Chapter 2: Chapter 02: Magic Awakening!
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Mo Fan was placed in class 8, with his student number being 48.
There was nothing he could've done about it. If he would've traversed back to the time when he was supposed to give Magic High School Exams, he would've aced them, but now he had to enter through backdoor again!
"Ooh~ Class 8 Again, huh~" Mo Fan said as he felt like he was in a memory lane.
Just as Mo Fan was going to sit down in his class's seat. He spotted Mu Bai!
The same Mu Bai who gave up his life for him and was suffering for eternity in hell!
The same Mu Bai who was said to be his 8th Soul of Righteousness!
Mo Fan couldn't move when he saw him. It had been 20 long years since the battle with the Holy City! Mo Fan did everything he could to bring back Mu Bai, but it was of no use.
Just when he was about to tear up, Mu Bai turned around and looked at him. Mo Fan's eyes widened, and his heart skipped a beat.
But instead of a warm reunion all he got from Mu Bai was a disdainful scorn.
_Right… I'm in past right now…_ Mo Fan withheld his feelings and sat down.
"Class, congratulations on admittance. Presumably, many of you have been waiting for the emotional time today, but before that, there are many things I need to say to everyone." On the Great Magic Grounds, all of the 1500 new students were divided into twenty classes, forming into squads, as they stood neatly next to each other. They looked magnificent!
"Students, do you know what it means to become a Mage?"
"No matter what kind of Mage you turn out to be, do not forget that we magicians exist to further allow humanity to grow. We protect the most important mission of humanity. Do not forget that outside of this safe city, there are countless Magical Beasts watching us like a tiger watches his prey."
As the Headmaster's speech came to an end, he finally came to the part everyone was looking forward to most.
"Alright, you will begin the awakening ceremony today. I hope you will become rising stars in the future world of magic!"
As the Old Headmaster's words were said, the students on the grounds could no longer hold back the joy in their hearts.
Who doesn't want to wield flaming fires that brim with the power to destroy your enemies? Who doesn't want to wield ice and freeze the world over? Who doesn't want to dominate and gallop across the world with arrogance? Who doesn't want to wield the power of earth and resist invaders?
Within innumerable stories, videos, and movies there are many heroes who are worshipped. Furthermore, this motivates these students to become a certain kind of Magician. Today is their first step into that journey to become a Mage who roams the territories of the Magical Beasts outside of the city, or to rule the city of Magic with their paramount powers.
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There were twenty different classes that would conduct the awakening.
Mo Fan was number 48; he would be the last person to receive the awakening.
The Homeroom Teacher, who was also their Magic Advisor, Xue Musheng, was already standing at the very front. The awakening would be conducted in front of numerous people. The student's name was called out, and then they would go up front to place their hands on the Awakening Stone in front of the Magic Advisor.
"Hey, the-one-who-entered-through-the-backdoor, you're not gonna fail the awakening are you? I heard that there are certain incapable people who fail the awakening. A dreg like you should just stop wasting the energy of the expensive Awakening Stone," on a different line up, an old classmate of Mo Fan, Zhao Kunsan said.
Zhao Kunsan was Mu Bai's henchman. Mu Bai personally didn't bully Mo Fan because of his background, so instead, he primarily used Zhao Kunsan to do it.
"Brother Mo Fan, just ignore this jerk. Wait until you awaken a Fire element and show him. Then he'll know the meaning behind the phrase, 'Look down on people from a dog's eyes.'" Zhang Xiaohou, who was placed in the same class as Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan on the other hand, felt everything too precious to even say anything back. He just grinned like an old man watching his kids trying to act smart.
_That's right! Mu Bai was an obnoxious brat back then_
_Ahh~ This is so fun~_
"Mu Bai!" the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng, called out.
"Oh, so that's Mu Bai. He is indeed very handsome, and his grades are the top as well."
"Yeah, I saw him this morning, I like it. I wonder what kind of element he'll awaken. I reckon it won't be crap elements like Water or Light, will it?"
_Water and Light elements are shit? Little brat you have no idea how domineering these two elements are in Forbidden Curse level_ Mo Fan thought!
Mu Bai stood up and immediately heard a few girls in his class chattering incessantly about him. At same time, he also attracted starry-eyed infatuations from other classes.
