Chapter 2: Continue Participating in the Survival Ranking Based on Current Survival Days.
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Between the two choices, Su Xiao decisively picked the first one. While the second option seemed to maximize gains, it actually touched upon a major taboo in Kaiser's operations: never covet the highest-risk returns. Kaiser's methods themselves lacked absolute stability; knowing when to stop was the wise strategy.
[You have chosen to purchase the first-place reward "Talent Badge" from the inventory. As the inventory quantity of "Talent Badge" is 8, this will not affect the normal acquisition of "Talent Badge" by the first-place contender. Related judgments have now ceased.]
[The price of "Talent Badge" is: 10,000 ounces of Space-Time Power (this is the maximum price standard).]
[Your current Survival Ranking survival days are being cleared. It has been verified that your existing survival days have been notarized, and corresponding compensation will be given. The price for purchasing this "Talent Badge" will be discounted by 97%.]
[You have paid 300 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[You have obtained Talent Badge ×1.]
[Your Void Tree Reputation has dropped to -? points.]
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[Kaiser has disbanded the current team. Your faction has returned to normal, and all bonuses from Kaiser's team have been removed.]
[You have chosen to pay Kaiser 1,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[Payment successful.]
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Having received 1,000 ounces of Space-Time Power, Kaiser was beaming with joy. The agreed amount was 800 ounces, but getting 1,000 in hand naturally put him in a great mood.
The rampaging Demon Flame Dragons in the base camp had gradually calmed down, returning to hibernate on the fungal carpet. Jila sat sideways on Bubu Wang's back, eating potato chips, occasionally poking the drifting natural elements with her finger.
Su Xiao looked at the [Talent Badge] in his hand. His goal was achieved. He had never planned to obtain this by becoming the top of the ranking. The reason was that it was too late to push for the top spot this time. Rushing to first place in the final stage made it hard to ensure no issues during the final settlement. The current outcome was different; subsequent ranking settlements would basically have nothing to do with him.
[Talent Badge Effect 2: If the current talent ability has reached SSS level, using this badge will cause an adaptive transformation of the talent ability based on the talent holder's own characteristics.]
With the [Talent Badge] successfully obtained, it was time to upgrade the "Blood Beast" talent ability. This talent's strength had long fallen behind Su Xiao's pace of growth.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged under the Star Giant Tree, inserting the sheathed Dragon-Slaying Flash into the ground in front of him. He then took out the Chapter of Greed and, after sensing the Nightmare Blood Shadow inside, held the Chapter of Greed loosely in both hands, letting it float between his palms. The next moment, blood smoke surged out from Dragon-Slaying Flash and merged into the Chapter of Greed.
The Nightmare Blood Shadow, which had been split in two, was restored to its complete state and sealed within the Chapter of Greed. This caused cracks to immediately appear on the Chapter of Greed in Su Xiao's hands.
The Chapter of Greed wouldn't last long. Su Xiao immediately used the [Talent Badge] to begin the transformation of the Blood Beast talent. A surge of blood energy erupted from his body, and a Blood Beast phantom appeared behind him.
Su Xiao held the Chapter of Greed loosely, drawing wisps of blood energy from it. This blood energy glowed with a golden-red hue, unmistakably the source power of the Nightmare Blood Shadow. As its source power was taken, the Nightmare Blood Shadow's destruction of the Chapter of Greed ceased abruptly.
Half an hour later, no more blood energy source emanated from the Chapter of Greed. However, contrary to expectations, although the Nightmare Blood Shadow was extremely weakened, it had only lost a large amount of source energy. It seemed it wouldn't dissipate or be absorbed by Su Xiao.
The Devouring Core emerged, absorbing all the surrounding blood energy source. After purification, filtration, and cleansing, this pure blood energy source became a major boost for the talent ability's transformation.
All the blood energy source was absorbed by the evolving Blood Beast talent. Su Xiao looked at the floating Chapter of Greed. The Nightmare Blood Shadow inside was weakened to its limit. The Chapter of Greed was now sufficient to seal it, eliminating the need to split the Nightmare Blood Shadow in half and seal part into Dragon-Slashing Flash.
Su Xiao began to stabilize his aura, sensing the transformation of his talent ability. After more than ten hours, the enhancement finally ended, and a prompt appeared.
[Prompt: Due to awakening this talent ability, your total blood energy volume has increased by 50%, but the judgment method for your blood energy has changed. Your current 120% blood energy cap has been reclassified to a 100% cap.]
[You have awakened a new talent ability: Blood Beast (fully transformed).]
Talent Ability: Blood Beast.
Category: Growth Talent.
Level: SSS.
Talent Effect (Passive - Blood Nourishment): Permanently increases current HP by 30%.
Talent Effect (Active - Blood Rage): Due to your unique method of using World Thunder, your own blood energy has long possessed the characteristic of attracting World Thunder. When your blood energy attacks hit an enemy, there is a 20% chance to form a "Heavenly Wrath Mark" on the enemy using blood energy. This mark can be triggered instantly, summoning World Thunder to strike the enemy with a powerful lightning attack. The base generation probability of the "Heavenly Wrath Mark" is 20%. The more blood energy your blood energy abilities consume, the higher the probability of generating the mark.
Mark generation probability: Base 20% + (current ability's blood energy consumption percentage × 4.2). For example, if Blood Smoke Cannon consumes 5% blood energy, the calculation is (5% × 4.2) + 20% base probability = 41% chance to form a "Heavenly Wrath Mark" on the enemy.
Prompt: The trigger probability of the "Heavenly Wrath Mark" is unrelated to luck attribute, fortune, etc. It is an absolute constant mechanism probability.
Prompt: After forming one "Heavenly Wrath Mark" on an enemy, you may temporarily refrain from activating it to summon World Thunder. Wait until two more marks are formed on the enemy. Three "Heavenly Wrath Marks" can be activated simultaneously to summon a stronger World Thunder.
Prompt: The range specification of the summoned World Thunder is constant. The intensity of the World Thunder depends on your own elemental affinity, ranging from 50% to 70% of your elemental affinity, based on the number of "Heavenly Wrath Marks." Three layers represent the maximum power (your current elemental affinity is 1052 points).
Prompt: This talent ability will undergo an ultimate transformation after you successfully defeat the "Fierce Beast Fei."
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