Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

A thousand years ago, Earth experienced an unprecedented resurgence of spiritual energy. Just as scientists were trying to decipher the unknown substances that suddenly appeared in the atmosphere, life on Earth began a violent evolution. Cities were devoured by mutated creatures in an instant, and humanity's weapons—bullets and cannons—could initially hold them off, but ultimately could not withstand the torrent of transformation.

As time went on, the mutated creatures grew stronger, and firearms and artillery gradually lost their effectiveness against them. The population plummeted like an avalanche, and weak nations fell one after another. Even the once mighty Dragon Kingdom in the East could only retreat to its massive steel fortresses, barely surviving amidst the ruins.

Just as human civilization teetered on the brink of extinction, a miraculous turn of events occurred. Radiant halos appeared across the world, like sparks blooming on the earth. These halos held a deadly attraction for mutated creatures, and hordes of monsters surged into them.

In the aftermath of the catastrophe, humanity finally found a moment of respite amidst the ruins.

Humans began to explore the suddenly appearing halo, and when they entered it, they discovered that it was another vast world inside.

At this point, human consciousness and other living beings were not destroyed, but entered a more powerful world. Sooner or later, these beings will emerge from the halo.

Until one day, a second wave of spiritual revival surged forth, and because almost all living beings entered the aura, this time the beneficiaries finally turned to the human side.

The world's remaining hundreds of millions of people have awakened an unknown power, which has given humanity superhuman strength. Lost lands are quickly being reclaimed under the leadership of the awakened, and humanity has entered a new era.

Ninaka

"Alright, students, this is the origin of humanity during the spiritual revival."

"Our world has experienced three waves of spiritual resurgence so far. The first wave targeted living beings, while the second wave targeted humans."

"Although we have gained power beyond human capabilities, our power is still very weak when facing even more powerful monsters."

"So during the third spiritual energy revival, humanity awakened an ability called Specialization, which made humanity even stronger."

Similarly, characteristics also vary in strength and can be either innate or acquired.

"Innate characteristics are determined by nature; you possess them from birth. However, acquired characteristics can be acquired through training."

"I'm sure everyone has awakened their innate characteristics yesterday. I'd like to remind you that only you yourselves know about your innate characteristics. This is the rule of this world. Although others cannot see them, you can inform them."

"Here's a word of advice: never reveal your unique characteristics to them. This will be a lifesaver for you in the future."

"These characteristics, which only you can see, are black in color. Black represents your innate characteristics."

"The other colors are your acquired characteristics, and they will respond according to your own body's capabilities."

"For example, everyone practices martial arts from a young age to improve their physical fitness. When you reach a certain level, when your special ability awakens, you will have an additional martial artist's special ability, which is an acquired special ability."

"The characteristics are categorized by color: white, green, blue, purple, gold, and red."

"And those of you who didn't awaken your powerful talents yesterday, don't be discouraged. Today you will awaken your meridians, and the strength of these meridians determines the smoothness of the meridians, the upper limit of spiritual energy that can be contained, the upper limit of martial arts, and the speed of martial arts cultivation."

"These correspond to the following types: F-grade - Stagnant Pulse Type, ED-grade - Unblocking Pulse Type, CB-grade - Dilated Pulse Type, AS-grade - Collateral Pulse Type, SS-grade - Converging Pulse Type, and SSS-grade - Pulse Sea Type."

"Special traits only enhance your strength and methods, while talents determine how far you can go in the future. Some powerful acquired traits can also bring you a strong boost."

"Alright everyone, this is the last lesson I will teach you. After you awaken your meridians, the school will no longer teach you for six months. I'm sure you all know the original martial arts and body-strengthening techniques by heart by now."

But as soon as the teacher finished speaking, none of the students dared to speak, because they were so intimidated by the powerful aura that they could not move.

The teacher looked up and saw a man with reddish-brown hair sitting in the last seat at the back of the podium. His school uniform was stretched taut by his strong physique, making him look extremely robust, but at that moment, he was dozing off with his head down.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The teacher slammed his hand on the podium.

"Baki-kun!"

"Baki-kun!!"

Seeing that Baki showed no sign of waking up, the teacher suddenly flung the chalk in his hand, sending it flying like a bullet.

Baki tilted his head slightly, and the chalk crashed directly into the wall behind him, shattering into ashes that drifted in the air.

Baki was thus revived.

"Ha~~ Ah~~"

"Is get out of class still not over?"

The teacher on the podium had veins bulging on his forehead.

"What time is it! You're still asleep? Don't you know that the awakening of your meridians is just around the corner?!"

"And how many times have I told you to tone down that attitude? Otherwise, they'll all treat what the teacher says like it's nothing, not listening to a single word!"

Baki completely ignored the teacher's verbal attack: "Yes, yes, yes."

As Baki awoke, everyone felt a sense of relief wash over them, and the oppressive aura that had been pressing down on them disappeared.

At the same time, they were even more curious about what ability Baki had awakened. Before he awakened his ability, they could already feel that aura that made them unable to lift their heads. They thought it would be better after he awakened his ability, but they didn't expect that they would be even more sensitive to the aura and not even dare to lift their heads.

Of course, not everyone in the class was like this. Chu Yu, who sat to the left and in front of Baki, was not affected much, but she was also curious about what kind of characteristic Baki had awakened.

"Hey! Baki, what kind of ability did you awaken?!"

Baki lowered his head and said calmly, "Didn't the teacher say that we shouldn't tell others about our special abilities?"

Chu Yu scoffed, "Tch! I don't even care!"

"Look at me, I amazed you all when I awakened my meridians today."

Baki said nonchalantly, "Then I congratulate you in advance, Miss Chu. However, my meridians have already been awakened, so I won't join in the fun this afternoon."

"Hmph! So what if it's earlier? I can still come and surpass them!"

Lin Yue, standing behind Chu Yu, looked at Baki with a look of apprehension. It was the first time he had ever felt a threat of death emanating from a high school student.