Mu Bai wore an indifferent expression. His eyes, however, revealed that he was enjoying others discussing him. He walked to the front and stood before the homeroom teacher, a humble and confident smile on his face.
"Mu Bai, you're from the Mu Family who is renowned for their Ice element right?" Xue Musheng asked with a slight smile.
"Precisely."
"Good, if you awaken the ice element, then you will be superior compared to others. However, don't forget to put in effort too. After all, talent isn't the decisive aspect to everything."
Mu Bai nodded, but he thought to himself, "Yes, talent can't decide everything, but without talent and family resources, then one would have to live forever at the bottom of the society."
With permission from the homeroom teacher, Mu Bai slowly placed his hands on the floating Awakening Stone.
A thick, star shaped compass emerged, along with a clear palm print on the Awakening Stone. Mu Bai seemed tranquil, but his heart was nervous as he placed his hands on the Awakening Stone…
Thanks to his bloodline, the possibility of him awakening Ice Element was very high. However, there could also be exceptional circumstances. If he awakened the Water or Light Element, then the Mu Family was unlikely to continue attaching any importance to him. After all, there was no way they would waste their finances just so they could find resources suitable to a different attribute.
He placed his left hand on the stone…
The Awakening Stone suddenly emanated a starry radiance. This radiance turned into strips of star marks that appeared to be an extraordinary vein as it landed on Mu Bai's left hand.
This was everyone's first time seeing the awakening with their own eyes; the students were all tiptoeing as they watched Mu Bai.
Mu Bai was standing there unmoving, as though he was suddenly enlightened. He then raised his head slowly…
"Creak, creak, creak~~~~"
A sudden frosty air curled itself around the Awakening Stone.
The air became more and more dense. It actually slowly froze the surface of the Awakening Stone, forming a layer of frost!
"Ice Element! It really is the Ice Element!!!"
Suddenly, a person behind him began yelling. Following this yell, a few girls screeched.
As Mu Bai heard the noises, he opened his eyes in joy!
It's actually the Ice Element! With the Ice Element, it would be easier for him to be taken in by the Mu Family. The day where he would soar through the skies was not far. To deal with someone like Mo Fan, the dreg of the society, would be like pinching an ant to death… Ah, that's not right.
_After awakening the Ice Element, I will become an official disciple of the Mu Family. There is no reason for me to lower myself to the level of a beggar._
_I need to set my standards higher. Who knows? I might even have an opportunity to cultivate together with Mu Ningxue!_ Mu Bai thought with a sinister smile on his face.
_Haha~ I can actually tell what he is thinking right now_ Mo Fan felt like laughing his ass off, but he withheld it.
"Very good. It is a very pure Ice Element. I believe an Ice Element Star Dust should be appearing within your Spiritual World. Cultivate harder, and make it grow even stronger!" the homeroom teacher said, with eyes full of praise.
The ability to freeze the Awakening Stone during the awakening meant that the power of his Ice Element surpassed the average person. He was likely to be a very talented Ice Element apprentice, and his future was very promising!
"Next, Qiu Yueying!"
After the homeroom teacher said this, a girl with a somewhat confident look on her face came over.
"Alright, Earth Element. The power of your stardust isn't bad at all. It seems like the effort you've put in is showing!"
"Next, Xu Qinglin!"
"Also, Ice Element."
"Next, Lu Xiaobing."
"Hm, Water Element!"
"Ahhh, oh my god, how could I be Water Element? I should be a Fire Element!" suddenly, the classmate called 'Lu Xiaobing' called out in bewilderment. The people within the circumference of a hundred Mi heard this.
"Don't be discouraged. No matter what Element you cultivate, as long as you can become an Intermediate-level Mage, you will obtain even more recognition."
Lu Xiaobing had no other choice. He could only return to his own seat in low spirits.
In fact, the awakening in the beginning was very important. If it was a Fire Element, then one could possess a certain level of combat prowess as a Basic-level Magician. That allowed future cultivation to happen much more easily.
The Basic-level Water Element skill was 'Water Shield,' and its defensive power was not as strong as the Earth Element. If one was not proficient in it, then the effects were not very clear. At the very least, that's how it worked among the Basic-rank Mages.
"Next…"
"Next…."
"Next….."
"Zhang Hou!"
Standing not too far from Mo Fan, the monkey-looking Zhang Hou turned his head around and gave Mo Fan a glance, "Brother Mo Fan, I'm going now."
