"Students, today is the day you awaken your Martial Souls. The awakening of your Martial Souls will determine your future destinies!"
"Today, the four great academies have also come to Beihai No. 1 High School. If any of you awaken a powerful Martial Soul, their teachers can offer you admission without an entrance exam!"
"All right, I won't waste any more words. The awakening ceremony officially begins now!"
On the raised platform in the school grounds of Beihai No. 1 High School, the principal finished his speech.
The students below began whispering among themselves. Some rubbed their hands together in excitement, while others clenched their fists, utterly nervous.
Among the crowd, Xiao Han wore a calm expression, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"I've been in this world for eighteen years. It's finally beginning..."
That was right. Xiao Han was a transmigrator who had come to this world eighteen years ago.
A thousand years ago, spiritual energy had revived in this world, and exotic beasts had run rampant, ravaging Blue Star.
Everyone could awaken a Martial Soul at eighteen and become a Martial Artist!
Only Martial Artists could fight the exotic beasts, so their status was exalted, and they could regard ordinary people as nothing more than ants!
"I wonder what Martial Soul I'll awaken."
Xiao Han murmured, a trace of anticipation in his eyes, but he wasn't worried.
Although he hadn't awakened a cheat, he had reached the Ninth Level of the Martial Disciple Realm through his own efforts, and his theoretical knowledge had consistently ranked first in the entire school.
If he hadn't been unable to break through without awakening a Martial Soul, he would have entered the Warrior Realm long ago.
Just then, a pretty girl walked over.
"Brother Xiao Han!"
The girl came straight up and wrapped her arm around Xiao Han's.
Xiao Han smiled. "What is it?"
This girl was his girlfriend, Bai Xue'er.
To be honest, Xiao Han hadn't felt much for Bai Xue'er at first, but she was just too horny. She could pester him for it two or three times a day, and she was good-looking too, the second most beautiful girl at Beihai No. 1 High School.
On top of that, Bai Xue'er had pursued him relentlessly, so Xiao Han had agreed.
Although he could tell that Bai Xue'er was after his talent, she had offered herself to him for free, and he couldn't very well turn her down. It wasn't as though he were some celibate monk.
"Brother Xiao Han, what Martial Soul do you think you'll awaken?"
Bai Xue'er asked sweetly, full of anticipation.
She was with Xiao Han to latch onto someone powerful. After all, he had reached the Ninth Level of the Martial Disciple Realm without even awakening his Martial Soul, making him one of the top geniuses in the country.
"There's no telling what Martial Soul I'll awaken. I'll take it one step at a time."
Xiao Han answered seriously, but his hand was anything but serious.
Bai Xue'er was after his talent, but wasn't he just as much after her horniness?
"I'm sure you'll awaken a powerful Martial Soul, Brother Xiao Han!"
Bai Xue'er paid no attention to what Xiao Han was doing. After all, she had put in a lot of effort to win him over.
The students around them watched the sweet scene, their eyes full of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
"I'm so jealous. I want a girlfriend like School Beauty Bai too!"
"Jealous, my ass. Xiao God ranks first in theory at our school, and his Martial Artist talent is number one too. Of course School Beauty Bai would pursue him!"
"What Martial Soul do you think Xiao God will awaken?"
"Xiao God is at the Ninth Level of the Martial Disciple Realm. It has to be an A-rank Martial Soul at the very least, right?"
"That's too low. I think Xiao God will awaken at least an S-rank Martial Soul. He has a great chance of getting an SS-rank one too!"
The Martial Soul awakening ceremony continued.
Students went up to the platform one after another and awakened their Martial Souls.
"Cai Kun, F-rank Martial Soul, overalls."
"Tang Shan, D-rank Martial Soul, Blue Yin Grass."
"Xiao Huohuo, B-rank Martial Soul, Spiritflame Fire."
"..."
Student after student completed their awakening. Many D-rank and even F-rank Martial Souls appeared, while even B-rank Martial Souls were rare.
