I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 838: Chapter 572: Star Core Inferno (Orange) _2

Qin Tian shook his head. Such a massive fleet had been stationed on Planet Montell for several years, yet they actually hadn’t discovered this, or even if they had, they’d taken no measures. That was downright dereliction of duty.

He glanced over; among the thousands of Blood Gu Beasts, a few were massive in size, their Spiritual Power surging, having reached Tier Six.

“Perfect, I’ll use you to test out my new Talent.”

Qin Tian took out a fist-sized iron ball. Compared to those gigantic iron balls with a ten-meter diameter he’d used before, this one was undoubtedly much smaller, yet the terrifying Energy contained within it was dozens of times that of the big iron balls.

[Name] Star Core Flameburst (Orange)

[Type] Active Talent

[Introduction] Condense the power of Flameburst into a star-core-like form and inject it into the target object. Upon detonation, the primary blast center will release a world-burning flame infused with the star core’s extreme heat, unleashing a devastating Explosion shockwave and continuous burning damage, while also dismantling, corroding, and even permanently destroying enemy Energy Defense Systems. The Energy ripples generated by the Explosion will forcibly trigger all nearby detonable sources, forming an unstoppable chain Flameburst. Each subsequent Explosion absorbs the residual Energy and matter from the previous blast center, causing the destruction range to expand geometrically, with the power escalating layer by layer until the entire battlefield is transformed into a Star Core Heaven Burning storm that continually self-proliferates and devours all things, potentially culminating in a regional Energy collapse.

Star Core Flameburst was the Orange Talent formed after [Super Energy Flame Burst] was enhanced.

Compared with other Orange Talents that contained multiple abilities, Star Core Flameburst was much simpler. Its description was only a short paragraph, and its function was extremely single.

However, simplicity also meant extremity.

Star Core Flameburst had only one ability, and that was Explosion.

An incomparable, utterly terrifying Explosion.

Qin Tian’s fingertip twitched, and that fist-sized iron ball, carried by a howling gust, was flung straight toward the center of the underground cavern. The iron ball traced an arc through the air.

Before it even hit the ground, the power of Star Core Flameburst within was triggered by Qin Tian.

Without any warning, a blinding golden-red light burst forth all at once.

The golden-red world-burning flames were like a Giant Beast breaking free of its shackles, crazily sweeping and spreading in all directions.

In the cavern, among the thousands of Blood Gu Beasts, regardless of strength, any that were touched by the flames turned into a wisp of blue smoke in an instant, completely vaporized and dissolved.

The cavern collapsed; all kinds of metal ores contained within the mountain range were smelted into metallic vapor under the extreme high temperature, mixed into the smoke and dust generated by the Explosion.

The violent underground Explosion directly triggered a heaven-shaking upheaval on the surface.

The towering mountains began to violently tremble, countless ferocious fissures splitting open across the mountain’s face. The cracks kept spreading and widening, fragments of rock tumbling from the mountaintop like a torrential downpour, kicking up a skyful of dust.

The ground undulated and shook like waves, as chasms split open across the earth.

A gale storm swept out from the Explosion’s center, howling as it tore across the forest. Wherever it passed, towering ancient trees were snapped in half; branches, leaves, and soil churned together, forming a massive black storm that blotted out the sky, dyeing the entire heavens a gloomy gray.

At this moment, within the military base a hundred kilometers away—

The ground shook violently; tables and chairs in the rooms toppled over, documents and instruments on the desks slid off one after another, producing a jumble of crashing sounds.

The soldiers’ expressions changed drastically. They braced themselves as best they could, faces full of shock and panic, clueless as to what had happened.

On the Energy monitoring screens in the command center, the originally stable monitoring curves suddenly behaved as if someone had hit the fast-forward button, soaring to the peak in an instant. The gauges’ needles spun wildly, setting off shrill alarms.

“What’s going on?”

General Nangong Lin pushed open the door, staring at the skyrocketing gauges, and barked.

“General! A major Explosion has occurred in the western Blackrock Mountain Range region, with the Energy Level approaching Level 7!” the monitor operator reported rapidly, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

“Level Seven?”

Nangong Lin’s brows furrowed, and he immediately gave the order:

“Pass on my command, dispatch the Azure winds Squad at once. You must find out the cause.”

“Yes!”

The command center swiftly relayed Nangong Lin’s orders.