"Alright, good luck."
"Hmph, I hope you will also get Water Element," Zhao Kunsan immediately said in sarcasm.
As he put his hands on it, an odd wind vortex appeared on the Awakening Stone, causing the teacher's clothes to move slightly.
"Very good. Wind Element. Your talent isn't bad at all. Practice hard, and don't be lazy!" Xue Musheng's face also revealed a look of satisfaction.
The homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng, was feeling very happy. This was because he had only reached ten or so of them, and there were already two talented students who had appeared. If they were to cultivate well, then they would definitely be admitted into a good University.
Naturally, what made his face light up like a gem was student number 1, Mu Bai. An outstanding Ice Element talent coupled with the Ice Element Family behind him, his future capabilities would be of a great asset!
It seemed like the class 8 had an opportunity to become one of the top classes this year.
"Next…"
"Next…."
"Next…."
"Pu~~~~~"
An orange-coloured fire suddenly lit up on top of the Awakening Stone.
This scene caused the entire class to widen their eyes.
"Fire… Fire Element!!!"
"Shit! It turned out to be a girl. What's her name?"
For a moment, the girl who awakened the Fire Element became the focus of the class. This Element was the most amazing one among the Chemical Elements. This was also the Basic-level Mage's first choice in awakening. If they were able to choose which Elements to get, then…
Unfortunately, the Fire Element was quite arrogant yet tender, and the probability of awakening it was quite low. In a class, there'd be at most three of them; that's not even one every tenth students.
"Her name is Zhou Min. It seems like she's the daughter of some teacher," someone said in a whisper.
"She looks really good. We should get to know her better."
"We should be cautious. This Zhou Min looks like she's very quiet and obedient, but in reality, she's very short-tempered and violent. How else could a girl awaken the Fire Element?"
"That makes sense."
"Daughter is just like mother. If Mrs. Wenhua knows about this, then I'm sure she'll be excited," the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng, said.
"Thank you, teacher."
"Next… Wind Element."
"Next… Light Element."
"Heavens, I'm going to the roof. Don't stop me," the Light Element student said.
"Next… Water Element."
"Classmate with the Light Element, wait for me! I'm coming with you to the roof."
"Next…"
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"Number 48, Mo Fan!"
"It's your turn!" Zhang Hou turned his head around and encouraged him.
"Sacrificing everything to get in here. Just don't hold any kind of hope. If your luck is good, you could get Water Element. If you can't reach the Intermediate level, then you'll have wasted it. If your luck is bad, then your awakening will fail. Tsk tsk tsk… and by then you'll be expelled," Zhao Kunsan said with sarcasm.
"Would you shut your dog mouth?" Zhang Hou said with slight anger.
Zhang Hou saw Mo Fan as a big brother. Although his grades in Magic were bad, and he entered Magic High through the backdoor, Zhang Hou absolutely did not wish to see Mo Fan's awakening be worse than others.
Mo Fan took large and confident strides and passed through the crowds of people.
"It's him. It seems like he entered through the backdoor."
"Who is this? He looks pretty handsome," a girl asked dreamily.
"A dreg of a student. I was originally from the class next to his," another girl with a mushroom head and large mouth said.
"Is that so? Then his awakening might be bad."
"Whether he will succeed his awakening is the real question."
"Those of you who awakened Light or Water Element, don't worry. Wait till you see this Mo Fan awaken… then you'll feel much better. This guy's exam score was at one digit, and his foundation is completely shit. His awakening is likely to fail," at that moment Zhao Kunsan spat at Zhang Hou with a straightforward, loud voice that carried a sense of mocking.
As he said this, the Light and Water Element student's eyes turned bright. If there really was a person that failed their awakening, then that would really make them feel… relieved.
"Stop making a racket!" Xue Musheng glared at Zhao Kunsan.
The corner of Mu Bai's mouth slowly curled up. He wanted Mo Fan to be humiliated in front of everyone.
_What qualifications did he have to approach Lady Mu Ningxue? He's just a loser. Someone as handsome as me, with a good talent in magic and who makes great efforts, who is Mu Ningxue's relation, should be very intimate with her_
"Dreg… I heard that your family sold the house so you could do the Awakening. If you really happen to fail the awakening, then you should just find a river and jump into it. That way your problems will be solved. Then you can also save your family from being humiliated," Mu Bai said with a delicate whisper as Mo Fan passed by.
