High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System Chapter 746 - 385: Talent of the Chosen! Plundering Fate
Previously on High Martial Arts: I Awaken a Low-Tier Martial System...
"Of course."
"Reaching divinity proves tough, yet it poses the greatest hurdle for folks blessed with extraordinary talent." A flicker of zeal gleamed in Zi Yaozhi’s gaze: "However, even the lowliest bearer of exceptional talent boasts almost a fifty percent shot at ascending to divinity!"
"As for the pinnacle of exceptional talent,"
"it can propel one straight to the Fourth Realm of God." Zi Yaozhi’s voice quivered faintly: "And there’s the tiniest possibility of attaining High-level Cosmic God status..."
"High-level Cosmic God?" A quiet jolt struck Jiang Ye.
He knew full well that High-level Cosmic God meant a ’True God’.
Exceptional talent might actually forge true godhood!?
A gift like that could drive anyone to jealous frenzy.
"If exceptional talent reaches such heights, what of the superior [Star Talent]?" Jiang Ye’s eyes burned with desire.
A secondary Starry Sky Civilization demands at least one possessor of Star Talent.
Thus, the Huanglong Civilization must harbor at least one such figure!
Naturally.
Yet a being of that caliber remains far beyond Jiang Ye’s current reach.
"Apologies, I veered off track."
Zi Yaozhi gave a bitter laugh before pressing on: "The Star Lord warns us away from exceptional talent not just for their overwhelming battle prowess."
"More crucially!"
"Wherever they appear, the secrets of heaven and earth, along with heaven and earth’s fortune, flock to them." Reverence tinged Zi Yaozhi’s eyes: "In that scenario, you or I stand virtually no chance of overcoming exceptional talent."
Jiang Ye froze in surprise.
He grasped the idea of heaven and earth’s mysteries, given exceptional talent’s superior command over them.
But heaven and earth’s fortune?
"Pardon my ignorance." Jiang Ye blurted out: "Can fortune truly be manipulated like that?"
"Brother Wang might not realize."
"The standout power of exceptional talent is ’seizing fortune’!" Zi Yaozhi intoned seriously: "Heaven and earth grant it to them as a birthright."
"Whenever they desire."
"They could instantly siphon another’s fortune, dooming them to calamity and death in mere days."
"True, it carries heavy backlash."
"Yet in combat, it’s utterly unpredictable." Zi Yaozhi warned gravely: "Even matching their power, a total fortune drain leaves you hopelessly outmatched, ripe for defeat sans struggle."
Jiang Ye’s face grew grave.
Fortune, that enigmatic force.
Exceptional talent wields such a spooky, inscrutable might?
Utterly chilling.
"Jiang Ye, no need to fret over this."
As Jiang Ye pondered deeply, Bai Gui’s voice cut in: "Your fortune runs profoundly deep; lesser exceptional talents might fail to claim it."
Jiang Ye blinked in astonishment.
He swiftly remembered absorbing fortunes from myriad civilizations in the Star Realm Sea.
His own fortune stood extraordinarily vast.
His trouble-free path owed much to that immense personal fortune.
"Does ample fortune let you fend off such seizures?" Jiang Ye inquired eagerly.
"Indeed." Bai Gui affirmed with a nod: "Gods often clash via fortune; the one with scantier fortune invariably suffers."
"Exceptional talent seizes because their fortune eclipses extraordinary talent’s."
"Yours rivals even some weaker exceptional talents’." Bai Gui clarified.
Enlightenment dawned on Jiang Ye.
"Regardless,"
"steer clear of clashes with exceptional talent." Jiang Ye stayed ever vigilant.
After all, Bai Gui’s words targeted only ’weaker exceptional talents’.
The Star Domain Battlefield drew from countless secondary Starry Sky Civilizations like Huanglong; exceptional talents would abound.
Surely including terrifying powerhouses.
"Beyond exceptional talent, extraordinary talents with over a century of cultivation are tough nuts too, aren’t they?" Jiang Ye probed.
"Those ancient freaks?"
"Yes, they’re a headache." Zi Yaozhi agreed: "But they’re barred from the Star Domain Battlefield’s core zone."
"The core zone admits only those under a century old."
"Over a hundred without demigod rank? No genius there." Zi Yaozhi smirked: "Just mediocrity."
Jiang Ye got it.
Star Domain Battlefield’s core allowed sub-demigod entrants per its rules.
Secondary Starry Sky Civilizations layered on age limits under a hundred.
To scout geniuses and bar old monsters from opportunity grabs.
Opportunities stayed finite.
"Core zone or not," Jiang Ye mused inwardly: "Those old monsters prowl outer zones freely; caution is key."
He trusted his strength amply.
Arrogance never tempted him.
Facing a century-or-two veteran, unless he could dominate utterly, withdrawal made sense.
As Jiang Ye chatted with Zi Yaozhi,
Their group pressed through the Starry Sky Corridor.
Abruptly,
A fierce radiance erupted ahead, engulfing Jiang Ye and allies in a flash, making them seem to dissolve and vanish from the corridor.
"What place is this?"
Jiang Ye touched down first, beholding a colossal platform stretching endlessly, dotted with flying fortresses soaring past a hundred kilometers, like titanic peaks.
Beyond lay the infinite starry expanse.
Right as Jiang Ye’s group arrived,
"Boom!" Space quaked.
A golden dragon-robed figure, hands clasped behind, descended amid sky-piercing majesty.
Jiang Ye peered sharply, pupils shrinking.
[Talent: Exceptional]
Fresh at the site, and exceptional talent already shows?!