"Ladies and gentlemen, today is a painful day for Bo City."
"In that terrible disaster, we lost 74 of our comrades. My heart aches with immeasurable grief!"
"But at the same time, I feel great pride."
"Because amid that catastrophe, my comrades' courage and the emergence of several heroes created a miracle for Bo City."
"Please join me in mourning the dead and honoring the heroes!"
The central square of Bo City was packed with people.
Countless citizens had gathered to listen to Principal Zhu's speech.
Jiang Yu was among them.
He felt somewhat relieved. His actions had changed quite a few things.
For example, Principal Zhu had survived the calamity at the school. Jiang Yu felt that, in the original timeline, Principal Zhu would have died in the disaster...
Principal Zhu's speech had reached its second part.
"Among the heroes of that disaster was one very special person. He was still very young—he had only just come of age!"
"But what he did was anything but small. With him leading the way, he and Tang Yue, Lin Yuhua, and several others killed over a thousand demons, destroyed the Black Vatican's scheme, and protected the people of Bo City..."
"Let us welcome Bo City's hero, who fought bravely in that disaster—Jiang Yu!"
The crowd erupted in a roar like a surging sea.
The young man with the imposing aura stepped forward amid everyone's cheers.
Jiang Yu was once again the center of attention.
Principal Zhu presented him with a certificate and a reward.
"To recognize this achievement, the Tianlan Magic Association and the city's leaders have jointly decided to award him a medal, along with a Star Dust Magic Device!"
The announcement sent a wave of excitement through the crowd.
A Star Dust Magic Device was worth several thousand gold!
At that moment, Mo Fan, Yan Yuhuang, and the other girls were watching Jiang Yu with envy.
It was only natural.
Mo Fan had imagined the many dangerous and desperate situations Jiang Yu had faced, and how he'd managed to survive them...
He could only say that Jiang Yu's luck was unbelievable.
Tang Yue, who had been composed and dependable, looked up at the dazzling young man onstage. Her beautiful eyes held a complicated expression.
"Mo Fan, can anyone just absorb those rewards from the Magic Association?"
Chen Xin, standing nearby, asked in an envious tone.
If it hadn't been for Jiang Yu, his own sister would have been doomed.
Tang Yue didn't answer Jiang Yu. Instead, she replied calmly:
"That's something he'll have to decide for himself."
Lingling was also watching Jiang Yu.
She hadn't expected her brother Jiang Yu to accomplish such a tremendous feat.
But what she was most concerned about was his safety. Just how dangerous had it been...
After the ceremony, Jiang Yu stood beneath the dazzling Star Dust Magic Device.
He touched the device's cold surface, feeling a little reluctant to part with it.
He hadn't expected Bo City to offer him such a generous reward.
The Star Dust Magic Device's effect had already helped him quite a bit, and he couldn't afford one himself.
It would be great if he could get another one so easily...
After Jia Hua finished speaking,
he waved goodbye to Lingling and returned to the Mu family estate.
On the way, he chatted with her.
When he was younger, Jia Hua had told him in private to keep a low profile and let others take the credit.
That way, the Black Vatican would be less likely to notice him, and he might avoid other trouble as well...
But Jiang Yu didn't agree.
Since he was already being targeted by the Black Vatican and the Sea Demon, hiding wouldn't help.
Besides, with the title of Bo City's hero, at least most people wouldn't dare mess with him openly.
However, that wasn't what Jiang Yu was most looking forward to now.
Jiang Yu looked toward the panel in his spiritual world.
[Host: Jiang Yu]
[Level: Intermediate Mage. Ice element: Intermediate Level 1; Fire element: Intermediate Level 1; Shadow element: Beginner Level 2; Summoning element: Beginner Level 1.]
[Talent: S-Rank: Born with a spiritual realm, innate awakening. A-Rank: Shadow Ice Heart. B-Rank: Fire resistance and...]
[Evolution Points: 2500]
[Divine Talents: Talent Awakening, Talent Fusion, Talent Upgrade (locked).]
[Initial Draws: 172. Intermediate Draws: 24.]
His Fire element's Earthspring had already broken through to the Intermediate level, and his Shadow element had also reached Beginner Level 2.
He'd used Evolution Points to fuse the innate talent that let him awaken his Fire element with the talent that gave him an innate spiritual realm. He still had over two thousand points left.
At that moment, Jiang Yu looked at the pile of draws and couldn't help but mutter:
"Let's see what all these Beginner Draws can get me."
With that, hundreds of draws appeared in the air, flickering one after another.
[Congratulations! You have obtained a talent.]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a talent.]
[Received: S-Rank Talent, Weak Fire Resistance and...]
[Received: S-Rank Talent, increased recovery speed...]
[Received: 10 Evolution Points.]
Jiang Yu's expression stiffened.
His luck wasn't exactly bad, but among the draws he'd opened, there were over thirty talents.
Most of them were Evolution Points, and he'd even gotten a few...
[Weak Fire Resistance + a little bit of wind resistance + ... = C-Rank Talent: Elemental Resistance]
Jiang Yu's mouth twitched. He'd fused these together and only ended up with a C-Rank talent. What was the point?
The best draws were the few B-Rank talents that gave him Ice resistance and Earth resistance.
But wasn't he already lucky enough to have a few innate elemental talents?!
What he wanted was an innate Fire talent!
"Forget it. Let's try ten Intermediate Draws."
"Let's do them one at a time."
Jiang Yu didn't draw all ten at once. He slowly opened them one by one.
Only the one that was 70% likely to be a skill went off with a bang.
[Received: S-Rank Talent, Elemental Control]
[Received: 100 Evolution Points.]
[Congratulations! You have obtained a talent.]
"Whoa, that's a good start!"
Jiang Yu hadn't expected to get an A-Rank talent right away. He couldn't wait to check its effects.
[A-Rank Talent: Elemental Control. Elemental magic has been greatly enhanced, and mana can be controlled with greater precision...]
"Isn't this the kind of control possessed by high-level mages?"
Jiang Yu was delighted. This thing was incredible.
For example, with his Ice element, having this talent meant he could use it to attack or defend, and he wouldn't have to cast Ice Coffin every single time.
He took advantage of his good luck and drew ten more.
The result? He got everything except a few Evolution Points!
"Again!"
Jiang Yu eagerly looked at the last four draws.
Each one of them gave him three hundred Evolution Points, and he was feeling pretty unlucky.
"Just one left. I hope it's a talent that'll give me a huge boost."
Maybe Jiang Yu's prayer worked.
A golden light flashed before him!
[Congratulations! You have received the S-Rank Talent: Ancient Summoning.]
"S-Rank! That's great!"
"Wait, what does this mean?"
[S-Rank Talent: Ancient Summoning. Once per day, you can summon a creature best suited to you. The creature's restraint, spatial range, and duration... are determined by the summoner.]
Jiang Yu thought it over for a moment.
The meaning of this talent was that it could summon a creature best suited to him. And it could only be used once a day.
This S-Rank talent was truly worth it.
Jiang Yu compared it with the innate summoning and spiritual realm talents he already had. The effect didn't seem that outstanding.
Still, he wasn't in any hurry. He'd only need to try summoning once to find out how it worked.
He had already mastered the seven stars of the Summoning element.
He shut the window just in case someone was watching him, then immediately tried out the talent.
It wasn't that he lacked summoning materials. Now that he had the talent, he didn't need them.
The seven stars scattered across the moonlit space.
"Secondary Summoning!"
Jiang Yu recited the spell, and a spatial rift opened before him.
His spiritual energy surged toward another plane.
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