"Who's that?"
Soon, someone recognized the girl.
"That's Xu Ying from Mowu No. 1 High School. They say her Chakra Affinity is as high as 232!"
"232? Are you fucking kidding me?"
"Seriously? Doesn't that mean she's guaranteed to get a King's inheritance?"
"Who's kidding you? Do you not go online these days? She was trending yesterday!"
"She has the most potential in the Mowu Xu Family! We should be satisfied just getting to see someone like her."
Mowu City was not far from Shangcheng City, but their administrative ranks were worlds apart.
In all of Yu Province, Mowu was the second-largest city after Yudu.
"What exactly is the Xu Family's background? I wonder how they compare to our Shangcheng City's Yang Family!"
"Heh, the measly Yang Family isn't even fit to carry the Xu Family's shoes."
"The Xu Family is a King Family Clan!"
Everyone drew in a sharp breath, then stared in shock at the composed Xu Ying!
Even Qi Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. He had already begun to integrate into this world.
Naturally, he also knew what a King Family Clan was!
This world distinguished between Family Clans, Cold-Clans, and commoners.
Commoners were ordinary people who could not use Ninjutsu.
If they became Ninja through Secret Realm inheritances or rigorous training, they would rise to become Cold-Clan members.
Someone like Qi Yuan, whose parents had both been Ninja, was also called a Cold-Clan member.
If he had the chance to become a Level Five Grandmaster Realm expert and make sufficient contributions to the Nine Provinces Alliance...
Then, during designated periods, he could also apply to upgrade his family to a Family Clan!
Once a family became a Family Clan, it gained considerable influence within the Nine Provinces Alliance.
The administrators of the Nine Provinces Alliance's various regions today often came from Family Clans as well.
They held power over life and death in this world and enjoyed considerable privileges.
The Yang Family of Shangcheng City, for instance, had previously been only a Cold-Clan.
But after a Level Five Grandmaster Realm expert emerged from the Yang Family, they had risen to become a Family Clan several years ago!
Most experts above level five in the Nine Provinces Alliance came from Family Clans.
Grandmaster Realm experts who truly rose from Cold-Clans were exceedingly rare!
A so-called King Family Clan was a great clan whose ancestors had included a King!
After more than three hundred years of development, every one of these King Family Clans possessed deep foundations.
More importantly, if their ancestor had been a Level Seven King with a Kekkei Genkai...
Then there was a certain chance that the Kekkei Genkai could be passed down to their descendants!
Combined with inheritances from Secret Realm spaces, some people might possess two Kekkei Genkai, or even more!
"The Mowu Xu Family is renowned throughout Yu Province!"
At that moment, Yan Gang said quietly, "The Xu Family's ancestor was a Level Seven King who possessed the upper-tier Kekkei Genkai, Ice Release, and passed it down to later generations!"
"Some of their descendants are born with a Kekkei Genkai."
"While most people are still waiting for their Planetary Space inheritance in their final year of high school, some may already be high-level experts with a Kekkei Genkai before they turn eighteen!"
Qi Yuan knew Yan Gang was explaining this for his benefit, though he had also read about these things online.
Examples included the so-called Byakugan Family Clan, the Feng Family, the Boil Release Family Clan, the Liu Family, and the Storm Release Family Clan, the Lei Family...
What a pity this world has no Sharingan Family Clan!
Everyone looked at Xu Ying with fear and envy.
Both because of the family behind her and because of her own talent!
Someone like her was a prodigy, destined for an extraordinary life.
Lin Qiang and his son jolted, then reined in all their emotions.
Lin Qiang turned back and said ingratiatingly, "Yes, young miss. I'll take you there right away."
Lin Tao, too, had lost his earlier arrogance and looked fearfully at Xu Ying, a girl his own age.
The three of them gradually walked away.
The astonishment Xu Ying had brought lingered for a long time.
The boys present were all young and hot-blooded, and their eyes were filled with admiration and envy as they looked at Xu Ying.
Some of the girls, meanwhile, looked jealous.
They wished they could immediately be reborn and take over her body!
Only Qi Yuan remained calm. He cast an indifferent glance at Zhou Hua.
The guy kept glancing his way, his eyes filled with ill intent and hatred.
Does this guy seem to be planning something against me?
You'd better not disappoint me!
Just then, a fully armed squad walked out of the small town.
Their steps were uniform and their eyes hawklike. Simply standing there, they gave off an intense sense of pressure.
"That's the Guardian Squad stationed here!"
The so-called Guardian Squads were Ninja stationed outside the entrances to the Nine Provinces Alliance's Secret Realm spaces, guarding them to prevent invasions by Demon Beasts.
Some locations had even been developed into Guardian Cities as needed!
For instance, enormous, sturdy cities had been built at all the entrances guarded by humanity's Kings to fend off invading Demon Beasts.
Over these past few centuries, it was the guardians' presence that had kept the human world functioning normally.
The higher a Secret Realm space's level, the higher the level of its guardians.
This small town looked rather desolate.
Yet quite a few people stood guard inside and enforced the lockdown.
These people were exceptionally fierce. Their piercing gazes fixed on the students who had come from afar, startling many of them.
Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes. These guardians fought Demon Beasts year-round and had long since become steeped in blood.
Under the guardians' guidance, they entered the town, where rows of houses stood in orderly lines.
Every so often, someone poked their head out to look at Qi Yuan and the others.
These were students who had entered Planetary Space a few days earlier and come back out.
After receiving their inheritances, they were waiting for the combat examination.
Qi Yuan and the others were the final batch. Barring any surprises, the combat examination would take place tomorrow.
All the students who had arrived in town over the past few days would participate!
Following their guides, Qi Yuan and the others soon entered a meeting room that could hold several hundred people.
An old black screen hung at the front of the meeting room, looking out of place.
Everyone looked around, but they did not find the entrance to Planetary Space.
Suddenly, the room fell silent. A powerful Chakra aura emanated from nearby, and everyone's expression changed.
Several people in uniform escorted an elderly man with a goatee as he slowly approached.
They radiated a terrifying vitality that made people tremble involuntarily.
The elderly man's aura in particular was vast and suffocating.
Even Qi Yuan felt his hair stand on end the instant he saw the elderly man!
Yet the elderly man's expression was very kindly.
"Hello, students. I am Jia Nan, Guardian Warden of the Guardian Squad for the Planetary Space here. I'm delighted to meet another group of humanity's prodigies."
The moment he finished speaking, everyone's eyes widened.
"Guardian Warden Jia Nan? Anyone called a Guardian Warden has to be at least a Level Five Grandmaster Realm expert, right?"
"There isn't any danger here, is there? Why would they send a Guardian Warden to protect it?"
"Isn't that obvious? Planetary Space is so special that it's worth doing this even if there's no danger!"
Everything inside Planetary Space was inanimate. There were no Demon Beasts that could come through.
But because of its special nature, the Nine Provinces Alliance still assigned Level Five Grandmaster Realm experts to guard it during the few days it opened.
In the long meeting room, Jia Nan looked at everyone with a smile.
Suddenly, he gave a sharp tug with his left hand, and the black screen behind him immediately shattered!
Everyone stared behind Jia Nan with wide eyes.
A sky-blue vortex slowly rotated, as though it possessed boundless suction.
"Is that... the entrance to Planetary Space?"
"It's so beautiful. Is that where our opportunity lies?"
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