19: Set off!

A loud and magnetic voice approached Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng felt clear hostility in the newcomer's eyes.

"Tch, An Shenhu, drop that Student Council act of yours! Do you still think you're the Student Council President?"

Wu Xingyang, who was standing nearby, directly fired back.

The newcomer was indeed the academy's Student Council President, An Shenhu. In the past, he had relied on his authority as the Student Council President to make many students despise him.

Zhang Sheng didn't know why An Shenhu was hostile toward him.

Until...

"Wait a moment. The Principal still has to give a speech to see us off. It's unseemly to be in such a mess."

Then, An Shenhu looked at Xingxing. "Xingxing, you haven't signed in over there yet, have you? I'll take you."

But the distance wasn't even twenty meters; did she really need him to take her?

At that moment, Zhang Sheng noticed An Shenhu glancing at Tian Xingxing, intentionally or otherwise. Being a man himself, Zhang Sheng naturally sensed it.

Right then, An Shenhu suddenly looked at Zhang Sheng, and for a moment, their eyes met.

Zhang Sheng suddenly felt his skin crawl. An Shenhu's eyes seemed to possess a special magic, giving him the sensation of being seen through, sending goosebumps all over his body.

He's activating an ability!

Intuition told Zhang Sheng that the guy in front of him was definitely using an ability.

Opposite him, An Shenhu's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he quickly lowered his head, covering his eyes.

Wu Xingyang, standing to the side, finally understood what was happening!

He cursed loudly, "An Shenhu, are you fucking crazy? Using the Eye of True Penetration on everyone!"

An Shenhu had awakened a very Heaven-Defying Talent—the Eye of True Penetration. Moreover, it was SS-rank, extremely powerful and mysterious. On the first day of registration, he had joined the Extraordinary Administration Bureau established by the school.

As fellow members of the Extraordinary Administration Bureau, Wu Xingyang and Tian Xingxing both knew that one of his Talent's abilities was being able to see others' Talents and Talent Ranks. As for his other abilities, they knew nothing.

Wu Xingyang had been spreading rumors in the Extraordinary Administration Bureau that An Shenhu used his ability to see through girls' bodies, leaving An Shenhu with a notorious reputation. The two were like fire and water.

However, at this moment, An Shenhu actually lowered his head and began to retch.

Originally, he only wanted to see what Talent Zhang Sheng had awakened, but instead, he saw a constantly swirling black hole. It felt as if his very Soul was about to be sucked away.

Normally, when he used his ability to perceive others' Talents, no one would notice at all. He hadn't expected to fail so miserably today.

To make matters worse, it happened right in front of Xingxing.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean it; I was just curious about what your Talent was." After saying this, he took a moment to recover and then quickly ran away.

"That guy is really annoying!" Wu Xingyang said.

"Are you okay?" Tian Xingxing looked at Zhang Sheng like a curious baby.

"I'm fine. If anyone's in trouble, it's him!" Zhang Sheng replied dismissively, though he was feeling a bit flustered inside.

"To think there's actually a Talent that can see other people's Talents. It's truly hard to guard against. I just don't know if that guy saw my Talent or not," Zhang Sheng thought to himself.

"Eh, even if he saw it, there's nothing I can do. It's not like I can kill him!"

Having walked a distance away, An Shenhu sat on the grass of the sports field to rest. Although he no longer felt sick, he was still reflecting on the scene from just now.

He thought to himself, "This Zhang Sheng's Talent definitely exceeds S-rank. It might even be SS-rank like mine."

What others didn't know was that his ability couldn't see every Talent. S-rank was a watershed; he could only see Talents below S-rank, while those above S-rank were invisible to him.

Therefore, he was certain that Zhang Sheng's Talent Rank was definitely above S-rank. As for SSS-rank, he didn't even dare to think about it, because he hadn't heard of anyone in Huaxia Awakening one so far.

He was very confident; his SS-rank was essentially at the ceiling level... After Zhang Sheng and the others finished their registration, the leadership seeing them off and the escorting Armed Police Officers also arrived.

Principal Wang's speech was both long and short.

It was long because it lasted for over an hour.

It was short because it only had two points: first, don't forget the nurturing of your alma mater; second, work hard and serve the motherland.

Taking one last look at their alma mater, Zhang Sheng and the others boarded the vehicle and set off.

They waved goodbye to Professor Liu and the others, not knowing when they would meet again.

The May weather was already somewhat sweltering, but what was even hotter were everyone's hearts. The First Cultivation University was destined to be a brand-new journey.

At this moment, Wu Xingyang was sitting next to Zhang Sheng, while the seats directly in front of them were occupied by Tian Xingxing and another girl.

Bored, Zhang Sheng opened his phone and happened to see a headline that was related to the First Cultivation University.

Besides early-admission students like Zhang Sheng from all over Huaxia, public recruitment for the general population had already begun.

Checking the information carefully, the application requirements were outrageously strict.

The eligibility for ordinary students was between 12 and 40 years old, which was reasonable.

However, the Talent requirement started at S-rank; even those with A-rank Talents didn't have the qualifications to apply.

Was this right?

This was simply beyond ridiculous!

If one didn't meet the above requirements, those with special Talents could also apply, such as Psychokinesis-type Talents, Healing-type Talents, and Cultivation civilization-type Talents.

Under the Cultivation civilization-type Talents, there was also a detailed catalog: Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formation, Talisman, and so on.

This... Even so, an S-rank was enough to block the vast majority of people from qualifying.

As for how to determine if someone had an S-rank Talent, the authorities likely had their own methods. If all else failed, there were Talent awakeners like An Shenhu.

Thinking of his roommates, Sun and Li, their Talents were only A-rank. It would be too difficult for them to enter the First Cultivation University (referred to as the First University).

Trying to assemble the Four Heavenly Kings at the First University seemed very difficult now.

Currently, the most discussed topic on Douyin was the First Cultivation University.

Opening WeChat, he found new messages in the group chat that Regiment Leader Zhao had created just before they boarded.

There were 76 people in this WeChat group including Regiment Leader Zhao, all of whom were early-admission students, including Regiment Leader Zhao himself.

Most of those admitted were members of the school's Extraordinary Administration Bureau, followed by members of various research groups and other special ability users discovered by the school.

"First Cultivation University Opening Notice"

"Each of you needs to check this carefully!"

"Huaxia Agricultural University Admitted Personnel Department and Housing Arrangement Table"

Two files appeared in the group.

Wu Xingyang said excitedly, "Brother Sheng, we're in the same dormitory building! And it's a 70-square-meter single apartment. This is just too awesome!"

While Zhang Sheng was reading the First University's opening notice, Xingyang had opened the housing arrangement table first.

A 70-square-meter single apartment—these conditions were worlds apart compared to Huaxia Agricultural University; there was no comparison.

After finishing the notice, Zhang Sheng learned that the First Cultivation University had temporarily established five colleges: the Spiritual Plant College, which specialized in planting and Alchemy; the Artifact Refining Academy; the Formation Academy; the Talisman Academy; and the War God Academy.

Although the first four colleges had different focuses, their core was still to train Cultivators with powerful combat capabilities.

Opening the arrangement table, Zhang Sheng found himself assigned to the Spiritual Plant College, and he was the first among the 76 people.

More than half of the 76 people were enrolled in the War God Academy.

Also assigned to the Spiritual Plant College was Tian Xingxing, while Wu Xingyang, who had awakened a healing Talent, was instead assigned to the War God Academy.

On second thought, it wasn't surprising. Xingyang was definitely being trained as the team's healer.