I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 658: Chapter 491: Holy Blood Mystery, Mirror Demon

"Warning! Warning! After this talent fusion, it will cause a fatal conflict with the host’s existing talents. A strong recommendation against fusion!"

A glaringly red warning suddenly appeared before him, the text was like blood, almost piercing through his consciousness.

Qin Tian’s pupils shrank abruptly. The Holy Blood talent could not be fused into his body.

This was the first time he had seen such a strong "warning" since he had bound with the system.

In the past, even if the talents were conflicting, the system could always let them coexist within his body. For example, the force of exorcising from the Celestial Punishment Divine Thunder and the corrosive evil energy of the Evil Demon Soldier were originally opposing attributes of life and death, yet they fused perfectly within him; the Heaven Burning flames of the Soul Devourer and the extreme cold essence of the Celestial Frost Ice Body might seem incompatible, but they did not affect each other within him.

Dozens of talents coexisted within him, and even theoretical "natural enemies" could live in harmony. This had long formed a perception in him — as long as the system was there, there wasn’t an ability he couldn’t fuse.

But until this moment, he realized that the Nine Great Holy Bloods seemed to be an exception.

"Why?" Qin Tian’s mind was flooded with questions.

Was the origin of the Nine Great Holy Bloods too special, or was there a deeper secret hidden within?

Chaotic thoughts surged like a tide: within the Empire, numerous clans flourished, and bloodline inheritances scattered like stars, but where exactly did these bloodlines originate?

Why were the Nine Great Holy Bloods able to stand out and suppress other bloodlines for thousands of years, and yet no new Holy Blood groups had emerged?

The Holy Bloods seemed independent, but was there some unknown connection between them?

These questions had always been suppressed in his heart, but at this moment, taking advantage of the system’s warning, they surged in his mind, leaving him momentarily lost.

"Boom, boom, boom——!"

Suddenly, a string of deafening spiritual energy explosions sounded from afar, like thunder, jolting him back to reality from his chaotic thoughts.

Qin Tian looked up to see that the battlefield below had already tilted.

With Shengongsi Hao Er dead, the five followers were thrown into disarray, exposing numerous defensive loopholes.

They wanted to escape, but the Eight Trigrams Array had already laid down a trap, making escape a luxury.

Watching the three below methodically wrap things up, the confusion in Qin Tian’s eyes gradually faded, returning to his usual clarity.

Being unable to fuse the Nine Great Holy Bloods didn’t seem to be a bad thing.

He now held talents on par with three Holy Bloods in his hands, and in time, with the accumulation of Evolution Points, the number of Holy Blood-level abilities would only increase.

Moreover, if he were to fuse a Holy Blood talent, what explanation would he have if it were exposed carelessly in future battles?

Qin Tian no longer bothered with it. Although the system’s warning brought confusion, it also allowed him to avoid a potential crisis.

As for the secrets behind the Holy Blood, one day, he would unravel them himself.

A faint smile curled at the corner of Qin Tian’s mouth, and with a slight sway of his body, he landed within the Eight Trigrams Array, azure and golden light patterns flowing at his feet, perfectly merging with the aura around him.

"I’ll handle the rest."

Before his words fell, the Thunder Saber had already condensed in his palm, purple lightning slithering along the blade, moving so fast that only a trace of shadow was left.

The crimson fire brute had just detected the crisis, but Qin Tian was already behind him, the blade flashing like lightning.

The brute’s pupils shrank, unable to even scream, before his head was severed.

The onmyoji on the left was terrified, clutching a talisman and just about to cast a spell, but by then, Qin Tian had already teleported to his front.

The Thunder Saber sliced horizontally, the blade skimming across his neck as a line of blood appeared instantly, halting the onmyoji’s spell as his head and body parted, rolling onto the icy surface.

Next, the figure of Qin Tian was reflected in the eyes of the purple fire man fighting with Huo Yuan Sheng. His hair stood on end, and he wanted to flee, but the array imprisoned him.

With a wave of his hand, Qin Tian slashed, the Thunder Saber pierced through his Spirit Shield, precisely stabbing into his heart, extinguishing the purple fire instantly, and the man’s body stiffened and then collapsed.

The swordsman became enraged at this sight, shouting as he swung his katana with wind blades towards Qin Tian’s back, attempting a surprise attack.

Without turning his head, Qin Tian flipped his wrist and slashed backhandedly with the Thunder Saber. At the moment the blade clashed with the katana, violet lightning exploded, shattering the opponent’s weapon while the blade cleaved into his chest.

The swordsman’s eyes widened with discontent and fright as his body fell heavily to the ground.

The last onmyoji was already shaking with fear, crawling towards the array’s gap, but Zhuge Yu activated the array to block him.

With a flick of Qin Tian’s finger, a chain of lightning coiled around his ankle, dragging him back before Qin Tian.

As the Thunder Saber descended, the opponent even closed their eyes tightly. The blade pierced through the head, swift and clean, without any lingering.

Within just a few breaths, five corpses lay on the ice, and the bloodstains on the Thunder Saber’s blade were incinerated by the violet lightning, leaving only a wisp of blue smoke rising.

A trace of awe crossed the eyes of Zhuge Yu and the other two. Five Tier Six powerhouses with Golden Bloodlines, yet before Qin Tian, were like lambs awaiting slaughter, without the slightest room for resistance.

For them, this impact was no less than Qin Tian, at Tier Six, slaying the Tier Seven Holy Blood Shengongsi Hao Er.

"What a monster~"

Taishi Feng couldn’t help but lament. He had seen some elite talents, even if not Holy Bloods, who possessed abilities comparable to the same-tier Holy Bloods through some spiritual artifacts, cultivation techniques, and various opportunities, some even outperforming direct Holy Blood lineages.

However, Qin Tian’s performance wasn’t just comparable to Holy Bloods, it thoroughly overshadowed them, as though his bloodline was above the Holy Bloods.

Zhuge Yu’s eyes were filled with complex emotions. He had come into contact with Qin Tian early on, during the Azure Wood Star Realm’s genius battle, and had fought alongside Qin Tian. Back then, he already believed Qin Tian was a one-in-a-million talent, no wonder Dongfang Haoyue had taken a liking to Qin Tian and had instructed him to fully recruit him.