Taliyah Wants to Take a Master

After the battle ended and he recovered briefly, Yuan Chen looked at the corpse of Ek'Sharei in front of him, reached out and seemed to casually touch it a few times, then a look of helplessness appeared between his brows.

Shaking his head, after marveling at how these Void Creature specialized in adapting to the hardness of rocks, Yuan Chen then drew a crudely made, barbed dagger from his waist, resembling an eagle's claw.

The craftsmanship of the barbed dagger was very simple; it was just a white Beast Fang, polished and wrapped with animal hide, without even being enchanted.

But even with such a crude dagger, Yuan Chen easily pierced several notches into the chitinous carapace. Finally, he thrust it into the center, pried it open, and then fine cracks connected through the notches, spreading across the entire shell.

Although it looks ordinary, this dagger was a gift from Nila to Qiyana, forged from the Dragon Tooth of the Camavor progenitor, Kah'Mu.

In terms of quality, even with only rough polishing and no enchantments, its hardness, strength, magic resistance, and even sharpness are all of epic superior grade.

It wasn't that Yuan Chen deliberately avoided meticulous forging; rather, he was simply in a hurry and could only pick something easy to take. Even with materials of the Kah'Mu level, and even a single dagger, and with the aid of the Vidalion Loom, completing the fine processing would take months.

If she decides to leave, Qiyana, even if she's unhappy, won't stop her... This girl, even as she matures, is still incredibly stubborn and strong-willed. But as time goes on, and she gradually reconciles with her own "strong will," leaving won't be so easy for her.

Void Creature have very few usable materials. In most cases, the Void Essence within large Void Creature only serves to contaminate the energy of those who consume it, causing it to be gradually corrupted by the Void.

However, Yuan Chen didn't care about any of that—although he didn't know where the remaining Void Bel'Veth had parasitized him at the end of the Battle of Yishuaoken, the final result was that Yuan Chen possessed the characteristics of Void Creature, and could directly enhance his power by converting Void Essence.

No, to be precise, it should be called evolution—like Kai'Sa's symbiote suit.

However, Yuan Chen couldn't pinpoint the exact location of his Void Symbiosis like Kai'Sa could.

Although it's unclear which one it is, it's definitely an organ. Because if it were a skin symbiote like Kai'Sa, it would have been discovered immediately... And, if it really were a skin symbiote, the Void Will would have already been fighting the demonic will that twisted its left arm.

Upon opening the heart of the Ek'Sharei and gazing at the deep purple crystal within, Yuan Chen released his senses. Without needing to make contact, the deep purple within the crystal transformed into a Flowing Water mist that flowed into Yuan Chen's body.

I can feel an increase in energy within my body... but this energy is somewhat insufficient to awaken the Void Symbiosis within me.

Thinking this, Yuan Chen sighed. But to be honest, he wasn't too surprised.

Even among epic Void beasts, this particular Ek'Sharei is relatively young. It has likely only recently become Ek'Sharei and has not yet fully grown and mastered this power.

Just like a crab molting, although a crab can grow bigger, harder, and stronger after molting, this only applies after the new shell has hardened... This Ek'Sharei is equivalent to a soft-shell crab that has just molted and whose new shell has not yet hardened, which is the most vulnerable time in Ek'Sharei.

Although weak, this proves one thing... that the high-end combat force of the Xer'sai tribe should have been wiped out in the war against Yishuaoken. Otherwise, Rek'Sai wouldn't have sent out such an "underage" Ek'Sharei to buy time for his own escape.

It's clear that Rek'Sai, who took a hit from Dawn Spear, must have been seriously injured, otherwise she wouldn't have abandoned her home-field advantage and fled.

Thinking about it, Yuan Chen shook his head.

Just as Yuan Chen was still using the Dawn Mark to locate and track Rek'Sai, a clear, melodious girl's voice came from behind him.

"Master of Geotechnical Engineering! Hello! My name is Taliyah!"

Taliyah?

Upon hearing the name, Yuan Chen paused for a moment, then hesitated before looking behind him.

Looking at the girl with thick eyebrows and freckles, whose hair was messy from being a homeless person, with reddish-brown skin, and who was only about ten meters away from him, he saw her standing there.

Yuan Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Taliyah Taliyah, despite not being a popular pick in the game, has long held a place in the mid lane and jungle due to her strength and mechanics, and is a favorite in both casual and professional matches.

However, that was all in the game. Now... to be honest, if Taliyah were to introduce herself, Yuan Chen might not recognize her.

Ultimately, the Taliyah is now somewhat disheveled—not to mention its messy hair, even its clothes are tattered and have a strong nomadic traditional feel.

In the game, Taliyah is someone who followed Yasuo in Ionia for a long time, studying the theory and practice of Elemental Magic, and even her clothing style has a distinct Ionia flavor.

And now it's like this...

Realizing something, Yuan Chen asked with a strange expression, "What's wrong...?"

"Could you please guide me?!"

Taliyah exclaimed excitedly, "You are the master with the most exquisite understanding of the earth I have ever seen! Especially that dance just now, I could feel the rhythm as if hundreds of strong stones were being constantly stirred! It was amazing! I could even hear the earth's response!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Chen stroked his chin and looked at Taliyah, saying, "Just asking... have you heard of Yasuo?"

"Yasuo? Who is Yasuo? Or what is he?"

Faced with Yuan Chen's question, Taliyah scratched her already messy hair, somewhat confused. "It doesn't sound like Shurima name... Is it from the Valoran Continent? Or some other, more distant place?"

Upon hearing Taliyah's answer, Yuan Chen shook his head, not showing much surprise.

Taliyah met Yasuo because Taliyah encountered a Noxus officer on her way to school. At that time, Noxus was at war with Ionia, so they took Taliyah to Ionia.

Upon arrival Taliyah learned of Noxus's treacherous ambitions and refused to aid and abet them, so she was driven away to fend for herself.

He only met Yasuo and became his apprentice after that.