Battle Through the Heavens: I Can Solidify All Talents Chapter 1

Battle Through the Heavens: I Can Solidify All Talents

Author: Fox Wants to Eat

[Multiple Heroines] [Not a Pushover] [Invincible Protagonist]

[Battle Through the Heavens Trilogy]

[Battle Through the Heavens → Martial Universe → The Great Ruler (Ongoing)]

Transported to the Dou Qi Continent...

Cultivation?

I possess an [Innate Spirit Body], free of cultivation bottlenecks, drawing energy directly from heaven and earth!

Talents?

I can extract the talents of all things in the world, solidify the [Fire Control] talent, and advance it into [Flame Control], [Law of Fire]...

[Flood Dragon Body], [True Dragon Body], [Dragon Phoenix Body]...

[Soul], [Divine Power], [Devour], [Life]...

The fusion of [Space] and [Time]: [Law of Space and Time]

All could be made mine and advanced without limit!

From then on, the Woe Poison Body, Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Dragon Phoenix Bloodline... countless talents would all belong to me.

From the Jia Ma Empire to the ancient clans of the Central Plains, from the Dou Qi Continent to the boundless Great Thousand World.

Heavenly Flames, Ancestral Talismans, Dharma Bodies... the strongest talents of the myriad worlds would become the stairway to godhood.

Command the laws, control the origins, tread upon the heavens.

In the Great Thousand World, where countless realms vied and countless paths resounded, I would become the Heavenly Emperor!

Advancing to Dou Zhe; the Mysterious Book

Xiao Family Back Mountain—

The massive boulders among the mountains appeared hazy beneath the dusk.

At the foot of an extremely precipitous cliff was a cave entrance barely wide enough for one person to pass through.

The cave was rather dim, with only the afterglow of the setting sun able to shine directly through gaps in the vines.

The air carried the damp scent of earth and an unusual fluctuation of energy.

A young boy sat cross-legged atop a relatively flat bluish boulder.

He was somewhat thin, with an immature face, yet he possessed a calmness that did not belong to someone his age.

He was Xiao Qing.

At this moment, the atmosphere around Xiao Qing began to change.

The previously tranquil air stirred with faint ripples, as though disrupted by a mysterious force.

Pure, pale-white Dou Qi seeped out thread by thread from every pore of Xiao Qing's body, circling and flowing around him.

It was as though a tiny black hole had formed within Xiao Qing's body, madly absorbing the energy of heaven and earth from the outside world.

The placid energy of heaven and earth around him seemed to be drawn in, immediately becoming restless and transforming into specks of light almost visible to the naked eye as they gathered toward him.

Yet just as that turbulent energy was about to touch Xiao Qing's body, it seemed to strike an invisible yet gentle barrier. All its agitation was soothed in that instant, becoming docile before slowly merging into his body.

When this foreign energy of heaven and earth met the Dou Qi Xiao Qing had cultivated himself, it did not reject it. Instead, the two gradually fused into a thicker, purer current of energy.

Guided by Xiao Qing's will, that fused energy began washing over and tempering his still immature meridians again and again.

Every tempering brought faint swelling and numbness, but as his meridians grew increasingly resilient, it was accompanied by an unobstructed sense of relief.

Compress, then compress again! Condense, then condense again!

The Dou Qi within him was compressed to the extreme through repeated major circulation cycles, as though it sought to gather all its energy into a single point.

Finally, when that compression reached a certain critical point—

Boom!

A low rumble sounded. It did not come from outside, but from the depths of Xiao Qing's body!

In an instant, all the energy seemed to find its destination, madly surging toward the dantian in his lower abdomen, condensing and spinning...

In the end, a tiny vortex gradually formed and began to rotate slowly on its own. With every revolution, it generated and absorbed Dou Qi.

The Dou Qi Vortex had formed!

This proved that Xiao Qing had officially stepped into the realm of a Dou Zhe!

