1 Chapter 1: The chosen one

A young man who was around 5 feet, 8 inches, and had a messy hairstyle. He also had brown skin and was standing near a table.

The young man was walking through the hallway with a depressed look on his face. The walls of the hallway were made up of white bricks. The floor of the hallway was made up of shiny white tiles.

There were dozens of youths who were the same age as the young man. All of the youths including the young man were wearing a white robe. The countless youths were also walking through the hallway.

The gazes of countless youths in the hallway were directed toward the young man, each bearing a mocking look on his face.

"Hey that guy isn't Lucius who has been trying to learn how to convert his mana into aura for the last 5 years but he still hasn't been even close to learning it." A youth in the hallway mumbled.

"Lucius is deemed the most talentless Divinity seed in the Moonlight kingdom, or perhaps the entire human domain. Even the least capable Divine Warrior can achieve aura within 5 years of training, yet even with 10 years of training, Lucius remains unsuccessful. What a loser he is." Another man spoke.

Divinities are beings who are revered for their ability to harness mana from the atmosphere and play a crucial role in protecting humanity.

Among the various Divinity classes, the Divine Warrior stands out, specializing in dealing devastating damage through class combat weapons. The unique aura of this class enhances the power of close-range attacks, making Divine Warriors formidable forces in battle.

There are a total of three main classes of Divinity. There are 1) Mage, 2) Divine Warrior, and 3) Divine Creator.

Even though they were speaking in a low tone, Lucius heard everything. Even though he is deemed as the most talentless Divinity seed, he has exceptional hearing sense.

Lucius just gritted his teeth so hard that his gums almost started to bleed when he heard their conversation since he couldn't refute them.

He stopped moving a second later, everyone looked at him when he stopped moving. They just looked for a second but they stopped looking at him after that.

"I think that he has decided to quit the evaluation since he knows that he can't pass the exams in his lifetime" A youth exclaimed.

"Yes, it's even a disgrace that he can enter this sacred building. If it wasn't for the rule that all Divinities seeds must go through the evaluation when they are 16 years old, he could have never been able to come near this building.

A trash like him will be thrown out like the trash he is" A youth exclaimed with a disgusted look on his face.

They didn't even glance at him a second time, it was almost like they were looking at trash.

In the evaluation exams, the skills and magic spells of their respective class are tested to see if they have reached the level of full-fledged Divinity.

If the mastery of their skills and magical spells of their respective class match the criteria. They become a full-fledged Divinity.

They must reach the level of an E grade Divinity to pass. The Grades of Divinity range from E to SSSS grades.

However, Lucius was unable to master the most important and basic skills of his class Divine Warrior despite training for 5 years. However, despite all this Lucius knew that he must take part in the evaluation.

He clenched his fists tightly and looked in front of him, there was a burning desire in his eyes.

"I shall try to do my best no matter what results I obtain," Lucius thought to himself.

Lucius started to walk toward the hallways, but he kept walking in a certain direction in the hallway. He didn't have the slightest bit of fear or nervousness visible on his face.

He kept walking forward for some time, he eventually spotted the crowd of youths.

"They are probably going to make fun of me but I shouldn't be bothered with them." Lucius thought to himself.

He kept walking forward, and very soon the crowd of people noticed him. The gaze of dozens of people was on him, Lucius heard all sorts of things about him but he ignored all of them.

He slowly walked through the hallway, and very soon, he spotted a majestic door that was a few meters tall. The door was tightly shut. The door was made up of white colored metal since the door was white mostly.

Currently, the door is tightly shut.

"I wonder why the door is closed," Lucius thought to himself.

This question crossed the mind of everyone who stood in front of the door. However, the confusion didn't last for long.

"Hello everyone, I am pleased to see many powerful Divinity seeds present this year. However, evaluation exams will start in an hour or two. Until then, please wait.

Also Zoe, Xin, and Lucas, you three come inside the room right now.

