Gao Wu: I grow stronger with each death.

Chapter 1 Martial Arts Students, Students with Supernatural Abilities

"Wang Sheng, wake up quickly, or you'll miss the power awakening ceremony."

Wang Sheng, who had been sleeping on the table, slowly woke up. In his hazy state of mind, many questions suddenly arose.

A ritual to awaken superpowers?

I didn't join any chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) clubs.

Besides, I'm already in the third year of junior high. What does being a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) have to do with me?

Thinking about it, Wang Sheng finally got up and stretched, and then saw the unfamiliar face of the girl at the same table.

Good morning, Liu Yingwan.

He blurted out the name of the pretty girl in front of him.

Huh, how did I know her name was Liu Yingwan?

In an instant, countless fragments of memories surfaced in his mind, and Wang Sheng quickly understood the current situation: he had transmigrated.

Or rather than time travel, it's more like the awakening of memories from a past life.

Great! You don't need to take the high school entrance exam.

Wait a minute! What the heck is this intermediate martial arts exam?

Recalling his experiences in this life, he suddenly felt a pang of melancholy, and his thoughts became complicated.

Since the "Source Rift" appeared in the world hundreds of years ago, along with various disasters, there has also been something called "Source Matter".

The primordial substance is formless and colorless, yet it can automatically stimulate the genetic potential of living beings. People gain martial arts power through it, barely possessing the combat strength to resist the invasion of natural disasters.

Therefore, under the pressure of survival, the entire planet has long become martial arts-oriented, and martial arts students' training is even more outrageous than the amount of homework they did in their previous lives.

And beyond martial arts.

There is also a relatively rare new ability that has been gradually discovered and mastered in recent decades...

"Still confused? Get up quickly."

Wang Sheng felt a tremendous force on his shoulder.

Liu Yingwan's slender, white fingers lifted him up like iron clamps.

That's some serious strength!

Is Liu Yingwan about to enter the country?

It's important to know that entering the country is a prerequisite for being admitted to Qingjiang No. 1 High School, which is the best high school in the entire Qingjiang City.

It seems that Liu Yingwan's admission to Qingjiang No.1 Middle School is a done deal.

"Wang Sheng, did you stay up all night cultivating again last night? That will only make you weaker. Don't push yourself too hard. Besides, there's always the path of developing superpowers, isn't there?"

Seeing that Wang Sheng was still in a daze, Liu Yingwan urged him again:

"Alright, let's go. We almost missed such an important day. Luckily, your deskmate is responsible, otherwise you would have been repeating a grade and would have to wait until next year to wake up."

She said coquettishly as she pulled Wang Sheng outside.

The classroom was empty at the moment. As Wang Sheng was pulled to the classroom door, he caught a glimpse of the classroom sign out of the corner of his eye:

Special training class for students with special abilities.

Unlike ordinary martial arts classes, this is a class specifically designed for students with special abilities.

On the surface, students with special abilities are no different from students with martial arts skills. They can all cultivate to become martial artists, eat the same food, and train the same methods.

However, those with special abilities have one unique characteristic: they can awaken special abilities through external stimulation, which is a power distinct from martial arts.

Of course, the source of superpowers is also the source of the source, but it has differentiated into a different path than martial arts in the human body.

Martial arts students with the potential to awaken supernatural abilities are called supernatural students. They are a minority in the school, and each grade can barely make up one class of them.

"A special ability... I wonder what I'll awaken."

Wang Sheng couldn't help but feel anticipation.

After all, his martial arts aptitude is mediocre, making it difficult for him to get into a martial arts high school.

Students with special abilities have special bonus points. Depending on the strength and practicality of their abilities, even those with extremely poor martial arts aptitude may be able to get into top high schools based on their abilities.

There was even a story about a person who was born with a useless body and had no chance to pursue martial arts, but was admitted to a top university due to his powerful supernatural abilities. During his time at the university, he went to the front line of the Rift and made many meritorious contributions, which became a beautiful story.

This story inspired many junior high school students with mediocre martial arts talent but potential for extraordinary abilities, and Wang Sheng was one of them.

Otherwise, given his martial arts talent, he should have dropped out of school long ago.

After all, the family's financial situation...

Alas, life is hard, as bitter as bitter herbs in a crack in a rock.

With mixed feelings in his heart, Wang Sheng and Liu Yingwan quickly arrived at the playground. In one corner of the playground, a sophisticated and large instrument was lit up.

That must be the superpower awakening device. It is said that the cost starts at several billion, and the expensive ones even cost hundreds of billions.

"Wang Sheng, Liu Yingwan, why are you taking so long?"

The homeroom teacher, Lao Qin, was giving a speech in front of the line. His meticulous middle-aged appearance exuded authority without anger, but he actually had a very good temper.

"Alright, better late than never. Get back in line and stand still. Your senior is going to explain things about awakening superpowers, so don't be careless. Listen carefully!"

Old Qin was unusually stern.

The students couldn't help but tense up, staring intently at the pretty girl with bangs behind Lao Qin.

Then the beautiful young woman gracefully stepped forward:

"Hello everyone, my name is Wenjing. I am five years older than you and I am a sophomore at Qingjiang Chaofan Practical Vocational College."

She speaks gently, her energy is restrained, giving people a delicate feeling.

Old Qin coughed at the opportune moment and interjected:

"Ahem, don't let your senior's college background fool you. A good college can be just as good as some universities. And Wenjing is one of the most promising students I've ever taught. She's actually very capable. You can joke around all the time, but you all need to be serious now."

"Alright, Ms. Qin, don't scare them. They're still just kids."

After speaking, Wenjing glanced around the crowd.

Her gaze lingered on Wang Sheng's face for a couple more seconds before slowly shifting away and turning to face the crowd:

"You've all spent quite a bit of time in the special training program for superpowers, so you all probably have a good understanding of superpowers and their characteristics, right?"

"Yes!"

Squad leader Zhang Zhichao answered firmly and forcefully.

"Okay," Wenjing nodded, "then you can talk about the relationship between superpowers and special abilities."

"Replying to Senior, a superpower is a single, special ability that has no room for further development. However, with the awakening of a superpower, one will definitely gain one or more 'characteristics.' These characteristics determine the diversity of superpower usage and its strength in actual combat."

"Correct answer."

Wenjing nodded: "But we still need to demonstrate it so that everyone can understand it better."

After she finished speaking, she flipped her hand over, and a fireball the size of a basketball appeared in her palm:

"This is my special ability, fire, an ordinary ability."

After saying that, the fireball grew larger and larger, and its diameter soon exceeded one meter.

"Characteristic 1 [Accumulation] allows the released supernatural power to be stably and controllably accumulated within the release range."

Then the fireball began to shrink, but it changed from orange-yellow to incandescent like the sun, making it impossible to look directly at.

"Characteristic Two [Compression]: It can controllably compress the released supernatural power, reducing its size and increasing its power."

Just as the students were still exclaiming in amazement, Wenjing let out a delicate shout, and her restrained inner energy suddenly burst forth!

"Oh!"

With a sudden push, she threw out a fireball as bright as the sun, which shot straight into the sky!

It was precisely this burst of energy that allowed the students to truly perceive Senior Wenjing's martial arts prowess:

She has already entered the second stage!