School auditorium.
Those students who had just interacted with big companies and powerful forces arrived one after another, looking pleased.
When they saw Su Qi, who had arrived early, the smiles on their faces faded somewhat.
The boy who should have been the most outstanding student, as he had always been.
What a pity...
Once everyone had arrived.
The head of teaching, with a face as rigid as a board, strode onto the stage.
His gaze, sharp as a blade, swept across the audience, instantly silencing them.
Everyone knew he was a powerful Ice Element Transcendent.
"Students, congratulations on becoming Transcendents."
"Now, you can consider yourselves officially graduated. The brilliance ahead is for you to create, but the school will always be your strong support!"
"Lastly, I hope you won't become arrogant with your Extraordinary Power and can always remember your original intentions!"
"The purpose of becoming a Transcendent is to protect humanity and sustain the flame of human life!"
"Next, I will award the Extraordinary Badge and scholarships."
...
Soon, Su Qi received the Awakening Level One badge and a scholarship of one hundred thousand.
One has to admit.
This might be the first time he received the lowest scholarship at school.
For a moment, the other students were somewhat unaccustomed, but Su Qi's expression remained mostly unchanged.
Today, his biggest achievement was successfully awakening.
Even if it's the Apocalypse path.
He was still filled with confidence.
Currently, he holds two All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals in his hands.
This means he can still obtain two abilities or opportunities for strength enhancement from the river of history.
As long as he possesses enough All Heavens Reflecting True Crystals in the future.
He is bound to grow to a terrific realm.
He is very much looking forward to this.
After awarding the badges and scholarships, these new Transcendents swore their oaths under the flag.
Then they pulled familiar classmates to share the joy of awakening.
Zhang Chao, Chen Yaqing, and other classmates who had a good relationship with Su Qi also gathered around, thanking Su Qi for taking care of them over the past three years.
Su Qi humbly responded that everyone was classmates and helping each other was expected, and perhaps he might need their help on the future journey of transcendence.
Seeing Su Qi mentioning transcendence calmly, Zhao Chao and the others breathed a sigh of relief, speaking more freely.
They patted their chests, expressing that he'd only need to ask if there was anything they could help with in the future.
The friendships made during student days are always so sincere.
Next, everyone chatted about life after transcendence.
Finally, these new Transcendents created a chat group together.️
Most follow-up paths after transcendence rely on oneself, either opting to join a faction to obtain resources or battling in the Wilderness.
Unless one follows a path like Zhang Chao's Mechanical Path, which has been thoroughly explored by society, allowing for further studies at college.
There were also other students who hadn't obtained the awakening qualification, whose future options also lay in working hard at college for awakening qualification, or venturing into various industries.
After leaving the school.
Su Qi boarded the familiar train home.
The Ninth District, divided into the Inner City and Outer City by a high wall.
The cataclysms of heaven and earth have revived all creatures, various mutants and unknown beings occupy the wild seas, and human defenses are constantly being cut and shrunk.
This wall is just a symbol of that.
Without enough and powerful Transcendents, the fall of the Outer City is only a matter of time.
The Inner City is the same, with various terrifying creatures emerging from Dimensional Rifts from time to time.
The nearly hundred-meter-high walls block out the sky, with massive, dark cannon barrels protruding.
The Divine Shattering Cannon!
Capable of launching armor-piercing bullets made of special alloy, posing significant damage to ordinary Fierce Beasts.
Not just what's visible; in fact, every residential building has a cannon firing setup on its rooftop.
Once war breaks out, these setups rise instantly, forming the first line of fire defense against Fierce Beasts.
Moreover.
Almost every household is issued heavy weapons by the Ninth District.
Preparing the citizenry for war, no less!
There's no other way, as the Ninth District is remote, theoretically a self-reliant region, mainly because this city of millions has yet to produce a single Destruction-level Transcendent!
Destruction Level.
A Life Index surpassing ten thousand!
One person can guard an entire city!
Twenty years ago, when the Beast Tide erupted, if it weren't for an Apostle-level Transcendent from the Holy City stepping in to save the day at the last moment.
The Ninth District would likely have become history, and millions would have been displaced.
This person is none other than the current principal of Zone 9 High School — Pei Jing!
"Awakening, mastery, dominance, apostle, destruction... I will reach them all!"
Su Qi shook off all distractions, his mind clear as the evening sun streamed through the train window, almost forming a golden outline around him, enhancing his already refined appearance, making him seem even more extraordinary.
Attracting frequent glances from some girls on the train.
Yet no one found the courage to sit near.
Returning to the densely populated affordable housing district.
As soon as he got home, Su Qi was greeted with the rich aroma of meat.
"Mom, what delicious dish did you cook? It smells so good."
Su's Mother, hearing her son's voice, poked her head out from the modest kitchen with a smile: "This is Star Spot Beast meat your dad specially bought for you. Perfect quality, have more later."
Star Spot Beast is a Level Two Fierce Beast, with the perfect quality meat costing over 200 units per pound.
For a family like Su Qi's, it's an extremely luxurious supplement.
In the living room, his father, holding a bottle of wine, was visibly refreshed: "It's not worth much. Now that Xiaoqi has become a Transcendent, he'll be bringing back entire beasts in the future."
"Xiaoqi, wash your hands, it's time to eat, have a drink with me today."
Su Qi was about to respond when his sister Su Duoduo's exclamation interrupted him: "Su Qi, did you go to awaken or to get surgery?"
"How is anyone supposed to live with you looking like this?"
"Dad, you better tell me he isn't your real son!"
Father Su, with a proud glance at his daughter, pretended seriousness: "Nonsense, what's wrong with Xiaoqi being handsome? He's the best of the best; otherwise, how did I manage to win over your mom back then?"
Watching this warm scene, Su Qi thoroughly enjoyed it, walking over and flicking his sister on the forehead.
"Your focus is always on the strangest things. Have you solved the problem I left for you?"
Recalling the problem — a chicken and rabbit in the same cage, 15 heads, 52 feet, figuring out how many chickens and rabbits there are.
Su Duoduo was instantly stupefied.
The next second.
She was enraged and loudly shouted: "Why are there such stupid problems! Just kill them all, wouldn't that be clear enough!"