Fan Lang was not surprised by the result of third place, nor was he discouraged.
On the path of martial arts, there were many people waiting for him to surpass and many mountains waiting for him to climb.
"Who are first and second place?" Fan Lang asked calmly.
"First place is Guang YaoHui. He is the 163rd Imperial Prince of His Majesty the Aurora God Emperor, as well as the seventh Child of Destiny. Since before his birth, he received the God Emperor's empowerment baptism. He was born with a Dao Domain and reached the Star River Realm at only twenty-five. He possesses unparalleled advantages, so it is hardly unjust that you fell behind him," the Chief Examiner replied.
Fan Lang had lost to one of the Aurora God Emperor's Imperial Princes!
The Aurora God Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Aurora God Kingdom. Hundreds of millions of martial gods had to submit to him. His sons received the highest standard of training from birth; it would have been difficult for them not to become accomplished.
Ordinary Imperial Princes were already like this, while Children of Destiny were even more extraordinary.
So-called Children of Destiny were a small group of specially fortunate individuals—or rather, the result of a special method of reproduction.
There were two methods of reproduction among martial gods. One was to leave things to fate and let Heaven decide what sort of child would be born. Naturally, the quality of children born this way varied greatly.
The other method was selective breeding, using every possible means to improve the quality of one's descendants. Preparations began even before intercourse: the man cultivated his own "seed," concentrating all manner of essences, while the woman optimized her own "farmland" in preparation for pregnancy.
Only with excellent "seed" and fertile