1: Awakening X-level Spirit Seed

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The starlight twinkled outside the window.

Lin Xingyu sat by the window with a look of distress on his face.

"Gurgle..."

His stomach protested from time to time.

To alleviate the hunger, he picked up the water on the table and took several large gulps.

It had been a month since Lin Xingyu transmigrated to this high-martial world called Blue Star.

He hadn't had a single full meal since then.

As someone who lived the "nine missed meals every three days" lifestyle, he was definitely dragging down the average level of transmigrators.

Before the age of eighteen, the Federation would distribute energy pills.

But a month ago, he turned eighteen and could no longer receive them.

If he were to buy them, they were exceptionally expensive—not something he could afford.

The food in this world contained a type of mutated energy.

An ordinary person's body could only metabolize a small amount of this mutated energy.

Once there was too much mutated energy in the body, it would trigger physical mutations, mental breakdowns, and other issues.

In severe cases, it could even lead directly to death.

To prevent the mutated energy in his body from becoming too high, he could only eat a small amount of food every day.

Looking at food but not being able to eat his fill was practically more painful than killing him.

If he wanted to eat his fill, he could only awaken a "companion spirit seed" and become an Evolver.

This was a world where everyone awakened a spirit seed; the spirit seed could transform into all things.

Three hundred years ago, the apocalypse suddenly arrived.

A large number of spatial rifts appeared on Blue Star.

Special energy swept across the globe, and all technological items ceased to function.

At the same time, countless exotic beasts poured out from the spatial rifts, crazily slaughtering humanity.

In the depths of despair, humans awakened "companion spirit seeds."

Relying on the power of spirit seeds, they finally gained a firm foothold in the apocalypse.

Since then, humans have used spirit seeds to develop an entirely new spiritual energy technology.

When he first transmigrated, Lin Xingyu was very excited.

As a transmigrator, even if he didn't dominate the ages, he should at least become a local hegemon.

However, after a month of exploration...

He discovered that aside from being handsome, he was no different from anyone else.

His Golden Finger had yet to arrive.

What bothered him even more was that his spiritual energy activity level had remained at an extremely low level.

In such a situation, it was very easy to fail the Awakening, which would reduce him to a "seedless one," the very bottom of society.

If that really happened, not only would he be unable to become an Evolver, but even "eating his fill" would become a pipe dream.

Every year, the Federation organizes those who have reached the age of 18 to participate in the "Spirit Awakening Ritual" to awaken their "companion spirit seed."

Tomorrow was the day he would participate in the "Spirit Awakening Ritual."

Since transmigrating, he had tried various methods but had always been unable to increase his spiritual energy activity.

"Buzz..."

Just then, his communication bracelet suddenly rang.

Lin Xingyu opened the bracelet, and a message was displayed.

[Friendly Reminder: Your loan on the "Spirit-Aid Loan" platform is overdue.]

[Considering your temporary oversight, the platform is providing you with a 7-day grace period.]

[Please pay off the debt within seven days; otherwise, the platform will arrange for professional personnel to come for door-to-door collection!]

"Holy mother of..."

Lin Xingyu looked at the message on the bracelet, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

The original owner of this body was an orphan.

His parents, members of the Steel Body Battle Group, had both died in battle resisting exotic beasts.

They had left him a small courtyard in the urban village of Starfall City.

Although the space wasn't large, it was at least a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

However, a month ago...

To increase his spiritual energy activity, the original owner decided to go all-in.

He used the small courtyard as collateral for a loan to buy a bottle of "Genetic Optimization Potion" that claimed to increase spiritual energy activity.

And the result?

After drinking the potion, his spiritual energy activity didn't rise, but the person kicked the bucket directly.

That was how his Transmigration came about.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but complain again.

The original owner was really a piece of work!

This move of his was simply incredible.

The loan term was one month, and the interest was terrifyingly high.

He clearly didn't intend to leave himself any way out!

Now, it was just great; the original owner had dusted off his hands and left, leaving the difficulties to him.

He was not only unable to eat his fill but was also about to become homeless.

This was even more miserable than on Earth.

Although he had been a corporate slave on Earth, he could at least eat his fill.

After being here for so long, he hadn't even tasted meat.

Since meat contained more mutated energy, Lin Xingyu could only eat vegetarian food.

Even with that, he didn't dare to eat his fill!!

At the thought of this, he took another few large gulps of water.

The original owner was a massive liability, and he himself wasn't doing much better.

After struggling for so long, he still couldn't escape the predicament.

Lin Xingyu scratched his hair irritably and sighed:

"I can only pin my hopes on tomorrow's Spirit Awakening Ritual."

"Golden Finger, System, Grandpa... anything classic will do!"

...

The next morning.

Starfall City, the square in front of the aura awakening tower.

The scorching sunlight spilled across the ground.

The annual "Spirit Awakening Ritual" was in full swing.

"Today, you will awaken your own companion spirit seeds!"

...

Lin Mo, an elderly observer from Starfall Academy, was speaking.

In the square.

A group of eighteen-year-old boys and girls stood there, their eyes filled with tension and anticipation.

