Talent ability Great Upgrade

He felt nothing anymore. Following Pang Yunhua, it was just one word: kill!

Wherever they went, there was tumbling, crashing, and rampant slaughter.

However, Luo Zhou wasn't foolish. In the midst of battle, he instinctively avoided the Second Rank sea beasts.

Second Rank sea beasts were equivalent to human Qi Refining stage cultivators, possessing spiritual energy defenses that could form shields and armor.

Without using Dragon-Slaying Thrust, Luo Zhou couldn't break through their true energy defenses.

Therefore, Luo Zhou avoided them.

He only killed First Rank sea beasts, picking the softest targets!

He followed Pang Yunhua, rescuing him countless times.

Suddenly, Pang Yunhua turned, and Luo Zhou found himself back within the city.

Pang Yunhua was also covered in blood, panting heavily as he spoke:

"Alright, we can switch shifts. We've done our best.

It's also getting late, and the magic array will take effect. There's basically no fighting at night.

Xiao Zhou, you can rest now!"

Hearing this, Luo Zhou collapsed, barely able to stand.

He had long since run out of Qi Returning Powder.

"Xiao Zhou, are you going home to rest tonight, or will you stay on the City Wall to prepare for battle?

Those who prepare on the City Wall get twenty Broken Spirits for the night."

"No matter the cost, I have to go home. I'm exhausted!"

"Good, come with me to collect your rewards, and I'll arrange someone to send you back.

When you get back, remember, no matter how tired you are, you must cultivate before you rest.

You must push through the fatigue, or it will leave hidden internal injuries.

Also, don't sleep too deeply at night.

If there's an emergency and you're conscripted, remember, don't come to the City Wall. Go to the City Lord's Mansion.

If it's reached the point of night conscription, the City Wall has already fallen!"

"Uncle Pang, I understand. Thank you for your guidance!"

Pang Yunhua took Luo Zhou to collect his rewards.

Basically, after switching shifts, cultivators could collect their rewards.

Strategist Captain Guo calculated everyone's gains from this battle, not missing a single one.

Fighting, bloodshed, and rewards made every participating cultivator feel that their efforts were worthwhile.

However, they didn't actually give Spirit Stones or Broken Spirits, lest they gain too much wealth and decide to avoid battle and flee.

Instead, they only gave a Military Merit Scroll, recording their gains.

Visible rewards were offered, but if you didn't participate later, you'd get nothing.

This Military Merit Scroll was used to entice them to fight desperately!

Luo Zhou's Military Merit Scroll showed a figure of twenty-three thousand five hundred and seventy-six Broken Spirits!

That Siege Crab was worth fifteen thousand Broken Spirits, and the rest was from killing sea creatures.

That was twenty-three Spirit Stones. Today's battle was worth it!

Besides the Military Merit Scroll, Pang Yunhua pulled Luo Zhou along.

"Let's get you some new gear."

He led Luo Zhou to the armory.

"Do you have any Spirit Stones on you?"

Luo Zhou nodded. "Yes."

"Give me one!"

Luo Zhou gave Pang Yunhua one Spirit Stone.

"Deacon Li, this is Luo Zhou. Captain Guo specifically instructed that he be fitted for armor!"

After speaking, the two shook hands, and the Spirit Stone was handed to Deacon Li.

Deacon Li at the armory immediately nodded. "Good, no problem!"

He immediately took out a set of armor: helmet, inner armor, chest plate, elbow guards, hand guards, tassets, knee guards, and combat boots.

This armor was forged from some unknown spiritual metal, making it both incredibly sturdy and light and soft.

Luo Zhou liked it very much, but he said:

"Can you swap the helmet for a Headscarf, preferably a yellow one!"

This great battle had saved Luo Zhou's life.

He felt that this Golden Armor was extraordinary, so he requested a swap.

"No problem, we have plenty of Headscarf!"

Li the Deacon swapped the Headscarf, but brought Luo Zhou two sets of armor.

Luo Zhou said, "One set…"

Pang Yunhua covered his mouth and said, "Two sets, one for combat and one as a spare."

The quartermaster Li the Deacon said, "Alright, if the armor breaks, come find me to swap it."

That Spirit Stone wasn't given for nothing!

Pang Yunhua whispered, "We're working ourselves to death for the Old Fang family, what's wrong with taking a set of their armor! If you don't like it, sell it after we're done. Each set is worth three Spirit Stone!"

Luo Zhou nodded and said, "Thank you!"

The quartermaster Li the Deacon said, "You don't have a suitable weapon, and you're carrying a broken wooden stick. Come, I'll get you some good stuff."

Saber, Horse-slaying Saber, Xuānhuā Axe, Silver Iron Spear, Bintie Club, Bintie Shield…

In one breath, he took eight weapons, all very expensive. Especially the Bintie Club, which was hollow and could hide a blade within the mace. Luo Zhou liked it very much.

Taking so many weapons, Luo Zhou felt a little embarrassed. Li the Deacon laughed:

"Take them. If the city falls, who knows which sea clan will get them."

Luo Zhou said nothing more. That made sense.

Li the Deacon also gave Luo Zhou three bottles of Qi Returning Powder and one bottle of Wound Healing Ointment.

These were specially delivered to Luo Zhou's home. Besides these, there were all sorts of delicacies. They couldn't let cultivators who had fought all day go home to drink cold water and eat dry rations, could they?

Luo Zhou thanked Pang Yunhua, who arranged for a special car to take him home. The armor, weapons, and food were all delivered too.

