This is a threshold; if you can't awaken, the lingering resentment slowly dissipates and you die completely. Ordinary water ghosts might need to consume a lot of people and take many years to learn. I became awakened in a fit of anger—couldn't that be what young people often call 'chosen talent'?"
The whole room burst into laughter.
Wu Yegen pointed to himself, "When I died and became a ghost, I also thought it was an opportunity, that I was the chosen one. But what happened?"
Seeing him drift off topic again, Jiang Yuan tapped his finger on the table, "Talking like this is just to seek sympathy, isn't it? It's a common trope for villains to wash away their sins, claiming they had no choice. If you keep babbling, I'll deal with you instantly."
Guo Quanzhi's face turned gray and white, his speech hastening, "After I awakened wrapped in resentment, I still couldn't deal with those energetic young men. To get revenge, I had to find a way to become stronger.
