The Divine Realm.
In fact, the moment the sky screen appeared, the Divine Realm Core had sounded the highest-level alarm.
Divine light soared above the palaces of the gods as they gathered together.
Standing at the summit of the Divine Realm, they gazed through layer upon layer of void at the enormous screen of light stretching across the sky above the Douluo Continent in the lower realm. Each looked graver than the last.
"What is that? How could it appear out of nowhere above the Douluo Continent..."
"I can't sense where it came from... This thing isn't in the Divine Realm or on the Douluo Continent. It seems to be... everywhere."
"Let me see if I can destroy it outright!"
The God of Destruction stepped forward, dark red power of destruction gathering in his palm.
As one of the Five Great God Kings of the Divine Realm, he had always been known for his domineering ways. He raised a hand to forcibly tear the sky screen apart.
But the moment his hand reached into the void, his whole body shuddered, and the arrogance on his face was crushed in an instant.
It was fear.
Fear born of instinct.
A suppression from a higher dimension.
He was like an ant gazing up at the heavens. In that instant, he sensed clearly that if he moved another inch forward, he would be utterly reduced to ashes, with not even his divine spark left behind.
The God of Destruction withdrew his hand at once and staggered back three steps, his face ashen.
"Destruction, what happened?" The Goddess of Life hurried forward to support him.
"...Don't touch that thing." The God of Destruction's voice was terribly hoarse, carrying a wariness he had never shown before. "I sensed... the power behind that thing can erase our divine sparks outright. Not defeat us, but erase them. Like us crushing an ant."
An uproar swept through the gods.
The God of Destruction, one of the Five Great God Kings, had actually been scared into retreating?
"Even you..." The Godess of Kindness's expression changed abruptly.
"I'm not exaggerating." The God of Destruction took a deep breath. "That was a crushing difference in our very nature. We're no match for it."
For a time, deathly silence fell over the Divine Realm Core.
Even a God King couldn't do anything.
What about ordinary gods like them, then?
Some gods refused to believe it, but the moment the thought crossed their minds, their bodies began to tremble, and they felt a great terror descend upon them.
This time, all the gods truly fell silent.
"Then... what do we do? Is that thing dangerous?" The God of War clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. He was one of the strongest fighters in the Divine Realm, but at that moment, all the gods, himself included, felt powerless.
"Watch and wait."
The Asura God spoke. As one of the Divine Realm's three great enforcers and the foremost God of Law Enforcement, his words carried the most weight. "This thing must have a purpose in descending upon the Douluo Continent. We have no power to interfere with it, so let's see what it wants to do."
And so, the gods of the Divine Realm, who stood high above all, now watched the sky screen over the Douluo Continent, every one of them like a mortal.
They soon learned that the sky screen had descended to show events thirteen years in the future.
"It's showing the future..."
"How is that possible..."
"It can cross the timeline? Even we can't do something like that..."
"..."
After learning that the sky screen was showing the future, the gods of the Divine Realm were no different from the mortals of the lower realm. They were just as stunned.
Then they saw Wu Wei on the sky screen.
[Name: Wu Wei] [Age: 19] [Cultivation: Level 84 Soul Douluo] [Soul Ring Configuration: black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red]
"Nineteen years old and level 84?" The God of War's jaw nearly hit the ground.
"That Soul Ring Configuration..." The God of Speed sucked in a cold breath. "His First Soul Ring is ten thousand years old? His Eighth Soul Ring is a hundred thousand years old? That defies all reason!"
"The sky screen must have a reason for showing him." The God of Wisdom looked at Wu Wei, his expression calm.
"The sky screen is showing thirteen years from now. Doesn't that mean this little fellow has only just awakened his Martial Soul?"
"This guy is destined to be a monster in the future!"
"This genius is terrifying!"
"A genius like this ought to inherit my godhood..."
"..."
Many of the gods in the Divine Realm were shocked by Wu Wei's talent.
Others watched Wu Wei on the sky screen with shining eyes.
Among them were the Asura God and the Sea God.
They were the gods most eager to pass on their godhood.
So, upon seeing Wu Wei, their first thought was to make him their successor.
Quite a few others shared the same thought.
["Come on, let me see whether you're real or not!"]
["Divine punishment descends, and everyone's level is reset to zero."]
But the next second, when they heard those two sentences from Wu Wei on the sky screen, none of them were in the mood to think about successors anymore.
"Divine punishment descends?"
"What's going on?"
"What happened in the future? Why would divine punishment descend?"
"Everyone's level reset to zero? How could something like that happen..."
"..."
The Divine Realm Core.
The gods were all stunned when they heard Wu Wei's two sentences on the sky screen.
Divine punishment descends?
Everyone's level reset to zero?
"What is he talking about?" The God of War frowned, a hint of uncertainty in his voice. "What divine punishment? What reset to zero?"
"Wait, the sky screen is showing the future, which means..." The God of Speed's expression changed. "Did something like that really happen in the future?"
"Impossible!" The God of Destruction was the first to jump out. "Reset everyone's level to zero? That simply can't be done."
"That's right. Even the Divine Realm can't do something like that!"
"Yes, it wouldn't be hard for us to destroy a lower realm, but resetting the level of everyone in a lower realm to zero is beyond us..."
The gods of the Divine Realm found it hard to believe that what Wu Wei said on the sky screen was true.
"Asura God, can you do it?"
"Or rather, does our Divine Realm have any way to do it?"
The Goddess of Life looked at the Asura God and asked.
As a God of Law Enforcement of the Divine Realm, the Asura God ought to have had the most authority to answer that question.
"No, the Divine Realm can't do it!"
The Asura God shook his head, his tone grave.
"Then what exactly is going on with the future shown on the sky screen?"
"Maybe it's fake!"
"We'll know if we keep watching..."
The Asura God's words only made everyone more curious.
The gods of the Divine Realm continued watching the events unfold on the sky screen.
They watched as Wu Wei's level dropped, and then as Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and the members of Shrek appeared on the sky screen one after another.
"Rakshasa God, you actually passed on your godhood in the future!"
"And you too, Angel God. You two moved awfully fast, didn't you?"
"You actually found qualified successors so soon..."
"..."
After seeing Bibi Dong's and Qian Renxue's attribute cards, the gods of the Divine Realm turned to the Angel God and the Rakshasa God in surprise.
But they were only surprised for a moment. Such things were quite common in the Divine Realm, so they continued watching the sky screen.
The appearance of the Shrek group surprised everyone again, but it was all right; they were only a group of geniuses.
It was when Tang San appeared that everyone was shocked again.
"Wait, how is that possible?"
"How could a mere Douluo Continent have three people obtain a Godhood Inheritance a little over ten years from now?"