[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak":3,"chapter-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global Psychic Powers: Starting Off with the Awakening of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2358532,4613,"Chapter 31: Province-Wide Sensation! The Pride of Jiangcheng!","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>June 12 was the final day for the nationwide Wu Ke college entrance exam rankings to be released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant, on this day, the rankings would definitely be announced!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nian’an City Education Bureau, capital of Jiangnan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director and all the teachers waited in front of their computers, anticipating the ranking release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in this sizable office, numerous cakes and champagne had already been prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were ready to celebrate joyfully the moment the results were officially published.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lei Zhou from Nian’an No.1 High School performed well this year, scoring over nine thousand two hundred points—he’s likely the provincial top scorer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High probability, but it’s not certain; I heard a few gifted students from the neighboring province also did well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True enough—let’s see how fate plays out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teachers chatted among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zhou, from Nian’an No.1 High School, possessed an A-rank ability and was at the high end of Foundation Establishment—his name was a top contender for provincial top scorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rankings are out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the teacher who had been glued to the computer suddenly brightened, opened the ranking list—and then froze in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director of the Nian’an City Education Bureau, sensing something amiss, frowned and leaned forward—only to see the name at number one was completely unfamiliar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiangnan Province Rank 1: Xu Jingming (Jiangcheng No.2 High School), Total Score: [score].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?! The provincial top scorer is from Jiangcheng?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director’s eyes widened, his face filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene wasn’t confined to the Nian’an City Education Bureau—it unfolded simultaneously in education bureaus across other prefecture-level cities in Jiangnan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the stunned officials, Jiangnan Province’s journalists sprang into action!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangnan Province was one of Daxia Nation’s most populous provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained twenty-four prefecture-level cities and nearly thirty-four county-level cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nian’an City, the provincial capital, along with several nearby prefectures, were universally recognized as the most prosperous regions, with the highest concentration of ability users and the greatest likelihood of producing geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng, however, located in the remote northern tip of Jiangnan Province, was universally regarded as resource-poor and talent-scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past years, Jiangnan’s provincial top scorers had always come from Nian’an City or its neighboring prefectures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this year was entirely different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The provincial top scorer had emerged from Jiangcheng—a place so obscure that most people in Jiangnan Province had never even heard of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant traffic and a viral sensation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the journalists began frantically gathering every piece of information related to Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t realize what they’d find—until they looked, and were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words like “E-rank ability,” “unpromoted Awakened,” struck their nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They marveled—and their eyes gleamed. This was a natural hotspot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere minutes, these journalists churned out article after article, each over a thousand words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Absolute Dark Horse! Provincial Top Scorer from Jiangcheng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shocking!! The Provincial Top Scorer Is Still Just an Awakened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who says an E-rank ability can’t be provincial top scorer?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each headline was crafted to hook curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they were posted online, they drew massive clicks and views.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially among Jiangnan Province’s netizens, who flooded the comment sections with their reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t provincial top scorers always high-end Foundation Establishment ability users? Can an Awakened even win provincial top scorer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An E-rank Awakened as provincial top scorer? If that’s true, I’ll eat shit right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Up there, wait—I’m going to find his Wu Ke exam video right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most common response to these news stories was skepticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, past Jiangnan provincial top scorers had always been high-end Foundation Establishment ability users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their abilities were at least A-rank or B-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, an E-rank Awakened had claimed the title—naturally, no one believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some extreme personalities even shouted in the comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claiming the Wu Ke exam was rigged, that Xu Jingming was actually the incompetent son of some behind-the-scenes big shot, forcibly elevated to provincial top scorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheating in the Wu Ke exam was an extremely serious offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such comments circulating, public sentiment began to ferment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many directly left messages on Jiangcheng’s official account, demanding the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As public outrage threatened to spiral, Jiangcheng’s official account calmly released Xu Jingming’s Wu Ke exam video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those malicious trolls who had prepared to unleash a torrent of criticism, it was instant shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangnan Province’s top scorer, Xu Jingming, really was just an Awakened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy shit! He pierced the skull of a first-rank unicorn rhino with a single shot! This strength must surpass even that of a first-rank ability user!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like a strength-enhancing ability—but he’s still just an Awakened! How could his ability boost be this strong?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! It’s not a strength-enhancing ability—it’s a Lightning ability!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This power level and you call it an E-rank ability? Unscrupulous media, lying for clicks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jingming’s Wu Ke exam video lasted twelve hours, perfectly capturing every moment of his test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it was released, all skepticism toward Xu Jingming vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place rose awe for his masterful marksmanship and his powerful Lightning ability...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Online discussions about Xu Jingming exploded—and the same frenzy ignited in Jiangcheng itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wu Ke exam was a topic of nationwide interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Jiangcheng’s history, even its best students had only ever ranked within the top 100 in Jiangnan Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was embarrassing to even mention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiangcheng residents had never paid much attention before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, everything was different!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng had produced a provincial top scorer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many enthusiastically posted topics online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some who had known Xu Jingming personally now claimed to be his friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangcheng’s local media, meanwhile, went into overdrive—flocking en masse to Jiangcheng No.2 High School to interview the principal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long before Xu Jingming scored over ten thousand points, the principal had anticipated this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a suit, he faced the sea of microphones without a hint of nervousness, speaking confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, Xu Jingming’s homeroom teacher and multiple subject instructors were also interviewed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, the usually strict homeroom teacher couldn’t stop smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every word, he lavished praise on Xu Jingming without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond Jiangcheng No.2 High School, education bureau and municipal government officials also gave interviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Jingming is the pride of Jiangcheng. His achievement stems from his own hard work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it also owes much to the school’s and education bureau’s strong support...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per tradition, Education Bureau Director Zhang Wenshan delivered several official-sounding speeches with great passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then announced a reward for Xu Jingming: one million yuan in cash and a cultivation technique for abilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Education Bureau’s reward, the municipal government followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They announced a one-million-yuan cash prize and a luxury villa in the city as a gift to Xu Jingming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rewarding provincial top scorers was a long-standing tradition across all provinces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jiangcheng was far poorer than provincial capitals like Nian’an, several million yuan was still within its means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the publicity Xu Jingming brought to Jiangcheng far outweighed the government’s expenditure.\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-21T05:33:57.936Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","761ec1c2bc16a94f35ca70c0dda7220a7e37be9ff5cedb187dfc63505887220a","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-32","global-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-chapter-30",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-psychic-powers-starting-off-with-the-awak-cover.jpg"]