As the voice from the heavenly screen swept across the entire Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang, the dean of Shrek Academy, looked up and out the window. The academy had only just been rebuilt and was flourishing at this very moment.
Clad in splendid robes, he wore a smile and the air of a man who had won at life, though his gaze held a trace of confusion.
"What is that?"
As the puzzled question left his lips, he walked out of the dean's office.
Once outside, he looked up at the pitch-black heavenly screen and the deep, shadowy scene within it, and fear unexpectedly rose in his heart.
For a moment, Yu Xiaogang could hardly imagine that something existed on Douluo Star that he knew nothing about.
"What on earth is that? Why does it feel like something that doesn't belong in the mortal world?"
As Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself, Liu Erlong and the other figures who held real power at Shrek Academy hurried to his side.
Looking up at the sky, they too were full of questions. They could make no sense of the heavenly screen before them, much less share Yu Xiaogang's fear.
Meanwhile, in the Asura God Temple in the Divine Realm,
the Shrek Seven Devils, who had already become gods, had gathered together for the first time, and the sudden appearance of the heavenly screen immediately caught their attention.
Looking up at the sky, God King Tang felt for the first time that his understanding had run up against a barrier.
His divine power swept across the sky, yet it could not detect the slightest trace of power. Frustration showed on Tang San's face.
"Impossible. How could this be? I can't even tell what that thing in front of me is?"
No sooner had Tang San voiced his doubts than Xiao Wu comforted him. "Third Brother, don't worry. Maybe it's just some accident."
"Hmph! Whatever it is, it dares to make trouble on my turf. I definitely won't let it off lightly!"
The furious Tang San needed no reason at all. As his divine power ran rampant,
the entire Asura God Temple filled with a killing aura!
The other members of the Shrek Seven Devils beside him all wore solemn expressions as well!
An existence that even Little San, a God King, could not detect was all the more mysterious and unfathomable to them!
"Little San, don't worry. Isn't this so-called heavenly screen going to rank the ten strongest gods?"
"We're all gods now. We might not make the list, but you're different!"
"You're bound to make the list!"
After Dai Mubai talked him around, Tang San finally let the matter rest!
He glared at the heavenly screen, his face full of resentment!
His vicious gaze made him look ready to turn into a starving wolf and pounce on its prey at any moment!
In the end, though, Dai Mubai had persuaded him, and Tang San nodded.
"That's true. If it can help me, then it's a good thing."
A pragmatist to the end, Tang San was certain of that now.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong, husband and wife, also looked up at the heavenly screen with pride!
Although they probably had no chance in this matter,
it would still be nice to see Tang San receive a reward.
Zhu Zhuqing went so far as to start guessing the rankings of the ten gods.
"I wonder whether the other members of the God Realm Committee can make the list?"
"They should have no trouble! If nothing unexpected happens, maybe even you have a chance, Dai Mubai?"
Beneath Zhu Zhuqing's cool expression, her analysis quickly won everyone's approval!
It was much the same as Yu Xiaogang's analysis at Shrek Academy.
"As I see it, my Little San is certain to be the number one god now. The rest of the Shrek Seven Devils might have a chance to make the list too!"
The arrogant Grandmaster did have some so-called knowledge of gods, after all.
Or perhaps he was also well aware of the gods who had existed in the past. Armed with the knowledge Tang San had left behind, he naturally spoke at length and with confidence.
Before long, he had produced a set of specious arguments and convinced Liu Erlong, Flender, and the others!
"Well? Was anything I said wrong?"
As he spoke, the other teachers at Shrek Academy all voiced their agreement.
They held Yu Xiaogang in very high regard!
Or rather, by now, Yu Xiaogang had long since proven his abilities through the Shrek Seven Devils, the work of which he was most proud!
Having proven his point, Yu Xiaogang was feeling immensely pleased with himself.
On the Sun Moon Continent, however, Xu Xing, the current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, looked up at the heavenly screen.
"The ten strongest gods. I never expected gods to exist in this world."
"I wonder how powerful these gods are, and whether they can withstand the might of my Soul Guidance Cannon."
As Xu Xin murmured to himself, the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineers around him also began watching the heavenly screen, quickly picking up paper and pens to prepare to take notes.
In the Divine Realm, the places where the other God Kings resided were all shaken at that moment, and they turned their attention to Douluo Star because of the heavenly screen's appearance.
Almost every god could see the heavenly screen now.
They included the Destruction God King and the Life God King.
The Destruction God King, who had long been keeping an eye on Tang San, now turned his gaze toward Douluo Star. When he sensed the heavenly screen's extraordinary nature, he could not help frowning.
"Did that Little Scumbag make this thing too? I really don't know why the Asura God chose him as his successor. He's practically treating the Divine Realm as his own home, the bastard!"
As he spoke of what he hated, the Destruction God King flew into a rage. Power of destruction spilled from his body, shaking the entire Destruction Temple.
"All right, all right. Stop throwing that nasty temper of yours around."
The Life God King raised a hand, and strands of life force dissolved the aura of destruction in the hall. She walked slowly forward and scolded him.
"If you keep cursing him, the whole Divine Realm will know you're unhappy with him."
"We're members of the God Realm Committee, after all. We shouldn't let things get so strained!"
The Life God King offered him words of comfort.
Elsewhere, however, the Evil God King and the God King of Goodness looked up at the heavenly screen at the same time and felt a surge of excitement.
Perhaps we can use this heavenly screen to advance even further?
With that thought in mind, the two of them were beside themselves with excitement.
Little did they know that, at that very moment, inside the Fengdu Grand Hall in the Hell Prefecture on Douluo's dark side, Chen Yuan's voice slowly rang out.
"The heavenly screen's ten strongest gods can no longer be kept hidden, after all."
Hearing the regret in his voice, Bibi Dong, who had just been promoted to Meng Po, looked up at Chen Yuan.
"What do you mean by that, Great Emperor? What exactly has happened?"
Bold as she was, she immediately asked the question, and Yue Guan, the White Impermanence beside her, could not stop her in time.
A newborn calf isn't afraid of tigers. Her Holiness the Pope still doesn't understand the Great Emperor's fierce temper!
Bibi Dong could no longer hear Yue Guan's thoughts!
All she felt now was her entire body stiffening. Like a weakling under the gaze of a ferocious beast, she could not move an inch.
When Chen Yuan's gaze fell upon her, Bibi Dong had already turned into a statue.
It also made Bibi Dong realize that even though she had become a god, before Chen Yuan she was still like a tiny mayfly gazing up at the heavens.
"Something interesting has happened. Yue Guan, summon the gods of the Underworld at once. Things are about to get exciting on Douluo!"
As Chen Yuan's deep, imposing voice rang through heaven and earth, Yue Guan immediately sprang into action.
Chen Yuan casually waved a hand, and a virtual screen formed of Yin Qi appeared, reflecting the scene on Douluo Star.
The heavenly screen in particular immediately caught the attention of Bibi Dong, who had returned to normal.
"That is?"
Before Bibi Dong could speak, the heavenly screen's voice had already reached her ears!
[The ranking of the ten strongest gods begins. In tenth place: Yue Guan, White Impermanence!]