Volume 1, Chapter 6: Born with Twin Gu

"Look at that person! He actually awakened a Lightning Gu!"

"What... what? A Lightning Gu? Where... where?" The crowd hurriedly looked in the direction he was pointing.

"My goodness! Such brilliant purple light! I can even feel a deep sense of dread in my heart. Is this the Lightning Gu, known for having the strongest destructive power?"

"This student who awakened the Lightning Gu will undoubtedly enter the elite seed class and receive the academy's focused cultivation!"

The appearance of the Lightning Gu shocked everyone present, sending tremors throughout the entire school.

If a Fire Gu is a stepping stone for commoner Gu masters to climb the social ladder, a Lightning Gu is essentially a bomb—a guaranteed pillar of the nation, a future titan of strength.

His future achievements would be unimaginable. Families like the Li clan—or even factions and conglomerates far more powerful—would spare no effort to recruit him. Even if they failed to recruit him, they wouldn't harbor the foolish notion that "if I can't have him, I must destroy him." Such rare talent is considered a strategic national asset and would immediately appear at the top of the state's priority list.

It could be said that as long as a Lightning-type Gu master doesn't court death, their future path is smooth sailing.

"Why is it so noisy?" Chen Tianming slowly opened his eyes. "Could it be that they are so shocked by my Lightning Gu that they've become incoherent?"

But when he looked, he realized that all the students and teachers had run to one side, standing on their tiptoes and stretching their necks to stare intently in that direction.

Hey! What is going on?

Where are you all looking?

I awakened a Lightning Gu! A Lightning Gu! Where is your focus?

Soon, Chen Tianming discovered the problem. It turned out that at the exact same time he awakened, a student in the next class had also awakened a Lightning Gu, drawing the attention of the entire school's staff and students beforehand.

Chen Tianming looked speechlessly at the lightning sparks dancing on his hand. Just as he was about to speak to draw his classmates' attention, a new Gu worm emerged from his awakening pot. It looked around curiously for a moment before suddenly springing into action, shooting straight into the center of his brow.

Chen Tianming was astonished. He quickly held his breath, cleared his mind, sank his focus into his dantian, and reached inward.

Pressure—immense pressure—accompanied by extreme cold.

Chen Tianming didn't know what was happening. Compelled by the Gu worm, he was forced to "go to work" again, re-entering his originally pitch-black consciousness.

However, his sea of consciousness was no longer entirely dark. A wisp of purple light was emitting a faint, divine glow, bringing a glimmer of light to the void.

At that moment, a new white Gu pot manifested in his consciousness, and the Gu worm that had just entered his body rushed into it impatiently.

Soon, the once jade-white pot began to change color.

Ice blue—an Ice Gu!!!

I actually awakened another Gu!!!

And it was an advanced version of the Water-type Gu—an Ice Gu!!!

A dual-type Gu master; I never expected to be a natural dual-Gu awakener!!!

At this moment, Chen Tianming felt like he was going crazy. He had never imagined that he would be so favored by the Goddess of Luck.

Water conducts electricity; when ice and lightning combine, it's not a simple case of 1+1=2. This combination would drastically increase the power of his Gu techniques.

The sense of unreality made him want to slap himself twice.

"Smack! Smack!"

It wasn't a dream. This wasn't a dream! Hahaha!!!

Chen Tianming broke into a manic laugh. This action successfully drew the attention of the entire class.

"Hey! Look, he seems to have gone crazy?"

"I just saw him slap himself twice, muttering that it wasn't a dream, it wasn't a dream."

A freckled girl walked toward Chen Tianming with a look of pity, trying to comfort him as she walked: "Classmate, it's okay. I'm a Water-type too. Let's cultivate hard and strive to promote to intermediate Gu master as soon as possible; then our good days will come."

"Water-type?" Zhang Kai also noticed the commotion.

"Wait, that's not right." He keenly sensed something was off—no, very off. He flashed over to Chen Tianming's side and, seeing the frost covering the awakening pot, said in pleasant surprise, "Chen Tianming, did you awaken an Ice Gu?"

"Huh?" The girl who had just been pitying Chen Tianming froze in her tracks. She had actually just tried to comfort an Ice Gu master?

Water-type Gu masters only learn powerful attack techniques once they reach the intermediate stage, but Ice Gu masters don't have to wait.

They are born as masters of water, possessing significant offensive capabilities even at the novice or apprentice stage. Otherwise, the Ice Gu wouldn't be called a rare Gu comparable to the Fire Gu.

As the commotion over the Lightning Gu slowly subsided, more and more people noticed that Chen Tianming had awakened an Ice Gu.

"Someone in Class 6 awakened an Ice Gu!"

"Although it's not as powerful as the Lightning Gu, it's a rare Gu that can be mentioned in the same breath as the Fire Gu. It's quite impressive."

Not far away, Li Chengying's expression was dark and ugly, a flash of imperceptible anger crossing his eyes.

"Very good. Your name is Chen Tianming, right?" Zhang Kai's mouth was curled higher than a fish hook, harder to suppress than an AK-47.

He hadn't expected such a bountiful harvest from this awakening. Not only did his class produce two Fire Gu masters, but also a rare Ice Gu master. If he cultivated them well and they entered the seed class, he might even have a chance to teach there himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kai was even more delighted. He patted Chen Tianming on the shoulder and said gratifyingly, "If you have any questions about your studies or difficulties in life in the future, you can come to me."

This is reality: when you have no value, the people around you won't even glance at you, but once you show unparalleled potential, you will find:

The peak creates hypocritical support, while the sunset witnesses the pious believers.

Chen Tianming was ecstatic, but he didn't reveal his Lightning Gu right away.

For one, he thought that since his display wasn't as grand as the student's in the next class, perhaps his Lightning Gu talent wasn't strong enough.

Secondly, as the saying goes, the tree that stands above the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Chen Tianming knew that people from the Li clan were hostile toward him, and Li Chengying was likely being used as a pawn to target him.

If these potential enemies knew he had awakened not only a rare Ice Gu but also a Lightning Gu with the strongest destructive power, his fate would either be to be coerced into service or to be eliminated.

After all, there are many geniuses in this world, and many accidents; no one can guarantee whether tomorrow or an accident will arrive first.

Therefore, until he had sufficient strength, he decided to keep a low profile. It wouldn't be too late to overturn the table once he had the strength to protect himself.

Chen Tianming returned to the ranks, feeling the gazes of his classmates, and a sense of buoyancy rose within him.

So, this is what it feels like to have the potential of the strong.

How wonderful!!!