"What?" Ye Ningze heard this and turned to look at Lin Haitao. Seeing Lin Haitao's excited expression, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Heh heh, Brother Lin, of course I'm excited. After all, this is my ultimate goal. As long as I can awaken my talent, and awaken a high-level talent, I can go to the First Academy to study and become a student, a part of the academy. What a wonderful thing that would be. How could I not be excited?"
Ye Ningze said this, but in his heart, he understood very well.
"What's the point of awakening if the talent isn't high?" Ye Ningze sneered inwardly.
However, he showed a look of envy on his face: "It's great, Brother Lin. After awakening your talents, you must have already reached the Six-Star Warrior level, right?"
Upon hearing Ye Ningze's words, Lin Haitao's face immediately showed a proud expression: "Heh heh, naturally."
"It's so good!" Ye Ningze's face showed envy. "I'm also very much looking forward to becoming a warrior!"
"Haha, Ningze, you seem a bit off lately. Is something bothering you? Do you want to talk about it? I can help you resolve your troubles?" Lin Haitao said excitedly.
Ye Ningze sighed, "Alas, I don't know why, but I always feel a bit unconfident."
As he spoke, Ye Ningze subtly changed the topic: "By the way, Lin Haitao, do you know who has the highest talent in our academy?"
"You mean that junior sister? Lin Haitao chuckled. "Her talent is indeed very good. It's said that in two years, she will become a Nine-Star Warrior. She's a rising star in our Seventh Academy."
Ye Ningze was stunned for a moment: "Nine-Star Warrior? Then her talent is quite high."
To become a Nine-Star Warrior in two years, such talent is undeniably high. Ye Ningze's interest was immediately piqued: "Such talent must be very high. Copying it would definitely be very useful!"
Ye Ningze subtly inquired, "Do you know the name of this junior sister?"
"This junior sister's surname is Su, and her name is Su Ling'er," Lin Haitao replied.
"Su Ling'er? Ling'er? That's a nice name, quite pleasant to hear," Ye Ningze couldn't help but nod.
"Haha, Ling'er's talent can be said to be the best among the students I've seen. This is also an important factor in the academy's selection," Lin Haitao replied with a smile. "Ling'er's strength is not weak in the entire academy, and she has quite a reputation in our academy."
"That makes sense," Ye Ningze nodded.
"Ningze, what are you thinking about here?" Lin Haitao asked curiously, seeing Ye Ningze's silence.
"I'm thinking about that girl named Su Ling'er. I just saw her sitting in the corner, observing us. Her eyes were a bit cold, as if she was full of disdain for us ordinary people. I feel like she doesn't welcome us," Ye Ningze said, shaking his head.
"Oh?" Lin Haitao frowned.
"This junior sister Ling'er's talent is indeed very good, she's among the best of us students. However, she also has her arrogance and naturally looks down on ordinary people. I can understand that, but you should be careful not to offend her."
"Mm," Ye Ningze nodded.
The two chatted casually for a few more sentences, and Ye Ningze returned to his classroom.
Back in the classroom, Ye Ningze focused his attention on the students around him, constantly searching for Su Ling'er.
Since Su Ling'er's talent is so high, he naturally had to copy it!
Ye Ningze thought to himself, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a secret joy.
If he could successfully copy Su Ling'er's talent, he would possess extraordinary strength, and then he could freely enjoy the pleasure that power brings.
As Ye Ningze thought about it, his heart couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
"Ling'er!" Suddenly, a familiar voice reached his ears. Ye Ningze turned his head and saw a handsome and dashing young man standing not far away, calling out to a pure and beautiful girl.
Ye Ningze raised his eyebrows slightly.
The young man in front of him clearly had a good impression of Su Ling'er. However, unfortunately, Su Ling'er seemed completely uninterested in him.
After the two talked for a while, the girl suddenly pushed the young man in front of her hard and then ran away quickly. In her haste, she ran towards Ye Ningze.
Seeing this, Ye Ningze was secretly delighted. He pretended not to notice and walked towards her, then "accidentally" bumped into Su Ling'er. Immediately, Ye Ningze did not hesitate to copy Su Ling'er's cultivation talent.
Su Ling'er got up from the ground, glared at Ye Ningze, and then ran away.
Ye Ningze feigned an apology a couple of times and then left as well.
When he reached a secluded spot, Ye Ningze was extremely excited!
Because Su Ling'er's cultivation talent was B+!
This was considered a very high talent in the small Qingcheng Base!
Ye Ningze didn't want to delay and ran back home.
The academy didn't pay much attention to these matters. As long as you didn't cause trouble, you could stay and study if you wished, or leave if you didn't.
Back home, Ye Ningze was extremely excited. He locked himself in his room and the copying interface popped up in his pupils.
At this moment, there was a line of small text behind the interface: "B+ cultivation talent has been copied. Do you want to fuse?"
Without hesitation, Ye Ningze chose to fuse!
Instantly, an indescribable pain spread throughout Ye Ningze's entire body!
"Ah!"
The pain made Ye Ningze cry out involuntarily, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself to swallow the pain without a sound!
Ye Ningze couldn't help but reach out and cover his chest, panting heavily.
This feeling was too unbearable!
Ye Ningze hadn't expected fusing talent to be so painful, but it made sense. Fusing talent was equivalent to changing oneself, and any change required a price!
Ye Ningze gritted his teeth, enduring the bone-piercing, heart-rending agony.
"I want to change my talent, and I am willing to endure any pain for it!"
"Ah!!"
Finally, Ye Ningze could no longer control the pain in his heart and shouted out, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Ye Ningze fainted!
He passed out!
Even in his unconscious state, Ye Ningze could still sense the unimaginable pain filling his heart. Even in his hazy state, Ye Ningze could still feel boundless suffering.