After a long while, Xiao Qing slowly exhaled. His breath condensed into a cloud of white mist within the chilly cave and lingered for a long time.

The fresh yet somewhat familiar power within Xiao Qing—true Dou Qi—flowed steadily through his much broader meridians like a gentle stream.

He slowly opened his eyes. A faint red glint flashed through their depths, appearing especially bright in the dark cave.

As Xiao Qing ended his cultivation, the gathered energy of heaven and earth lost its core and slowly, reluctantly dispersed. The strange energy fluctuations within the cave gradually subsided.

Finally... I've become a Dou Zhe!

Overwhelming joy filled his heart. After such a long period of cultivation, Xiao Qing had finally become a Dou Zhe and taken the first step on the path of cultivation!

Feeling the Dou Qi within him, several times stronger than Dou Qi, Xiao Qing clenched his fist tightly.

Fire-attributed Dou Qi. Next, I can officially begin cultivating the technique Father left behind.

He murmured inwardly, filled with anticipation for what came next.

One hour later—

Xiao Qing slowly opened his eyes again as the first major circulation cycle of the cultivation technique was completed.

Xiao Qing spread open his right palm, and his thoughts shifted slightly.

Puff!

A strand of pale-red Dou Qi emerged from his palm. It was a little over an inch long, like a dancing fire spirit, quietly floating there.

Within the dark cave, this red Dou Qi appeared exceptionally dazzling, driving away the surrounding darkness.

A faint warmth drifted outward, colliding with and offsetting the cave's cold, damp air, bringing Xiao Qing a trace of comfort.

At that moment, an illusory, hazy Golden Book, neither metal nor jade, silently appeared deep within Xiao Qing's consciousness. It was a secret only he could see.

Ancient words appeared across its pages one after another:

[Host: Xiao Qing]

[Age: 9]

[Physique: Innate Spirit Body]

[Bloodline: First-Grade Emperor Dou Bloodline (Unactivated)]

[Talent (1/2): Mortal Grade: Fire Control: Mid Grade (1/20)]

[Divine Ability: None]

[Cultivation: One-Star Dou Zhe]

[Soul Realm: Mortal Realm Mid-Stage]

[Technique: Yellow Rank: Mid-Grade: Mystic Fire Art (Beginner)]

[Dou Skill: Yellow Rank: Low-Grade: Fire Palm (Proficient)]

[Available Talent Solidification Attempts: 1]

[Innate Spiritual Rhyme: 2179]

[Fire Control: Mid Grade: Able to control flames with considerable finesse. Slightly increases the speed of absorbing and refining fire-attributed energy. Slightly enhances resistance to flames and fire-attributed energy attacks.]

[Innate Spirit Body (Awakening): During cultivation, it can naturally draw in and soothe the surrounding energy of heaven and earth, greatly increasing the efficiency of absorbing it through breathing. As cultivation rises, this effect will continue to strengthen and contain unknown wonders.]

This Mysterious Book had appeared in Xiao Qing's mind after he cultivated his first strand of Dou Qi at the age of three.

Its function was direct and powerful: it could extract the talents and abilities of all living beings and things in the world, transforming them into [Talents] that he could solidify for his own use.

What was even more astonishing was that the [Talents] solidified by the book were fundamentally different from the talents before extraction. They possessed limitless potential for growth and advancement!

The currently known ranks of [Talents] were: Mortal Grade, Spirit Grade, and Heaven Grade.

Among them, only Mortal Grade talents could improve their proficiency and rank through constant acquired practice. The means of improving Spirit Grade talents and above were far more difficult and mysterious.

Opportunities to solidify new talents were extremely precious. He could only obtain one upon breaking through a major realm.

Xiao Qing had gained one during the Dou Qi stage, and now that he had advanced to Dou Zhe, he had gained another precious opportunity.

As for [Innate Spiritual Rhyme], one strand would naturally be produced every day. Its purpose was to directly increase the proficiency of [Talents] and even drive their advancement.

