Chapter 1 Planet Awakening

"Hah~"

Wang Yi yawned, laying his head down on the classroom desk, boredly staring at the textbook in front of him.

As the college entrance exam approached, he was restless and anxious, with not the slightest desire to study.

Wang Yi, 18 years old, a student in Grade 12 Class 10 at Lanling High School.

He had an average appearance, height, physique, grades, and even his love life was average (actually, non-existent).

The only thing that set him apart was that he was a transmigrator.

According to the characteristics of transmigrators in novels, he should have been an outrageously cool existence.

But unfortunately, he was no different from an ordinary person, just with a previous life's memories that weren't much use.

In his previous life, he was a poor student.

This life, he still couldn't shake off the fate of being a poor student.

With the exam looming, he followed the principle of cramming at the last minute, blindly optimistic, flipping through the textbook in front of him.

"Do not study hard now, become a junior next year..."

The Gaokao was the day of tribulation for all 12th graders.

Whether one could ascend to the "Upper Realm" (University) depended on the lightning strikes of a few papers (exams).

Wang Yi, in hopes of scoring a few more points, continuously reviewed the key points highlighted by the teachers.

But after looking for a while, he realized he wasn't reviewing but seemed to be previewing new content.

This knowledge point looked unfamiliar, that gravitational acceleration made no sense, not to mention the English vocabulary that seemed as obscure as astronomy to him.

All of it was a headache!

"Damn it, if I had known I could transmigrate, I should've bloody well studied properly!"

In a fit of exasperation, Wang Yi shoved all the books in front of him into the desk's compartment, out of sight, out of mind.

He took out his mobile phone, opened the browser, launched Baidu Tieba, and searched for a thread named "Awakening Planet, Online Discussion."

The thread was bustling with all sorts of comments and replies, updating at a frightening speed; often in the blink of an eye, a notification of 10086+ unread messages would appear.

It was clear that a large number of people, just like Wang Yi, were following the "Awakening Planet, Online Discussion" thread.

Perhaps these people felt that here, they could be unbridled, boasting, chatting, provoking others, and expressing personal opinions without regard to others' feelings.

The only disharmony was that the thread's original poster (OP) would often come to patrol.

If any inappropriate comments were found, they were chosen to be deleted.

In severe cases, the person posting the inappropriate content would be banned.

Restricted from speaking in the thread.

Some complained that the OP was too domineering, insisting that the thread should be a place of free speech, and that the power shouldn't be misused to ban one person after another...

Others supported the OP's approach, stating that without rules, there would be no standards.

The thread was not a lawless land.

If people wished for the forum to exist for a long time, inappropriate comments must be deleted.

Otherwise, officials would come to rectify it!

Of course, there were also neutrals like Wang Yi, neither supporting nor opposing, just disinterested spectators.

In their words: "If it doesn't concern me, hang it high up; if I don't worry about it, all is well!"

This was the faithful creed of the disinterested netizens.

However, those who could leave messages and comments in the thread were not ordinary people.

As the name of the thread implied, this was a thread for discussion about "Awakening Planet," and every netizen here came to learn about the existence of "Awakening Planet"!

Wang Yi was no exception!

His purpose here was simple: to find content about "Awakening Planet."

Today was his day to awaken his "Planet," and learning more about the "Planet" couldn't hurt!

Awakening Planet, a unique product of this world.

Everyone who reached the age of eighteen had one opportunity to awaken their planet.

Those who successfully awakened their planet were called "Planet Masters," and they would receive the "Creation Sandbox" and "Planet Energy" to evolve their planets and create various types of civilization systems.

As civilizations evolved, the Planet Masters would benefit from the civilizations they fostered.

Those who failed the Planet Awakening would lose the chance to become powerful...

Creation Sandbox, a model for evolving planet civilization systems, possessed the ability to materialize!

Planet Energy, diverse in nature.

Some obtained Planet Energy in the form of "Martial Arts True Qi," using the Creation Sandbox to create a Martial Arts Civilization, with everyone on the planet being a Martial Artist.

Some obtained Planet Energy in the form of "Immortal Dao True Essence," using the Creation Sandbox to create an Immortal Dao Civilization, with everyone on the planet being a cultivator!

Some obtained Planet Energy in the form of "Fighting Energy," using the Creation Sandbox to create a Fighting Energy Civilization, with everyone on the planet being a Fighter!

Some obtained Planet Energy in the form of "Soul Power," using the Creation Sandbox to create a Soul Path Civilization, with everyone on the planet being a Soul Master!

