Talent Fusion, Savage Hegemon Body

Explosion, this talent is very interesting.

It's the same ability as a mutant named "Gambit" from the Marvel universe.

It infuses the power of explosion into an object. The larger the object, the longer the charging time, and the greater the resulting explosion's power.

Gambit uses playing cards as his regular weapon, charging quickly and using them flexibly.

However, this usage method isn't suitable for Qin Tian's world.

The reason is simple: even the shortest empowerment process requires time, and during combat with Psionic Users, even a momentary pause can become a fatal flaw.

In direct combat, [Explosion] isn't very useful, perhaps not even as good as a laser gun.

But once [Explosion] is combined with [Space Bag], [Black Gate], and [Shadow Leap], the possibilities become vast.

"Have a drink of water and rest a bit."

Xiao Yunlong handed Qin Tian a bottle of water. He rarely saw exhaustion in Qin Tian's eyes.

"Thanks."

Qin Tian took the water bottle and gulped it down, his throbbing temples easing slightly.

All night, his mind had been on high alert, constantly monitoring the surrounding scents, sounds, and heat sources, daring not to slacken even for a moment.

Furthermore, using the Hidden Kill Rune Gun consumed Psionic Energy, and facing those troublesome Snake People required using [Ember Critical Strike], accelerating the consumption of stamina, mental energy, and Psionic Energy.

By the latter half of the night, he no longer dared to fire easily. When encountering Snake People, he mostly left the fighting to Xiao Yunlong and the other two, using his Dragon Falcon Rifle to support them and employing Hidden Kill only when necessary for a fatal blow.

But this was for the best. It ensured that everyone in the Earth Dragon Squad had a chance to perform, preventing the Military Merit Points awarded after the battle from being too unbalanced.

Swish

The sound of whirring propellers came from the sky.

An armed helicopter hovered above the Earth Dragon Squad, and a rope ladder descended.

The group grabbed the rope and climbed up. Once inside the cabin, they quickly sat down and returned to the base with the aircraft.

Meanwhile, a troop of ten thousand entered the great canyon to clear the battlefield.

Back at the base, Qin Tian took a hot shower and then comfortably lay on his bed, calculating his gains from the past two days.

Firstly, in terms of talents, he had acquired four new ones: [Ten Thousand Poisons Snake Body] (Purple), [Black Gate] (Blue), [Thermal Sense Control] (Green), and [Explosion] (Green).

[Ten Thousand Poisons Snake Body] was the highest level, and it was his first purple talent.

[Black Gate], [Thermal Sense Control], and [Explosion] also had very practical functions in specific scenarios, enriching his combat methods.

Secondly, after the battles in the cave and the great canyon, he had killed dozens of Snake People, ranging from Tier 1 to Tier 4, causing his Evolution Points to surge to over 20,000.

Finally, he had spent over 5,000 Evolution Points to strengthen [Ember Critical Strike], improving his stats and also increasing his combat power ceiling to a certain extent.

Counting them up, he currently had 15 talent orbs in total.

Purple: [Ten Thousand Poisons Snake Body] Blue: [Steel Muscles and Bones], [Shadow Muscle and Bone], [Space Bag], [Ember Critical Strike], [Shadow Leap], [Purple Lightning Bloodline], [Lord of Snake Spirits], [Black Gate] Green: [Absolute Gun Sense], [Rapid Recovery], [Danger Sense], [Clear Heart Saber], [Thermal Sense Control], [Explosion]

More than a dozen orbs of different colors floated within his soul sea, varying in depth, giving a dazzling impression at first glance.

"A few years from now, there should be hundreds of talent orbs here."

Qin Tian made a bold guess, but honestly, hundreds of talent orbs were a bit too many. By the later stages, he might even forget which talents he possessed.

It would be perfect if talents could be synthesized.

Suddenly, an idea surfaced in his mind.

Qin Tian touched his chin and tentatively muttered to himself:

"System, Dad, can talents fuse?"

After a few seconds, there was no response.

Qin Tian thought for a moment and decided to try a different approach. He controlled the [Rapid Recovery] orb and moved it closer to [Steel Muscles and Bones]. The moment the two orbs touched, a line of system prompts suddenly appeared.

"Do you wish to fuse [Rapid Recovery] with [Steel Muscles and Bones]? System prompt: Talent fusion has uncertainties. Please proceed with caution, Host. Once fused, it will be irreversible."

It really works!

Qin Tian's eyes lit up, and he instantly sat up.

Fusion was a technical skill. If the fusion units were chosen well, it could result in an effect greater than 1+1=2. If chosen poorly, it could lead to instant death.

Therefore, if he decided to fuse talents, he had to choose talents with high relevance and compatibility.

Looking at his 15 talents, Qin Tian felt there were only three suitable for fusion at the moment.

[Steel Muscles and Bones], [Rapid Recovery], and [Danger Sense].

These three talents were all body-related and had strong correlations.

For example, [Steel Muscles and Bones] not only improved the host's strength and defense but also, to some extent, enhanced the body's recovery ability, overlapping with [Rapid Recovery].

With that thought, Qin Tian didn't hesitate any longer. He directly activated the three light clusters and touched them together.

"Do you wish to merge the three major talents: [Steel Muscles and Bones], [Rapid Recovery], and [Danger Sense]? System prompt: Talent merging has uncertainties. Please handle with care, Host. Once merged, it will be irreversible."

The system text reappeared on the panel.

"Confirm merge!"

As Qin Tian gave the order, the two green and one blue light spheres began to slowly approach each other, converging towards the center. The color at the junction grew deeper and deeper.

The mere ten-odd seconds felt incredibly long for Qin Tian. The usually calm him couldn't help but break out in a fine sweat on his forehead.

When the boundaries of the three light clusters completely overlapped, forming a brand-new deep blue light cluster, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

[Name] Savage Battle Body (Blue)

[Type] Passive Talent

[Description] The ancient savage bloodline awakens. The body is like a savage beast, possessing incredible strength, resilience, recovery, and danger perception. When injured, it enters a berserk state, reducing pain and increasing strength.

Mysterious power flowed abundantly within his body, tempering every part of him. His bones, muscles, and meridians became tougher, while his senses—sight, hearing, smell, and more—soared.

Qin Tian stood up and stretched, his bones emitting a series of crisp cracks.

He had evolved from Steel Muscles and Bones to Savage Battle Body, changing from light blue to deep blue.

The new talent retained the advantages of the three original talents, achieving an effect where 1+1+1 was greater than 3, significantly boosting his physique.

However, after successfully merging the three talents, Qin Tian was not satisfied. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and level up his talent again.

The talent light cluster for Savage Battle Body was deep blue. If enough Evolution Points were invested, it could evolve into the next stage, purple.

Currently, his total Evolution Points were 22,456.

Qin Tian waved his hand and directly invested 10,000 Evolution Points to strengthen Savage Battle Body.

The talent light cluster vibrated slightly, its color deepening at a visible rate. Unfortunately, it still hadn't broken through that barrier.

Qin Tian gritted his teeth and invested another 10,000 Evolution Points.

With 20,000 Evolution Points invested, the deep blue [Savage Battle Body] finally completed its final evolution.

[Name] Savage Hegemon Body (Purple)

[Type] Passive Talent

[Description] The ancient savage bloodline fully awakens. The physique rivals that of savage beasts, with astonishing vitality. Possesses incredible wild intuition and +50% resistance to all negative status effects. Activating the bloodline power allows entry into the "Hegemon Body" state, instantly clearing all negative status effects and rapidly increasing combat power, up to a maximum of 150%.