That's right.
It really is a monster.
Generally speaking, for a martial artist at the Awakening Stage, being able to sense the origin energy in the space and absorb it slowly is already quite impressive.
Who could be like Su Yuan right after awakening?
Not only can he absorb the origin energy from the origin crystal at an exaggerated speed, but he can also expand the absorption range to the surrounding space!
"An SSS-grade Companion Talent, with such terrifying cultivation aptitude..."
Old Wu's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"He definitely has a shot at becoming the Martial Dao Top Scorer of the Nanjiang Administrative Region this year!"
Beside him.
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Zheng Yuan's eyes widened.
He glanced at the Grade 1 origin crystal in his hand.
Just now, he had been diligently practicing the "Tianyuan Cultivation Method," only able to feel a weak energy flow, with absorption efficiency barely passing.
But Brother Yuan... this is too exaggerated!
At this moment.
Suddenly.
A shout of "Holy crap!" echoed through the class.
Su Yuan's classmate behind him looked as if he'd seen a ghost, pointing at the Grade 1 origin crystal in his hand, trembling as he said: "T-teacher! The origin energy in my crystal... seems to have been absorbed by Su Yuan!"
Upon hearing this.
Everyone was collectively dumbfounded.
Old Wu was nearly petrified.
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As everyone knows, origin crystals are condensed forms of origin energy.
While the origin energy within them does dissipate, it does so very slowly.
But then...
When Su Yuan absorbed origin energy.
He could actually directly plunder the origin energy from the origin crystals in other people's hands!?
That's not how it's supposed to work!
Old Wu took a deep breath, trying to suppress his inner shock:"Everyone, stay away from Su Yuan!
Su Yuan can receive SSS-grade resource priority from the education bureau, but you only have this one free welfare origin crystal!
Hurry and find a place where you're not affected by him to absorb the origin crystal and complete your first origin energy intake!"
Su Yuan: ...
To be honest.
He hadn't expected it himself.
The physical enhancement brought by the Ancient God Bloodline was actually this powerful.
Not only did his physical qualities far exceed those of ordinary people, but his affinity for origin energy was also overwhelmingly unreasonable!
Therefore.
Seeing his classmates 'panic-stricken' and constantly moving away from him.
Su Yuan thought: Is this what it feels like to be overpowered? Feels great!
***
Meanwhile.
In Class 1 of the third year.
A similar situation to Class 3 was happening.
Everyone was wide-eyed, staring at Xu Anyan... and her shadow beside her!
Their faces were full of shock!
Xu Anyan was leaning back in her chair, resting with her eyes closed.
And her shadow was sitting cross-legged beside her, holding the Grade 1 origin crystal, continuously absorbing it.
And... The absorption speed was incredibly fast!
It hadn't been long before the origin energy in the Grade 1 origin crystal was completely absorbed, turning it into a transparent, useless crystal.
"This..."
The homeroom teacher of Class 1 rubbed his eyes.
Feeling like his worldview was collapsing.
Xu Anyan's talent was Shadow Manipulation.
That was already bizarre enough.
But now, the shadow she controlled could help absorb origin energy for cultivation?
Defying the heavens!
Absolutely defying the heavens!
Faced with everyone's shock.
Xu Anyan showed no reaction.
The ability to autonomously absorb origin energy for cultivation and fully feedback the gains to herself was just a trivial ability of her Shadow Attendant.
Moreover.
As her strength increased.
The number of her Shadow Attendants would continue to grow!
By then, her cultivation speed could multiply several times over!
***
Principal Xiao Jianguo was humming a tune as he walked to the teaching building.
After the Awakening Ceremony, it was time for the unified first origin energy intake.
He was curious about how the two SSS-grade geniuses, Xu Anyan and Su Yuan, were doing.
With this curiosity, he decided to take a look.
And after it was over, he planned to take them directly to the education bureau for resource priority certification.
Tsk tsk tsk...
With these two top prodigies from the school, his bonus this year might increase tenfold!
Oh, right, there's also the SS-grade Zhao Rizhu.
If it weren't for Su Yuan and Xu Anyan, his presence would definitely be the big highlight of Lan City this year.
Unfortunately, people fear comparison.
After being overwhelmingly defeated by Su Yuan in front of everyone, Zhao Rizhu's image as an SS-grade genius had completely collapsed, to the point where Xiao Jianguo almost forgot about him.
Thinking this, Xiao Jianguo arrived at Class 1.
He glanced inside, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared, replaced by astonishment!
This... Using shadows for cultivation!?
Is this a joke?
He originally thought.
Xu Anyan's talent was to manipulate shadows for attack.
Such an ability was already quite bizarre, making it impossible to defend against, a divine skill in battle.
But then you tell him.
These shadows could not only fight but also assist in cultivation?
"Terrifying... absolutely terrifying!"
Xiao Jianguo took a deep breath, his eyes full of shock.
He couldn't imagine, with ample resources, how far Xu Anyan would grow in time.
"If I remember correctly, the strongest person from Lan City only reached the Seventh Rank...
Xu Anyan could definitely break that record, aiming for the Eighth Rank, or even the Ninth Rank!"
Thinking this.
He thought of Su Yuan again.
Xu Anyan was undoubtedly a talent with both exceptional talent and aptitude.
He wondered what Su Yuan's situation was like; if his aptitude was slightly inferior, he might be left behind by Xu Anyan in the future.
Xiao Jianguo withdrew his gaze and headed toward Class 3.
However.
Before he even reached Class 3, he sensed something was off.
"The origin energy in the air... why is it all gathering toward Class 3? Could it be—"
With a vague guess in his heart, he rushed to the door of Class 3 and looked inside.
And the scene before him!
Left him completely petrified at the door!
The visual impact was even more intense than seeing Xu Anyan's shadow cultivation!
He saw!
The entire class was huddled in the corners, trembling.
Only Su Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the class with his eyes closed.
Around him, a faint Origin Energy Vortex formed from white mist!
"Gulp."
Xiao Jianguo's throat moved.
Su Yuan's performance, like a whale devouring, crazily seizing the surrounding origin energy, gave his young heart a severe shock!
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While devouring origin energy.
In Su Yuan's mind, notifications of emotion points being gained kept ringing continuously!
This pleasure...
Was simply too exhilarating!
He glanced slightly.
The accumulated emotion points had reached 621!
Come!
Let's try an Intermediate Draw!
[Ding! Consumed 500 emotion points for an Intermediate Draw!]
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