7: Chapter 7 Talent Upgrade, Heavenly Thunder

The next day, warm sunlight spilled onto the bedside.

Zhou Bai stretched lazily, slowly rising from the covers.

Zhao Shiyu, who had been exhausted all night, kept her eyes closed and continued to nestle in Zhou Bai's arms, savoring the tranquility of the moment.

Zhou Bai stroked the beautiful girl's hair in his embrace, feeling a sense of satisfaction he had never experienced before.

At that moment, a virtual panel appeared before Zhou Bai's eyes.

【Name】: Zhou Bai

【Level】: Unranked

【Talents】: Purple Heaven Divine Thunder (S), Psychic Power (S)

【Vitality】: 14 Cal (+)

【Spirit】: 12 Hz (+)

【Skills】: 99th Edition Broadcast Gymnastics (Intermediate+)

【learning points】: 170

【Items】: skill upgrade card*3

His vitality and spirit had both reached over a hundred, already comparable to a newly ranked martial artist.

Before awakening his talents, Zhou Bai's vitality and spirit were only around twenty or thirty. After awakening a talent, one's spirit and physique generally increase.

However, reaching over a hundred directly was still quite rare.

After all, some newly ranked martial artists only have 10 Cal of vitality.

It seems my dual S-rank Talents are the reason my spirit and physique are innately stronger.

In that case, as soon as I obtain a Breathing Technique, without needing to temper my vitality, I can immediately enter the martial path and become a First Grade martial artist.

Various thoughts surfaced in Zhou Bai's mind.

learning points. Next, Zhou Bai looked at the learning points column.

"It seems learning points can directly enhance my skills, spirit, and physique!"

The plus sign (+) next to it quickly made Zhou Bai understand the purpose of learning points.

As for acquiring learning points, Zhou Bai had already figured it out through last night's practice: you gain learning points by studying with a partner.

The system rewarded 100 learning points, and I gained 70 from studying seven times last night.

Hmm, this is indeed 'more children, more blessings'.

【Skill Enhancement Card】: Can enhance a skill, raising its grade by one tier.

Zhou Bai looked at the two cards in his inventory, feeling quite satisfied.

Directly raising a skill's grade undoubtedly gives me many more choices for the future.

"Right, there seems to be a newcomer gift pack. System, open my newcomer gift pack!"

Then, Zhou Bai remembered his newcomer gift pack.

【Ding, newcomer gift pack opened. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining talent upgrade card*1, energy fruit*10】

【talent upgrade card】: Can upgrade any of your own talents by one grade.

【energy fruit】: A fruit that replenishes stamina, allowing the Host to study better.

Not bad. I thought this newcomer gift pack would be perfunctory. It seems this system is really good.

Directly upgrading talent grade. My talent is S-rank. After upgrading, it becomes SS-rank. That's a huge improvement.

And energy fruits, treasures for studying. I love studying so much.

As expected, it has to be the system. What top-tier martial arts university can compare to how great the system is?

Then let's upgrade the talent first. Right now, I don't have a Breathing Technique, so I can't guide Qi into my body.

Zhou Bai quickly suppressed the many thoughts in his heart, intending to upgrade his talent first.

Wait, maybe I should try this energy fruit first?

At this moment, Zhou Bai looked at the pure and stunningly beautiful girl in his arms, and ripples of thought stirred in his heart.

"It's not that I'm lusting after her beauty, but to test the energy fruit. Besides, the number 170 is just too unlucky..."

With that thought, Zhou Bai then took out a energy fruit and ate it directly.

After eating the energy fruit, Zhou Bai immediately felt a wave of warmth surge through his body. The fatigue in his body was instantly swept away.

Zhou Bai felt as if his entire body was brimming with power.

"Zhou Bai, what are you doing?"

Zhao Shiyu exclaimed in a daze. Hadn't Zhou Bai already burned out?

Zhou Bai didn't answer, instead using actions to express his intentions.

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180... Unlucky.

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110... Too neat...

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114... Even more unlucky...

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116... Satisfied...

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Seven or eight hours later, Zhou Bai was finally satisfied, then left the room.

Only leaving behind a somewhat exhausted Zhao Shiyu resting quietly.

Zhou Bai then went to the villa's martial arts training room.

"System, use the talent upgrade card to upgrade the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder talent!"

After entering the martial arts training room, Zhou Bai used the talent upgrade card without hesitation.

The target for the upgrade was naturally the lightning-based talent. After all, the lightning element is supremely yang and rigid, offering a very powerful boost to combat strength.

【Ding, talent upgrade card used successfully. Purple Heaven Divine Thunder is evolving!】

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!!"

As Zhou Bai willed it, the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder essence within his body began to transform continuously.

Waves of blue-purple lightning energy manifested around Zhou Bai's body.

Moreover, this lightning energy was constantly transforming, seemingly generating strands of golden light.

Zhou Bai felt his vitality also slowly increasing along with the talent upgrade, a powerful sense of strength welling up within him.

The surrounding space emitted a series of sonic booms, as if being torn apart by this powerful lightning energy.

"Rumble rumble!!!!"

Soon after, countless lightning energies also manifested in the sky above the villa, and then, the sky began to pour with heavy rain.

Innumerable lightning bolts and torrential rain interwove, instantly darkening the sky.

"The commotion from upgrading an S-rank Talent is this big? Looks like I need to find a suitable place for the next upgrade!"

Zhou Bai also sensed the peculiar changes around him.

However, Zhou Bai wasn't particularly worried. This villa area was also in a secluded location, so this commotion wouldn't attract special attention.

Then, Zhou Bai devoted himself wholeheartedly to the talent upgrade.

Thus, two hours later.

【Ding, congratulations, Host. S-rank Talent Purple Heaven Divine Thunder has evolved into SS-rank Dutian Divine Thunder!】

Zhou Bai extended his right hand, a stream of purple-gold lightning energy swirling in his palm.

It was precisely the Dutian Divine Thunder. After the upgrade, the alreadyberserk lightning energy became even more ferocious, also gaining an additional aura of sacredness and righteousness.

【Vitality】: 26 Cal

【Spirit】: 155 Hz

Zhou Bai's vitality had increased by over a hundred Cal again, and his soul power had also increased by several tens of Hz.

"Not bad. An SS-rank Talent is indeed much more powerful..."

Zhou Bai, sensing the power of the Dutian Divine Thunder, thought to himself.

"Next, I'll just wait for Uncle Chen to deliver the Breathing Technique, and then I can guide Qi into my body and enter the martial path!"

Zhou Bai clenched his fist, thinking to himself.

Before talent awakening, the body cannot bear spiritual Qi; it still requires the assistance of a Breathing Technique.

Therefore, even though Zhou Bai's physique and spirit are so powerful now, he is still considered unranked, not a martial artist.

As for those learning points, Zhou Bai also planned to use them after entering the martial path.

In the following days, Zhou Bai diligently studied in the villa every day while familiarizing himself with his two top-tier talents.

With the help of the energy fruits, Zhou Bai earned 10 learning points every day.

If it weren't for Zhao Shiyu's lack of stamina, Zhou Bai, who loved studying, would have wished to study non-stop 24 hours a day.

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