Chapter 7

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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Amidst all the chaos and noise, Su Hei was undergoing the awakening ritual.

“I’ve become terrifyingly strong!” he thought.

The system interface appeared in his mind.

On it, his strength values were rapidly increasing.

Eleven thousand…

Thirteen thousand…

Fifteen thousand…

As he awakened his talent, four different types of light merged, and the numbers changed at an even faster speed than before.

Twenty thousand…

Twenty-five thousand…

Thirty thousand…

Thirty-five thousand…

Forty-thousand…

When the number hit 40,000, Su Hei clenched his fists tightly, and his body started to make cracking and popping sounds. Immense internal energy flowed through him.

Boom!

He heard a loud explosion next to his ear.

The number displayed on the system interface became 50,000!

Having a strength of 50,000 pounds would make him one of the best martial artists among those who were in the Perfected Realm.

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“It’s over!”

In the assembly hall, someone suddenly shouted.

Everyone turned their eyes to Class D’s altar.

The abnormal phenomenon gradually vanished.

Su Hei’s figure came into view once more.

He was bathed in a soft golden shimmer. He had extraordinary bearing, his eyes were unfathomable and exuded a domineering aura.

Su Hei swept a glance around his surroundings. As his gaze swept past them, everyone’s body was stiff as a puppet’s. It was as if they had been electrified.

There was a brief silence.

A dull thud sounded.

A student had kneeled on the ground.

“I… I’m willing to become your follower!” he said.

After that, more and more students felt their legs go weak and fell to the ground. Among those were martial artists who had awakened their talent earlier.

The martial arts academy’s teachers were all dumbstruck and just stood there as they took in the strange sight.

“This is… the power of a talent!”

Ji Donglin’s voice trembled as he spoke. The astonishment in his eyes became more evident as he spoke.

“To be honest with you, I have the urge to bow down to him just by looking at his back view.”

Qin Feng said, tremblingly, “If this is the power of a talent, then this fellow’s talent is too domineering!”

Following this, Lin Nianlei looked at the changes on the altar and subconsciously announced Su Hei’s awakening result.

“Su Hei, Vitality… 101, awakened a rare talent—the Leader talent—and he has Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth Elemental powers!”

There was silence in the assembly hall after she made the announcement.

It was so silent that one could hear a pin drop!

The students, teachers, and even Ji Donglin were staring google-eyed at Su Hei. Their faces turned ashen white as if they had just seen a ghost. They were aghast with terror.

Su Hei had a Vitality of 101!

His talent was Leader, which was an incredibly rare one.

He could control all four elements: fire, wind, water, and wood!

Every word sounded like thunder in the ears of the crowd. Their minds went blank and they found it difficult to breathe.

“This can’t be real!” they thought.

After a short pause, a person snapped back to his senses.

He tugged on the arm of the person beside them.

“Slap me.”

“What?” his neighbor asked in confusion.

“Slap me! That way, I’ll be able to wake up from this dream!”

Slap!

A crisp sound of a slap rang out, startling everyone near them.

It was real!

Everything was real!

“Impressive! This guy is awesome!”

“Initially, I thought that President Cao was invincible. I can’t believe that there’ll be a person more powerful than him. Who is he?”

“Su Hei!”

“That’s not Su Hei! That’s my father1!

“Father, I’m your son! I will be filial to you and listen to your every word!”

Several students from Class C dashed toward Su Hei.

In the waiting area for Class D.

Chu Chen had a sullen expression as he looked at Su Hei, who had become the center of attention.

Even though he refused to believe it, it was a fact that he could never surpass Su Hei anymore.

“Su Hei… As usual, he’s still as exceptional as before,” he murmured to himself.

Li Hua, Jiang Jinyu, and the other classmates from Senior Class One were silent, but they stared at Su Hei with admiration in their eyes.

Only Wang Dong had an enraged look on his face when he saw Class C’s students dashing in their direction.

