The First of the Departed

"Dou Zhi Li, Three-stage!"

Seeing the bright red words appear on the stone tablet, the Clan Examiner's eyes filled with disdain. He deliberately raised his voice as he announced the result, drawing a wave of murmurs from the crowd below. Every word of their discussion carried contempt and scorn.

"Trash is still trash, huh? After all these years, she hasn't improved at all."

"She's the Clan Leader's daughter, too. If it were me, I'd have killed myself long ago."

"Why does the Clan Leader still keep her in the clan? They're wasting resources on a useless cripple."

Listening to the undisguised mockery and ridicule below, Hun Ying stood before the stone tablet without expression. Her scarlet eyes held not the slightest emotion as she turned and walked off the Testing Platform. Unwilling to spare another glance at the clan's trash, the examiner shouted again.

"Next tester, Hun Yan!"

As his voice fell, the entire venue went silent. No one answered, and the examiner frowned in dissatisfaction before shouting again.

"Where's Hun Yan?"

"Here, here, here! I'm here!"

At that moment, a hand shot up from the crowd, followed by a figure stumbling through the people toward the Testing Platform.

He was a handsome young man. Embarrassment showed on his face as he awkwardly scratched his head.

"Sorry, I cultivated too late last night and accidentally fell asleep just now."

"Enough nonsense. Get up here and test."

The examiner interrupted Hun Yan's explanation with an impatient cold snort. Hun Yan gave an awkward laugh, leaped onto the Testing Platform, and stepped before the stone tablet. He stretched out his hand, gently placed it on the tablet, and poured in Dou Qi. Bright red words appeared on its surface once more. The examiner glanced at them, then announced loudly.

"Hun Yan, Five-star