41: Chapter 41 Under the Spotlight

"Can't I go out and relax for a bit..."

Teacher Long Kong rubbed the back of his head with an awkward smile, thinking to himself that this woman's sixth sense was truly formidable to have spotted his subtle movements.

"Don't you know we aren't allowed to leave during the Awakening ceremony? Don't embarrass the Four Major Academies!"

"Fine, fine, fine..."

Having been lectured by his wife, Teacher Long Kong didn't dare to try any more little tricks.

His eyes were fixed on the youth who, despite the crowd's jeers, still walked onto the stage with a calm expression. He made a subtle gesture behind his back, signaling Captain Li Qiaoyan to come over.

"Qiaoyan, are you sure this boy is as talented as you say? I originally wanted to go out and use my 'Mystic Eye' to check his background, but unfortunately, I don't have the chance now."

The rostrum was covered by a layer of one-way glass that allowed those inside to see out, but blocked those outside from seeing in. At the same time, it could also block spiritual energy.

This design was for the sake of fairness and to reduce the nervousness of those coming up for their Awakening.

"Don't worry, Teacher Long Kong, I saw his talent with my own eyes. That's why, to make sure you didn't miss him, I specifically came here in the name of the Security Bureau Enforcer representative to give you some reassurance."

Seeing the girl so confident, Teacher Long Kong didn't say anything more. He simply stared with deep eyes at the youth slowly walking onto the stage.

Unmoved by the wave of slander, huh, interesting... That little girl kept it from me, saying she wanted to give me a surprise. I'd like to see if you really have something to rely on...

"Get down! Get down!"

"A trash born without spiritual energy shouldn't come to the Awakening ceremony!"

"A waste of public resources!"

...

The insults grew more and more unpleasant, but they had no effect on Qian Mo, who had already arrived in front of that giant star crystal.

He just stood there without reaching out, appearing to be lost in thought.

Seeing him like this, the crowd below thought he knew he was inferior and didn't dare to make a fool of himself in public, so the cursing became even louder than before.

Qian Mo was indeed deep in thought. His Superpower was given by the System, but his own innate Superpower had not yet awakened.

It was said that the higher the spiritual power value during an Awakening, the higher the success rate; reaching a hundred basically made it a certainty. However, having no spiritual power didn't mean it was impossible to awaken a Superpower, it was just that the probability was very low.

Suddenly, he recalled a sentence she had said in his past life: Something with a zero probability doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen.

"Then there's nothing more to say, let's give it a try."

Amidst the verbal abuse, the youth closed his eyes and reached out.

He deliberately suppressed the spiritual energy generated by the Superpower he got from the System, focusing entirely on guiding the power of his original body...

Seeing the youth's serious expression, the voices of the crowd below gradually quieted down, eventually falling into silence.

Most of them were actually just following the crowd, and partly to vent the hidden anger in their hearts because the Superpowers they had awakened were too poor.

"This kid couldn't actually have something, could he..."

The people who had been mocking Qian Mo outside earlier looked uncertain.

They were the ones who started the trend of cursing him. Who knew if Qian Mo suddenly awakened some Advanced Superpower, whether he would come to settle scores with them later.

"Why haven't you chosen to give up after all..." Yu Linger looked at the youth on the stage, her beautiful eyes flickering with complex light.

"Buzz~"

A Grand Dao Chime resonated in everyone's ears.

On the surface of the star crystal, streaks of red light moved rapidly.

"Holy crap! Red... Red mythical grade!"

Teacher Long Kong slammed the table, about to turn around and ask why this girl was hiding such a Prodigy, only to see that Captain Li Qiaoyan was also looking at the anomaly on the stage with a bewildered face.

She turned her head mechanically, looking into her mentor's eyes.

As if to say don't ask her, she didn't know either.

But soon, the streaks of red light suddenly dissipated, followed by a blinding golden light shining on the star crystal.

A massive black phantom of scales appeared behind the youth.

The intertwining of black and gold made the youth look extremely divine.

"Spiritual power value 400, legendary grade Superpower, this... is insane."

Secretary Wu Ming tugged at his tie, momentarily at a loss for words.

One must know that an Epic Grade Superpower was already considered a Genius, and a legendary grade Superpower could even be cultivated as a future leader of humanity.

As for mythical grade? You've got to be kidding. Only a few such people had appeared in history, and they had all made immense contributions to human development.

Looking at the youth bathed in golden light, the entire venue was deathly silent.

And just then.

A rustling sound came from a trash can in the corner, but fortunately, everyone else's attention was drawn to the dazzling star on the stage, so no one noticed the movement here.

"Damn it! Qian Mo, I hate you! This kind of paper certificate should be handed in at the front desk, or at the very least kept as a souvenir! You guy actually threw it directly into the trash can!"

A white wolf head slowly poked out from the trash can, with a banana peel still on its head.

That's right, the newcomer was Xing Yaoyan, who had come in through 'Swap'. She had specifically instructed Hu Wang to notify her when Qian Mo was about to take the stage so she could Swap over directly.

This way, while everyone was shocked by Qian Mo's act of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, she could quickly slip backstage and reach the planned location.

"Hey, don't say, he really looks handsome like this!"

Xing Yaoyan only admired for a moment before immediately shaking off the banana peel on her head, activating her Breath Concealment, and walking carefully to the side.

For her now, serious business was more important. Anyway, she could see Qian Mo every day.

...

While the global Superpower Awakening ceremonies were in full swing.

Jingdu.

Inside a massive observation station.

"Old Qian, Old Qian!"

A young man in a white lab coat rushed toward an old man who was looking at research data.

"What's wrong? Why the rush? I've told you many times to be calm, be calm. Have we seen few outrageous things in our observations? Don't be so loud."

"But, Old Qian, this time there's an anomaly in the meteor shower billions of light-years away from Blue Star! They seem to have received some kind of signal; their flight speed suddenly increased several times, and their scale is also slowly growing!"

"According to preliminary data estimates, the '1092nd Star Calamity' will arrive five years early!"

"What!"

Old Qian's hand trembled, and the water he had just drunk almost sprayed out.

"Old Qian, be calm, be calm."

"Calm my ass!"

Old Qian snapped his hand down.

"Keep an eye on those damn meteors. I'm going to find the other leaders for a meeting."

Historical records years later had this to say:

"This was the first time humanity observed the signs of the 'Star Calamity' arriving early. All human leaders gathered again after many years to start a development conference on how humanity should respond to this crisis. The meeting's initiator: One of the human leaders—Qian Ruyi."