After a long while, Chad regained his composure.
He noticed that the people around him were looking at him with somewhat unusual expressions.
It was a gaze that mixed pity with a hint of schadenfreude.
Even his sister, Gabrial, had a complicated look on her face as she watched him.
"Well, since Chad has completed the awakening ceremony, he can come and report tomorrow!"
Rayne cleared his throat at this moment, breaking the existing tension.
The others also looked strange and kept turning back as they left, wondering why Gabrial's brother's talent was so weak.
However, everyone remained silent, not foolish enough to say it outright.
"Chad, it's okay. It's an F-level innate ability. There have been people who became powerful despite that!"
"Moreover, a low talent is not terrible. What's terrible is not having an indomitable heart of a strong person!"
Gabrial spoke to comfort Chad, her voice like the sound of clear silver bells.
Chad touched his nose, wanting to say, "Yeah, my innate ability is just F-level with low intensity, but I have a system!"
Just moments before, he had bound a "Divine-level Fusion System" that granted him a set of Divine-level templates. As long as he fused them, he would possess Divine-level innate abilities in the future! However, he wouldn't reveal the awakening of the system.
Thus, he smiled, his lips curving into a sunny arc, and said cheerfully, "I'm fine, don't worry, sis. I'm happy to have awakened an innate ability!"
After hearing this, Gabrial's cool face showed a moment of surprise.
She obviously didn't quite understand why her younger brother had such a good attitude.
However, she also let out a long breath.
"That's good. Let's go back first!"
Subsequently, Gabrial led Chad to say goodbye to Rayne and returned along the same path.
Chad followed behind.
Perhaps it was because he had just successfully awakened, he felt that his hearing had improved a lot.
The low whispers of many people in the entire Spiritual Energy Association were captured by his ears.
"What a pity. The younger brother of a prestigious S-level Awakened is only an F-level?"
"Heaven really likes to play with people. They were born into the same family, but they are so different."
"Don't let Chad's apparent resilience fool you. I bet his heart is already twisted and crazy inside."
As Chad listened, he was stunned.
He was not surprised by others' opinions of him, but by his sister's talent level, which was actually as high as S-level?!
The talent levels of Awakened, from low to high, were: F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS.
An S-level innate ability was almost considered one of the top stages!
Chad couldn't help but look at Gabrial, finding her quite calm.
She didn't seem to care about the others' discussions at all.
"Such a cool and aloof sister," Chad thought in his heart..
...
After returning, they found that the eerie mist hovering over Kiadan had dispersed.
That was how it was with the arrival of Eerie Beings—they came and went without a trace, hard to grasp.
Arriving at their doorstep, Chad took out the key and opened the door.
At the end of the corridor, a photo hung on the white wall.
It was of Chad and Gabrial's deceased parents.
Five years ago, they had died together in the eerie mist.
Triggered by the sight or the sadness of returning home, Gabrial stared at the portrait of their parents on the wall for a long time.
Only after a while did she say, "When I enter the the fourth zone, I'll participate in the assessment to enter the Sacred Spirit Academy."
Chad turned to look at her, his eyes wide open.
The Sacred Spirit Academy!
It was a sacred place where the top Awakened of humanity gathered, a place everyone aspired to.
Its value was incomparably higher than that of Ivy League in his past life.
"Sis, it's not easy to get into the Sacred Spirit Academy."
Gabrial nodded without saying anything.
However, her gaze at their parents' portrait had a trace of determination.
"Chad you know that the truth about this world actually has hidden secrets."
"Behind the resurgence of Eerie Beings lies astonishing secrets."
"Only by entering the Sacred Spirit Academy can I find the answers. These inexplicable Eerie Beings took away our parents' lives and countless others. Maybe I can find out how to end the Eerie Beings."
"So, for you, for our parents, I must get in!"
Gabrial said these words with great determination.
"Okay, sis, then I'll come to the Sacred Spirit Academy to find you later."
Chad grinned, confident that with his sister's talent, entering the Sacred Spirit Academy was inevitable.
As for himself, he must enter as well—to become the most powerful figure in this world!
"Good! I believe you can do it too!"
