“Next, Su Yuan!”

The guiding teacher called Su Yuan’s name.

Su Yuan let out a long breath. What must come will come. Better to die early than late.

He stepped onto the stage,

And placed his hand on the Awakening Stone!

He held his breath and calmed his mind.

Su Yuan felt a warm current surge through his limbs and bones.

Something was being broken down and reformed.

The next moment, an information panel appeared in his mind.

「Name」: Su Yuan

「Rank」: First Realm of Martial Dao, Hidden Origin Realm, First Layer (0%)

「Talent」: None

「Cultivation Technique」: None

「Martial Skill」: None

「Equipment」: None

「Pet」: None

「Congratulations on successfully activating the Martial Dao panel and entering the First Layer of the First Realm of Martial Dao.」

「You are Awakening a talent for the first time!」

「Awakening…」

「Awakening successful. Congratulations on obtaining the Golden talent 【Equality of All Beings】!」

Su Yuan was bewildered by the series of messages until he saw the final 'Congratulations on obtaining a Golden talent'.

Then, a 'boom' sounded in his mind.

“Golden talent…”

“I Awakened… a Golden talent!!!”

Su Yuan looked incredulous.

He rubbed his eyes, repeatedly confirming that he hadn't seen wrong.

“It really is a Golden talent!!”

For a moment,

Su Yuan felt an incomparable thrill.

Something he had never dared to dream of had now come true.

From now on,

The sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly!

“Student, don’t just stand there, display your talent!”

The guiding teacher urged.

“Ah, alright!”

Hearing this, Su Yuan finally came back to his senses and then looked at the specific information of the talent.

But after reading it all,

Su Yuan's heart instantly sank by half.

「Talent Name」: Equality of All Beings

「Talent Rank」: gold

「Talent Effect」: No matter how high the opponent's Rank is, when they attack you or fight against you, their Cultivation Realm will be pulled down to the same Rank as you! — Only effective when the opponent's name is 'Xiao Yu'.

“「Equality of All Beings」…”

“So that’s what it means,”

“No matter how high someone else's Rank is, even a Peak Martial Dao expert, when they fight me, they will be pulled down to the same Rank as me, becoming the First Layer of the First Realm of Martial Dao…”

“When I'm at the same Rank as a Peak Martial Dao expert, the outcome is unknown!”

“I'm evenly matched with everyone!”

“Is this talent powerful… It really is very powerful!!”

“But why is it only effective for people named 'Xiao Yu'!!!”

Su Yuan was going crazy!

“Who the hell is this Xiao Yu?! He has such great Face!!”

He finally got a Golden talent, but he didn't expect it to have such an effect.

“Can this even be called a Golden talent?!”

Su Yuan fell into a daze.

“Student, student!! Come on, display it!”

The guiding teacher reminded him again.

From Su Yuan's confused expression, he seemed to have guessed something.

His tone became a little softer.

“Okay.”

Su Yuan nodded with a bitter smile and clicked to display the talent.

Immediately, a light curtain appeared, revealing all the information of 「Equality of All Beings」.

“Ah! gold!”

“It's a Golden talent! Oh my god!”

“Su Ning’s sister also had a Golden talent back then, but unfortunately, it became useless later. I didn't expect him to also have a Golden talent.”

“Is this fair! Is this reasonable?!”

“Jealousy makes me split!”

As soon as the talent information was displayed, both teachers and students were dazzled by the golden light from the talent.

Whatever color the talent itself was,

It would emit that color light when displayed.

More than twenty people had been tested just now, and the most conspicuous one was just a blue talent emitting blue light.

But the talent now appearing before everyone,

Was emitting golden light!

Gasps of cold air could be heard from all over the playground.

“What? Our school actually produced a Golden talent!!”

In just a moment, even the school leaders were alarmed!

They all wanted to make their way to the playground.

However, after everyone recovered from the dazzling golden light,

And looked closely at the talent's effect—

Everyone's expression instantly became strange, and at the same time, they breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Su Yuan,

There was less envy,

And more sympathy.

“No matter how Advanced the enemy's Rank is, they can be pulled down to the same Rank as oneself. Such a powerful skill,”

“Is only effective against 'Xiao Yu'!”

