"Next..."
"Next..."
"Next..."
"Zhang Hou!"
Standing not too far from Mo Fan, Zhang Hou, the clay monkey, turned around and gave Mo Fan a look. "Brother Mo Fan, I'm on my way."
"Keep doing your best."
"Hmph, I wish you were a Water-type too," Zhao Kunsan said, immediately adding a sarcastic remark. Zhang Hou was a skinny, shrewd fellow. He placed his hand there, and soon a strange vortex of wind appeared on the Awakening Stone, blowing the teacher's clothes slightly.
"Excellent, Wind-type, you have a good talent. You must practice hard and don't slack off!" Xue Musheng's face also showed satisfaction.
Homeroom teacher Xue Musheng was delighted. With only a dozen or so students in his class, two exceptionally talented students had emerged. If they worked hard, they could both get into good universities.
Of course, the biggest treasure for him was student number one, Mu Bai. With his exceptional Ice-type talent and the Ice-type family behind him, he was a future pillar of society!
It looks like this year's Class 8 has a chance to rank among the top.
"Next..."
"Next..."
"Next..."
"Puff~~~~~"
A flash of orange flame suddenly erupted from the Awakening Stone.
The entire class's eyes widened.
"Fire... Fire-type!!!"
"D*mn, it's a girl! What's her name?"
For a moment, the awakened girl became the focus of the class. Fire-type is considered the most outstanding of the elemental types, and the first choice for all apprentice-level magicians to awaken. If they could choose...
Unfortunately, Fire-types are quite tsundere, making them less likely to appear in a class. There are only three per class at most, less than a one-in-ten chance.
"Her name is Zhou Min. She seems to be the daughter of one of our teachers," someone whispered.
"She's quite pretty, let's go get to know her."
"Be careful, though. Zhou Min looks quiet and well-behaved, but she's actually quite violent. How else could a girl awaken to the Fire Element?"
"That makes sense, that makes sense."
"It's like the daughter is following in her mother's footsteps. Teacher Wenhua would be very pleased if she knew," said our homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng.
"Thank you, teacher."
"Next... Wind Element"
"Next... Light Element"
"Teacher, I'm going to the rooftop. Don't hold me back," said the Light Element student.
"Next... Water Element."
"Light Element, wait for me. I'll go to the rooftop with you."
"Next..."
...
Finally, almost everyone in the class had awakened. Mo Fan, holding number 48, felt his heart pounding. Perhaps no one was as nervous as Mo Fan. On the one hand, he had only been exposed to magic in the last three months, and on the other, he was genuinely worried that his awakening might fail!
"Number 48, Mo Fan!"
"It's your turn!" Zhang Hou turned around and encouraged him.
"You've sold everything you have to get in here, so don't hold out any hope. If you're lucky, you can get a Water or Light element, but if you don't reach the level of an intermediate mage, you'll be useless. If you're unlucky, and your awakening fails, well, you'll lose everything," Zhao Kunsan said, his voice full of sarcasm.
"Can you shut up?" Zhang Hou said angrily.
In Zhang Hou's heart, Mo Fan was his big brother. Although his magic grades were poor, and his admission to Magic High School was a different path, he absolutely didn't want to see Mo Fan awaken worse than others.
Nine years of compulsory magic education were essentially about laying the foundation for awakening and laying the foundation for subsequent practice, so that one wouldn't be lost in the process. If one didn't learn well, one would fail in awakening and stagnate in practice.
Mo Fan took a step forward and made his way through the crowd.
"That's him. Looks like he got in through the back door."
"Who's this? He's quite handsome," a little girl asked cutely.
"He's a terrible student. I used to be in the class next to him," said another girl with a mushroom-shaped head and a big mouth.
"Is that so? Then the awakening might be very bad."
"Whether it can succeed is still a question."
"I say, those Holy Light and Water Element students, don't be discouraged. Wait until you see Mo Fan awaken and you'll be relieved. This guy only scored in the single digits on the test. His foundation is terrible. He'll probably fail his awakening." At this point, Zhao Kunsan and Zhang Hou were furious and started to mock him loudly.
His words really made the Holy Light and Water Element students open their eyes. If someone's awakening failed in some strange way, that would be... so reassuring.
"Stop making noise!" Xue Musheng glared at Zhao Kunsan, who was stirring up trouble.
Mu Bai's lips curled slightly. He wanted Mo Fan to be publicly humiliated. This guy was a complete jerk. What right did he have to approach Miss Mu Ningxue? He was so handsome, had great magical talent, and worked so hard. Mu Ningxue should be very close to him.
"Scumbag, I heard your family sold their house to fund your awakening. If you fail, just find a river and jump into it, and end it all, so as not to bring shame to your family." Mu Bai whispered softly, just as Mo Fan passed by him.
Mo Fan glanced at Mu Bai, suppressed the urge to call him an idiot, and walked over to his teacher, Xue Musheng.
"Mo Fan, put your hand here," Xue Musheng said calmly.
As the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng knew the student's situation well...
He'd been ranked last in the magic high school entrance exam, having only been admitted to Tianlan Magic High School at the behest of his superiors. Xue Musheng knew Mo Fan came from an ordinary family, with no connections, no talent, and awful grades. Sending a student like that to his class was a real headache, easily dragging down the class's overall performance.
Alas, there was nothing he could do. Just call it bad luck. Hopefully, this kid doesn't actually fail his awakening, or he'd be the laughing stock of the entire grade.
Mo Fan's hands were shaking, still a bit nervous.
"Hold steady, don't shake," Xue Musheng warned.
Mo Fan grasped his right hand with his left, finally successfully placing it on the Awakening Stone.
It was icy cold. Perhaps it was because the last person awakened to the Ice Element, but there was a chill throughout the awakening...
Huh, something's wrong. Why are I feeling numb and hot?
"Close your eyes and feel your spiritual world!" said the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng.
What a problem student! He doesn't even know this basic process.
Mo Fan hurriedly followed his instructions and closed his eyes.
The so-called spiritual world is when a person closes their eyes, and a void appears in their mind. Normal people will constantly imagine within this void, blurry imaginary images appearing like movie clips. However, when one completely empties their mind, the mind becomes a void, like a starless night sky.
The spiritual world was empty, but as Mo Fan placed his hand on the Awakening Stone, he could feel a surge of electricity...
This power spread from his palm throughout his body, and then, as if possessed by some magical power, a purple arc suddenly streaked across his spiritual world. It was a magnificent sight, awe-inspiring!