Gaining a tiny bit of weight every day, my weight is a billion tons.

But why is the color gray?!

Yes, it was a murky, lifeless gray.

Immediately afterwards, the text on the detection screen lit up.

Like a resounding slap in the face:

"Su Ming, having awakened an F-rank enhancement talent, is facing increasing difficulties."

Before Su Ming could recover from the shock of being told he was "F-level", the next line of small print completely broke his defenses.

Side effects: Osteoporosis.

The audience was silent.

One second. Two seconds. Three seconds.

Then came bursts of laughter.

"Hahahaha! F-rank! Theoretically, the first awakening resulted in an F-rank!"

"Increasingly burdensome? Can this be called talent? Isn't this pure, slow suicide?"

"I just checked the federal data. This talent's effect is a 0.1% increase in weight per day, but that's too low considering the human body's physical limits."

"The key is that it also comes with side effects! Both are enhancement types, but their A-rank 'Heavy as a Thousand Pounds' inflicts a thousand times the force on the enemy—that's truly devastating!"

The mentor looked as if he had swallowed a fly; he shook his head, his face full of helplessness and regret.

Even if it's an F-class vehicle.

The probability of side effects is only one percent.

It just so happened to fall on Su Ming.

Moreover, in this era where elemental types reign supreme and special types dominate.

The basic body enhancement system has long been proven to be a dead end with no future.

No matter how strong you are, can you break through the spatial barrier of the mystical system?

No matter how strong your defense is, can you stop a D-level Psychic from instantly pulling up a spike?

The answer is, absolutely not.

In addition, your genetic potential has broken through the "dividing line" of Grade A.

But that requires an extremely low mutation probability and a massive accumulation of resources!

The students, who had been full of anticipation just moments before, were now laughing so hard they were doubled over.

A fallen genius is not even as good as a dog—after all, a dog can at least develop an enhanced sense of smell.

Su Ming stood on the awakening platform, staring at the glaring "F-level" mark, his mind blank.

"Wait, wait, wait... is this right? Damn it, did you run out of ink and give me a gray one?"

"My guaranteed admission spot...my scholarship...and most importantly...my 'luck-driven lifeline'!!"

"How can I possibly cultivate with Ruyan using this talent? Am I supposed to crush her with my weight?!"

F-grade talent for chronic terminal illness.

Not only does it not provide any combat power boost whatsoever.

Instead, he has to squeeze money out of his 800 yuan monthly relief fund to buy calcium supplements for middle-aged and elderly people to prolong his life.

Su Ming looked at the students below the stage who usually copied his homework, but now they were laughing louder than anyone else.

Even though he's usually a funny guy, he's not laughing anymore.

His legs felt a little weak when he stepped off the stage, not because he was afraid.

It's that feeling of physical weightlessness you get after being slapped by fate.

Zhao Kuo was already waiting below the stage.

Four or five followers followed behind him, all looking at Su Ming with grins, as if watching a monkey show.

"Su, the top student." Zhao Kuo blocked his way, tilting his head to look him up and down.

"Grade F, getting heavier and heavier, osteoporosis. Tsk tsk tsk, when you get so fat you can't walk, go work as a weight at the junkyard, the boss will definitely praise you for being able to hold things steady."

"So what if they're academic geniuses? They're not even as good as me, a D-level talent."

The followers laughed so hard they were doubled over.

Su Ming remained silent, intending to walk around him.

Zhao Kuo reached out to block him, then turned to look at Liu Ruyan who was walking from behind, his eyes burning with desire.

"Ruyan, your A-grade luck-bearing companion, paired with my S-grade lava fire, would be a match made in heaven."

He strode forward, his voice so loud it could be heard across half the square, as if he were asserting sovereignty.

"If you follow a cripple with osteoporosis, your talent will be completely ruined."

Liu Ruyan stopped in her tracks.

She looked at Su Ming.

Su Ming also looked at her.

That was the perfect school beauty he had been guarding for three years, and was about to "unbox" her.

He was still making a final struggle in his heart; if no one was around, he wanted to have a proper talk with Liu Ruyan.

"Ruyan, Ruyan baby, what's wrong with an A-grade pairing with an F-grade? Help me out!"

"I may be heavy, but I'm stable! I may have loose bones, but I'm a skilled player!"

He saw hesitation in Liu Ruyan's eyes, but that hesitation faded so quickly that it chilled him to the bone.

Liu Ruyan looked at Su Ming's pale, handsome face, his worn-out school uniform, and the scorch marks on his right arm from Zhao Kuo's burning.

Without the slightest hesitation, she walked to Zhao Kuo's side and turned to face Su Ming.

His gaze was so cold it was as if he had become a completely different person.

"Su Ming, let's break up."

