2: Phoenix Emperor Reborn with SSS-Level Talent!

Above the Job Transition Altar, as time passed, the strange phenomenon became increasingly obvious; even the temperature of the entire sports field dropped noticeably by several degrees.

By this point, everyone was certain... Nie Yuxi's current situation definitely meant she had awakened an SSS-rank Profession!

For a moment, let alone the students.

Even the principal, who had been sitting steadily on the podium, couldn't remain seated anymore.

Old Principal Xia Boyan stared intently at the altar, breathing heavily: "That's right! That's right! This is definitely the strange phenomenon that appears when an SSS-rank Profession is awakened!"

"After more than twenty years, our Jiangzhou City finally has another SSS-rank genius."

"Heaven truly blesses our Jiangzhou City!"

Beside the principal, the leaders of the Education Bureau were no better off.

"SSS-rank!! And judging by this phenomenon, Ice Phoenix? It must be a combat-type profession."

"Quickly, report this to the Supreme Ministry of Education."

"Wait, wait, Director, don't get excited. Before reporting, we must first figure out what talent Nie Yuxi actually awakened."

"Hahahaha, how can I not be excited? I've been waiting for over ten years in Jiangzhou City!"

"I finally waited for an SSS-rank!"

The group of leaders had completely lost their previous composure.

Every one of them was extremely excited.

After all, having such an SSS-rank Chosen One appear within their jurisdiction, for people in the education sector like them...

...was definitely a tremendous political achievement!

"This girl is actually SSS-rank?" Even Qin Yu, who had already used his cheat, was somewhat surprised upon seeing this scene.

He hadn't expected that his childhood sweetheart, who grew up with him, would awaken such a powerful profession.

Generally speaking, an A-rank combat profession was already quite good within Jiangzhou City.

It was more than enough to get into a first-rate academy.

As for the higher S-rank and SS-Rank Professions, even non-combat ones, there weren't many across the entire Jiangnan Province!

As for SSS-rank? Even combining the more than twenty provinces of the entire Dragon Country, there still wouldn't be many.

They were absolutely as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

However, just as everyone present was amazed and worshipping Nie Yuxi for awakening her SSS-rank talent...

Above the altar, Nie Yuxi's heart did not fluctuate much because of this.

Her expression remained cold and detached from beginning to end.

Only when she looked at the Ice Phoenixes circling around her did a hint of sadness appear in her eyes, and she remained silent internally.

"In the previous life, you died tragically because of me. In this life, I will surely lead you back to the peak and make those four pay a bloody price!"

That's right, just an hour ago, Nie Yuxi was reborn!

In her previous life, she relied on this SSS-rank Profession: Ice Phoenix Controller, to grow stronger all the way and stand at the peak of Blue Star.

She was called the Phoenix Emperor by the world!

After becoming an Emperor, she became the only person in the history of the entire Blue Star to step out of Blue Star and enter the Star Domain!

Even within the Star Domain, where countless ancient powers stood tall and various geniuses emerged, she forged a glorious reputation.

Unfortunately, she was ultimately ambushed by ten powerhouses of the same rank in the Star Domain. In the end, all her Ice Phoenixes died in battle, and she had no choice but to self-destruct, taking those ten people with her.

Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she had returned to her teenage years, just before the Job Transition Ceremony.

Suddenly, a cold notification sound rang out in Nie Yuxi's mind, startling her out of her daze.

"Ding! Detected Host's Profession has been activated. Comparison Module is loading... Loading complete!"

"This module will select an object for the Host, and conduct a comprehensive strength comparison at non-fixed intervals!"

"If the comparison is successful, this module will issue a large number of rewards related to this profession to the Host!"

"If the comparison fails, and the Host's strength is lower than the first comparison target, the Host must accept the Simp Punishment!"

The cold expression on Nie Yuxi's face, which seemed unchanged for millennia, finally showed a trace of change, a slight look of surprise:

"Comparison Module?"

"Shouldn't it be a System?"

Since this world has the internet, it naturally has web novels. Nie Yuxi had read some before, so she was not unfamiliar with cheat abilities.

The only thing that felt strange to her was why her cheat ability was called the Comparison Module instead of simply the System.

However, after only a moment of doubt, Nie Yuxi stopped thinking about it.

It was replaced by a trace of joy in her heart.

"After being reborn, I was already destined to return to the peak again."

"Now, with this Comparison Module, I can consistently receive another reward at fixed intervals."

"In this way, this life..."

"...I will grow even faster!"

At this moment, Nie Yuxi already regarded the Comparison Module as an "ATM" that allowed her to consistently receive a sum of rewards every so often.

As for what was mentioned later... Failure? Simp Punishment?

She instinctively chose to ignore it.

Because, as an Empress, she never imagined she would lose to anyone on Blue Star!

Moreover, she knew better than anyone how truly powerful her Ice Phoenix Controller profession was!

—Even among SSS-rank Professions, her profession's combat power was among the absolute top tier.

Ordinary S-rank and SS-Rank Professions, in front of her... only had the fate of being instantly killed.

As for below S-rank?

Sorry, they didn't even qualify to be instantly killed by her.

In her mind, the notification sound continued to ring.

"For the first comparison, this module will select from those familiar to the Host..."

"Selecting the first comparison target for you now!"

"Selection successful. First comparison target: Qin Yu (Profession: Mechanist)."

"Initial comparison time: College Entrance Examination deadline (20 days from now)."

Qin Yu?

Hearing that her first comparison target was actually Qin Yu, Nie Yuxi instinctively glanced at Qin Yu, who was in the crowd below the altar.

Then, she looked away again, her heart stirring slightly.

Having just been reborn, although most of her youthful memories were still vague, she still had some impression of Qin Yu.

She remembered that in her previous life, although Qin Yu was indeed a prominent figure throughout his three years at Jiangzhou No. 1 High School.

But after awakening the Mechanist, a life-type profession, he quickly faded into the crowd.

Relying on the Mechanist profession, he attended an ordinary university, and after graduation, he entered a repair shop to work.

A few years later, he was caught up in a newly appeared high-level Secret Realm and died tragically inside.

Thinking about these past events that had long been forgotten deep in her mind, Nie Yuxi didn't feel any particular emotion because the first comparison target was Qin Yu. She just thought silently:

"In this life, I can probably save him when the time comes."

...That evening, inside a steel material store near Qin Yu's residential area...

Qin Yu pointed at an unprocessed steel plate in front of him and asked the boss:

"Boss, how much does this hundred catties of manganese steel alloy cost?"

"Uh, 350. Round it down, just give me three hundred."

In front of Qin Yu, the steel material store boss had a strange expression. He couldn't understand why this young man, who clearly looked like a student, wanted to buy such a large steel plate.

In this day and age, unprocessed manganese steel alloy was essentially no different from ordinary steel plate, except that it was slightly softer and lighter.

"Alright, transferred." However, Qin Yu offered no explanation. After paying,

he quickly hoisted the "steel plate" onto his back and walked out of the steel material store—which was almost completely eliminated by the All-People Era—and hurried home.

Returning home, he dropped the hundred-catty steel plate in his bedroom and immediately collapsed onto the floor from exhaustion.

Then, his aunt's voice came from nearby:

"Qin Yu, are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Why did you buy so much random junk and bring it home in the last two hours?"