Chapter 197: Ch 197- Advancements
After their spar, Mo Yuan and Qin Wushang sat down and talked for a while. Their conversation covered cultivation, recent events in Cang Lan Base and eventually, the Holy Base.
When the topic came up, Mo Yuan remembered something and looked at Qin Wushang curiously.
"I heard you went to the Holy Base Human federation Academy last year but failed the entrance test. Can you tell me what the test was about?"
He could have gone to the Sovereign Tower and asked David but that would take more time. Since Qin Wushang had already experienced the test himself, asking him seemed like the better choice.
Qin Wushang wasn’t surprised by the question. Mo Yuan would be taking the entrance test this year as well, so it was natural for him to be curious.
"The entrance test isn’t like an ordinary beast-hunting mission or a simple battle," Qin Wushang explained. "Every participant receives a special mission. It could be anything, from killing a particular beast to finding or killing a specific person. There might even be missions that require gathering information or completing some other difficult task."
Mo Yuan nodded thoughtfully. Considering the importance of the Human Federation Academy, it made sense that they wouldn’t use an ordinary test to select their students.
Qin Wushang continued, "You have to complete your assigned mission within a limited time. If you succeed, you pass the test. That’s all I know."
"Then what was your mission last year?" Mo Yuan asked.
Qin Wushang shook his head. "I can’t tell you. We’re required to keep our missions secret. It’s one of the rules."
"Oh."
Mo Yuan found it a little strange but he didn’t question it further. The Holy Base was the strongest human settlement and the Human Federation Academy trained the most promising geniuses. It was understandable that they would have strict rules.
"Alright, I understand."
The two continued chatting for a little longer before Mo Yuan finally stood up.
"Okay, I’ll see you again sometime."
"Sure. See you."
After saying goodbye to Qin Wushang, Mo Yuan left the Qin Family Manor and headed home.
’First, I’ll paste the two talents and use my remaining fusion chances. After that, it’s time to cultivate.’
His immediate goal was to reach the Peak Origin Lord Realm while also advancing Boundless Saber Art to Major Achievement.
As for the Human Federation Academy’s entrance test, he would think about it later.
’There’s no need to worry too much. If I can’t pass the test with my current strength, then I doubt anyone can.’
Mo Yuan knew he shouldn’t underestimate the test but he also wasn’t going to lose sleep over it. Even without the academy’s resources, he could continue cultivating on his own. The academy would be helpful but it wasn’t the only path available to him.
Soon, he arrived home.
After entering his room, Mo Yuan sat down and opened his talent panel. The first talent he selected was Ming Yue’s Superior Grade Endurance Talent.
"Paste."
Talent Pasting...
A wave of energy spread through his body. Soon, a sharp pain ran through his muscles and bones, forcing him to remain still until the process was complete.
A few minutes later, the pain faded.
Talent Pasted Successfully!
Mo Yuan took a breath and moved on to the second talent.
"Paste Peak Grade Berserker Talent."
Talent Pasting...
The process began again. This time, the sensation was somewhat different but Mo Yuan patiently endured it. Around five minutes later, the process finally ended.
Talent Pasted Successfully!
Mo Yuan immediately opened his talent panel.
Endurance Talent: Superior Grade
Berserker Talent: Peak Grade
"Good. Now it’s time to fuse Berserker with Strength."
He selected both talents and issued the command.
Do you want to fuse Berserker Talent and Strength Talent?
Yes / No
"Yes."
A familiar sensation washed over him. His consciousness seemed to sink into darkness as the fusion process began.
Then again he appeared in the Talent tree space and the Talent fusion began.
After a short while, he returned to his senses.
Mo Yuan immediately summoned his talent panel to check the result.
Strength Talent: Ultimate Grade ★ [Active]
He stared at the name for a moment.
’Only one star? I thought the star represented the number of times a talent had been fused.’
He had expected the star count to increase after every fusion. However, the system seemed to use the star simply to indicate that a talent had undergone fusion.
’Whatever. The important thing is the result.’
Mo Yuan quickly checked the information about his upgraded Strength Talent. The moment he saw the new multiplier, his eyes lit up.
"Twenty-five times! Hell yeah!"
His Strength Talent’s multiplier had increased from twenty-four times to twenty-five times.
Mo Yuan immediately began calculating his current strength.
After refining 22% of his blood in the Origin Lord Realm, his base strength had reached thirty-nine million jin. With the new multiplier, Boundless Saber Art, Blood Saber Intent and Primordial Qi, the calculation was as follows:
39 million × 25 × 9 × 2 × 2.
The result was 35.1 billion jin!
Mo Yuan took a deep breath as he looked at the final number.
"Thirty-five billion jin..."
That was an astonishing amount of strength.
’A Peak Sovereign Realm cultivator with a threefold Primordial Qi boost has around thirty billion jin of strength. I’ve already surpassed that!’
Of course, raw strength wasn’t the only factor in a battle. Talents, techniques, combat experience and other abilities could all change the outcome.
Still, this meant he could probably handle many ordinary Sovereign Realm cultivators who lacked powerful talents or techniques.
’But there’s no way a Sovereign Realm cultivator could become that strong without having some decent abilities. I shouldn’t get too arrogant.’
Mo Yuan calmed himself down. The world was vast and he had only begun to explore the limits of cultivation.
After a moment, he leaned back and began thinking about his next move.
’Which talent should I fuse next?’
A/N- I forgot that if he copies Ming Yue’s superior grade cultivation talent and then paste it, it will replace the current standard grade one.
But I wrote that he will fuse them, sorry for the mistake I have fixed that in previous Chapter too.