The Strongest Talent Tree

"Of course they’re people, just a rather special race." Sirlius chuckled, amused. "Speaking of which, aren’t Bloodline Planets known for their racial diversity? How come you’ve never even heard of the Earth Spirit Race, Brother Feng?"

"How should I know? In any case, I’ve never heard of any Earth Spirit Race," Feng Hao said, pursing his lips.

Sirlius said thoughtfully, "Oh, then perhaps there were no Earth Spirit Race platoons stationed at the Ancient Cang Realm’s fortress back then."

"By the way, what did you mean by a ’solid-state galaxy’? Aren’t all celestial bodies solid?" Feng Hao asked, confused.

"It’s true that celestial bodies are solid, but in a solid-state galaxy, the entire galaxy is solid. Most life in a solid-state galaxy lives in the cracks and crevices of the galaxy. Of course, races like the Earth Spirit Race live underground year-round," Sirlius explained.

Feng Hao was amazed to hear this. It was truly difficult to imagine what a completely solid galaxy would look like.

Snapping out of his shock, Feng Hao began to ache at the thought of the Tri-color Crystal Ore underground. He gritted his teeth and asked, "So, according to you, Brother Xilu, as long as he doesn’t come up, we can only sit here and watch?"

"It’s a racial advantage. There’s nothing we can do." Sirlius shook his head with a wry smile.

Feng Hao’s expression flickered. As the Mad God who had once dominated the game *Mage*, he found this fact truly unacceptable.

’No, I have to find a way to force him out.’ The more Feng Hao thought about it, the more annoyed he became.

"Unless you use a weapon of mass destruction to blow this entire area apart, no other method will work," Sirlius said helplessly.

Just as the two were stewing over the problem, Xi Yueyao came skipping over, looking like she’d had a great time playing with the Water Luminous Beast.

"Are you done digging?" the Yao Girl asked, blinking.

"No." Sirlius shook his head with a wry smile.

But when Feng Hao saw the little girl, his eyes lit up. He pulled Xi Yueyao in front of him with a sinister grin and said in a low voice, "Girl, I have a difficult mission for you."

"What mission?" Xi Yueyao asked, full of excitement.

"There’s one of the Earth Spirit Race People underground stealing our Tri-color Crystal. Find a way to force him out," Feng Hao said with a serious expression.

"What?" The little girl was shocked, then immediately gritted her teeth. "How dare they steal my stuff! Where is he? I’ll whip him to death!"

"Right under the mine shaft," Feng Hao said, pursing his lips.

"Alright, leave it to me." Xi Yueyao flashed a confident smile. Then, under Sirlius’s stunned gaze, she strode over to the edge of the mine shaft dug by the excavator and started shouting down into it. "Listen up in there! If you’ve got the guts, come out and fight me! I’ll even give you a one-hand handicap!"

"What’s wrong? Scared? Are you even a man?" Xi Yueyao sneered.

"Hmph, what kind of hero hides underground? If you know what’s good for you, get your ass out here! I’ve roamed the world for years and I’ve never met someone as shameless as you!"

"Still not coming out, huh? Believe it or not, I’ll have Little Water pee in there!" the Yao Girl taunted wildly.

Seeing there was still no response from below, Xi Yueyao lost her temper. With a grand wave of her hand, she commanded, "Little Water, get over here! Pee in there, and don’t hold back!"

The Water Luminous Beast had already been trained to be completely obedient. It trotted over dutifully, lifted its hind leg, aimed for the mine shaft, and let loose.

SPLASSSSH...

For a moment, the splashing sound of urination echoed through the mine shaft. As a dual earth- and water-attribute Spirit Beast, the Water Luminous Beast’s greatest feature was its massive bladder; it could basically pee for as long as it wanted.

"Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?" Sirlius said, dumbfounded.

"Who cares if it’s appropriate? As long as it forces him out, it’s fine," Feng Hao gritted his teeth and snorted coldly.

By the edge of the mine shaft, the Water Luminous Beast was still relieving itself, its expression one of pure bliss. It was clearly enjoying the process.

