39: [Body Refining Genius]
Su Yuan swept his long halberd, and a large sheet of flames roared out.
"Golden talent [Flame Control]!"
Cat Demons have a natural fear of flames, even ordinary mortal-grade flames.
Su Yuan ran at the very back, covering their retreat.
As he ran, he occasionally swept out a large sheet of flames with his long halberd.
"Woof woof~"
A dark shadow suddenly pounced from a tree trunk, about to claw Su Yuan.
Qin Zijin's long spear was like a Dragon, sending the attacking Cat Demon flying.
"Be careful!"
The four ran quickly, but all kept an eye on their teammates.
Liu Tingting, who was running at the very front, also occasionally shot a few arrows to repel the Cat Demons.
During the chase, some Cat Demons occasionally fell behind, stopped pursuing, and returned to their camp.
Gradually, they moved further away from the Cat Demon camp.
Only one Cat Demon remained in pursuit, the most vengeful little BOSS, the Dark Curse Cat Demon!
"No need to run anymore!"
"Kill it!"
The four exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement, and they all stopped.
"Although the Dark Curse Cat Demon is also very fast, speed is not its specialty."
"Its speed is only about the same as an ordinary Bloodthirsty Cat Demon. Its specialty lies in being able to cast negative curses on opponents!"
"This is also the origin of its name, 'Dark Curse Cat Demon'!"
The group quickly exchanged information about this Cat Demon BOSS.
"The Dark Curse Cat Demon's most common curse is 'Poison', which can weaken nearly half of one's combat power and is very difficult to remove. Everyone must be careful."
While they were talking,
the terrifying Dark Curse Cat Demon had already found an opportunity to attack.
"Awoo,"
The dark shadow swung its sharp claws at Ye Zheng, who was at the front. Ye Zheng quickly retreated.
The Cat Demon's sharp claws emitted green Devilish Qi, clearly carrying a poison curse.
Ye Zheng did not dare to take it head-on.
"[Zero-Frame Startup], Wind God's Howl!"
Su Yuan's long halberd struck out instantly, using his most practiced Move.
The Dark Curse Cat Demon had no choice but to avoid its sharp edge.
It then jumped to the other side to attack Qin Zijin.
Qin Zijin held her spear, [Man and Spear as One], wielding her fiery-tipped spear as if it were an extension of her arm.
Although her speed was far inferior to the Dark Curse Cat Demon's,
her spear technique was excellent.
For a time, not even wind could penetrate nor water splash in, and the Dark Curse Cat Demon still couldn't find an opening.
After a period of stalemate,
the Dark Curse Cat Demon entered a berserk state, its body surging with Devilish Qi.
It threw out clusters of green or black Devilish Qi.
These were all curses.
The group could only dodge, but fortunately, they were well-prepared.
After its big Moves were exhausted, the Dark Curse Cat Demon became somewhat listless. Seizing this opportunity, the group swarmed it.
"Ice True Qi, [True Qi Detachment]!"
With Ye Zheng and Liu Tingting's interference, Qin Zijin successfully froze the Cat Demon BOSS for an instant.
Only one Move opportunity!
"[Nine Oxen Strength]!"
Su Yuan used all his strength, his long halberd smashing down from the air.
The halberd tip split open the Dark Curse Cat Demon's body, actually cleaving it directly in half!
"Haha, we finally killed it!"
"I wonder if it will drop any talent items!"
Although it wasn't them who made the kill, they were equally happy.
Su Yuan was even more so!
As the Dark Curse Cat Demon's body slowly dissipated, a warm current flowed into his body at that moment.
After taking the Dark Curse Cat Demon's head,
Su Yuan's Cultivation Rank finally ushered in a Breakthrough.
"[Name]: Su Yuan"
"[Rank]: Martial Dao First Realm Sixth Layer 6%"
"Haha, I finally Broke through!" Su Yuan was overjoyed.
He looked at the Martial Dao panel.
"[Rank increased, congratulations on Breaking through the First Realm Fifth Layer]"
"[You will randomly receive a talent!]"
"[Ding!]"
The System also gave a prompt!