Mo Fan glanced at Mu Bai and smiled with a big wide and irritating grin and walked to the front of Xue Musheng. (Insert Anya's Grin)
"HUH?!" Mu Bai was irked off at Mo Fan! He felt super annoyed!
"Mo Fan, put your hands here," Xue Musheng said with a gentle tone.
As the homeroom teacher, Xue Musheng was very clear on the circumstances of the student in front of him.
His middle school exams were essentially at the bottom. He was only able to enter Tian Lan Magic High because of the higher ups pulling strings. From how Xue Musheng saw it, Mo Fan was from a normal family: no background, no talent, his grades were so bad that he didn't even want to look at them. This kind of student being sent to his class was simply a headache; it was very easy for him to pull down the average of the class.
_Ah, there's nothing I can do about it. I'll have to count myself unlucky. Hopefully this kid won't actually fail his awakening, or else he'll become the laughingstock for the entire year._
Mo Fan put his right hand onto the Awakening Stone and closed his eyes as he entered in his spiritual world.
"Now then"
Slowly the energy from the fire element was channelled through Mo Fan's hand into the awakening stone~
Truth be told, it was quite easy to fool an awakening stone and everyone else~
Mo Fan did just that and made it seem like he awakened fire element!
…
"Heavens! Someone in the class next to us awakened the Lightning Element!"
On the training ground, a student suddenly cried out in surprise.
"What? Lightning Element appeared?? Shit, that's a whole lifetime's worth of luck."
"Where, where? Woah, what a dazzling and ruthless purple. The homeroom teacher of class 7 must've been quite surprised."
"Uhhhhh, kill me already. Why am I Water Element? Why didn't I get the Lightning Element? Don't stop me. I'm going to the roof."
"Don't bother jumping; you won't die. Beneath it lies the corpse of a Light Element user."
"This Lightning Element student will cause an uproar throughout the entire school!"
After the Lightning Element appeared, everyone felt a shocking sensation.
If one said the Fire Element was the first choice of all the common Mages, then the Lightning Element was the beautiful grace bestowed from the Heavens. The Lightning power was more tyrannical than the Fire Element. It allowed Basic-rank Magicians to possess a combat prowess that exceeded others. According to statistics from the teachers, there was a 50% chance for students who awakened the Lightning Element to become Intermediate-level Magicians (unless they slacked off and did not study properly).
The Magic Middle School Exam basically eliminated roughly 60% of the students. The remaining 40% became students who were allowed to go through the Awakening.
Among the students who went through the awakening, there might be around 60% who were eliminated. This was because during their 3 years at the Magic High, there was a chance that they would not be able to release any magic at all.
There're one thousand five hundred students in school, but only one student who awakened the Lightning Element. This went to show how rare the Lightning Element was!
In that moment, all the teachers and students' eyes flew toward the boy in class 7. This boy, coincidentally, wore purple clothes. This made the indistinct purple lightning arc from the awakening seem increasingly dazzling. In that moment, this seemingly confident, yet cold, boy became the focal point for a thousand people as he gave rise to a boiling excitement from the crowd.
"Woah, why is it so noisy?" Mo Fan slowly opened his eyes.
However, as Mo Fan opened his eyes, he discovered the teacher who was watching over him was completely enchanted with the class next to them.
Mo Fan turned his head around and saw the students behind him also looking at the class next to them.
"Aahh~ right there was an event like this! I completely forgot about Xu… What was his name again?"
"Ah… Xu Zhaoting… Right… I won't let him be killed this time."
Mo Fan said as he recalled the person who died at the hands of Yu Ang. He had already lost his family at the calamity of Bo City, and then later on both he and his Girlfriend died in magic city…
That was truly a tragedy Mo Fan wanted to stop but was completely out of his hands…
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"Really… Argh! Why wasn't this student assigned to my class, instead, he was placed into Zhang Jianguo's hand. This Zhang Jianguo's face is going to be filled with pride from today on." Xue Musheng's own face was filled with envy and jealousy.
While in the front, Mu Bai's face was filled with shock and was followed by a bit of gloom and disdain.
