The six of them separated and entered their respective dormitories. Following what Senior Sanhua had just explained, Su Xi uploaded her identity information to complete the enrollment process. Eager to look up information about the gods, she found she still couldn’t access the information hall.
It seemed she would have to wait until classes officially began before she could search. She didn’t have to wait long. Early the next morning, her Intellect-Brain reminded her it was time for class. She quickly prepared to head out, only to find that the class location displayed was her own study room on the second floor.
What was going on? Attending class at home?
Full of confusion, she walked into the study room. The next moment, her Intellect-Brain beeped—class time had arrived. In an instant, the empty room transformed before her eyes, shifting into a scene of towering pavilions and palaces shrouded in ethereal mist. Dozens of unfamiliar figures appeared one after another around her, most of them teenagers in their teens, with only a few middle-aged individuals among them. Without exception, they all wore the same blue-and-white school uniform, likely all students of the same year.
“Mibao.” A familiar voice came from behind her. She turned to see Niuniu, Captain Lyu, and the others had also arrived.
“Huh? What’s going on? Wasn’t I in my room?” Jamie looked at the others curiously.
“It’s probably some kind of Psychic Projection technology,” Gu Mingjie said, habitually adjusting his glasses. “Only our Consciousness Entities are here. Our actual bodies are still in our respective dormitories. It’s similar to attending online classes.”
“Wow, cool!” Jamie’s eyes lit up as he curiously examined everyone. “This is the kind of thing you only see in sci-fi movies. Come on, let me see how real it feels.”
He reached out and touched Captain Lyu’s arm beside him, finding it surprisingly solid. Then he turned and pinched Gu Mingjie’s cheek, only to be swatted away in annoyance. Undeterred, he reached for Aunt Wang’s hand. Aunt Wang didn’t mind, but she casually felt his abs in return. Jamie froze and didn’t dare touch anyone else.
“Class is starting,” Captain Lyu whispered as a reminder.
Sure enough, the space above them twisted and then split open, revealing a slender figure stepping out. She wore a red gown with a peculiar four-star badge on her chest, her long black wavy hair cascading down her shoulders. Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, and despite her striking appearance, she exuded an inexplicable air of grace and elegance.
Su Xi was about to take a closer look when her companions beside her suddenly groaned and crouched down.
“What’s wrong with you?” she instinctively bent down to support Niuniu.
“You don’t feel it?” Niuniu looked at her in surprise.
“Feel what?”
“The pressure!” Niuniu said gravely. “That person is radiating an intense pressure. We can barely stand.”
Su Xi was taken aback. Looking around, she realized everyone nearby was crouching like Niuniu, as if weighed down by some immense force. Some had even knelt down completely.
What was going on? Why couldn’t she feel it? Was she just naturally tough?
“The new class of students, I am the teacher for your introductory course this term.” The red-dressed teacher in the air spoke softly, and only then did the oppressive sense of gravity weighing on everyone vanish. They all straightened up. “My surname is Lin. Over the next year, I will guide you in understanding your Divine Gift and awakening your Transcendent abilities.”
Teacher Lin swept her gaze over the crowd, her voice suddenly turning cold as she said, “The fact that you have made it here proves that you are all talented elites. Awakening is merely the first step on your path to becoming Transcendent. If you cannot even succeed in this first step, then leave as soon as possible—the Star River does not accept waste!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xi clearly noticed that several of the older students in the crowd lowered their heads.
“Next, I will help you enter your first Meditation.” Teacher Lin raised her hand and waved it, and suddenly, a large Magic Array appeared above everyone’s heads. Within the array, specks of starlight drifted down like snowflakes toward the people below. “Everyone, close your eyes, sit quietly, calm your minds, and focus on sensing the mysteries. Awaken the hidden power within you.”
Upon hearing this, everyone sat down on the spot. The older students, in particular, hurriedly closed their eyes as if they couldn’t wait. The Blue Star group also sat down, and Su Xi closed her eyes, beginning to sense as instructed.
Almost instantly, she sensed her Consciousness Sea space. However, the old man was no longer inside—only a golden sphere floated within the Consciousness Sea. Su Xi tried to sense the mysteries Teacher Lin had mentioned but felt nothing at all.
Was it the wrong method, or were gods different from ordinary people? She wondered if others could awaken. With a thought, the next moment, her vision blurred, and the scenery in her Consciousness Sea suddenly changed. The warm, yellow space was gone, replaced by a fiery red expanse.
All around, crimson flames blazed fiercely, as if capable of burning everything to ashes. Yet, surprisingly, she felt no burning sensation. Instead, she felt a sense of familiarity. This was… Niuniu’s Consciousness Sea.
This information suddenly surfaced in her mind, startling her. She quickly withdrew from the Consciousness Sea and opened her eyes. Niuniu was sitting beside her, earnestly trying to sense something, completely unaware of what had just happened.
What was going on? She could enter and exit other people’s Consciousness Seas!
Su Xi was shocked but didn’t wake Niuniu. Instead, she closed her eyes again and tried to sense the Consciousness Seas of others. Sure enough, she could easily enter them, and each person’s Consciousness Sea was different.
Captain Lyu’s Consciousness Sea was a vast expanse of fertile soil, covered entirely with golden wheat. At a glance, it was a sea of undulating wheat fields.
Jamie the blond’s Consciousness Sea was an ocean, sometimes as calm as a sapphire, other times with rolling waves and turbulent tides.
Aunt Wang’s Consciousness Sea, however, was a range of towering mountains in various colors. But these were no ordinary mountains—they were mountains of gold and silver, entirely piled up with precious metals, and even gemstone mountains.
Elite Gu Mingjie’s Consciousness Sea was the smallest, containing only a single glowing sapling growing within it.
The more Su Xi observed, the more amazed she became. Finally, she returned to Niuniu’s Consciousness Sea and examined it carefully. She noticed that although the flames here burned fiercely, there was little Life Essence, as if it were sealed off.
Upon careful sensing, she realized it was indeed sealed off. The entire Consciousness Sea felt as if it were trapped inside a box, surrounded by an invisible membrane. Above, faint traces of a familiar aura brushed past, seemingly trying to break into the Consciousness Sea—it was Niuniu’s aura.
Instinctively, she reached out and tapped at the location of that aura. Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound echoed, and a crack appeared in the sky of the Consciousness Sea. The surrounding flames instantly surged higher.
What was happening!
Su Xi was startled and immediately opened her eyes.
She saw Niuniu suddenly release a burst of energy that swept through the surroundings, forcing several nearby people out of their Meditation.
“Heavens, someone actually awakened in a single attempt!” someone exclaimed in shock, and the others also opened their eyes, staring at Niuniu in astonishment.
“I wonder which series of Transcendent they are!”
“So powerful, what level of deity’s follower is this?”
“Needless to say, it must be at least Ancient God Grade or higher. It might even be a Realm Master.”
Su Xi: “…”
Could it have been her poke?