The principal watched from the raised platform, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Alas, this year's students aren't very promising."
He had gone to great lengths this year to bring the four great academies' admissions teachers to their school. If they didn't take a fancy to a single student, he would have suffered a huge loss!
"Next, Bai Xue'er."
At that moment, the teacher called out loudly.
"Brother Xiao Han, I'm going up."
Bai Xue'er smiled sweetly.
Xiao Han nodded. "Go on."
Bai Xue'er nervously clenched her fists and walked onto the awakening platform, then placed her hand on the awakening crystal.
Immediately afterward, a powerful light burst forth.
"Bai Xue'er, S-rank Martial Soul, Bewitching Spirit Fox!"
The teacher called out loudly.
The students below the platform immediately erupted.
"Heavens! School Beauty Bai actually awakened an S-rank Martial Soul!"
"School Beauty Bai is awesome!"
"Even Xiao God's girlfriend awakened an S-rank Martial Soul. Xiao God will probably awaken an SS-rank Martial Soul!"
Xiao Han's lips twitched at the sight.
The Bewitching Spirit Fox really was a very suitable Martial Soul for Bai Xue'er.
Bai Xue'er was visibly shocked on the platform. She hadn't expected to awaken an S-rank Martial Soul.
Martial Souls were divided into eight ranks, from lowest to highest: F, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS.
Someone with an A-rank Martial Soul could already be called a genius. Beihai City didn't produce more than a few S-rank Martial Souls in a year, while there were no more than a hundred SS-rank ones nationwide each year.
As for SSS-rank, that was enough to go down in history!
"Excellent, excellent!"
A gratified smile appeared on the principal's face as he stood on the raised platform.
The appearance of an S-rank Martial Soul was a good thing. At least there wouldn't be nobody for the people from the four great academies to take a fancy to.
The teachers from the four great academies also nodded, but they weren't excited.
Although an S-rank Martial Soul was indeed good, geniuses were the one thing the four great academies never lacked. They had long since grown accustomed to S-rank Martial Souls.
Bai Xue'er walked down from the platform and came to Xiao Han's side.
Xiao Han smiled and said, "Congratulations, Xue'er."
"I'm sure you can do it too, Brother Xiao Han!"
Bai Xue'er was still immersed in excitement.
Just then, the teacher continued calling out, "Next, Zhao Yu!"
A young man with dyed blond hair walked onto the platform and placed his hand on the awakening crystal.
A green light appeared on the awakening crystal.
"Zhao Yu, A-rank Martial Soul, Emerald Spirit Snake!"
Zhao Yu grew excited when he heard that.
He had always been a poor student and hadn't expected to awaken an A-rank Martial Soul!
Everyone was a little surprised as well.
"Huh? Zhao Yu's actually that lucky? He awakened an A-rank Martial Soul!"
"But that green really does suit him. I heard he used to pursue Bai Xue'er all the time, and she strung him along at first. Then, as soon as Xiao God showed his talent, she kicked Zhao Yu aside and went crawling after Xiao God!"
"Hahaha, I remember that! But if Xiao God doesn't awaken a Martial Soul above A-rank, that'll be a little embarrassing!"
"How could that happen? Zhao Yu is only at the fourth level of the Martial Apprentice Realm, and he awakened an A-rank Martial Soul. Xiao God is at the Martial Apprentice Ninth Level!"
When Zhao Yu heard the discussion, his excited expression instantly fell, and he cast a resentful glance at Xiao Han.
But he didn't dare cause Xiao Han trouble. After all, Xiao Han was still very likely to awaken an S-rank or even SS-rank Martial Soul.
"Hmph, I didn't expect Zhao Yu to be so lucky!"
Bai Xue'er snorted. "But Brother Xiao Han is definitely better than him!"
Xiao Han smiled at her words but said nothing.
At that moment, the teacher on the platform called out loudly again.
"Next, Xiao Han!"