Morning approached as the clock neared 10 AM.
Inside the seventh dormitory, Lin Yu, Xiao Wu, and the other children from the dormitory sat on their respective beds.
Some felt anxious, others excited or indifferent, but all were silently awaiting the moment they would be pulled into the livestream.
Simultaneously, across the Douluo Continent…
Whether commoners, nobles, or soul masters, everyone waited with different emotions.
Finally, as the time arrived, an invisible wave swept across the entire continent, and in an instant, everyone's vision went black.
When their sight returned, they found themselves inside the livestream's dark, vast space, resembling the emptiness of a cosmic void.
Before them, a translucent screen appeared, and soon, messages began flashing across it rapidly.
[Dai Tianfeng sighed: "It's been a whole month since the last session. I wonder what this one's question will be. I hope it's not another future-related question; no one but that kid ever gets those right!"]
[Ning Fengzhi chuckled helplessly: "It's the same interval as before, another month. I have this feeling that the question this time might be similar to the last. Hopefully, I'm wrong."]
[Meng Shenji tried to comfort him: "Don't worry too much, Sect Master Ning. Even if this time isn't in our favor, there will be more opportunities. You've already won two rewards—you're far ahead of the rest of us!"]
…
In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Meng Shenji's message.
This was the eighth round of the mysterious livestream Q&A, and Ning had only answered correctly twice. Not even one-third of the questions had been in his favor—nothing to boast about.
Especially when compared to that boy, Lin Yu, who had earned far more rewards. It was clear that during his first correct answer, Lin Yu must have wished for some ability to see the past and future, because how else could anyone compete with him?
As more messages continued to flash across the screen, something else was happening nearby, just outside the city of Nuoding.
In a forest near the city, a group from Spirit Hall was preparing to launch a deceptive operation against Tang Hao.
[Bibi Dong sneered: "Tang Hao! Tang Hao, you may have escaped last time because we weren't ready. But don't think you can keep getting away with it. I'll tell you right now—that's impossible!"]
[Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan announced: "Everyone, by order of Her Majesty the Pope, if anyone near you is named Tang Hao or Tang San, report your location immediately. Submit your information every minute, and whoever provides accurate details will be richly rewarded by Spirit Hall!"]
Tang Hao and Tang San's expressions immediately darkened.
After Yue Guan's announcement, the screen filled with frantic responses.
[Villager Wang Er Gou exclaimed excitedly: "Yue Guan, my lord! I'm in Green Forest Village near Latuo City in the Kingdom of Silvis. There's a father and son named Tang Hao and Tang San in my village!"]
[Villager Zhang Tie Zhu also reported: "Yue Guan, my lord! I'm near Soto City in the Barak Kingdom, in White Duck Village. We also have a father and son named Tang Hao and Tang San!"]
[Another villager, Sun Da Chui, hurried to add: "I'm also in White Duck Village. I was the first to report it last time!"]
…
As more villagers began frantically reporting, chaos erupted. The once-organized responses quickly devolved into a mess of people fighting to be heard, all scrambling to claim their reward.
This chaotic scene allowed Tang Hao and Tang San to relax, realizing they wouldn't be found out this time.
However, Spirit Hall's side only smirked. This confusion had been part of their plan all along, purposely sowing disorder to lull Tang Hao into a false sense of security.
Everything that had happened so far had only taken three minutes.
Suddenly, the screen blacked out, and the empty, cosmic space started to shift and change.
Everyone's hearts tightened in anticipation.
The live stream was about to begin!
As the void-like space transformed, a massive, towering city appeared before everyone's eyes.
The camera panned downward from above, revealing a vibrant, bustling city full of life. Grand buildings filled the streets, and people were moving back and forth like rivers of humanity.
What a prosperous city! Many thought it rivaled the capitals of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. But why did it feel so unfamiliar?
The camera quickly zoomed in on the city gates, where four golden characters were engraved:
[Shrek City].
This stunned Flander and Yu Xiaogang, as well as many others who were watching.
Shrek City? Was this a coincidence, or…?
Before they could puzzle it out, the camera shifted again, this time hovering above a vast academy.
The academy sprawled over an immense area, with a massive, crystal-clear artificial lake at its center, stretching nearly ten kilometers across.
The academy's buildings were colored in various hues—gray-white, the typical color of marble, along with white, yellow, purple, and black, reminiscent of soul rings ranging from ten to ten thousand years old.
However, the camera didn't linger long on the buildings. It quickly moved to a plaza where ten statues stood, arranged in two rows: three in front, seven in the back.
Of the three front statues, two were unfamiliar to most viewers, but the third… was unmistakably Yu Xiaogang.
This stunned countless people.
What kind of academy would build a statue for such a clownish figure as Yu Xiaogang?!
Seeing the statues beside Yu Xiaogang, both Shrek Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy exploded in astonishment.
The other two statues were of Flander and Liu Erlong.
However, the seven statues in the back row were blurred, as if sealed behind some kind of mysterious fog.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
Then, blood-red letters appeared before everyone's eyes, accompanied by a cold, chilling voice:
[Question: Who is Yu Xiaogang's disciple?]
[Reward: Random Rewards x2]