"Uncle Chen! You finally came to see me! I missed you so much!!"
That loud voice pounced over to your side, roaring at you like thunder, sending you straight back in your dreams to that Prince Kanjiji you'd met on Lingwei Star.
"Ah Dou, you've really grown, you're even taller than me now."
When Ah Dou stood beside you, you realized that to look at his face, you actually had to tilt your head up.
This guy was at least two meters tall.
The key was that his body was muscular enough, and his frame was broad enough, so he still looked well-proportioned, not like some bamboo pole figure.
Ji Wuqing spoke from the side.
"Some Children of Destiny have extraordinary bone structures, so it's very common for them to grow tall and mighty!"
Ah Dou wrapped an arm around your shoulder, grinning as he led you toward the north gate of this underground city. Today's Child of Destiny test would be held in the open ground at the north gate.
"Uncle Chen, take a look, what realm am I at now?"
You swept him with the Divine Sense ability from your Traffic Light.
"Qi Transformation, Nine Rotations? That was fast."
Actually, you came to visit Ah Dou several times every year.
Every year, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.
In just over a decade, he'd gone from a mortal to Qi Transformation, Nine Rotations. This cultivation speed completely overturned conventional understanding.
You had to understand, in the Void Realm, Qi Transformation, Nine Rotations was the peak of Martial God!
Imagine if someone in the Void Realm reached Martial God realm in their early twenties, and at the peak of Martial God no less!
Was that even possible?
Though the cultivation environments of the two worlds were vastly different, you could still see the unique cultivation aptitude of the Children of Destiny.
Moreover, Ah Dou, as a Child of Destiny, wasn't even the fastest-growing type. Looking at his physique, you could tell his strength lay in physical damage.
"President Zhou came to visit us a while ago. He said that after Qi Transformation, breaking through again can't rely on talent alone. You need to study more, comprehend more, experience more."
The President Zhou Ah Dou mentioned was the Immortal King who appeared at the end of the last simulation, King Zhou.
Although King Zhou was the president of the Torch Society on Vermilion Violet Star, he basically didn't manage affairs. Instead, it was He Xiangdong, the Strategist of the base's garrison, who handled all matters great and small.
"Indeed, cultivation can't be done behind closed doors."
You had plenty of experience in this regard.
Don't look at how during your years on Lingwei Star and Blazing Star, your cultivation level increased very little.
But it was all about accumulating deeply before erupting.
Those years were busy with war and struggle, and all those experiences would transform into nourishment once you reached Vermilion Violet Star and cultivated on the Ji family's Ancient Cloud Mountain.
Ah Dou and the others had lived in the base for years. No matter how big this place was, after staying ten or twenty years, they'd explored every mouse hole.
When their realm was low, their talent could ignore all resistance and rocket their cultivation level upward.
But once their realm reached a certain height, talent alone wasn't enough. Even geniuses had to face the high mountains on the path of immortality.
"Uncle Chen, so I want to go back to the Winged Feather stellar system, to see my hometown. My parents should still be alive. I want to see them."
You patted Ah Dou's broad, sturdy shoulder.
"Good, I'll take you."
"Wouldn't that delay your cultivation?"
"The immortal path is long, no need to rush. My Star Ship is faster and more convenient, and I also want to go back and see how things are over there."
"Great! Let's go together, return home in glory!"
"Haha, silly kid, what kind of homecoming in glory is this? You'd need to at least reach Immortal Lord level to barely qualify as returning home in glory."
Quite a few commoners had come into the city.
Most of them probably didn't know what was happening today, but they knew there'd be a spectacle, so they all gathered.
Today, you met the other two Children of Destiny at the base.
Bao Hongyi, male, twenty-eight years old. He looked much more refined than Ah Dou, but he too had sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, a man of exceptional appearance.
This person had a crescent moon birthmark between his brows, just like Bao Zheng.
He was indeed as exceptionally wise as Bao Zheng.
No matter what complicated case arose in the base, as long as he helped the city's yamen investigate, it would be solved within three days.
Li Wanqing, female, twenty-six years old, slender and graceful, her face full of heroic spirit.
This woman was skilled in both letters and martial arts, writing poetry in her spare time. Her poems circulated widely in the city; even the elderly and children could recite a few verses.
Li Wanqing didn't have marks on her body like Ah Dou's golden character on his palm or Bao Hongyi's crescent moon between his brows.
But it was said that when she was born, strange celestial phenomena had appeared between heaven and earth.
If not for that, she wouldn't have drawn the Torch Society's attention.
Three Children of Destiny, three temperaments, each one a prodigy of extraordinary bearing. At a glance, it was as if you could see a line of text floating above their heads:
I am the protagonist!
"These people, taken individually, truly all have protagonist auras..."
You couldn't help but sigh emotionally.
"Fellow villagers, please back up further. What we're about to do might affect you, so please be extremely careful!"
Garrison soldiers holding long spears pushed the crowd of onlookers back a good distance.
A group of Torch Society Formation Masters raised several layers of protective barriers around the area, to avoid affecting the commoners and the city.
After everything was ready, He Xiangdong came to your side.
You took out the genuine Sun Halo Ring and handed it to him.
He Xiangdong accepted it with both hands.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen."
"You're welcome."
Ah Dou and the other two were all at Qi Transformation realm.
They'd been made to wait until today to test the Sun Halo Ring, precisely so they'd have sufficient cultivation level and ability.
To avoid any accidents, so they wouldn't lack the capability to react.
As part of the Celestial Emperor's divine armament, even its user had to be cautious with the Sun Halo Ring.
This test began under the witness of numerous commoners, as well as many members of the Torch Society.
The first to take the stage was the famous detective Bao Hongyi. He tried to control the ring with his qi, but only managed to make it sway slightly.
Then he gave up.
He Xiangdong urged him.
"Try once more, see if you can activate this ring's power."
But Bao Hongyi had the concise working style of a wise man.
"No need. Although this item is incomplete, it is not a damaged thing. If it were my Signature Weapon, it should automatically enter my hand."
He Xiangdong had no choice but to arrange for Li Wanqing to try next.
Li Wanqing put the Sun Halo Ring on her wrist. This inherently enormous ring adapted to her wrist size automatically, shrinking to the size of a bracelet.
The Torch Society members all looked up, eyes brightening.
"Is it the Celestial Emperor's divine armament corresponding to Wanqing?"
"Throughout the entire universe, there are very few Celestial Emperor's divine armaments in our Torch Society's hands, but we unexpectedly found a match."
"But something about the temperament feels off..."
Before everyone could celebrate, Li Wanqing removed the Sun Halo Ring, and it returned to its original size.
"It's not mine."
He Xiangdong was puzzled.
"Didn't this ring respond when you wore it just now?"
Li Wanqing smiled gracefully.
"It was just giving me face. If I used it against an enemy, it would probably drain all my vitality."
Now, only Ah Dou remained.

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