61: Chapter 61 S-Rank Superpowers

"This..."

Seeing this eerie thing, Su Chen didn't know what to say for a moment.

How did the setting of this thing look so similar to certain settings in the Western fantasy novels he had read?

"Ahem... This wasn't set by us. It's a special extraordinary item crafted by the President, a tool specifically for testing a martial artist's ability and aptitude."

Jiang Luoli explained hurriedly.

Su Chen struggled internally for a while before finally resigning himself to fate. He picked up the witch hat and placed it on his head.

The terms "Child of Fortune" and "Immune to All Diseases" were his trump cards; he would absolutely never expose them.

However, the term "Master of Five Weapons," which allowed him to proficiently manipulate all weapons, was not.

This was currently his only means of combat.

Su Chen was also somewhat curious about what kind of rating this term he obtained from the system—which sounded anything but weak—could actually achieve!

The moment the brim touched Su Chen's head, strange points of light rippled out from the hat,

slowly enveloping Su Chen's entire body from top to bottom.

A few seconds later.

Just as the witch hat was put on, a sudden change occurred.

That seemingly worn-out, even somewhat comical witch hat suddenly seemed to come to life.

The brim trembled slightly, and the crystal ball on the top, which had been dull and lusterless, suddenly erupted with a brilliant light that was hard to look at directly.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple...

The seven-colored flowing light swirled, collided, and merged frantically within the crystal ball as if it possessed a life of its own.

Ultimately, all the light converged into a nearly pure white radiance.

At the same time, that strange human mouth under the brim snapped open.

Standing to the side, the calm and laziness on Jiang Luoli's pretty face vanished without a trace instantly.

It was replaced by shock and wild joy.

Her alluring phoenix eyes stared fixedly at the dazzling crystal ball on the witch hat; her red lips were slightly parted, and she even forgot to breathe.

As a core backbone of the Huayu Society who had experienced this scene herself, she knew all too well what this sight meant.

The witch hat's detection would present different colors and phenomena based on the potential of the ability.

Ordinary C-rank and B-rank abilities were merely monochromatic halos that lit up slightly.

An A-rank ability could cause the brilliance within the crystal ball to flow.

Only an extraordinary potential of S-rank or above could cause this extraordinary item, hand-crafted by the mysterious President, to produce such earth-shattering resonance.

In other words, this junior schoolmate she had casually recruited into the organization was an Awakened with a minimum rating of S-rank.

The "mouth" of the witch hat twisted for a moment, and an unexpectedly gentle female voice echoed through the secret room.

"Subject of Detection: Su Chen."

"Ability Attribute: Conceptual Type."

"Ability Name: Master of Five Weapons!"

"Potential Rating: S-!"

"Commentary: Holds the authority over China's weaponry. Born with a martial soul, divine mastery over all armaments."

"Can ignore aptitude restrictions to rapidly master and perfectly wield all weapons in the world. Wherever the mind goes, man and weapon become one."

"Growth potential: Immeasurable!"

"S-rank ability, Master of Five Weapons?"

Jiang Luoli murmured these few words repeatedly, and the way she looked at Su Chen changed completely.

Previously, there might have been a bit of looking after a "junior."

But looking at it now, Su Chen was fully worth the back door she had opened for him.

In her beautiful eyes, besides the expectation for an "investment target," there was now a hint of a hunter's possessiveness upon discovering a unique treasure in the world.

An S-rank Awakened.

Even in the entire Great Xia, they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

In Jianghai City, the primary city of Great Xia with a population of over twenty million, only two had appeared over all these years.

It could be said that as long as they didn't perish prematurely, they were destined to be giants guarding a region in the future.

Moreover, what Su Chen awakened was not a relatively common type like the Elemental System.

But a rarer and even more powerful Conceptual System ability.

"Master of Five Weapons," "Holds the authority over China's weaponry."

Just hearing the name, Jiang Luoli even felt that the rating the witch hat gave him was a bit low.

This ability, so closely related to combat and slaughter with infinite potential, was actually only an S-?

This time, Jiang Luoli had truly picked up a treasure!

No, she had tied up a treasure!

Su Chen slowly took off the witch hat, his face not showing any particularly excited expression.

S-?

Well, that's not bad.

After all, this was only the preliminary potential shown by the single term "Master of Five Weapons."

If "Child of Fortune" and "Immune to All Diseases" were added, the rating would likely soar even higher.

However.

Low-key, being low-key was the kingly way.

An S- rating was perfectly sufficient; there was no need for him to expose too many abilities right now.

"Senior, is this result okay?"

Su Chen pretended not to know, looking at Jiang Luoli who was still in shock.

Jiang Luoli took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her churning emotions.

She took a step forward, her full chest almost pressing against Su Chen.

Her jade-like hand slapped heavily on his shoulder, her voice carrying an irrepressible excitement.

"Okay? It's more than just okay!"

"Junior Chen, you are simply a true natural freak!"

"This is an S-rank ability."

"Since the Huayu Society was founded several hundred years ago, the number of S-rank ability users absorbed, including you, doesn't even reach four digits."

"Come, let's go to the training room."

"Let me see with my own eyes exactly what kind of power your 'Master of Five Weapons' has."

...

Inside the training room, the lights were bright.

The walls of the training room were made of special materials capable of withstanding the impact of high-level martial artists.

With a flip of Jiang Luoli's jade hand, an ancient-styled Tang sword appeared in her hand.

The girl's pretty face had put away its previous laziness and was full of seriousness.

"This is my personal blade, 'Jinghong'."

Jiang Luoli slowly drew the sword from its scabbard. The blade was curved like a pool of autumn water, radiating cold light.

"Just use all your current means to attack me. I will suppress my cultivation at the peak of a Rank 5 martial artist to the level of a Rank 3 to resist."

"There's no need to hold back at all."

Su Chen scratched his head and asked with a half-smile.

"Do I really not need to hold back?"

The corners of Jiang Luoli's mouth curled up slightly.

"Looking down on your sister?"

"It's fine to tell you: the ability I awakened is the S-rank 'Blade Soul', and my cultivation is at the peak of a Rank 5 martial artist."

"Excluding you, I am the person with the highest talent and strongest strength among the younger generation of martial artists in China."

"If you can manage to hurt me, I'll marry you directly and be your concubine!"

Before her voice even faded, her eyes narrowed, and her entire aura suddenly changed! Her originally lazy and charming temperament was instantly replaced by a piercing blade intent; she seemed to have transformed into an unsheathed sharp blade!

*Swish.*

Her figure moved, gliding out like a ghost. The sword in her hand turned into a streak of cyan brilliance, slashing straight at Su Chen.

This strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless.

It contained an indescribable, sharp blade intent.

This was precisely the manifestation of her S-rank ability, "Blade Soul."

Jiang Luoli, who possessed the Blade Soul, was absolutely at the pinnacle when it came to wielding a blade.

Although she had suppressed her power, her level of swordsmanship could not be faked.

While charging forward, she looked at Su Chen, wanting to see shock and admiration on his face.

Even a hint of solemnity would do.

However, Su Chen only nodded and commented,

"Hmm, Senior has good swordsmanship. Power is concentrated, and the sharpness is restrained. Not bad."

That tone was as flat as if he were critiquing the wooden stick a neighbor's kid was waving around.