Yet.
At the final hurdle.
Xiao Chen appeared.
An unexpected force rose.
And tore all his beautiful dreams to shreds.
"Has the Li Tu Divine Seed gone mad?"
"He only lost an assessment. Did he really need to cough up three pints of blood?"
"Was an assessment all he lost? That was a supreme opportunity, a path to the heavens!"
The divine seeds were aghast, feeling that the Li Tu Divine Seed had overreacted. Yet some put themselves in his place and considered it carefully, only to realize that, were their souls exchanged, they might also have been overcome with grief and spat blood on the spot.
The Li Tu Divine Seed fell from the clouds.
He plummeted rapidly.
Then.
He slammed into the ground.
Blasting out an enormous, terrifying crater.
Amid the dust that filled the sky.
There was no further movement.
He sank into a deep sleep.
From such a height.
Falling straight down.
Even a young king physique.
Would suffer injuries.
Though his bones and sinews would remain unharmed.
Wounds to his flesh.
Were inescapable.
Fortunately.
The Li Tu Divine Seed had a natural affinity for earth.
During his fall, when he was three feet from the ground, his body shone, radiating a silver halo that automatically protected him and greatly slowed his plunge.
His injuries should have been minor.
To be fair.
Seeing an unrivaled young dragon like the Li Tu Divine Seed, who stood proudly among the clouds and looked down upon heaven and earth, lose his composure before all these divine sons and saint physiques today left everyone astonished. Some even found him rather laughable.
Yet.
On second thought.
Everyone instantly suppressed their smiles.
Their hearts filled with rueful emotion.
In the Mortal World.
They stood as high as the stars and moon.
Their