At the age of eighteen, Chen Du awakened a palm-sized juvenile black snake at his Awakening Ceremony.
The whole crowd burst out laughing. The examiner sighed, and Chen Du was thrown into the worst preparatory class in the city.
Everyone said his life was over. A juvenile divine beast needed at least three years to evolve. By then, his peers would already be earning fame on the front lines. Who would wait for him?
Chen Du said nothing. He slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and went to register for the preparatory class.
He had no idea what kind of black snake it was, but every night he dreamed of hearing a voice, as though something inside his mind were slowly opening its eyes.
In the first month, the monthly exam took place in the arena. A genius from the elite class summoned a mature Thunder Eagle, ready to crush the weaker students.
For the first time, Chen Du's black snake opened one eye.
A golden flame shot into the sky. The Thunder Eagle was roasted on the spot, and the genius fell to his knees in the arena, questioning his life choices.
The whole school was stunned. “Isn't it a juvenile? What kind of flame is that?”
Half a year later, the national college entrance exam arrived.
A recommended student from Qinglong Academy summoned a fully mature White Tiger, leaving every examinee weak at the knees.
Chen Du stood opposite it as a towering phantom slowly opened its eyes behind him.
Half the sky turned to day, the other half to night.
The chief examiner rose from his chair, his voice trembling. “Is that... an ultimate form?”
That day, everyone finally realized
The creature they had mocked wasn't a worm. It was a god that hadn't woken up yet.
