Before Chu Fu acquired the A-rank Poison Human talent, the only real limitation she faced was the matter of “eating.”
Eating wasn’t unlimited. The game had both hunger and fullness levels.
Once a player’s fullness bar was maxed out, they could no longer eat anything else.
They would vomit, or even lose HP from overeating.
Otherwise, with so many attribute-boosting foods available, players could just keep eating and send their attributes skyrocketing.
On top of that, eating conflicted with leveling up and fighting monsters. Spending extra time eating was essentially a waste of in-game time.
That was why Kill-type talents ranked first, while Devour-type talents ranked second. Chu Fu’s eating-related talent was merely one of the weaker Devour-type talents.
Her brother Chu Feng’s Plunder talent, on the other hand, was at the very top of the Devour category.
But what if Chu Fu transformed into a giant-mouthed man-eating flower?
If she used the man-eating flower to consume poisonous substances, she could bypass the fullness limitation.
After all, the man-eating flower could even eat monsters infected with plague toxins!
It would be a completely self-sufficient cycle.
Chu Fu could hardly wait to try it.
However, she still had three Talent Enhancement Stones.
This time, Chu Fu used them on Poison Human.
After all three Talent Enhancement Stones were consumed, Chu Fu’s Poison Human talent evolved as expected—and gave her an even greater surprise.
[A-rank Talent: Poison Human
Trait 1: Toxic Mutation—You can activate any plant and cause it to undergo a toxic mutation, transforming it into a highly poisonous organism.
Trait 2: Poison-Eating Sacred Body—Consuming one poisonous substance increases your Poison Attack by 1 point and Poison Defense by 1 point.
For every 100 points added to Poison Attack, Mentality increases by 1 point.
For every 100 points added to Poison Defense, Constitution increases by 1 point.
Trait 3: Poison damage increased by 100%.]
Trait 2 had evolved to provide attribute points.
Ordinary players could only obtain attribute points by leveling up or completing achievements.
More powerful players could gain additional attribute points from dungeons, first kills against outdoor bosses, and major version events.
But players with exceptionally powerful talents could obtain attribute points through their talents alone. Such players were born free from the game’s attribute-point limitations.
Talents like these were known as Limit-Breaking talents.
Among all newly awakened players, only one in a hundred million possessed such a talent—meaning there were only a hundred of them in total.
And Chu Fu had obtained one!
“Wahaha! Everyone, what second talents did you awaken?” Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao’s wild laughter rang out over the team channel.
She had collected contribution points very quickly, partly because Laoji Fuli had organized people to help her.
After all, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao’s offers were simply too generous. Laoji Fuli’s group had handed over all the contribution points they didn’t need to her.
In reality, they just wanted to get this walking treasure chest out of the way so they could slowly collect the remaining contribution points at lower prices.
“Looks like you got a pretty good talent?” Chu Fu asked. With Jiao Jiao’s personality, there was no way she could keep it secret.
Sure enough, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao revealed her talent.
“I’m a super-powered area attacker now too! I got the A-rank talent Mother Earth.”
[A-rank Talent: Mother Earth
Trait 1: As long as both your feet are standing on the ground, the earth will help neutralize 90% of all attacks you receive.
Trait 2: Control soil to alter terrain, soil forms, and stone forms. You can summon earthlings and stone men to assist you in battle.]
“What about you? What did you get?”
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao asked impatiently.
“Since you’ve asked so sincerely, I’ll be generous enough to tell you! My talent is Myriad Swords Return to the Source!”
Xie Lin revealed his second talent.
[S-rank Talent: Myriad Swords Return to the Source
Trait 1: Myriad Swords—Use your mind to control an even greater number of sword-type weapons in battle. The upper limit depends on your Mentality attribute.
Trait 2: Sword Inquiry—Communicate with swords to comprehend more swordsmanship techniques and gradually form new skills.
Trait 3: Sword Heart—The more swordsmanship skills you master, the more additional attributes you gain.]
Chu Fu sucked in a breath.
“Wow, Sword Saint Brother, that talent of yours is incredibly powerful! It’s a Breakthrough-type talent!”
“What’s a Breakthrough-type talent? And why is his S-rank while mine is only A-rank?” Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao protested.
“Of course it’s S-rank because I used Talent Enhancement Stones!” Xie Lin said.
He had bought another ten million contribution points and used a single stone to push the talent to S-rank, which was how Myriad Swords Return to the Source had appeared.
Besides, no matter how he looked at it, Myriad Swords Return to the Source was far more powerful than Mind’s Eye.
However, he also had no idea what a Breakthrough-type talent was.
“Plant Girl, what does ‘Breakthrough-type’ mean?”
Chu Fu explained the Kill-type and Devour-type talents before continuing with the Breakthrough type.
“Breakthrough-type talents are enlightenment-based skills. They’re exclusive to combat geniuses and players with exceptional comprehension. The higher your comprehension, the more attribute points you gain. But they’re incredibly, incredibly difficult to master. Sword Saint Brother, though, is a genius, so this talent is perfect for you.”
Chu Fu praised him enthusiastically.
After being praised like that, if Xie Lin had possessed a tail, it would have been wagging wildly.
Plant Girl was right. He was a genius.
A genius player—and now, a genius Sword Saint.
In an instant, countless sword techniques began appearing in his mind.
“I’ve got it. The first technique I comprehend will be called One Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate.”
Holding the King’s Sword, he wandered off muttering to himself as he began studying sword techniques.
“What about Wheelchair Brother and Suture Saint?”
Suture Saint revealed her talent with a mischievous grin.
“I upgraded my new talent too. I think it’s pretty good. It’s the S-rank talent Lawless Avatar.”
This talent allowed Suture Saint to condense avatars that could also copy the skills of her main body.
Aside from consuming a bit more mana, it had no real drawbacks.
With her current strength, she could deploy up to five avatars at once.
That meant a fivefold increase in power.
“Besides, I’ve always felt that constantly rushing around to save people wastes too much time. But if I don’t go save them, their accounts won’t be protected. I do feel a certain sense of responsibility, so why not create a few avatars to rescue people for me?”
“It suits you perfectly!” Chu Fu nodded.
Shen Chi also posted his talent.
[A-rank Metal Manipulation.]
It possessed two traits—Metal Disassembly and Metal Synthesis—both of which served as support abilities for a Mechanist.
The Talent Enhancement Stones he had received from the system, along with the stones he had purchased using contribution points, had all been invested in his Mechanist talent. He had raised it to SSS-rank, and its fifth trait had manifested as Mechanical Ascension.
This ability could use machinery and metal to modify the human body, granting the user a massive increase in attributes.
However, Shen Chi was still hesitating over whether he should undergo the modification.
Somehow, he felt the drawbacks would be too severe.
“Plant Girl, do you think I should do it? If I undergo the modification, I’ll become a robot!”
Chu Fu imagined the scene and still found it rather unsettling.
“No, don’t! If you turn into a robot, what happens if we encounter a mechanical invasion in the future? You could easily be reprogrammed and turned against us!”
Chu Fu wasn’t exaggerating. The level 50–60 expansion was titled Mechanical Descent.
Shen Chi thought of that as well, his gaze falling onto Chu Fu’s face.
The thought of turning into cold metal was something he couldn’t accept either.
“Fine. I won’t use it for now.”
