Inside the cathedral, Su Xiao raised his hand and pressed it against the "Priest Altar." A stream of golden-black energy gradually spread from his Reincarnation Brand. This was the Source of Darkness he had obtained.
Gulu, who had been eyeing Baha as he sorted the spoils, noticed the disturbance. After discovering that the "Star Core Stone" had been activated, she asked:
"You got the Source of Darkness?"
Gulu bit through the candy in her mouth. She had touched the "Star Core Stone" before, so she naturally knew the uses and value of the Source of Darkness.
As for talent abilities, the most common way to improve them was to awaken one's talent. Talent awakenings were divided into the first and second awakenings.
After the first awakening, a talent ability could reach S-level. No matter how powerful it was, it would never exceed that limit. A talent's level did not fully represent its power. More importantly, it represented its growth potential.
After a Contractor entered Paradise, signed a contract, and completed semi-digitization, they would awaken a talent. This was their initial talent, with the highest possible level being A. At this stage, the talent could gradually grow until it reached the critical point before its first awakening.
After experiencing several mission worlds, a Contractor would begin to develop unique insights into and applications for their talent ability, using those insights as the foundation for further development.
At that stage, they could use a "Talent Book" to trigger the first talent-awakening mission. After succeeding, their talent could reach S-level.
Once they gained a deeper understanding of and greater proficiency with their talent, it would be time for the second awakening. They could then use the "Talent Book" as a medium to trigger the second talent-awakening mission.
This could raise a talent ability