At this moment, the school leaders seated on the viewing platform finally came back to their senses.
Even for them, witnessing such a scene firsthand was deeply shocking.
"Principal, if I'm not mistaken, that student just awakened a new talent during the class change ceremony," the academic director said, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes.
There had indeed been similar cases in past ceremonies.
Of course, such things had only ever happened in first- or second-tier cities.
"Judging by the scale of that phenomenon, the talent he awakened is at least A-rank. It might even be S-rank."
"This is incredible. He's brought real honor to our school. Hahaha!"
The principal was in an excellent mood.
To be honest, before Qin Fan stepped onto the stage, the students' performances in this ceremony had been somewhat disappointing.
"A dragon manifestation accompanied by the phantoms of countless beasts?"
"It looks like his class will definitely be related to dragons."
"Dragon Language Mage? Or Dragonblood Warrior?"
"Good. Very good. We finally have a promising student in this ceremony."
The principal clenched his fist in excitement.
Dragon Language Mage.
Dragonblood Warrior.
Both were hidden classes.
"Could it be… that our school, in this small and remote city, is finally about to produce a hidden class?"
Even if it had nothing to do with dragons and was simply a Beast Tamer, it would still belong to the top tier of combat classes.
At this moment, countless people found their palms sweating.
All eyes were locked tightly on Qin Fan, who was still inside the magic circle.
The probability was less than one in a hundred million.
If this student truly awakened a hidden class, his future achievements would be limitless. As long as he didn't fall along the way, becoming a powerful figure was only a matter of time.
Envy.
Excitement.
Pure exhilaration.
The principal had already made up his mind.
If Qin Fan awakened a hidden class, the school would spare no effort in providing him with resources from this day forward.
This was no longer just about Qin Fan himself.
It concerned the entire future of the school.
The school's reputation.
Next year's student enrollment.
Government funding.
When one person ascends, everyone around them benefits.
The entire school would rise along with Qin Fan.
Qin Fan himself, however, knew none of this.
The ceremony finally reached its final stage.
Boom.
The seven-colored beams above the magic circle intertwined as streams of light descended upon him.
One minute later, a mysterious rune appeared within Qin Fan's reach.
"That rune…"
"That aura… it's unmistakable. A hidden class!"
"That student actually did it!"
The moment the rune appeared, several school leaders jumped to their feet in shock.
Their breathing grew heavy as they stared at the rune, unable to contain their excitement.
Crack.
Inside the magic circle, Qin Fan extended his hand and lightly touched the rune.
The rune shattered instantly.
It transformed into countless points of light that flowed into his body.
The class change was complete.
Almost at the same time, a loud bang echoed across the field.
A figure shot out from the viewing platform like a cannonball.
It was the principal.
He stepped on a table before launching himself forward. The table shattered beneath his foot.
In the blink of an eye, the principal was standing in front of Qin Fan.
His square face was flushed red with excitement, and his eyes were wide like bells.
"Qin Fan, what class did you awaken?"
"Dragonblood Warrior? Or Dragon Language Mage?"
His large hands grabbed Qin Fan's shoulders so tightly that Qin Fan felt as though his bones might break.
The principal was like a powder keg ready to explode with excitement.
Facing the burning gaze in front of him, Qin Fan bowed politely before answering honestly.
"My hidden class is… Dragon Tamer."
Principal: ?
Everyone: ??
Dragon Tamer.
What kind of class was that?
Did it mean controlling dragons?
People exchanged confused glances.
Even the well-informed principal looked completely stunned.
He had never heard of such a class before.
Still, judging by the name alone, it sounded extremely powerful.
Fortunately, after completing the class change, Qin Fan received a description of the class.
It was roughly what people had guessed.
A Dragon Tamer was essentially an advanced form of Beast Tamer.
Beast Tamers formed contracts with magical beasts.
Dragon Tamers formed contracts with sacred dragons or creatures with draconic bloodlines.
The principal's expression changed again and again.
He stared at Qin Fan and asked nervously, "You're certain that you can only contract sacred dragons or draconic creatures? You can't substitute them with other beasts?"
Qin Fan nodded.
That was correct.
Moreover, the dragons contracted by a Dragon Tamer had to possess pure bloodlines.
Even among the lowest earth dragons, those with extremely diluted dragon blood would be rejected by the contract.
The principal's expression finally froze.
It was a complicated look.
Like someone who had just been doused with cold water after a moment of joy.
The excitement on his face slowly turned into disappointment.
He was not alone.
When everyone present understood the true nature of the Dragon Tamer class, nearly every face in the crowd showed the same reaction.
"Dragon Tamer… the name sounds impressive."
"But real dragons are incredibly rare."
"Even the weakest draconic creature is probably comparable to a third- or fourth-class professional."
"This is hopeless… completely hopeless."
"You're only a first-class professional and you want to capture a dragon as your contracted beast? Keep dreaming."
A Dragon Tamer required dragons.
And Qin Fan himself had just confirmed that creatures with weak dragon blood would be rejected.
Which meant…
His class was practically useless.
The principal's dark face twitched slightly.
He patted Qin Fan on the shoulder and forced himself to speak.
"It's alright. At least it's a hidden class, and one that's never appeared before."
"Even if the potential is uncertain… it still has research value."
Research value?
Many people couldn't hold it in any longer.
They burst out laughing.
Seriously?
Was the principal planning to dissect the poor kid?
The whole thing sounded absurd.
The crowd's mood shifted rapidly from excitement to disappointment.
Meanwhile, Qin Fan himself looked completely calm.
"Did the shock make him lose his mind?"
"Maybe he could lower the requirement. If dragons don't work, he could try wyverns or earth dragons."
"No chance for wyverns."
"At best he might find an extremely weak earth dragon with very diluted blood."
"But what's the point?"
"Every magical beast has its own innate ability. Those lowest-level earth dragons aren't even recognized by the dragon race, and they've already lost their natural abilities."
"From everyone's hope to complete disappointment in a single second."
"The rise and fall happened way too fast."
"Anyone would go crazy."
"Poor guy."
"The college entrance trial is only a month away."
"What's he supposed to do in the dungeon? Fight monsters barehanded?"
"Maybe he should just contract an earth dragon. My family once had a mangy dog that supposedly had a trace of dragon blood."
That was ruthless.
The principal eventually left.
Before leaving, he gave Qin Fan a serious reminder.
In one month, the college entrance trial would take place in a dungeon. When he encountered monsters, he should try to avoid them as much as possible.
If he got lucky and found some low-level beasts, collecting materials and experience might at least allow him to survive.
At the same time, a familiar system notification sounded again in Qin Fan's mind.
Ding.
Congratulations. You have triggered a challenge quest.
Mission requirement: In one month, achieve first place in the city during the college entrance trial.
Excellent rating: City champion.
Perfect rating: Provincial champion.
Mission rewards…
Ding.
Daily missions have been issued. Please complete them in time.