Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

"Shen Ye, Qi and Blood Value, 0.79."

"Mental strength, 8.6."

Overall rating: Average.

As the cold, mechanical voice faded, a murmur of suppressed laughter filled the classroom.

Jiangcheng No.1 Beast Taming High School, Class 7, Grade 12.

Awakening Day.

This is the most important day of everyone's life.

In this parallel world where ferocious beasts roam, secret realms descend, and all races covet, awakening one's talent at the age of eighteen determines the path of one's future.

Some people awaken their martial arts talent, their blood and qi flow like a dragon, and they can split mountains with a single punch.

Some people awaken their talent for beast taming, contract spirit beasts, and sweep across the battlefield.

Some people have nothing and can only live as ordinary people, spending their lives under the protection of high walls.

Shen Ye stood on the testing platform, his expression calm.

He has been in this world for eighteen years.

His parents died early, and he has survived on welfare and scholarships. If it weren't for his decent grades, he wouldn't even be qualified to stand here.

"With a Qi and Blood level of 0.79, you haven't even reached the threshold of a Martial Apprentice, have you?"

"His mental strength is also average; he probably has no chance of becoming a beast tamer."

"What a pity, what's the use of being first in the grade in theory classes? Awakening depends on fate."

Some people in the audience were gloating.

Shen Ye ignored him.

He simply stared at the ten-meter-tall black Awakening Monument in the center of the playground.

The monument is as black as ink, with star-like specks of light flowing across its surface.

It is said that this is an ancient relic brought back from the first secret realm, which can activate the hidden talents within a person.

Awakening levels are divided into F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS, from low to high.

Jiangcheng has not seen a talent of S-level or above for ten years.

An SS-level designation would be enough to alarm the provincial government.

As for SSS-level...

That's just a legend.

"Next up, Zhao Mingxuan!"

The homeroom teacher shouted loudly.

A tall young man stepped forward.

Zhao Mingxuan, the young master of the Zhao family in Jiangcheng, is also the most dazzling figure in Class 7.

Qi and Blood Value: 1.62; Spiritual Strength: 14.3.

Before even awakening, he had already reached the level of a quasi-martial apprentice.

As Zhao Mingxuan passed by Shen Ye, he paused for a moment, a smile playing on his lips.

"Shen Ye, being first in theory doesn't mean being first in practice."

"Don't die too quickly when you enter the secret realm in the future."

Shen Ye glanced at him and said indifferently, "You'd better pray that you awaken a better talent, otherwise you won't even be worthy of my remembrance."

Zhao Mingxuan's face darkened.

"Stubborn to the end."

He sneered, walked to the Awakening Monument, and placed his hand on it.

hum!

The Awakening Monument trembled.

A crimson beam of light shot into the sky.

The playground fell silent instantly.

The teacher in charge of taking notes suddenly stood up.

"Rank B martial arts talent, Crimson Flame Body!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Rank B! It's actually Rank B!"

"Zhao Mingxuan is about to take off!"

"Crimson Flame Body! Fire-attribute bloodline, extremely powerful burst damage!"

Zhao Mingxuan slowly withdrew his hand, his face full of arrogance.

He turned to look at Lin Jin, his eyes as if he were looking at an ant.

The homeroom teacher also smiled.

A B-level talent is enough to get admitted to a top martial arts university.

On the Zhao family's side, someone even stood up excitedly and immediately made a phone call to the family.

The awakening continues.

Some were overjoyed, while others were devastated.

Most people are F or E grade.

Even the occasional appearance of a D-grade item will evoke a wave of envy.

Soon, it was Shen Ye's turn.

"Next, Shen Ye."

As soon as the voice faded, all eyes on the playground turned to them again.

This time, however, there was more amusement and pity.

Theory first.

orphan.

Average blood and qi.

His mental strength is average.

If such a person fails to awaken, it's almost like falling from the clouds into the mud.

Shen Ye walked to the Awakening Monument.

Up close, the black monument resembles a sleeping abyss.

He reached out and pressed it.

Icy.

Silence.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

The Awakening Monument remained unresponsive.

Some people couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"No way, not even an F-rank?"

"First in theory, last in talent?"

"This is too tragic."

Zhao Mingxuan crossed his arms and said sarcastically, "Shen Ye, I've said it before, fate isn't something you can change by memorizing books."

The homeroom teacher's expression was also somewhat complicated.

"Shen Ye, come down."

Shen Ye did not move.