"[Divine-Grade Selection System activated, you can choose any one talent from 2-10 random talents]"
He didn't care that they were still in the Secret Realm, nor that Qin Zijin and the others were still nearby.
Su Yuan immersed himself in his mind,
carefully examining the talent options that appeared this time.
1:
"[Talent Name]: Body Refining Genius"
"[Talent Rank]: red"
"[Talent Effect]: You possess a one-in-ten-thousand Body Refining talent. In Body Refining, your talent and Comprehension Ability are enhanced, and Body Refining effects are improved."
"Wow! This is like getting a pillow when you're sleepy!"
Su Yuan had been Cultivating the «Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training» recently and felt greatly benefited.
However, his talent in Body Refining might only be Mediocre Talent,
so his progress wasn't particularly fast.
If he could switch to the [Body Refining Genius] talent, Cultivating the «Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training» would surely yield twice the results with half the effort.
The first talent already made Su Yuan quite satisfied.
However, he still had to see if there were better ones before making a choice.
2:
"[Talent Name]: Eloquent Tongue"
"[Talent Rank]: white"
"[Talent Effect]: Your tongue can twist into the shape of a lotus flower, and you will become more articulate, improving your speaking ability."
"Uh, this isn't really necessary, is it!"
Su Yuan continued to look down, disappointed.
3:
"[Talent Name]: Breathing and Nourishing"
"[Talent Rank]: blue"
"[Talent Effect]: An area-of-effect healing ability. Within a two-meter radius around you, all injuries will Slow Recovery, and at the same time, spirit, body, and spiritual power will also recover."
"Hiss... it's actually a rare healing ability!"
"And it's area healing..."
Although this talent was only blue Rank, in Su Yuan's opinion, it was no worse than the first red talent.
One must know how valuable a healing ability is in a Secret Realm.
This made Su Yuan a bit conflicted.
"Should I choose [Body Refining Genius] or [Breathing and Nourishing]!"
With this dilemma,
Su Yuan continued to look at the talent options below. Upon seeing them, he no longer had that kind of trouble.
4:
"[Talent Name]: Natural Divine Power"
"[Talent Rank]: red"
"[Talent Effect]: Your strength doubles; you can exert twice your own strength."
"This... wasn't this the talent Ye Zheng just drew last time? I didn't expect to draw it too!"
Su Yuan was overjoyed.
The effect of this talent on Ye Zheng and on him, Su Yuan,
was completely different!
One must know that talent abilities can stack!
Ye Zheng's strength doubling wasn't a big deal,
but Su Yuan's strength doubling meant [Nine Oxen Strength] multiplied by two, which was [Eighteen Oxen Strength]!
He would even dare to challenge the Great BOSS Minotaur Lord!
[Body Refining Genius] and [Breathing and Nourishing] were certainly good,
but [Natural Divine Power] was a talent he urgently needed.
With it,
Su Yuan's strength could reach a new level in a short period.
Su Yuan secretly made up his mind.
He then glanced at the talent options below.
5:
"[Talent Name]: King of Beast Taming"
"[Talent Rank]: gold"
"[Talent Effect]: All creatures of feather, fur, scale, and shell will feel reverence, affection, and adoration upon seeing you. With a thought, they will all bow their heads and submit to your command. Contracted Spirit Beasts will achieve complete telepathy."
"..."
Su Yuan didn't know what to say anymore!
[King of Beast Taming],
all creatures among feather, fur, scale, and shell would be filled with affinity and reverence for him.
As long as he sincerely recruited them, they could all be commanded by him.
With contracted Spirit Beasts, he could even achieve complete telepathy.
This was definitely an incredibly powerful talent!
..."How should I choose?!"
Although [Natural Divine Power] was a talent he urgently needed, [King of Beast Taming] was a Golden talent!
"It's the joy of trouble again, so hard to choose!"
If he chose [Natural Divine Power], he could go challenge the Minotaur Lord in the near future.
The doubled strength it brought would allow him to level up faster and more fiercely by fighting monsters.
Indirectly, it would allow him to level up even faster!
But... [King of Beast Taming] was a Golden talent!