SSS-level talent—Destiny Dragon Soul!

Outside the trial room… Seeing Su Bai lost in thought, Long Zhenyu smiled faintly, also recalling his mysterious and valiant granddaughter with the surname “Long”—Long Qinglan!

Long Qinglan, Long Zhenyu's granddaughter, possessed extraordinary Talent from a young age.

She had a resolute and courageous personality.

She was the youngest, yet most outstanding, junior in his Family.

Her Awakening was an SSS-Rank Talent [Heavenly Mandate Dragon Soul]!

As for her age, she was probably only five or six years older than Su Bai!

…Long Qinglan, this name was a legend in the Demon City.

From a young age, she displayed an unparalleled martial arts Talent, with a resolute and courageous personality and a unique, often unexpected, style of action.

It could be said that her growth trajectory was full of legendary color, as if she was born to break conventions and create miracles.

Moreover, unlike everyone else—

Long Qinglan's Talent Awakened when she was ten years old!

Instead of waiting until she turned eighteen, like others.

Long Zhenyu remembered that day; the sky above Demon City was suddenly pierced by a brilliant golden light, and then the entire city was enveloped in a sea of sacred light, a truly shocking sight.

It looked… exactly like… a Heavenly God descending!

And the end of this golden light was precisely—

The Long Family mansion where Long Zhenyu resided!

More precisely—

It was Long Qinglan's glabella!

Without exception, this anomaly shocked the entire Demon City.

Subsequently, big figures from all walks of life rushed over.

Among them… there was even a Great Emperor.

After an extremely rigorous series of tests, a startling conclusion was finally reached—she had Awakened her Talent early!!!

Awakening Talent before eighteen… Although it wasn't certain if there would be successors, it could definitely be said that there were no predecessors!!!

Furthermore, her Talent was rated SSS-Rank, named—

[Heavenly Mandate Dragon Soul]!

Long Qinglan,

was once regarded by the Great Emperors as the “Daughter of Heaven's Mandate”.

Or perhaps… the “Dragon Soul of National Fortune”!

However, she did not display any further divine peculiarities afterward.

From that day on, she instead… became an ordinary person?

She became an ordinary girl who only understood Mortal martial arts.

In short, even with an Awakened Talent, she couldn't level up.

Gradually, everyone's attention on her faded away.

And this situation continued until… Long Qinglan turned eighteen!

After turning eighteen, her Cultivation speed began to manifest, proving terrifying; in just one month, she leaped from an ordinary Awakened One to a top-tier powerhouse among the Human Race's younger generation.

Her Realm advancement was astonishingly fast.

And now, her Cultivation… had already reached level 999!

Several levels higher than seasoned quasi-Emperor powerhouses like Long Zhenyu.

And her true combat power… had already surpassed Long Zhenyu's as soon as she stepped into the Ninth-Rank!

It could be said that she was only one step away from the Emperor Realm.

One must know that even veteran Awakened Ones who had Cultivated for decades, or even centuries, might not be able to reach this Realm.

Yet Long Qinglan accomplished it in just a few years.

But unfortunately, she still couldn't step into the Emperor Realm.

She seemed to be blocked outside the “Emperor Pass” by some mysterious force.

Her Cultivation no longer showed any progress.

It seemed… something was missing… Long Qinglan's personality was extremely unique.

She never played by the rules, acting boldly and decisively.

She disliked being constrained and even more disliked being limited by rules.

In recent years, she had repeatedly ventured alone into Demon Race territory, relying on her own strength to slay Demon Race powerhouses and destroy Demon Race strongholds.

Thus, she frequently triggered small-scale battles.

Her actions gave the Human Race's high-ranking officials a severe headache, but… they couldn't stop her; her strength… was simply too great!

Long Qinglan once publicly declared in a public setting:

“Besides the Great Emperors, none of you can fight!”

As expected, her reputation quickly spread throughout the Human Race.

Although arrogant, many still regarded her as the hope of the Human Race, believing she would surely become a pillar of the Human Race.

Even a certain Great Emperor once commented on her thus—

“Below the Great Emperor, she is invincible; above the Great Emperor, she is a one-for-one trade!”

“Long Qinglan is truly a Divine Being among women, with peerless Talent, and is the most promising person to prove the Dao and become Emperor in our Human Race within the last fifty years!”

—“Autobiography of a Certain Great Emperor”

However, Long Qinglan did not care about these empty titles.

She had only one goal in this life—

To become stronger, stronger, and… even stronger!

But what was amusing was—

She herself didn't know why she held this belief?

Currently, Long Qinglan held a pivotal position within the Human Race.

She was not only Long Zhenyu's pride but also the hope of the entire Human Race; many believed that she not only possessed unparalleled Talent but also a rare SSS-Rank Talent, and would surely become the Human Race's new generation of Great Emperors in the future, capable of leading the Human Race to a more glorious future.

So… marriage?!

Heh heh!

She, Long Qinglan, was not interested in such matters.

She had never viewed marriage as an inevitable path in life.

Her heart was only set on becoming stronger, on pursuing higher Realms.

She once told Long Zhenyu:

“Grandpa, I will walk my own path. Whether it's marriage or anything else, you don't need to worry about it. So, Qinglan begs you, please stop introducing me to strange people…”

Regarding this, Long Zhenyu was very disappointed.

But he also understood her choice.

He knew very well—

Given his granddaughter's personality, she was destined not to be easily bound by anyone or anything; her future was destined to belong to her.

More importantly—

He couldn't beat her!

If it came to a fight, he would definitely lose within ten moves!!!

In fact, five moves would be enough!

So how could he dare to say anything?

Although generally Long Qinglan wouldn't attack him… Although Long Qinglan's personality was rather strange and aloof,

she was still very filial!

She would absolutely not do something like hitting her grandpa… But… “Alas!”

Just then, Su Bai sighed, shaking his head with a wry smile, saying:

“Principal Long, please stop joking. I don't have the mind to consider these things right now. The Emperor Enfeoffment Ceremony is imminent, and I need to go all out.”

Long Zhenyu nodded slightly after hearing Su Bai's words:

“Hmm! You're right, the Emperor Enfeoffment Ceremony is indeed crucial. It's just that whenever this old man thinks of his granddaughter's lifelong happiness, he can't help but worry.”

“Haha! Never mind, never mind! Let's not talk about these things anymore!”

“However, this old man still thinks…”

“You and our Qinglan still have a good chance!”

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