「Five days later.」
Qin Wudao and his party arrived at the Tianli Starfield. Surrounding the stars, a vast and incredibly profound formation was arrayed, sealing off the starry sky.
"Your Majesty, this is the Bloodline Formation!" Hongyi, standing behind Qin Wudao, pointed to the formation ahead and explained. "Only martial artists with a human bloodline can enter! If non-human martial artists step in, it will trigger the formation's killing power, summoning a myriad of thunders to strike from above, resulting in utter annihilation of body and soul!" It was clear he had done his howork before their arrival.
"This formation is a kind of test as well," Qin Wudao said, smiling lightly.
In the myriad heavens and countless worlds, the Dao of Immortality thrived. While techniques existed to alter one's appearance and physique, bloodlines remained immutable. This formation was established precisely to prevent prodigies from other races from entering Torch Academy.
WHOOSH!
The warship was very fast. Amidst their conversation, they entered the formation. Apart from a mysterious force scanning their bodies, they felt no discomfort.
"Passed!"
"One hundred and fifty-one individuals, all human, all of them prodigies!"
From the ethereal void, a majestic voice resonated, as if a supre Immortal presided there.
After passing through the formation, a giant star nad Le ng Star ca into view. Its diater reached an astounding two billion miles, and its immortal light blazed brilliantly, illuminating the Star Sea.
"There are quite a few people here!" Qin Wudao scanned the area. He noticed at least a thousand human prodigies gathered outside Le ng Star, all emanating powerful auras. They were all above the Profound Immortal Realm, each carving out their own domain.
"I wonder how many of them combined could withstand a few strikes from !" Guan Yu mused, stroking his magnificent beard. His right hand gripped the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, which pulsed with a cyan light. Its sharp aura erupted, tearing through the starry sky.
Seriously, big brother? You're a Taiyi Earth Immortal. Do you really need to flex on a bunch of Profound Immortals? Hongyi's mouth twitched, his forehead lined with stress.
After five years of intense battles, the cultivation of the Great Qin's generals, excluding those from Liang Mountain, had successively broken through to the Taiyi Earth Immortal Realm. Even among the Liang Mountain generals, over a dozen had broken through to the Taiyi Earth Immortal Realm, with the rest reaching the peak of the Profound Immortal Realm.
"Let's find a place to rest," Qin Wudao ordered. They had arrived a bit early; the official assessnt wouldn't start for seven more days.
"Okay!" Gan Jiang, who was piloting the warship, acknowledged and injected a stream of immortal energy into it.
Instantly, the warship shot forward like an unbridled stallion or an army charging, streaking towards Le ng Star. Its astonishing montum startled many prodigies from their ditation.
"Who is that? Have they no manners..." a hot-tempered prodigy began to curse angrily. But as his eyes opened and focused on the approaching warship, he was struck dumb as if by lightning. He swallowed hard, forcing back the rest of his words.
On the warship, he saw a Qin Flag waving in the wind, its dragon patterns seeming to writhe, like a black dragon soaring into the heavens.
The Black Dragon Banner!
Throughout the minor myriad worlds, who did not recognize this standard?
The Qin Heavenly Court!
A terrifying hegemon that had cut a bloody swath through all the races of the minor myriad worlds.
Realizing this, the anger on the prodigy's face dissipated, replaced with respect. He willingly made way.
The Qin Heavenly Court, he revered it! Of course, the most crucial reason was his awareness that he was no match for the prodigies of the Qin Heavenly Court.
The path of cultivation was perpetually fraught with competition. Passing through the Bloodline Formation signaled its true beginning. The prodigies would unleash their auras and demarcate their domains. Their aim was to demonstrate their power and thereby gain the favor of Torch Academy's instructors.
History had proven this tactic to be effective. Instructors from Torch Academy were stationed on the assessnt star. If an instructor took a liking to a candidate who passed the assessnt, they would directly recruit them as a disciple.
Amidst envious, admiring, and resentful gazes, the Qin Heavenly Court's warship ca to a halt outside Le ng Star's world mbrane.
Even when the warship stopped, the nurous prodigies continued to stare intently.
They burned with curiosity: what did the prodigies of the Great Qin look like? What made them so extraordinary?
Unfortunately, from beginning to end, no one erged.
Ti flowed like water, slipping away unnoticed.
More and more prodigies entered the Le ng Starfield. Each was full of vigor, like gladiators of old. Their imposing auras clashed intensely, sending ripples across the starry sky and stirring up violent cosmic gales.
Yet, regardless of how fiercely the prodigies competed, an area within a ten-thousand-mile radius, with the Qin Heavenly Court's warship at its center, remained utterly tranquil.
No one dared to approach!
It was as if it were a forbidden zone.
This scene continued for seven days.
By this ti, the number of gathered prodigies had surpassed forty thousand.
It's about to begin! Inside the warship, Qin Wudao, who had been ditating, suddenly opened his eyes. He walked out and gazed towards Le ng Star.
BOOM!
A streak of blue light shot out from Le ng Star, carrying a terrifying pressure—vast and overwhelming, it obscured the stars, the sky, everything.
The supre aura caused the hearts of all prodigies present for the assessnt to tremble; an irresistible urge to kowtow washed over them.
Those prodigies with weaker willpower, whose cultivation had been bolstered primarily by resources, went limp and collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
"The assessnt has begun!"
Yue Fei, Huo Qubing, Wang Denglin, Qi ng Die, and the others erged from their rooms one by one. Their steps were heavy as if shouldering mountains; each movent was an imnse effort. Wang Denglin and Qi ng Die, in particular, were deathly pale, their foreheads beaded with sweat. Their bodies swayed precariously, looking as if they might collapse at any second.
"Hold on!" Qin Wudao shouted.
The powerhouses of Torch Academy wouldn't release their aura without reason; this was most likely part of the assessnt itself.
Wang Denglin and Qi ng Die remained silent, their eyes slightly closed. They desperately circulated their immortal energy to resist the pressure, a pressure vaster than mountains, more boundless than the sea.
"Those unable to stand within ten breaths are eliminated!"
The Star Sea trembled as an icy female voice, devoid of any emotion, emanated from the blue immortal light.
Hearing this, the prodigies who had collapsed shuddered. They gritted their teeth, hands pushing against the Void, veins bulging all over their bodies as they struggled to rise.
But for them, this pressure was simply too imnse, far exceeding their physical limits.
Soon, ten breaths passed.
Not a single one managed to stand.
This ant over three thousand were disqualified, leaving fewer than forty thousand.
"The eliminated shall depart on their own. The rest will enter Le ng Star for the next round of assessnt!"
The cold female voice echoed through the starry sky once more.
Through the immortal light, she could be vaguely seen waving her blue sleeve. A gust of wind rose, sweeping up the fallen prodigies and ejecting them from the Le ng Starfield.
RUMBLE!
In the distance, the Bloodline Formation began to operate in reverse.
An ancient, mystical, and unfathomable power sealed the Starfield, cutting off all heavenly insights. No matter how powerful one's cultivation, it was impossible to see through it.
The nurous prodigies exchanged glances, a hint of trepidation in their eyes. They didn't imdiately enter Le ng Star.
They didn't know what the next assessnt entailed. What if they were eliminated without even realizing it? That would be truly tragic!
"Let's go!" Qin Wudao said. Among everyone present, only he felt no pressure. With a light tap of his foot, he transford into a streak of light and flew into Le ng Star.
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