Good news: He crossed over into a game world related to Beast Masters.
Bad news: He's not a storyline enthusiast.
Li Cunxu regrets it!
If only he had sat back and read the storyline instead of skipping it back then.
The thought of the hidden opportunities in the plot slipping away from him deepened his regret.
The regret on Li Cunxu's face stood out in the lively and excited classroom, catching the attention of his deskmate.
Chen Lu poked Li Cunxu's arm with her finger, asking with concern:
"What's wrong? Did you encounter some trouble?"
"Nothing."
Li Cunxu belatedly looked at his deskmate, Chen Lu.
She was like a beautiful girl typically seen in anime.
The girl's eyes were like the brightest stars in the night, sparkling with life and vivacity, like a carefree deer in the forest, full of vitality and energy.
It was the first day of school, yet this beautiful deskmate already seemed too familiar with him.
Li Cunxu started feeling suspicious.
Noticing Li Cunxu's confusion, Chen Lu softly said, "I know you, I've seen your photo. Cousin Chen Xi knew we were in the same class and asked me to take care of you."
Chen Xi, his god-sister from his original life, had lived in his house when they were young. Later, she awakened her mutated bloodline talent and became a much sought-after genius, being taken back overnight by the Mo Lan Chen Family and made a core member.
He thought they had lost contact, but unexpectedly, Chen Xi was still keeping an eye on him.
Li Cunxu felt warmth in his heart, but soon after, he was worried again.
It was a matter of life and death for him.
How did his original self die?
His original self died without any warning, mysteriously passing away.
His soul merged seamlessly with the original's soul, like merging with his parallel world's self, without any hindrance, as if it was meant to be one.
He possessed all the original's memories.
And among those memories, there was no clue about how he died.
After a very ordinary morning, an irresistible drowsiness hit him, and after taking a short nap on the desk, he suddenly died.
Chen Lu's small hand poked Li Cunxu's wrist again.
"Don't be sad. Today is the awakening day we've been looking forward to for sixteen years. Cheer up; good things will happen."
Awakening day is a unique event in the Divine Beast World, where sixteen-year-old boys and girls awaken their talents by touching the Talent Awakening Stone.
Only by awakening a talent can you decide if you will become a Beast Master or a Breeder.
The boy in the back, Li Gou'Er, kept muttering, "Beast Master talent, Beast Master talent, I want to awaken the Beast Master talent, not the Breeder talent."
Awakened talents are generally divided into two types: Beast Master talent and Breeder talent.
Many hope their awakened talent is the Beast Master talent, rather than the Breeder talent.
Breeders make a lot of money, and an excellent breeder is never short of cash, but people still prefer to become Beast Masters.
Breeders earn money steadily, while Beast Masters go on adventures, akin to grabbing money.
Grabbing money is more appealing than earning it.
Due to war demands, society leans towards Beast Masters, and many people highly admire them.
Li Cunxu doesn't ask for much, whether it's Beast Master talent or Breeder talent, as long as he can awaken a talent, he'd be happy, just don't let it be unawakened.
Besides awakening Beast Master and Breeder talents, there's another possibility of not awakening a talent at all.
Even without an awakened talent, one can still become a Beast Master, but those without awakened talents cannot enjoy the alliance's resource support policy and are looked down upon everywhere.
Homeroom teacher Cao Xianzhi walked into the classroom with a stone emitting a colorful glow.
Instantly, the classroom fell silent as everyone eagerly stared at the Talent Awakening Stone.
Cao Xianzhi began, "Now, let the talent awakening begin. Please don't make any noise and proceed in an orderly manner."
"Report honestly what type of talent you awaken. As for the specific talent awakened, you may choose whether to disclose it or not; my suggestion is to deliberate carefully, but it's best not to reveal it to avoid information leakage and becoming a target for malicious people."
"Number one, Xiang Bai, come on stage."
An excessively strong-built boy stood up.
Li Cunxu thought to himself, "With the surname Xiang, he should be from the Double Pupil Xiang Family."
Li Cunxu's city was Tongdu.
Tongdu, one of the ten Holy Cities of humanity, is also the capital of pupil technique bloodlines, having the most pupil technique bloodlines of any city.
The Double Pupil Xiang Family is one of the ten major pupil technique families in Tongdu.
Li Cunxu also had a pupil technique bloodline; his mother was from the Mo Lan Chen Family, and his father from the Saint Lotus Li Family.
Li Cunxu hoped to awaken the Saint Lotus Eye bloodline talent from the Saint Lotus Li Family, but he didn't hold any expectations. The purer the bloodline, the higher the awakening chance, but according to Father Li, their family was just a branch of a branch of the Saint Lotus Li Family. The chances of awakening the Saint Lotus Eye bloodline were there but extremely slim, akin to winning a lottery.
Don't expect too much.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Keep expectations low, minimize disappointment.
No expectations, no disappointment.
Xiang Bai stepped onto the stage, touching the Talent Awakening Stone; at once, the stone emitted a blue glow.
Cao Xianzhi's mouth curled upwards, unable to hide his smile.
A grand opening indeed!
The first one awakened a rare blue talent.
Talents are divided into five levels: white (common), green (elite), blue (rare), purple (epic), and gold (legendary).
An elite-level talent is already impressive for an ordinary person.
Cao Xianzhi eagerly inquired, "Is it a Beast Master talent or a Breeder talent?"
Xiang Bai's arm muscles flexed, lifting the podium table.
"It's a Beast Master talent, [Super Strength]."
[Super Strength, blue rare, Beast Master talent, grants Beast Master and contracted beasts monstrous power.]
Cao Xianzhi's mouth was about to split with his smile; Super Strength is a highly practical combat talent.
Despite awakening the Super Strength talent, Xiang Bai wasn't happy because he didn't awaken the bloodline talent [Double Pupil].
Bloodline talents don't conflict with normal talents; they can coexist.
If Xiang Bai's bloodline talent had awakened, he could simultaneously possess [Super Strength] and [Double Pupil], making his future Beast Master path incredibly smooth if he stayed diligent.
There are three ways to awaken bloodline talents.
First: Innate awakening, where the bloodline talent is awakened at birth; these individuals have very pure bloodlines.
Second: Spontaneous awakening, where the bloodline talent naturally awakens as one grows; the probability is highest below sixteen years old. These individuals have a bloodline purity that's not as high as the first but still decent.
Third: Stimulus from the Talent Awakening Stone, with a small chance of awakening a bloodline talent upon touching the stone.
Xiang Bai didn't awaken the bloodline talent touching the Talent Awakening Stone this time, making it unlikely to awaken in the future.
[Double Pupil] is a purple epic-level talent, one level higher than Super Strength. Failing to awaken it, it would be strange if Xiang Bai were cheerful.
"Number two, Wu Wei, step up."