He turned back to glance at the scene within the Small Cave Heaven.

“Sister Yun E is still holding on… I hope you can persevere. If you make it to the Temple Guardian trial, then you’ll have a chance.”

Zhou Peng understood better than anyone else the immense pressure Yun E carried, and he wished more than anyone for Yun E’s liberation.

His gaze shifted to Xi Xi.

Compared to the faces filled with pain and struggle, Xi Xi, with a smile at the corner of her mouth…

Made Zhou Peng struggle to judge.

“Xi Xi has parents, so many people who love her and favor her… but Yun E doesn’t.”

“Between Xi Xi and Yun E… I still hope Yun E can make it to the Temple Guardian trial.”

Zhou Peng sighed.

As for himself.

He patted his chubby belly. After all, he was the Zhou Family’s treasure.

After Zhou Peng was eliminated.

The number of Divine Children remaining within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven grew smaller and smaller.

The next person to awaken, to everyone’s surprise, was actually Gu He from the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect!

Gu He blinked in confusion as he opened his eyes. He swept his gaze around, noticing many still enduring the trials of the Heart Test, and sighed lightly.

He pulled out an elixir and popped it into his mouth. With a crisp crunch, he was sent out of the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven.

What a pity… not a single trace of Dao Yun was felt.

Within the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven, on the white jade staircase encircling the Dragon Ridge, the remaining Divine Children were an unexpected sight to many.

From the Gongshu Family, Gongshu Wentian; from the top spot of the Chu Long List, Lv Qingxuan; from the Yun Family, Yun E; from Qingyun Daoxuan Fu Shen Sect, Xuan Yue; from the Dragon God lineage, Ao Qingqing; from Da Li, Jin Taixui; the Prince from the Divine Capital, Lu Chi; and the daughter of Elder Li from Divine Carving Ridge, Li Nuanxi.

Eight Divine Children!

These eight Divine Children included several who were surprises to many.

Rain poured relentlessly over Daping.

Crack, crack—the roar of thunder erupted among the leaden clouds, making the Qingming season rain feel even colder as it fell.

Everyone’s attention was fixed intently on the Qiankun Space, their emotions taut with tension and curiosity.

Primarily because…

Among the eight remaining Divine Children, two belonged to the Alien Race!

Jin Taixui and Ao Qingqing!

One from the Great Witch God lineage of Da Li, and one from the Dragon God lineage…

Truly unexpected.

Yue Linghu, for example, looked at Ao Qingqing with complex emotions. This Little Dragon Girl… had performed so impressively in the Heart Test?

Inside the carriage.

The Princess Consort clenched her five fingers, her long eyelashes trembling. Clearly, even she could not help but feel unsettled and emotionally stirred at this moment, unable to remain calm.

Time passed drop by drop, flowing away unknowingly amid the Qingming season rainwater.

Finally, another Divine Child opened their eyes.

A burst of commotion erupted!

“It’s Xuan Yue! Oh dear… those two Alien Race members are still holding on? Xuan Yue from the Xuanfu Divine Sect couldn’t endure either… what a pity.”

Xuan Yue opened her eyes and was sent out of the Qiankun Small Cave Heaven.

She had performed excellently in the Talent Test, gaining a wisp of Dao Yun power, though it was subsequently stripped away.

Xuan Yue stuck out her tongue playfully, showing little concern.

“Such a shame.”

Her eyes sparkled mischievously and shot a glance at Xi Xi on the white jade staircase.

“The youngest disciple of my ancestor! Senior Sister Xi Xi, stay strong! Carry Xuan Yue’s hopes forward and keep going!”

Xuan Yue clenched her small fists and cheered enthusiastically.

Although she had endured no small amount of pain in the Heart Test, she quickly turned her thoughts elsewhere, almost forgetting entirely.

After Xuan Yue, another Divine Child awakened, eliciting widespread groans from the crowd at Daping.

This time, it was none other than Lv Qingxuan, first on the Chu Long List.

Lv Qingxuan stood upright as ever, now silent, his five fingers tense and digging faintly into his palms.

His performance in the Talent Test was mediocre, as was his performance in the Heart Test…

As the first of Qian Yuan Divine Sect’s Chu Long List, how could he end up so average in every aspect?

Even the Chu Long List leader of Qian Yuan Divine Sect ended up eliminated?

The atmosphere… grew ever tenser!

Could it truly be that two Alien Race members would make it into the Temple Guardian trial?!

The martial world guests from Qianyuan Dao City clenched their sweaty palms.

Even beneath the White Jade Arch, where the many elders were seated in apparent calm, their various expressions began to shift subtly with Lv Qingxuan’s elimination.

Great Elder Fang Hanshu continued reading.

But Second Elder Zhao Fangzhou and several other elders’ faces had grown visibly solemn after Lv Qingxuan was disqualified.

“Gongshu Wentian, Yun E, Lu Chi, Li Nuanxi… surely they’ll suppress Jin Taixui and Ao Qingqing?”

“How are these two Alien Race members persisting so long in the Heart Test?”

“If Alien Race members truly enter the Temple Guardian trial, the danger… will be immense.”

“If our Qian Yuan Divine Sect’s Young Master position were to be claimed by an Alien Race member, the impact would be far-reaching.”

The Qi-Blood roared. Martial Saint Elder Zhao Fangzhou’s sinews and bones quivered, as though he could barely stay seated.

“Another Divine Child has awakened!”

“Who is it?”

“It’s Lu Chi, the Young Prince from the Divine Capital!”

Zhao Fangzhou tugged at his beard, his eyes narrowing sharply.

Inside the carriage in the Daping, Elder Mo sighed heavily, regret palpable…

Lu Chi had persevered much longer than Elder Mo anticipated.

But regrettably, he could not continue holding out.

And just moments after Lu Chi, before even two or three breaths had passed…

Ao Qingqing collapsed onto the white jade staircase, drenched in sweat, sobbing uncontrollably.

During the Heart Test, she seemingly relived the life of the Dragon Queen Consort…

Suddenly, she understood her aunt’s pain, her madness, her harshness toward herself…

Tears flowed endlessly, yet she ultimately still disappointed her aunt.