Talent Levels

"The Awakening Ceremony has ended. Every clansman who underwent testing will have one opportunity to enter the Transmission Pavilion and select a suitable cultivation method and Dou Technique..."

As time passed, once the Awakening Ceremony officially concluded, the Great Elder stepped onto the viewing platform as customary to deliver her closing remarks and arrange for the tested clansmen to choose their cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.

The Snake People Clan differed from ordinary magical beasts. Unlike other common magical beasts, they did not need to break through to Dou Zong before they could cultivate like humans.

The Snake People Clan stood somewhere between magical beasts and humans and could cultivate in two different ways.

One was to follow the path of magical beasts, while the other was to follow the path of human cultivation.

But children made choices. Adults usually wanted both.

That was how the Snake People Clan trained its people.

Based on a snake person's potential, the Snake People Clan granted different levels of resources and treatment.

Cultivation methods and Dou Techniques were among them.

Of course, the tested clansmen could not simply choose any cultivation method or Dou Technique they wanted.

The Transmission Pavilion housed the many cultivation methods and Dou Techniques accumulated by the Snake People Clan's predecessors and was divided into three floors.

These three floors were strictly separated by rank.

The first floor contained low-grade cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, open to all ordinary snake people.

The second floor contained superior cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, accessible only to the Snake People Clan's top experts and descendants with outstanding potential.

The cultivation methods and Dou Techniques on the top floor were the Snake People Clan's true foundation, accessible only to the Queen and the Elders.

Of course, Yan Lin, the Saint King, now had to be included as well.

After the Great Elder finished announcing the rules for entering the Transmission Pavilion, she had the Snake Priest lead all the awakened clansmen there to select cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. Meanwhile, she and the other three Elders, along with the Queen, took Yan Lin away to the pavilion's top floor to arrange his future cultivation plan.

Transmission Pavilion, top floor.

"Our clan's cultivation differs from that of humans. Especially for those with special bloodlines like the Saint King and the Queen, cultivation primarily involves awakening or evolving one's own bloodline power. Cultivation methods and high-grade resources merely serve as secondary aids to becoming stronger."

"Our ancient inheritance has suffered some gaps over the ages. This Purple Nether Secret Tome records the secrets and cultivation principles of our ancient ancestor, the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. It can help the Saint King better control the bloodline power within his body and accelerate his growth."

"As for cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, this old woman recommends that the Saint King cultivate..."

Looking at the secret arts and Dou Techniques the Great Elder had carefully selected and placed on the desk before him, Yan Lin, seated on the low couch, automatically recalled what she had told him here.

As his thoughts raced, Yan Lin picked up the Purple Nether Secret Tome resting on top.

"The Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, an ancient fire-attributed exotic beast. Its body bears seven colors, its pupils carry a faint purple hue, its body emits a fragrance, and its power reaches the heavens... The cultivation of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python differs from that of other serpent magical beasts. It can devour pure fire-attributed energy to rapidly grow stronger..."

After carefully reading the Purple Nether Secret Tome passed down through the Snake People Clan since ancient times, Yan Lin finally understood the cultivation method and abilities of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python. He could not help clicking his tongue in admiration. It truly deserved to be one of the ancient overlords!

The Purple Nether Secret Tome clearly recorded that the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python possessed a powerful bloodline and the potential to become a Dou Saint.

Even relying solely on its bloodline power, it could break through to the Dou Zun realm and could nearly crush magical beasts of the same rank.

With sufficient fortuitous opportunities, it could even aspire to become a Dou Saint.

It was one of the ancient magical beast overlords. Its powerful bloodline rivaled those who possessed the Dou Di Bloodline, and its cultivation speed naturally far surpassed that of ordinary geniuses.

The Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python also possessed the innate ability to "devour" fire-attributed energy. As long as it had pure fire-attributed energy to aid it, its cultivation could advance by leaps and bounds...

"Five years to Dou Wang? Why would I need five years!"

Having truly understood the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python's abilities, Yan Lin looked again at his attribute panel, and his confidence surged.

With the bloodline power of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, along with the Golden Finger of copied traits, Yan Lin felt that reaching Dou Wang in three years and Dou Zong in five years was not impossible.

"Those with top-tier talent may have a chance of breaking through to Dou Zun. Above top-tier are true geniuses, who possess the potential to become Dou Zun..."