Gabrial smiled gently and touched Chad's head.
Although she knew that her brother had only awakened an F-level talent and the chance of entering the Sacred Spirit Academy was almost zero, she didn't want to discourage him.
"Don't touch my head. My hair is getting messy."
Chad shook his head, symbolically resisting.
"I'm your sister. What's wrong with touching you a couple of times?"
"I often did this when you were young. Come here!"
Gabrial directly took action.
Facing his four-star Awakened sister, Chad had to obediently surrender.
After playing and joking around for a while, Gabrial's eyes showed a hint of reluctance.
"I'll leave these two Fire Source Crystals for you. They can help enhance your source power and facilitate your innate ability training."
"You're already an Awakened now. In the future, when I am not around, you must work hard to train and become strong. Strive to become a capable and independent strong person as soon as possible. I heard that sometimes, rare treasures appear in the eerie mist that can enhance talent levels. When I have the chance, I'll go and find them for you!"
Gabrial handed the two red beads she had previously collected to Chad.
After instructing him on their functions and uses, she added, "I still have tasks to complete. I've already stayed in Kiadan for too long this time and can't stay any longer."
"The Eerie Beings are dangerous. You must be careful."
Looking at Gabrial's serious gaze, Chad blinked his eyes and then nodded. "Don't worry, I've remembered everything."
After taking one more look at their parents' portrait, Gabrial hurriedly left.
Chad shook his head, feeling strange facing a sister who had no blood relation to him..
That strong familial affection, the deep care from a sister to her younger brother, made him feel a trace of warmth in his lonely heart in this world.
"Forget about it for now. Let's see what template I got."
Previously, at the Spiritual Energy Association in the first zone, he hadn't had time to check.
[Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Divine-level template: Ghost Rider!]
[Fuse now?]
[Yes] [No]
Upon hearing "Ghost Rider," Chad was first stunned, then endless joy surged in his heart.
He had actually obtained the template of the Ghost Rider!
This was an immortal, eternal existence with an indestructible body!
A single Judgment Eye could reform even violent criminals with a conscience; a single glance could inflict immense mental pain or even kill enemies instantly!
A mysterious and supernatural Hellfire could burn and incinerate all matter and souls, especially when he transformed into Hellfire, making all physical and non-physical attacks ineffective!,
It was a million times more powerful than the elementalized body of a Devil Fruit user!
Truly a divine-level template. If not now, then when to fuse?
Chad directly selected "Yes".
[Begin fusion!]
[Fusing... Fusion successful!]
[Congratulations, host, on successfully fusing with the Ghost Rider template.]
[Current template fusion rate: 1%]
[Congratulations, host, on obtaining the ability: Hellfire!]
As the system's resolute voice sounded, a series of mysterious and profound changes occurred within Chad's body.
He was surprised to find that his original F-level ability, the crappy ability of Aerobic Flame, had directly transformed into Hellfire!
"Wow, that's awesome!" Chad exclaimed in amazement.
Just 1% fusion with the template gave him such a powerful ability. What would happen if the fusion rate reached 100%?
[Friendly reminder: The Hellfire you currently possess is the lowest level version. As the fusion rate increases, the Hellfire will become stronger, even capable of burning souls and void.]
"It's indeed the lowest level version." Chad had anticipated this.
Even so, he felt content.
The lowest level of Hellfire would probably be rated at least as an S-level ability in this world—or even higher!
"In the future, as I enhance my cultivation and increase the template fusion rate, the Hellfire will only grow stronger, not to mention unlocking the other series of ridiculous, bug-level abilities of the Ghost Rider!"
"Great! With the Ghost Rider template, I can even enter the Sacred Spirit Academy!"
Chad's heart surged with excitement.
He quickly resolved to seize the opportunity while there was still a favorable chance to do so.
Chad took out the two Fire Source Crystals that his sister had just given him.
Then he held them in his palm and meditated to refine them.
Streams of fiery red attribute energy began to flow endlessly within his body.
Soon, with a flick of his finger, Chad could summon even larger and more intense Hellfire!
[Congratulations, host, on your strength enhancement. Reward: template fusion rate!]
[Current template fusion rate: 2%].
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