In the vast and ancient Tianxuan Continent, the strong ruled, and the weak vanished without a trace.
Eight hundred years ago, humanity lived at the mercy of beasts, spirits, and endless chaos.
Then, something changed — a mysterious force awakened within human souls, giving birth to the Profession Era.
Today, every citizen, upon reaching eighteen years of age, would stand before a Spirit Awakening Array to unlock their destined profession.
Your profession determined everything — strength, honor, wealth, survival.
Professions were divided into three major types:
Combat Professions: Front-line warriors, mages, defenders.
Auxiliary Professions: Support specialists — enchanters, healers, strategists.
Life Professions: Craftsmen, merchants, scholars, builders.
Beyond city walls, monsters thrived in the Wildlands.
Secret Realms opened portals to forgotten worlds.
Ancient Ruins whispered of civilizations lost to time.
Dungeons swallowed countless ambitious adventurers each year.
In such a ruthless world, only those with powerful professions could carve a place for themselves.
The rest... became dust.
Today, in the prosperous Baihua City, the Awakening Ceremony for No.1 Baihua High School was held.
The grand field shone with layered Spirit Arrays, glowing softly in the morning light.
Hundreds of final-year students stood in tidy rows, hearts pounding.
The principal of No.1 Baihua High School, Zhou Jianming, was giving a speech to the students and encouraging them.
Teachers, Awakening Bureau officials from Qingzhou Province, and a few merchant guild observers solemnly watched from the sides.
After a period of time...
"The Awakening Ceremony — begins!"
The head official's voice echoed across the field.
One by one, students were called forward.
"Lu Feng — Awakening Complete: Warrior. Combat, Common E Rank."
Polite claps echoed. A decent, basic fighter — but ordinary.
"Song Mei — Awakening Complete: Beginner Enchanter. Auxiliary, Common D Rank."
Some cheers. Buffers were rare among commoners — she would have a decent future.
"Zhao Ping — Awakening Complete: Mop Warrior. Life, Trash F Rank."
Snickers broke out across the field.
Some couldn't hold their laughter.
"Mop Warrior? Hahahaha!"
"Unlucky! Better go sweep streets now!"
Zhao Ping ran off, face red with humiliation.
Then came a surprising result:
"Huang Jie — Awakening Complete: Ice Mage. Combat, Rare C Rank."
Gasps rippled through the students.
A Rare Class!
Huang Jie bowed politely, beaming with pride as teachers nodded in approval.
Amidst the clamor, standing quietly at the center, was Su Xue Qing.
Her long, silky black hair floated lightly in the wind.
Her ice-blue eyes were calm, reflecting the Spirit Arrays' glow like frozen lakes.
Inside, her heart was peaceful.
This world… so noisy… yet so fragile.
Su Xue Qing was different.
Her soul had been reincarnated, carrying memories from another distant world.
From the moment she opened her baby eyes, she had understood:
In this life, only strength matters.
Yet even now, she was not arrogant.
Her heart remained gentle, hidden beneath layers of calm reason.
Beside her, two girls whispered quietly.
"Xue Qing," Chen Shuyun said softly, nervously tugging at her sleeve, "after today... even if you become a big shot, you won't forget us, right?"
"Idiot!" Huo Lian grinned, flicking Shuyun's forehead. "We'll stick to her like snow on a mountain! We're her knights!"
Su Xue Qing's lips curled slightly — a smile so faint it was almost not there.
Loyalty… is a rare and precious thing.
I will not forget.
Suddenly, a tall figure swaggered toward them.
Gu Jinyuan, heir of the Gu Family, broad-shouldered, handsome, grinning like a fool.
"Su Xue Qing," he said loudly, chest puffed out. "After my awakening, I'll protect you for life! Just wait and see!"
Su Xue Qing only gave him a polite, empty glance.
Gu Jinyuan:
Haha, she's shy! She's totally impressed!
(Or so he thought.)
Following him, Lin Yanyue passed by gracefully.
Her silver-white robes fluttered like falling petals.
She paused slightly near Su Xue Qing.
"Let's see who shines brighter today," Lin Yanyue said lightly, her smile pure but her gaze sharp.
