1: Talent is zero, sign in to the mythical Pangu body!

Donghai City, Long Family Manor.

The scorching sun of June baked the earth, but deep within this vast manor, spanning thousands of acres, not a trace of heat could be felt. On the massive training grounds, heads bobbed as thousands of Long Family disciples and members of allied families gathered. Each face bore an expression mixed with tension, anticipation, and awe.

Today was the Long Family's annual Gene Awakening Ceremony.

At the center of the high platform, a colossal instrument, crafted from an unknown silver-white metal and imbued with a sense of futuristic technology, stood silently. It was one of the greatest inventions of this era, and the ultimate arbiter deciding countless destinies—the Gene Talent Detection Instrument.

All eyes were focused on the young man slowly ascending the high platform.

His name was Lin Tian, the only son of the Long Family Clan Chief Lin Zhan, and the undisputed Young Lord of the Long Family.

The young man was tall and straight, with a handsome face. His black eyes were as calm as a deep pool, as if this grand ceremony, which would determine his entire life, was merely an ordinary sight.

“The Young Lord is here! With the Clan Chief’s S-rank Talent, the Young Lord’s Talent must be at least S-Rank to start!”

“More than that! Madam was also an Peak A-rank Genius back then. With such a powerful combination, I think the Young Lord is very likely to awaken an SS-rank Talent, something our Long Family hasn’t seen in centuries!”

“If that’s true, our Huaxia Long Family can surpass North America’s ‘Olympus’ and once again lead the Martial Arts world for the next hundred years!”

The discussions below the stage surged in waves, filled with undisguised expectation. Lin Tian heard them, but his heart remained unperturbed.

He was not from this world.

He had Transmigrated from a blue planet, becoming an infant in this high-Martial Arts world. In this world, technology and Martial Arts coexisted, and what determined a person’s potential was the Talent Rank deep within their genes. From F to SSS, the difference was like heaven and earth.

At the Elder’s signal, who was presiding over the ceremony, Lin Tian walked to the cold instrument, slowly raised his right hand, and placed it on the palm-shaped groove.

Buzz.

The instrument vibrated slightly, and the screen lit up with a soft blue light, beginning its scan.

The entire venue instantly fell silent. Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the massive display screen.

One second, two seconds, ten seconds… The value on the screen remained a glaring “0.”

Time passed minute by minute. The initially fervent atmosphere below the stage began to cool, gradually becoming strange. The smiles on the Elders’ faces also slowly solidified.

“What’s going on? Is the instrument malfunctioning?” someone couldn’t help but whisper.

“Impossible. This is the global top-tier model, directly supplied by the Federal Military Department. It’s absolutely impossible for it to be wrong.”

Finally, after a wait that felt like a century, the instrument emitted a soft “ding.”

The blue light on the screen suddenly turned crimson, and a line of cold, cruel text appeared on it, like a heavy hammer, striking everyone’s heart.

【Detection Result: F-Rank Talent, gene chain completely locked.】

A locked gene chain meant being forever disconnected from Martial Arts in this life, with even becoming the lowest-Ranked Martial Apprentice being a luxury.

The entire venue was dead silent.

It was a vacuum-like silence, as if all hope had been instantly drained. Immediately after, the silence was replaced by a wave of whispers. Mockery, pity, and schadenfreude, like invisible needles, pierced the young man on the high platform.

“F-Rank? How is that possible! The Clan Chief’s son is actually… a good-for-nothing?”

“What a huge joke! Our Long Family’s face has been completely lost today!”

The faces of the Elders on the high platform turned ashen. One of them, a white-haired Grand Elder, sighed deeply, shaking his head in disappointment, his eyes looking as if at a shattered treasure.

Lin Tian calmly withdrew his hand, oblivious to everything around him. He had long anticipated this result. Over the years, no matter how many Heaven And Earth Treasures the Family used to cleanse his marrow and refine his bones, his body remained like stagnant water, completely unresponsive.

He turned, preparing to step down from the high platform that had caused him to fall from the clouds to the dust.

It was at this very moment.

A cold, emotionless mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

【Detecting that the host’s environment meets the System activation conditions…】

【Divine-Grade Sign-in System activated… Binding successful!】

【Current Sign-in location: Gene Talent Detection Instrument.】

【Proceed with first sign-in?】

Lin Tian’s footsteps paused.

System? Golden Finger? The essential perk for a Transmigrator, has it finally arrived?

A ripple appeared in his heart, but it quickly returned to calm.

“What a pity, what a true pity…” The Grand Elder’s heartbroken voice echoed throughout the venue, “The North America ‘Olympus’ Family just produced an S-Rank Genius not long ago. Our Long Family had hoped Tian’er could contend with him, but who would have thought… Heaven’s will plays tricks on us, Heaven’s will plays tricks on us!”

