Borrow my talent? Wood Release Sharingan stuns the school beauty.

Dead silence, absolute dead silence.

In the Awakening Plaza, even the sound of the wind could be clearly heard. Everyone seemed to be frozen in place, their eyes wide open, their mouths agape, their gazes fixed on Lin Chen, filled with disbelief.

A few seconds later, the square erupted in chaos, with shouts of condemnation, mockery, and disbelief mingling together, almost lifting the roof off.

"Holy crap? Has Lin Chen gone mad? School Beauty Su took the initiative to borrow his talent, which is basically asking him to kiss her, and he actually refused? If it were me, even hesitating for a second would be disrespectful to School Beauty Su."

"What an ungrateful wretch! He should take a good look at himself in the mirror. A piece of trash with double B-level talent, being noticed by School Beauty Su is a blessing he's accumulated over eight lifetimes, and he still dares to put on airs!"

"I think he's faking it on purpose, trying to play hard to get and manipulate School Beauty Su? How disgusting!"

"Exactly! School Beauty Su is the city lord's daughter; her looks and family background are both top-notch. Countless wealthy young men would kill to get close to her. How dare Lin Chen refuse her? He must be tired of living!"

The insults surged towards Lin Chen like a tidal wave, but he stood there calmly, his eyes indifferent, as if everything around him was irrelevant.

Suddenly, Lin Chen felt a strong sense of hatred that made him very uncomfortable, and he glanced around.

Not far from Su Muxue, a handsome young man with a fierce expression was staring intently at her.

Zhao Yu awakened a rare SS-level ice-type talent.

Almost everyone at Jiangcheng No.1 High School knew that he was pursuing Su Muxue.

Zhao Yu comes from a prominent family. His father is the deputy city lord of Jiangcheng, and his mother's family monopolizes 30% of the businesses in Jiangcheng. They have always been the object of everyone's admiration and have long admired Su Muxue, considering her as their own.

Lin Chen could feel that the anger in Zhao Yu's eyes was almost tangible, but Lin Chen didn't care at all and looked away.

When Zhao Yu saw Lin Chen glance at him and then look away, the anger in his chest burned even more fiercely.

He was already furious when Su Muxue publicly said she wanted to borrow Lin Chen's talent, but he still held onto a sliver of hope that Lin Chen would be sensible enough to refuse.

But Lin Chen's refusal reignited his anger.

Although Lin Chen rejected Su Muxue, preventing her from giving up her first kiss to take advantage of his talent.

But then Chen Yu thought about it again. Lin Chen's rejection not only slapped Su Muxue in the face, but also made him feel that he was not even as good as a useless person with double B-level talent.

Su Muxue chose Lin Chen over him, a genius with SS-level talent, and didn't even glance at him after being rejected!

This enraged Chen Yu so much that his nails dug into his flesh as he clenched his fists.

But the anger completely overshadowed the pain.

Chen Yu secretly vowed that he would kill Lin Chen as soon as he found an opportunity.

At the edge of the crowd, Principal Li Jianguo frowned, looking at the scene before him with a sense of absurdity.

I don't know if I should step in and stop it.

Su Muxue is the city lord's daughter. He didn't even dare to imagine how furious the city lord would be after this incident was exposed.

The city lord's daughter asked for a kiss in the Awakening Square. Although it was due to her talent, it still had a huge impact.

More importantly, it failed.

If this gets out, it will be even more outrageous.

It would have been better to just kiss her directly.

At this moment, a few beads of sweat appeared on Li Jianguo's forehead.

The head of student affairs next to him asked, somewhat puzzled, "Principal, why would Su choose someone with double B-level talent to activate their talent when there are other people with stronger talents?"

Li Jianguo pondered for a moment, and to be honest, he didn't know why Su Muxue would make this choice.

But he couldn't pretend not to understand in front of his subordinates, especially since there were several students nearby looking over with curiosity.

If he says he doesn't know, he'll lose all his authority at school.

Li Jianguo's mind raced, and he came up with an excuse. He coughed twice and said, "You don't understand. Su has awakened an SSS-level [Talent Borrowing]. This talent seems powerful, but it has a hidden drawback."

"When the user's own strength is insufficient, borrowing a talent of too high a level will not be able to fully exert its power."

"Think about it, Su has just awakened her talent, and her strength is still in the beginner stage. If she borrows an SS-level or SSS-level talent, she can only unleash 60% of its power at most. But if she borrows a B-level talent, she can unleash 100%!"

The more Li Jianguo talked, the more reasonable it seemed. He glanced at Lin Chen and continued to deceive him.

"Furthermore, Lin Chen possesses two B-level talents. The combined power of both talents might even surpass that of a single SS-level talent!"

The more he talked, the more convinced Li Jianguo became of his own reasoning, and he himself had believed it several times.

"Student Su's choice is indeed the result of careful consideration. As expected of the city lord's daughter, her vision is truly exceptional!"

In the end, Li Jianguo didn't forget to flatter the city lord.

Li Jianguo's words spread like wildfire throughout the entire square.

"So that's how it is! No wonder School Beauty Su chose Lin Chen, who has double B-level talent, instead of an SS-level talent!"

"That's right! The principal is right. If your strength isn't enough, borrowing even the highest-level talent won't help. It's better to borrow a B-level talent and unleash its full power!"

"School Beauty Su is so smart! She actually thought of this. No wonder she was able to awaken an SSS-level talent!"

"It's just that Lin Chen is too ungrateful."

Su Muxue remained frozen in place, the blush on her cheeks long gone, replaced by utter astonishment and confusion. Her clear eyes were fixed on Lin Chen, as if she were seeing him for the first time.

She was stunned.

From childhood to adulthood, she has always been the center of attention, with top-notch family background, appearance, and talent. No one has ever dared to refuse her, let alone embarrass her in front of so many people.

She couldn't understand why Lin Chen had rejected her.

Is she not good enough? Or is Lin Chen really playing hard to get, as everyone says?

But the yearning that came from the depths of her soul was still clamoring wildly, making her unable to resist wanting to get closer to Lin Chen and borrow his talent, as if Lin Chen's talent had some kind of magic that attracted her.

Su Muxue was truly puzzled; what was going on with her talent?

Why was she not interested in any of the many highly talented people on the field, but instead chose someone with double B-level talent?

She had heard the principal's words, which had been circulated by so many people.

The truth is not as the principal said; her SSS-level talent can be fully utilized by simply borrowing it.

She was now speechless and could only accept the principal's explanation.