[Challenger notification (all channels): Player "Evening Breeze" has absorbed the contents recorded in an information stone and obtained the special skill "Heavenly Talisman Combat Skill".] Heavenly Talisman Combat Skill: Special skill tier: Tier 2 Skill description: A special skill unrelated to life souls. Practicing and circulating it allows the user to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Spiritual energy can also be obtained by absorbing Energy Stones. Grants bonus body tempering level experience during cultivation.
As the all-channel notification sounded, the green information stone Zhou Xiao had absorbed crumbled to powder in his hand and scattered on the wind.
The memories inside had been screened and modified by the Challenger System, which blocked out the footage demonstrating cultivation and imprinted them directly into Zhou Xiao's mind as a memory imprint.
Without needing to learn it, he had already grasped how to use the Heavenly Talisman Combat Skill.
The notification also sparked heated discussion among players on the Forum.
All the players were envious and kept asking what exactly this Heavenly Talisman Combat Skill was.
Monster World's progression system was divided into star meridians and body tempering. Star meridians represented the upper limit, but having more star meridian slots did not necessarily mean being stronger.
Without the compatibility provided by body tempering levels, no matter how many star meridians the main form opened, it would still be restricted by the monster level of a single life soul.
However, raising one's body tempering level was extremely difficult.
The Sacrificial Power required to raise star meridian levels increased gradually, starting at just 500 points, while raising body tempering levels started at 10,000 points of Sacrificial Power. That excessively high threshold had halted many players' progress.
Although consuming Spirit Plants and certain Spirit Ores could grant body tempering experience, finding such