Whether anyone else had a good time or not, Chu Sheng certainly did.
Not only had he comprehended Mystery: Thunder Marsh, advanced to the sixth level of Meridian Opening, but he had also awakened an S-rank Martial Dao Talent.
One had to know that he already possessed an SSS-rank Martial Dao Talent—the Ultimate Intent of the Blade.
If those who awakened Martial Dao Talents were one in a thousand,
then those who awakened S-rank Martial Dao Talents were one in a million.
As for SSS-rank talents, there seemed to be only a handful in all of Great Xia.
Dual talents, one SSS-rank and one S-rank? Forget it.
Chu Sheng was the only one.
Amid the countless streaks of lightning, Chu Sheng rubbed his chin, his state of mind exceptionally calm.
"Cheating. That's just how cheating works..."
When the people rushing over saw this scene, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
They had thought some treasure had appeared, but after all that fuss, someone had awakened a Martial Dao Talent!
And judging by that commotion, it had to be at least A-rank!
Bai'an City was truly fucking incredible now.
As the heavenly thunder dispersed, someone immediately asked impatiently.
"Handsome guy, what rank of talent did you awaken?"
"S-rank. Heavenly Thunder Hegemon Body."
Then Chu Sheng felt a little warm, because everyone around him had sucked in a breath of cold air.
How could it not be warm?
"Heavenly Thunder Hegemon Body—that's one of the most elite Martial Dao sacred physiques!"
"It's the same one as the Thunder Martial Saint's. Said to be indestructible as diamond, with utterly unmatched killing power."
"Nanze Continent, Bai'an City, fucking awesome 666, my baby..."
Unlike the excited crowd, Chu Sheng remained utterly indifferent.
Mainly because he already had an SSS-rank talent, so he found an S-rank talent rather ordinary.
Current Justice Points: 0 Total Justice Points obtained: 13000
After one last glance at the panel, he was just about to close it.
Then he suddenly noticed that behind the cultivation point allocation option, a talent point allocation function had been added.
"Talents can receive points too?"
He tapped the plus sign.
Advancing this talent to SS-rank requires 100000 Justice Points. Host's current Justice Points are insufficient.
"Holy shit, you really are thoughtful."
Chu Sheng smiled and closed the system panel.
The LV3 Justice Gift Pack required a cumulative total of 25000 Justice Points. He was still halfway short.
At most, another ten days or so would be enough...
Before long, people from the Abyss Quelling Department arrived at the Earth Abyss. Seeing the crowd gathered there, they immediately demanded sternly.
"What happened!?"
If they had not run fast just now, that lightning would have struck right over their heads.
They had escaped, but the buildings on the surface had been razed clean.
The economic losses were severe.
No matter who had caused this disturbance, they would not be let off a single cent in compensation.
Someone pointed at Chu Sheng.
"This handsome young man awakened an S-rank talent, Heavenly Thunder Hegemon Body."
At those words, everyone from the Abyss Quelling Department froze on the spot.
Awakened a talent!? And an S-rank one!?
The captain at the front instantly looked much clearer-headed, like a college student.
Compensation?
What the fuck compensation did they still need!
They ought to be asking their superiors for rewards now!!!
This guy had awakened an S-rank talent at the Earth Abyss under their watch. How could they possibly not get credit for that?
Besides, anyone capable of awakening an S-rank talent would absolutely become a giant of one region within a century.
They were in a hurry to build a good relationship with him. How could they fail to distinguish what mattered and demand compensation from him?
The captain walked up to Chu Sheng with a smile.
"This young friend, I have a daughter waiting to be married..."
A team member beside him scratched his head. "Captain, isn't your daughter only in middle school this year?"
"Genius, where's the genius!?"
"Who awakened a talent? A-rank or S-rank?"
"I'm from Qianyuan Academy..."
The three special recruitment officers ran all over the Earth Abyss.
Their faces were brimming with eager desperation to recruit talent.
They had already discussed it: no matter which of them signed this genius, they would take them on two laps around Chu Sheng.
They had to let him know that geniuses came in different grades.
Of course, he could make demands, but he also had to take a look at his own level.
If he had awakened an A-rank talent, they could naturally squeeze him into the Jingwu Bureau.
But all he had was the achievement of advancing three minor realms in four days.
Who could say whether it would not be a flash in the pan?
Recruiting him had been a gamble to begin with, yet he insisted on opening his mouth like a lion.
Then he could not blame them for refusing to indulge him.
Very soon, they heard that it was not an A-rank talent, but an S-rank talent.
And it was one of the very best S-rank talents at that: Heavenly Thunder Hegemon Body.
This made them even more excited.
But when they finally saw the young man being escorted by the Abyss Quelling Department,
the three of them nearly suffered cardiac arrest.
They had seen him that very morning, so there was no way they would fail to recognize him.
"Chu Sheng, Chu Sheng!!"
The man from Qianyuan Academy reacted the fastest and rushed forward at once.
"Finally, I found you! I went to your school several times, but you were never there. I just wanted to tell you that our academy agrees to your conditions!"
"Well!? Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?"
Chu Sheng gave two hollow chuckles.
After secretly cursing him as a scheming bastard, the other two also ran over.
What they said was nearly identical to the first man's words.
Chu Sheng merely smiled faintly without speaking, then tilted his chin toward the people behind them.
The three turned around and saw Long Liang, whose face was full of delighted surprise.
Judging only from the spectacle, Long Liang had guessed that Chu Sheng was behind that earlier disturbance.
This really fucking left him at a loss for what to say.
He had thought his luck was already good enough, yet who would have known he had still underestimated Chu Sheng's talent.
The man from Qianyuan Academy waved a hand. "First come, first served. There's nothing for you to do here."
"Idiot, why don't you look at what's hanging from Chu Sheng's waist!"
At once, the three froze. When they saw the silver badge at Chu Sheng's waist, it felt as though the sky had fallen.
"Student Chu Sheng signed a special recruitment contract with us at noon. You're the ones who came late!"
Behind Long Liang, Wang Xue and the others wore extremely gloomy expressions.
Well, that settled it. Not only was Long Liang genuine, but this Chu Sheng was a real genius too.
They could completely forget about avenging Sun Ling'er.
On the road back to Baian City.
"What happened to the blood on you?"
Chu Sheng glanced down and remembered that it had gotten on him when he killed that young man.
"Eh, it splashed on me by accident when I was killing someone."
"Mm, then you really were quite careless..."
Long Liang had only been making conversation. He nodded thoughtfully.
But the next second, he came to his senses.
"K-Killing someone!?"
"Yeah."
Then Chu Sheng told him about how the three young men had wanted to rob him.
"You, honestly..." Long Liang shook his head with a bitter smile.
Those people truly deserved to die.
But Chu Sheng was still only a student. Long Liang did not know how to judge such heavy killing intent.
"Did you ask about that young man's background?"
"No. He wanted to say it, but I didn't give him the chance."
Long Liang let out a long, quiet sigh.
"I think I'd better just wait until after your National College Entrance Examination before leaving..."
He was genuinely afraid that the moment he left, Chu Sheng would offend too many people and get quietly killed.
Chu Sheng calculated the time.
"Probably no need to wait until the National College Entrance Examination. By the way, which Jingwu Bureau did you mean?"
"Shengze City. The school has some connections with the bureau chief there..."
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