After a while, Su Yuan woke up again and looked up at the time.
"Has it already been two hours?"
It was fortunate that he had made arrangements with his parents in advance. Once he mentioned cultivation, they would not disturb him.
Su Yuan rubbed his temples. Although he still felt a bit dizzy, it no longer affected his actions.
"My Soul Card!"
Unable to wait, Su Yuan probed his consciousness into his body and saw a tiny card with a blue back quietly suspended at his chest, featuring the beautiful bluebird that had emerged from its cocoon...
He hadn't seen it clearly at the time, but now, upon closer inspection, the pattern on the card's face looked more like a fledgling phoenix than a bluebird!
"A Blue Card? It's actually a Blue Card!" Su Yuan was delighted.
According to the awakening data from Great Flame Country, even if one could cultivate to Star Apprentice Sixth Stage, more than half would fail their awakening.
Among those who successfully awakened, 30% of the Star Apprentices would awaken an Ordinary Grade White Soul Card during their first awakening.
These individuals had lower talent and limited potential, and even if they became Star Card Masters, they would struggle to break through the Gold Level limit in their lifetime.
Over 69% of the Star Apprentices could awaken an Elite Grade Green Soul Card, with these individuals having average to superior talent, holding the hope of breaking through to Shining Star Level and entering a Second Awakening of their Soul Card, reinvigorating their potential.
And less than 1% could awaken a Master Grade Blue Soul Card, these individuals were exceptional talents, referred to as geniuses, who, if they diligently cultivated, could at least reach the Shining Star Level.
As for the Purple Soul Cards… It was impossible to awaken a Purple Soul Card on the first try, as this was the limit for the human species, only achievable through continuous cultivation and a Second Awakening at the Shining Star Level.
Those who awakened a White Soul Card, no matter how hard they tried, could never break past the Gold Level, whereas those who awakened a Blue Soul Card could reach the Shining Star Level as long as they cultivated steadily. That is what "talent" meant—brutally realistic and cruel, with no fairness at all.
Su Yuan suppressed the joy in his heart and probed his consciousness into his Soul Card, or what could be termed his Lifebound Star Card.
[Soul Card: Azure Sky Phoenix]
[Grade: Master]
[Species: Phoenix]
[Element: Space]
[Talent: Azure Sky: Enhances the power of Space-related skills by 20%]
[Six Dimensions: Strength C, Agility C, Defense C, Constitution C, Spirit C, Star Power C]
[Soul Skill: Instant Movement (Master Level)]
"A Space Element Soul Card?"
"All six dimensions are C?!"
"Master Grade skill, Instant Movement?!"
The fact it was a Blue Card alone was surprising enough, but the attributes of this Soul Card were extravagantly impressive!
The rare and powerful Space Element and Instant Movement aside, these all-C Six Dimensional Qualifications were simply outrageous!
Six-Dimensional Qualification was extremely important for a Star Card Master, determining the growth potentials in various aspects of a Star Card Master.
Strength: Determines the intensity of strength;
Agility: Determines movement speed, striking speed, and neural response speed;
Defense: Determines physical and Star Power defense capabilities;
Constitution: Determines stamina, self-healing ability, and resistance to abnormal states;
Spirit: Determines the intensity, total amount, and recovery speed of spiritual power;
Star Power: Determines the recovery speed, intensity, total amount, and recovery speed of Star Power.
With the improvement of realm, the disparities in abilities of a Star Card Master brought by Six-Dimensional Qualifications become increasingly significant.
And generally, the grade of a Soul Card determines the upper and lower limits of Six-Dimensional Qualifications.
An Ordinary White Card has at least one E-grade qualification, an Elite Green Card has at least one D-grade qualification, while a Master Blue Card has at least one C-grade qualification...
Even if they are both Blue Cards, having one C-grade qualification versus six C-grade qualifications is entirely different.
1-2 C-grade qualifications are considered Low Grade, 3-4 are Mid-Grade, and 5-6 are Top-Grade!
Awakening a Blue Card was already extremely rare, but what was even more astonishing was that the dimensions of his Soul Card were all C grade!
"This is what they call the Hexagonal Warrior!"