After participating in this "Spirit Awakening Ritual," they would finish their senior year of high school and embark on different paths in life.

Those who successfully awakened would become Evolvers and even have a decent chance of entering Starfall Academy for further studies.

Those who failed to awaken could only fall to the bottom of society, where even "eating their fill" would become a luxury.

Lin Xingyu looked at the scene before him, feeling a bit apprehensive.

...

"Alright, everyone step forward in order and stand on the Awakening Platform."

"Tang Hao!"

The boy whose name was called walked onto the Awakening Platform somewhat nervously.

The Awakening Platform released a soft white light that enveloped him.

Before long, an illusory seed emerged above his head and gradually transformed.

The numbers on the crystal ball in front of him jumped wildly, finally settling at "1024."

The illusory seed also turned into the shape of a "hammer."

"E-Rank spirit seed! Quite good!"

"That's already very impressive. According to data from the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, the Awakening success rate is only 50%."

The boy on the Awakening Platform clearly breathed a sigh of relief and walked down with a light step.

Immediately after, another youth walked up to the platform...

In these past few days, Lin Xingyu had already learned that spirit seed Ranks were F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS.

According to the speculations of the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, there were even higher Ranks above SSS, but none had appeared yet.

There were numerous types of spirit seeds, encompassing everything.

Humans categorized spirit seeds into "soul seeds" and "artifact seeds" based on whether they could manifest as physical objects.

"soul seeds" were in a Soul state and could fuse with the self to form various supernatural powers.

"artifact seeds" could manifest into physical items, forming various objects.

For example, the spirit seed of the Dean of Deep Space Academy was a massive library containing all sorts of books.

After the apocalypse, this library was instrumental in allowing humanity to rapidly develop spiritual energy technology.

"Brother Yu, I'm going up!"

An excited voice came from beside him; it was Lin Xingyu's childhood friend, Wang Ledian.

Lin Xingyu made a cheering gesture and watched him go up.

Light enveloped Wang Ledian, and the value on the crystal ball began to soar, quickly settling at "2600."

"Haha, I awakened a b-rank spirit seed!!!"

Wang Ledian was so excited he began dancing with joy.

Without paying attention, the solidified "wrench" above his head was flung out by him.

The "wrench" drew an arc in the air.

It accurately struck the wig of the old man in the observation seats, revealing a shiny bald head.

The scene immediately fell dead silent...

Seeing things were going south, Wang Ledian hurriedly ran off the platform.

He picked up the old man's wig and handed it back respectfully.

"Teacher, this must be SS-Rank defensive spirit gear, right? Truly magnificent!"

The old man took the wig, his face turning black.

Just as he was about to scold him, his expression suddenly changed, and his stomach let out a "gurgle" sound.

He hurriedly gave a few instructions to the person next to him and instantly disappeared from the spot.

Having escaped a disaster, Wang Ledian breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to Lin Xingyu, looking smug.

"To reach B-Rank, smoke must have risen from my ancestral graves. I must go back and worship my ancestors!"

"I heard the City Lord also has a b-rank spirit seed. Looking at it this way, don't I have the potential to be a City Lord?"

"No, I have to let Grandpa open a separate page for me in the family tree!"

Starfall City was not a large city, and the City Lord, who leaned towards administration, was only a b-rank spirit seed.

...

"Wang Teng, Spiritual Energy Value: 459, Failed!"

The spirit seed of the youth on the platform dissipated, and he walked down with a deathly pale face.

"Zhang San, Spiritual Energy Value: 521, F-Rank!"

"Wang Chiyao, Spiritual Energy Value: 3341, a-rank spirit seed!!!"

The scene broke into a commotion as everyone cast envious glances at Wang Chiyao.

"This is an a-rank spirit seed! Data from the Spiritual Energy Research Institute shows the probability of Awakening an a-rank spirit seed is less than one in ten thousand!"

"Wow, an a-rank spirit seed! That's even more powerful than the City Lord!"

...

Wang Chiyao had a petite figure and large, amber eyes that twinkled.

Combined with a round, cute face, anyone who saw her would want to give it a pinch.

At this moment, she was proudly waving her small fist towards them.

Below the platform, Lin Xingyu also showed a happy smile.

Wang Chiyao was their childhood friend.

Her parents were also members of the Steel Body Battle Group and had sacrificed themselves in a battle with exotic beasts.

After her parents' sacrifice, Wang Chiyao was adopted by the group leader, Wang Meng.

Due to their shared circumstances, Wang Chiyao and Lin Xingyu were naturally close.

Beside him.

Wang Ledian was gesturing "don't be too arrogant" at Wang Chiyao.

Suddenly, he noticed the old man had returned to his seat and was staring this way with a murderous look.

He was so scared he immediately stood at attention.

"Next, Lin Xingyu!"

Lin Xingyu took a deep breath and walked onto the Awakening Platform.

When the white light enveloped his entire body, a voice suddenly rang in Lin Xingyu's mind.

[Ding! Detected host Awakening this world's power System, System activated!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for Awakening the X-Rank spirit seed "World Seed"!]