Parallel Blue Star, Star Sea State.

"To hell with the 996 blessing! I'm not going to be human in my next life!"

Luo Ming slowly opened his eyes.

"Wang Mengqing, awakened a C-rank monster! The Three-Tailed Ghost Fox!"

A high-pitched voice rang out.

Immediately after, he saw a beautiful girl in a JK uniform, looking incredibly alluring, let out a beastly cry on a high platform in front of him. The next second, she transformed into a humanoid fox, pure white from head to toe.

She was clad in snow-white armor, her fluffy, large tails wrapped around her lower body like a skirt, swaying back and forth, looking rather adorable.

Luo Ming: "???"

He was completely dumbfounded.

"I must be drunk."

What the hell? A beautiful girl just turned into a monster in public?

The key thing was, the people below were cheering, so excited they couldn't contain themselves?

Were they playing some kind of cosplay dress-up game here?

Luo Ming rubbed his eyes, but nothing changed. Then, a torrent of memories flooded into his mind, and in the next second, he understood.

No, it seemed it wasn't him who was drunk, but this world.

He had transmigrated. In this world, countless monsters had existed since ancient times. These monsters possessed terrifying power, enough to destroy heaven and earth, and they fed on humans. To defend against the monsters, humanity built walls and huddled in corners.

By chance, a human awakened by using a monster's Beast Core, transforming into a monster and gaining the same power as the enemy. This shocked the world, and soon, all nations followed suit.

Thus, a new era began, an era known as the Monster Era!

Star Sea Monster Academy, the best monster academy in Star Sea State.

To let the entire Star Sea State witness the performance of the outstanding students from its number one monster academy, a special three-day live broadcast was initiated.

Today happened to be the third day.

The youths below the stage, all just turned twenty, were facing the most important moment of their lives.

Whether they would soar to the heavens or remain unknown would be decided today.

"Next, Su Wanqing."

As the teacher on the high platform, holding a roster, called out the name.

The crowd automatically parted, and a graceful figure walked towards the awakening platform.

She wore a gentle smile on her face, her skin, whiter than frost and snow, was tinged with an intoxicating pink. Her long hair fell naturally over her shoulders, and her fragrance was enchanting.

Her perfectly straight and rounded thighs were wrapped in black stockings so thin they were translucent, as flawless as a work of art, making it impossible for anyone to look away. One might even dream of holding them to admire them closely.

Su Wanqing, the campus belle of Star Sea Monster Academy.

She was also the original owner of this body's girlfriend.

However... according to the memories Luo Ming had received, this girlfriend's character was really not that great.

Luo Ming himself was a descendant of martyrs. Both his parents had sacrificed themselves in a battle to protect Star Sea State.

They did, however, leave him a considerable pension and a house.

And then, for this girlfriend, the original owner had spent all the pension money and even sold the house, moving into the student dormitory.

He had claimed it was to make it more convenient to deliver breakfast to Su Wanqing.

Even Luo Ming felt that the original owner was a true simp emperor.

Even Pleasant Goat would have to offer him a cigarette out of respect.

Moreover, this Su Wanqing accepted all of Luo Ming's gifts without refusal, yet to this day, Luo Ming hadn't even kissed her once.

With that money, he could have hired models for 365 days a year without a single repeat.

She was truly a diamond-plated chassis, exceptionally precious.

Su Wanqing arrived on the high platform and gently placed her hand on the awakening stone.

*Buzz!*

Instantly, a dazzling light enveloped the entire venue.

Everyone held their breath.

"This aura! It's at least A-rank! There's even a chance it's S-rank! Hiss! We've struck gold! We've struck gold! Star Sea Monster Academy has struck gold this time!"

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a goatee trembled with excitement at this scene.

He tugged hard at his beard, his whole body shaking.

The quality of monster awakenings, from weakest to strongest, was divided into seven grades: D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS!

Generally speaking, an A-rank was already a very good genius, capable of becoming a core fighting force in the future.

If it was S-rank, they were a dragon among men, a child of heaven, one hundred percent guaranteed to join one of the top Four Great Orders in the future!

If it was SS-rank, they would be among the absolute top tier in the entire Great Xia.

And what about SSS-rank?

Sorry, there were fewer than ten such individuals in all of Great Xia.

If you awakened that, you would be a national treasure.

That wouldn't just be soaring to the heavens; it would be soaring into the cosmos.

Your family tree would have to be torn up and rewritten starting from your page.

*Buzz! Buzz!*

The light was still intensifying, having completely enveloped Su Wanqing.

The number of online viewers in the live stream was also skyrocketing at a visible rate.

"This aura must be S-rank! This is the fourth S-rank in three days! And it's a girl! Awesome!"

"This girl is truly amazing! Not only is she beautiful, but her talent is also strong, especially those long legs. Being her boyfriend must be an incredible high!"

"Bro, you're right, but sadly I don't have a chance to be her boyfriend, so I've already taken a lot of screenshots and plan to make appropriate use of them tonight."

"I hope you're being truly appropriate."

"But, I remember this girl seems to have a boyfriend!"

With that sudden comment, the live stream chat fell silent for a moment.

Then.

"It's even better if she has a boyfriend. I have Cao Cao syndrome."

"The most devoted man in Star Sea State once said, if the other person has a boyfriend, then I only have one competitor! Hehe!"

"Nothing is tastier than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than someone else's girlfriend!"

The live stream chat remained lively.

"It's out! It's out! That is!"

"Hiss! It really is S-rank! Quick, check the monster encyclopedia!"

"This is... the Clear Feather Spirit Deer! And it's a healing-type monster! This is a top-tier healer!"

Not just the live stream, but the students present, including the principal, were all in an uproar.

