A towering giant with bulging muscles shoved his way out of the crowd. He had just awakened a hammer-shaped Star Vessel, and the effect had made him swell to more than three meters tall. Standing there, he looked like a small mountain.
The giant refused to believe it.
He took a deep breath. Every muscle on his body tensed, and his skin gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen.
"I refuse to believe some broken old door can stop me!"
The giant let out a furious roar. His right arm suddenly doubled in size, and he slammed it into the ancient stone door, bringing a violent rush of air with it.
Boom!
A deafening crash rang out.
A dazzling golden ripple spread across the surface of the stone door.
The giant didn't even have time to scream before an overwhelming force hurled him backward.
He flew back ten times faster than he had charged forward and crashed into the ruins a hundred meters away, smashing a huge crater into the ground. He couldn't get up for a long time.
That finally made everyone behave.
The stone door wouldn't yield to brute force. It was screening their aptitudes, rejecting Star Vessels and recognizing only Star Constellations.
The Golden Dragon Youth poked half his body out from inside the door.
He looked down at everyone.
"Stop wasting your effort." The Golden Dragon Youth lifted his chin, his tone dripping with superiority. "When I came in, I sensed the intent conveyed by this door. This is the Sea of Enlightenment's true core inheritance ground. Only those who have awakened a Void Star Sign are qualified to enter."
He held up two fingers.
"Besides, there are only nine spots. Let the worthy claim them."
His words sent the apprentices outside into an uproar.
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