Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 344 Lei Jing, Lei Dong, Divine Bloodline

"The main material, is it the power of the imperial thunder?" Lin Yuan's eyes showed deep curiosity as he confirmed in a low voice.

“I cannot be completely sure of this.” Mang Tianchi shook his head.

"It is said that in ancient times, when our Doudi was refining the Emperor Pill, he took some of the power of the thunder that accompanied the Emperor Pill and made three Emperor Mark Pens himself! As time went by, thousands of years passed, and now there is only one Emperor Mark Pen left."

"Twenty years ago, when I was in charge of drawing patterns at the last Chu Lei Dian Ceremony, I came into contact with the Emperor Pattern Pen. The power in it is indeed much higher than the energy in the Heaven Pattern Pen."

"The power in the Heaven Mark Pen is already the energy of the Nine Profound Golden Thunder. What about the Emperor Mark Pen..."

At this point, he said with some emotion: "The Heaven Mark Pen, our clan can still make it now; but once the power of the Emperor Mark Pen is exhausted, our clan's imperial mark will also disappear."

"So that's how it is!" Lin Yuan nodded slightly, a hint of depth flashing in his eyes.

From Mang Tianchi's words, he confirmed two important messages: first, the Thunder Clan's Emperor Pattern Pen might contain some of the power of the Emperor's Thunder, but the amount was not large; second, the Thunder Clan could also make Heaven Pattern Pens, and their clan might have the Nine Mysterious Golden Thunder.

"The Thunder Clan's heritage is really profound!" Lin Yuan sighed in his heart, thinking to himself: "The Thunder Clan seems to have a Demonic Thunder Pool. I wonder how it compares to the Void Thunder Pool?"

After a moment of hesitation, he continued to ask, "Dean, are there any essential differences between the different clan crests?"

After thinking for a moment, Mang Tianchi shook his head: "They all stimulate the power of one's own bloodline, there is no qualitative difference, only quantitative difference! The higher the level of the clan pattern, the more it can stimulate one's own bloodline power, and naturally the more strength it can improve."

After a pause, he added, "By the way, high-level clan crests are also a symbol of status. They are quite useful when discussing marriages within the clan or when forming alliances with other clans."

When Lin Yuan and the others heard this, they were immediately surprised.

As for Xiao Yan, his eyes became even more solemn... It seems that there really is a tradition of intermarriage among the eight ancient clans.

Seeing this, Mang Tianchi smiled and said calmly: "What's so strange? We, the people of the ancient clan, are also human beings, we just have more power!"

"The power, status, fame, etc. that ordinary people pursue, we naturally pursue as well. And the clan crest, in the ancient clans where blood is the most important, is the best symbol of fame, status, and power, so people naturally flock to it."

While they were talking, there was a commotion from one side of the venue, and the people of the Thunder Clan present seemed to be suddenly excited.

Lin Yuan looked up at the altar, and saw a woman who looked quite mature, with a heroic look between her brows and a dashing aura, quickly climbing up to the central altar.

"It turned out to be Lei Jing, no wonder those kids were so excited..."

Mang Tianchi smiled knowingly, then looked at Lin Yuan politely, and said with a chuckle: "Hehe, Lin boy, look over there. The girl I wanted to introduce to you before is that girl. Although she is a generation older than you, she is a famous beauty in my tribe. How about it, are you attracted? Otherwise, I can help you make a connection..."

Before Lin Yuan could say anything, several eyes fell on him, and he immediately realized what it meant to feel like a thorn in the back.

Beside him, Zi Yan hugged his arms and looked at Mang Tianchi fiercely: "Old Man Mang, do you really not want your beard anymore?"

Seeing this, Mang Tianchi smiled heartily, waved his hand casually, and said cheerfully: "Just kidding! Just kidding! You, a greedy girl, can actually be so jealous, hahaha..." The expression on his face at this moment was quite like teasing a cat.

In the center of the square, Lei Jing took a deep breath, and under the gazes of many people, she slowly stretched out her slender hand and gently touched the star disk in front of her.

After a while, the star disk trembled violently, and bright starlight shot out from it. One after another, stars appeared on the star disk.

"One, two, three... eight!!"

Looking at the eight stars slowly appearing on the star disk, there was an uproar in the field. Many Thunder Clan elders were all happy and looked at the woman on the altar with great satisfaction. It was obvious that this test made them extremely satisfied.

The three elders on the altar also smiled with satisfaction. Their serious faces seemed to be melting, and they all smiled at the same time.

The elder on the left clenched his hand, and an ancient brush appeared in his hand.

The ninth elder smiled slightly and said loudly: "Lei Jing, General Tianji of the Cloud Cavalry Army, Nine-Star Dou Zun, Eighth-Rank Bloodline, and Heaven-Rank Clan Emblem!"

