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By this point, Feng Qi had fully grasped the function of "Miracle Evolution."
In essence, it involved feeding the Three-Tailed to decompose unwanted innate abilities, converting them into Source Talent Points.
When an innate ability fused with Source Talent Points, its strength would advance to a higher tier.
The power of this miracle item was undeniable.
It allowed many previously un-upgradable innate abilities to unlock further potential and reach higher limits.
For example, the blood source had originally been an un-upgradable innate ability.
However, after fusing with a talent bead, it successfully underwent evolution, gaining a higher growth ceiling.
As for why the blood source's suffix now displayed a "Fifth Tier" rating after its first evolution, Feng Qi had formulated the following analysis:
One thing was now certain: innate abilities were classified into tiers based on their strength.
Before evolution, these abilities existed in their initial state. While they varied in strength, this wasn't indicated on the status panel.
Upon evolution, the status panel would display the ability's tier rating.
For instance, the blood source was rated "Fifth Tier."
Purple Soul might be Sixth Tier, Seventh Tier, or higher.
Having understood the mechanism, Feng Qi chose to fuse the remaining fourteen talent beads into the blood source.
At this moment, the blood source's evolution percentage had reached 23.5% of the fifth tier.
Compared to the Purple Soul, the blood source clearly had lower requirements.
In terms of practicality, the blood source was currently more important.
He figured that he should consider advancing the Purple Soul only when he became strong enough to kill dozens or even hundreds of domain creatures with a single strike, making it easy to acquire innate abilities. Otherwise, the current rate of innate ability acquisition simply couldn't sustain its cultivation.
Opening his eyes, he looked at Lin Ran, who was still waiting nearby.
"A'Ran, I'm done."
"Did you get the Mental Purification ability?" Lin Ran immediately asked, his curiosity piqued.
"No, but I got something even better."
"What is it?"
"A miracle item... Let's get moving and talk while we walk. We can also slaughter some more domain creatures along the way."
The two continued eastward, and he explained to Lin Ran about obtaining "Miracle Evolution" and the details of the Talent Decomposition Ability and Talent Evolution Ability.
Lin Ran was visibly astonished by his description and couldn't resist asking for more specifics about the miracle item.
When he learned about the miracle item's terrifying capabilities, he couldn't help but marvel:
"Brother Qi, after hearing your description, I think your ability to strip innate talents might also come from a miracle item."
Hearing this, he nodded in agreement.
"I've suspected that for a while now, but I lacked any solid evidence."
"Maybe the Narrator is the miracle item granting you these abilities."
Feng Qi was about to respond when a dense purple light erupted from his chest, rapidly coalescing before him.
"Chirp!"
With a crisp chirp, the Three-Tailed's form materialized.
Ding! Your summoned beast, Three-Tailed, reports that it's bored in your sea of consciousness and has come out for some fresh air and a quick bubble bath.
Since the Three-Tailed's true form—a purple token—had already fused with him, Feng Qi wasn't worried about it escaping.
He nudged the Three-Tailed, who had come to nuzzle him, aside with his foot.
"Go play somewhere else. I don't have time for you right now."
Hearing this, the Three-Tailed couldn't help but puff up its proud little head.
It was about to flick its tail in protest, but then seemed to remember something, drooping its head and trailing meekly behind.
During their search, they soon encountered another domain creature.
With Lin Ran's assistance, Feng Qi effortlessly killed it.
The newly acquired ability was unremarkable, so he promptly decomposed it, converting it into talent points.
His strategy was simple:
Keep active abilities that significantly enhance combat, decompose those with minimal impact.
Retain nearly all passive abilities, unless they were utterly useless.
Passive abilities like Great Force, Steel Bones, and Regeneration were highly useful, providing continuous enhancements without requiring active activation.
Less impactful passive innate abilities, such as the Countershock and Sluggish abilities that had just been decomposed, fell into this category.
Although Countershock and Sluggish were both passive abilities that triggered automatically, reality wasn't a game.
In games, Countershock typically had a fixed percentage of damage reflection, such as reflecting 20% of all incoming damage regardless of the amount.
If that were the case in reality, such an ability would be considered a rule-based ability, and he would never have chosen to decompose it.
Instead, he would have nurtured it diligently.
After all, such an ability had limitless potential.
If he could eventually cultivate it to reflect 100% of incoming damage, he would become even more terrifying than Little Black.
However, the reality was that Countershock required him to expend his own qi blood to generate the reflective force, and the damage it dealt was minimal.
