Chapter 55: with translation of chapter title

You have obtained Elite Talent: Quality Sharing.

translation

A gentleman makes good use of things, a commander makes good use of his mount. A mount is a commander's good companion on the battlefield; borrowing a mount's power is a commander's essential lesson.

Talent Effect 1: Gain a 20% all‑attribute boost from the mount.

"You have obtained Elite Talent: Heavy Armor Defense."

Elite Talent: Heavy Armor Defense (Level 1).

If one wishes to do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools; heavy armor will be the best support.

Talent Effect 1: Heavy Armor Defense increased by 50%, and gain innate armor equal to one‑tenth of equipment.

"You have obtained Elite Talent: Tenfold Versatility."

Elite Talent: Tenfold Versatility (Level 1).

Fundamentals are the root of everything; by delving into the basics and centering on versatility, it involves all attributes such as attack, defense, melee, and ranged.

Talent Effect 1: All attributes increased by one‑tenth.

Talent Effect 2: Combat and training can raise the talent level (this talent can be upgraded via Universal Experience).

Subtly, Mu Yi looked at the three talents before him.

For him at this moment, these three talents are not even as useful as a basic talent.

A basic talent can at least steadily raise some attributes, and this increase amounts to roughly 50%.

Yet the three talents together only amount to a 10% all‑attribute boost.

However, Mu Yi also knows this is his own problem, not the talents' fault; after all, he has neither heavy armor nor a mount.

Nevertheless, the final Tenfold Versatility gave Mu Yi an unexpected surprise—it is the first Elite Talent that can be upgraded via Universal Experience.

Previously, aside from the boost he gained by using Iron‑blooded Slaughter in combat, he had found no other means of improvement.

It seems he lacks certain prerequisite abilities.

There is no good solution; after all, he comes from a rogue background and constantly encounters all sorts of strange problems.

"You have obtained Basic Talents: Riding, Defense, Agility."

Riding Talent Effect: Charisma +1.

Defense Talent Effect: Innate Armor +1.

(Innate Armor is the natural defense of the flesh, such as an animal's thick hide or scales, directly affecting the defense of the body.)

Agility Talent Effect: Dexterity +1.

"Current attributes: Strength 12, Dexterity 13, Constitution 13, Intelligence 11, Charisma 12, Perception 19."

Great increase!

Mu Yi feels brimming with power; he can't wait to test the strength he now possesses, and the burden of Zongwang Disaster Coin debt is also a major factor.

After paying the deposit, he has little Zongwang Disaster Coin left.

"Transferring player into Dungeon: Chaotic Burial Ground (Epic)…"

"Transfer successful."

Mu Yi appears within Chaotic Burial Ground.

A chilling wind blows, and the air is filled with a rotting smell.

The surroundings are dead silent, with no other sounds; only the cold wind howls mournfully.

"What a terrible place!"

Mu Yi pinched his nose and looked at the Chaotic Burial Ground with some disgust.

Clack.

As Mu Yi walked forward, a crisp crack sounded beneath his foot; looking down, he saw a fragment of bone—whether human or animal—already crushed under his step.

He does not know what happened here to make the once solid bone turn like this.

In a Dungeon known to host undead creatures, it is hard to use real‑world logic to judge the past story.

After Mu Yi walked over a hundred meters, the ground suddenly sprouted pale, skeletal hands, and a skeleton emerged.

Mu Yi is curious how this flesh‑less skeletal frame moves so freely.

"Perfect time to test the new ability!"

A wisp of illusory flame flickered from Mu Yi's fingertip, and he flicked it outward with a finger.

The flame landed on the skeleton and instantly surged, turning the skeleton into a blazing torch.

Moments later, it burned to a pile of ash that the wind scattered.

Mu Yi looked satisfied at the fingertip flame; although it was only a Level 1 skeleton, the flame's purifying effect was indeed decent.

Before Mu Yi could remark further, skeletal hands sprouted from the ground nearby, skeleton after skeleton crawled out and converged toward him.

Mu Yi's flame was like pricking a wasp's nest; the once dead‑silent Chaotic Burial Ground suddenly became lively.

The faint blue fire in the skeletons' eye sockets glittered like stars, converging from all directions to surround Mu Yi completely.

"Hmph!"

Mu Yi's cold snort triggered the illusory flame to blaze from his body.

The illusory flame spread over Chaotic Burial Ground, fierce as ignited gasoline; the skeletons became the burning medium, and the entire area instantly plunged into a raging sea of fire.

The surging flames boldly drove away all darkness!

The once wind‑laden Chaotic Burial Ground now seemed like an open‑air campsite meadow, and Mu Yi even felt a strange urge to lie down and bask in the sun.

【Dungeon Notice: The mutated skeleton boss has been slain】

【Dungeon Notice: The mutated specter boss has been slain】

【Dungeon Notice: All bosses have been slain, the current Weekly Free Dungeon Chaotic Burial Ground (Epic) has been cleared, and will reset in 24 hours.】

【You cleared the dungeon: Chaotic Burial Mound (Epic Difficulty), you obtained 500 Zongwang Disaster Coins and 500 Universal Experience as the base reward.】

……

When Mu Yi was transmitted out of the Dungeon, he still felt utterly speechless.

How to put it? Although he knew the Weekly Free Dungeon wouldn't have any difficulty, just experimenting with his new ability, he managed to strangle the two leaders in a cradle where they hadn't even met—this is too……

However, although it ended quickly, he did gain a preliminary understanding of Blazing Ash.

The flames of Blazing Ash come from willpower, and his perception attribute can amplify the power of illusory fire.

Moreover, the flames of Blazing Ash burn not something else but energy itself, so those low-ranking undead that survive by relying on undead aura are utterly helpless before Blazing Ash's flames, because the flames consume their very essence.

By the way, he also discovered a problem: his Iron-blooded Slaughter talent did not trigger during the recent process of setting fire to burn the mountain.

After slaying hundreds, even thousands of undead creatures, his Fierce Mark didn't increase at all.

He didn't know whether it was because Blazing Ash's flames had completely incinerated the enemies, preventing Iron-blooded Slaughter from drawing power, or because his Iron-blooded Slaughter talent only works on living beings and has no effect on these already-dead undead.

If it's the former, that's fine; if it's the latter, then facing future alchemical constructs like puppet magic automatons, or higher-ranking undead beings, would be somewhat unpleasant.