The Clear Feather Spirit Deer, a battlefield medic with astonishing healing capabilities, was a highly sought-after monster in any Sacred Order!

There was even a chance she could join the Four Great Orders!

This Su Wanqing had a promising future!

She was 999% certain to get into a prestigious academy and join a Sacred Order.

"Hahahaha! My daughter is indeed talented!"

In the parents' section, a plain-looking, listless middle-aged man stood up excitedly.

His face was full of pride, and he looked over the crowd with a smug gaze.

He was Su Wanqing's biological father, Su Daqiang, a gambling addict.

"Alright, stop embarrassing yourself!"

A voluptuously dressed beautiful woman beside him pulled him back down.

"Now that Wanqing has awakened such a powerful monster, her future achievements will surely be extraordinary. I'll have her break up with that brat later. He's out of money now anyway, so he has no more use."

"Wanqing deserves better."

Wang Lirong said in a coquettish tone.

It was hard to believe that at over forty, she still spoke like she had just turned eighteen.

"That's right, that kid has no value anymore. If the monster he awakens is a lower rank than Wanqing's, we'll tell him to get lost!"

Su Daqiang also waved his hand and declared magnanimously.

Su Wanqing walked down from the awakening platform, her slender neck held high like a noble white swan.

She thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being the center of attention.

"You've hit the jackpot! Luo Ming, you lucky bastard, your girlfriend awakened such an awesome monster. You'll be able to live off her until your teeth go soft!"

"My teeth happen to be bad, can I freeload a few bites off you?"

The classmate next to Luo Ming nudged his chest with an elbow and said with a lewd expression.

Luo Ming didn't say much. He wasn't actually optimistic about Su Wanqing.

Because people like Su Wanqing were generally best at "the first cut after coming ashore, striking down the one they love."

Fast, precise, and ruthless. Besides, he wasn't the original owner, that die-hard simp. In his previous life, he was a 996 worker, his daily resentment heavier than a ghost's.

Simp for someone? He'd rather lick a nine-turn large intestine than simp for a person.

At this moment, Su Wanqing was walking towards Luo Ming.

The attention of the entire venue was on him.

"Good luck later."

Su Wanqing looked at him and said with a placid gaze.

Luo Ming nodded with a blank expression. He could clearly feel that Su Wanqing's attitude had changed.

It had become colder.

Before, she used to call him "Brother Luo Ming" all the time.

But the viewers in the live stream didn't think so.

"Holy crap! This kid is this beauty's boyfriend?"

"Alright, alright! I'm going to find him for a duel in the Imperial City later! My real-life fighting skills are sick!"

"I've already got my keyboard ready. If he awakens a trash monster later, I'm going to start flaming!"

"Heaven did not give birth to me, the Keyboard Immortal! The path of flaming is like an eternal night! Keyboard, come!"

Just then, the teacher on the high platform quietly called out the next name.

"Luo Ming."

*So it's finally my turn,* Luo Ming narrowed his eyes.

He then walked towards the high platform.

"It's finally his turn! Luo Ming, the man who's number one in all theoretical courses! He's also handsome and a child of martyrs! What a pity. If he weren't a simp, this girl would definitely have chased him!"

"Yeah! Luo Ming is great in every way, he's just too much of a simp, Su Wanqing's ultimate simp! Too bad he's not simping for me, otherwise I'd make sure he couldn't get out of bed for a month!"

"And Luo Ming's parents were both soldiers in our Jiangzhou's military. His own theoretical scores are also excellent, so the monster he awakens definitely won't be low-rank! He perfectly fits my criteria for a partner! Too bad he's a simp!"

"I feel like he shouldn't be any worse than Su Wanqing, definitely S-rank! Too bad he's a simp!"

"Sigh! In that case, he and Su Wanqing would be an even better match! A talented man and a beautiful woman, except he's a simp."

"Indeed, too bad he's a simp."

Amidst the buzzing discussions from the students below.

Luo Ming walked onto the awakening platform and placed his hand on the awakening stone.

*Buzz!*

A hazy gray light shone, and the faint phantom of a palace floated above his head.

"Wait... what is this? A house? A palace?"

"No, buddy, did you walk onto the wrong set? Everyone else is awakening monsters, and you're here awakening a house? What, you gonna go out into the wild, sit down, and let the monsters bite you? Try to break their teeth?"

"The most ridiculous part is, buddy, your house is D-rank? It's useless! Useless! Take him away, take him away!"

"I heard this brother is supposed to be a little genius, number one in theoretical courses in the whole school, and he awakens something like this? Your Dao heart must be shattered, right, bro? You must be sweating buckets! Haha!"

"Hmph! It's a sure thing. With this kid, my Big Yellow is probably stronger than him. That beauty will definitely dump him! I'm already prepared to take over!"

"Whatever, my keyboard is ready. I will make my move!"

"Luo Ming, you sit down!"

Not only were the viewers in the live stream mocking him.

Even the students, teachers, and parents in the parents' section below the stage were all gossiping about him.

However, no one saw the strange expression on Luo Ming's face at this moment.

[Congratulations, Host, for successfully binding with the Ten Vicious Shrine!]

[The Ten Vicious Shrine has issued the first trial! The Host is required to swallow the awakening stone in front of you within one minute! Failure to do so will be considered a mission failure! The Shrine will automatically unbind!]

[Upon successful completion of the mission, you will pass the trial of the first Vicious, the SSS-rank Gluttonous! The Host can transform and obtain the Gluttony Power!]

[The inherited talents of Gluttonous are: Infinite Devour, Infinite Plunder, Tyrant Rampage!]

Luo Ming looked at the head-sized awakening stone in front of him, somewhat silent.

This... swallow it? Won't I bleed from my ass?

(End of this chapter)