“What? Father? You guys don’t have the right to call him that!”

“Let me see who dares snatch my father from me!” he yelled.

Wang Dong stood in front of Class D, using his stout body to block those from Class C who wanted to become Su Hei’s followers.

“You pig! Get lost! Su Hei is my father!”

“That’s my father!”

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The situation got out of hand.

At Class C’s waiting area.

All of the people who were flattering Cao Guangning earlier were now in Class D’s waiting area.

Cao Guangning had a gloomy expression. He had a malicious look in his eyes.

“Class D’s students are useless! They’re merely losers! Even if this person obtained good results from the ritual, he’s still a loser from Class D!”

“Sooner or later, you’ll become my slave!” Cao Guangning snarled.

Xu Weicheng walked over to Cao Guangning and patted the latter’s shoulder.

“Why don’t you get rid of him?” Xu Weicheng suggested.

Upon hearing that, Cao Guangning turned to look at him in astonishment.

The human race had a law in place. Should martial artists kill one of their own, they would be skinned alive, and their bodies would be hung on the city wall.

Never did he expect that Xu Weicheng would say something like this.

A vicious glint flashed in Xu Weicheng’s eyes, and he chuckled coldly. “I can tell that you’re not someone who’s willing to be inferior to others.”

“But having someone like that around means that there’s no way that you can become the most powerful martial artist and have dominion over everyone in Quilton’s survival base. How about we collaborate?” he proposed.

Unknowingly, Cao Guangning nodded at Xu Weicheng in agreement.

Xu Weicheng smirked and then led Cao Guangning out of the assembly hall.

Su Hei’s awakening had nothing to do with them, nor would it have any conflict with their future achievements.

However, they were overcome with jealousy over Su Hei’s ability, being so consumed by it that they could not even think straight.

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At the altar for Class D.

Qin Feng’s shock was written all over his face.

He could not believe that Su Hei had control over the four main elements.

“Is this for real?” he thought.

Ever since humans started to practice martial arts, occasionally, some people had two elemental powers. Having three elemental powers was seen as something that was heaven-defying.

The number of people who were able to manipulate the four elements could be counted on one hand. They had nature at their becking and could hold their own against 10,000 people or even against hundreds of millions of dire beasts and demon beasts. They were known as Human Sovereigns.

To date, in Zosteylor, there was only one Human Sovereign. He was called Sikong Jianyun, and he was a martial artist who had control over the four main elements.

“Could it be that Zosteylor has produced another Human Sovereign?” Qin Feng wondered.

He was stunned speechless!

Qin Feng exchanged a glance with Ji Donglin. Both saw stupefaction and wonder in each other’s eyes!

If Su Hei was Human Sovereign, the human race would not have to worry about their prosperity anymore!

Qin Feng tried his best to suppress how flustered he felt. He remarked, “We have to report this to the higher-ups as soon as possible.”

Ji Donglin understood the implications of this matter and nodded. “Go ahead and report this to the City Defense Team in the survival base. I’ll make a call to the councilman, Mr. Li. No… I’ll go and meet him now. That way, I can report this to him in person!”

It was an urgent matter that needed to be dealt with quickly, so Ji Donglin did not dare to be careless or sloppy.

After saying this to Qin Feng, he hurriedly left the assembly hall.

Qin Feng went to a corner and took out his phone to make a call.

After a while, the call was connected.

A voice drawled out lazily, “What’s up? Is the Talent Awakening Ceremony over already?”

Qin Feng took a deep breath before he said slowly, “Captain, a student from the martial arts academy has awakened the Leader talent!”

On the other end of the call, the other party was still speaking in a leisurely manner.

“Leader? I’ve never heard of that before. It’s a special talent, but it’s not worth making a fuss over. This doesn’t seem like your style.”

Qin Feng hurriedly added, “But there’s something else. He has control over the four main elements!”

“Four elemental powers?”

After that, there was a long silence on the other end of the phone.