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

"The first one is Li Mengqi."

A girl with a ponytail took a deep breath and walked onto the awakening platform. When she placed her hand on the transparent crystal ball in the center of the platform, the crystal suddenly emitted a light, and a projection of Li Mengqi's veins floated above it.

"Grade B vein, expanding vein type!" As the head of the teaching department announced loudly, a chorus of envious exclamations rang out from below the stage. The principal also nodded in satisfaction, a great start.

The subsequent awakenings were a mixed bag. Some awakened the C-level meridian expansion type; others only awakened the E to D-level meridian opening type. The vast majority of students hovered between the E and C levels, and apart from the girls at the very beginning, no one else awakened the B-level meridian.

"Next up, Lei Hao."

The boy who was called out walked arrogantly onto the awakening platform.

Chu Yunfei turned to Ye Ming's side and whispered, "This guy is Lei Laohu's youngest son, the one who's been pursuing my Xiaoyu."

Ye Ming rested his chin on his right hand, carefully examining Lei Hao.

"If I'm not mistaken, this guy's awakened talent must be extraordinary."

Just then, a commotion broke out among the crowd, and all eyes were focused on the arrogant young man standing on the stage, because on the Awakening Stage, Lei Hao's talent was displayed as S-level·Meridian Type.

Lei Hao's lips curled up in a smile as he saw his awakened talent.

"Hahahaha!! S-rank! I've awakened S-rank!!"

Then Lei Hao looked at Chu Yu with burning eyes, as if she was already his.

However, Chu Yu's expression remained largely unchanged, showing no regard for Lei Hao.

Upon seeing this, Lei Hao's initial joy at awakening his S-rank instantly turned sour.

("Damn bitch, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for! Once my Lei family swallows up your Chu family, I'll make you kneel before me and beg for my life!!")

Chu Yuntian looked at Ye Ming with the eyes of someone looking at a ghost. It was the first time he had ever seen someone who could tell the extent of a person's awakened meridians just by looking at their face.

"you....."

Before Chu Yuntian could speak, Ye Ming said, "You're overthinking it. I don't have that ability."

It would have been better if Ye Ming hadn't said anything, because after he did, Chu Yuntian started to believe him a little. However, considering that it was on his side, he decided not to ask any more questions.

Looking at Lei Hao, he couldn't help but shake his head: "Tsk tsk tsk, Lei Laohu is really lucky. Such a spoiled brat's son actually awakened an S-level meridian. If he knew, he would probably be too smug."

Ye Ming pondered, "If I remember correctly, Lei Hao should be the second son of the Lei family, right? Doesn't he have an older brother?"

Chu Yuntian nodded: "That's right. That's why Lei Laohu didn't come to No. 2 Middle School. He went to No. 1 Middle School to attend his eldest son's awakening ceremony."

"If his eldest son also awakens an extraordinary lineage, coupled with the [Thunder Tiger] attribute inherited in their family for generations, the landscape of Luoxia City may be rewritten."

(Secondary traits: When awakening a trait, there is a very small chance of awakening a heritable secondary trait. These secondary traits are often unique abilities such as controlling elements or transforming into creatures. These secondary traits have a very strong heritability. If an ancestor is fortunate enough to awaken a secondary trait, the probability of a descendant awakening a secondary trait is very high.)

Ye Ming showed no expression. In just one year, he swept through the underground forces of Luoxia City, growing into a powerful force comparable to the four major families of Lei, Chu, Chen, and Luo. Among the four families, the Luo family was the most powerful, and the four families had always respected the Luo family.

The Chu family was an angel investor in Ye Ming from its very beginning, thus establishing a close relationship between the two families and propelling the Chu family to become a powerful clan comparable to the Luo family. Therefore, the Lei and Chen families chose to unite to avoid being swallowed up, and the current Luo Xia City is a three-way power struggle between these three factions.

"I don't care about the Lei and Chen families, but I can't quite figure out the Luo family."

Chu Yuntian looked at the Awakening Platform and said, "Who made the Luo family such a large family with a history of hundreds of years? If it weren't for your strong appearance that broke the pattern of Luoxia City, I don't know what Luoxia City would be like now."

"What are your Black Dragon Society's plans for the future?"

"It's your daughter's turn."

"What do you mean, 'my daughter'? I'm talking to you about serious business."

"I said it's your daughter's turn to awaken."

Chu Yuntian turned his head and saw that his darling had already stepped onto the Awakening Platform. He instantly forgot about the question he was about to ask and looked at Chu Yu with some nervousness.

"Brother Ye Ming, what if my daughter awakens a very bad meridian? How should I, as her father, comfort her?"

Ye Ming looked at Chu Yuntian speechlessly: "Old Chu, can't you give your daughter any hope? Do you really look down on her that much?"

Chu Yuntian was taken aback for a moment: "Hehe! Sorry, sorry, you know I always consider the worst-case scenario, I'm used to it."

Ye Ming rolled his eyes at Chu Yuntian, then looked at Chu Yu on the Awakening Platform.

Ye Ming could tell that Chu Yu was also very nervous at this moment, and her outstretched hand was trembling slightly.

As Chu Yu placed her hand on the Awakening Stone, the stone emitted a bright light, and a network diagram floated in the air, with a beam of light constantly moving across it.

【SS-level - Convergence Type】

The moment the Chu language's lineage level appeared, the entire Second Middle School erupted in excitement.

"Holy crap! What am I seeing? An SS-rank network diagram!"

"It's so frustrating to compare yourself to others! I've only awakened to B-rank, while Miss Chu is already an SS-rank Meridian Convergence type!"

"..."

When Chu Yuntian saw that his daughter had awakened the SS-level Convergence Meridian type, he couldn't help but clench his right hand and crush the armrest of the chair into powder.

"Hahahaha!!! As expected of my daughter, Chu Yuntian!! Hahahaha!!"

Seeing Chu Yuntian's loss of composure, Ye Ming dragged his stool to the side, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Even Chu Yu's initial excitement was suppressed by shame.

("How embarrassing!")

Chu Yu immediately covered her face and hurriedly walked downstairs, not daring to linger.

Bai Gu, the principal of No. 2 Middle School, also came over and told Chu Yuntian not to be so agitated, which calmed Chu Yuntian down a bit.

However, Ye Ming suffered, as Chu Yuntian, who had just sat down, kept talking about how good and amazing her daughter was.

Before the hype surrounding Chu Yu could subside, another wave of interest arose.

The woman standing below was none other than Leng Ruoxue, the school beauty who was on par with Chu Yu, and she had also awakened an SS-level, converging-type meridian diagram.