Awakening failed? A thousandfold talent descends!

Jiangcheng Third Middle School.

The square was filled with senior high school students.

"Students, today is the Talent Awakening Day, the watershed moment that will determine your lives! I hope you can all awaken powerful talents..."

The principal's words were impassioned, and the students below were both nervous and full of anticipation.

In the crowd, Chu Han gazed calmly at the Awakening Crystal, feeling a bit of excitement in his heart.

Having transmigrated to this world eighteen years ago, he had long since integrated into this era where the strong are revered.

Becoming a Martial Artist was his dream.

"Next, Zhang Tao!"

A burly boy nervously stepped forward and placed his palm on the crystal.

The crystal trembled slightly, then emitted a faint white light, with characters appearing on its surface: [E-Rank Talent, Great Strength].

Zhang Tao's face instantly lit up with ecstasy. Although it was only E-Rank, it was absolutely enough to support him in becoming a Martial Artist! After all, 90% of people cannot awaken a talent.

A wave of encouraging applause immediately erupted from below.

"Next, Li Mengran!"

A girl with delicate beauty and a cool, aloof aura stepped onto the Awakening platform. She took a deep breath and confidently placed her hand on it.

The next moment, the crystal erupted with dazzling ice-blue light, and a sudden chill spread, making the surrounding students shiver.

[A-Rank Talent, Ice Spirit Body!]

"Wow!" The entire venue instantly erupted.

Gasps and sounds of envy were everywhere.

"A-Rank! It's actually an A-Rank Talent!"

"As expected of Li Mengran, the school belle and top student, she's truly amazing!"

"She's destined to be a big shot in the future!"

The principal and teachers also nodded one after another, showing gratified smiles on their faces.

An A-Rank Talent could be considered a Genius in the entire Jiangcheng City!

Having an A-Rank Talent appear was considered a mission accomplished for the school leadership. In previous years, the highest talent Rank awakened at Third Middle School was only A-Rank.

Li Mengran curled her lips into a proud smile and subconsciously glanced at Chu Han in the crowd, her eyes flickering with a hint of barely noticeable expectation.

Finally, the teacher on the stage mentioned the name everyone had been waiting for.

"Next, Chu Han!"

In an instant, all eyes in the venue focused on Chu Han.

"It's Chu Han's turn!"

"That monster with a potential test score over 3000 points! It's said the Dragon Summer Federation has never seen such high potential!"

"I wonder what Rank talent he'll awaken? S-Rank? Or the legendary SS-Rank?"

"It's definitely stronger than Li Mengran's A-Rank! Our school is going to become famous!"

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Chu Han slowly walked toward the Awakening Crystal.

"Eighteen years of hard cultivation all come down to this moment. I hope I get a powerful talent."

Over the years, he had cultivated diligently and improved his potential, all for this moment!

The principal stroked his chin and whispered to the Dean beside him, "Chu Han, this child, has a resilient Heart-Nature and limitless potential. He is the greatest hope of our Jiangcheng Third Middle School and will definitely be specially recruited by the top academies of the Federation."

The Dean nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the future resource allocation for the school depends on him."

Chu Han slowly raised his hand and pressed it against the cool Awakening Crystal.

Hum!

The Awakening Crystal suddenly erupted with an unprecedented blazing light!

The brilliance far surpassed Li Mengran's earlier display, even stinging everyone's eyes, as if a small sun had risen on the sports field!

"Heavens! This light!"

"I told you! It's definitely different!"

"What Rank is this? S-Rank? Or SS-Rank?"

The crowd completely erupted, the students' faces flushed with excitement.

The principal abruptly stood up, his face flushed red with excitement, his eyes filled with infinite anticipation. The teachers also craned their necks.

Li Mengran's beautiful eyes widened, and she covered her mouth with her small hand, thinking to herself, "As expected... I still can't compare to him."

Chu Han felt the surging energy within the crystal and was also very excited.

However, the next second, the dazzling light quickly dimmed and disappeared without a trace.

As if nothing had happened.

Three glaringly large characters appeared on the crystal: No Talent.

The entire venue fell deathly silent.

