Chapter 1: One Skill Point Every Second? This Cheat Is a Little Too Much!

Parallel World, Blue Star.

The grounds of Jiangcheng Second High School were packed with people.

Today was the day the school’s senior students would awaken their classes.

It was also the mobilization ceremony for the national Class Awakening Examination!

Countless students in the school uniform of Second High sat in orderly rows by class. Behind them stood countless media crews and journalists, cameras hoisted on their shoulders as they recorded this important moment.

“Class Eight, Senior Year—every soldier!”

“Stand!”

“Repeat after me as we swear our oath—”

At the front of the formation, an energetic young man abruptly rose to his feet, seized the microphone, and shouted himself hoarse.

“From this day forward, I shall become a member of Great Xia’s awakened professions!”

“I shall study and train tirelessly, and fight bravely to level up!”

…

“The revival of humanity shall have my contribution… Ugh!”

Perhaps he had strained himself too hard. By the end of the long series of vows, he was actually dry-heaving.

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

The school leaders on the platform led the applause.

The numerous media outlets and journalists also offered their applause and praise.

This was precisely the kind of spirit they wanted to see!

Within the formation of Class Eight, a handsome young man could no longer hold back and nearly burst out laughing.

His name was Lin Yi. He had crossed into this world eighteen years ago.

This was a world invaded and fused with countless games. Its territory was more than ten times larger than the Earth Lin Yi had known in his previous life.

Moreover, humanity was not, in the true sense of the word, the species at the top of Blue Star’s food chain.

Across vast stretches of unknown territory lurked countless unknown and terrifying monsters and savage beasts, constantly threatening the flame of human civilization.

Under such circumstances, everyone seemed permanently pumped full of adrenaline, thinking about improving themselves every moment of every day.

There was nothing but preparation for battle.

Fortunately, humanity had also received the blessing of Blue Star’s Heavenly Will.

When each person reached adulthood at eighteen, they were granted one chance to awaken a skill.

Awakening a combat skill meant successfully changing into a primary combat profession.

From then on, they would become the vanguard of humanity’s resistance against monsters and savage beasts.

Their status and position were considerably higher than those of people who awakened auxiliary or life-oriented skills.

“You can still laugh? I’m so nervous I could die!” A tall, burly boy beside Lin Yi jabbed him in the lower back, his forehead covered in sweat.

“What are you nervous about? It’s just awakening a profession.” Lin Yi remained unconcerned and perfectly calm.

The tall boy’s name was Zhang Shan. He was Lin Yi’s good friend. Perhaps his parents had placed too many expectations on him.

Though he was big and strong, at this moment he was nowhere near as composed and carefree as Lin Yi.

“You bastard! You’ve ranked first in the entire grade for all three years. Of course you’re not nervous!”

“Damn it, I only want to become a warrior and inherit my father’s legacy. He’s got a complete set of equipment and skill books, and he’s even saved five skill-point scrolls for me to use!”

“Time to drop the gold, old man!”

Lin Yi found it amusing. What a devoted son.

When the oath-taking ceremony ended, the profession-awakening ceremony at Jiangcheng Second High officially began.

The procedure was very simple. Whenever someone’s name was called, they would walk onto the platform and touch the enormous pale-blue spirit crystal floating at its center. That would grant them their first skill.

At the same time, they would awaken the corresponding professional traits based on the skill they received.

“Zhao Kuan, skill awakened: Fishing. Life profession: Fisherman!”

“Cai Kun, skill awakened: Singing. Life profession: Idol!”

“Jiang Chengliang, skill awakened: Forging. Life profession: Blacksmith!”

…

One person after another stepped onto the platform to awaken their professions.

The teachers announcing the results called out one cold-sounding skill and profession after another. Many people below, like Zhang Shan, grew increasingly nervous.

In truth, the teachers at Jiangcheng Second High were also deeply dissatisfied.

They gathered in quiet conversations.

Why were this year’s students so lacking in aptitude?

More than ten minutes had passed, and not a single person had awakened a combat skill!

“Jiang Ya, come up and awaken your profession!”

