Prodigy Challenge, Begin!

"Although this ancient zither is a little ugly, its abilities are quite good. It can bring you a considerable boost."

Miao Qing nodded solemnly. "Mm-hmm, thank you, my lord!"

With that, she gently plucked the strings, and melodious music slowly drifted out.

Compared to the oppressive rhythm from when Han Xing had played it passively before,

all that remained now was liveliness and lightness.

Just as Han Xing had said, this ancient zither had returned to its normal capabilities.

Han Xing said, "Now, let's head home."

In the blink of an eye, the four people and one wolf returned to the territory.

For the following period, they all remained in their respective residences, doing their utmost to improve their strength.

Less than a year remained before the Southern Domain Prodigy Challenge officially began.

More and more lords arrived at the center of the continent, with low- and mid-level lords as numerous as blades of grass.

High-Level Lords, who were rarely seen under normal circumstances, also began appearing in clusters.

Even the legendary Divine Domain Lords had recently unleashed several detectable auras!

The entire Southern Domain welcomed an unprecedented grand occasion!

Finally, under the watchful eyes of countless people,

the day the Prodigy Challenge began arrived at last!

That day, an ancient, weathered voice rang out from the center of that vast continent.

"The Southern Domain Prodigy Challenge officially begins!"

"The number of lords participating in this competition has reached 475.4 billion, the highest in the Southern Domain in a million years. This is a grand occasion for our Southern Domain!"

As soon as the words fell, the lords surrounding that massive continent revealed shocked expressions.

They had heard an outrageous number.

More than 470 billion lords—one could only imagine what such a number meant!

Even Han Xing could not help