“Pfft!”
“Hahahahaha.”
Bai Xuan couldn’t help but laugh when he heard that. And as he laughed, it was like a dam broke, and the whole class burst out laughing.
Why was it so funny so early in the morning?
You try to show off a magic trick, but the other person one-ups you. And then calling her your rival? Hahahaha.
Hey, wait a minute. When did these two learn magic? And why does it feel so off?
Sun Qiang still didn’t realize anything was wrong. He just looked at everyone, annoyed.
“What’s so funny?”
“Laughing at your rival,” Bai Xuan said with a smile. “Calling Le Le your rival? You’re really something.”
“Isn’t it just a magic trick? Who doesn’t know a couple of moves?”
“Watch this. Let me show you something.”
With that, Bai Xuan grabbed the floating eraser. Three seconds later, the white eraser looked like it had been coated in gold dust, glowing with a brilliant golden light.
“Huh?”
Sun Qiang’s eyes widened again. His face was completely blank.
Bai Xuan couldn’t help but laugh again at his dumbfounded expression.
Thanks to the authority of nature, he could use all kinds of elements from the natural world, and the metal element was among them.
Although he couldn’t use it very strongly yet, he had a wide variety of abilities.
And he could also sense that his power was constantly increasing, and at a very fast pace.
After all, as the Child of Nature, he didn’t need to actively try to become stronger. As long as he was in nature, his abilities would grow quickly.
Of course, this only applied to Earth, his current world. If he left Earth, the speed would slow down or even stop. But he could still use the abilities he had.
He learned this from the chat group after logging off last night.
“Ahem, since things have come to this, I’m not going to pretend anymore.”
“I was hoping to get along with you all as an ordinary person, but that only led to distance.”
“So, cards on the table. Actually, I’m a user of the Flame-Flame Fruit.”
“Flames, rise!”
With that, a student stood up. A flame appeared in his hand from thin air, and a wave of heat spread around him.
“Since you’re all being honest, so am I.”
“Sigh, I never expected such a small class to have so many superpowered people. But I’m no ordinary person either.”
“You’re all showing off, so I have to show off too.”
“So annoying. I was hoping to stay low-key and develop on the sly, but with all of you like this, I have no choice but to come out.”
“The world is changing. I can no longer hide my identity.”
“Smash the darkness with lightning!”
“Winter has arrived. Ice never decays!”
“Whoa, are elements that common? Then why did I get animal transformation?”
“Dude, you’re a guy and you got animal transformation? And it’s a rabbit transformation? What a waste.”
“Damn! You think I wanted this?!”
“…”
As Bai Xuan and the others showed off their abilities, the class erupted into chaos. Those who had awakened superpowers couldn’t hold back any longer and started showing them off.
Psychokinesis, wind, flame, lightning, ice, animal transformation… and elemental abilities seemed to be the most common?!
Sun Qiang, who had originally thought of himself as the chosen one, was now completely confused. The emotions in his eyes went from excitement and pride to confusion, disbelief, and gloom, finally ending with utter hopelessness.
“So, all of you awakened superpowers?”
“This isn’t how the script goes. I thought I was the protagonist!”
“Are superpowers really this common now?!”
Sun Qiang lay face down on his desk, hopeless, and even looked a bit embarrassed.
This wasn’t just a case of failing to show off and getting crushed. This was social death! None of you could keep it together, and now I’m the laughingstock.
“You’ve just read too few novels,” Zhang Weiyang said, unable to stop laughing. “When you awakened your superpower, didn’t you think about what caused it?”
“It’s obviously last night’s seven stars alignment.”
“How could the opportunity from such a rare astronomical event belong only to us who couldn’t even see it? Just one person awakening?”
“It’s clearly aimed at the whole Earth.”
Hearing Zhang Weiyang’s words, Sun Qiang, who was already hopeless, felt even more hopeless.
It wasn’t just him. The others who had the same mindset, thinking they were the protagonist and the only one who had awakened, also looked away in embarrassment.
At the same time, they thanked Sun Qiang for his sacrifice. Otherwise, they might have been the ones socially dying.
Who would have thought that superpowers, something so rare that only appeared in novels and movies, would suddenly become so common?
Most people probably thought they were the chosen one.
Besides, they were students, and third-year students at that. They didn’t have that much time to study up on “reference material”!
Zhang Weiyang and Bai Xuan were the exceptions.
Of course, they were still better off. The most confused ones right now were those who hadn’t awakened any superpowers.
Watching their classmates show off all kinds of abilities, their hearts were full of bewilderment.
What the heck?
So it wasn’t magic? You’re all for real?
The seven stars alignment can give you superpowers?! But why didn’t I get any?
Is the world evolving behind my back?
Bai Xuan glanced around. About fifteen people hadn’t awakened any powers. Their class had forty-three students, so the awakening rate was pretty high.
As for why some didn’t awaken? Well, some awaken, and some don’t.
There’s no need to worry about that.
“I took a quick look,” Bai Xuan said. “About half of our class has awakened superpowers.”
“And as Wei Ge said, the cause is the seven stars alignment.”
“According to how it’s described in novels, the seven stars alignment should bring a spiritual energy revival. And it wouldn’t just target us humans, but probably the whole world.”
“So, without a doubt, we’re entering a brand new era—an era of global evolution.”
“And we are the witnesses, even the pioneers, of this era.”
“Thinking about it that way, we’re really lucky. To experience something like this in our lifetime.”
The class monitor couldn’t help but sigh, his eyes full of excitement.
It wasn’t just him; all those who had awakened superpowers felt the same. Right now, they were full of anticipation for the future, eager to carve out their own era.
As for those who didn’t awaken any powers… every era has ordinary people. For them, perhaps it just means continuing on as ordinary people.
But the future is full of uncertainty. No one can give an exact answer as to what their future holds.
