My Talent Skill Mutated

But now, faced with Chen Yu and Dongfang Yao, being number one in the Capital City meant nothing.

Their powers were freakish, one even more so than the other.

This power-up would cause Dongfang Yao’s strength to skyrocket.

The gap between them was only growing wider.

’Unless I break through to Level 9, there’s no way I can compete with those two monsters!’

Meanwhile, deep in the barrens, two figures stood on a dirt knoll, gazing toward Chen Yu’s group.

It was none other than the man in the suit and the long-haired man in sunglasses.

"Chen Yu... can summon a divine dragon?" the man in the suit asked, his eyes fixed on the horizon before shifting to the long-haired man in sunglasses beside him.

"Don’t look at me. I don’t know either," the long-haired man in sunglasses replied.

"This guy... he’s a complete enigma!"

The man in the suit sighed.

He could no longer fathom Chen Yu’s abilities.

Again and again, Chen Yu shattered his perception of what was possible.

And this time was even more outrageous!

Summoning a divine dragon to attack... He had never seen an ability like that before.

’That’s just fucking insane...’

—

A moment later, Dongfang Yao’s body slowly descended from mid-air. The phantom image of the phoenix enveloping her dissipated, and the red glow around her vanished along with it.

As Chen Yu and Zhuge Qingtian looked at the Dongfang Yao standing before them, their eyelids couldn’t help but twitch.

Level 8 Peak!

’Holy hell, she shot straight to the top in one go.’

’It felt like she could break through to Level 9 at any moment.’

’What was that small phoenix phantom that shot out from the Abyss fissure?’

’Could it be that the Phoenix Power is fragmented?’

A series of thoughts flashed through both of their minds. Chen Yu stepped forward and looked at Dongfang Yao. "How are you? Are you alright?"

Dongfang Yao shook her head. "I’m fine. In fact, I feel great. It seems like my abilities have improved significantly."

"Huh? How am I at Level 8 Peak?"

Chen Yu: "..."

Zhuge Qingtian: "..."

Looking at Dongfang Yao and hearing her words, both men felt their hearts clench.

’She got stronger just by lying there!’

’Are ultimate abilities really this absurd?’

"You’re... really okay?"

Zhuge Qingtian stepped forward, his eyes turning a little red as he looked at Dongfang Yao.

"I’m fine. I feel great. I don’t even know how my power level broke through," Dongfang Yao said, looking completely baffled.

Zhuge Qingtian: "..."

’What kind of blessed opportunity was this...’

’Can’t something like that happen to me too!’

"As long as you’re okay. This is for you." Chen Yu didn’t press further, simply handing Dongfang Yao her share of the Source of Life.

"Thanks, Brother Yu." Dongfang Yao accepted it with a radiant smile and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Brother Yu," Zhuge Qingtian began, turning to Chen Yu, "did you... did you just summon a divine dragon? What kind of ability is that?"

"When I broke through to Level 7 Peak, I guess I awakened some kind of ability. I’m not too clear on the specifics," Chen Yu said, pulling an explanation out of thin air.

"..."

’He awakened *another* one?’

’And such a monstrous one at that?!’

’Damn it, what kind of monsters are these two?!’

Looking at the two of them, Zhuge Qingtian felt a tightness in his chest.

’An awakened ability that obliterates a Level 8 Peak Flame Demon Bird in a single strike... These two...’

’One is more monstrous than the other!’

"A divine dragon?"

"What divine dragon?" Hearing their exchange, Dongfang Yao looked at Chen Yu with curiosity.

"You didn’t see it?" Zhuge Qingtian asked her.

Dongfang Yao shook her head. "I don’t know. The power within me was just triggered by a special force, and my consciousness was affected."

"..."

"Brother Yu, can you really summon a divine dragon? Can you do it one more time so I can see?" Dongfang Yao looked at Chen Yu, her bright eyes filled with anticipation.

"It’s not a divine dragon, just a phantom. It consumes a lot of energy, so I can’t use it carelessly," Chen Yu said flatly.

"Oh, alright..." The light in Dongfang Yao’s eyes dimmed, and she didn’t press the issue.

...

"Do you think there’s some kind of treasure down in this Abyss fissure? Could it have been left behind by a True God?" Zhuge Qingtian’s gaze fell upon the chasm before them.

Chen Yu and Dongfang Yao also turned their eyes to the Abyss fissure.

After witnessing such a scene, he, too, was curious about this Abyss.

"Let’s go down and see," Chen Yu said. With that, he leaped directly into the Abyss fissure.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Dongfang Yao followed him down.

"You two are reckless..." Zhuge Qingtian’s heart clenched as he watched Chen Yu and Dongfang Yao jump down without a second thought.

’They’re really not afraid of anything.’

’Then again, with their power, they really don’t have to be...’

With that, he also took a deep breath and jumped into the Abyss fissure.

—

They continued to fall. The Abyss was incredibly deep.

Even after falling for several thousand meters, they still hadn’t reached the bottom.

However, Chen Yu could feel the air temperature skyrocketing.

The further down they went, the hotter it became!

A red glow appeared below.

Finally, the three of them reached the bottom of the Abyss.

It was a cavern filled with flowing lava.

Fiery red lava flowed everywhere, washing over them in waves of intense heat.

And in the center of the lava sat a giant egg, the size of a person.

"Is that the Flame Bird’s egg?" Zhuge Qingtian couldn’t help but ask, staring at the giant egg in the center of the lava.

"Looks like it," Chen Yu nodded. A moment later, his Force Field swept out, enveloped the giant egg in the center of the lava, and brought it before them.

The massive egg was red, covered in intricate purple markings.

A powerful Life Force pulsed from within the egg, as if it could hatch at any moment.

Chen Yu scanned the area. Other than the lava and the giant egg, there was nothing else.

"Brother Yu," Zhuge Qingtian said, his eyes glued to the massive egg, "we’ve been subsisting on nothing but Energy Secret Medicine for days. Why don’t we roast this egg? It’d be a nice change of pace, don’t you think?"

"This egg survived sitting in lava. Are you sure we can even cook it?"