It was early morning, and a cool breeze wafted by, making one feel very comfortable.
Lu An woke up early because he had to find the location of Starfire Academy; after all, it was too difficult to find a single place in the vast Starfire City.
However, things were not as he had imagined, as almost everyone was heading in one direction.
Lu An was not foolish; he figured these people must also be going to Starfire Academy, so he followed the crowd.
Sure enough, after walking a few streets, a magnificent building appeared before his eyes.
When Lu An saw these buildings, he was somewhat stunned; he had never seen such majestic and expansive structures.
It took Lu An a while to collect himself, then he frowned, took a deep breath, and walked forward.
Lu An did not rush to join the queue; instead, he first ran to the very front of the line to see how the test was conducted.
After all, he had no idea what Tian Yuan Power was, nor did he know how to pass the test.
For this test, which could change his destiny, he was exceptionally cautious.
However, when he reached the front, he was somewhat disappointed, because this long queue was only for a registration window; the actual testing location was not here, but rather inside a building.
Feeling a bit dejected, Lu An could only return to the end of the line, preparing to join the long queue.
However, just as he reached the end of the line and stood still, his shoulder was suddenly tapped.
Lu An was startled and looked back, but when he saw the person behind him, he was stunned again!
So beautiful!
Even more beautiful than Xiaoman from the village!
The girl's eyes were very bright, as if emitting light.
Her features could only be described as exquisite, perfectly flawless.
Her skin was fair and unblemished, so delicate that it seemed a touch might mar it.
Her black hair fell quietly behind her, perfectly complementing her fair and delicate face.
It was hard to imagine that a little girl who looked no more than ten years old could be so beautiful; not just Lu An, but even others couldn't help but glance over.
And for Lu An, this girl completely redefined the meaning of beauty.
However, the girl's gaze was somewhat cold, and her voice seemed to carry a chill as she said, "You cut in line, go stand behind me."
Lu An was startled by her words, then recovered and frowned, saying, "There was clearly no one here when I just arrived!"
Beautiful she might be, but she couldn't just be overbearing, could she?
The girl's delicate brows furrowed, and she said coldly, "Then there's something wrong with your eyes.
Are you going to the back or not?"
"No!" Facing the girl's threat, Lu An directly snorted coldly and said, "I didn't cut in line!"
After speaking, Lu An ignored the girl and turned his head, leaving the girl with a gloomy expression standing behind him.
The girl's face was grim, her pink fists tightly clenched.
And on her fists, a layer of gold quietly emerged!
"Child, hurry up and get in line; if you wait any longer, it won't be your turn even by noon!"
Hearing the voice from behind her, the girl's delicate brows tightened, and the golden glow on her fists instantly dissipated.
She took a deep breath and looked coldly at the shabbily dressed boy in front of her.
"You'd better pray you can't get into the Academy," the girl thought coldly, "Otherwise, you'll definitely regret it!"
Lu An, standing in front, only felt a cold gust of wind, and couldn't help but shiver, but then he thought, how could there be a cold wind so early in the morning, so he stood there as if nothing had happened.
Lu An stretched and moved his body, while the girl behind him had a gloomy expression; in her eyes, this was the other party provoking her.
Just like that, the two slowly waited in line, but there were simply too many people.
Although there were a dozen queues in total, it still took a full two hours before Lu An finally reached the front of the line.
There were only three people ahead, and Lu An kept craning his neck to look, noticing that everyone needed to fill out a form, which immediately made him frown in difficulty.
Although he often went out to do hard labor with his parents, and his parents had taught him to read, he could only recognize characters now, not write them.
To be precise, he had never written a single character since he was a child.
While there were still people in front, Lu An imagined the appearance of his name and quickly wrote it in his palm, practicing repeatedly.
However, filling out this form was very simple; he only needed to write his name and age, and it was soon Lu An's turn.
The person sitting looked up at Lu An and frowned when he saw Lu An's ragged clothes.