Moreover, it lacked a fixed percentage of damage reflection. Once the incoming force exceeded his physical limits, the ability became useless.
Furthermore, this ability fundamentally conflicted with his Blood Source.
After all, the duration of the blood source form was calculated based on the remaining qi blood in his body.
Assuming he continuously used Countershock against opponents in battle, the qi blood consumed would only shorten the duration of the blood source form without inflicting significant damage on the enemy.
In his eyes, the qi blood consumed by Countershock was far less practical than simply throwing a few more punches in Blood Source Form.
However, passive innate abilities like great force, steel bones, and regeneration were different.
These abilities required no consumption and directly enhanced his physical strength.
He considered such passive abilities not only useful but also possessing immense potential for cultivation. Decomposing them would undoubtedly weaken his overall power.
As he pondered these matters regarding innate abilities, he and Lin Ran continued their eastward journey.
"Chirp!"
Suddenly, Three-Tailed, who had been following behind them, let out a crisp chirp.
At that moment, the Narrator's voice boomed:
Brother Hei has cleared the first stage and is now approaching the second. As the Final Villain Boss, it's time to unleash your Underling Number Two to intercept him. Let's go with Right Protector Mist-Dyed!
Hearing the Narrator's warning, Feng Qi's heart tightened, and he immediately turned to look.
In the distance, a dark cloud was rapidly approaching.
Wherever it passed, all matter was devoured by Spirit Energy Nanoworms, creating a spectacular and terrifying sight.
"Brother Qi, looks like it's my turn," Lin Ran said with a grin, turning to face him.
Feng Qi sighed inwardly at these words, then spoke:
"Are you afraid?"
"Are you kidding? I, Lin Ran, have never been afraid of anything since the day I was born. Even if defeat is certain, so what?"
Seeing Lin Ran's nonchalant expression, Feng Qi clapped him on the shoulder.
"Good brother, let's continue our journey together in the next timeline."
Lin Ran nodded solemnly, his eyes showing no trace of fear.
His body then transformed into a gray mist and surged toward the black mist.
Upon contact, the black mist instantly overwhelmed the gray mist, forcing it back with crushing momentum.
Feng Qi turned and continued his journey.
In the time ahead, he resolved to continue hunting domain creatures to strengthen his power, then venture further east to explore.
His understanding of the future world remained limited.
The farthest he had explored so far was to the statue of Mu Yao, and he hadn't ventured any deeper.
This was due to two main reasons:
First, insufficient strength.
Second, insufficient time.
The domain creatures in the Plain Region were significantly stronger than those in the city ruins, making further eastward exploration exponentially more dangerous, with the constant threat of sudden death.
The lack of time was obviously due to Little Black.
Little Black served as his living timer in the Dream Realm, its arrival signaling imminent death.
Without relying on Suction Cup to block it earlier, he wouldn't have even reached the Plain Region.
His previous encounter with Mu Yao's statue was only possible because he had used spirit plants to help Suction Cup recover from some injuries, enhancing its strength.
This allowed it to withstand Little Black's onslaught for a longer duration.
Glancing at Three-Tailed following behind him, he continued on his journey.
Just then, he noticed a pair of crimson eyes staring at him from a dark corner within a dilapidated building ahead.
Realizing there was a domain creature inside, he immediately called out, "A'Bai, get to work."
Activate blood source. It can be killed!
Hearing the Narrator's prompt, he immediately felt reassured.
But before he could make a move, the domain creature hiding within the building smashed through the wall and lunged at him.
Now he could clearly see the domain creature's form.
It had a humanoid shape, standing over two meters tall, its body entirely constructed from black stone blocks. Each stride sent dull, heavy thuds reverberating through the ground.
It was clearly a melee-oriented domain creature.
Feng Qi grinned, his neck veins bulging as his heart rate spiked.
Surging qi blood enveloped his body in an instant, and his frame began to visibly expand.
Bang!
He raised his blood-mist-shrouded arm and blocked the stone man's punch.
The impact forced him back three meters before he stopped.
His transformation continued. As muscle tissue rapidly regenerated, the Blood Giant Form descended.
Boom!
A torrent of dark green flames erupted from within him, clinging to his skin.
At that moment, Feng Qi's appearance was terrifying, like a demon risen from hell, his entire body wreathed in infernal flames.
The stone domain creature before him was visibly startled by his transformation.
What had seemed like a weak prey had suddenly become a terrifying monster.
But it was too late to escape.
(End of the Chapter)
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