily surveying his surroundings.
"What the fuck is this place? How did the trees get so tall?"
Wang Mazi looked up, only to discover that every towering tree around him soared into the clouds, its trunk so thick that even dozens of people could not encircle it with their arms.
A white mist filled the air, and a single breath left his entire body feeling comfortable and refreshed.
But he had no idea what spiritual energy was and simply took it for mountain miasma.
"All this supernatural trickery. Once I find the way down this mountain, I'm going into town to snatch a couple of women and have some fun."
Muttering to himself, Wang Mazi strode carelessly forward.
Just then, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Among a clump of bushes ahead grew a fist-sized fruit, scarlet all over and jellylike.
The fruit gave off an enticingly sweet fragrance, and faint wisps of red light even flowed across its surface.
"Good stuff! One look tells you this fruit's worth money!"
Wang Mazi swallowed, his greed plain to see.
Without caring at all what sort of place this was, he strode straight over and reached out to grab the scarlet fruit.
Yet just as his fingers were about to touch the fruit!
Yet just as Wang Mazi's fingers were about to touch that scarlet fruit!
"Uncle, are you trying to steal my snack?"
A clear, childish voice suddenly sounded beside Wang Mazi's ear without warning.
Wang Mazi shuddered from head to toe and whipped his head around.
At some point, a little boy who looked only five or six years old, dressed in rough animal skins, had crouched down beside the bushes.
The little boy was still holding half a scarlet fruit with a bite taken out of it, blinking his large, dark eyes as he looked at Wang Mazi with some curiosity.
"Where did this little brat come from? Scared the shit out of me!"
At this sight, malice emboldened Wang Mazi.
He had been worrying about having no one to scout the way in this wilderness. Since he had run into a child, he might as well grab him and make him lead the way. If he disobeyed, he would kill him with a single slash.
With a savage expression, Wang Mazi thrust out his large, rough hand and grabbed straight for the little boy's neck.
"You little brat, get over-"
But before he could finish speaking...
The five- or six-year-old boy furrowed his little brows slightly, seemingly somewhat displeased by Wang Mazi's actions.
"Dad said anyone who takes other people's things without asking is a bad person."
As the little boy's childish words fell, he raised his chubby little fist with utter casualness and threw a punch at Wang Mazi's chest without any technique whatsoever.
It was this seemingly soft, feeble punch, like a child playing around.
Boom!
A deafening sonic blast rang out, exploding in front of Wang Mazi's chest!
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