Su Yuan swallowed, and it took him a few seconds to gradually recover from the shock, followed by an uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy!
"A top-grade Blue Card on the first awakening, worthy of the Sixth Stage Soul Awakening Card. This period of waiting wasn't just in vain, it was a huge gain!"
Su Yuan's consciousness withdrew from his body, previously immersed in the joy of the Soul Card's awakening. Now, coming to his senses, he immediately noticed the changes in himself.
Although there were no significant changes in his physique, his strength, constitution, and other physical qualities had improved by several levels!
Moreover, Star Power was abundant within him, and his sensitivity to the surrounding Star Power had reached a previously unimaginable level, as sensitive as the tender skin of a baby.
Not only was it crystal clear, but there was also no obstruction in absorption. The barrier at the Seventh Stage Star Apprentice, which had always been hard to break through, suddenly loosened up.
Overjoyed, Su Yuan quickly sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began absorbing and refining the omnipresent Star Power from the world...
After a long while, accompanied by a minor surge of Star Power around him, Su Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
"Star Apprentice Eighth Stage, I didn't expect to achieve a breakthrough with this awakening!"
The body qualities, spiritual power, and Star Power that had surged due to the awakening of the Soul Card had received another considerable boost upon breaking through to the Eighth Stage.
Su Yuan was immensely satisfied because his cultivation progress had been lagging due to his inability to awaken the Soul Card, especially since Jiang Jun and another top genius in his class, Chen Jiujun, were close to the Ninth Stage.
Now that he had advanced to the Eighth Stage, he had somewhat caught up.
"Azure Sky Phoenix, worthy of being a top-grade Blue Soul Card! Such a cultivation speed is truly astonishing, a cut above the usual Blue Soul Cards!"
The higher the grade of the Soul Card, the faster the spiritual cultivation speed. Usually, after awakening a White Card, the absorption and refining speed of spiritual power would increase by one fold, Green Card two folds, and Blue Card three folds.
However, the enhancement brought by Su Yuan's Azure Sky Phoenix was almost four times!
Although he had known that Soul Cards would significantly boost the level of cultivation, it was only now, experiencing it firsthand, that he truly felt the difference.
If his previous flow was like a gentle stream, it was now akin to a rushing river.
Su Yuan got up from the bed, walked up to the mirror next to his desk, and thoroughly examined his post-awakening self.
The youth in the mirror was dressed in the Guangchuan Fourth Middle School uniform.
A white inner shirt, with a light blue long-sleeved pure cotton jacket and pants, a pair of white sneakers, and a face that, while not exceptionally outstanding, was quite handsome. His appearance was not bad at all.
However, the previously characteristic dark brown pupils of a Great Flame citizen had now turned into a silver color, indifferent and cold like that of the Azure Sky Phoenix, adding a chilling charisma to the otherwise ordinary young man.
"Did my eye color change, very noticeable, huh..."
Su Yuan leaned closer to the mirror and took a closer look.
In Great Flame Country, ordinary people usually had black hair and pupils, but Star Card Masters could sometimes be different.
During the awakening process, influenced by the power of the awakening Soul Card, there was also a certain likelihood of undergoing some changes.
Such as changes in pupil and hair color, as well as the appearance of peculiar symbols or patterns on the body.
Thus, in Great Flame Country, those with heterochromatic pupils were likely awakened Star Card Masters, aside from those wearing cosmetic lenses or foreigners.
"Right, I remember just before I fainted, the system seemed to vaguely say something..." Su Yuan pondered for a moment and then called out, "System, can you repeat the earlier prompt?"
However, the system did not respond.
"It really isn't intelligent..." Su Yuan shook his head, not particularly surprised.
For nearly a year, Su Yuan had roughly figured out this system.
It could follow simple commands and offer some hints at certain points, but it almost lacked intelligence, unable to answer even fundamental questions.
"Maybe there are some clues on the panel."
After pondering for a while, Su Yuan immediately opened the system panel and noticed something different.
Behind the original "Card Enhancement", there were now two more modules.
"Card Decomposition and Card Extraction?"
"Just don't know what decomposition will yield, could it be... Star Dust?"