“What a pity!”

“Is there anyone named Xiao Yu in our school… What? There really is one?!!”

“That name is quite common!”

“Wow, I just searched online, and there are indeed quite a few people named 'Xiao Yu'. It seems it's not entirely useless.”

“Actually, it's completely useless!”

“It's far worse than his sister's back then!”

Many students whispered, and the school leaders who were originally going to praise him,

Also stopped in their tracks at this moment.

But Su Yuan didn't care about any of this!

Because just now,

A voice suddenly sounded in his mind—

「Ding!」

「Detecting that the host has just turned eighteen, the System is activating!」

「Customizing the System based on the host's situation—」

「Customizing—」

「Customization complete. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Divine Rank Selection System!」

「Divine Rank Selection System—」

「Effect: Each time the host achieves a minor Breakthrough or obtains a new talent, the Divine Rank Selection System will be triggered! The System will randomly provide 2-10 talents, and the host can choose any one of them.」

Su Yuan was a bit confused!

What was going on? Why did a System suddenly appear?

And why didn't it appear earlier! Why did it only appear after he had already Awakened his talent!!

If he had had a choice earlier,

He definitely wouldn't have chosen this 「Equality of All Beings」!

“…System activates at eighteen…”

Thinking about the System's introduction just now, Su Yuan subconsciously checked the time,

It was 10:26 AM!

That's right!

He was born eighteen years ago at 10:26 AM!

“Oh no!”

Su Yuan regretted it terribly!

This System only activates when one turns eighteen!

If he had gone on stage a little later, even just three or four minutes later,

And touched the Awakening Stone after the System activated,

Then he could have freely chosen his talent!

“Regret!”

Su Yuan was green with regret!

Who would have thought!

Touching the Awakening Stone to activate the Martial Dao panel actually had no age limit.

However, to ensure the healthy growth of the nation's future flowers,

The law stipulated that schools would uniformly arrange Awakening ceremonies in the third year of high school.

Then, based on the talent type and the results of the Martial Dao assessment two months later,

Students could apply to the War Academy or the Civilization Academy.

The Civilization Academy only required good grades and had no Martial Dao Rank requirements.

But the War Academy required reaching the Sixth Layer of the First Realm within two months,

Before one could apply!

“Alright! Don’t be sad!”

“Actually, it’s still pretty good, at least the color is gold!”

The guiding teacher patted Su Yuan’s shoulder, comforting him.

“…Thank you!”

Su Yuan nodded to the teacher and then walked off the stage.

Theoretically,

A Golden talent could guarantee admission to the War Academy, but the effect of his talent,

Was uncertain!

“So I still have to reach the Sixth Layer of the First Realm of Martial Dao within two months, only then will I be eligible to apply for the War Academy.”

“Only then will I have a chance to make a name for myself!”

“Six layers in two months, for someone with extraordinary talent and exceptional bones, it’s not difficult!”

“For someone with a wealthy background who can eat Medicinal Pills like candy, it’s also not difficult!”

“But given my family background,”

“It’s very difficult!”

“However, school regulations state that students who Awaken a Golden talent will be rewarded with twenty qi and blood pills.”

Logically speaking,

Awakening a Golden talent would come with even more rewards!

For example, the apartment Su Yuan's family currently lived in was a reward from a company when his sister Awakened her Golden talent.

When Su Yuan first displayed his talent information,

Some school leaders were originally planning to rush over, but they returned after learning about the talent's effect.

“I wonder if the promised Medicinal Pills still count. Never mind, I must go and get those Medicinal Pills later!”

“Twenty qi and blood pills are enough for me to Breakthrough to the Fourth Layer!”

Su Yuan stood in a corner by the Awakening platform,

Lost in thought,

“After Awakening to the Fourth Layer, I will be able to obtain three more talents!”

“This time, with the Divine Rank Selection System,”

“I must choose carefully, and not get a useless talent like 「Equality of All Beings」 again!”

As Su Yuan was thinking this,

He was interrupted by a commotion.

Su Yuan immediately realized something and quickly looked towards the Awakening platform.

He saw a flash of purple light!

“It’s a purple talent!”

Su Yuan's heart trembled.