Initial Test: Seventh Grade, Bearing of an Emperor

Dou Qi Continent.

Within the Thunder Realm.

On an enormous plaza emanating an ancient, timeless aura, nearly a hundred children around eight or nine years old had gathered.

Today was an extremely important day for the Thunder Clan.

Today, a new batch of outstanding young prodigies would be selected from among the younger generation for cultivation.

Lei Chen, who was responsible for testing the younger generation's bloodlines, saw that nearly everyone had arrived and said calmly, "Begin."

Following Lei Chen's announcement, one muscular young man after another stepped onto each of the five platforms.

Lightning was the foremost of the elements, naturally possessing immense power. Likewise, members of the Thunder Clan who cultivated lightning attributes trained their bodies from childhood, causing nearly every Thunder Clan member, male or female, to appear exceptionally sturdy.

The men were one thing, but some of the girls looked rather broad and brawny.

However, no one within the clan rejected this, since in this world, strength ultimately reigned supreme.

"Next, Lei Qi."

From the cluster of boys and girls, a handsome young man with a trace of childishness stepped forward.

Unlike most of the Thunder Clan's burly youths, Lei Qi's well-defined muscles were remarkably elegant, and he did not look like some hulking brute.

Instead, he looked more like a fair-skinned pretty boy.

Yet when Lei Qi, who seemed so out of place among the crowd, stepped onto the stage, not a single mocking voice rose up.

Because although Lei Qi looked refined and gentle, his strength placed him among the very best of the younger generation!

He was a truly gifted talent.

However, ancient clans ultimately judged people by bloodline grade. Though Lei Qi was strong now, if his bloodline grade was low, his future achievements would inevitably be limited.

That was why this day was especially important.

Lei Qi had understood that clearly ever since he was born.

Still, he was not truly worried. After all, he was one of the many transmigrators. As a member of the great transmigrator army, how could he possibly be inferior? How could he possibly turn out poorly?

It could be said that with his understanding of this world and the "Family Prosperity" system that had come with him, his future was bound to be bright!

Arriving before the testing star disk, Lei Qi placed his hand upon it. Immediately, the pitch-black stars lit up one after another. One, two... five, six!!!

The stars on the disk continued to light up. In the blink of an eye, six had already been illuminated, and there was no sign of it stopping.

At that moment, all the Thunder Clan's external elders grew somewhat excited.

At the very beginning of his bloodline awakening, Lei Qi had already lit up six stars. This was something that had not happened in the Thunder Clan for a very long time!!!

One had to know that anyone who could light up six stars in childhood would inevitably possess a ninth-grade bloodline by their coming-of-age ceremony.

In other words, Lei Qi would become a Dou Saint in the future!

The bloodline of a Dou Emperor clan offered tremendous advantages, but at the same time, it also brought immense obstacles.

Before reaching the Dou Venerate realm, bloodline power was an aid. But once one's cultivation reached the Dou Venerate realm, if their bloodline grade was not high enough, that was generally the end of the road. Many exhausted their entire lives, yet could not advance even the slightest bit further. Even with an enormous influx of resources, they could only improve marginally.

Of course, nothing was absolute, but this was still the experience accumulated over generations.

But at that very moment, the seventh star on the disk lit up!!!

All the external elders froze in shock!!

Lei Chen even disregarded his image and rushed to Lei Qi's side. At that moment, he seemed to see a long-lost hope!

After the seventh star fully lit up, the eighth star did not illuminate, but it flickered with a faint glimmer of light.

This caused Lei Chen to cry out in joyous tears, "Lei Qi, seventh-grade high bloodline!!!"

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The entire venue immediately erupted into discussion.

Every peer present felt reverence!

They all knew what a bloodline grade represented. It meant that Lei Qi's future status would pull far ahead of theirs, and the resources he received would be far beyond anything they could compare to. The gap between them would only grow wider and wider.

Lei Qi looked at the worshipful gazes around him, but remained calm.

He was not actually a child, and he even had a cheat of his own.

Even a dog could steamroll its way to the top with that, right!?

"Lei Dong, sixth-grade high bloodline!"

Just as everyone was focused on Lei Qi, a voice suddenly rang out from afar.

Hearing it, many people turned to look. Lei Qi did as well.

He was not surprised by Lei Dong's sixth-grade high bloodline. In the original world, that kid had barely appeared, but whenever he did, he was already at the peak.

It could be said that he was a true ruthless figure as well. At the very least, among the younger generation of the ancient eight clans, he was an outstanding talent!

People like Xiao Yan were cheating bastards and could not be counted.

At that moment, above the Thunder Realm.

A man resembling an iron tower stood in the air. His skin was somewhat dark, and his visual impact was incredibly powerful. To the naked eye, it seemed as though dragons were swimming beneath his skin. A terrifying sense of strength faintly spread from him, making even the surrounding currents of air especially restless.

This man was Lei Ying, the Thunder Clan's patriarch. An eight-star late-stage Dou Saint, Lei Ying was considered one of the continent's peak combatants.

Every year, Lei Ying would appear here during the first bloodline test.

However, ever since Dou Emperors had completely vanished from this world, following that Ancient Emperor from ten thousand years ago, it was as if this world had no more Dou Emperors. The bloodlines of the Dou Emperor clans had also begun to slowly decline from that time onward.

It could be said that the Dou Emperor clans had continuously withered and withdrawn from the stage of history since then. Now, only seven Dou Emperor clans remained.

They were the Ancient Clan, Soul Clan, Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, Medicine Clan, Stone Clan, and Spirit Clan.

Among them, the Ancient Clan, which had absorbed the Xiao Clan's final foundation, had yet to see its clan bloodline run dry.

The Soul Clan, meanwhile, had Void Devouring Flame controlling the Devouring Spirit Clan, allowing the Soul Clan to continue. Though it could not compare to the Dou Emperor era, it was still undoubtedly among the greatest powers of this age.

Though the bloodlines of the Thunder Clan, Flame Clan, and Medicine Clan had also begun to decline, they still had an abundance of talented members.

But the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan were currently in an extremely poor state. The Spirit Clan in particular seemed poised to become another clan that would withdraw from history.

Yet unexpectedly, the Thunder Clan, which had been dormant for many years and was thought to be entering decline, had produced two outstanding descendants this year!!!

Whether Lei Qi or Lei Dong, they were undoubtedly the only two members of the Thunder Clan in the past century whose first bloodline tests had reached above the sixth grade.

Lei Qi in particular might possess the legendary divine-grade bloodline!!!

His future was immeasurable—he bore the potential of a Dou Emperor!

At that moment, Lei Ying was exceedingly excited, because the glory of his Thunder Clan might very well bloom anew in his era!