Chapter 2: Does Appearance Determine Everything? Come Out, SSS
Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Does Appearance Determine Everything? Come Out, SSS
Outside the Awakening Array.
The students were still gossiping about the Awakenings of the two school beauties.
"Lu Yu’Er and Chu Qingxue have been competing for three years. I can’t believe she lost at the very last moment!"
"Isn’t that the truth? They were neck and neck in looks and grades, but in the end..."
"The difference between S Level and D Level is more than just a little."
"Seeing how arrogant she always acts, she totally deserves this."
"Shh, keep your voice down. She’s right over there."
"What’s there to be afraid of? She’s just a D Level Fire Mage. I’m a C Level Warrior. I could take her down in one hit, hahaha..."
"As expected of Brother Song, you’re the man!"
"..."
Not far away, Lu Yu’Er listened to all of this, her fists clenched tightly.
Three years!
She had prepared for this moment for three years.
And in the end, all she Awakened was a trashy D Level Fire Mage Talent.
She looked up, and her eyes met Chu Qingxue’s.
She watched the other girl still holding her head high with pride.
Surrounded by countless admiring gazes.
She, Lu Yu’Er, used to have all of that.
But all of it was shattered the moment she Awakened.
’Why?’
’Why could that big oaf Awaken as a C Level Warrior?’
’Why could that damned fatty Awaken as an A Level Archer?’
’Why could Chu Qingxue Awaken as an S Level Ice Mage...’
Lu Yu’Er gritted her teeth.
Her eyes were fixed on Fang Xiu inside the Awakening Array.
’It’s all his fault. If he hadn’t given his spot to me, I wouldn’t have only Awakened a D Level. It’s all his fault!’
Lu Yu’Er believed that Fang Xiu should have been the one to Awaken as a D Level Fire Mage.
It was just that she had Awakened it first.
If Fang Xiu hadn’t let her go first, this wouldn’t have happened.
Therefore, it was all Fang Xiu’s fault.
’It’s his fault. It’s his fault. It’s absolutely... his fault!’
The more Lu Yu’Er thought about it, the angrier she became.
She wished she could charge into the Awakening Array and drag Fang Xiu out.
And make him take responsibility for all of this.
"What’s going on?"
"Why did it get dark?"
"It shouldn’t be getting dark at this time!"
"Everyone, look! What’s that in the sky?"
Just as Lu Yu’Er was still wondering if she should drag Fang Xiu out of the Awakening Array,
the sky suddenly darkened.
The sunlight was blotted out.
"What is that?"
At that moment, a sharp-eyed student suddenly noticed something approaching in the sky.
"Demon Beasts! It’s Demon Beasts!!!"
Someone took a closer look and was utterly shocked.
The sky was filled with countless humanoid figures with bat-like wings, circling above.
If those weren’t Demon Beasts, then what were they?
"Quick... run!"
The moment they heard "Demon Beasts," some people turned to flee.
Even some of the younger teachers felt their scalps tingle at the sight.
"Don’t panic! Those aren’t Demon Beasts. It’s... a phenomenon!"
A booming voice reached the ears of every student.
Immediately after, a figure in white appeared on a nearby platform.
The figure was a middle-aged man with a bald head, dressed impeccably in a white shirt.
When they heard the voice, they abruptly stopped any thoughts of running away.
It was familiar. The voice was so familiar.
Not only that, but the voice had a calming effect on them.
"That’s... the principal!"
"The principal is here."
"That voice just now must have been the principal’s!"
"Definitely. Now that the principal is here, we can relax."
The teachers and students now recognized him.
The figure who had appeared was none other than the principal of Qingzhou City First High School, Yue Tianrui.
A Level 66 Power System Boxing Master.
In this world, after a successful Awakening, the strong could reach Power Levels from one to nine.
This corresponded to the nine grades of Awakened Talent: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
An F Level Awakened Talent corresponded to a Power Level of one.
An E Level Awakened Talent corresponded to a Power Level of two.
And so on.
The school beauty who had Awakened earlier, Chu Qingxue, had reached S Level.
This meant that upon Awakening, her Power Level was already seven.
The fatty, Luo Xing, had an A Level Talent, making his Power Level six.
From then on, they could only rely on their own Cultivation to increase their power.
The man before them, Yue Tianrui, had reached Level 66.
When he appeared, everyone present—students and teachers alike—breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Yue Tianrui was like a pillar of strength.
The phenomenon in the sky grew more and more complex.
At first, it was just people with bat-like wings flying around.
Then, a pair of blood-red eyes began to appear.
As that pair of eyes stared intently at the students below,
everyone felt as if their very Souls were about to be ripped from their bodies.
GULP!
It was unclear who had swallowed so audibly.
But the sound was incredibly clear in the silence.
’A phenomenon?’
’The principal just said it was a phenomenon?’
’But why does my scalp feel numb?’
’If a mere phenomenon is this terrifying, what would happen if the owner of those eyes were to descend?’
’What kind of horrifying existence would that be?’
’And this phenomenon... who caused it?’
Everyone was curious.
Because at that moment, aside from the Awakening Array the school beauty had just exited, all the other Arrays were occupied by students.
Could this phenomenon have been caused by one of them?
It wasn’t just the students; even the teachers and the principal were extremely curious.
Their eyes were glued to the Awakening Arrays before them.
...
「Inside the Awakening Array.」
Fang Xiu was a little excited.
’A system? Is it really a system?’
He hadn’t expected a system to actually appear during his Talent Awakening.
Ever since he had transmigrated to this world,
Fang Xiu had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of his system.
He never thought that the Awakening would also awaken his system.
But he didn’t have time to explore the system in detail.
He was transported back by the Awakening Array.
When Fang Xiu appeared outside the Awakening Array, he was somewhat shocked to see the phenomenon in the sky.
This phenomenon was identical to what he had seen during his own Awakening.
"He’s... he’s out!"
"It’s Fang Xiu!"
"My god, does being handsome really give you a better chance of triggering a phenomenon?"
"First Chu Qingxue, a school-beauty-level stunner, and now a school-hunk-level hottie. Looks really are everything."
"Then how do you explain the fatty? His Awakening Level also reached A!"
"Maybe... he’d be good-looking if he lost weight. Fatties are all diamonds in the rough!"
"A sound and convincing argument!"
When Fang Xiu appeared,
everyone saw a black light emerge from the Awakening Array behind him.
Its color was nearly the same as the sky.
Moreover, the moment Fang Xiu appeared, the phenomenon in the sky vanished.
You’d have to be a fool not to realize it was him.
"I wonder what Talent Fang Xiu Awakened?"
"I don’t know, but it must be S Level."
"Who doesn’t know that? A phenomenon means it’s S Level for sure."
"I’m so excited! So excited!"
It wasn’t just the students; the few teachers present were also eagerly anticipating Fang Xiu’s Talent.
The teacher in charge of Fang Xiu’s Awakening stood up a little straighter, looked at the machine’s panel, and then froze in shock!