Chapter 2 - Talent Skills - God-level Devouring

Chapter 2 Talent Skills – God-level Devouring“Ding! Would the host like to use the system?”

Qin Feng suppressed his excitement and glanced at Chen Ming. With an outsider present, it wasn’t convenient.

“Qin Feng, this box contains Zuo Li’s compensation, along with her personal belongings and property. According to her will, it’s left for you and your sister.” Chen Ming walked into the house and placed the black wooden box on the old dining table.

“Take good care of it! This is Zuo Li’s final gesture.” Chen Ming gently patted the box, a look of sentiment on his face.

Qin Feng was moved. Zuo Li’s husband and child had died in the beast tide long ago, and she had transferred all her longing and love for them to Qin Feng and his sister. Now, she was gone too. In this chaotic world, the lives of the weak were constantly in danger, and no one knew how long they would live.

“Remember to report to the guard unit in three days. Don’t forget! Whatever you do, don’t be late! Otherwise, you’ll be marked with a major demerit. Three demerits, and you’ll lose your refugee status and be expelled from the base. You two must not make such low-level mistakes.” Chen Ming reminded them a few more times before leaving.

He wanted to take care of the siblings. After all, Qin Feng was only seventeen, and Chuchu was just thirteen—both too young. But in this chaotic world, compassion was a luxury.

“Brother, Aunt Zuo Li….” Chuchu looked at the box, her eyes reddening again.

“People can’t come back from the dead, little one. We have to look forward…” Qin Feng gently stroked Chuchu’s head, feeling a bit of heartache.

“Brother, I’m so worried that one day we will be separated too. If one day you’re gone, I don’t want to live either….” Tears welled up in Chuchu’s eyes.

“Silly girl, what nonsense are you saying? Isn’t your brother just fine? Stop overthinking. I will definitely protect you.”

“Okay!” The little girl obediently wiped her eyes.

“Little one, handle Aunt Zuo Li’s belongings. I have something to do outside.”

“All right!” Chuchu obediently nodded.

After leaving the house, Qin Feng went downstairs and soon found a deserted alley.

“System, let’s begin!”

“Ding! Scanning the host’s cultivation aptitude… data generation in progress….”

“10%… 20%… 40%… Data generation complete….”

A light screen appeared in Qin Feng’s mind, displaying his attribute panel:

Host: Qin Feng

Wind Affinity: 0.7 (needs to reach 1 to possess cultivation talent)

Thunder Affinity: 0.7 (needs to reach 1 to possess cultivation talent)

Ice Affinity: 0.5 (needs to reach 1 to possess cultivation talent)

“Ding! Test results: the host lacks the talent to become an Elementalist.”

“That’s obvious!”

Qin Feng couldn’t help but complain.

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In this world, children could go to the government at age ten for a free talent test. If any talent was discovered, they would receive special government training and rise to great heights.

“Ding! Newcomer reward issued: Wind Affinity Enhancer (Divine Grade)!”

“Ding! Would the host like to use it?”

“Use it!” Qin Feng was a bit nervous. If his affinity didn’t reach 1 after the enhancement, he’d be finished.

“Ding! Enhancing aptitude…”

A warm energy surged into Qin Feng’s body, quietly transforming it. It alternated between a tingling sensation and a comfortable warmth. Qin Feng closed his eyes, immersing himself in the transformation.

The feeling lasted for several minutes.

“Ding! Congratulations, the host’s Wind Affinity has been successfully enhanced!”

Qin Feng eagerly opened his attribute panel.

Host: Qin Feng

Wind Talent: Peerless

Thunder Talent: Unenhanced (no talent)

Ice Talent: Unenhanced (no talent)

“My goodness! My Wind Affinity is not only enhanced but has reached the Peerless level! This enhancer is too incredible!”

Qin Feng was both surprised and delighted.

As far as he knew, having cultivation talent was already rare—one in a thousand. But cultivation talent was divided into different levels: Ordinary, Good, Excellent, Genius, and Peerless.

Most Elementalists only had Ordinary talent.

Good talent appeared in about one in a hundred thousand people.

Excellent talent might appear in one in ten million.

Genius-level talent was even rarer. In the entire Yunyang Base City, there was only one person with Genius talent, and that was the City Lord.

Peerless talent was almost unheard of globally, and every individual with it was a legendary figure.

“Ding! The host has been detected with cultivation talent. Reward: Cultivation Technique ‘Elemental Meditation’.”

In the next moment, a vast amount of information flooded into Qin Feng’s mind, allowing him to quickly grasp the method of cultivation.

“Ding! The host has been awarded the talent skill—Divine Devour! Character template is being restructured…”

Sensing something, Qin Feng opened his attribute panel again.

Cultivator: Qin Feng

Wind Element Realm (Peerless): Not yet cultivated

Talent Skill: God-level Devouring (this skill allows the forceful absorption of beast cores and demon cores)

“Beast cores and demon cores can be absorbed?”

Qin Feng was shocked.

A beast core is the heart core of a fierce beast, the source of its energy. A demon core is the heart core of a demon beast. It’s common knowledge among humans that these cores should never be directly consumed.

“Ding! The host is rewarded with a Wind Beast Core (Level 4)!”

With a thought, a green beast core appeared in Qin Feng’s hand.

“Can this thing really be devoured?”

Qin Feng still couldn’t quite believe it.

Beast cores are extremely hard, and it’s said that even with a temperature of ten thousand degrees, they can’t be melted.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Feng decided to swallow the beast core.

The God-level Devouring skill activated automatically.

The beast core quickly dissolved, turning into a powerful flow of heat that surged through Qin Feng’s body, rapidly enhancing his physical form.

A few minutes later, Qin Feng’s eyes glowed with a greenish hue. He could see farther and hear more clearly. His six senses were greatly heightened, and his physical strength had significantly increased.

“Ding! The host has successfully devoured the Level 4 Wind Beast Core. Body wind-attribute assimilation +84%…”

“No way! I’ve already undergone wind-attribute assimilation? Did I just advance to the late stage of the Body Strengthening Realm?”

Qin Feng could hardly believe it. But his body’s changes confirmed that it was all real.

He quickly pulled up his attribute panel.

Cultivator: Qin Feng

Wind Element Realm: Strengthening Realm, Late Stage (Wind Assimilation 84%)

Talent Skill: God-level Devouring

“I’ve advanced to the late stage of the Body Strengthening Realm this quickly!”

Qin Feng was overjoyed.

To become an Elementalist, one must first pass through the Body Strengthening Realm. The Body Strengthening Realm involves refining one’s body using elemental power. For example, using fire elemental energy to temper the body until it reaches 100% fire assimilation, after which the individual can break through to become a one-star Fire Elementalist.

Normally, it would take twenty to thirty years, or even more, to reach the late stage of the Body Strengthening Realm. Qin Feng had done it in just a few minutes.

At this pace, it wouldn’t take long for him to become a nine-star Wind Elementalist.

A nine-star Elementalist is one of the most powerful beings on Earth, a true master, revered by all.

Since Earth’s mutation, humanity had united—no longer divided by nations. The nine-star Elementalists were the true leaders of humanity, holding a status higher than pre-mutation heads of state.

Before the mutation, there were over two hundred nations on Earth, each with its own leader. Now, there were only seven nine-star Elementalists.

They had the power of life and death, with more authority than emperors of ancient times.

After all, ancient emperors still feared rebellion from the people, but these nine-star Elementalists had nothing to worry about.

Realizing this, Qin Feng’s ambitions were fully ignited…