I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 999: Chapter 643: New Talent, Departure_2

And the newly added Gun Intent Body Piercing skill further amplifies the bullets, stacking with the high penetration characteristics of the Godslayer Barrage, elevating the bullets’ lethality to a new level. Even when facing Tier Eight warriors’ defenses, effective armor-breaking can be achieved.

Next, let’s look at the Celestial Scourge Critical Strike. This new Orange Talent, while the core logic remains unchanged, has achieved an all-around evolution in terms of numerical values.

Compared to the previous Celestial Destiny Critical Strike, the damage multiplier for each critical hit tier has significantly increased, with the highest legendary critical hit causing up to 18 times the terrifying damage.

Although the trigger probability is only 2%, legendary critical hits are guaranteed to occur after five consecutive uses, making this stable burst extremely crucial.

Meanwhile, the "Destiny Judgment" effect accompanying the legendary critical hit can ignore any defensive measures, directly slaying targets with less than 30% life value.

For those formidable enemies who are low on life yet holding life-saving cards, this is an unquestionable nightmare, completely cutting off their chance to turn the tables.

Of course, the most critical change is the possibility of recovering all consumed resources upon killing a target.

Previously, the Celestial Destiny Critical Strike almost became an exclusive talent for Shadowstrike mainly due to its massive consumption—requiring the burning of 10% Will, Physical Strength, and Energy. Even if half could be refunded upon killing a target, the 5% consumption made frequent use impossible, only usable when absolutely certain of a strike.

But now, if the target can be killed, all consumption can be refunded in full, which means that in the future, the Celestial Scourge Critical Strike can be applied to all attack methods, whether it’s swordsmanship slashing or magic bombardment. As long as the target can be harvested, this powerful critical strike talent can be used infinitely, maximizing combat power.

Finally, there’s the upgraded version of Overlord Blade Body—Returning to the Origin of Ten Thousand Blades.

Merely understanding and controlling swordsmanship, Qin Tian has already gained profound insight.

At this moment, innumerable experiences and skills of swordsmanship surged and churned in his mind, allowing him to have a more profound understanding of the swordsmanship he had already mastered.

All the enemies he had fought against before, their swordsmanship moves clearly emerged in his mind, constantly deepening his understanding and insight into various sword techniques.

And the evolution of Sword Intent is even more terrifying.

The former Overbearing Blade Intent has already transformed into a more powerful True Intent of Ten Thousand Blades, with swordsmanship damage directly increased by 70%, the power surging like never before;

When true intent accumulates to seven layers, the "Returning to the Origin of Ten Thousand Blades" skill unleashed, ignores defenses with armor-piercing damage reaching 45%—75%, easily breaking high-tier warriors’ defensive barriers.

Besides, the newly added two abilities of the talent also enhance his swordsmanship combat power significantly.

The Domain of Ten Thousand Blades, as a domain-class skill, can perfectly integrate with the weapon spirit domain of Black Frost. Every sword swing allows sword qi to bounce between enemy units, up to three times, and the damage does not decay.

Imagine a scenario where his sword swinging frequency reaches the utmost limit, the entire domain will be filled with bouncing sword qi, akin to a chain of lightning flashes, completely covering the enemy and inflicting terrifying damage.

Moreover, Boundless Sword Intent serves as an excellent kill move in chaotic battles.

In combat, with each enemy killed, the swordsmanship attack power temporarily increases by 10%, stacking up to five layers, and that’s a maximum 50% swordsmanship damage bonus.

In the chaotic fray of thousands of troops, as long as he continues to harvest enemies, his swordsmanship power will keep soaring, the stronger he fights—a remarkable force hard to counter.

In summary, these three new Orange Talents significantly amplify the use of Shadowstrike and Black Frost, elevating the power of these two main combat weapons by several levels.

Especially Shadowstrike, enhanced by the contract control of the Godslayer Gun Spirit, the terrifying multiplier of Celestial Scourge Critical Strike, further augmented by his own Gun Spirit, makes sniping Tier Eight warriors a surefire certainty.

Apart from those topped-ranked warriors with extraordinarily strong bloodlines, typical Tier Eight warriors, even if he is a hundred miles away, he can take their life effortlessly.

"Everything is ready."

A faint arc appeared at the corner of Qin Tian’s mouth; after waiting in silence for so long, it was time to bring a little shock to the outside world.

