176: Chapter 176 New abilities!
"Wu~ Wuwu~"
Seeing Li Yu wake up, the Spirit Diagram Armor cried out excitedly; it had almost been scared to death just now.
"Gulu lu..."
Seeing that Li Yu was ignoring it, Bubble turned its head and ran back to the pile of demon cores.
Was there anything better than absorbing demon cores?
The answer was no.
Li Yu sat up and looked at the lingering green light shimmering on his body. Recalling the positions of his two tamed beasts just now, he immediately understood that the Spirit Diagram Armor had called Bubble over to save him.
"That was close, I almost died," Li Yu said weakly.
The Spirit Diagram Armor whimpered and shook its head like a rattle; it didn't like hearing those words.
Li Yu smiled. He first put several evolution cards on the ground into his storage ring, then closed his eyes to feel the extra information in his mind.
Talent Sharing (Level 1): Consumes spirit to share a tamed beast's talent. Duration depends on spiritual strength.
There was very little information.
But it contained a lot of implications.
Level 1 meant this ability was upgradeable, which was something the skills he had drawn before didn't have.
Sharing tamed beast talents meant there was no limit on the type of beast or the nature of the talent. As long as it was a beast he had contracted, he could share it—for example, breathing fire, spitting water, or even flying.
Regarding duration, it didn't emphasize power, only duration. This indicated that the power of the talent was limited by the beast, while the duration of the talent was related to his own Mental Energy.
"Let's try it out."
Li Yu looked at the Spirit Diagram Armor impatiently and placed a hand on its head. The latter closed its eyes, enjoying Li Yu's touch.
"Don't resist, I'm trying out my new ability."
As Li Yu spoke, he followed the instructions in his mind and began to clumsily manifest the skill. As his Mental Energy condensed, he "saw" two clusters of light around him.
One cluster was silver-white, representing the Extraordinary quality Spirit Diagram Armor.
The other was multicolored, representing Bubble Fish. Although it was just a salted fish, its future path had already been determined.
Li Yu selected the Spirit Diagram Armor and silently chanted "Glazed Treasure Armor."
Buzz—
Li Yu felt something extra in his mind, and at the same time, his Mental Energy was slowly draining. The rate of loss was equivalent to the speed of using High-Rank Spirit Probing Hand in the past.
He looked at the Spirit Diagram Armor: "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
The Spirit Diagram Armor shook its head.
"Try using Glazed Treasure Armor," Li Yu said.
The Spirit Diagram Armor didn't understand, but it did as told. Soon, brilliant glaze covered its entire body. Then it raised its paw, habitually wanting to provide one for Li Yu as well.
"That's enough, deactivate it."
After Li Yu finished speaking, the Spirit Diagram Armor deactivated the Glazed Treasure Armor.
It seemed that Talent Sharing didn't split the original talent in half; instead, it used Mental Energy to directly copy an identical one.
Li Yu communicated with the extra thing in his head. The next second, the surrounding stray spiritual energy gathered, forming a layer of translucent Glazed Treasure Armor on his body's surface.
This scene left the Spirit Diagram Armor dazed, its small head filled with big doubts.
Isn't this my talent?
When did he do that?
Oh no! Master just said to deactivate it and not to make one for him. It's over, it's over...
Li Yu didn't know the Spirit Diagram Armor's inner monologue. After manifesting the Glazed Treasure Armor, he felt his Mental Energy draining rapidly, like a faucet turned wide open.
He looked at the clock on the wall and counted the seconds.
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds...
His mind grew increasingly exhausted, and his eyelids began to droop. He forced himself through the fatigue, staring hard at the clock.
6 seconds... 8 seconds... 10 seconds...
Snore~~~
Li Yu fell asleep.
By the time he woke up again, it was already sunset. Sleeping on the sofa wasn't comfortable at all, especially since he had fallen asleep sitting up.
"How long was it in the end?" Li Yu frowned and thought.
8 seconds? 9 seconds? Or 10 seconds?
How did I black out? Could it be that after staying with Bubble for so long, memory loss is contagious?
Li Yu didn't remember the exact time, but he truly felt the consumption of Talent Sharing. A few seconds of persistence cost him half a day of unconsciousness.
This price was a bit high.
At this moment, the system's voice sounded in his mind.
['Talent Sharing' is an advanced use of ability. It is recommended that the host complete the system upgrade as soon as possible.]
"System upgrade?" Li Yu was startled and asked, "What are the upgrade conditions?"
[10,000 cultivation value.]
Ten thousand?!
Li Yu was initially surprised. 10,000 was no small amount. At his current speed, it would probably take a month to save up 10,000.
One month?
Only one month?
On second thought, Li Yu calmed down. After all, one month of breeding didn't seem that long.
He said, "Ten thousand, not too much and not too little. I'll just save up. Since you want to upgrade, can't you reveal some useful information?"
The system was silent for a while.
[Talent Sharing is an upgradeable ability. Before the system upgrade, frequent use can also effectively improve the ability's effects.]
"For example?"
[Extending the duration.]
"Understood."
Li Yu nodded and looked to the side at the Spirit Diagram Armor, which was still obsessing over how Li Yu had been covered by the Glazed Treasure Armor, and showed a kind smile.
Activate, Glazed Treasure Armor!
With a thought from Li Yu, a thin layer of Glazed Treasure Armor immediately covered his body.
Li Yu counted the seconds.
1, 2, 3... 7, 8, 9...
10...
Dizzy.
Li Yu fell backward again. This time he knew—10 seconds, exactly ten seconds.
...
In the blink of an eye, 10 days passed.
These 10 days, Li Yu lived extremely fulfillingly, but also extremely exhaustingly.
During the day, he bred other beasts at the company. To save up 10,000 cultivation value as quickly as possible, he specifically chose beasts in the most dangerous and difficult situations.
They were either heavily injured and on the verge of death, or they had no evolution path.
The money wasn't important; it was mainly because Li Yu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see beasts die... Of course, he wouldn't admit he was doing it for the cultivation value.
For some hesitant customers, he didn't hesitate to take Zhou Ya with him to their homes and bring both the person and the beast back by force.
This drew both criticism and praise from many. Everyone said Li Yu was responsible and a good Breeder.
And at night.
Li Yu worked overtime to hone "Talent Sharing." After eating, he'd start with one round... I mean, sharing.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, he'd replenish some energy and go for another round... still referring to sharing.
Goji berries were bought back by the crate.
Chen Qing watched Li Yu chew goji berries like peanuts several times with an incredibly complex expression, moving from shock to numbness, and finally to understanding.
That look in her eyes seemed to want to tell Li Yu something.
Li Yu didn't notice her reaction, and it was a good thing he didn't.
10 days passed.
Li Yu's cultivation value reached a staggering 7,377, only 2,623 points away from 10,000.
Even "Talent Sharing" had improved from the original 10 seconds to 15 seconds. If he used two talents simultaneously, he could only last for 7 seconds.
It had improved by a full half compared to before.
The results were remarkable.
On this day, Li Yu and Chen Qing both received a call from the Beast Taming Guild. After hanging up, Li Yu looked at Chen Qing in confusion: "Why would the Beast Taming Guild call you?"
Chen Qing looked at Li Yu with a calm face: "They were looking for you."
"Oh..." Li Yu nodded without thinking much. He said, "Then let's head out. President Wu said the candidates for the Blood Refinement Trial have been selected—12 in total—and wants me to go and take a pick."
"Mm."
Chen Qing quietly glanced at Li Yu.