"Thank you three elders!"

Lei Jing bowed, then gently closed her eyes and knelt on one knee in front of the few people.

The elder who was drawing the clan emblem smiled, and immediately his mind moved. Rich energy gathered at the tip of the pen, emitting extremely pure golden lightning. As his arm danced, a mysterious rune quickly appeared on Lei Jing's forehead.

When the last stroke was made, the forehead of this eighth-level Dou Zun elder was slightly sweaty - the cost of drawing a heavenly-grade clan emblem was incomparable to that of an earthly-grade clan emblem.

"The clan emblem is complete, Xiao Jing'er, go down!"

Taking a deep breath, the elder who drew the clan crest smiled and looked at the heroic woman who stood up with satisfaction. He said gently, "Good luck in the battle for the Heavenly Ranking later!"

"Don't worry, Elder. Lei Jing understands!" Lei Jing nodded seriously.

Then, she turned around, smiled brightly at the Thunder Clan members on the field, waved generously, and walked down the altar amid cheers...

"Next……"

After Lei Jing, some other strong young warriors came on stage...

"What a graceful and elegant woman!" Looking at Lei Jing's disappearing back, Lin Yuan nodded slightly, a hint of thought flashing across his brows.

"It seems that Lei Jing is the seed player of the Thunder Clan to participate in the battle of the Heavenly Ranking. The Thunder Clan is really full of talents. Time can indeed narrow many talent gaps. Even if Xiao Yixian participates in the battle of the Heavenly Ranking, she may not necessarily win the championship."

If some young people in their thirties from various imperial clans came to this conference, the competition for the Heavenly Ranking might be unexpectedly exciting.

"Girl Jing, you are really good!" Mang Tianchi also nodded with satisfaction.

"Dean, is the Thunder Clan's emblem unchangeable?" Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment and asked doubtfully, "As far as I know, the First Thunder Ceremony is performed once every twenty years, but the Dou Emperor's bloodline will grow. If the bloodline grade changes after the test..."

"Of course, redraw it!" Mang Tianchi waved his hand casually and chuckled.

"The First Thunder Ceremony has the function of measuring blood patterns, but it is not only during the First Thunder Ceremony that blood patterns can be measured! The Thunder Clan is not that rigid yet. It's just that the blood patterns are measured during the ceremony, which makes it look more ceremonial and solemn. That's all..."

"So that's it!" Lin Yuan nodded in understanding.

After answering his questions, he quietly watched the ceremony, evaluating and calculating the fighting power of the Thunder Clan.

During this period, two more eighth-grade bloodlines appeared—one was a lazy man named Lei Yun, and the other was a muscular man named Lei Ping.

The two of them looked to be in their twenties, but compared to Lei Jing, who also had an eighth-grade bloodline but was much older, their cultivation was undoubtedly much weaker. They were only one-star Dou Zun and their position was only deputy general of the Yunqi Army.

Time, on these three people who share the same eighth-grade bloodline, speaks of their own great power.

However, the Thunder Clan seems to grant clan emblems mainly based on bloodline. Although Lei Yun and Lei Ping are not outstanding in strength, they both eventually obtained the top-grade clan emblems.

"The last person..." The Ninth Elder raised his head and looked at the center of the Thunder Clan's seats, where the stars surrounded the moon, and said solemnly: "Thunder!"

As the word "Thunder" came out, all the people of the Thunder Clan present suddenly stopped talking, and there was a sudden silence. The eyes of the elders instantly gathered on the silver figure - he was the real and only protagonist today.

The other people from the ancient ancestral lineage also had extremely serious expressions at this moment, sizing up this top genius of the Thunder Clan.

Under the attention of everyone in the audience, Lei Dong smiled proudly, stood up calmly, and walked to the altar step by step at a leisurely pace.

He bowed to the three elders, then stood straight as a javelin.

The three elders looked at each other, and the elder on the right waved his sleeves. The star plate flew lightly in front of Lei Dong, with dots of fluorescent light seeping out of it.

"It's your turn, Lei Dong!"

At this moment, the breathing of everyone in the square suddenly became heavy.

At the same time, the space above the sky also began to fluctuate slightly. Visions that seemed to be real, accompanied by obscure and extremely powerful auras, fell from the void space - the real strong men of the Thunder Clan, look here!
Under the gazes of so many people, Lei Dong took a deep breath, then closed his eyes lightly, slowly stretched out his palm, and lightly touched the star disk.

In an instant, the star disk burst out with bright and strong light, and stars appeared one after another on the star disk.

One... two... five... seven... eight...

In the blink of an eye, eight stars that rivaled the best record just now had already condensed and came into everyone's sight. However, the star disk showed no sign of being silent, and a bright light was still condensing on it.

A moment later, a star slowly condensed amid waves of gasps of cold air.