A look of disdain appeared in his eyes, as if dealing with such a person was an insult to him.
"Hurry up and fill out the form."
This person casually tossed a piece of paper to Lu An, as if looking at Lu An one more time or saying one more word to him would dirty himself.
Lu An frowned at the man's expression, but he was already used to such looks, so he said nothing, lowered his head, picked up the pen, and prepared to fill out the form.
It was his first time holding a pen, and he awkwardly imitated the way the others held it, his hand trembling constantly.
After putting the pen to paper, not a single stroke was straight, which made the man even more disgusted, feeling a wave of nausea.
Behind him, the girl naturally saw Lu An's handwriting, and then looked at his writing posture, couldn't help but frown and look at Lu An more closely.
With great effort, Lu An finally finished writing his name, then let out a big sigh of relief, and upon seeing the age column, he wrote the characters 'twelve'.
"Twelve years old?" The man was startled when he saw Lu An's age, then frowned and said, "I warn you, at your age, you haven't accumulated much Tian Yuan Power.
You only get one test opportunity!"
Lu An was startled by his words, then smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, I understand."
Hearing Lu An's reply, the man bothered no longer with him and said, "Go wait in the room inside!"
Lu An smiled and nodded, stepping into Starfire Academy!
Upon entering Starfire Academy, Lu An could feel the Academy's grandeur even more profoundly.
He took a deep breath, looking at everything before him, his brows furrowed; no matter what, he would not leave this place!
Soon, Lu An walked into the temporarily built small house in front.
Upon entering, there was first a small room where a teacher was sitting.
The teacher frowned upon seeing Lu An, and without waiting for Lu An to speak, said, "Wait first; go in when I tell you to."
"Okay!" Lu An was startled and quickly replied.
Actually, Lu An didn't know that the tests in this small house were for the confidentiality of each student's basic information, ensuring that no information about any student was known to people outside the Academy before they became a First-Level Celestial Master, to prevent certain undesirable incidents from occurring.
Lu An was a little nervous, waiting quietly in the small room.
However, he didn't have to wait long; he heard a "click," and suddenly the door in front of him opened!
Lu An was startled; he saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy walking out with his head down, looking distraught, his eyes even red, as if he could cry at any moment.
The teacher was accustomed to such scenes and showed no emotion, loudly telling Lu An, "You go in!"
"Ah, yes!" Lu An quickly replied, collecting himself, and walked towards the door in front.
When he entered the door, it closed with a "bang," startling Lu An.
The light in this room was very dim, barely allowing him to see the shadows of things.
Lu An looked around and found a teacher on one side of the room, then quickly bowed and said, "Hello!"
"Go stand in the middle of the Formation."
The teacher's voice was very cold, and he pointed to the empty space in front.
Lu An quickly looked, and indeed saw a circle on the ground, surrounded by strange patterns, as if they were some kind of monstrous beasts.
Lu An dared not delay and quickly walked into the circle.
After Lu An walked into the circle, he didn't know what to do and looked at the teacher, but the teacher had already lowered his head and said nothing.
This Formation was called the Eight Ancient Clans Formation; it was a Formation that could stimulate the human body's potential and release all the Tian Yuan Power within.
Before any cultivation, the amount of Tian Yuan Power in a person's body was sufficient to represent the probability of becoming a powerful individual.
Around the Eight Ancient Clans Formation were eight Divine Beasts, which would light up in sequence according to the potential level of the person within the Formation.
For those being tested, as long as one Divine Beast lit up, it was considered a pass.
If a Divine Beast could not light up within ten seconds, it was considered a failure.
Lu An did not know the rules, unlike others who knew that at this time they should meditate with all their might, but he just stood there foolishly in the Eight Ancient Clans Formation, at a loss.
However, time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the eighth second.
The teacher glanced at the time, then looked at the silent Eight Ancient Clans Formation, and somewhat impatiently said, "Alright, you can leav—"
Before he finished speaking, in an instant, the first Divine Beast emitted an extremely dazzling light!