Five minutes later.
In the plaza.
The Birdmen's ritual had reached its final stage.
More than two thousand female Celestial Gods, each carrying a newborn infant, fluttered their wings and flew to the pool at the center. They carefully placed the babies into the shallow water.
"Ahh~"
"Yahh~"
The babies let out tender cries, curiously slapping the water with their tiny hands.
Cheers filled the surroundings, celebrating the birth of a new generation.
At this moment.
A Four-Winged Celestial lightly swept over, circling once above the pool.
It raised both hands high. Bright white light flickered, condensing into a Light Orb the size of a bowl.
The Elder stood in midair, quietly watching the scene with eyes full of curiosity.
A second later.
Pop!
A soft sound rang out.
The Light Orb suddenly burst.
White light rained down into the pool like droplets, and the water immediately began to emit a faint white glow.
Unable to contain his curiosity, the Elder asked, "Blind Man, what are the Celestial Gods doing?"
Cheng Han answered, "This is a special ritual for testing newborns' extraordinary potential. It can roughly assess what the infants may achieve in the future."
A few more seconds passed.
The babies changed.
Four infants began to emit hazy glimmers all over their bodies. They slowly rose a meter above the pool, and phantom four wings appeared behind their backs.
More than six hundred other infants gave off dimmer light. They rose half a meter into the air, with phantom two wings appearing behind them.
The cheers reached their peak.
Many Birdmen were filled with overwhelming excitement.
The Elder assumed the posture of a humble learner and asked, "And what does this mean?"
Cheng Han explained, "The appearance of the two-winged phantom means that this infant will most likely reach