375: Chapter 375 The Mysterious Woman Begins Drawing Lots

"Now, will the young Prodigies at the Divine Fire Realm please stand on this side."

"Young Prodigies at the Divine Bridge Realm, stand on this side."

"As for the young Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm, follow Elder Li to test your bone age."

Jin Buyue said indifferently.

"Why do those at the Heavenly Palace Realm need to test their bone age?"

Lin Ran asked curiously.

"Heh heh, Brother Lin, you wouldn't know about this."

"Being able to Cultivate to the Heavenly Palace Realm before the age of one thousand—doesn't that prove one's talent?"

"Therefore, the purpose of having those young Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm test their bone age is to identify who managed to Cultivate to the Heavenly Palace Realm before the age of one thousand."

"In this way, they can directly join the Zifu Holy Land without needing to undergo any assessments."

Chen Mu explained with a smile.

Lin Ran suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly.

If he were the master of the Zifu Holy Land and saw those young Prodigies who had stepped into the Heavenly Palace Realm before the age of one thousand, he would likely admit them into the Holy Land directly as well.

"Alright, Brother Lin, since Elder Jin has spoken, I will take my leave."

"I hope you and I can meet again in this Zifu Holy Land."

Chen Mu patted Lin Ran on the shoulder, left with a smile, and stood in the camp of young Prodigies at the Divine Bridge Realm.

There were many young Prodigies from the outside world who had come to join the Zifu Holy Land. Among them, the young Prodigies at the Divine Fire Realm made up the majority, estimated at eighty percent.

As for the young Prodigies at the Divine Bridge Realm, they were estimated to be nineteen percent.

The remaining very small one percent were the young Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm.

Although few, there were still several dozen of them.

One could only say that the Ten Dynasties Divine Realm lived up to its name; even the quality of its young Prodigies had been greatly improved.

Lin Ran's eyes were filled with blazing Battle Intent as he looked intently at the young Prodigies in the Heavenly Palace Realm camp.

He had a premonition that after a period of dormancy, the five elements divine stone was about to awaken again.

And the five elements divine stone, having gathered enough energy to awaken, would be the Sharp Weapon that helped him step into the Divine Bridge Realm!

Once he created his Five Elements Divine Bridge and became a Divine Bridge Realm Prodigy, he wondered how much his combat power would increase.

And by then, he would go and see just how formidable the Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm of the Zifu Holy Land truly were!

"Young Prodigies at the Divine Fire Realm, please follow us."

At this moment, an Elder wearing green robes with white hair and beard, looking kind-hearted, smiled amiably. He turned around and, together with several other Elders, walked toward a Dao arena.

"Brother Lin, I will wait for you in the Zifu Holy Land!"

Chen Mu waved at Lin Ran from the Divine Bridge Realm camp; the scene was as eye-catching as could be.

It could be said that nearly ninety percent of the gazes present were fixed on the two of them.

Even those young Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm were fixing their gazes on Lin Ran and Chen Mu.

Lin Ran seemed to sense something. Following that hidden gaze, he suddenly locked eyes with a woman.

The woman's forehead was smooth and broad, neither too wide nor too narrow, with a fullness that was just right, showing no signs of depression.

Her brow bone had a soft curve, neither high nor low, perfectly accentuating the slight depth of her eye sockets.

Her dark hair was like high-quality pine soot inkstone carefully ground down, the deep black radiating a warm, gentle luster. It wasn't the gaudy, oily shine, but a softness that would melt if moonlight were to fall upon it.

Her hair was voluminous but not heavy, loosely tied into a flowing cloud bun, secured only by a simple jade hairpin. A few stray strands fell by her temples and neck, swaying gently in the breeze, making her porcelain-white skin appear even more translucent.

Her figure was tall and well-proportioned, her flesh and bone perfectly balanced; a bit more would be plump, a bit less would be thin.

Her shoulder line was straight with a soft, gentle curve, neither sloping nor hunched, which perfectly set off her neck, making it appear even more slender and lustrous, like a swan's neck stretching out on a clear early spring day.

Even the pale blue veins on the side of her neck looked like faint, natural patterns on warm jade.

Her waist was slender enough to be held in one's hand, yet it showed no signs of frailty.

Her waistline tapered slowly from under her ribs, forming a beautiful curve at her waist and abdomen. It wasn't the delicate softness of a willow in the wind, but rather carried the upright, clear spirit of a pine branch.

Her skin, unlike the warm tone of mutton-fat jade, had a texture so fine that not a single pore could be seen, suffused with a faint pink glow, as if water would seep out with the slightest pinch.

"What a beautiful woman."

Even though it was Lin Ran's first time seeing this woman, he couldn't help but praise her inwardly.

However, he had seen Ji Qingyan's face. One had to know, Ji Qingyan's appearance could even rival the Dao itself and could kill without leaving a trace.

After having seen Ji Qingyan, other men in the world would find other women dull and tasteless.

Therefore, regarding this woman, Lin Ran only praised her inwardly and thought nothing more of it.

The woman met Lin Ran's gaze; she was neither shy nor angry, but simply revealed a faint smile and nodded.

Her smile was like cream melting under the sunshine, sweet enough to reach one's heart.

Lin Ran returned the smile, nodded, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Damn it!! Where did this person crawl out from?!"

"If he dares to block my path, I will have to find an opportunity in the shadows to eliminate him!"

In the camp of young Prodigies at the Heavenly Palace Realm, a youth noticed this scene, the jealousy and hatred on his face so thick it could not be dissolved!

Following the green-robed Elder for a distance, Lin Ran and the other young Prodigies arrived at a Dao arena.

The Dao arena was huge, large enough to accommodate all of them, and then some.

"Alright, now begin the draw."

"Adjacent odd and even numbers form a group. Both sides will fight each other, and the winner will directly advance to the next round."

"For example, the one who draws odd number one and the one who draws even number two form a group!"

"Alright, who would like to come up and draw first?"

The green-robed Elder asked with a smile.

"I will."

Lin Ran nodded slightly, his face showing no ripples.

He stepped forward slowly, came before the green-robed Elder, reached his hand into a container that held a hidden space, and pulled out a slip of paper.

On the paper, a large number "9" was clearly inscribed in ink!

"Young friend, please stand on this side for a moment. Once someone draws the number '10', you will compete with them for the spot to advance."

The green-robed Elder said with a smile.

Lin Ran cupped his hands slightly, then held the paper and stood to the side.

In his view, no matter who drew the number "10", the outcome would not change.

In the Divine Fire Realm, or even the Divine Bridge Realm, he could be called invincible.

Therefore, in this Divine Fire Realm camp, there was indeed no young Prodigy who could catch his eye.

After he took the lead, the other young Prodigies all came up one after another to draw their number tags.

And the number "10", soon found its owner...