Su Xue Qing remained silent.
Lin Yanyue turned and left, feeling a strange pressure she couldn't explain.
Zhao Wenting came last.
He adjusted his golden cuffs and chuckled lazily.
"Su Xue Qing, after today," he said, confident, "you might need to look up to me for once."
Su Xue Qing's calm eyes remained steady.
Perhaps.
She neither denied nor mocked — a rare courtesy.
The Awakening official called out:
"Gu Jinyuan — step forward!"
The crowd buzzed with excitement.
Gu Jinyuan entered the Awakening Array confidently.
As he placed his hand on the spirit stone —
Boom!
A burst of crimson aura erupted from him.
The ground cracked slightly under his feet.
"Crimson Berserker! Combat, Hero B Rank!"
Cheers thundered across the field.
Teachers applauded openly.
A hero-level fighter — rare, and precious!
Gu Jinyuan grinned idiotically toward Su Xue Qing.
Now she has to notice me!
Su Xue Qing…
simply blinked once.
"Lin Yanyue — step forward!"
The field quieted slightly.
Lin Yanyue floated onto the stage like a moon goddess.
As she touched the spirit stone —
Whooosh!
Wind, water, fire, earth — elemental glows danced around her.
"Elemental Sovereign! Combat, Hero B Rank!"
Students gasped in admiration.
Teachers' eyes gleamed with excitement.
Lin Yanyue smiled proudly —
but her gaze flickered sharply toward Su Xue Qing again.
"Zhao Wenting — step forward!"
The golden-robed youth walked lazily to the stone.
The moment he touched it —
Shining divine light rained down from the sky!
"Holy Paladin! Combat, Hero B Rank!"
Cheers erupted again.
Three Hero-Rank talents from one school —
Baihua City would talk about this day for years.
And then—
The world seemed to fall silent.
"Su Xue Qing — step forward."
As Su Xue Qing calmly stepped forward,
a soft wave of whispers rippled through the watching crowd.
"It's Su Xue Qing...!"
"No.1 School Beauty!"
"The Cold Goddess of Baihua High!"
"Top student in everything...!"
Even among proud Hero talents,
Su Xue Qing's presence was like a snow-crowned mountain — beautiful, unreachable.
Among the teachers, voices whispered with anticipation.
"If anyone can awaken a Rare or Hero Class... it must be her."
"That mind… that calmness… incredible."
"Maybe... something even greater?"
At the back, the principal's eyes gleamed faintly.
This girl... will not stay in Baihua City for long.
The Awakening Bureau official smiled gently.
"Miss Su Xue Qing — you may begin."
Silently, she stepped into the Awakening Array.
The moment her foot touched the center —
the air froze.
The Spirit Arrays glowed ice-blue.
Frost raced outward in delicate spiderweb patterns.
The temperature plummeted sharply.
"W-what is this...?"
"The ground... it's freezing...!"
Crackling sounds echoed as the moisture in the air froze into delicate ice crystals —
slowly swirling around Su Xue Qing like a falling snow that never touched the ground.
And then—
Her hair changed.
The rich black locks shimmered faintly...
then strands of pure silver spread outward, catching the cold light like threads of moonlight.
A faint, delicate ice crown — shaped from intricate snowflake patterns —
appeared floating just above her forehead.
No ceremony.
No announcement.
It was as if the world itself acknowledged her.
Everyone watched in stunned silence.
The officials forgot their scripts.
The teachers forgot their speeches.
The students forgot to breathe.
Even Lin Yanyue, Gu Jinyuan, Zhao Wenting —
the three proud Hero-Rank talents —
found themselves speechless, their pride frozen mid-thought.
Su Xue Qing opened her eyes.
Her irises were no longer simply blue.
They now gleamed with a layer of frost —
a silent, eternal coldness that accepted no chains, no pity, no defeat.
But strangely—
even with all the coldness surrounding her,
Su Xue Qing's heart remained calm and warm.
I see...
So this is the power of this life's destiny.
She smiled gently inside.
No arrogance.
No madness.
Just quiet certainty.
[End of Chapter 1]