"No Talent?"

"I'm a transmigrator! And I have No Talent?"

"Could the potential points be wrong?"

Chu Han frowned tightly, unable to believe this result.

After the silence, the entire venue erupted again.

"Could it be the Awakening Crystal malfunctioned? His potential was over 3000 points..."

"What a pity. I thought I'd witness the birth of a Prodigy."

"Hahaha, this is hilarious! Ranked first in potential, but awakens with No Talent? This must be the biggest joke in history!"

"I was so looking forward to it, but he turns out to be waste!"

"Without talent support, even if he becomes a Martial Artist, he won't get far."

"What a joke. From now on, Chu Han will be the biggest joke in Jiangcheng City! Even our Third Middle School will be embarrassed because of him."

Pity, doubt, schadenfreude... various voices surged like a tide, instantly overwhelming Chu Han.

The excitement and flush on the principal's face had long since vanished, replaced by extreme disappointment and coldness.

His face turned livid as he heavily sat back in his chair, snorted coldly through his nose, and never looked at Chu Han on the stage again.

The surrounding teachers also shook their heads and sighed, their gazes at Chu Han even filled with resentment.

At that moment, the principal's icy voice spread throughout the venue: "By school resolution, effective immediately, Chu Han's first-class scholarship eligibility is revoked. All cultivation resources will be allocated to students who performed excellently in this Awakening."

Scholarship!

These three words exploded like thunder in Chu Han's ears.

The 5000 federal currency monthly first-class scholarship was the money to save his father's life!

His father, once a Martial Artist, had been severely injured. Over the years, he had relied on expensive "Healing Fluid" to barely suppress the injury from worsening.

The 5000 federal currency monthly scholarship was crucial to him.

Relying solely on his mother working three jobs could no longer cover his father's medical expenses.

Without the scholarship, what would happen to his father?

Chu Han clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh.

He never expected the school to be so heartless!

At that moment, Li Mengran walked up to him.

"Chu Han, I was young and ignorant before, misjudged you, and developed some unnecessary interest in you. I hope you can have self-awareness from now on, don't harbor any unrealistic fantasies about me, and don't pester me!"

She didn't hide her disdain at all. The thought of how she used to pursue Chu Han filled her with shame and anger.

Chu Han slowly raised his head, looking at this woman whose face changed faster than flipping a book, feeling exceptionally calm inside.

He never had much feeling for this woman who had attached herself to him unilaterally. Li Mengran was merely his pursuer; their relationship hadn't developed to the point of being boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Pester you?" Chu Han's voice was unusually calm, even carrying a hint of faint mockery. "Li Mengran, are we that close? Aren't you... overestimating yourself a bit too much?"

"You!"

Li Mengran never expected this waste to dare speak to her in such a tone. Her pretty face instantly flushed red with anger.

She thought that after their positions reversed, she'd see Chu Han weeping bitterly and begging pitifully. Instead, she received this cold response, which humiliated her greatly.

"Hmph, you can only be tough-talking now. The gap between us will grow larger and larger. We are destined to be from two different worlds."

Li Mengran snorted coldly and distanced herself from Chu Han.

What she needed to do now was to distance herself from Chu Han as much as possible and keep her distance.

Chu Han didn't care. What concerned him most was the loss of the scholarship.

Without the scholarship, he had to find a way to earn money himself.

Not Awakening a Martial Arts talent didn't matter; he could still become a Martial Artist through cultivation relying solely on basic talent.

However, the cultivation effect would be vastly different compared to those with talents.

Even an F-Rank talent holder would receive a huge boost in physical abilities after Awakening, and their cultivation speed would greatly increase.

In his memory, those who didn't awaken Martial Arts talents only reached up to Martial Arts Second-Tier at most, which is Intermediate Martial Artist.

Most people without talents couldn't even reach the Quasi-Martial Artist level.

"The path of Martial Arts is incredibly difficult."

"Damn it, I'm a transmigrator too, why am I so unlucky? Novels are definitely lying!"

Chu Han cursed the heavens for being unfair.

At that moment, a mechanical prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:

[Ding! Detected host's talent Awakening failure. Golden Finger binding in progress...]

