June 5th, 3077, 8:00 AM.
Jianggu City, First Key High School, Sports Field.
"The talent awakening ceremony is finally here, I've been waiting for this day for so long!"
"Ah, I'm a bit scared. If I awaken a low-level talent below D-class, I'll probably be mediocre my whole life."
"Think on the bright side, what if you awaken a high-level talent above C-class? Wouldn't you take off directly?"
"You can be bolder. It's just a fantasy anyway, why not imagine having S-class talent? Or even SS, or SSS-class?"
"What kind of daydreaming is this! Among the many awakened every year, how many can awaken talent above C-class? Not even one in ten, let alone higher grades!"
"I don't have that many expectations. I just hope my talent can be somewhat useful."
"Like awakening a fire talent... Even if the level is low and I can't achieve great things, at least I can be a good cook!"
"Then I want to awaken an ice talent and make sashimi for people!"
"..."
On the sports field, students were chattering everywhere.
Every year during high school graduation season, schools would hold such an awakening ceremony to help students awaken their talents for free.
This talent awakening would largely determine a person's potential and destiny.
"Alright, students, please be quiet."
At this moment, Principal Zhou Yi of First Key High School appeared on the stage in the center.
Zhou Yi possessed an A-class talent and was a fourth-order awakened. Even without amplification equipment, he could easily project his voice to every student's ear.
Zhou Yi naturally had considerable prestige at First Key High School.
As soon as he spoke, the noisy sports field instantly fell silent.
Zhou Yi nodded with satisfaction and continued,
"What we will be doing shortly is everyone's awakening ceremony."
"You will be called up to the stage one by one according to your student number to undergo the awakening ceremony."
"We have divided your 30 classes into 10 groups. The awakening ceremonies for the 10 groups will be conducted simultaneously, each supervised by a different Dean."
"You should all know your group assignments, so I won't waste any more time with idle talk."
"It should be noted that touching the awakening stele will take between 10 to 60 seconds for the stele to help you complete the awakening."
"Regardless of the outcome, I hope none of you will give up on your efforts easily."
"Even with low-level talent, there have been individuals who reached the heights of fifth or even sixth-order awakened."
"Besides the starting point your talent grants you, your own efforts are also an extremely important factor."
"Although it's rare, it's not impossible."
After listening to Zhou Yi's words, the students present nodded with solemn expressions and stood in their respective group positions.
Seeing that everyone was in place, Zhou Yi smiled slightly,
"Then I hereby declare that the 3077 Awakening Ceremony of Jianggu City First Senior High School officially begins!"
Whoosh!
As Zhou Yi spoke, the ten awakening steles began to flash with purple light.
The students also gazed at these steles with shining eyes, their spirits high.
Lin Ran was in the third group. The first person to go up in their group was a tall, thin student named Li Ming.
Li Ming walked quickly to the front and placed his hand on the awakening stele.
The awakening stele immediately erupted with countless purple runes that entered Li Ming's body.
After a while, they re-entered the stele from his body.
The stele immediately displayed Li Ming's awakening result, and the Dean loudly announced it.
"Group Three, Li Ming, E-class talent, Hard Body Technique!"
Hard Body Technique is a talent that can temporarily strengthen a part of the body, making it harder. If the level were higher, it would be quite useful in combat.
But if it's only E-class like Li Ming's, it's probably only useful for some strange purposes.
Li Ming, upon receiving the result, did not seem too disappointed. He happily jogged off the stage, presumably happy about something.
The next person to go up was Zhang San, also from Group Three.
"Group Three, Zhang San, F-class talent, Eye of Insight!"
The Eye of Insight talent is used to enhance vision, essentially raising your eyesight by a level.
If it were A-class or S-class, it might even function similarly to the observation abilities of Sharingan.
But F-class... it's not much different from a blank slate.
Especially since Zhang San was a student with severe myopia, the Eye of Insight was the worst of the worst for him.
Upon receiving the result, Zhang San's face turned ashen. He clutched his head with both hands and knelt on one knee, clearly unable to accept this ridiculous outcome.
Overcome with distress, he actually fainted from anger, causing a commotion on the scene.
However, the school seemed prepared for such situations. Medical personnel waiting nearby quickly arrived with stretchers and carried Zhang San away.
"Ding Shi from Group Four has awakened an A-class talent! Earth Affinity! He can use the power of earth elements!"
At this moment, a small sensation spread across the sports field, and everyone cast envious glances in Ding Shi's direction.
Even Zhou Yi looked at him with warmth and admiration.
The talents that high schools can send to universities each year are related to the status of each high school.
Every additional high-level talent above C-class brings considerable prestige to the principal.
Ding Shi himself was extremely excited, jumping several times and punching the air thrice before leaving the stage.
Meanwhile, it was finally Lin Ran's turn in Group Three.
Because he possessed the Myriad Heavens Fishing System, Lin Ran's state of mind was much better than that of the others.
He calmly walked onto the stage and gently placed his hand on the stele.
However, at that very moment, an earth-shattering roar erupted from the sports field.
Even Zhou Yi's eyes widened in surprise, staring in disbelief towards Group Seven.
"Group Seven, Luo Qingyan, SSS-class talent, Divine Angel!"
Lin Ran, who was undergoing his awakening, couldn't help but be drawn to the center of the roar.
Luo Qingyan, the campus belle of their First Key High School and someone who often sought his help with studies, had awakened the rarest and most powerful SSS talent? And it was the high-quality Divine Angel?
Group Seven was completely obscured by the divine light emanating from Luo Qingyan's awakening, making it impossible to see clearly.
Exceptional phenomena during awakenings only occurred for S-class or higher talents.
The stronger the ability, the more apparent the phenomenon.
But before Lin Ran could fully comprehend the situation, the roar that erupted beside him was no less intense than Luo Qingyan's.
At the same time, a phenomenon of five-colored auspicious clouds completely engulfed Lin Ran.