"Your son is calling you."
As the urgent ringing of a mobile phone sounded, the young man who had been sleeping soundly sat up abruptly from the bed as if he had been resurrected.
His first reaction was to pick up the phone and glance at the time.
Eight o'clock sharp.
The young man stared at the phone with an incredulous look in his eyes, which then turned into a look of regret.
Seeing the incoming call information on the screen, he couldn't help but smile and murmured, "It really is a call from my son."
"Hello..."
"Chu Chen, what's going on with you? It's already eight o'clock. Where are you?"
Upon hearing these words, Chu Chen quickly moved the phone away a little and said somewhat awkwardly, "Yesterday was too exciting, I slept late."
"What, you're not telling me you just woke up, are you?"
"Uh, Wang Lu, don't get excited. Has the awakening ceremony started yet?"
"Not yet, we just gathered at the playground. I guess the principal still has to give a motivational talk. I'm holding off for you with the class teacher for now. You better get here within ten minutes, or else you know the consequences."
Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly replied, "Good son, Dad will treat you to barbecue tonight." With that, he decisively hung up the phone.
"Get lost..."
"Wang Lu, who are you telling to get lost? Come to my office after the awakening ceremony."
Upon hearing this, Wang Lu hurriedly put away his phone and smiled apologetically at a woman not far away, "Class teacher, you've misunderstood, I wasn't talking about you."
This woman was the homeroom teacher, Chen Qian, of the third year, class four.
Chen Qian just gave Wang Lu a cold glance and then turned away.
Seeing this, Wang Lu breathed a sigh of relief and inwardly cursed Chu Chen a hundred times.
At this moment, Chu Chen had already rushed out of his house, heading straight to the roadside. He looked up at the sky, as if searching for something.
A moment later, a small black dot appeared in the sky, growing rapidly visible to the naked eye. Within seconds, a giant eagle appeared before Chu Chen.
The giant eagle was gray and white, with a wingspan reaching three zhang. Its beak and sharp claws were pale yellow, as if cast from metal, and its sharp eagle eyes vigilantly scanned the surroundings.
Chu Chen looked at the giant eagle in front of him with an unchanged expression, as if he had anticipated this.
Indeed, this is a world with extraordinary powers, where beast mastery has long become commonplace.
However, five hundred years ago, this world was very similar to Earth, a technological planet. But the disaster five hundred years ago changed the entire world's structure, knocking humanity down from the top of the food chain, and after five hundred years of war, they finally have a place to breathe.
"Honored guest, Swift Eagle ride is at your service," said a middle-aged man with a smile.
Hearing this, Chu Chen nodded quickly, then swiftly climbed onto the back of the giant eagle.
"Fasten your seatbelt, we're departing now."
Chu Chen obeyed quickly, then nodded at the middle-aged man, signaling him to proceed.
The middle-aged man patted the giant eagle beneath him, smiled, and said, "Old partner, let's go." He then raised his hand, and a transparent soul shield enveloped the two of them.
With the word from the middle-aged man, the giant eagle's wings flapped forcefully, and a strong sense of acceleration surged.
In the next moment, the giant eagle flew into the sky, speeding towards the distance.
Chu Chen felt the continued sense of acceleration, his eyes flickering with excitement.
But the next moment, it was replaced by a twinge of pain.
This Swift Eagle ride is similar to ride-hailing apps on Earth, where you place an order through your phone, and Chu Chen chose the express version, which was naturally expensive.
But the expense is justifiable; the giant eagle beneath him is a Gale Eagle, an elite quality guardian beast. Judging by its aura, its strength is about Three-Star War General Level, with impressive combat power and outstanding speed among beasts of the same rank.
Several minutes later, the Gale Eagle landed at the entrance of the Beastmaster High School in Celestial Star City.
Beastmaster High School is a key school in Celestial Star City, where the focus is on academic performance, while the beastmaster talent is determined after entering the third year.
Chu Chen quickly took out a hundred yuan bill to pay the fee, then hurriedly rushed into the campus.
At this moment, the middle-aged man watched Chu Chen's slightly disheveled figure and shook his head, saying, "This kid is really carefree; it's such an important day, and he's late." With that, he directed the Gale Eagle to leave.
A few minutes later, a figure sneaked into the back of the ranks of the third year, class four.
This figure was Chu Chen, who had hurriedly arrived. He looked at the principal onstage, speaking eloquently, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Just as Chu Chen secretly rejoiced, a concerned voice came from behind: "Chu Chen, are you okay?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen was taken aback; he quickly turned to look behind him and found that the speaker was Chen Qian, standing at the end of the third class, next to whom was Hu Man, the third class's homeroom teacher. It was clear they were sharing management experiences.
Chu Chen awkwardly scratched his head and said, "Class teacher, I'm fine,"
"Hmm, that's good. Wang Lu said you had diarrhea, I was about to ask the principal to delay your awakening time."
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen felt a surge of gratitude and quickly said, "Thank you, class teacher, I took some medicine, and I'm fine now."
Chen Qian nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing this, Wang Lu enviously muttered, "The class teacher is really biased; good grades truly make a difference."
Indeed, Chu Chen, as a Reincarnator, early wisdom was just one reason for his excellent grades; another reason was his understanding of the importance of knowledge. In his previous life, he suffered from a lack of knowledge, becoming a corporate slave early on.
With lessons learned, he naturally would not repeat past mistakes in this life.
Chu Chen's grades consistently remained in the top three in the school, and the class teacher naturally had a soft spot for him.
"A tower nine stories high rises from a mound of earth, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Cultivation is a gradual process. To go further and see more beautiful scenery, every step is crucial. Do not aim too high, gather sand to form a tower, collect fur to form a pelt, only then can you become a strong person. Finally, I wish everyone awakens with a satisfactory cultivation talent. Now, please welcome Director Zhang of the Beastmaster Association to conduct the soul power awakening."
With a round of enthusiastic applause, the principal finally concluded his speech.
The previously drowsy students all perked up, and the applause seemed even more vigorous for a moment.
Not long after the principal stepped down from the podium, several association members in black suits stepped onto the stage.
Leading them was a stout middle-aged man, followed by several association members carrying a one-meter square metal box in their hands.
Judging by their slightly heavy footfalls, this metal box must weigh over a thousand pounds.
After contracting with a guardian beast, a beast master's physique continuously improves. Besides being free from ailments, their lifespan greatly extends, and as the guardian beast's strength increases, this enhancement also rises.
It's said that some high-rank beast masters can live to about three or four hundred years. They can even kill a Star Beast with just their fleshly power without using their guardian beast.
Speaking of Star Beasts, one must mention the great cataclysm five hundred years ago when space-time rifts suddenly appeared around the world. A large amount of star power surged into Blue Star through the rifts, causing an earth-shaking change. The native flora and fauna began a journey of evolution, and even Blue Star itself expanded about fivefold, while humanity seemed mercilessly abandoned, never showing signs of evolution until a few years later when humans accidentally discovered the method to become Beast Masters, thus beginning centuries of war.
But the results were not ideal; the human side's situation remained worrying, with several cities falling each year. Of course, humanity also expanded territory and established new cities annually; otherwise, they would have long been wiped out by the Star Beasts.