"Flower Creek, fifteen, Qinghuai Women's Academy, twelfth level of the observing fire realm, from Taiyi City."
"Chen Zhiqiao, seventeen, Ciban University, tenth level of the observing fire realm, from Ciban Special Municipality."
"Mo Zhong, eighteen, Base Affiliated University, flowing gold realm, from Exclusive Zone Two."
As a Bishop introduced them, three girls taking part in the Priestess Selection entered the Sacrificial Hall and walked along the long dais carved with intricate patterns toward the main hall. On the surface, the order of these Priestess candidates was random, but everyone knew something was amiss, because girls like Flower Creek and Mo Zhong were among the most highly favored candidates this time.
"Jiang Yuxia, sixteen, enrolled at the Divine Academy, currently an exchange student at Star Gate University, flowing gold realm, from the Priest Lineage."
Sure enough, the fourth to be introduced was the leading favorite in this Priestess Selection.
Countless gazes fell on the black-haired girl, whose bearing was serene and whose steps made no sound.
Many people only learned today that she was actually a direct descendant of the Priest Lineage. The teachers and students of the Divine Academy and Star Gate University could not help crying out in surprise.
To the sound of the Bishop's voice, the girl candidates entered the Sacrificial Hall one after another and walked forward along the long dais.
No matter how intently the people around them watched, their expressions remained calm, undisturbed by any of it.
The preliminary selections in the planet's various districts had chosen a total of one hundred candidates for the Priestess Selection.
The names, cultivation realms, educational backgrounds, and even family backgrounds and origins of these one hundred girls had already been reported in exhaustive detail by the various news outlets. Nothing remained secret.
When Zhong Lizi's name came up,