...

Time flies, and twenty days quietly passed.

In these twenty days, the armed armor of Ice Extreme Pass completely set off waves in various circles across the Empire, with orders flooding in like snowflakes.

The orders from the Dongfang Clan alone made Ice Extreme Pass earn overwhelmingly, with the mechanical factory under its command running day and night, roaring non-stop, production lines spinning at full capacity, mass-producing several types of standard military armor only to deliver all orders before the Nine Stars Contest.

Compared to the mass production of standard military armor, the customization of generals’ armor is much more intricate—requiring precise collection of the user’s body data and talent characteristics to tailor exclusive armor.

And because of this, during this time, numerous top experts from Tier Six, Seven, and even Eight hurried to Ice Extreme Pass in person, just to seek a customized generals’ armor for themselves, adding assurance for the upcoming Nine Stars Contest.

Faced with the flocking orders, Qin Tian did not indiscriminately accept them.

Now, on the eve of the Nine Stars Contest, he chose to prioritize handling orders from the Dongfang Clan and their allies, as the two are deep cooperation partners, and the allies’ needs must first be guaranteed.

As for those relationships that cannot be postponed, he specifically instructed Robert to deploy key personnel to rush the orders, ensuring not to offend any parties and not to impede overall progress.

For a time, the armed armor of Ice Extreme Pass gained widespread fame, spreading widely among high-tier circles.

The Military Department, Bloodline Families, Mercenary Association, Alchemy Association... all sorts of forces heard of the armed armor of Ice Extreme Pass, and those who came to inquire about prices and discuss orders are endless, directly burdening the business department of Ice Extreme Pass, even when operating continuously, it still struggled to cope with the continuous inquiries and orders.

Only, by this time, Qin Tian was already indifferent to these.

The Nine Stars Contest he had waited for so long finally officially commenced.

...

On the central giant plaza of Ice Extreme Pass, flags fluttered.

Four thousand five hundred elite warriors quietly stood upright like pine trees.

Qin Tian stood at the forefront of the team, his gaze slowly sweeping across each face in front.

This time, Ice Extreme Pass launched a complete operation—mobilizing core elites of the Four Symbols Legion, Extreme Corps, and The Shadow Division with no reservations.

On the core commanders side, besides Robert stationed at the mechanical factory, all core high-level personnel of Ice Extreme Pass are involved in this expedition.

Even Jie La, Kazik, and Karsas were among the ranks.

Such wide mobilization of core personnel would inevitably have a noticeable impact on the daily operations of Ice Extreme Pass, but Qin Tian never hesitated.

The Celestial Stele Light is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, capable of enhancing everyone’s talents and strength through this power. Even if temporarily affecting Ice Extreme Pass’s operations, it’s completely worthwhile.

Furthermore, with Robert stationed at the mechanical factory providing various decision-making and combat support, coupled with Zhuge Xuanting’s strategic planning for daily affairs, defense deployments, and resource allocation at Ice Extreme Pass, the two complement each other, ensuring no evident flaws during his absence.

All issues shall wait for his return to resolve.

Just then, a low rumble emanated from the sky, and the once clear sky was shrouded by a massive shadow.

Qin Tian lifted his gaze, only to see a colossal, black spaceship breaking through the clouds, descending toward the plaza, its sizable presence astonishingly impactful.

Moments later, the massive spaceship steadily landed at the plaza’s edge, its landing gear contacting the ground with a muffled rumble. The cabin door slowly spread to the sides, a gentle yet firm white light pouring out, as if paving a path of glory for the departing warriors.

Qin Tian’s gaze swept across the four thousand five hundred elite warriors, his voice deep and powerful: "Depart!"

"Depart! Depart! Depart!"

Thunderous shouts pierced the sky. Four thousand five hundred warriors responded in unison, their voices forming waves that shook the heavens and the earth. Following the sound, the legion commanders took the lead, guiding their warriors to briskly stride towards the spaceship’s cabin gate.

All four thousand five hundred warriors boarded the ship in an orderly fashion, the cabin door slowly closed, completely shutting out the external clamor.

Immediately afterward, the spaceship’s engine emitted a roar, its surroundings reflecting a faint energy halo, slowly detaching from the ground and ascending into the sky.

And their destination for this journey is where the Celestial Stele is located, the heart of the entire Empire—the Golden Palace.