Chapter 5: When the Perfect Talent Emerges, I Stand on the Immortal Summit

Luolan Forest.

Newbie Dungeon.

The number of monsters inside is still considerable, and their levels are around 1 to Divine Power Level 6.

The highest monster level does not exceed level 8, after all, level‑8 monsters are already terrifying foes for these newbies.

This instance was created decades ago by strong members of the Job Transfer Bureau in Baiyun City as a trial instance.

It was meant to let newcomers quickly raise their level inside after a successful job change.

Compared with recklessly sending newbies into the wilds around Baiyun City, it is much safer.

The wilderness is full of unsafe factors; these newcomers are seedlings of the Human Race, future pillars, and naturally must not be allowed to perish so easily out there...

After walking a short distance, Yue Dapeng nudged Jiang Chen.

"Brother Chen, look, at the school gate, Lu the campus beauty has been staring at your silhouette; she's almost become a longing‑stone..."

Jiang Chen was too lazy to respond and continued walking calmly forward.

This tsundere campus beauty has been giving him a headache for three years now.

Although she is tall, graceful, elegant, and beautiful, she is hailed as the campus beauty of Baiyun No. 1 Middle School.

But Jiang Chen has no thoughts about it; the campus beauty simply loves to compete too much.

Even when eating at the kids' table, she wants to vie for superiority...

Fortunately he walked fast enough today; otherwise meeting her at the gate would have sparked another cloud of gunpowder.

Clearly, the campus beauty who thought she would be the focus today changed to a Gold Combat Job.

She hadn't been happy for five seconds before the only Hidden Combat Job Jiang Chen switched to stole her spotlight.

Unable to suppress her, she felt she had lost this round.

But soon, the sky cleared and the rain stopped

, and Lu Qingyu, who walked out of the Grand Auditorium, thought she was fine...

Jiang Chen was too lazy to care and returned to his home.

It was an old residential building, looking quite aged.

"Grandmother, I'm back."

Upon entering, Jiang Chen stood before a portrait, silently lighting three incense sticks in the incense burner before it.

The portrait showed a kind old grandmother, Jiang Chen's closest relative in this world.

She loved him dearly, but she passed away last year due to a terminal illness.

Now Jiang Chen has only one remaining relative, his sister Jiang Ruo.

Jiang Ruo is the Jiang family's adopted daughter; although Jiang Chen shares no blood with her, they grew up together and are very close.

Jiang Ruo, only a year older than Jiang Chen, was admitted last year to the highest‑level academy of the Shenlong Empire, Shenlong University.

It seems he also must work hard to exceed Shenlong University's admission score in the college entrance exam a week later.

Shenlong University, as the Empire's top academy, has a huge difficulty of admission, a very low acceptance rate, and only a handful of people from each city can get in.

If you don't try, how would you know if it works?

Jiang Chen clenched his fists tightly.

He silently opened the refrigerator; there were hardly any ingredients left.

He pulled a savings card from a drawer and went out intending to buy some food and drink.

Jiang Ruo, last year, stayed in Baiyun City to look after Jiang Chen and originally refused to attend the distant Shenlong University.

It was because Principal Cheng Rushan repeatedly guaranteed to triple Jiang Chen's scholarship and to take care of him.

Jiang Ruo only reluctantly agreed and went to Shenlong University.

For three years of high school, Jiang Chen has always been a recipient of the school scholarship,

The triple scholarship lets him live without worry for food and clothing.

Speaking of Principal Cheng Rushan, he truly is thoughtful; he kept his promise to Jiang Ruo and provided Jiang Chen with as much convenience as possible in study and life.

After all, a student from Baiyun City who can be admitted to Shenlong University like Jiang Ruo is a supreme honor for both the school and the whole city.

After buying ingredients and cooking a meal to fill his stomach, Jiang Chen sat on the bed.

He carefully examined his attribute panel.

Spiritual Power 10/10 is fully restored, and Jiang Chen wondered whether to try summoning a Skeleton again.

At that moment, raising his arm, Jiang Chen saw a dragon‑shaped birthmark on his right arm.

He had this birthmark when he crossed into this world eighteen years ago.

Subconsciously touching it lightly, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

【Perfect!】

Jiang Chen was startled.

【Detected host's job compatibility as perfect】

【Perfect Talent System activating...】

【10%... 25%... 50%...】

【90%... 100%...】

【Perfect Talent System activation successful!】

【Detected host's skill is not perfect, still much room for improvement】

【Beginning perfect optimization of host's skill】

【Reached perfect level】

【Congratulations!】

【Host has awakened the sole Perfect Grade Talent, Perfect Boost LV1】

【Host has awakened the passive Perfect Talent, Damage Transfer LV1】

Jiang Chen was also repeatedly delighted by the successive prompt sounds in his mind.

He hurriedly opened his attribute panel to

view.

"Name: Jiang Chen"

"Class: Necromancer Summoner Onlyone"

"Level: 0"

"Strength: 5"

"Agility: 5"

"Spirit: 10"

"Constitution: 5"

"Summon Queue: 1/5"

"Skills:"

1. Soul Burn LV1;

2. Skeleton Revive LV1.

"Talents:"

1. Perfect Boost LV1, all skill effects are increased tenfold over their original base;

2. Damage Transfer LV1, transfers all damage taken onto one's Summoned Entity or other targets; the effect is left for the host to explore.

After reading the two talent descriptions, Jiang Chen muttered approval, absolutely Divine Level.

Perfect Boost is practically a wall‑hung existence; merely being LV1 already grants a tenfold boost to all skills.

Damage Transfer is even more direct, shifting the damage you receive onto other objects.

From the skill description, it can even transfer onto other players or other monsters.

Only the specific usage limits are unknown; further exploration is needed during practice...

However, even if there are limits on transferring to other players or monsters, shifting to one's own Summoned Entity is effortless.

I can already summon five skeleton undead creatures now; later, if I summon thousands or even tens of thousands of Undead Creatures.

That would be equivalent to having tens of thousands of resurrection coins.

If I want to kill myself, I must first kill my endless army of undead!

This talent is so shocking that Jiang Chen remains unable to recover for a long time.

But upon closer inspection of the dragon‑shaped tattoo on his arm, it began to turn into a

pale blue hue, giving a somewhat eerie feeling...

Since that's the case, tomorrow in the Loran Forest Instance, I'll first test the power of these skills and talents.

Speaking, Jiang Chen silently whispered the skill, and Black Fog swirled around him.

A rust‑stained, tattered‑clothed Skeleton Warrior emerged from the Black Fog...

It propped its body with a short sword and knelt on one knee before Jiang Chen.

The green fire in its eye sockets burned fiercely...