[Daily Lottery System activating... Activation successful!]

[Congratulations, host, on binding to this System. Host can obtain one lottery chance daily!]

[Newcomer's Grand Gift Pack has been issued. Obtained 'Ten Consecutive Draws' chance once! Draw immediately?]

System?

Golden Finger?

It's finally here!

An indescribable ecstasy instantly dispelled all the gloom in his heart!

"My Golden Finger has finally arrived!"

"Draw immediately!"

He roared with all his might in his heart.

Hum!

In his consciousness, a huge seven-colored roulette wheel appeared, spinning rapidly, dazzling to the eyes.

[Ding! Lottery draw begins!]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: body tempering pill ×5]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: Fine Steel Long Saber ×1]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: F-rank Talent Fragment: Sprint ×1 (Collect ten fragments to synthesize)]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: E-rank Talent: Tough Skin]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: Federal Currency 10000]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: supreme great strength pill ×10]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: D-rank Movement Martial Skill 'Spirit Cat Steps' manual ×1]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: lower-grade energy stone ×5]

[Congratulations, host, obtained: C-grade spirit rice 10 catties]

A series of prompts flashed by, the items drawn were varied.

Money, Martial Skills, Medicinal Pills, talents—Chu Han was dazzled.

Among them were some valuable items, even talents!

And just at the tenth draw, the moment the roulette wheel was about to stop!

A dazzling golden light suddenly burst from the center of the roulette, instantly illuminating his entire lottery space.

"Golden Legend!"

The real good stuff is here!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, drew 'Ten Thousand Times Talent'!]

[Ten Thousand Times Talent: Your Comprehension Ability, bone structure, physical potential, learning ability, insight, and other basic talents are all increased ten thousand times!]

"Use immediately!"

Boom!

A warm current instantly swept through his entire body, washing over every inch of his flesh and bones.

Ten Thousand Times Talent wasn't just an increase in Comprehension Ability; it also brought improvements in bone structure and physical potential.

These improvements directly acted on his physique, causing his body's cells to undergo transformation and sublimation. His entire body was filled with powerful strength.

Although he didn't know what Awakening a talent felt like, Chu Han believed his transformation was no weaker than those who awakened Martial Arts talents, perhaps even stronger!

In his mind, all the basic martial arts he had cultivated before played like slideshows.

What he once felt was near-perfect cultivation now seemed full of flaws. Fist techniques and movement techniques that had reached a standstill were instantly comprehended to an advanced level.

This was the effect of Ten Thousand Times Talent!

So what if he didn't awaken a talent? His basic talent was ten thousand times!

The corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile.

On the stage, the Awakening ceremony was nearing its end.

The principal and the various leaders and teachers didn't look very pleased.

Although the overall Awakening situation at Third Middle School this year was good, it fell far short of everyone's expectations.

"There's still over a month until the Martial Arts Grand Examination. Everyone must work hard to improve their strength! Those who want to participate in the Grand Examination can sign up for the Wilderness Training Camp seven days from now."

"In the wilderness, you will experience real combat. You can form teams of up to five people with those you trust, hunt Beastss as a team, and those with the highest kill counts will receive rewards!"

"Those who want to participate, sign up with your homeroom teacher."

After the principal finished speaking, the students gathered around their homeroom teachers to sign up.

"Everyone, think carefully before signing up. The Wilderness Training Camp is no child's play. Fighting Beastss is life-threatening!"

Chu Han's homeroom teacher, Teacher Wang Hao, was a lean and capable middle-aged man, also a Second-Tier Martial Artist. He was tirelessly explaining the dangers of the wilderness to the students.

"Teacher, I'll participate!"

"I'll participate too! I have a D-rank Talent; I can definitely kill Beastss in the wilderness!"

"I have a C-rank Fire Control Talent; the wilderness won't be difficult for me!"

Teacher Wang Hao's words didn't deter anyone; everyone enthusiastically signed up.

"Teacher Wang, I'll sign up too."

The last voice to sign up shocked everyone.

"Chu Han, are you crazy?!"