107: Chapter 108 Ella's New Talent

When Lin Muyang placed the small glass vial containing the tears of the angel into Elabess's hands, the Succubus Maiden, who was usually lazy with a hint of wickedness, showed a rare expression on her face—a mixture of being moved and solemn.

She first bowed deeply to Lin Muyang, her voice carrying a trace of an imperceptible tremble: "Master, thank you." Then, she turned to Elena, who was standing quietly by the side, and nodded with equal earnestness: "Thank you too, Elena."

Having done this, she carefully opened the stopper and swallowed the six drops of crystal-clear tears of the angel, which emitted a pure and holy Aura, one by one.

Six drops of tears of the angel were the minimum requirement known to upgrade an SSS-Rank Talent to the "sub-god level." Once successful, Elabess would become an existence with a sub-god level talent, something never recorded in the history of Blue Star's human Class Transferees!

Of course, Lin Muyang's "God Rank" was an exception; the source of his talent was special, and currently, no method had been found to further upgrade a Demigod Level talent to God Rank. The tears of the angel could at most upgrade a sub-god level to Demigod Level.

As the tears of the angel, containing powerful light purification and sublimation energy, dissolved within Elabess's body, a warm and vast stream of energy began to wash through her limbs and bones, soaking into the source of her soul. Beside her, Elena naturally emitted a soft holy light, as if invisibly echoing and guiding this power of the same origin, helping Elabess absorb it better.

Light and darkness did not clash at this moment; instead, they formed a strange harmony. Pushed by this pure power, Elabess's SSS-Rank "Darkness Mastery" talent began an essential leap and transformation!

Immediately after, Gui Wanwan, who had long been prepared, stepped forward and extended a pale finger. The power of the Demigod Level talent "Yamas Fate Alteration" was triggered once again. The gray energy communicating with the Underworld intertwined with the holy lingering charm of the tears of the angel, acting together on the core of Elabess's transforming talent.

When everything settled, Elabess opened her eyes. Those purple eyes, which were already soul-stirring, seemed much deeper now, with faint dark star-vortices swirling within them. Her talent had sublimated from "Darkness Mastery" to "Dark Queen"!

Lin Muyang immediately checked her brand-new attributes.

【Talent: Dark Queen (Sub-God Rank · Yamas Fate Alteration). Black magic effects increased from 100% → 435%. When using the "Disguise" ability, can temporarily and perfectly replicate the target's current level and all skills (including those on cooldown), and the replicated skill effects are further increased by 125%! As the Queen of the Dark World, can perceive, guide, and exert preliminary control over all darkness-attribute energy.】

【Negative Effect (In Red): Light element damage taken increased by 10%.】

"Light element damage increased by 10%?" Lin Muyang frowned slightly. This negative effect might not matter much in the Dark Abyss, but on Blue Star, light-attribute attacks were not uncommon. Even just 10% extra damage could become a weakness at a critical moment; it was uncomfortable to look at.

"Xiao Wan, 'alter her fate' again. Let's see if we can change the negative effect," Lin Muyang said to Gui Wanwan. Every time "Yamas Fate Alteration" refreshed, the numerical value of the positive effect would fluctuate within a certain range, but the difference wouldn't be worlds apart. The key was that the negative effect had to be rolled into something acceptable.

Gui Wanwan nodded and consumed another boss soul to perform a new round of "Fate Alteration" on Elabess's talent.

"Not satisfied? Again."

"This one is also troublesome... continue."

"Increased sleep requirement? This seems... let's look at the next one."

...

After performing "Yamas Fate Alteration" seven times in a row and consuming seven boss souls, a result that Lin Muyang was relatively satisfied with finally appeared.

【Talent: Dark Queen (Sub-God Rank · Yamas Fate Alteration). Black magic effects increased from 100% → 428%. When disguised, can temporarily and perfectly replicate the target's current level and all skills, and replicated skill effects increased by 118%! As the Queen of the Dark World, can perceive, guide, and exert preliminary control over all darkness-attribute energy.】

【Negative Effect (In Red): Daily basic sleep requirement increased by 8%.】

"Sleep requirement increased by 8%..." Lin Muyang rubbed his chin in thought. This meant Elabess needed to sleep about 8% longer than before. If 6 hours was originally enough, she would now need nearly 6.5 hours; otherwise, she might be in low spirits and her state would be affected.