After receiving the command, the Azure winds Squad, led by a Tier Six expert, immediately boarded an airship and sped toward the Explosion center.

At this moment, the underground nest at the Explosion center no longer existed; collapsed boulders had buried the lair.

The residual heat of the world-burning flames was still scorching, warping even the light.

Qin Tian’s figure quietly appeared, his entire body shrouded in a faint Spirit Shield that isolated the residual heat and smoke. He looked around at the scene before him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

Previously, Super Energy Flame Burst couldn’t threaten Spiritualists above Tier Six. Even with dozens or hundreds of Explosive Iron Balls going off in succession, doubling the power, as long as a Tier Six Spiritualist reacted a bit faster, at most they’d suffer minor injuries.

But the enhanced Star Core Flameburst was a different story.

A single small Explosive Iron Ball had blasted the Tier Six Blood Gu Beasts into nothing, its power approaching Tier Seven. If a pile of Explosive Iron Balls detonated in a chain, even a Tier Seven powerhouse wouldn’t be able to handle it.

“This is practically a miniature nuke~”

Qin Tian was very satisfied. Its power rivaled a nuclear bomb, but without the side effects of nuclear radiation. Next time he encountered a race that excelled at swarm tactics, just a few Explosive Iron Balls would be enough to blow them to pieces.

Just then, he sensed several auras rapidly approaching.

“They came pretty fast.”

Qin Tian swept his gaze over the scene, then slipped into the void and vanished.

A few minutes later—

An Earth Element Spiritualist opened a passage, and the Azure winds Squad entered the underground. Scorching air rushed at them; even with Spirit Shields resisting it, they still felt their skin heat up.

The Azure winds Squad’s captain, Yan Mo, crouched down, carefully examining the still-burning flames. A moment later, he rose to his feet and immediately made a judgment:

“This was man-made. Someone triggered this Explosion here.”

“Captain, was this caused by Spiritual Ability Magic, or some kind of Weapon?” a team member asked.

“Magic.”

Yan Mo spoke in a low voice. Traces of Spiritual Energy fluctuation still lingered in the air; though faint, he had still caught them.

So this was an Explosion triggered by a Spiritualist.

“Who could have done it?”

Yan Mo’s brows drew tight. He thought for a long time, but at least within the base, there was no one capable of producing such a terrifying Explosion. Yet aside from the soldiers of the Celestial Weave Fleet, there were no outsiders on the entire planet.

No, there was still one person.

A figure surfaced in Yan Mo’s mind.

If it was him, then everything would make sense.

Thinking of this, Yan Mo immediately dialed the command center.

…

“General Nangong, haha, yeah, that was me. I happened to find a group of Blood Gu Beasts and just blew them up. I didn’t expect it to cause this kind of aftermath. My bad, I’ve caused you some trouble.”

“…Mm, mm, alright, I got it. And the matter I just mentioned, you all need to take it seriously as well… Okay, we’ll leave it at that.”

Beep~

Qin Tian hung up.

The Celestial Weave Fleet had reacted quite fast, guessing it was his doing in one go.

Still, there was nothing to hide here; it wasn’t like he’d done something bad. On the contrary, he’d directly pointed out the urgency of wiping out the Blood Gu Beasts, helping the Celestial Weave Base discover the hidden danger in time and avoid irreparable consequences.

Today was just a small experiment, to test the power of the new Talent.

Later on, wiping out the Blood Gu Beasts wouldn’t be done in such a simple and crude way.

After all, to the Moluo Warriors and the little PoLuo, the Blood Gu Beasts were walking Cultivation “tonics,” and their Soul Crystals couldn’t be wasted.

Next, he only needed to bring his powerful scouting to bear, using life perception or Soul Seals to locate the Blood Gu Beast gathering spots nearby and let the Moluo Warriors handle them.

That way, the commotion would be smaller, while also allowing the little PoLuo to grow quickly, providing a more solid Soul safeguard for the Moluo Warriors.

Once enough Blood Gu Beasts were wiped out, the existence behind them would probably no longer be able to sit still.

On such a massive planet, no matter how strong his Perception Ability was, it was impossible to cover every area. So rattling the grass to scare the snake and luring it out was undoubtedly the most direct and effective approach.

Thinking of this, a faintly dark light flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes.

Before meeting that guy, he still had to make a few more preparations~