Divine Bloodline

"Buzz—"

The instant cracks spread wildly across the star plate like a spiderweb, a point of golden fluorescence suddenly broke free from the shackles of darkness within the dead-silent black region behind the ninth star. Like the first ray of dawn, it flickered into view.

The moment that glimmer appeared, it was as though someone had pressed a mute button on the world. The cries of surprise in the plaza, the rustling of mountain wind through leaves, even the faint auras emitted by the Ancient Clan elders concealing themselves in the sky—all of it froze in an instant.

Only an indescribable delight spread quietly through the silent crowd like a fine current of electricity.

The golden glimmer did not pause. The moment it emerged, it began expanding rapidly. Within a few blinks, it had grown from the size of a needlepoint to the thickness of a thumb. Then, the fluorescence began to writhe violently, as if some miracle were being nurtured within the darkness.

A moment later, a star entirely wrapped in golden radiance finally revealed its form beneath countless frozen stares. Though it carried the dimness of a newborn, its noble bearing could not be concealed.

Bang!

The instant the tenth golden star appeared, the testing star plate could no longer withstand that earth-shaking force and exploded into a sky full of light.

At the same time, a dazzling golden pillar of light shot from Xun Er's jade hand resting upon the remains of the star plate, piercing straight into the clouds.

A mighty pressure far surpassing that of a ninth-grade bloodline swept across the entire plaza along the pillar of light.

The Ancient Clan members in the plaza were horrified to discover that the Dou Qi surging within their bodies had actually come to an instant halt beneath