For many people, this negative might be quite troublesome, especially in combat environments where long-term vigilance is required. But with Lin Muyang...

"Just an extra half hour of sleep, not a problem at all," Lin Muyang waved his hand and made a decision. With Elena around, a cup of specially made "Soothing Milk Tea" that could quickly restore energy or even replace part of sleep could solve it. If it weren't for refreshing Elena's important "Bed-making" buff every day, Lin Muyang himself felt there was no need to sleep that long. This extra half-hour sleep requirement was almost negligible.

After confirming the talent modification was complete, Lin Muyang's attention returned to the specific description of Elabess's new talent, especially the two core changes added after upgrading to sub-god level.

First, the black magic effect was greatly increased, which was the foundation.

Second, and what made Lin Muyang's eyes light up—"When disguised, can temporarily and perfectly replicate the target's current level and all skills."

"This means..." Lin Muyang's heart skipped a beat with excitement, "In the future, we can challenge high-level Dungeons and Secret Realms above our level and obtain spoils normally!"

The fundamental reason he rarely farmed Dungeons far beyond his own level was that, under the level suppression rules, he couldn't gain experience from those high-level monsters, and loot drops would be greatly affected or even nullified. But now it was different!

As long as Elabess participated and used her "Disguise" ability to change into a female figure of an appropriate level before entering the Dungeon, she could temporarily obtain a level around level 70! Entering the Dungeon as a team member with this "disguised identity," the monsters inside would be judged against that corresponding level, thus dropping loot of that level normally!

Of course, experience points still couldn't be obtained because Elabess's "Disguise Replication" effect only applied to herself. Since Lin Muyang's level hadn't changed, he and his summons couldn't gain experience from high-level monsters. But this was already a huge breakthrough! The value of loot, especially high-level, high-quality equipment, materials, and skill books, was also immeasurable.

"If she Disguises as Liu Hongyuan, she can obtain attributes close to level 100. It's not impossible to farm Secret Realms around level 100..." Several suitable candidates and corresponding Secret Realm levels flashed through Lin Muyang's mind instantly.

Besides "Disguise Replication," another significant change was the phrase in the description: "As the Queen of the Dark World, can perceive, guide, and exert preliminary control over all darkness-attribute energy."

"Control all darkness energy... what exactly does that mean?" Lin Muyang looked at Elabess with curiosity.

The Succubus Maiden also tilted her head slightly, her stunning face showing a hint of inquiry and uncertainty: "It probably means I can influence, or even manipulate, darkness-attribute powers that weren't released by me?"

"Want to try?" Lin Muyang became interested. As a Summoner, although he mainly relied on summons and Auras, he had also learned many offensive and defensive skills from various schools for emergencies, which naturally included the darkness element.

With a thought, he channeled his mana, and a simple darkness-element defensive skill was released.

"Dark Barrier!"

A thin, oval shield composed of pure shadow energy instantly appeared around Lin Muyang's body, rotating slowly. This was a single-target magic shield that could absorb a certain amount of magic damage. Its effect was far inferior to Elabess's powerful defensive skills, but it was perfect for testing.

Elabess's purple eyes stared at the shadow shield surrounding Lin Muyang. She concentrated, trying to feel and communicate with the dark energy flowing within it.

In the next moment, something surprising happened.

The "Dark Barrier," which was originally rotating steadily, seemed to be plucked by an invisible hand and began to twist and fluctuate slightly. Then, the dark energy particles making up the shield actually detached from the original magic structure, scattering like docile fireflies, and then quickly gathered and arranged themselves in mid-air under Elabess's mental guidance...

Within just two seconds, a perfectly smooth "heart-shaped" pattern outlined by pure dark energy floated in the air before Lin Muyang!

"It really works!" Lin Muyang was truly surprised this time. "Not only can you interfere with dark skills released by others, but you can also manipulate and reorganize this dark energy so finely to use for yourself?"

The strategic significance of this ability instantly rose several levels! This meant that on the battlefield, Elabess might not just be damage and support; she could also become the bane of enemies' dark-type spells, even turning an opponent's attack into an ally's aid.

"Then, Ella," Lin Muyang thought of an even more startling possibility, his tone full of expectation, "According to this description, is it possible for you... in the future, to try and 'control' that 'Dark Storm' you mentioned?"