You are free to chat among yourself and do anything that you wish for this period.

I thank you for your patience" An authoritative voice resounded through everyone's ears.

Everyone snapped out of their trance after the voice faded away. The moment they woke up from their trace they started to chat among themselves and their attention was drawn to the three individuals who were walking towards the gate.

These three individuals were giving off the strongest aura among the countless youths. They soon reached the door and it opened up for them.

Then, they entered the room and the doors closed.

Lucius just let out a sigh.

"They are the progdies of the kingdom so it's normal if they get special treatment. Moreover, their background is extraordinary" Lucius thought to himself.

He shook his head and turned his attention to the contents of the announcement.

When Lucius remembered the contents of the announcement, he frowned slightly, especially when he heard the last line of words.

"He probably wants us to form a connection with one another," Lucius thought to himself with a nervous look on his face.

Lucius thought that it made sense, so he just nodded slightly. He tried to talk with others but the others just avoided him

"I guess no one wants to talk to trash like me" Lucius sighed, his voice carrying sadness and frustration.

He walked towards an empty corner and sat down cross-legged. He kept his sword to his left side.

Then, he closed his eyes. Everyone saw him, sitting alone but no one bothered to even glance at him a second time.

"Hahah, he is sitting in the corner like the trash he is" One of the guys in the crowd exclaimed as he laughed.

Such talks could be heard all over the place but it only continued for a few minutes.

Lucius heard them all, he just gritted his teeth hard and tried his best to ignore them.

"One day, I will do something so great that you guys won't dare to look down on me anymore," Lucius remarked as he gritted his teeth so hard that his gums started to bleed.

He just kept his eyes closed and pretended that he was not hearing them.

An hour passed away in this manner

All of a sudden, Lucius felt a powerful aura approaching him, he opened his eyes and saw a young man covered in a white robe walking towards him.

The young man had long and messy hair, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, a lot shorter than Lucius. He had a mocking look on his face.

From just a single glance, Lucius knew that he had come to insult and humiliate him.

He stood up and looked the guy directly in the eye without a tinge of fear visible on his face.

"What do you want from me, you must have not come here just to greet me," Lucius asked the young man standing in front of him.

The moment he spoke, the mocking look on the man's face was replaced by rage and anger.

"How dare such trash like you talk to me like this!!! You shall be punished for humiliating me! I believe that even if I kill the trash like you, the inspectors won't say anything to me.!!" The young exclaimed.

A powerful aura burst from the body of the person, it bore an incredible amount of pressure on Lucius. His face paled in front of such pressure.

The moment a powerful aura erupted from the body of the young man, the gazes of everyone was drawn toward them. They looked at them with a curious and excited look in their eyes.

"Hmm Asher, he is fighting with that trash but he shouldn't talk about killing him since it's a taboo in the human domain to kill a fellow Divinity or Divinity seed without any reason " A youth in the crowd exclaimed.

"Yes, I agree," Another one exclaimed.

Even though no one was supporting the young man Asher. No one stepped forward to help. They just stared at them.

Meanwhile, Lucius was sweating a lot due to the overwhelming pressure coming from the young man.

"I can't beat him but I have to fight since I don't have any choice other than to fight him to the best of my abilities" Lucius exclaimed, his voice carrying seriousness.

Lucius fought against the pressure and stood up. Asher looked a bit surprised.

"You won't be standing still for long!" Asher roared

He pointed his hand towards Lucius and began to chant as he uniquely channeled his mana.

Just a second later, a magic circle appeared on his palm that was directed towards Lucius.

There wasn't a single trace of nervousness on Lucius's face, he was as calm as Ocean's water.

"I must always remember my teacher's teaching," Lucius thought to himself.

He tightly gripped his sword, then he retracted his feet by an inch. He moved his feet and sword in a peculiar pattern.

Everyone watching the battle was bewildered including Asher.

"Why isn't he running away? What is he trying to do?" A person in the crowd asked.

