In the gloom, dozens of turtle shell fragments appeared, lustrous as jade. They danced there, radiance shimmering, chaos spreading, heavenly secrets thrown into disorder until everything grew indistinct.
"Immortal Turtle Shell Fragments!"
The beings from the Longevity Families cried out.
These fragments had originally fallen from an immortal turtle's shell and possessed the ability to divine fortune and misfortune, probing the future.
Unfortunately, they had been battered in the war all those years ago, losing many of their abilities. Only divination remained.
During the final war, the peerless figures of the two worlds had chosen their opponents with these very Immortal Turtle Shell Fragments.
Now, the young prodigies would fight using the same method. Some believed it was entirely random, without any hidden meaning. Others felt it operated under some mysterious karma, profound beyond comprehension and tied to the fortunes of both worlds.
Suddenly, with a hiss, a glowing shell fragment flew out of the chaos toward the Foreign Realm's young prodigies, finally stopping before a terrifying being.
"Hahaha! Excellent! I'll go first." The chosen being strode out laughing, delighted-a stark contrast to the other Foreign Realm prodigies.
Each side would send ten people into this battle between the two worlds' prodigies, but their side had more than twenty candidates. Their chances of being selected were hardly high. With perfect ancient seeds at stake, who wouldn't want one?
Thus, the Foreign Realm prodigies who had not been chosen all wore ugly expressions.
The Foreign Realm's first combatant was a strangely shaped being. Its limbs and torso were humanoid, but its neck and head were those of a snake. A pair of yaksha wings and a silver snake tail extended behind it. Its forked tongue flickered from its mouth, and an overpowering aura suffused its entire body.
It belonged to one