[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen":3,"chapter-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-108":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","All-Citizens: I Start with a Mythic Talent, Slaying Gods with One Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1990837,2869,"Chapter 108: Entering the ice cave!","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>\"The only downside is that this skill consumes too much mental energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming had only maintained this temporary blood sword for a little over a minute, and he felt nearly half of his mental energy was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This consumption rate was indeed a bit too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, it is a powerful skill that creates objects out of thin air; it is extremely refined and its mechanism is complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, it is even harder to achieve than the simple destructive effects of some combat-type skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is normal for the consumption to be high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When this skill evolves further, reaching Epic or Ancient grade, is it possible to create thousands of swords out of thin air with a wave of my hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That would be the Return of Ten Thousand Swords!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming couldn't help but feel his heart race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he flicked his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dispelled the temporary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood sword instantly shattered and dissipated, turning into a pile of blood-colored iron-stone that fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt no attachment; after all, it was a temporary weapon that would eventually be dispelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the per-second blood loss and the massive mental energy consumption, Su Ming naturally couldn't maintain it forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that there were no enemies, maintaining it was a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This temporary weapon-forging skill is best used only in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming decided on his profession, then took out all of Wang Yanghui's loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used 【Sublimation of All Things】 on all of it, performing a wave of upgrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sublimation successful!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sublimation successful!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sublimation successful!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds rang out continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their values had all increased several times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That staff also upgraded to Diamond-mid grade quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be sold for a good price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Su Ming came before the deep pool and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The preparations are mostly done... It's time to go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the Ancient Snake Poison Gall, tilted his head back, squeezed out a drop of juice, and poured it down his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several minutes had passed since he last swallowed the bile, and the effects were about to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison immunity provided by the bile only lasts for a short while, so for safety's sake, Su Ming swallowed another drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only way to ensure nothing would go wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained temporary BUFF: High-level Poison Immunity, lasts for a short period!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be intense poison underwater as well, so Su Ming was very careful and made this preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he took out another piece of equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Qi-Returning Mask (Silver-mid grade)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was equipment dropped by Wang Yanghui; wearing it increases the recovery speed of mental energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if I can modify it into an underwater diving mask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming had just changed his profession to Cursed Blacksmith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used 【Forging Power】 to dismantle the elements and materials within the mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stripped away the useless parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This formed the basic substrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grayish-black mask appeared in mid-air, surrounded by many white fluorescent lights—that was the Forging Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Su Ming took many beast materials from his personal space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including 【Mutated Wild Boar Lungs】, 【Venomous Fish Gills】, 【Cartilage Tendon Ropes】, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all materials he had long possessed but hadn't been able to sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect them to come in handy today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming had once leveled up in beginner dungeons and killed many different types of mutated beasts, so he had plenty of beast materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully used his Forging Power to combine these materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a task that required extreme caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight mistake, and all the materials would be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other professional blacksmiths generally have hammers, furnaces, machine tools, and other equipment to assist in forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would make the work twice as easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blacksmith's machine tools, hammers, and furnaces are just like a swordsman's sword—they are their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ming currently had no forging tools; he could only modify it purely with Forging Power, without using any auxiliary tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can imagine that it required even more consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, covered in sweat, he succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>【Forging successful!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Obtained Gill-Breathing Mask (Silver-high grade)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After wearing, grants you the ability to breathe underwater.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Has requirements for water quality; if the water area has too many impurities or toxins, it cannot extract oxygen from water molecules.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect was acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Success is success.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However... the mental energy consumed to combine and forge equipment is a bit too much...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat shocked that formally forging equipment consumed several times more mental energy than the 【Extraction Technique】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he must never forge equipment during combat, or it would be suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the 【Extraction Technique】, the temporary weapon-creation skill, can barely be used in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life-type professions are indeed life-type professions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using them in combat really doesn't work; the consumption is too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Su Ming put on the mask, he immediately felt the sound of his own breathing change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his lungs trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air he inhaled carried a bloody scent of beast materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't have high requirements; as long as it worked, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fully prepared, I can go in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Epic item, here I come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand and put all his swords back into their scabbards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he dove straight down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaped into the ice cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diving underwater, he immediately felt the bone-chilling ice water envelop his entire body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if countless steel needles were piercing through every pore of Su Ming's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature underwater was at least tens of degrees below zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary class-changers wouldn't be able to last even a few minutes in this environment before dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Su Ming's physique attribute was very high, so he wouldn't die immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't last for several hours either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were normal water, it would have frozen solid at this temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the water in this dungeon had special properties, and its physical characteristics were different from those on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it hadn't frozen at this temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice surface above was extremely thick, blocking out the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely oppressive underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming pushed forward toward the depths as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ice water, he could still see many traces of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These bloodstains were left behind by Wang Yanghui when he was injured earlier, and they actually provided Su Ming with a direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the temperature was so low and the water flow was quiet and inactive, these bloodstains hadn't been dispersed too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the bloodstains should be correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming slowly dove deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his speed was too slow, so he simply raised his hand and clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mo Luo Sword from his personal space floated out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Sword Control skill, he manipulated this sword to fly in front of him, rotating as it moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Su Ming's heaviest sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavier it was, the more water it could displace, forming a small vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword cleared the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming was able to move forward easily without having to bear the full pressure of the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming followed closely behind his sword, diving all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he could grab the hilt of the sword and let the sword carry his body; that way, he could dash dozens of meters in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mental energy consumption for that would be immense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using it for even an instant was his limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Sword Control skill, theoretically, had not yet reached the level where it could carry Su Ming's own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's like how you can't pull your own hair to lift yourself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Control skill is the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This skill needs to reach a very high realm before it's possible to carry oneself for movement or flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Su Ming could do for now was to briefly drive the blade to tread the air, stand on it, and hover for a short while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He often used this move to change his orientation in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But maintaining it for a long time was very difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To save mental energy, Su Ming decided to move forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, he had the mask and could breathe underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming swam through the water, unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his breath for 5 minutes and felt he was reaching his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's test the mask's effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he began to breathe underwater using his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhale... Inhale...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish, swish, swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bubbles surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mask really could breathe underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the conversion rate for air was a bit low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing was very heavy and laborious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this water area wasn't clean; it was full of frozen mutated monster fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming had seen many schools of mutated fish along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many fish were highly toxic, gradually causing the water here to become contaminated with toxins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Su Ming found it very laborious to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't have high requirements; as long as he could breathe, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few minutes, Su Ming reached the end of Wang Yanghui's bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark underwater, he had to activate his Eye of Insight to barely see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... Su Ming didn't find any signs of an Epic item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was empty here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only the silent water flow around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pitch black underwater; if not for the Eye of Insight, Su Ming wouldn't even be able to see the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on? Did I find the wrong place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming's heart was filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was absolutely no trace of an Epic item here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where exactly did I go wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, feeling a bit worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his Eye of Insight to scan the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water area was plain and unremarkable, with nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>",1649,"2026-06-15T13:07:12.799Z","2026-06-15T13:08:42.040Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","24e29e03f7ba6b7dbca25fa105bedc85a71abbe3b71a2c6b30935dea3ebf2b21","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-109","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-107",492,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-cover.jpg"]