The Lightning Element is extraordinary. However, if you don't know how to cultivate it, then you'll just stay a loser. Having some strong Element appearing in China which has a large population isn't anything out of the norm. You dare to steal my limelight? Watch me trample you flat on the ground in the future.
Oh, I almost forgot to check what kind of Element this dreg has. The awakening took so long so it must've failed.
"Woah, woah. It's a Fire Element!!"
"This is serious, our class has yet another Fire Element.'
"Who said he would fail his awakening? It turns out he awakened the Fire Element, that sure makes me envy him."
After the disturbance from the shocking Lightning Element had calmed itself, everyone finally discovered the Element Mo Fan had awakened.
The girl, Zhou Min, who awakened the Fire Element earlier seemed a little shocked. She intentionally looked closer at Mo Fan and discovered that there was indeed fire sprouting from the Awakening Stone. The sprouting fire seemed to be a bit more vicious than the one she had herself.
"There's yet another Fire Element appearing in class 8."
"Although it's not as rare as the Lightning Element, the Fire Element is still incredible!"
"Fire… Fire Element…" Xue Musheng looked dull as he looked at the student before him.
The appearance of the Lightning Element almost made Xue Musheng forget about the existence of this troublemaker. Originally, he thought this student would've failed his awakening. However, he never thought that he would actually succeed in his awakening, and never did he think that he would even awaken the preeminent Fire Element!
This… this is also a treasure!!
Furthermore, judging by the exuberant level of the flames, it seems like his talent was even higher than Zhou Min's.
The pressure emanating from the Awakening in the beginning matters, however, it's not a decisive factor. Even if the pressure from the beginning was weak, one could still put in efforts to slowly cultivate it, allowing it to grow even stronger.
Xue Musheng never thought that the student he thought to be a liability would unexpectedly give him face instead!
"Not bad, not bad, that's really not bad at all. What's your name…oh, Mo Fan, right?" Xue Musheng was smiling so wide that his eyes looked as if it was closed.
"Yeah." Mo Fan nodded.
"Fire Element student, hmm. You must strive to do well in the future, if you have something you don't understand, don't hesitate to ask me." Xue Musheng happily said as he patted Mo Fan on his shoulders.
_Pfft Lol~ you have no idea~~_
Mo Fan turned his head around to see the reaction of Mu Bai and Zhao Kunsan.
Sure enough, the two lads' faces were twitching!
"What kind of luck does this kid have? Let's not even talk about the successful awakening, but he even awakened the Fire Element!" Although Mu Bai looked dignified, his heart was harshly cursing him.
"What the heck, how is this possible? Fire Element…." The henchman, Zhao Kunsan stared in confusion.
"Haha, I've said it before, Brother Mo Fan is indeed not normal! Fire Element, impressive, it really is impressive. Who cares about you, Zhao Kunsan, with your Wind Element." Zhang Hou jumped in joy. He saw the henchman, Zhao Kunsan's face and immediately sensed resentment.
Zhao Kunsan's face was filled with rage. If one were to compare Basic-ranked Wind Element with Fire Element, then Wind Element will definitely be the losing side!
Mo Fan gave a big grin to Mu Bai again~ This time it felt as if he was ridiculing him!
He took a deep breath. Mu Bai told himself to maintain his image, he must maintain his image. He couldn't stoop down to the same level as this beggar. He himself is the Little Young Master of the Mu Family, whereas this guy is just the son of a part time worker.
Let's not talk about this loser succeeding in his awakening. He had even awakened the Fire Element that has a superiority in its preceding period, I guess even losers have their luck…. Additionally, what made him even angrier was the appearance of the rare Lightning Element in the class next to them. The attention from Mu Bai's own ancestral Ice Element was completely stomped by him, shit!" Mu Bai whose appearance seemed like a Prince Charming was harshly cursing in his heart.
Mo Fan returned to his place while at the same time, he felt the gaze from his surrounding classmates that were completely different from before.
"The Fire Element, we better not provoke this guy in the future."
"Provoke? We should improve our relations with him. If a Light Element user like me should mix in school, then I'd need a Big Brother with Fire Element to support me."
"Oh right, what's his name? Was it Mo Fan?"
The surrounding students were whispering, but it still somewhat was caught by Mo Fan's ears, while at same time, he glanced toward Mu Bai who had also heard this. Sure enough, one could see a little dissatisfaction on Mu Bai's face.
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