Just as they were talking, hundreds of crystals that were a few cm in length flew towards Lucius.

The crystal looked very sharp even though they were just the product of a Basic spell. However, a single one of them was enough to hurt Lucius who isn't able to control the mana in his body.

"He is going to die for sure, even though he is trash, Asher shouldn't kill him" A person in the crowd exclaimed.

Lucius' eyes were completely focused on them, he didn't take his eyes off even for a second. His eyes were as calm as the ocean itself.

"GreatSword Art, first movement GreatSword Strikes" Lucius exclaimed.

Lucius kept swinging his sword continuously by 60 degrees both horizontally and vertically, with each swing, he destroyed dozens of ice crystals. It looked like he was performing the steps of an elegant dance.

This process continued for the next few seconds or so until all the ice crystals were destroyed.

Everyone had a disbelieving look on their face as they watched Lucius defend against the attacks.

They were in such shock and disbelief, that no one spoke for the next few seconds, Asher was the same, he had a look of disbelief on his face.

A few seconds later, someone broke the silence, he said words which were the same as dropping a nuke.

"Did you all see the movement he performed just a few moments ago? It was the first movement of Greatsword art." One of them exclaimed in a trembling voice.

The Greatsword was a C-grade sword art of the kingdom that was deemed as one of the greatest sword arts in the remoted Kingdom of the human domain like this

When people heard that, The crowd dared not believe their ears.

"Surely, you must be mistaken because there is no way that he will be able to perform the first movement of a sword art like the Greatsword art because he can't even control the mana in his body"

"No, I am sure that he used the Greatsword art considering the footwork that he performed before performing the sword art.

He didn't use any mana in his attack, he just swung his sword according to the movement of the Greatsword art. That's why its power was so lacking" The youth exclaimed.

When the crowd heard his explanation, they fell silent and just quietly watched how the battle between them would unfold.

The look of disbelief on Asher's face was replaced by rage and anger.

"How dare you humiliate me in front of so many people!?? You will die now" Asher remarked.

A Magic circle appeared beside Asher, and from the magic circle, an ice spear began to materialize out of the magic circle.

He picked up the spear and charged toward Lucius, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Lucius' eyes were focused on Asher who was charging toward him.

"I can't defend nor dodge the attack currently, if no one comes to help me then I will die today.

I have exhausted all of my stamina due to the strain that it puts on my body when using the first movement of the Greatsword Art, defending against any attacks will be very difficult." Lucius thought to himself.

Lucius had used as much as physical power he had earlier to defend against the spell of the enemy. There was tremendous pain throughout his body as a result.

He was even having trouble standing up, however, he kept standing with a lot of difficulties, he knew that he couldn't defend himself nor take the incoming attack head-on.

He scanned the hall and saw numerous people staring at him. However, Lucius could tell that none of them had any intentions to help.

"I will die today," Lucius remarked as he fell to his knees.

He laid the sword on the ground as he saw Asher approaching with killing intent. Tears streamed down his face as he realized today might be his last.

Just as he had accepted his fate, three familiar figures appeared in front of him. At this moment, time seems to have frozen. There was his teacher Aaron, his Dad, and his mother whom he saw last in the morning when he left for his examinations. They weren't real, instead they were just an illusion.

A calm yet powerful voice resounded through his ears.

"You can't give up without a fight, you must live on. You will become someone great " The three people in front of him spoke.

Their words reignited his desire to live.

"Yes, I will live on," Lucius exclaimed.

Soon, the three people disappeared and the world around him reverted to its previous speed.

He looked at Asher who was charging towards him, he gripped the sword that fell to the ground and stood.

Then he began channeling his mana into it.

"I will not perish today!!!!!" Lucius shouted.

At this moment, his fate and destiny had changed for good. A voice resounded through his ears like thunder. An interface flashed in his retina.

(Ding-Ding, The world system has chosen you)