Ah, without realizing it, I've already been in this world for nine years.

Xiao Qing's gaze fell upon the [Age] entry in the book. His expression turned somewhat dazed, and with a heavy heart, he let out a sigh that did not suit his age.

Memories surged forth.

Xiao Qing's mother had fallen ill after giving birth to him, her vitality severely damaged. Not long afterward, she passed away.

His father, Xiao Tian, had once been the captain of the Xiao Family's herb-gathering team. He had been bold and resolute by nature.

However, six years ago, while leading the Xiao Family's herb-gathering team into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to collect medicinal herbs, he encountered an attack from a second-tier magical beast.

Though they ultimately killed the magical beast at the cost of their lives, the team suffered grievous casualties.

As the main combatant, his father had been severely wounded. Though treatment saved his life, it left behind a serious underlying ailment, and he passed away when Xiao Qing was five.

Fire Control: High Grade; Spirit Grade [Talent]

The source of the [Fire Control: Mid Grade] talent currently solidified in the book was the blood essence of the second-tier magical beast, the Fire Tail Fox, which his father had risked his life to bring back.

When it had first been solidified, it had only been [Fire Control: Low Grade]. Its effect had merely allowed him to control flames with reasonable proficiency and slightly increase the speed at which he absorbed fire-element energy.

Only through Xiao Qing's long-term cultivation of the lowest-grade Yellow Rank: Low-Grade Dou Skill, Fire Palm, along with countless practices and realizations, had he painstakingly raised it from Low Grade to Mid Grade.

Choosing to solidify the [Fire Control] talent had never been an impulsive decision.

How could he waste an opportunity that came only once per major realm?

What he valued was the terrifying growth potential of the book's [Talents]—they could continuously break through their limits, surpass the original extracted talents, and even reach unimaginable heights.

As for choosing the fire attribute, Xiao Qing knew full well that on the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists held an extremely exalted status. The benefits and resources they received were enough to make anyone covet them.

The core of an alchemist was flame control and soul power!

Moreover, if this [Fire Control] talent kept advancing, could it one day transform into a terrifying ability that controlled the Law of Fire, or even the Origin of Fire?

Thus, after confirming through the book that he possessed fire-attributed Dou Qi mixed with a trace of wood attribute, fulfilling the most basic requirement to become an alchemist, Xiao Qing made his choice without hesitation.

Hm? Wait...

Xiao Qing's gaze suddenly froze on the book.

[Innate Spirit Body]? It doesn't seem like that was there before... And my Soul Realm has actually risen directly to Mortal Realm Mid-Stage!

A thought stirred in his heart. Was this a special physique awakened by the abnormal energy of heaven and earth I drew in when breaking through to Dou Zhe? Was the increase in soul power also a benefit of the breakthrough?

At that thought, an unprecedented surge of excitement welled up in his heart. The road ahead suddenly seemed broader and brighter.

If Xiao Qing wanted to raise the Mortal Grade: Mid Grade [Fire Control] talent to High Grade through practice alone, it would likely take several years of hard work. The efficiency was far too low...

Xiao Qing's gaze moved back and forth between [Fire Control: Mid Grade] and the [Innate Spiritual Rhyme] he had accumulated over several years. He quickly made his decision.

"Since that's the case... then let's add some points!"

As he focused his thoughts, the massive amount of Innate Spiritual Rhyme rapidly decreased, transforming into streams of cool, mysterious energy that flowed into the line representing the [Fire Control] talent.

That line immediately began to glow and blur.

A moment later, the light stabilized, and the words had completely changed:

[Mortal Grade: Fire Control: High Grade (1/50): Greatly enhances control over flames. Wherever the mind directs, flames move as naturally as one's own limbs. Significantly increases the speed of absorbing and refining fire-attributed energy. Slightly enhances resistance to flames and fire-attributed energy attacks.]