Thinking this, Dongfang Mian couldn't help but take a step forward and walk straight toward the sphere of light closest to her.

This scene was witnessed by many Crimson-Striped Divine Tigers.

"Is that human going to participate in our assessment?"

"Is she an idiot? How could our divine beasts possibly accept a human for their assessment?"

"Stop talking, just wait and see, the light sphere is about to send her flying."

However, the scene of Dongfang Mian being bounced away did not occur as expected. Instead, the ball of light seemed to accept her cheerfully.

Ah... This... Could it be that she possesses the bloodline of the Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger?

Didn't they say that intermarriage with humans is forbidden?

Amidst the bewildered exclamations of the Crimson-Striped Divine Tigers, Dongfang Mian had already entered the interior of the assessment sphere, where she was greeted by another group of dumbfounded elders of the Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger clan.

"Aren't you a human? How did you get in?" an elder asked.

"I don't know either, I just came in."

The elders exchanged glances, then inquired, "Do you have the bloodline of the Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger?"

"I don't know either. My mother never told me, and I've never met my father," Dongfang Mian suddenly said with a look of dejection.

The elders, seeing this, were even more convinced that it was a bloodline created by some clansman who had gone out and messed around, and they were immediately furious.

"How dare a clansman disregard clan rules and leave his bloodline outside the clan! I must report this to the clan chief and get to the bottom of this!"

"Tell me, who allowed you to enter the holy land!"

"Little girl, don't be afraid. Since you have the blood of our Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger, we won't harm you."

The elders divided the work, some playing the good cop and others the bad cop. Dongfang Mian looked terrified and said tremblingly, "It was the clan leader who let me in. He said he hoped I could get a good opportunity."

Instantly, all the elders fell silent, including the clan leader.

Could it be that time when the clan leader mysteriously went out for half a year?

Or was it when the clan leader went to Liusu City?

Or perhaps it was during the clan leader's training period when he was still young?

In short, after some mental preparation, the elders' gazes softened as they looked at Dongfang Mian. Since she was of the clan leader's bloodline, she should be dealt with accordingly.

"Come, come, young lady, tell us how good you are! We have various rewards for our assessments, and the assessments for each reward are different."

"Ignore him, come to my test. My reward is Beast Essence Pills."

"Are you crazy? That child isn't a beast, what use is your Beast Essence Pill to them?"

"My reward is spirit coins, usable by both divine beasts and humans—the best choice."

"My reward is..."

Seeing the elders who had just been so eager to execute her for defiling the bloodline of the divine beast, they were speechless when they heard that she might be the clan leader's daughter and displayed their amazing ability to change their expressions instantly.

However, this was exactly what he wanted. It seemed that this trip to the Holy Land was truly worthwhile. Dongfang Mian could already see a huge pile of treasures beckoning to him.

To the surprise of the elders, Dongfang Mian chose rewards that were only beneficial to the Crimson-Striped Divine Tiger and of almost no use to the human race.

Dongfang Mian had also thought it over carefully. The spirit coins and pills in the reward were the only two things that were useful to her, but these two were not precious, and her token contained an entire treasure trove, so they were not of much use.

Choosing rewards that benefit the Crimson Tiger is entirely for Aju's sake. Although I don't know where it is now, I imagine it would need these things to restore its strength.

Thus, the first-ever assessment for humans began in the Crimson Tiger Holy Land.