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"Number twenty-four, Li Gou'er, come up to the stage."
Most of the students awakened ordinary white talents that emitted a white glow. Occasionally, one or two green talents appeared, and aside from Xiang Bai, no one else had a blue talent.
White was the norm, green was an anomaly, and blue was a pleasant surprise.
Of course, some awakened talents, while others did not. For instance, Li Gou'er, who sat at the back, did not awaken any talent.
"Number twenty-nine, Chen Lu, come up to the stage."
As Chen Lu's fingertips touched the Talent Awakening Stone, a dazzling purple light burst forth in the classroom.
"Excellent!"
Cao Xianzhu exclaimed in ecstasy, unable to contain his excitement.
It was purple, and not just any ordinary purple—it was a deep, rich purple.
A single purple talent wouldn't make the Talent Awakening Stone shine so brilliantly. Only two purple talents could make the stone radiate such a dazzling light.
In that moment, Chen Lu's pupils transformed into a distinct black-and-white Ink Orchid.
Chen Lu had awakened the [Ink Orchid Eye], a talent of the Ink Orchid Chen family.
[Ink Orchid Eye, Purple Epic, Beast Tamer Talent, two Pupil Techniques: Ink Orchid Mechanism and Ink Orchid Protection.]
Ink Orchid Mechanism: Anything within sight can be assembled into a functional mechanical device.
Ink Orchid Protection: Conjures an Ink Orchid to shield oneself, providing absolute defense. As long as the pupil energy is not exhausted, the enemy cannot break through the Ink Orchid.
Cao Xianzhi asked with a hint of nervousness, "Is the other talent a Beast Tamer talent or a Breeder talent?"
A Beast Tamer talent would be fine, but if it were a Breeder talent, the teachers from the Breeder class would come to snatch her away. After all, who wouldn't covet a purple talent, especially a dual-purple one as magnificent as a grand refrigerator?
Chen Lu frowned slightly, "It is both a Beast Tamer talent and a Breeder talent."
Among the awakened talents, there was a special category that combined the effects of both Beast Tamer and Breeder talents.
Cao Xianzhi smiled. As long as it could be classified as a Beast Tamer talent, no one could take his student away, and no one would have an excuse to do so.
Chen Lu turned around and was startled. Looking back, she saw nothing but envious gazes from the students below the podium.
With two purple talents, as long as she didn't die, she was destined to become a dominant force just below the level of a King.
Li Cunxu could foresee that after school, the Chen family would surely come to take Chen Lu away, elevating her from an ordinary branch member to a core member.
This was the usual practice of bloodline families.
While bloodline talents were indeed advantageous, the Alliance actually favored civilian geniuses who had not awakened any bloodline talents.
Bloodline talents provided great convenience in the early stages but became the biggest obstacle in the later stages.
For those with bloodline talents, the difficulty of breaking through to the King level was five to ten times greater than for those without.
Breaking through to the King level was already challenging, and adding the difficulty of a bloodline talent made it even harder. Very few could achieve it.
This was evident from the number of King-level Beast Tamers in the Alliance. Out of every three King-level Beast Tamers, only one came from a prestigious family, while the other two were from civilian backgrounds.
In fact, not awakening a bloodline talent wasn't a big deal. Once reaching the King level, a Beast Tamer could forge their own bloodline talent, which often turned out to be stronger than an awakened one.
"Number thirty, Li Cunxu, come up to the stage."
It was Li Cunxu's turn. With a heart full of excitement, he stepped onto the stage.
The moment he touched the Talent Awakening Stone, time seemed to stand still.
In fact, it wasn't that time had stopped, but Li Cunxu's consciousness had accelerated to the point where it created the illusion that time around him had ceased.
[Would you like to use the God's Life Pearl?]
A line of text appeared before his eyes.
The God's Life Pearl?!
Li Cunxu's breathing suddenly became rapid, his pupils dilated, his blood flow accelerated, and his heart pounded uncontrollably.
This heaven-defying item had actually crossed over with me.
The God's Life Pearl was the reward Li Cunxu received for defeating the final boss and completing the main storyline of "Divine Dominion."
The effects of the God's Life Pearl were so powerful that they could be described as heaven-defying.
Its effect was to randomly awaken a unique legendary talent.
The so-called unique talent would only appear once in the world. Unless the owner died, future generations would have a chance to possess it again.
"Use it."
Li Cunxu said with a trembling heart.
[Usage successful. Congratulations on awakening Divinity Endowment.]
Divinity Endowment?
Divinity Endowment!!!
Li Cunxu recalled this talent and took a sharp breath.
He had actually randomly awakened it!
Li Cunxu was familiar with the Divinity Endowment talent, having fought against the time projection of the Black Hell Incarcerator, a boss who possessed this talent.
In the game's lore, the Black Hell Incarcerator, due to his terrifying potential, was discovered by the time observer, the Future Prophet. Fearing the Black Hell Incarcerator's monstrous talent potential, the Future Prophet allied with numerous final bosses at the time to trap the Black Hell Incarcerator, whose spatial system was not yet fully developed, into a Black Hell created by a massive black hole.
[Divinity Endowment, Golden Legend (Unique), Beast Tamer Talent, grants a pet an infinite growth potential talent.]
The awakening of the unique talent did not cause any commotion because the Talent Awakening Stone could not detect unique talents.
Therefore, unique talents were also known as 'Colorless Uniques.'
"The divine artifact conceals itself, which is good. Wait, no, it's not good. Since the Talent Awakening Stone didn't light up, wouldn't it seem to others that I hadn't awakened any talent?"
Li Cunxu alternated between joy and worry.
The next moment, his worries dissipated as the Talent Awakening Stone emitted a blue light.
"After using the God's Life Pearl, I can still awaken a talent, and luckily, it's a rare blue-tier talent."
"Uh... I celebrated too early. It's a Breeder talent."
[Bountiful Pasture, Breeder Talent, Blue Rare, makes a pasture incredibly fertile, abundant with fruits, and thriving with livestock.]
Cao Xianzhu asked, "What type of talent is it?"
Li Cunxu hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should pretend it was a Beast Tamer talent. After some thought, he decided it wasn't necessary. Even if he had awakened a Breeder talent, he could still be a Beast Tamer, though others might not view him favorably.
Moreover, pretending to have a Beast Tamer talent would require hiding the Bountiful Pasture talent. Hiding Bountiful Pasture would mean not being able to use it, as this talent required a pasture to function, and using it would inevitably expose it.
To hide it, Li Cunxu would have to never use it in his lifetime.
What's the point of awakening a talent if you don't use it?
Especially a blue-tier talent.
Wasting such a treasure would surely invite divine retribution.
"It's a Breeder talent, Bountiful Pasture."
Cao Xianzhu was somewhat disappointed. Why a Breeder talent? If it had been a Beast Tamer talent, he would have gained a promising candidate with one purple and two blue talents, surely exceeding this year's performance targets and securing an excellent teacher award.
If Li Cunxu knew Cao Xianzhu's thoughts, he would say, "Teacher, you're still too naive. The purple card among the one purple and two blue cards—you can't hold onto it. Not only can you not keep it, but the school can't either."
This purple card would most likely be s
natched away by the No. 1 High School, which has better educational resources.
Cao Xianzhu asked, "Will you choose to become a Beast Tamer or a Breeder?"
Without a moment of hesitation, Li Cunxu replied, "Beast Tamer."