83: He's laying his cards on the table, revealing his dual talents!

The Chaoyang War God's question...

...was already within Su Yan's expectations.

After all, for a legitimate National College Entrance Examination candidate like him,

even if the Divine Punishment Rank filled in on his secondary ID card was Rank 150,

how could a Rank 150 possibly insta-kill a Rank 500 Lizard Demon General?

And how could he collapse an examination hall wall capable of withstanding a full-strength blow from a Rank 5 Battle General?

At this moment, let alone a War God powerhouse,

even an ordinary person would have the same doubts as the Chaoyang War God.

To this,

Su Yan remained calm and composed, nodding generously to admit it.

"I did indeed undergo an Awakening for an S-Rank Talent, but not just one."

"Not just one?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was shocked yet again.

And the shock was beyond measure!

Was this a freaking joke?!

Aren't you only supposed to be able to have one Talent Awakening?

Had their memories failed them?

Meanwhile, the Chaoyang War God seemed to have already prepared himself mentally, his gaze turning sharp.

He asked, "How many?"

"Two," Su Yan answered solemnly.

"Two..."

The Chaoyang War God thought for a moment, then looked up and continued to ask, "Is it convenient to share?"

The Chaoyang War God knew very well.

Awakening two Talents was unprecedented in the history of the Human Race.

But the reason he wasn't surprised

was that rumors of dual Talents had already been circulating within the War God circles.

And something as significant as dual Talents

already involved the other party's absolute privacy.

Even as a War God, he had no right to force him to reveal it.

But to his surprise,

Su Yan smiled slightly and answered quite straightforwardly:

"By observing the dungeon mark left by Demon Slayer, I underwent a second Awakening and obtained an S-Rank Ice-type Talent."

"However, my original S-Rank Tenfold Absorption didn't disappear because of it. Instead, it leveled up and promoted to SS-Rank Hundredfold Absorption."

To Su Yan,

anything that outsiders could see was naturally fair game to talk about.

So, he would just reveal his dual Talents!

Anyway, with his Supreme Authority, no one could see through his true state.

Not even a Demon God could, let alone a War God.

Without any surprise,

after these words were spoken,

the crowd instantly erupted.

"Holy crap, this has to be fake! Su Yan awakened dual Talents??"

"And his original Talent actually leveled up to SS-Rank??"

"This is so damn ridiculous! Dual Talents, Talent leveling up—this is practically unheard of!"

"One SS-Rank and one S-Rank, isn't that basically approaching SSS-Rank?!"

"He's basically a mini Demon Slayer!"

Most of these heated discussions came from the candidates in the hard difficulty group.

Because these candidates had received the biggest blow and shock;

not only was their understanding refreshed, but their entire worldview was overturned.

However, right now,

with a powerhouse like the Chaoyang War God present, others naturally had no place to speak.

The big shots of Jiangdong Province, including Ye Tianhai and Minister Wu,

could only stand behind the Chaoyang War God, their hearts experiencing a massive tremor.

After a long while,

the Chaoyang War God emerged from his thoughts and spoke again:

"But Tenfold Absorption is a Useless Talent. Even if it upgrades to SS-Rank, it's still a Useless Talent, right?"

Su Yan understood the meaning behind the Chaoyang War God's words.

He was confused because even though Su Yan had dual Talents, one of them was, after all, a Useless Talent.

And it was the SS-Rank one that took up the bulk of his power.

Therefore, it shouldn't provide much of a boost to his strength, making it heavily inconsistent with his current power level.

To this,

Su Yan smiled slightly and explained, "Mr. War God, in fact, Useless Talents aren't entirely useless."

"For instance, with my Tenfold Absorption, its use is actually very significant."

"Not only can it absorb ten times the nutrients from food to enhance my physical fitness,"

"but it's also effective on everything I consume. For example, health potions, buff scrolls, and... attribute pills!"

Su Yan's words were half-true and half-false, making them very misleading.

