3 The Awakening Ceremony

The entire next generation turned 15 and the time for the yearly awakening ceremony came once again. The elders of the clan began rounding up the youths, the common people began putting up decorations in celebration, a certain old man was scheming on how to fake the results and a specific group of 2 kids were punching each other to death.

Those two specific kids are Mo Bei and Chi cheng! Nah! it's me and my slave. He is my sparring partner, as he is the only one strong enough to stand a chance in a fight against me. Chi Shan fought me a couple times when I was younger, but he beat the absolute shit out of me!

Then I fought him one day 5 years ago and beat the everliving shit out of him! He beat even more shit out of me, but it was an improvement. We haven't fought since then. He is too scared to fight me! The guy is known as the strongest in Gu Yue and is trying to reach the level of Strongest on Qiao Mao mountain, so being defeated by me won't help his goal much.

Mo Bei also came to cause trouble and challenged me and my slave, but he couldn't even beat the slave and dared not show his face from shame.

These amazing feats have caused the villagers to look at us in a new light and we were placed on podiums next to Fang Yuan. It isn't everyday you see a kid strong enough to beat adults and even adult Gu masters.

I got fame and all the babes! But the babes are teenagers and I don't feel comfortable when those underage girls come up to me and try to seduce me. I also like Fang Yuan's bone philosophy, so I don't have much interest in these bunch of prepubescent girls.

My progress with earning Gu points is really good. I have earned 65 Gu points, but was sadly forced to upgrade my body nourishing Gu to health nourishing Gu. I know, what a tragedy! The cute little ladybug is no more and has been changed to a small 3D rhombus!

It cost me 10 points to buy it first and then 18 to upgrade it. in total 28 and I went down to 37 when I did it. At least I don't have to worry about food and only eat just for extra nutrients and sometimes when the Gu needs feeding.

My 15 year old body is as strong as 4 human adults! Sadly, my slave is at only 3 adults. My slave might be physically strong, but that is all he has going for him. His cultivation talent is nonexistent! He has, at most, D rank talent, which is the group my mum is in, but you should just quit if you are D rank. aI could be wrong, but that is unlikely.

I don't like the idea of lying to my brother andI have promised him strength, so I will deliver! The white boar Gu isn't that far away and I can even get the black boar Gu as well, But that is plan B. First we try plan A

My slave used to complain a lot. He didn't like my training regime, as breaking 2-5 bones after each training session was a bit hard to bare for most people. I can get by thanks to my pain tolerance, but he is just a child.

Though he realized soon after his first week, that he needs to put in effort if he wants strength and hasn't complained even when we went head to head against a boar a couple of years ago. We have fought multiple wild animals with our bare hands and grew a brotherly relationship.

It is quite hard to go back home together after a day of constantly being hounded by death and not grow on each other. Even if Fang Yuan tries to extort us, he won't be able to take a single primeval essence stone! Well, I kinda don't care.

Not needing primeval essence to earn money is quite beneficial. Me and my slave make quite a lot by fighting wild beasts and then selling their body parts off.

Those were good times. I had a fun childhood devoid of piano lessons and dumb karate practice. Now we have arrived on the fated day.

Before me stand's a pathetic child that barely walked 3 steps and came back from the river, covered in weird water and hus own tears. The clan leader standing there with a clipboard and marking down the results of each child. It is now my slaves turn right now

"Gu Yue Chun Jack, step forward!" Announced the clan leader and my slave went forward to test his potential. Unsurprisingly, he walked 1 step and a half-step, signifying 3% talent. All my brother could do was collapse onto the ground a few centimeters away from where he started.

Sounds of heavy breathing were heard in the cave. "Damn! I could only amount to so much! I am not even worthy enough to enter the academy! I am just a lowly mortal! Why did I ever think I could compare to a Gu master?!"

He went in such a shallow part his body barely became wet. I don't care what others think, but I won't look at this! I walked over to him.

He saw me walking over and couldn't even look me in my eyes. I sighed at his actions. I don't understand this guy. I have taught him everything, but he still failed. All I could say was "Slave, don't humiliate your master! You are no Gu master, you are this master's personal slave! Stop waling in your sorrow, get up and follow me!"

Some people started laughing at him, thinking I was trying to humiliate my slave and put him in his place, but those with a brain felt what I truly meant. Chun Jack grabbed my extended arm and I lifted him up. "I am apologize for having shown such a shameful display, master. I will engrave what you have told me today in my heart."

Chun Jack smiled and the two of us were going back to our original spot, when "Gu Yue Kai Nem, step forward!"

The elder announced and I went forwards, with an unwavering heart. I smiled as the Hope Gu gathered around me and pressured me.

I got to say, this is extremely easy in the beginning. 5 steps... 10 steps... 25 steps. 26 is actually kinda hard.

27 steps exactly and then it hit me. 'What the fuck is this pressure!' I couldn't take even 1 more step.I feel as if my heart is being pulled down by something! As if an etheral black being is squeezing my body every second I stand here.

I... I can't move my legs even a tiny bit further! The pressure I had to endure for the 28th step was literally 100 times greater than for the 27th step.

