The actions of Ji Mo left the surrounding people bewildered, followed by sneers.
Was this mortal sick, actually having the gall to step onto the array platform for testing? Was this self-inflicted humiliation?
"Who brought this kind of person in? Is this intentionally causing trouble?" someone questioned.
Then many gazes fell upon the middle-aged scholar, clearly with ill intentions.
"Qian Fugui, you brought him? Don't you know what kind of occasion this is? Bringing a good-for-nothing to court Duke Du's displeasure, are you tired of living?"
A demon stepped forward, accusing him head-on.
This was an important day for the selection of a son-in-law for Xi Xia Mountain Villa. Bringing a mortal here, wasn't this clearly provoking trouble?
Qian Fugui?
Ji Mo was somewhat astonished. He found the middle-aged scholar to be quite refined and cultured in appearance, but he didn't expect his name to be so down-to-earth.
Moreover, Qian Fugui's status was clearly not high, being reprimanded like this by a demon without any regard for his feelings.
"Don't slander me with baseless accusations. The bloodline of the person I brought is also extraordinary."
Qian Fugui argued, unwilling to be falsely accused by these demons. If he were, the consequences would be dire.
Xi Xia Mountain Villa was a prominent family in Feng Mo City, with immense power. Its master, Du Mu, was a supreme expert at the fourth level of the Mortal Immortal Realm.
If he were framed for intentionally causing trouble, it would undoubtedly lead to certain death.
At this moment, Qian Fugui harbored deep resentment. Ji Mo was such a reckless youth, seeking attention for no reason, practically asking for trouble.
Fortunately, Ji Mo's bloodline was considered excellent, which gave him some confidence.
"This mortal with no cultivation at all, you say his bloodline is extraordinary? Every demon here is a thousand times stronger than him. I fear this trash won't even be able to light up a single ray of霞光 (xiá guāng - auspicious light)."
The surrounding demons mocked him, their words sharp and cruel.
Some human cultivators also chimed in with sneers. Clearly, these people didn't regard Ji Mo as one of their own, displaying an air of superiority. Their words were even harsher than those of the demons.
Ji Mo now somewhat understood the meaning behind the old woman's words in Ning Village. Human hearts, at times, were indeed more wicked than those of demons.
Even as fellow humans, while mutual support wasn't expected, why such blatant humiliation of one's own kind?
"Sigh..."
Ji Mo sighed, lamenting the decline of human morals.
It seemed that for humanity to prosper, it was necessary to excise some "tumors" and weed out the bad apples.
"Let him test. I want to see if this clown can light up the霞光 (xiá guāng - auspicious light)."
Jin Cheng crossed his arms, looking askance at Ji Mo, a cold sneer on his face.
Ji Mo walked to the center of the array platform, feeling somewhat awkward, unsure of what to do next or what was required.
Qian Fugui pressed his forehead, wondering if this idiot didn't know how to activate his bloodline power.
He felt too embarrassed to remind him, only able to worry anxiously.
Without activating his bloodline power, the test results would be inaccurate. Perhaps he could have lit up five rays of light, but would only manage three.
The array platform's runes danced, and various rays of light intersected, continuously scanning Ji Mo's body.
After a long while, not a single ray of auspicious light appeared.
"So he really is a good-for-nothing, with a lowly bloodline. Quack quack!"
Jin Cheng spat in disdain.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling beam of red light shot straight into the sky from the array platform, creating an astonishing spectacle.
"Hmph, just one. Although it's thick and bright, it's nothing."
The nearby demons snorted coldly.
Boom!
The array platform suddenly rumbled, and another pillar of orange light ascended into the sky.
"Tch, only two. That must be the limit."
This time, it was a human who spoke, also looking down on Ji Mo.
Rumble!
The third ray of auspicious light appeared, this time green, and still incredibly brilliant.
This was not the end. The fourth and fifth rays of auspicious light lit up in succession.
The five pillars of light were incredibly dazzling, illuminating half of Feng Mo City.
Many were left speechless, their eyes stinging. Such pillars of light were truly astonishing!
"Five rays. Only five rays of auspicious light, still not as good as me."
Jin Cheng suppressed the shock in his heart, narrowing his eyes. His toad-like face was covered in sweat.
Although the pillars of light lit by Ji Mo were undeniably astonishing, there were only five of them.
It wasn't about brightness, but quantity, and he was still the winner.
"How strange, I've never seen such dazzling auspicious light!"
Du Mu, on the distant high tower, was also somewhat surprised, looking at Ji Mo with newfound appreciation.
Regardless, this person's bloodline was quite excellent. Perhaps he could be arranged for the outstanding young ladies in the villa.
Rumble!
The array platform shook even more violently. Runes danced, and the rays of light flickered wildly.
The sixth blue pillar of light shot into the sky!
"Six rays! This is six-colored auspicious light, all of you watch clearly!"
Qian Fugui shouted excitedly. Ji Mo was truly bringing him honor.
The surroundings fell silent. Everyone couldn't believe that a mortal's bloodline could crush all of them and be comparable to Jin Cheng.
Then they gasped, their faces filled with disbelief.
The seventh ray of auspicious light appeared, forming an even more brilliant pillar of light.
"No, this is impossible!"
Jin Cheng was stunned, unable to accept this reality. How could someone's bloodline be nobler than his?
What he couldn't stand the most was that the other party was human, and a mortal at that!
"Ruier, it seems your dream is about to come true. Father doesn't object to you marrying this ugly fellow."
Du Mu suppressed the shock in his heart. A bloodline with seven-colored auspicious light was a rarity once in ten thousand years, perhaps there were only a few in the entire Xuan Ling Realm.
Du Ruier was stunned. She had never intended to marry anyone. What should she do now? What excuse could she find to placate her father?
However, this was not the end.
Under everyone's disbelieving gaze, the eighth ray of auspicious light lit up, a purple radiance filling the sky.
Everyone on the scene was so shocked that their eyeballs were about to fall out.
Eight-colored auspicious light! Was this person of celestial bloodline?
The entire venue fell silent. No one dared to believe what they were witnessing.
The array platform shook even more violently, even beginning to show cracks.
And the ninth ray of auspicious light appeared, a pillar of light reaching straight to the firmament.
Nine rays of multicolored auspicious light shot into the sky. The brilliant radiance made the sun lose its color, dazzling to the point where one couldn't open their eyes.
The entire Feng Mo City was alerted. Those who witnessed this scene had their jaws practically dropping to the ground.
Such a phenomenon was truly unheard of and unseen!
In the Xuan Ling Realm, there had never been any record of a creature with such a powerful bloodline appearing.
Bang!
The array platform could no longer withstand it and shattered, turning into a pile of dust.
Qian Fugui's pupils dilated, so shocked that his heart almost stopped beating.
Because just now, he seemed to have seen the tenth ray of auspicious light flicker.
An illusion, it must be an illusion. Ji Mo couldn't possibly be a god walking the mortal realm!
He swallowed, continuously rubbing his eyes, his mind a complete blank.
"Fake, it's all fake. The array platform has a problem."
Jin Cheng cried out in disbelief, utterly unable to accept that someone could light up nine-colored auspicious light.
He firmly believed that the array platform had malfunctioned, leading to such an unbelievable event.
"Yes, it's the array platform's problem, it malfunctioned."
Everyone present believed this. Even Qian Fugui harbored this thought internally.
Because all of this was simply too incredible, who would dare to believe it.