Her voice was calm, without a trace of guilt or gratitude.

"My talent dictates that I must associate with truly strong individuals. We are no longer from the same world."

Su Ming felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart, and with a barb at that.

Damn... your ancestral home is Sichuan, right?

What happened to the promised college fun?

You promised you'd listen to everything I say!

A woman's mouth is a deceitful devil!

You're not born with good fortune, you're born with 'opportunism'!

The students who had been watching the drama unfold all fell silent.

Zhao Kuo took the opportunity to put his arm around Liu Ruyan's slender waist. Liu Ruyan only stiffened for a moment before obediently leaning in.

His chin was held high: "Suzhou University's top student, haven't you always wanted to get into a top ten university? Don't worry, I'll get Ruyan in with me."

He deliberately raised his voice so that everyone around him could hear him clearly.

"You should stay home and take good care of your osteoporosis. When I become a Gold-level powerhouse, I might come back to see you."

"After all, you're practically my girlfriend's 'ex-boyfriend.'"

Laughter surged from all around like a tide.

"To have your partner stolen right in front of you, that's just too awful..."

"What's so terrible about it? How can an F-rank fight against an S-rank? He can't even protect his own woman. What an incompetent boyfriend."

Seeing a large crowd gathered around, Wang Jianguo, the homeroom teacher, squeezed in from a distance.

"Why aren't you reporting back to your class after you've awakened? What are you all doing gathered here?!"

As he squeezed into the crowd, he was stunned by the situation before him.

As the homeroom teacher, he certainly knew how Su Ming and Liu Ruyan had gotten through these three years.

After a brief moment of surprise, his face was plastered with a fawning smile.

"Hey! Zhao Kuo, Ru Yan! You two have really done a tremendous service for Jiangcheng No. 1 High School and for Class 2 today!"

Wang Jianguo rubbed his hands together, showing no demeanor befitting a teacher, and loudly complimented the students in front of the whole class.

"An S-class student paired with an A-class student—that's a match made in heaven, a perfect couple! I could tell from the audience just now that you two are the most compatible pair in the entire school!"

Listening to the homeroom teacher's blatant flattery, and looking at Liu Ruyan beside him who not only showed no resistance but was obedient and compliant, Zhao Kuo felt as if he had stepped onto a cloud.

Su Ming stood there, watching this ridiculous yet disgusting scene.

"Since Old Wang says so, then I wish you both a long and happy marriage and many children. Please make way, don't block my way home to take my calcium supplements."

After saying that, he didn't look at the crowd again and turned to leave.

Having lived two lives, I must not act impulsively now.

However, this strange calm was like an invisible slap in the face to Zhao Kuo.

Zhao Kuo had originally expected to see this perpetually aloof top student break down in tears, writhe in impotent rage, or even make a humble plea to stay.

He had been holding back for three years for this moment!

But Su Ming's smug attitude of "Although I lost, you didn't really win either" still irritated him!

"Halt! Did I say you could leave?"

Zhao Kuo took a step forward, blocking Su Ming's path, his eyes filled with malice.

"A cripple who can barely walk steadily, yet you're putting on that laughable air of a top student in front of me?"

Zhao Kuo pointed down at the bluestone slab beneath his feet, his eyes filled with malice: "Now, kneel down and kowtow to me, loudly wishing me and Ruyan a long and happy marriage. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I can even give you a few thousand yuan to buy calcium supplements later."

People around began to whisper.

Everyone could see that Zhao Kuo was going to completely crush Su Ming's dignity.

Su Ming stopped and slowly raised his head, silently cursing Zhao Kuo's entire female family a hundred times over.

Facing the terrifying heat emanating from the S-class Awakened, his eyes showed no sign of retreat, only his own stubbornness.

"An S-level talent will definitely make you invincible in Jiangcheng."

Su Ming spoke clearly and confidently.

"But federal law doesn't grant you the privilege of making citizens kneel. Get out of the way."

This cold and indifferent refusal, devoid of any fear, ignited Zhao Kuo's arrogance.

"Trying to pressure me with federal law? Do you know who I am?!"

Zhao Kuo's face was contorted with rage.

"Buzz!"

A dark red, viscous flame suddenly erupted from his right hand.

The intense heat of the S-rank [Lava Fire] distorted the surrounding air.

"Go to hell, you cripple!"

Zhao Kuo showed no mercy, unleashing a fiery fist imbued with the heat of magma directly towards Su Ming's chest!

Su Ming showed shock for the first time!

He didn't expect Zhao Kuo to actually dare to make a move.

At this moment, Su Ming had only one thought in his mind.

"Sarilang!! System! Cheat! Grandpa! Even a brick will do! If you don't come soon, I'm really going to turn into a 'roasted weight'!"

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