Fuck! Am I going to just be known as a loser that couldn't take 28 steps? Fuck that! I am above the fate Gu and this stinking River! I will take 28 steps even if you don't like it! For the dream!

Even if the fate Gu increases the pressure by a thousand times, I will still take the step! Nothing can fucking stop me! With my iron will built upon 13 years of pain and endurance, I will do it! I don't care! If this killa me, I will do it!.

My muscles bulged to the extreme. Fuck, it hurts! This is hell! Grit your teeth, Kai Nem! Don't falter! Fuck! Body MOVE! With one final push, I put my foot down and took the 28th step.

"bleeegh! Heh, heh"

The pressure after the 28th step was nearly 1000 times greater than the one after the 27th. I Was facing 100K pressure and couldn't continue. My breathing was shit, my body was strained and I just couldn't hold on anymore! I couldn't even keep the contants of my stomach in, much less keep walking! I collapsed into the river and couldn't move anymore.

The clan leader announced my result afterwards "Gu Yue Kai Nem, C grade talent, 55% primeval essence aperture of appropriate size!" Surprised gasps came from all the people around us. They began saying how I am no genius and a trash and other dumb shit, but I couldn't care less!

Even though I was only 5% above average, this display wasn't a show of my talent. As far as I am concerned, my talent is 99%, A grade and it is set in stone! What matters is my willpower. Can I or can I not face the Fate Gu and come out on top.

My Fate was to take 27 steps and run out of energy, showing my talent of 55%, but I completely fucked fate and collapsed after 28 steps, showing a 56% talent. It was an insignificant victory, but it was the biggest victory of my life! Even though it felt like an eternity, it took only 2 minutes in full time, so at least I wouldn't get any heat for my struggles.

My suffering was completely my own and no one could understand it... Is this how Chun Jack feels right now?

Fun fact, fate flipped upside down is an extremely powerful Gu, but It has a requirement. What? Flipping fate upside down isn't easy!

The only way to do that is to get rid of the Fate Gu's influence first. Such a task is completely abstract and makes no sense, but I found a way! I overcame fate with hope and willpower!

I used the hope Gu used during the awakening ceremony and my own willpower to break the binds of fate and took the extra step. My fate was 27 and a half, but I took 28, loosening the chains of fate around me just enough to earn the qualifications to use the Fate Flipped Upside Down Gu. Sadly, my slave failed. I will have to resort to cultivation plan B.

The man discarded by heaven, Fang Yuan, paid no heed to me or my slave. We were just some random batch of nobodies, that will die because of Bai Ning Bing's detonation in a couple of years time. My job is to prove him wrong and come up victorious against him! Ya, I am even more insane than I sound. Defeating THE Fang Yuan is my dream and I will succeed!

And plan B is the way to do it!. I have 65 Gu points, which are enough to buy three boar strength Gu, which are worth 20 points each BTW, but I don't have the patience to buy that! I need to save up for Fate Flipped Upside Down Gu.

For now the white boar strength Gu should be enough for me and my slave. Flower wine monk wanted his successor to have a strength equal to a boar and then move the Boulder. Fuck that! I'll move it without the Gu worm's help! My little red 3D rhombus Gu called health nourishing Gu is all I need to clear his trial! Heck, I don't even need its stamina boost! I can do it all in 1 go!

For now, I will concentrate on the awakening ceremony. The other participants took the trial as well. Mo Bei showed a B grade talent, Chi Cheng also showed a "B" grade talent and I saw the fated moment. The moment everyone realized Fang Yuan wasn't a genius! The moment they all expressed shock at his C grade talent, that is inferior to mine.

They all said stuff like "Heaven has turned it's back on our clan!", "How are the two geniuses we entrusted our future to both worthless trashes!" and "I knew they were just two snotty brats the moment I first saw them!"

That was getting annoying, but I would rather listen to them a hundred times over, than watch this! "Gu Yue Fang Zheng, step forward."

The next thing that followed was rage inducing and absolutely humiliating! I have worked on my body for 13 years! I have built a sturdy foundation of willpower and determination! I struggled with fate itself and spilled my guts so I could defy it and all I could achieve was the 28th step... a step which Fang Zheng took without even realizing it!

I have always thought the people being jealous of the talented were just stupid, but now I realized what they felt like. All my life lead up to me putting in as much effort as I can and pushing myself to the limit! Only to achieving something this lucky son of a bitch did without even realizing! How can I be willing to accept this?! How can anyone feel anything except rage and humiliation upon seeing this?!

Even if I know how inconsequential this is, how can I just look at this piece of garbage, a lowlife, who would bully his caring brother out of jealousy and feel anything except anger! But I smiled and I smiled with a wide grin!

As he took the 40th step and finally came out of his daze, the clan leader shouted "G-Gu Yue Fang Zheng, A grade talent, 80% primeval essence!"

The face of the "genius" lit up in confusion and he only now realized what he had done. He looked at the distance he walked and fell down on his knees, thinking "I did It? I surpassed my brother and took 40 steps? I am the genius of the Gu Yue clan, not my brother?!"