Chapter 571 Urban Martial Arts World - Classmate A (Part 1)

"Jiang Yue, E-level talent: Sprouting Power".

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As soon as Jiang Yue came to her senses, she heard the teacher announcing her special ability. She hadn't received the memories yet and didn't know what was going on. Without making any unnecessary movements, she walked down from what was clearly the testing platform. After she came down, the teacher immediately called the next person's name.

"Xiaoyue, it's okay. My ability level is F, which is even worse than yours. Besides, it's better to have a lower ability level, at least it's safer."

"Yes, I know."

Because she had no memory, Jiang Yue didn't say much. She was afraid that saying too much would lead to mistakes. The timing of her arrival was a bit too tight. Taking advantage of the crowd's attention being focused on the testing platform, Jiang Yue called on Bai Ze to begin receiving her memories.

This world is a typical urban martial arts story, set in a world where superpowers have revived and alien races have invaded many years ago. The original owner of this body lost both her parents at a young age and has no younger siblings, so she is not the protagonist. After leaving the orphanage, she went to a martial arts high school. Her academic performance was okay, but her martial arts talent was too poor, and she didn't really like cultivating.

This isn't to say the original owner was stupid, but rather that her cultivation talent was too poor. Three years of cultivation yielded less improvement than a month's cultivation for a student in the genius class. Plus, she didn't have the money to buy resources, so she gradually gave up. Today, she originally wanted to rely on her talent awakening to make a comeback, but that was really wishful thinking; the chances were just too small.

Although talent cannot be tested before the age of 18, people with good talent can cultivate much faster than ordinary people. This is something that the human race discovered long ago. Students like the original owner of this body in ordinary classes have basically no hope of awakening advanced talents. It is remarkable that an anomaly can emerge from an ordinary class every few thousand years.

Before Jiang Yue could even process the world's plot after receiving the original owner's memories, she heard the testing personnel on stage call out a name: "Next, Xiao Huohuo!"

After a moment of silence, the surroundings erupted into a clamor. Passerby A exclaimed, "Quick, quick, it's Xiao Huohuo's turn! I wonder what kind of talent he'll awaken?"

Passerby B: "Heh, just a toad. His talent is terrible, yet he's unwilling to break off his engagement with Goddess Liu Ruyan!"

Lu Renbing: "What if? They come from a family of grandmasters. His father was a seventh-grade grandmaster. Maybe he can awaken a powerful talent!"

"Tch! As the saying goes: fortunes change every thirty years, so don't underestimate a young man's potential!"

Jiang Yue glanced sideways at the person who spoke in a sarcastic tone. Based on her memory, this was Ji Boda from the genius class. Hmm, he really liked Liu Ruyan and had been pursuing her, but Liu Ruyan had never agreed.

It is said that Xiao Huohuo's father saved Liu Ruyan's parents' lives. At that time, he jokingly arranged the marriage between Xiao Huohuo and Liu Ruyan. Just like a cliché plot, the Liu family was not as good as the Xiao family at first, and the Liu family was considered to be marrying above their station.

However, due to the invasion of alien races, the Xiao family, which was the guardian family at the time, used up all of its high-end combat power in order to protect the base city. Over time, no one from the Xiao family was able to turn the tide, and naturally, it fell into the status of a third-rate family. Now, the situation of the two families has been completely reversed.

The Liu family did not want to acknowledge Liu Ruyan and Xiao Huohuo's marriage. In addition, the Liu family wanted to curry favor with the current governor, the Ji family, so they began to try their best to get Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda together, but Liu Ruyan was unwilling.

It wasn't that she liked Xiao Huohuo, but rather that she had no interest in romantic relationships and was solely focused on pursuing martial arts. At the same time, she wanted to use Ji Boda to force Xiao Huohuo to give up the engagement, so she was happy to see Ji Boda make things difficult for Xiao Huohuo.

As Xiao Huohuo walked step by step onto the awakening platform, the discussions below gradually grew louder, and the noise even affected the testing teachers above. At this moment, a teacher next to him turned around and shouted to the students below, "Silence!"

After the silence, the teacher turned to look at Xiao Huohuo. As he reached out his hand to the testing table, the table emitted a white light. A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the homeroom teacher next to him. Jiang Yue knew why, because the white light basically indicated talents below level D. Sure enough, the testing teacher announced the results the next moment.

"Xiao Huohuo, E-level talent: Flame Control".

No one else said anything, but Ji Boda next to her started laughing loudly. Seeing this, Jiang Yue quietly moved her feet away. She wanted to stay away from this blatant villain so as not to get caught up in it, since he was just a passerby.

"Hahaha, Xiao Huohuo!! Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river?? Hahaha, this is hilarious!!!"

"Don't bully a poor young man! I'll not only bully you because you're young, I'll bully you for the rest of your life! As long as I'm around, you'll never have a chance to turn your life around."

After the main villain finished mocking the protagonist, his henchman immediately chimed in. If the teacher hadn't stopped them, they probably would have gone on and on.

"Next, Ji Boda."

After the regular classes finished their tests, it was the turn of the gifted classes. Usually, those who finished their tests could leave, but everyone has a bit of curiosity. Ji Boda went up on stage and the test began. As a golden beam of light appeared, their homeroom teacher showed an excited expression. After the beam of light disappeared, the testing teacher announced: "Ji Boda, S-level talent: Golden Spirit Blessing."

As the teacher finished speaking, Jiang Yue recalled the effects of this talent. Tens of thousands of years had passed since the early days of supernatural awakening; any talents that were supposed to emerge had already appeared. Ji Boda's talent effects were as follows:

Gold-type S-rank talent:

Name: "Immortal Blade - Golden Spirit's Blessing"

Effect:

Blade Enhancement: Imbues all of your attacks with "Golden Spirit Power", increasing damage by 50% and dealing additional true damage equal to 2% of the target's maximum health.

Golden Spirit Protection: Summons the power of the Golden Spirit to form a shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of the user's maximum health, lasting for 10 seconds. While the shield is active, the user is immune to all control effects.

Immortal Blade: When activated, the next attack will be a critical hit, dealing 300% damage and inflicting an "Armor Penetration" effect, reducing the target's defense by 50% for 5 seconds.

Golden Spirit Resonance: For each enemy killed, restore 5% of your maximum health and increase your attack speed by 10% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.

It wasn't just Jiang Yue; almost everyone who did well in school knew this. They had all learned it in class. Didn't you see how happy the A-class homeroom teacher was? If someone gets an S-level talent, their cultivation resources for next year will increase by 50%. Anyone would be happy about that, especially since this was only the first test.

The effects of different talents are quite significant. For example, Jiang Yue's E-level talent had such an effect that Jiang Yue couldn't even bear to look at it.

E-rank talent:

Name: "Nature's Affinity - The Power of Sprouting"

Effect:

Plant growth promoter: can slightly accelerate the growth rate of surrounding plants and shorten the maturation time of plants by 10%.

Natural perception: It can sense the condition of nearby plants and know whether they need watering, fertilizing or pest control.

Sprouting Power: It can encourage the growth of a small plant (such as a flower or shrub) every day, allowing it to grow rapidly to maturity.

Natural affinity: When interacting with plants, it can slightly improve their health, making them less prone to wilting or getting sick.