The teacher calling out the names announced another student. In the next moment, everyone in Class Eight turned their gaze toward a cool and aloof girl at the front of the formation.

“Come on, Jiang Ya!” Standing at the very front of Class Eight, the class monitor Hu Kai—who had just shouted himself hoarse and even cracked his voice—gave Jiang Ya what he believed was a warm smile of encouragement.

Unfortunately, his attempt at flattery fell short.

Because Jiang Ya did not even spare him a glance.

Instead, she lifted her eyes toward another boy at the rear of the formation.

Lin Yi felt the faintly provocative look she sent his way and found it somewhat exasperating.

So what if he had kept her firmly beneath him for the past three years? Did she really have to hold such a grudge that she would provoke him even at the moment of awakening her profession?

Jiang Ya was the belle of Class Eight, as well as the campus beauty of the entire Jiangcheng Second High. With that single glance, the atmosphere changed completely.

In an instant, everyone shifted their attention to Lin Yi.

After all, one was first in the grade and the other was second. The tension between them was practically explosive.

What professions the two of them would awaken had long been a subject of eager discussion among countless people.

Jiang Ya gave Lin Yi one last deep look before striding onto the platform on her long legs and reaching out to touch the blue spirit crystal.

The next moment, the crystal trembled several times and released a violent surge of magic power.

Then, astonishing phenomena appeared across the entire school grounds!

Countless grains of sand and fragments of stone began to defy gravity, slowly floating into the air.

They even started circling along an exquisite, mysterious trajectory.

The old principal on the platform’s eyes lit up.

Before the announcing teacher could speak, he declared the result himself.

“Jiang Ya, skill awakened: Telekinetic Manipulation! Combat profession: Psychic!”

The entire field erupted.

Click, click, click!

The journalists who had grown somewhat impatient waiting in the back frantically pressed their camera shutters, recording this historic moment!

A Psychic—a rare-grade profession!

This profession could use mental force to control objects and attack enemies. It could also employ terrifying psychic power to utterly destroy an enemy’s mental defenses.

Once the aloof campus beauty Jiang Ya confirmed that she had obtained such an extraordinarily rare profession, even she revealed the faintest smile.

“Lin Yi, come up and awaken your profession!”

After the shock Jiang Ya had caused, everyone once again turned their eyes toward Lin Yi.

The second-ranked student had awakened a rare profession.

Wouldn’t the top-ranked student awaken a legendary profession?

As for an even higher epic-grade profession, few dared to imagine it.

The pressure was now on Lin Yi.

Zhang Shan’s hands were trembling uncontrollably.

But his good friend was about to face the most important challenge of his life, so he still offered his blessing.

“Good luck, Yi! You can do it. Awaken an epic-grade profession!”

Lin Yi strode onto the platform.

To say he was completely un nervous would have been impossible.

Under these circumstances, with so many eyes watching and so many expectations weighing on him, even Lin Yi—who had lived two lifetimes and long since developed an easygoing temperament—could feel a trace of anxiety.

He reached out and touched the blue spirit crystal.

A chill traveled through his fingers.

The next moment, a faint surge of magic power rippled from the crystal.

The old principal beside him first raised his brows, a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.

But no one expected that the instant this surge appeared, it stopped growing.

That was all the power it possessed.

At last, hiding the disappointment in his heart, the old principal announced with some difficulty, “Lin Yi, skill awakened: Fireball. Combat profession: Mage.”

Mage.

The most ordinary kind of mage!

Although it was a combat profession, Jiang Ya’s dazzling performance had come first. And with all the halos that had surrounded Lin Yi until now, this result unquestionably left most people bitterly disappointed.

Click, click, click!

The camera shutters continued without pause.

Lin Yi stood frozen on the platform.

It was not because he was dissatisfied with the skill and profession he had awakened.

Rather, at that very moment, another voice rang out in his mind.

[Congratulations. You have awakened an SSS-grade talent: Gift of the Gods!]

[Effect: You gain one skill point every second.]

[Note: As your experience and strength increase, this talent will gradually unlock more functions. Please look forward to it!]