Zhou Fan returned home.
He was an orphan, with no father or mother. He lived alone.
"Let's eat first."
He cooked two dishes for himself-scrambled eggs with tomatoes and braised eggplant.
Even if he lived alone, he still had to eat properly.
He scrolled through his phone while eating.
After he had scrolled for a little while, a trending headline popped up.
[Shocking! The fall of an S-rank genius! He voluntarily gave up an S-Rank Superpower?]
"What the hell?"
Zhou Fan tapped it and only then realized the trending story was about him.
The article was simply about how he had S-rank Psychic Power but had ended up awakening a C-Rank Superpower.
Even online, something like this was a bombshell.
Countless commenters had gathered below to join the discussion.
"Would someone really pass up an S-rank ability to choose a C-rank one?"
"Is this guy an idiot?"
"Maybe he has his own reasons. His Psychic Power is S-rank, after all."
Some mocked him, while others believed Zhou Fan had his reasons for doing this.
In any case, the comments were full of all kinds of discussion.
Zhou Fan did not care what they were discussing.
What he cared about was whether all this online discussion could earn him emotion points!
[Mockery +1] [Confusion +1] [Curiosity +3] [Surprise +5]
The answer was-
Yes!
Zhou Fan's emotion points were shooting up!
They were even rising faster than they had when he awakened his ability at school that day!
Before long, his emotion points exceeded 3,000!
"Three thousand emotion points. I can redeem the Basic Fire Release Gift Pack now."
Zhou Fan immediately selected redeem.
[Spent 3,000 emotion points. Successfully redeemed the "Basic Fire Release Gift Pack"!] [Successfully obtained basic Fire Release Ninjutsu-] [Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet, Fire Release: Earthenware Technique!]
Although Zhou Fan really wanted to redeem the Mangekyō Sharingan directly, or even the Rinnegan,
the number of emotion points required was simply too high.
With his current resources, he could only redeem some basic ninjutsu.
These techniques might have been relatively basic, but they greatly improved his strength.
When they first awakened their abilities, ninety-nine percent of Espers could use only one or two powers at most. Some might not even know how to use their abilities.
Yet Zhou Fan had already mastered several kinds of Fire Release Ninjutsu.
On top of that, the Sharingan came with enhanced perception and illusion techniques.
With his overall strength, he could now put up a fight not just against a first-tier Esper, but even a second-tier one!
"I'll give them another little shock during tomorrow's combat training!"
The next day.
Early in the morning, Tianhai No. 1 High School was already bustling.
Today was the day all students at Tianhai No. 1 High School who had awakened their abilities would participate in combat training.
It was not just the students who were coming.
Many spectators would come to watch as well.
It was fair to say that today was the liveliest day in all of Tianhai City!
"Zhou, over here!"
Zhao Qiu spotted Zhou Fan from a distance and waved to him.
Zhou Fan walked over and joined the line for Senior Class 8.
All the senior students had gathered on the sports field.
Several thousand spectators surrounded them.
"Combat training starts today. I can't wait to try out my ability." Zhao Qiu looked eager to get started.
He was not the only one. Plenty of others were itching to have a go.
"Take it easy. Don't get thrashed by a mutant beast," Zhou Fan said.
Zhao Qiu said, "You kidding? Today, either I thrash a mutant beast, or a mutant beast thrashes me!"
Just then, Liu Kun arrived with a few of his lackeys.
Seeing Zhou Fan reminded Liu Kun of yesterday, and resentment filled his eyes.
"What are you looking at? If you aren't satisfied, let's fight again," Zhou Fan said.
"Don't get so full of yourself. You just got lucky yesterday. Sooner or later, I'll get my dignity back!" Liu Kun stubbornly blustered.
"Why wait? We can do it right now. Are you scared?" Zhou Fan sneered.
"Let me ask you something. What do you call mist you breathe into your lungs?"
"What?" Liu Kun responded reflexively.
Zhou Fan said, "Lung mist-a total waste, bro!"
Zhao Qiu burst out laughing beside him. "Hahaha! A total waste!"
"Zhou, that was a great insult!"
[Happiness +5]
Liu Kun was so furious he could not say a word. His expression looked as foul as if he had accidentally eaten a dead rat, only to discover a cockroach inside it.
"Don't get so smug! Fortune changes with time! Don't look down on a young man just because he's poor!" Liu Kun shouted.
[Anger +1] [Shame +3]
With that, he slunk off to join another line.
Liu Kun was all talk. If he actually had to fight Zhou Fan, he would not dare make a move.
"That guy's a coward. You already beat him into submission yesterday. He won't dare accept your challenge," Zhao Qiu said.
Zhou Fan did not give it much thought either.
The senior students gradually finished assembling.
The spectators outside the field were mostly in place as well.
On the platform, the principal, the head of the year, and the teachers had all arrived.
"With so many people watching, I'm suddenly a little nervous." Zhao Qiu rubbed his hands anxiously.
Zhou Fan, on the other hand, was not nervous.
He was actually looking forward to it.
The principal stood up on the platform and said, "Students, combat training is about to begin."
"The Combat Training is very straightforward. As Espers, the primary enemies we face are mutant beasts that threaten human lives."
"Therefore, combat training will also focus on fighting mutant beasts."
"Next, you will enter the field one at a time to challenge a mutant beast. The teachers will score you based on your actual performance."
In the center of the sports field,
a teacher had already released a mutant beast.
It was a tiger, powerfully built, with vicious fangs.
A first-tier, one-star mutant beast!
"First up, Zhang San!"
The combat training consisted of one-on-one fights.
The first person to enter faced the greatest pressure.
And he had to face a real tiger. The pressure was enormous!
He lasted only a few exchanges before the tiger knocked him flat.
In the end, a teacher from the platform had to rescue him.
The teachers on the platform immediately raised their scorecards-
4, 3, 4, 4, 2!
"Next!"
"Next!"
Although they had all awakened their abilities only yesterday,
their combat strength varied depending on their abilities, their ranks, and the individuals themselves.
Some were defeated within a few exchanges.
Others successfully defeated their mutant beasts and cheered on the spot.
"Next, Zhao Qiu!"
"Zhou, watch me work!"
"Good luck!"
Zhao Qiu stood up and walked into the arena.
The mutant beast he would face was a gray wolf, its gaze fierce and its sharp fangs bared.
"Come on! Let me show you what I can do!"
"Awooo!"
The gray wolf immediately lunged at him.
Zhao Qiu remained perfectly calm and raised his right hand.
"Giantification: Hand!"
His right hand instantly grew several times larger, becoming bigger than his entire body!
It was not simply an increase in his palm's size. Its strength increased as well.
Zhao Qiu swung his hand and slapped the gray wolf flying. It rolled several times across the ground before lying motionless...
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