“Instructor, did you misread it?”
Cheng Yun looked incredulous, questioning Chen Yifei.
How could Cheng Xing possibly have an S-rank or higher talent? If he had S-rank talent, how could he have severed ties with the Cheng Family?
How could he be? Trash suits him much better!
“Are you telling me how to do my job?”
Chen Yifei glanced coldly at Cheng Yun, as if an invisible pressure fell upon him, scaring him into quickly shutting his mouth.
Seeing Chen Yifei so certain, Cheng Yun's face flickered between shades of dark and light.
“If the Cheng Family learns that Cheng Xing has an S-rank or higher talent…”
“Everything I have now will be taken by him!”
“No, they can’t know about this! Absolutely not!”
…
After rebutting Cheng Yun, Chen Yifei put on a different face, looking at Cheng Xing with increasing fondness.
Since he didn't know why Cheng Xing hadn't used his S-rank or higher direct admission qualification, his Level 13 meant he soloed the Disaster Area, which ruled out him being a family scion or a War God's descendant.
That is to say, he is a wild S-rank, or even SS-rank, talented genius!
Thinking of this, Chen Yifei's teacher's figure suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but shiver. He looked at Cheng Xing again, and suddenly an idea struck him.
“My teacher's requirements for students are incredibly high; I’m her only student after all these years. If I find her another student…”
“Then maybe after she scolds him, she won’t scold me anymore!”
“I’m a true genius!”
After a moment of thought, Chen Yifei raised his hand and patted Cheng Xing's shoulder, saying seriously.
“Cheng Xing, remember to come find me when you enroll. I’ll recommend a teacher to you.”
The appreciation in his eyes was visible, and everyone was surprised, casting envious glances at Cheng Xing.
And those who had initially been pessimistic were now silent, not one daring to speak.
“Instructor, isn’t that inappropriate?”
“Why call me Instructor? It’s too formal. Call me Big Brother Fei.”
One moment he was half-dead, the next Chen Yifei transformed into a friendly older brother, familiarly chatting with Cheng Xing.
“Cough, cough, cough, Instructor Chen, the exam isn’t over yet.”
The examiner on the side, seeing the situation developing in the wrong direction, quickly spoke up to remind him.
This finally interrupted the eloquent Chen Yifei. Seeing this, he stopped and let Cheng Xing return to the team.
Before leaving, he also gave Cheng Xing a look that said, “Trust big brother, you won’t go wrong.”
“Instructor Chen, how should his score be?”
The examiner had a black line on his forehead, but due to Chen Yifei's identity, he could only continue to ask.
“100 points! Must be 100 points!”
“The maximum score is 90 points.”
…
After a brief argument, the examiner brought out Chen Yifei's teacher, and only then was Cheng Xing's score set at 90 points.
This scene made Cheng Yun grit his teeth.
“Huh, why hasn’t this person left yet?”
“Examinee, you should go back. The next batch of exams is about to begin.”
Chen Yifei saw Cheng Yun still standing there and immediately signaled the examiner to continue the exam, while he returned to his lounge chair to continue sleeping.
Back in the team, the people from Class 1 immediately gathered around.
“Cheng Xing, you’re actually an S-rank talent? You’ve been fooling us for so long?”
“Exactly! Exactly! Cheng Xing, how did you go from F-rank to S-rank talent?”
“Teach us, please?”
Cheng Xing glanced at the SSS-rank talent on his panel, didn't correct them, and just nodded, saying.
“I actually don’t know either. I just went home and slept after awakening, and the next day I became an S-rank talent.”
“Maybe it was a secondary awakening.”
Cheng Xing spoke the excuse he had prepared long ago.
Secondary awakening, though rare, is not unheard of; about one in a million people will undergo a secondary awakening after experiencing certain events.
For example, someone whose head was injured and whose talent upgraded after recovery; or an elderly person who developed Alzheimer's, forgot his talent, and after treatment, misremembered his talent, leading to an upgrade.
However, the upgrade in these people's secondary awakenings is usually not significant, typically one level, and rarely two or three levels.
For someone like Cheng Xing to jump from F-rank to S-rank in one go is extremely rare.
“Alright, everyone, go back.”
Seeing more and more people gathering, Li Jiye quickly spoke.
At this moment, Li Jiye was beaming with pride; two students in his class had achieved full marks, and not even Class One had a class that could compare to theirs.
After maintaining order, Li Jiye's peripheral vision caught several teachers from other schools who had snuck in, their targets clearly Cheng Xing and Chu Yanyan.
His internal alarm bells rang, and he quickly went up to stop them.
Poaching people right in front of him? How could he allow that?
After escaping the crowd, Cheng Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
From being looked down upon before to now being the center of attention, he truly wasn't used to it.
“Hehe, I knew you could do it.”
Chu Yanyan, who knew Cheng Xing's strength and had always believed in him, said with a giggle.
Although she only now learned that Cheng Xing had an S-rank or higher talent, she understood Cheng Xing perfectly. For someone with no background to suddenly awaken an S-rank or higher talent, it was bound to attract the covetousness of others.
Historically, it was not uncommon for S-rank talents to perish before they could grow.
Seeing Chu Yanyan genuinely happy for him, Cheng Xing's heart warmed. He grinned, raised his hand, and patted her small head.
Meanwhile, on Class One's side.
When Cheng Yun returned to his class, everyone's attention was on Cheng Xing, leaving him neglected.
Feeling the huge disparity between before and after, Cheng Yun gritted his teeth, his face extremely grim.
He stared intently at Cheng Xing in the distance, his fists clenched tightly.
“Keep basking in your glory, but you won’t bounce around for too long.”
Cheng Yun suddenly thought of something, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes, and his expression softened considerably.
Later on, many more full scores appeared in the exams; upon closer inspection, they were mostly children from prominent families, whose talents were not bad and who had abundant resources.
The level test was much simpler; the virtual Disaster Beasts had already filtered out most people. Those who passed afterward only needed to release their aura for the examiner to check their level, and after registration, they were done.
Of course, Cheng Xing was first by a landslide with Level 13, while Chu Yanyan was second with Level 11.
The exam that would determine their life trajectories thus came to an end.
Before heading home, Chen Yifei specifically came to find Cheng Xing, urging him to definitely come find him after enrollment, and even hinted at introducing his teacher to him.
“A teacher of a Level 49 Awakener? Interesting.”
Hearing that Chen Yifei also had a teacher, Cheng Xing was noticeably surprised, and he had to admit that a teacher capable of nurturing such a high-level student indeed piqued his interest.
“Alright, I’ll go.”
After getting Cheng Xing’s reply, Chen Yifei felt relieved and let him leave.
As the examinees departed, the huge exhibition hall gradually became quiet. It was then that Chen Yifei took out his phone.
“Speak.”
An impatient single word came from the other end of the phone.
“Teacher, I found a big treasure for you!”
“Are you asking for a beating?”
“How could I be? I discovered a promising talent; I estimate he might even be an SS-rank talent!”
Chen Yifei couldn't help but shiver, quickly beginning to explain…