Some obtained Planet Energy in the form of "Magic," using the Creation Sandbox to create a Magic Civilization, with everyone on the planet being a Mage!

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The type of civilization system a planet evolved depended on the "Planet Energy" received by the Planet Master.

Whatever type of Planet Energy was gained, the civilization system evolved accordingly.

Of course, the evolution of a planet's civilization system wasn't absolute, as some people would defy the norm.

If the Planet Master acquires Martial Arts True Qi as the Planet Energy, many people have not evolved a "Martial Arts World" but instead a "Ancient Weapon War World" or a "Martial Arts World".

The idea of the Planet Master plays a crucial role in the evolution of a Planet Civilization.

The size of the planet is related to the Planet Master's talent.

Some people's Awakening Planet is very large, spanning tens of kilometers, even hundreds of kilometers;

Others awaken to a very small planet, only a few meters in diameter, or even less than one meter.

Even if the "planet" diameter is too small, a Planet Master still holds a higher status than those who fail to awaken.

For those who successfully awaken, the planet is their own private territory.

For those who fail, they have no such domain.

Some unlucky ones who fail to awaken may even lose their lives.

But the vast majority of those who fail become ordinary people, eventually working for Planet Masters, with no more chances to climb upwards!

For everyone, the day of awakening is of paramount importance!

One step to heaven, one step to hell!

Today is critically important for Wang Yi and others who have turned eighteen.

Soon, the eighteen-year-olds from class 10 will follow their teacher's lead to the school's A building for the "Planet Awakening".

Whether dragon or worm, we shall see soon enough.

"Hey, Dazi, have you heard?

The goddess from the class next door, Sun Xiaoyu, has successfully awakened her planet, reaching a diameter of 32 kilometers and setting a historic record for the school!"

"Holy shit, really?!"

"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?"

"Damn, as expected from the school's genius, such talent... so strong!"

"Exactly, so far no one can compare to the Sun Goddess!"

"Over 30 kilometers in diameter, she's definitely capable of transforming high-level energy, maybe even able to transform nature's spiritual energy!"

"Nature's spiritual energy? That's essential for evolving an Immortality Cultivation Civilization, could the Sun Goddess be our school's first to evolve an Immortality Cultivation Planet?!"

"It's a done deal!"

"Ah, she's starting with an 'Immortality Cultivation Planet' as soon as she awakens, while if I awaken later and get Martial Arts True Qi, I'll be satisfied."

"Me too..."

Listening to the discussions around him, Wang Yi also pondered his own awakening:

"I should be able to awaken to a large planet, right!"

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A building.

Outside the Awakening Room.

A group of students, who turned eighteen, quietly discussed the matter of "awakening".

For them, today was more important than the "college entrance examination".

Whether dragon or worm, it all depends on a while from now!

Anyway, the waiting students all had different expressions on their faces.

Some were expectant, some excited, some envious, some nervous...

Outside the crowd, Wang Yi stood behind everyone else, waiting calmly.

As someone who's lived twice, his mental fortitude is much stronger than these kids!

It's been a month since he transmigrated, and he'd already become accustomed to the wonders of this world.

At first, he was surprised, but now he was as calm as still water.

Click!

The door to the Awakening Room opened.

The previous batch of students who went in to awaken came out in an orderly fashion, led by a teacher.

The expressions on their faces varied.

Those who succeeded in awakening were beaming with joy and excitement, as if pies fell from the sky;

Those who failed had faces full of sorrow, looking dejected and dispirited.

Some of the failures started crying as soon as they came out, like children who've been beaten, crying heartbreakingly.

Wang Yi gave them a brief glance and then turned his attention toward the teacher by the door.

He was among the next group to awaken, waiting for the teacher to announce when he and a few others would go in.

The teacher noticed the several sobbing students, his brows furrowed, he said: "Planet Awakening is not the only path, do not lose heart if you fail.

Go back and review well, the college entrance examination is what you should be focusing on right now!"

After that, he looked towards Wang Yi and the others and said loudly:

"The next batch of students preparing to awaken, get ready. Those who I call by name, stand at the door and form a line, I will lead you in shortly."

The teacher paused, then continued: "Han Xiaolong, Liu Yunlong, Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan, Song Zhihui, Wang Hongsheng, Wang Yi..."

Following the teacher's roll call, students from the crowd walked up to the door and lined up in an orderly manner.

Wang Yi was among them.

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Ps: Old author here, with a new book setting sail, seeking your support!