Yan Lin suddenly noticed changes to the Cultivation Talent on his attribute panel, as well as the newly added commentary, and could not help taking several more looks.

[Host: Yan Lin]

[Age: 11]

[Strength: One-Star Dou Master]

[Cultivation Talent: Genius (Potential of a Dou Zun) (Talent Level: Top-tier...)]

[Bloodline: Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python (Perfect Fusion)]

[Cultivation Method: Not Cultivated]

[Dou Techniques: Shadow Snake Hand, Snake Shadow Entanglement...]

"My original talent was 'top-tier,' and now it is 'genius.' Did the bloodline of the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python raise my Cultivation Talent by an entire level?"

Looking at the commentary on the attribute panel, Yan Lin gained a deeper understanding of his Golden Finger. Powerful bloodlines could alter and enhance his Cultivation Talent.

Cultivation "talent" also had a strict hierarchy of levels.

According to the trait Golden Finger's classification, Cultivation Talent could be divided into trash, ordinary, medium, high, top-tier, genius, prodigy, and godly.

Those with top-tier talent, given sufficient fortuitous opportunities, had a chance of breaking through to Dou Zun.

Those with "genius" talent were destined to become Dou Zun and had a chance of becoming Dou Saints. They possessed the potential of a Dou Zun!

Those with "prodigy" talent could aspire to become Dou Saints within their lifetimes. They possessed the potential of a Dou Saint!

Those with godly talent had a chance of becoming Dou Di. They possessed the potential of a Dou Di...

"This godly talent corresponds to descendants of Dou Di who possess Godly Bloodlines, such as Gu Xun'er."

Thinking of Gu Xun'er, a flame of ambition suddenly rose in Yan Lin's heart. When I get the chance, I need to meet this young lady of the Ancient Clan. I want to raise my talent to the godly level too!

Godly talent, the potential of a Dou Di!

Even Xiao Yan, with his cheats, only gradually surpassed Gu Xun'er in realm after breaking through to Dou Saint.

Yan Lin naturally coveted Gu Xun'er's Godly Bloodline as well.

Of course, Gu Xun'er was not the only one on the Dou Qi Continent with a Godly Bloodline. The Soul Clan had them too, but comparatively speaking, Yan Lin felt that Gu Xun'er, who was wandering outside, would be easier to get his hands on.

Once he possessed Gu Xun'er's Godly Bloodline, then even becoming a Dou Saint would merely be a matter of time.

"Let's look at the others."

After finishing the Purple Nether Secret Tome, Yan Lin began flipping through the other high-grade secret arts the Great Elder had given him.

"Snake Secret Technique, the Snake People Clan's supreme secret art. It contains numerous techniques such as Beast Transformation, spirit control, division..."

Only after carefully reading this Snake Secret Technique did Yan Lin learn that it recorded combat methods unique to snake people.

Among them, Beast Transformation meant transforming into a serpent magical beast for battle, causing one's combat strength to soar.

Spirit control involved using one's Dou Qi to condense one's own companion Snake Spirit for battle.

Division, meanwhile, was an escape technique unique to the Snake People Clan.

Such combat methods were secret techniques that every Snake People Clan expert had to master.

"This secret art truly is formidable. No wonder the Great Elder recommended it."

Yan Lin put away the Snake Secret Technique, determined to cultivate it properly. Looking over the other secret arts the Great Elder had introduced to him, he found that they were all things he urgently needed. Yan Lin had to admit that having predecessors to guide him really did allow him to avoid many detours.

After going through what the Great Elder had left behind, Yan Lin finally turned to the cultivation method Queen Medusa had given him.

Both of them were fire-attributed exotic beasts, so the cultivation methods they practiced were naturally fire-attributed as well. And the best cultivation method in the entire Snake People Clan was the quasi-earth-grade method Queen Medusa cultivated, the Crimson Refinement Sky Burning Art.

The Four Great Elders had said this themselves. They also wanted Yan Lin to cultivate the best method, grow stronger as quickly as possible, and become the Snake People Clan's true King.

The fact that Medusa had willingly handed the cultivation method to Yan Lin was beyond the Four Great Elders' expectations. Yet from the Queen's actions, they became completely convinced that Medusa would not harm Yan Lin, and they were quite pleased.

Medusa did not dislike Yan Lin. To them, this was a blessing for the Snake People Clan, and the clan's great prosperity was within sight!