Chapter 3 - Chapter 3

"Look! An Obelisk?!"Someone suddenly shouted, and all eyes turned to the edge of the clouds.A towering, pointed monument was slowly descending through the clouds.It was the Obelisk!The Obelisk could be considered the origin of everything—the start of the whole awakening era.It was the Obelisk that opened the door to the mass transmutation era.The generation of dungeons, raids, and the Abyss—all of these were tied to the Obelisks that suddenly appeared around the world.Even the Transmutation Platforms themselves were fundamentally built upon the idea of the Obelisk.But now, at the moment Shen Mo was awakening, an Obelisk appeared from within the rainbow.Xue Yifeng's brow furrowed. Could this scale of Obelisk be related to the Abyss?It wasn't a good omen for the Abyss to manifest in the school grounds...The rainbow, in Xue Yifeng's experience, had only appeared once before.The first time was in a certain country's outskirts, where the rainbow appeared suddenly, followed by a colossal Obelisk that opened up the Abyss...The situation now seemed eerily similar.He even gripped his weapon, ready for action. If this Obelisk fell, and the Abyss opened, the Dragon Kingdom would definitely be affected.The next few decades could very well bring devastation...Who was Shen Mo? Why, during a simple profession awakening, could he trigger an Obelisk of Abyssal proportions?!However, Xue Yifeng chose to remain quiet for the moment. The situation wasn't yet critical.Because, based on his observation, the Obelisk descending from the sky wasn't a physical object.If it wasn't a physical entity, then it meant this was still part of Shen Mo's awakening illusion.But the question remained: What kind of hidden profession could have an illusion so grand that it could summon the image of an Abyss-level Obelisk?!Unlike the students, the prominent figures understood the meaning behind the Abyssal Obelisk. They were growing uneasy. Some even shut off their live streams, not wanting their actions to cause panic among the students.Principal Zhang Mingyuan, already anxious, kept glancing up at Xue Yifeng, waiting for him to make a move. But seeing no change, Zhang forced himself to hold back his rising anxiety.If they interrupted Shen Mo's awakening, it would ruin the student's chances completely. At least if the sky fell, Xue Yifeng would be there to support them...Jiang Yixian anxiously paced in place, looking up at the Obelisk slowly falling toward the playground. It radiated an overwhelming aura of power.Beside him, Shen Bingning was breaking out in cold sweat.Because of her family background, she recognized this as the Obelisk that heralds the destruction of the world—the Abyss-level Obelisk...She saw Xue Yifeng stride down the steps of the observation room and stand beside Shen Mo, giving Zhang Mingyuan a look.The principal quickly stepped aside.Is this still part of the illusion? She had never read about such an illusion in her textbooks...But she had heard that the more powerful the profession, the more magnificent and longer-lasting its awakening illusion would be.By this calculation, it had been about five minutes since the rainbow appeared, and the Obelisk was only showing a small part of itself..."Who is this person? Why has his awakening taken so long and created an Obelisk?""Yeah, and now there's an Obelisk.""But it feels so powerful!"Suddenly, the Obelisk froze mid-air, the tip directly above Shen Mo.Xue Yifeng immediately shouted, "Get ready! Defensive formation!"At his command, Principal Zhang Mingyuan quickly realized the danger. He urgently signaled to the formation mages standing by.A golden shield appeared, enveloping the entire playground. At the same time, the tip of the Obelisk erupted with blinding light.The light was so intense that even the radiant sun seemed dimmed.Before the students could comprehend what was happening, a beam of energy shot down and struck Shen Mo.Boom!An explosion of energy rippled through the entire school, knocking the ground loose and sending tremors that rang against the protective shield.The podium was shattered to pieces. Had it not been for Xue Yifeng's quick warning, several prominent figures would have been crushed under the debris.As the dust cleared, Shen Mo opened his eyes, staring at what had become a near ruin of the school, completely confused.He looked at the terrified gazes of the students and the golden protective shield, especially the few in the front row who regarded him like a demon, and couldn't help but ask himself: What just happened?Principal Zhang Mingyuan wiped the dust from his clothes and looked at the words on the screen. His emotions swung like a roller coaster:"Shen Mo… Unique Hidden Profession! SS-grade?! Master of Phenomenon? A Life Class?!"What?!The entire crowd erupted in chaos!"What the heck?! After all that, it's just a Life Class?!""So much for all the spectacle—it's just a life profession!""Master of Phenomenon? Never even heard of it!""What's it going to do? Make farming faster? Or use food to kill monsters?!""Sure, it's a unique hidden profession, but life professions have a limited skill ceiling. What kind of great things can he do?""I think Shen Mo's the unluckiest person today...""Awakened an SS-grade unique hidden profession, and it's still a Life Class?!"Some people began to secretly mock Shen Mo's fate.As for Shen Mo himself, he was completely bewildered.Master of Phenomenon?He pulled out his phone and dug through the electronic archives for the full list of professions.After flipping through, he couldn't find anything about a "Master of Phenomenon."So… should he laugh or cry now?!Earlier, the profession symbols had been flashing before his eyes, and suddenly he found himself in a strange space.That space was empty, the ground as clear as a mirror. Everything around him was silent. At the center stood a single Obelisk.He couldn't tell how long he stayed in that space, but eventually, a force ejected him from the realm...Then he found himself back at the near-wrecked school, with frightened students...The most disappointing part was seeing the disappointed expressions on the faces of the school principals and guild leaders, shaking their heads and muttering things like:"What a waste..." "All that anticipation, for nothing…" "This school's going to be the laughingstock now."Shen Mo could only stand there in confusion, not understanding what had just happened...D*mn it!It looked like his reputation was completely ruined. The world's only SS-grade hidden profession… a Life Class… Master of Phenomenon...Maybe it should just be called FF-grade hidden profession: The Greatest Fool.But to his surprise, amidst the crowd's astonished gazes, Xue Yifeng actually walked up to him.He extended his hand to Shen Mo and said,"Hello, student. I'm Xue Yifeng."Shen Mo stood frozen. Xue Yifeng?! Who was this person, and why was he coming to shake hands with him?Could it be that his "Master of Phenomenon" still had some hope left?In a daze, Shen Mo grasped Xue Yifeng's strong hand, which was calloused from years of wielding a weapon.A deep, powerful voice came from Xue Yifeng:"After your awakening, you should have a profession panel now.""Most likely, you'll have your first skill or talent. What is it?"Oh, right!How could I have forgotten?!D*mn it! They threw me off track!With a final hope, Shen Mo activated his profession panel, as the textbooks had taught him.

[Name: Shen Mo][Level: Lv.1][Experience: 0%][Strength: 5][Agility: 4][Spirit: 7][Constitution: 5][Profession: Master of Phenomenon][Profession Level: SS-grade][Profession Rarity: Unique Hidden Profession][Profession Category: Life Class][Passive Ability: Omniscient and Omnipotent][Omniscient and Omnipotent: SS-grade Passive: Can ignore profession restrictions and learn, use talents, skills, passives, and equipment from any class.]