The elder's tone was unruffled, as though he had seen it all before. "Unless they die in battle, nearly all members of the Cloud Ruins Alliance can reach the Star Domain Rank by the later stages of their growth. Do you know why?"
He looked at Chen Yan and continued without waiting for an answer.
"It's not because they have extraordinary talent, nor because they have abundant resources... It's because by the time they take the assessment, they already possess thirty percent of the mental will required of a Star Domain Life." He held up three fingers and waggled them in the air. "If they don't even have thirty percent, their chances of reaching the Star Domain Rank are slim. Their potential is too poor; there's no point wasting time on them."
No matter how deep your foundations or how astounding your combat talent, failing this test would usually get you eliminated.
Unless... your constitution was so powerful that no one could ignore it, like the legendary Void Dao Pupils. At that point, a faction would do everything it could to help you strengthen your will instead of kicking you to the curb.
"Mental will is a very peculiar thing," the elder added. "Sometimes an ordinary person's will can be frighteningly strong. Sometimes a Starry Sky Life that has lived for tens of thousands of years has a will so weak it crumbles at the slightest blow. It has no necessary connection to cultivation or age."
Chen Yan listened quietly without interrupting.
The elder shifted the subject back to constitutions. "Those with special constitutions are far more likely than ordinary people to obtain a Void Star Sign. The stronger the constitution, the higher the quality of the Star Constellation."
He looked at Chen Yan, his gaze carrying the certainty of