As it turned out, Xi Yueyao’s taunts were quite effective. Before long, the ground not far away suddenly split open, and a slender woman with bronze-colored skin burst out from the earth.

She looked no different from an ordinary human, the only distinction being the color of her skin. It wasn’t just bronze; it also had a strange, metallic texture to it.

"How outrageous! I’m going to kill you!" the Earth Spirit Woman said, her face livid.

Xi Yueyao pursed her lips and muttered, "Oh, it’s a woman? I thought it was a man."

"Enough nonsense! Die—!" The Earth Spirit Woman was clearly enraged. Her hands, as hard as sharp claws, clawed directly at Xi Yueyao.

"Hah! As if I’m afraid of you!" Xi Yueyao, naturally, was not scared. She swung her long whip and charged forward to meet the attack.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The two of them fought in a flurry of blows for a long while, and it seemed they were evenly matched.

Feng Hao and Sirlius were also stunned. They hadn’t expected it to be a woman.

"So this is the Earth Spirit Race? She doesn’t seem that special," Feng Hao remarked, a strange look in his eyes.

"Don’t be careless, Brother Feng. The Earth Spirit Race is born with 20% Life Intensity. If she specializes in the Toughness Root System, her Life Intensity will be even higher," Sirlius said with a grave expression.

"Holy crap, they come with 20% Life Intensity?!" Feng Hao couldn’t help but be shocked.

Life Intensity was the strongest damage reduction stat. It could negate most types of damage, and it was a percentage-based negation.

Normally, Life Intensity could only be obtained through the first and second-tier evolutions of the Toughness Root System and the third-tier evolution of Physique. It was the ultimate stat pursued by every Defense Mage, and even then, it only amounted to 30% Life Intensity.

But the Earth Spirit Race was born with 20% Life Intensity. The thought alone was terrifying.

In other words, an Earth Spirit Race Defense Mage could stack their Life Intensity up to 50%. And if they managed to obtain a [Divine Soul] that increased Life Intensity, it would be even higher!

While Feng Hao was still reeling in shock, the Earth Spirit Woman had gradually gained the upper hand. Against her super-high defense, Xi Yueyao was at a clear disadvantage when trading blows.

"You little bitch, hand over the crystals and I’ll spare your life!"

Even though she was at a disadvantage, Xi Yueyao was as arrogant as ever.

"Pathetic. You’re at death’s door and still running your mouth?" the Earth Spirit Woman sneered. She lashed out with a flying kick, the sharp force of her leg cutting through the air like a razor’s edge, stirring up a dark-golden Sword Qi.

Seeing that she couldn’t dodge in time, Xi Yueyao instantly froze herself into an ice sculpture.

CLANG!

The leg-wind and Sword Qi slammed into the ice sculpture, leaving not even a scratch.

The Earth Spirit Woman was startled and hastily retreated, worried that Xi Yueyao’s ice sculpture would have a follow-up attack.

Unfortunately, the ice sculpture had no offensive capabilities, so her fear was unfounded. After emerging from her frozen state, Xi Yueyao started screaming at the top of her lungs, "Hey, medicine-seller! I can’t beat this little bitch! Come save me!"

"Haha, your husband is here~!" Feng Hao let out a strange laugh and quickly moved to support her.

His figure shot forward like an arrow, flashing past Xi Yueyao’s side. The glint of his dagger aimed straight for the Earth Spirit Woman’s throat.

’Shameless,’ the Earth Spirit Woman cursed inwardly. She hastily dodged Feng Hao’s attack, wanting to burrow into the ground and escape.

"You already came out, and now you want to go back?" Feng Hao, of course, wasn’t about to let her go. This was no joke—she had the Tri-color Crystals from an entire ore vein on her.

With a cold laugh, his [Poisonous Chain] shot out, coiling toward the Earth Spirit Woman like a swiftly darting viper.

The Earth Spirit Woman’s body had just sunk halfway into the ground when the Poisonous Chain wrapped tightly around her. Immediately after, an immense force yanked her back out.