Just now, a voice suddenly rang out from the depths of his mind.

[Host has been detected as having met the awakening requirements.]

[Binding to the Supreme Beasts System...]

[Binding successful.]

[Activating the host's hidden talent.]

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

system?

Eighteen years.

It has finally arrived.

The next moment, the Awakening Monument suddenly trembled.

Click!

A crack spreads upwards from the base of the monument.

The laughter on the playground abruptly stopped.

The starlight on the surface of the black Awakening Monument spun wildly, as if the entire night sky had been dragged into a vortex.

boom!

The first beam of light shot into the sky.

white.

Class F.

Immediately afterwards, the color of the beam of light changed wildly.

green.

blue.

Purple.

crimson.

gold.

S-rank!

All the teachers stood up at the same time.

However, it's not over yet.

The golden beam of light surged again, transforming into a dazzling silver-white.

SS-rank!

Zhao Mingxuan's smile froze.

"This is impossible..."

Before the words were finished, the silvery-white beam of light exploded.

It seemed as if ten thousand beasts were roaring between heaven and earth.

The roar of the dragon, the cry of the phoenix, the howl of the tiger, and the bellow of the tortoise.

A blurry phantom image of a throne of beasts slowly emerged behind Shen Ye.

The Awakening Monument completely collapsed.

A dark golden beam of light pierced through the clouds.

The examiner in charge of the awakening trembled.

"SSS rank..."

"Beast Taming Talent!"

"The Covenant of All Beasts!"

The entire Jiangcheng No. 1 High School was deathly silent.

Everyone was looking at Shen Ye.

The boy who had just been mocked for having "no talent" now stood before the broken Awakening Monument, with dark golden light surging behind him, as if all beasts were paying homage.

The system notifications continued to ring in Shen Ye's mind.

[Congratulations, host, on awakening your SSS-level talent: Beast God Contract.]

[Talent Effect 1: Ignore bloodline restrictions and contract with any ferocious beast, spirit beast, or ancient beast.]

[Talent Effect Two: The contracted beast's growth provides feedback to the host, who can simultaneously gain health, spirit, and skills.]

[Talent Effect 3: Defeating enemy lifeforms allows you to extract evolution points and talent fragments.]

[New player quests released.]

[Task: Contract your first beast.]

[Reward: One Mythical Evolution Path unlocked.]

Shen Ye looked down at his palm.

He could feel his previously weak blood and energy boiling within him.

It's not just a slight increase.

Instead, it was like a dormant furnace being ignited.

Zhao Mingxuan stared intently at him, his face extremely grim.

Those who had been mocking Shen Ye earlier all fell silent.

The homeroom teacher's throat went dry, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"Shen Ye, you...you mustn't move. The school will contact the Beast Taming Association and the City Lord's Mansion immediately."

Shen Ye raised his eyes and looked into the distance.

That's the hill behind the school.

It is also the place where Jiangcheng No.1 Middle School raises low-level spirit beast cubs.

He ignored the shock of the crowd and asked himself:

"System, a mythical-level evolution path, usable by any beast tamer?"

【Yes. 】

"Even the lowest-ranking F-class cub?"

[Once the host contract is successfully completed, the unique mythological route will be unlocked.]

Shen Ye smiled.

well.

He had long understood the true rules of this world.

Geniuses are highly sought after.

The weak will be trampled to death.

He didn't want to be a commodity to be chosen.

He wants to choose for himself.

Shen Ye turned around and walked off the Awakening Platform.

Zhao Mingxuan instinctively stepped in front of him, his voice gloomy.

"Shen Ye, don't get too cocky. So what if you have an SSS-level talent? Beastmasters are the weakest in the early stages. Without a powerful initial beast, you're nothing."

Shen Ye stopped in his tracks.

"Get out of the way."

Zhao Mingxuan's face turned cold.

"What did you say?"

Shen Ye looked at him, his tone calm.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll only say it once."

"Get out of the way."

In that instant, Zhao Mingxuan instinctively took a half step back.

By the time he realized what was happening, Shen Ye had already walked past him.

Zhao Mingxuan's face flushed red, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

At the edge of the playground, a middle-aged man in a black uniform squinted.

"This kid is interesting."

"SSS-level talent, and such a stable mentality."

The city defense officer next to him whispered, "It's a pity he's too young; he doesn't know what SSS-level means."

"No."

The association leader watched Shen Ye's departing figure.

"He knows."

"He's just not afraid."