Looking at the word "Congratulations" on the screen, the examiner was stunned.

She sighed, remained silent for a long while, and then reluctantly shook her head.

"Fine, passing is passing... With such good talent, even if the awakened ability is poor, it shouldn't be too bad."

"A 16-year-old Apprentice Death God is still worth knowing."

Thinking of this, the examiner reached out to Yun You and said softly, "Come with me, I'll take you to complete the awakening ceremony."

"If you don't mind, just call me Xizi."

"Alright."

Yun You nodded, and followed Xizi into the depths of the examination area towards the Awakening Area.

...

Knowing Yun You's age, the examiner always felt sorry for the girl's talent, thinking she was a waste of natural resources.

But Li Cang, who did not know Yun You's age and only saw the result, laughed wantonly and taunted, "I thought Old Jin had found some unparalleled genius..."

"How did they barely pass the line?"

"Old Jin, you shouldn't accept just anyone for the sake of that mentor title and performance! If this kind of mediocrity gets out, it could damage your reputation..."

"Look at the talents I'm scouting, they are so close to reaching the Extreme Level."

Saying this, Li Cang didn't forget to boast about himself and his apprentice Nocturne.

"Hey, look at the students I've found, they're of such quality, with talents close to Extreme Physique! But to be honest, it's mainly because he's too impatient and couldn't wait to participate in the trial..."

"Otherwise, he would definitely reach the extreme in a year or so! Become the 1303rd Apprentice Death God with Extreme Physique."

"Only such people are worthy of being nurtured by us, don't you think, Old Jin?"

He leaned close to Old Jin's ear and whispered with a smile, "If you really don't have good candidates, you can come to me. I might not find a great genius, but I can get you some better students, not like now... accepting anyone who comes!"

Li Cang didn't really use any vulgar words, but almost every word was filled with contempt and challenge.

And how did Old Jin respond to these provocations?

He simply glanced at Li Cang quietly and stood up, patting the creases on his clothes.

"The standard for judging a person isn't just physique... The results of this assessment haven't been fully calculated, have they?"

Leaving behind a comment, Old Jin then followed Yun You without looking back.

Seeing this, Li Cang was slightly stunned but quickly realized.

"That's right, the results aren't completely out..."

"An Apprentice Death God's talent isn't solely reflected in physical fitness—they also have talent ability... Sometimes these talents are even more important than physical strength."

"I want to see what astonishing talent that failure you brought, with barely passing physique, can awaken!"

Thinking of this, Li Cang clenched his fists and quickly followed.

...

The Awakening Area, located at the innermost part of the castle, is a circular platform made of crystal.

On the platform, it is quite empty, and the only item is the Awakening Stone in the center.

It stands about thirty meters tall, in a square upright shape, entirely black. On its surface, there are at least three ancient texts that have become impossible to decipher, arranged neatly and emitting a faint white glow, making one want to touch it.

The platform is quite quiet, with almost no people, but below the stage, there are many gathered spectators.

They are all those who have failed the assessment, and the majority of them might be excluded from becoming an Apprentice Death God in this life.

Therefore, whether out of envy or curiosity, they all want to come here to see what talents those lucky ones who passed the assessment can obtain.

Examiner Xizi led Yun You up the platform, lined up according to the rules.

Coincidentally, the young man named Nocturne was still the one in line ahead of Yun You.

"When it's your turn, just close your eyes and touch the Awakening Stone to obtain your talent ability."

Xizi pointed to the glowing Awakening Stone and added, "The organization won't grade talents, but generally speaking, the light emitted from the Awakening Stone indicates the rarity of a person's talent."

"The most common is white light, like what we're seeing now, accounting for 99.9% of all talents. My awakening back then was a white light talent, which, in game terms, should be considered a normal talent."

"Next is the blue light, with a probability of 0.1%. Out of a thousand people, maybe one emerges with this rare talent."

"Following that is the purple light, a 0.01% probability, truly one in ten thousand. Sometimes you don't encounter such light for months, a genuine elite talent. People with this kind of talent usually catch the eye of the organization's bigwigs, achieving a jump in stature."

"Lastly, there's the golden light..."

Xizi paused slightly.

"These talents are extremely rare. I've been an examiner here for two years and have never seen a golden talent."

"They are purportedly rarer than [Extreme Physique], and their appearance always causes a sensation... But you can forget about it, such talents are never for those who just barely pass."

Listening to Xizi's explanation, Yun You nodded slightly, focusing her attention on the Awakening Stone.

Initially, upon seeing the Awakening Stone, Yun You was quite puzzled, wondering how something from the virtual world could enable people to awaken abilities in the real world.

However, Old Jin's subsequent explanation helped her understand.

According to Old Jin, so-called awakening isn't about "granting" a new power to someone out of thin air, but is about "communicating" with the abilities deep within their souls, awakening the talents they already possess.

The power inherently belongs to the test subject; the Awakening Stone merely acts as an activator, it's an awakening on a conscious level.

Thus, it's possible for people to complete their awakening in a virtual world.

Later, the "Death God Ascension Ceremony" needs to be completed in the real world.

For this reason, the awakening ceremony is so simple, requiring only a touch of a stone to accomplish...

Of course, it's just verbally simple.

The Apprentice Death God Organization is the only place in the world that can facilitate talent awakening; other mercenaries, giant enterprises, and even the military have no such ability.

This is one reason why Apprentice Death Gods stand at the top.

Monopolizing technology is the greatest capital...

Amidst these thoughts, the awakening ceremony continued.

The dazzling awakening brilliance flickered within the castle, symbolizing the rise of new stars in the Apprentice Death God Realm...

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