Chapter 497: Chapter 477: New Talents

On the other side, Lou Yi quietly arrived at a place dozens of miles away.

’Still lacking in strength; otherwise, I could have slaughtered them all.’ he mused to himself.

One wonders if the demon generals, who he had just beaten to a pulp, would vomit blood if they found out.

After the great battle, Lou Yi began his usual harvest cleaning.

First was the only high-tier demon general that he had slain—the Silver Ape Demon.

With Lou Yi’s current strength, he could contend with quite a few high-tier demon generals.

But to kill one single-handedly without a huge price is simply impossible.

The killing of the Silver Ape Demon also utilized the opponent’s arrogance and contempt, a trick difficult to replicate.

Lou Yi looked at the Attribute Panel:

’Found items to pick up; choose one of the following three:

Energy: 427 points

Slightly increased Gold Element Affinity

Talent: Rigidity

Will you select?

’

Without a doubt, he chose the talent ’Rigidity’.

Rigidity: Can increase a certain hardness of the body...

Rigidity is a talent that increases bodily defense, belonging to the same category as Petrification.

The Attribute Panel immediately popped out another prompt: Spend 100 points of energy to integrate this talent into the Petrification Talent; will you fuse?

’Yes.’

In the next instant, the word ’Rigidity’ disappeared, and the Petrification Talent flickered slightly.

The introduction of the Petrification Talent did not change, and its enhanced power needs to be personally tested.

Lou Yi then looked at the second prompt box:

’Found items to pick up; choose one of the following three:

Energy: 251 points

Slightly increased Earth Element Affinity

Talent: Rhino Armor

Will you select?

’

This talent also increases bodily defense, coming from the Rhino Demon General he killed.

Although the Rhino Demon is only a mid-tier demon general, in terms of defense, it’s stronger than many high-tier demon generals.

The Rhino Armor Talent was continuously devoured by the Petrification Talent.

The Petrification Talent had previously fused with Golden Armor, Red Scale, and four other similar talents, now equaling six combined defensive talents.

"Petrification."

At the next moment, a faint oily sheen floated on the surface of Lou Yi’s skin, looking like he was sweating profusely.

From his fingertips, a cluster of deep red, translucent qi burst forth.

Then he gently probed it by lightly drawing the qi over his petrified arm.

Only the constant sound of ’zzz’ echoed.

As he increased the strength, obvious white marks gradually appeared on the arm, but they remained unbroken.

A trace of joy flashed in Lou Yi’s eyes.

It’s worth noting that the current strength of his qi is comparable to a top-grade spiritual artifact.

This means the strength of his petrified skin also leaped from mid-grade to top-grade spiritual artifact level.

If the Petrification Talent is combined with the Glazed Qi Garment, it’s equivalent to wearing two top-grade defensive spiritual artifacts simultaneously.

The added power of one plus one should be far greater than two.

Even Lou Yi himself finds it difficult to estimate how strong the defense is.

After all, in the Cultivation Realm, top-grade offensive spiritual artifacts are already extremely rare, and defensive spiritual artifacts are even more scarce.

The luxurious act of simultaneously wearing two top-grade defensive spiritual artifacts is almost never seen.

Plus with the Talent of Tenacity to reduce damage, the Regeneration Talent that can regenerate limbs, and the recovery function of the Attribute Panel...

Lou Yi simply can’t imagine anyone at the Foundation Establishment or demon general level who could threaten his life.

However, these two defensive talents seem to not yet be the biggest gain.

Lou Yi looked at another prompt box:

’Found items to pick up; choose one of the following three:

Energy: 135 points

Magic: Water Mirror Technique

Talent: Divination

Will you select?

’

Divination: Increases prediction and perception of danger...

This was a hint from the calculator, and it’s the first time Lou Yi obtained a talent from a cultivator.

Lou Yi unquestionably chose the Divination Talent.

Divination (Not Learned 0/150) → Divination (Beginner 0/500+1 Thousand-Year Turtle Shell)

Unfamiliar memories appeared in his mind.

In the memory, Lou Yi transformed into a small beggar, less than ten years old, wearing tattered clothes, with bare, cracked feet, and emaciated.

Only his pair of black eyes brimming with spiritual qi left a lasting impression.

The small beggar, because he was too small and skinny, was not only bullied by children in the city but also often scolded, beaten, and robbed by other fellow beggars of the same age, living a very miserable life.

Fortunately, he had extraordinary spiritual sense by nature.

He would often encounter discarded food from generous families or arrive under fruit trees that had just dropped fruit, barely surviving on scraps.

One day, in the ruined temple where many beggars were hiding, a peculiar one-eyed old man in a black robe arrived.

The old man, with a face full of wrinkles, looked extremely old, but his eyes intermittently flashed green light, making him seem terrifying like a beast.

Seeing the many young beggars, he sighed.

"I am the type of person who cannot stand to see others suffer."

With a wave of his large sleeve, steaming hot buns suddenly appeared on the ground.

"Take one each." Upon seeing this, the beggars in the temple went mad, rushing to grab, using both hands and mouth, quickly snatching all the buns clean.

Because of his thin stature, the small beggar couldn’t compete with others and naturally had no spoils.

The one-eyed old man saw this and didn’t mind; suddenly, a large white bun appeared in his palm, and he showed a gentle smile towards the small beggar: "Come and get it; this is yours."

As the small beggar reached out, he was suddenly overwhelmed with terror, as if the bun before him was a monstrous flood.

This surge of fear even overpowered his primitive desire for food, causing him to shake his head and refuse the old man’s kindness.

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