Chapter 69: Majestic Lion Erikte

"... ah?"

Hearing Xiao Pang's words, Qin Chuan's mind went blank.

What?

The player who obtained the golden talent…has self-exposed?!

Without waiting for him to speak, Xiao Pang threw out a sentence, "Just go check the Dream Forum and you'll know," and then hung up the phone.

Obviously, he had just gotten the news, and now he's rushing to the Dream Forum.

Qin Chuan finally came to his senses.

At this moment, he still felt somewhat incredulous.

This is the golden talent.

The strongest and unique talent.

Really, has a player directly self-exposed after obtaining it?

At this moment, Qin Chuan's mind flashed the five already dim talents.

He definitely didn't self-expose, and Yue Li isn't that kind of person.

It's actually Ascending Spirit?

Qin Chuan's pupils constricted slightly.

"I'll straightforwardly make you delete your accounts and restart, with no courtesy."

As soon as he spoke, an uproar arose in the video, and even the camera shook a bit.

"Explosive! The player who obtained the Ascending Spirit talent has self-exposed!"

This speculation isn't very reference-worthy; aside from the player who obtained the golden talent themselves, others don't know the true effect of the golden talent, and laypeople just guess each talent's effect based solely on its name.

Real or fake?

He didn't need to painstakingly search; the top post on the discussion forum gains thousands of comments with each refresh, firmly holding the top spot among recent comments.

This seems to be the scene of a press conference.

Now, the player who obtained Ascending Spirit has self-exposed, directly pushing the hype to its peak.

"My game ID, I can tell you, because I'm invincible." Facing the reporters' questioning, Erikte showed an arrogant expression, "Area 2761, lion—that's my area and game name; you can verify it, and welcome to come find me."

So… which one of the other three?

With myriad thoughts, Qin Chuan had already opened the Dream Forum.

The reporters in the video also wanted to verify the truth of this, and soon one asked about Erikte's game ID.

The poster said they were just a re-poster, and the specific content was downloaded from overseas after climbing the firewall.

Full of curiosity, Qin Chuan clicked open this post.

And the content below is a video.

"I have already obtained the golden talent: Ascending Spirit!"

At the video's opening, a youth with shoulder-length golden hair, tall and sturdy build, sporting a full beard, stood on stage with an expression full of arrogance and defiance, his azure eyes gazing toward the camera, speaking in pure American English.

"I, Erikte Sorag, hereby announce."

Even so, Ascending Spirit remains the most discussed golden talent.

Qin Chuan furrowed his brows, watching the man in the video.

In the current mainstream speculation, many believe that Ascending Spirit, this golden talent, is the strongest among the nine talents.

Upon hearing this arrogant rhetoric, the uproar at the press conference grew louder.

Announcing his game area and name, and still being so arrogantly provocative, can be said to be directly declaring war on the whole world.

With such confidence, could he truly be the obtainer of the golden talent?

The reporters stirred up, and regarding this point they had shifted from suspicion to being half-believing, half-doubting.

Another reporter began to ask about the specific effects of the golden talent Ascending Spirit.

Just as Qin Chuan thought Erikte wouldn't answer, he actually did.

"You should all know how unique the golden talent is." Erikte's answering tone remained arrogant, "It has three talent effects, and is simultaneously one-of-a-kind."

"The first two talent effects are enough to demonstrate the golden talent's strength, while the third is even a gift from the Dream God." Erikte's gaze swept over the crowd at the press conference, as if through the screen looking at each person watching the video.

"So today, you are fortunate to hear the first two talent effects of the golden talent Ascending Spirit; as for the third, only those who likewise possess the golden talent, the chosen ones, are worthy to know." Erikte turned toward the camera and revealed an extremely aggressive smile.

"The first talent effect of Ascending Spirit permanently increases the species value of all contracted spirit beasts by 10%, with this increase not counting toward the extraordinary value."

At the press conference, as Erikte spoke each word, an uproar arose again.

Permanent increase of 10% species value?!

How can such a terrifying talent exist!

Thinking that this is merely the first talent effect of Ascending Spirit, everyone's expressions gradually grew solemn.

And this is exactly what Erikte wanted to see.

He grinned widely.

"The second talent effect of Ascending Spirit temporarily increases the species value of contracted spirit beasts by 50%, can stack with the first talent effect, lasting 5 minutes with a 5-minute cooldown."

"After stacking, the species value increases by a total of 65%."

As Erikte finished speaking the second talent effect, you could hear a pin drop in the venue.

With such a high increase ratio, the duration and cooldown can still be one-to-one.

Is this the golden talent Ascending Spirit?

"As for the third talent effect, I've said before, mortals are not worthy to know the god's gift." Erikte crossed his arms, "But I can reveal a little."

"By relying on this talent effect, yesterday I used a Growth Tier Lv20 contracted spirit beast to slay an Elite Tier Lv26 spirit beast."

"This point, all players in Area 2761 can check the leaderboard records to verify."

After the words fell, the uproar at the press conference did not subside for a long time.

Qin Chuan watched the energetic, arrogant man in the video, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

The other party accurately pointed out that the third effect of the golden talent is far stronger than the first two, and the first two effects also match the strength of the golden talent.

This made Qin Chuan also lean toward believing that the other party was telling the truth.

He minimized the video window and began to scroll through the comments below.

The first thing that caught his eye was the top‑liked comment.

"In area 2761, our district's number one is indeed called lion, he is first in all three rankings, and lion indeed has the record of killing an Elite Tier Lv26 Spirit Beast."

This comment directly corroborated all of Erikte's statements.

So… this man truly is the one who obtained the Ascendant Spirit.

Another highly liked comment introduced the Sorag Family that Erikte belongs to, which is the wealthiest family in the United States and also deals in arms; the family's influence is great enough to sway the allegiance of the foremost person in the United States.

Furthermore, a netizen comment below said: "No wonder he dares to reveal himself; in reality no one can kill him, and in the Dream World no one can beat him."

Don't even say it; that statement actually holds some truth.

Just as Qin Chuan was browsing the comments to learn about Erikte, his voice sounded again in the video, drawing Qin Chuan's attention back to it.

"Next, I want to talk to other golden‑talent holders." Erikte's eyes showed undisguised ambition: "This world has changed, and the rules ought to change as well."

"We are the ones chosen by God; we ought to unite and create an order of our own!"

(End of chapter)