Talent Transformation

Chapter 4: Talent Transformation

Initiate Fusion?

Ye Tian didn't dare to fuse right now, as he didn't know what kind of reaction it would trigger; it was better to do it somewhere deserted.

The academy's management was loose, completely indifferent to whether students stayed or left; even skipping school was fine.

In fact, once they learned the Body Tempering Method, students basically Cultivated on their own. After all, the academy teachers didn't have the leisure to personally guide every student's training.

This was the current state of the Fifth Academy; things would be vastly different at the First Academy.

Strictly speaking, the First Academy was the only true academy; the others were merely glorified martial arts halls.

Returning home, his younger sister Ye Yu was reading books to learn about the Martial Dao. Those books were left behind by their parents, and Ye Yu read them whenever she was free to prepare for her martial training in two years.

Ye Tian walked into his bedroom alone and locked the door.

"Fuse!"

Boom!!!!

An inexplicable force acted upon Ye Tian's body, washing through him from head to toe.

Pain!

Boundless agony flooded his mind, and his entire body felt as if it were about to explode.

"Damn it, I didn't expect fusing a copied talent to be this painful!"

Ye Tian cursed inwardly.

However, even if he had known it would be this painful, he wouldn't have hesitated to fuse. This was a Heaven-Defying change of his Aptitude, akin to being reborn. What was a little pain compared to that?

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Ye Yu seemed to have noticed something and asked softly from outside the door.

"It's nothing!" Ye Tian gritted his teeth and shouted back.

He didn't dare let out a cry of pain, as he wouldn't be able to explain it.

Fortunately, the pain came and went quickly. Ten minutes later, the agony in Ye Tian's body gradually dissipated, replaced by a wave of comfort so intense it rivaled the pleasure of intimacy.

Of course, Ye Tian didn't forget the most important thing.

He immediately checked his talent status.

Human: Ye Tian

Cultivation Talent: Medium

Seeing the information on the virtual screen, Ye Tian couldn't help but get excited.

It was finally no longer a Weak Talent. This meant his Aptitude had truly changed, and it meant he had a limitless future.

Martial Artist, Elite Martial Warrior, and Great Martial Warrior were no longer his limits. As long as he continued to fuse new talents, he would definitely become an existence beyond a Great Martial Warrior in the future.

"One month. I need one more month before I can copy another talent!"

This was the information Ye Tian gained from his Copy Talent.

In other words, a month later, he could copy another talent.

"First, let's test the Cultivation speed brought by a Medium talent!"

Ye Tian couldn't wait to try it out.

Actually, after initially mastering the eighteen movements of the Body Tempering Method yesterday, he couldn't help but try it. Unfortunately, the effect was very faint; he only felt a slight numbness throughout his body. If not for his powerful Soul, he wouldn't have felt it at all.

Precisely because the sensation was so shallow, he had gone to attend the lecture again today, wanting to know if he had practiced incorrectly.

Regrettably, he hadn't practiced incorrectly at all. It simply meant his Cultivation speed was slow to a certain degree; without long-term training, there was no effect. Without the Copy Talent, there would have been no hope of him becoming a Martial Apprentice even after a year of training with his original Aptitude.

"First movement!"

"Second movement!"

…

Ye Tian performed the movements of the Body Tempering Method in his room. These movements looked very strange, yet they were the optimal basic Body Tempering Method developed through countless human trials.

It took half an hour to complete all eighteen movements, and only by performing the full set could one achieve the body-tempering effect.

Soon, half an hour passed, and Ye Tian had perfectly executed the eighteen movements.

As the eighteenth movement was completed, a surge of heat suddenly erupted within Ye Tian's body. This heat slowly flowed to every part of his body, tempering his physique.

This heat was the latent potential of the human body, and the Body Tempering Method was an effective way to develop that potential.

However, over-developing one's potential could harm the body. Thus, the experience summarized by countless people was that one could practice the Body Tempering Method at most ten times a day, and no more than three times in a single session.

"As expected of a Medium talent; the Cultivation effect is a hundred times stronger than yesterday's Weak Talent. No wonder Chen Dong became a Martial Apprentice in just half a month and possessed 200 jin of strength in a month!"

Ye Tian was very satisfied with the Medium talent, but he also knew there were even higher talents above it. The progress speed of those geniuses was something he currently couldn't even imagine.

Therefore, he had to work hard and then harder still.

Once the heat from the first round of the Body Tempering Method was almost exhausted, Ye Tian continued with the second round.

After completing three consecutive rounds, Ye Tian's body was covered in sweat and faint black Impurities.

Ye Tian first took a shower and then ate about a dozen buns.

Practicing the Body Tempering Method consumed a lot of energy, so one had to eat more to replenish it.

One month later.

In a small grove at the Fifth Academy, it was now close to dusk, and the place was deserted.

Ye Tian was Cultivating here; this was a place he frequently came to train.

"Phew, today's ten rounds of the Body Tempering Method are finished!"

Ye Tian finished his movements and walked toward Training Ground No. 3.

There were many stones on the training ground: some were a hundred jin, some two hundred, and even some three hundred.

Holding a hundred-jin stone above one's head for three seconds signified possessing 100 jin of strength. If one lifted a two-hundred-jin stone, it meant 200 jin of strength. This was the simplest testing method.

As early as the eighth day of practicing the Body Tempering Method, Ye Tian had already attained 100 jin of strength and stepped into the rank of a Martial Apprentice.

"I should be able to lift the 200-jin stone today. Chen Dong had the principal's guidance, so his Cultivation speed was fast. But I'm not bad either; my talent is a Medium talent formed from the Fusion of a Medium and a Weak Talent, so theoretically, I'm slightly stronger than Chen Dong. Plus, over this past month, I haven't wasted a single moment, completing all ten rounds of the Body Tempering Method every day. The more you practice the Body Tempering Method, the more painful it becomes. Most people might not be able to finish all ten rounds; with Chen Dong's personality, I bet he manages seven or eight at most. So my progress isn't necessarily slower than his; maybe I'm even faster."

Ye Tian thought to himself.

After resting for a while and mostly recovering his strength, he walked over to the 200-jin stone.

"Up!"

With a surge of strength in his arms, he hugged the stone at his feet and hoisted it up with force.

When the 200-jin stone cleared his head, he held it for three seconds before dropping it and collapsing onto the ground, his strength spent.

He knew he now possessed 200 jin of strength.

"This is a good start. With my Medium talent Aptitude, I might have hope of becoming a Martial Artist within a year!"

Ye Tian clenched his fists in anticipation.

After resting for over ten minutes, the sky gradually darkened. Ye Tian left the academy and headed home.

Walking along the street, shops were still open, and the entire base was dimly lit.

Electricity no longer existed in this era. It was said that some powerful bases could use Yuan Qi to replace electricity, creating many miraculous devices and recreating the glory of the pre-apocalyptic era.

But those were large bases; a small base like Lin Hai Base didn't have such capabilities.

Everyone used oil lamps or candles. Standing in such a street, Ye Tian felt as if he had returned to ancient times.

Suddenly.

"Aaaah! A Vicious Beast!!"

"Run for your lives! A Vicious Beast is here!"

Fear and panic flooded the street.

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