It was free, so why not take it? This was all money!

Luo Zhou didn't bother with anything else, his whole body was covered in bloodstains. He immediately took a bath. After bathing, he ate a big meal. Among the food was a large piece of White Meat, which was especially delicious and full of spiritual energy. It was the Claw Meat from the Siege Crab he had killed. After bringing it back, it was made into a delicacy to be shared with everyone.

After eating, Luo Zhou didn't rush. He brewed some tea and drank it for a while. After resting enough, he began to check his status.

In the Eternal Fire Sea, there were already 1351 Fate Points! During the later battle, Luo Zhou had deliberately moved quickly, absorbing the Fate Points of many fallen soldiers. He laughed heartily. What a great harvest.

Fate Points could be refined ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times! He wanted to do a thousand refinements at once. However, upon careful sensing, his realm was not high enough for a thousand refinements. He could only do a hundred!

So be it, let's begin the hundred refinements. Refining the body and condensing the spirit!

His body burned, becoming stronger bit by bit. But Luo Zhou's mind was not focused here; he was condensing his spirit. He wanted to see the changes in his many Spiritual Power abilitys. Thirteen chances!

Under the spirit condensation, Luo Zhou discovered that the hundred refinements indeed had no effect on his Spiritual Power. Spiritual Power Dragon-Slaying Thrust, Overturning Rivers and Seas, Three Thousand Weak Waters, Nine Bulls' Strength showed no changes during this hundred refinement process.

The first spiritual pattern condensation randomly selected the ability Flying Pounce, and it began to burn. Ability Flying Pounce immediately advanced, directly upgrading from an ability to a trait, and then to a talent!

Talent Instant Step!

Using this talent, one step forward, instantly moving within a three-zhang, three-chi radius in front or behind.

The stamina consumed is negligible, only requiring a five-breath rest after each step.

Furthermore, one can only take ninety-nine steps per day, unable to take the hundredth.

This is countless times stronger than the original ability Flying Pounce.

Luo Zhou let out a hearty laugh and continued the tempering.

The second was ability Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil, and Luo Zhou was overjoyed to find it was its turn.

However, his joy was short-lived. The Hundred Refinements Tempering had no effect on ability Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil.

The grade was insufficient; it had no impact, a wasted Hundred Refinements Condensing spirit.

The existence of ability Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil completely overturned the human law taught by Daoist Academy: Spiritual Power first, Talent second, Characteristics third, and ability last.

The third Hundred Refinements Tempering was for the talent Rattlesnake.

Luo Zhou thought it was another waste, but to his surprise, the talent Rattlesnake's infrasonic shock gained an additional pulse.

Hundred Refinements Tempering could allow ability characteristics to be promoted to talents, and talents could continue to be strengthened.

The fourth time, the characteristic Evil Suppression became the talent Evil Control.

Originally, it was just suppression; now it has become control. I am the embodiment of evil!

Luo Zhou vaguely felt that he had gained a Cultivation talent for practicing evil arts.

The fifth time, the characteristic Insect Control became the talent Insect Emperor.

Every kind of spiritual insect would mistake Luo Zhou for their Insect Emperor, the controller.

This talent was extremely rare and precious.

Luo Zhou now possessed a Cultivation talent for the Refining Gu lineage.

The sixth time, it was the talent Telekinesis, but he didn't feel any significant enhancement?

Telekinesis was a major talent; a single Hundred Refinements Tempering wouldn't show much change.

The seventh time, ability Flash of Inspiration, surprisingly, had no change, just like ability Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil.

Luo Zhou gritted his teeth. Looking at it this way, that kid Zuo Sanguang had a point.

Could he be the Jellyfish Saint?

The eighth time, it was still the talent Insect Emperor, and it was indeed enhanced, but there wasn't any major change.

The ninth time, the ability Dexterity began to evolve into a talent.

This time, there was also an unexpected development.

Luo Zhou suddenly had a feeling that he could continue in the direction of dexterity, enhancing agility.

Or he could change direction and transform into a spellcasting direction.

Luo Zhou thought about it. He already had the agile Rattlesnake, so he immediately chose the spellcasting direction.

This consumed another Hundred Refinements Condensing spirit.

The ability Dexterity became the talent Spirit Technique!

When casting the spell Spiritual Power, one could enter a state of dexterity, allowing for rapid spellcasting while saving thirty percent of Magical Power, making casting effortless.

However, Luo Zhou would have to reach the Qi Refining stage before he could cast the spell Spiritual Power.

The eleventh time, ability Listening transformed into the talent Listening.

Other than the expanded area of Listening and clearer hearing, there were no other changes.

From this, it could be seen that Listening was not simple and contained a Profound Mechanism.

The twelfth time, it was still ability Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil, with no change.

The thirteenth time, it fell upon the talent Telekinesis, and Luo Zhou clearly felt his control over Telekinesis strengthen.

With a few more attempts, he should be able to fully master Telekinesis.

Thus, below Spiritual Power, there were the talents Telekinesis, Rattlesnake, Evil Control, Insect Emperor, Instant Step, Listening, and Spirit Technique!

Besides them, there were also ability:

Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil, Flash of Inspiration, Keen Dharma Eye, Pathfinding Light

Keen Dharma Eye and Pathfinding Light were unlucky ones; it was their turn to be tempered no matter what.

However, Luo Zhou didn't mind. He would continue fighting tomorrow, accumulate another dozen or so Hundred Refinements Condensing spirit, and continue refining to become stronger!