Above the bustling Cloud Sea Plaza, countless gazes converged on the central arena.
The coming-of-age ceremonies of the Ancient Seven Clans were broadly similar. Their core purpose was to test the purity of the younger generation's Dou Emperor Bloodline, determine their talent and potential by bloodline grade, and finally bestow the corresponding Clan Pattern to mark their identity and establish their standing within the clan.
The higher the bloodline grade, the deeper one's innate foundation and talent, and the greater the possibility of reaching the Dou Saint realm in the future.
Presiding over this grand ceremony today was the Yao Clan's First Elder—Yao Wanhuo.
Buzz!
An aged yet imposing figure stepped into the air and hovered steadily above the center of the arena. A vast, gentle medicinal Saint pressure slowly spread out, silencing all the clamor in the venue.
Heaven and earth fell silent in an instant, and the masses lowered their heads solemnly.
"The Yao Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony officially begins today!"
Yao Wanhuo's deep, resonant voice echoed throughout the entire Medicine Realm, rolling across the mountains and sea of clouds with the grave majesty of an ancient Emperor Clan.
As his words fell, he lightly pointed through the air with a fingertip.
Rumble...
Dazzling golden radiance shot up from the arena floor. Mysterious and intricate ancient patterns intertwined, forming an incomparably massive Bloodline Testing Array.
Spiritual light flickered at the heart of the formation, its Dao aura ancient and weighty. This was the Bloodline Origin-Tracing Formation passed down by the Yao Clan since time immemorial. It could accurately strip out and stimulate the hidden Dou Emperor Bloodline within a clansman, revealing its true grade without the slightest error.
"The rules remain the same. Direct descendants shall enter the formation one by one, test their bloodlines, determine their grades, and