These words undoubtedly sprinkled salt on Lin Tian’s wound, and deepened the disappointment and disdain of the crowd below towards him.

However, for Lin Tian, this was like a catalyst.

He stood still, ignoring all the gazes around him, without the slightest hesitation in his heart, and silently muttered:

“Sign in.”

【First sign-in successful!】

【Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Divine-Grade reward: SSS-Rank Mythical Gene — 【Pangu Body】!】

Boom!

It was as if the Universe had just begun, and Chaos had exploded!

An indescribably vast, surging heat current erupted within him out of thin air! That power was domineering, savage, ancient, and filled with the aura of creation, like a Divine Dragon that split heaven and earth, instantly rushing into his gene chain, which had been deemed “completely locked”!

Crack! Crack, crack, crack!

The crisp sound of billions of shackles breaking simultaneously resounded continuously in his spiritual world!

The locked gene chain, in the face of this mythical power, was as fragile as rotten wood, completely blasted open, connected, and reshaped with overwhelming force!

The drastic changes within Lin Tian were earth-shattering, but his outward appearance remained calm.

However, the Gene Talent Detection Instrument beside him was far from calm!

Buzz—!!!

An extremely sharp buzzing sound suddenly erupted from within the instrument!

The recently extinguished screen instantly reignited, crimson alarm lights flashed wildly, and the value on the screen was no longer “0,” but skyrocketed at a speed beyond human comprehension!

“D-Rank!”

“C-Rank!”

“B-Rank!”

“A-Rank!”

“S-Rank!”

The value jumped so fast that it created afterimages. In just a second, it broke through the S-Rank limit, and showed no signs of stopping!

“SS-Rank!”

“SSS-Rank!”

“This… What is happening?!” The Elders below the stage suddenly stood up, their faces filled with horror and disbelief.

Before they could react, the instrument’s value had already broken through the theoretical limit.

The screen flashed wildly with garbled text, finally settling on three dazzling letters.

【SSS - Error】

Boom!!!

With a loud bang, this priceless, supposedly indestructible top-tier instrument completely blacked out in a burst of electrical sparks, emitting plumes of smoke!

But this was just the beginning.

Above the entire Long Family Manor, the weather changed!

The clear, cloudless sky was instantly enveloped by endless golden clouds. Massive energy gathered from all directions, forming a colossal vortex that blotted out the sky.

Roar—!

A silent roar echoed deep within everyone’s Soul!

A phantom of a golden Giant Dragon, ten thousand meters long and composed of pure energy, emerged from the vortex. Its golden scales were lifelike, and its majestic Dragon eyes overlooked the entire Donghai City, as if a deity had descended!

At this moment, it wasn’t just the Long Family.

Throughout Donghai City, all Martial Artists, no matter where they were, felt a shiver and a sense of submission originating from deep within their Bloodline. They all looked up at the sky, their faces filled with horror.

At the same time.

Thousands of miles away, at the Global Martial Arts Alliance headquarters, within the highest command center.

Piercing alarms blared through the sky!

“Alert! Alert! Mythical Rank Gene Awakening detected! Repeat! Mythical Rank Gene Awakening detected!”

“Coordinate locked: East Xia War Zone, Donghai City!”

“Energy Rank… immeasurable! Activate the highest level emergency protocol!”

Above the Long Family training grounds, the Golden Dragon phenomenon lasted for a full minute before slowly dissipating, and the sky returned to clarity.

The entire venue was dead silent.

If the previous silence was due to disappointment, then the current silence stemmed from the shock and fear deep within their Divine Souls.

Thousands of gazes converged on the young man still standing on the high platform, their expressions extremely complex, as if looking at a prehistoric beast in human skin.

Lin Tian slowly opened his eyes, feeling the explosive, terrifying power within him, as if he could punch through a mountain range. Beside him, a backup Qi and Blood Detection Instrument, used for auxiliary testing, showed values wildly fluctuating at an exaggerated speed.

An ordinary person’s Qi and Blood value is 10 cards, and a Martial Apprentice’s limit is 1000 cards.

His value, from a pitiful “80 cards,” skyrocketed, instantly breaking through 1000 cards, and without any pause, it shattered the Martial Apprentice’s barrier, finally slowly stopping at “2000 cards,” a value comparable to a first-Rank Martial Artist.

From a defenseless ordinary person, he had stepped into the true realm of a Martial Artist!

Just then, the cold mechanical voice in his mind sounded again.

【New Sign-in location refreshed: Donghai City Restricted Area — Scarlet Ruins.】