Chapter 1: Deep Blue System! Beginner

"Yesterday, a roar erupted in the depths of the Pacific, suspected to be a Level Nine Beast Emperor breaking through; coastal cities are advised to strengthen defenses."

"A month ago, a breach in the protective network of Li Yang City, Sichuan Province, led to a beast surge invasion and the tragic death of tens of thousands of citizens."

"Under the investigation of the Level Eight powerhouse, Wind Blade Li Qiang, results have been obtained; a press conference will begin precisely at 9 PM tonight."

"Liu Yang, an outstanding graduate of the Metropolis Psychics University, broke through to Level Five yesterday and has officially decided to join the Ash Guild."

"After four years, the United States has again produced an S-Class psychic awakener; the awakened type is Elemental Wind, and the awakener has been pre-recruited by Houston Psychics University."

"......"

Having finished browsing the trending news.

Xu Jingming put down his phone, rubbed his temples hard, and felt a headache throbbing.

Combining the new memories in his mind with the above information, he had now confirmed: he had indeed been reincarnated.

The world he had been reincarnated into was called Lanxing, with civilization and technological development roughly similar to his previous life.

But it had two crucial additions: one was ferocious beasts, the other was psychics.

The former were extremely terrifying bloodthirsty monsters ravaging Lanxing.

The latter was the source of power humanity used to resist the beast invasions.

"I just drank a bit too much at my graduate school farewell party, woke up one day, and got reincarnated into another world—where do I even go to complain about this?"

"And if I'm going to be reincarnated, couldn't I at least get a better starting point?"

Xu Jingming was speechless.

According to the newly acquired memories, the original owner's name was also Xu Jingming, a Gao San student at Jiangcheng No. 2 High School.

Aside from being unusually good-looking, everything else about him was utterly ordinary.

Even his awakened psychic ability was merely an E-Rank 【Weak Electricity】.

"Psychic ability......"

Xu Jingming pondered, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers—tiny blue-white electric arcs flickered across his fingertips.

In his previous life, this trick would have caused a sensation.

But on Lanxing, it was nothing out of the ordinary.

Because in this world, everyone awakened a psychic ability at age sixteen, becoming an awakener.

Psychic abilities came in countless varieties: some could control wind and fire, others could transform into beasts, and some could heal wounds...

Different psychic abilities also varied in quality; according to Lanxing's ranking system, they were divided into nine tiers: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F.

The vast majority could only awaken D-Rank or E-Rank abilities.

Only a small fraction awakened C-Rank or B-Rank abilities; those who awakened A-Rank abilities were considered chosen ones!

As for higher tiers—S-Rank, SS-Rank, and SSS-Rank—they were rarer than phoenix feathers, appearing only once every few years, even decades.

During the psychic awakening two years ago, without any surprise, the original body had awakened only the E-Rank ability 【Weak Electricity】.

Psychic abilities were further categorized into Elemental, Enhancement, Mental, Recovery, Natural, and Special types.

His 【Weak Electricity】 belonged to the Lightning sub-type under the Natural category.

Lightning-type psychic abilities were among the better ones overall.

But the E-Rank rating ensured 【Weak Electricity】 had very limited destructive power.

The electric arcs now curling around his fingertips inflicted damage comparable to a stun baton—perhaps even less.

"Did I get reincarnated just to become a human stun baton?"

"I wanted to punch my way to dominance, become a mighty powerhouse..."

Extinguishing the electric arcs, Xu Jingming propped his chin on his right hand and sighed, gazing ahead.

He was in a bright classroom; it was break time, classmates chatted around him, and directly ahead was a blackboard.

In the lower-right corner of the blackboard, a countdown read: '1' day until the Gaokao.

In Daxia Nation, the Gaokao was held every June 7th to select students for entry into Psychics Universities for further training.

Today was June 6th; the Gaokao would take place tomorrow.

Keep in mind,

Because of the beasts, psychics were a privileged class, revered by the public and granted numerous special rights.

In short, psychics were the elite.

Note: those who had awakened a psychic ability were merely awakener—they could not yet wield much power.

Only after prolonged cultivation could an awakener evolve into a full psychic, gaining the strength to fight powerful beasts head-on.

Psychics had nine ranks total, from Rank One to Rank Nine.

Each rank was subdivided into Lower, Middle, and Upper tiers.

Even the lowest tier—Rank One Lower—could not be reached by an ordinary awakener without four to five years of cultivation.

But if one entered a Psychics University with a mentor's guidance, this process would be drastically shortened.

This was precisely why the Gaokao was so crucial.

Yet he, with only an E-Rank psychic ability, had virtually zero chance of entering a Psychics University...

"Aren't reincarnators supposed to get perks? Where's the system? Help me out!"

As Xu Jingming muttered inwardly, a digital alert sounded in his mind:

"Deep Blue System activating..."

"System activation successful. Distributing beginner's gift pack..."

"Beginner's gift pack distributed successfully. Claim now?"

Hearing the alert in his mind, Xu Jingming's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open:

"A system...? It's really real?!"

After the shock came a surge of elation!

As a transmigrator, he naturally understood what the system meant.

It meant he had gained the chance to defy heaven and alter fate, to ascend to the pinnacle!

"Huh—"

Xu Jingming exhaled a long breath, calmed his emotions, then did not immediately claim the reward; instead, he asked inwardly:

"What's in the new player gift pack?"

"200 Ability Points, and an S-rank Ability: Doushen Shenlei."

"Doushen Shenlei? An S-rank Ability?!"

Xu Jingming's eyes blazed with intense light, his breathing quickened.

He didn't yet know what Ability Points were, but he knew what an S-rank Ability was.

It was an extremely rare quality of Ability, scarcely seen across the entire Blue Star!!

Just like the article recently published in the trending news.

Even the United States, as powerful as Great Xia, had only produced another S-rank Ability Awakener after four long years!

Great Xia itself hadn't seen an S-rank Ability Awakener in two or three years!

And every S-rank Ability Awakener, if they didn't perish prematurely, eventually grew into a mighty powerhouse, guarding an entire region!

"System, if I claim the new player gift pack, I'll get the S-rank Ability?"

To be safe, Xu Jingming confirmed again.

"Yes."

Upon receiving the affirmative reply, Xu Jingming's eyes glowed faintly.

S-rank Ability!!

The chance to defy heaven and alter fate—now he had it!

"Jingming, don't zone out, Old Chen's here," whispered his desk mate.

Xu Jingming snapped back to reality, realizing class had already begun without him noticing.

Standing at the podium was a middle-aged man with a crew cut—he was Chen Fan, homeroom teacher of Class 5.

"Once class ends, I'll claim the new player gift pack as soon as I get home."

Though his heart burned with excitement, Xu Jingming knew claiming the gift pack in class was not a good idea.

So he suppressed his emotions and listened attentively...