143: The first half-step Gold-level talent!

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[Talent: Heart Like Glazed Tile]

[Rank: Profound Violet Level]

[Description: A glazed state of mind, clear inside and out. Untainted by all evils, the Dao reflects the true self.

You are born with...]

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"Heart Like Glazed Tile! This time, I actually... really drew a willpower-type talent!"

Seeing the text on the attribute panel, at this moment, Lin Yi instantly felt a massive wave of pleasant surprise hit him, leaving his head spinning.

Heart Like Glazed Tile, a Profound Violet Level Talent!

The level of this talent was already extremely high. If it were later fused with another Profound Violet Level Talent 'Heart Like Glazed Tile' and the half-step mystic purple rank talent 'My Heart is Like Iron', what level would the fused and evolved talent reach?

Would it be a Profound Violet Level Talent even more powerful than 'True - Flawless True Body'?

Or, would it reach the level of a true half-step brilliant gold rank talent?

Thinking of this, even with Lin Yi's current Heart-Nature, he couldn't help but feel excited.

A brilliant gold rank talent was the highest level of talent on the attribute panel, and its power was absolutely far beyond that of a Profound Violet Level Talent.

This could be seen from the number of stars on the Starry Sky Scroll just now during the Talent Evolution.

On that Starry Sky Scroll just now, the number of purple stars had clearly reached a terrifying level of 80%, occupying the entire starry sky, yet the number of golden stars was still less than 1%.

This sort of thing had never happened before, but now it was happening concretely with the golden stars.

From this, one could see just how strong, precious, and terrifying a brilliant gold rank talent truly was!

Therefore, if he could even fuse and evolve a talent at the half-step brilliant gold rank level this time, it would definitely be considered a great fortune for Lin Yi.

"attribute panel, begin the Fusion!"

With a thought, Lin Yi didn't waste any more time and directly commanded the attribute panel.

"Dao Lord's instruction received, Talent Fusion in progress..."

As soon as Lin Yi's command fell, on the attribute panel, the three major talents instantly transformed into three rays of light—'two purple and one half-purple, half-green'—and flew out of the panel.

Afterward, the three rays of light intertwined above Lin Yi's Sea of Consciousness, beginning to fuse rapidly like a sphere.

In the void, endless brilliant light shone in all directions, reflecting throughout the entire spiritual Sea of Consciousness.

These lights sometimes turned azure, sometimes profound purple, and sometimes an incomparably dazzling brilliant gold.

Among them, the azure light accounted for the smallest portion, likely less than a thousandth of the time, vanishing almost in a flash; if one didn't look closely, it couldn't be seen at all.

Next was the brilliant gold rank, which occupied about one-sixth of the total time.

This figure wasn't high, but it wasn't low either; at the very least, it was much stronger than when 'True - Flawless True Body' was fused and evolved last time.

As for the final profound purple light, it naturally accounted for the largest portion... Thus, within his spiritual Sea of Consciousness, Lin Yi waited silently with great expectation.

Finally, after fusing for about thirty breaths of time, all the light finally reconsolidated completely, forming a half-gold, half-purple sphere in the void!

Finally, with a "boom," it exploded, forming lines of new text in Lin Yi's Sea of Consciousness.

"Congratulations, Dao Lord. This Talent Fusion was successful. The Dao Lord has obtained the half-step brilliant gold rank talent — Heart Like Profound Crystal!

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[Talent: Heart Like Profound Crystal]

[Rank: Half-Step Brilliant Gold Grade]

[Description: Extremely firm yet clear, like a bright mirror suspended over iron. Untouched by all thoughts, divine illumination arises naturally.

A powerful half-step brilliant gold rank talent fused from two Profound Violet Level Talents 'Heart Like Glazed Tile' and one half-step mystic purple rank talent 'My Heart is Like Iron'. It perfectly inherits and strengthens the core effects of the two talents.

1. Under any pressure or crisis, your will is not only indestructible but can also enter a state of 'cold burning'—an extreme calmness like the facets of a crystal, precisely refracting and decomposing feelings of crisis and pressure, thereby guiding out deep potential more stably and efficiently, with explosive power and controllability far exceeding before.

2. Your heart is like a high-hanging bright mirror, crystal clear, capable of passively reflecting the Impurities of your own thoughts and the falsehoods of the outside world. Lies, illusions, and disguises are clearly revealed in your heart, making them difficult to take effect. Furthermore, you are directly immune to spiritual attacks below the Martial Saint level, and those at or above the Martial Saint level are weakened by fifty percent.

This talent forges your will into a supreme crystal that integrates offense and defense, clear inside and out. It is both an absolute barrier protecting the heart and a purifying furnace for external Impurities, as well as a perfect lens for stably guiding the explosion of potential.

You are the super creation of will — the Heart of Profound Crystal.

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"Heart Like Profound Crystal, so this is that half-step brilliant gold rank talent?"

"It actually formed by fusing the strengths of two major talents; it looks quite impressive."

"However, I wonder how its specific effects are? Let's try it!"

With that thought, Lin Yi immediately stepped toward the illusory projection of the golden stone pillar.

Suddenly... "Boom boom boom!"

Waves of powerful willpower impact radiated from the Golden Stone Pillar Projection, pressing down frantically toward Lin Yi.

However, under this pressure, Lin Yi felt his willpower strength rapidly soaring and strengthening at this moment.

This soaring speed was more than ten times faster than when he relied purely on the two half-step mystic purple rank talents before!

"This half-step brilliant gold rank talent is actually this strong?"

Feeling this terrifying speed of willpower progress, Lin Yi was completely shocked at this moment.

What did it mean for willpower progress to be ten times faster?

It meant that a willpower level that originally would have taken Lin Yi ten years to reach could now be achieved in just one year; what would have taken a hundred years now only took ten.

And with willpower progressing this fast, the progress speed of the Divine Soul would also be very fast.

In this way, let alone reaching the Middle Stage of the Innate True Essence Realm, even reaching the Middle Stage of the Xiantian Golden Core Realm for the Divine Soul and willpower would likely take no more than a few years.

"Is this the terror of a half-step brilliant gold rank talent?"

"The second stage of the Heavenly Pride Assessment is in the bag!"

At this thought, Lin Yi's heart relaxed completely, his eyes flashing with light, and he then walked forward step by step with determination... Soon, only ten months later.

Inside the Martial Emperors Relic Palace, as Lin Yi took another step forward, a mechanical voice finally rang in his ear once more:

"Examinee No. 0000396!"

"Congratulations, you have entered within the 700-meter range of the Golden Stone Pillar Projection within three years."

"The second stage of the Heavenly Pride Assessment, passed!"