"Nine stars, ninth grade bloodline!"

However, as the ninth star was successfully condensed, the people of the Thunder Clan not only did not relax at all, but became more nervous.

At this moment, even Mang Tianchi beside Lin Yuan couldn't help but clench his hands on the armrests of the chair, staring at the star disk without blinking, his eyes filled with excitement, envy, excitement, anticipation and nervousness.

In a secret test a year ago, Lei Dong already had a ninth-grade bloodline.

The next step would be to see if he could cross that final line… that abyss. Once he crossed it, he would have the potential to become a peak powerhouse.

It is in the expectations of countless people that the ninth star on the star disk emits brighter and brighter light.

"I have reached the peak of the ninth rank, just one step away... just one step away!" On the altar, the ninth elder stared intently at the dazzling stars, his heart beating violently uncontrollably...

At this moment, Lei Dong's eyes suddenly opened, and silver lightning, accompanied by a powerful pressure, burst out from his body.

"Give it to me, now!"

With a loud shout, the lightning all over his body trembled, and then rushed and gathered towards his palm which was placed on the star disk. The star disk also trembled violently, and a tiny crack appeared quietly.

At the same time, behind the ninth star, a fluorescent light suddenly appeared faintly.

With the appearance of this fluorescent light, the whole world suddenly fell silent. Even the gazes lowered in the void were completely focused at this moment, and a vague sense of surprise spread.

"boom--"

The moment the tenth star appeared, the tiny crack on the star disk spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye it covered the entire star disk like a spider web.

At the same time, a spot of fluorescence also spread out rapidly. After a few blinks of an eye, a dim star emitting a faint light appeared in everyone's sight. However, no matter how dim the star is, there is a world of difference between having it and not having it.

And Lei Dong of the Thunder Clan finally crossed the abyss and achieved... the status of a Nine-Star Fighting Saint.

"Ten stars, it's a divine bloodline!!!"

This piece of news shocked the many people from the imperial clan present. They knew very well how important divine bloodline was to an ancient race.

Once Lei Dong grows up, the Thunder Clan will have the opportunity to take the next step.

The reaction of the Thunder Clan was even more intense: the younger generation, even those who were stronger than Lei Dong, were looking at him fanatically; even some of the elders lowered their proud foreheads slightly.

Lei Dong took a deep breath, glanced at the three elders in front of him who looked ecstatic, and turned his head to look towards the location of the ancient clan.

Looking at Xun'er in the crowd, he gave a gentle smile and waved his arms enthusiastically.

"Oh oh oh-"

Upon seeing this, the younger generation of Thunder Clan suddenly cheered, with whistles and screams coming one after another, and the noise was so loud that it seemed to overturn the entire venue.

"So the rumor is true. Brother Lei Dong has a crush on someone... When will he propose?"

"The daughter of the ancient clan is indeed a good match for Lei Dong."

"I heard that Miss Xun'er is the apple of the eye of the ancient clan leader and also the strongest bloodline in the past thousand years. She and Brother Leidong are simply a perfect match made in heaven..."

"I heard that Miss Gu is planning to hold a martial arts competition to find a husband. This is simply a match made in heaven for Brother Lei Dong!"

"Brother Lei Dong and Miss Gu Xun'er? I approve of this marriage. I will celebrate with a gift of a seventh-grade elixir. Hahahaha..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, divine bloodline and marriage with the ancient clan, today is simply a double happiness."

Seeing that the venue was getting more and more noisy and the rumors were getting more and more outrageous, but the Thunder Clan elders did not say anything to stop them, Xun'er suddenly realized something in her mind - the spread of those rumors in the Thunder Clan was by no means accidental, and that the Thunder Clan's high-level officials were fanning the flames.

Taking a deep breath, she tried her best to suppress the rage in her heart that was like a volcano with a strong mind that surpassed that of ordinary people.

Although she was very worried about Xiao Yan's condition, she did not dare to glance over at the moment - as she was being watched by everyone, any abnormal behavior could bring disaster to Xiao Yan.

"Thunder Clan, Leidong...I will remember today's offense."

With a cold snort in her heart, Xun'er sent an urgent message to Lin Yuan using the "Yuheng Order", and then left the venue with a cold face.

Upon seeing this, another clamor arose among the many young people of the Thunder Clan in the venue.

"Her steps are as light as clouds crossing the water, and her posture is three times more graceful... She is indeed a peerless beauty, Lei Dong has a really good eye!"

"However, why did Miss Xun'er from the Ancient Clan leave the venue early? Brother Lei Dong's clan emblem has not been drawn yet. That is the legendary imperial clan emblem. Wouldn't she stay to see it before leaving?"

"Don't you understand this? This kind of behavior is called shyness, it's called being reluctant but willing, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)