Elabess was also pleasantly surprised by the ability she had just demonstrated. Hearing this, the heart-shaped tail behind her wagged happily, and her eyes sparkled with excitement: "Maybe I really could try! However, the scale and energy level of the Dark Storm are too terrifying. I don't know if my current attributes can withstand the pressure brought by that kind of control."

Regardless, this undoubtedly added an important layer of confidence and possibility for her to return to the Dark Abyss and deal with the natural disasters.

"Master, thank you so much!" In her joy, Elabess could no longer hold back. She took a light step forward, her soft body throwing itself directly into Lin Muyang's embrace. Her hands wrapped around his waist, burying her face in his chest, her voice muffled but full of reliance and gratitude.

Feeling the warm and soft beauty in his arms, Lin Muyang smiled and patted her back, purposely saying in a relaxed tone: "No need for such formality. Haven't you already thanked me in the best way?"

"No..." Elabess raised her head, two patches of rosy clouds flying onto her stunning face. A trace of cunning and mystery flashed in her purple eyes as she leaned into Lin Muyang's ear, her breath like an orchid, saying in a whisper only the two could hear: "There's an even more joyful way, Master. You haven't tried it yet?"

"???" Lin Muyang was stunned, not understanding what she was referring to.

Under his puzzled gaze, Elabess's form in his arms suddenly began to change.

Taller, fuller, with a more mature and seductive temperament, and the bat wings unfolding on her back seemed slightly larger... In the blink of an eye, standing before him was another succubus with a completely different appearance, figure, and temperament, but equally breathtakingly beautiful! The charm between her brows was fifty to sixty percent similar to Elabess's, yet it added a few more points of a mature woman's cold elegance and sense of control.

"Is this your sister?" Lin Muyang was somewhat astonished.

But the change didn't stop.

The "Mature Succubus" image rippled like water and changed again. This time, it was still a succubus, but her figure was smaller, her face more sweet and innocent, her eyes guileless.

Then, the image continued to switch. Aloof, passionate, enchanting, pure... Within just over ten seconds, Elabess transformed into seven or eight different styles of top-tier beautiful succubus forms in front of Lin Muyang, each one lifelike, as if they were independent entities.

"You..." Lin Muyang felt a bit of dry mouth; this visual impact was quite strong. "This is top-tier Cosplay, isn't it?"

This was no longer just simple Disguise. If the current Elabess disguised herself as a certain woman, unless her personality imitation revealed a flaw, it would probably be difficult to find any difference from the original body in terms of appearance, figure, or even subtle physical characteristics.

And Elabess's display wasn't over. Her figure changed again, and this time, Su Qingyue's cold face with its scholarly air and her figure appeared. Then, the light and shadow flowed, turning into Liu Yueyao's valiant and capable look. Next was Liu Hongyuan's tall and vigorous figure with her neat ponytail... One by one, the outstanding female figures he had seen on Blue Star were brought forth by her with ease, changing at will.

"If you want, Master, I can turn into any woman you've ever seen for you, okay?" Finally, Elabess returned to her original appearance, tilting her head slightly. Those soul-stirring purple eyes held a smile as she looked at Lin Muyang mischievously, seemingly observing his reaction.

"Ahem... that's really not necessary." Lin Muyang snapped out of it, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He reached out and gently pinched her smooth cheek, feeling the excellent texture. "I still prefer your original self."

He was telling the truth. If he really had feelings for someone, with his current strength and conditions, he could just pursue them directly and openly. Why have Elabess simulate them? As for other succubi... to be honest, there was no need for that for now.

Anyway, when Gui Wanwan's level reached around one hundred and she could use the power of the Underworld to perform relatively stable world travel, he might really have a chance to personally visit the Dark Abyss where Elabess came from, as well as the former worlds of the other young ladies. At that time, he would naturally see all kinds of beings.

Of course, Lin Muyang's primary goal was to personally see the scenery of different worlds, understand the pasts and hometowns of the young ladies, and see if there were any specialties or opportunities to obtain. It was definitely not to see other succubi... yeah, definitely not. He added a silent note in his heart, pulling his attention back to the Succubus Maiden before him, who was now greatly increased in strength and smiling like a flower.