A light gathered in the Chaoyang War God's eyes as he muttered to himself, "It's actually effective on all consumed items?"

Su Yan nodded.

"The reason my damage is just a tiny bit higher is that after upgrading to the SS-Rank Talent, I absorbed the effects of attribute pills a hundredfold."

"Additionally, I spent all the gold coins given to me by the school to buy attribute-boosting potions and have already consumed them to the limit."

As soon as these words were out,

it caused another stir in the crowd!

Because attribute pills themselves are extremely rare items that can't be bought even if one wanted to.

Yet Su Yan's Talent

could actually absorb the effects of attribute pills a hundredfold!

In other words,

eating one attribute pill was equivalent to eating a hundred!

"Holy crap, this Talent is practically invincible!"

"From today on, if anyone dares to tell me that Useless Talents are useless, I'll slap them in the face with a damn slipper!"

"I'm so envious, I want it too. I don't need Hundredfold or Tenfold Absorption; even a Twofold Absorption would be enough."

Amidst the noise,

the Chaoyang War God revealed a look of realization.

"So that's how it is."

This would explain why Su Yan's damage was so high.

It seemed it was all thanks to the Hundredfold Absorption Talent.

The Chaoyang War God put his hands behind his back, his face filled with emotion.

"The principle that 'Useless Talents are useless,' which we have followed for two hundred years... was it actually wrong?"

At this moment,

even someone as strong as the Chaoyang War God felt a trace of bewilderment.

This was a yearning for knowledge.

Suddenly, the Chaoyang War God couldn't help but think of an old friend.

Or rather, a Senior.

This Senior had awakened an SS-Rank Useless Talent: Divine-Rank Lethargy.

He was currently still in seclusion, sleeping.

The Chaoyang War God didn't know if he should wake him up and tell him this fact.

Under the scorching sun,

the Chaoyang War God suddenly seemed to have aged a lot; white hair appeared at his temples, and his naturally dignified face became gentle.

"Su Yan, thank you for telling me the truth."

"I will report this to my superiors. If the situation is confirmed, I believe textbooks will soon clear the name of Useless Talents."

"Additionally, congratulations on passing the Human Emperor Class combat assessment!"

To Su Yan's surprise,

the Chaoyang War God actually extended his hand to him.

"Thank you."

Su Yan didn't hesitate either, reaching out to shake his hand.

"Good! Excellent!"

The crowd boiled with excitement.

Minister Wu took the lead in applauding, looking as if he wanted to clap his hands raw.

Then, everyone began to applaud.

Celebrating the birth of the first candidate in the history of the Human Race to pass the Human Emperor Class assessment!

This was the super Genius of their Jiangdong Province—Su Yan!

And on this day,

these candidates from the hard difficulty group

finally understood what kind of super Genius they were taking the National College Entrance Examination with.

One must know that

Su Yan's dual Talents weren't just a simple case of 1+1=2.

They could produce a qualitative change!

The candidates couldn't help but feel even more sympathy for Ye Yuan.

Sympathy that he, with a mere S-Rank Talent, actually harbored the delusion of competing for the provincial top scholar title with Su Yan.

Now look what happened.

He had brought humiliation upon himself... At this moment,

having forcefully passed the Human Emperor Class assessment and caused the entire National College Entrance Examination venue to come to a halt,

Su Yan felt that his showboating had come to an end.

Following the principle of "leave as soon as you're done showing off," he wanted to quickly exit the examination hall.

But things didn't go as he wished.

Just then, an anomaly suddenly occurred!

A series of strange noises suddenly came from high above Jinling City.

Aerial security forces immediately moved to intercept.

"Don't misunderstand. I am the North Border War God, Life-long Honorary President of Northern Territory University. I have come specifically to invite student Su Yan to join our Northern Territory University!"

A powerful voice, like a sonic boom, spread across the sky above the entire National College Entrance Examination venue.

Then, a lightning-fast figure brushed aside all aerial forces and landed in front of Su Yan.