Chapter 79: Fighting Spirit, Divine Power Blessing

Jade Empire.

The Magic and Martial Arts Academy of the Flame Province.

As one of the regions adjacent to Qingyuan Province, Lieyan Province is ranked among the most powerful in the empire and is named after its worship of fire.

And today.

It was the day of the annual freshman awakening ceremony at the Magic and Martial Arts Academy, the largest academy in the Flame Province.

Countless carriages from aristocratic families came from all over the place and drove on the road to the Magic and Martial Arts Academy, making the already hot Flame Province even more fiery.

"Frank, take this."

In a carriage with the emblem of the element of fire, Viscount Garden carefully took out an exquisite red wooden box and handed it to Frank Garden, his eldest son.

"Father, what is this?"

Frank looked to be around fifteen years old. Although he was underage, he had the maturity and stability that one would expect from a noble family.

With his handsome and upright figure, long fiery red hair, and the red sword at his waist, he is definitely the object of fantasy for countless young girls.

"This is what I personally exchanged with Sir Thomas when I went to Raven Town. It will help your flame fighting spirit. Find a chance to eat it during your assessment."

"Okay, thank you, father."

Frank had been learning sword skills in the Flame Province recently and had no idea what was happening in Raven Town. He took the wooden box with some doubts.

Open it and take a look.

A red mushroom with a small notch on it came into view.

All of a sudden.

A raging breath of fire gushed out, filling the entire interior of the carriage, as if the air around it was about to burn.

"Such a strong breath of fire!"

Frank was completely shocked.

Even the things his mentor, the sixth-rank great swordsman, Fire Sword Eggs, gave him to improve his perception of fire were not as strong as the mushroom in front of him.

"Father, this is too precious!"

"Take it."

The Viscount smiled gently and said, "As long as you can successfully pass the awakening ceremony, this thing will be completely worth it."

The awakening of a warrior is different from that of a magician.

A magician needs to sense the free magical elements in the air and successfully cast spells before he can be considered to have entered the realm of magic.

A warrior, on the other hand, needs to communicate with the gods, obtain the blessing of a god or demigod's divine power, and attach it to his physical body before he can be considered to be able to enter the ranks.

For example, Frank's teacher, the Fire Sword Eggers, was blessed with the power of a fire demigod, which allowed him to transform his fighting spirit into flames and attach them to his weapons, earning him the resounding name of "Fire Sword".

Although Frank had been tested to have an affinity for fire, he had not yet awakened his fighting spirit, so he was naturally a little nervous.

But when he saw the red mushroom in his hand, he suddenly became confident.

"Thank you, father. I will definitely awaken successfully!"

"Okay, I'm relieved with your words."

The Viscount smiled and nodded.

Pulling open the curtains and looking outside, a magnificent college building came into view.

Everywhere you look, you can see horse-drawn carriages coming and going.

Young men and women full of vigor entered the academy accompanied by their elders, talking about the awakening ceremony along the way. The whole scene was extremely lively.

After settling the carriage, Frank followed his father into the crowd, greeting and chatting with several nobles he met on the way, all the way into the Awakening Venue.

At this time, the venue was already full of people.

Everyone looked around and saw the groups of young boys and girls gathered in the central venue, and the sound of cheering and shouting was endless.

"Okay, you go ahead first. I'll watch from the stage and say hello to the elders from other families for me."

"Then I'll be leaving first, father."

Frank said this and turned to go into the venue and joined those familiar noble children.

The nobles who were originally talking in low voices immediately surrounded him when they saw him appear.

"Frank, you're finally here."

"I heard that you have been learning swordsmanship from Master Eggers recently. You should be confident of awakening this time, right?"

"From what you said, Master Eggers has received the blessing of a fire demigod, so his students are certainly not bad."

"I'm not asking casually. After all, not everyone can successfully communicate with the gods."

Dou Qi has a high compatibility. Even if you cannot obtain divine power, you can still practice it.

But they knew that anyone blessed with divine power, even the weakest demigod, could comprehend an extra talent and widen the gap between themselves and ordinary people.

Just like the Fire Sword Eggs.

It was because of the acquisition of the Fiery Fighting Qi that he was far ahead of other swordsmen, and even among the same level, he was in the upper-middle level.

Frank knew the difficulty of this, so he tightened the space ring on his hand and said with a smile, "Awakening talent depends entirely on one's luck. I'm not sure it will succeed. The ceremony is about to begin, so let's go first."

After saying that, he walked towards the center of the venue.

The various screams coming from the stage continued to echo in my ears.

"Ahhh! Master Owen is so handsome!"

"Master Edward, I love you!!"

"Come on, Junior Philena! We will always support you!"

"No, I'm getting wet down there..."

At the awakening ceremony every year, there are always some gifted people who are well-known in the province. They are not only outstanding in appearance, but also show amazing talents far beyond their peers at an early stage.

As soon as he appeared.

It triggered a wave of screams and shouts.

It was as if the protagonists in those popular stories instantly made the other students look dim.

Naturally, the less famous Frank was also among them, serving as a foil to those talented figures.

"Tch, what's so great about it."

"Isn't it just relying on the support of our parents?"

Several students standing nearby looked unhappy as they looked at the dazzling figures standing on the stage.

Frank didn't say anything, but he clenched his fists with a hint of unwillingness.

He also hoped that he would be the one standing on top to bring glory to his father and family.

But his talent was no match for these people. At a young age, they had already learned many advanced sword skills, and some of them even hired legendary heroes as their teachers.

His only chance to catch up.

It's the awakening ceremony!

"I hope what my father gave me is useful..."

Frank muttered to himself, and a red wooden box appeared in his arms.

And at this time.

The awakening ceremony officially began with a passionate speech by the college mentor.

"Okay, everyone, follow the team order and enter the awakening array one by one to try to awaken."

Following the instructor's call, students walked up to the stage one after another and circulated their fighting spirit with the help of the formation.

"Awakening failed, next one."

"Awakening failed, next one."

"Awakening failed, next one."

……

Unsurprisingly.

More than a dozen students have failed to successfully communicate with the gods, and the awakening rate is shockingly low.

It was not until the handsome young man named Edward stepped onto the stage that the originally dim awakening magic circle burst into dazzling light, and a violent gust of wind swept through the venue.

"Such a strong wind energy!"

"Look! The mark of divine power!"

"Edward has been blessed with divine power!"

Amid the exclamations of the people on the stage and the instructors, a green wind owl mark appeared on Edward's arm and merged with his body.

As I raised my hand, a breeze blew by.

It made him feel as light as the wind.

"This is... the awakening of the wind talent!"

"He received a response from the Wind Demigod!"

(End of this chapter)