Chapter 9: Only a Bald Head Away from Being Strong

He planned to wait until he got home to properly research the two Qi-Controlling Pills he had received today, otherwise, if he took them right in front of everyone, an N-level System Awakener suddenly breaking through to Qi-Controlling realm would seem far-fetched.

Of course, he could explain it as the work of his system, but after all, being N-level, the starting point shouldn't be so high.

Xiang Beifei actually cared more about the little puppy he had awakened.

He still didn't understand what his little puppy was for.

"What in the world are you?"

Xiang Beifei picked up the little puppy and studied it over and over.

"Woof woof!"

The little puppy barked happily, wagging its tail twice.

But Xiang Beifei couldn't understand what it was saying; it seemed to be just barking simply.

Xiang Beifei asked all sorts of questions, and the little puppy could only bark twice.

"You're not just here to be cute, are you?"

Xiang Beifei stroked the little puppy's head.

The little puppy squinted its eyes on his palm.

Xiang Beifei thought for a moment and said, "I should give you a name."

The little puppy, with its tongue out, looked eagerly at Xiang Beifei.

"You're so cute, all your fur is so white, white like a ball of snow, hmm—then I'll call you Xiaohei!" Xiang Beifei said.

"..."

Xiaohei blinked, looking somewhat astonished.

"I've always wanted to get a dog and name it Xiaohei!

Xiang Beifei burst into laughter.

"Whine!"

The all-white Xiaohei whined discontentedly and bit at Xiang Beifei's palm.

But it didn't have teeth yet, so the bite on Xiang Beifei's palm was neither light nor itchy.

Xiang Beifei found this little guy very amusing and gently flicked its ear with his finger.

This Xiaohei, clearly newborn and confused, seemed not even to know what it was.

But intuition told Xiang Beifei that Xiaohei was probably not that simple.

——

In the distance, exclamations were heard again, as if someone else had awakened an S-level system.

So far, it seemed there were already nineteen students who had awakened S-level systems

With ten classes in the senior year, that was about two per class on average.

This result was rather normal, and Xiang Beifei was not surprised.

Xiang Beifei had been keeping an eye on Kong Xiuwen and noticed that Kong Xiuwen had awakened an S-level system too!

"Excellent! Excellent! I knew I was not wrong about you, Kong Xiuwen!"

Yang Hua excitedly patted Kong Xiuwen on the shoulder.

His

Kong Xiuwen, however, looked utterly dejected.

"Bad luck, such bad luck! I actually awakened this system... Ah, it's outrageous!" Kong Xiuwen looked like he was about to cry.

Xiang Beifei glanced at Kong Xiuwen's system and almost burst out laughing.

[Host: Kong Xiuwen]

[S-level, Bald System]

[State: Ordinary person]

...

Bald System?

What kind of weird thing is that!

Xiang Beifei's expression turned strange as he secretly pulled closer to Kong Xiuwen's system interface and quickly reviewed the introduction of Kong Xiuwen's system.

[Bald System, the less hair you have, the stronger you are, you're only one bald head away from being a powerhouse!]

[Note: Manually removing hair will still grow back, to perfectly utilize the system's abilities, you must stimulate your potential through various external pressures]

[Newbie Task: Stay up studying for one night]

[Task Reward: Lose five hairs]

[Note: Hair can be exchanged for corresponding rewards in the system store]

Xiang Beifei looked at Kong Xiuwen's hair, black and lush like seaweed, and couldn't help but laugh.

Manually removing hair doesn't count, meaning shaving your head or plucking hair doesn't qualify.

You should know, a normal person has about one hundred thousand strands of hair, someone like Kong Xiuwen, with his robust hair growth, probably has about one hundred fifty thousand.

And he, after staying up studying for one night, only lost five hairs!

This system, it's a long and arduous journey!

"You've awakened an S system, which is quite impressive, it adds 50 points to your college entrance exam," Xiang Beifei said, not really knowing how to feel about Kong Xiuwen's system, he could only feign ignorance and patted Kong Xiuwen on the shoulder, enviously.

"Ah, you have no idea what my system is—never mind, I can't discuss systems carelessly. In any case, I would rather not have those extra fifty points," Kong Xiuwen said as he covered his face and sighed. Then he spat viciously, "That so-called Dao achieving expert, he actually tricked me! The pills have no effect whatsoever!"

He had just swallowed two pills that had a "fifty percent chance to awaken an SR system," and he ended up awakening an S-tier system.

Though he could accept the outcome, he was still annoyed by this system.

"However, how should I get involved with a system like Kong Xiuwen's?"

Xiang Beifei fell into thought again.

It's not that he coveted Kong Xiuwen's system rewards, as Kong Xiuwen is a very genuine person, and they have a good relationship. Even if Beifei were to receive Kong Xiuwen's rewards, he would return them.

But he must consider the types of systems that allow him to receive rewards from others.

Such as those "Top Student Futuristic Tech" systems, these systems that train you to be a top student rarely require help from others.

Could he then participate in the missions together with others?

He needed to properly explore these issues.

——

After the last student awakened the [R-Tier Heavenly Punishment System], the entire awakening ceremony had ended.

At Luhe High School, only twenty-one students had awakened an S-tier system, and although everyone wasn't clear about the specifics of these twenty-one systems, they all envied them.

Among these twenty-one, twenty were full of confidence about their futures, but one looked as if he had swallowed a fly, face livid with disgust.

Zhuo Jing was still hopping mad, searching everywhere for his system rewards.

He didn't suspect Beifei but was adamant that there had been a mistake with the distribution of his reward and decided to sort it out with the system store when he got back!

"Let's give our warmest applause to these twenty-one outstanding students! And don't be discouraged, the system is just a supplement; ultimately, we rely on our own cultivation. I hope everyone can become a strong cultivator!"

Principal Li Nanxing gave another rousing speech, especially to those twenty-one students with an S-tier system.

Students with an S-tier system, their future accomplishments are boundless,

This represents the most outstanding students of Luhe High School this year; whatever their systems, it means they have already taken a significant lead, and the others can only look up to them.

Li Nanxing naturally wanted to nurture them well.

Xiang Beifei, observing these twenty-one S-tier systems, found their systems were indeed impressive, including the [Summoning Monster System], [Dao Achieving System], and the [Heavenly Dao System], among others.

These systems, compared to other quirky ones, had a higher likelihood of them becoming powerful martial cultivators.

With their strong system talents, as long as they diligently completed the system tasks, becoming powerhouses was just a matter of time.

Xiang Beifei received Qi-Controlling Pills from Zhuo Jing, meaning he could step into the Qi-Controlling realm faster than the others.

Yet, he still lacked a Cultivation Technique, without which his cultivation could not progress.

Of course, there are Cultivation Techniques sold in the market; lots of people, aiming to make money, would sell their system rewards.

But these Cultivation Techniques are not only expensive, they are also incomplete, mostly fragmented as no one wants their system-awarded techniques to be fully passed on, there would definitely be flaws.

So Xiang Beifei currently needed to figure out a way to obtain a complete Cultivation Technique.

How to do that?

That is indeed a problem.