Chapter 1019

After eating the talent treasure bead, her body immediately burst forth with a purple halo.

About 30 seconds later, Dun Dun showed a happy expression and said to Xiao Feng, "Senior, I've realized it! That's so awesome!"

"How awesome is it?" Xiao Feng was extremely curious; it was the first time he saw someone eat the All-Heavens Tower's talent treasure bead, and he wanted to know what great talent one could encounter.

"Kiss me and I'll tell you!" Dun Dun tilted her head, turned her cheek toward him, and pointed at her own face.

Xiao Feng pulled her over and gave her a quick kiss, urging, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Yo, taking advantage of our absence to sneak in and have some fun here?"

I never expected that just after kissing, I would be seen by Zhang Fan walking out of the All-Heavens Tower.

Even though Xiao Feng had a thick skin, he couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed, replying, "What are you talking about? It's mainly because Dun Dun unlocked a new talent and I got excited… What floor are you on?"

Zhang Fan came over and said with a smile, "I'm on floor 559; the dungeon challenge is still too hard. After clearing nine floors I couldn't hold on—the frequency of the Golden Needle's heal‑back wasn't enough, so I retreated."

559… not bad.

Xiao Feng opened the ranking list and saw that this rank already placed him in the top 150,000, which is considered extremely strong in the whole game world.

Moreover, he hasn't switched talents yet!

"What is Dun Dun's talent? I want to switch and take a look too." Zhang Fan asked curiously.

"This is it." Dun Dun formed a temporary squad and shared the talent effect.

【Blood Blade Armor】: 4th‑tier talent, reduces maximum HP by 50%, converts the deducted HP into 70% defense and 30% attack; this effect can be actively turned off.

Xiao Feng showed surprise and immediately began calculating.

Dun Dun's current maximum HP is 88,000,000; if she activates 【Blood Blade Armor】, her HP will drop to 44,000,000, while gaining 30,800,000 defense and 13,200,000 attack.

Converted, that equals 308,000 divine power resistance and 132,000 divine source power!

"So strong!"

Xiao Feng and Zhang Fan exclaimed in astonishment at the same time.

These numbers, aside from not adding HP, already rival three pieces of main god‑artifact equipment!

After conversion, Dun Dun's panel attributes become overwhelmingly strong; even the 1% attack‑defense attribute Xiao Feng gave her is no longer important—she already far surpasses ordinary players.

The most fearsome part is that this talent can combine with her previous talent 【Rosy Clouds Glazed Body】.

【Rosy Clouds Glazed Body】 locks HP, causing at most a 10% loss of HP each time she takes damage.

With 88,000,000 HP and 44,000,000 HP, the amount of HP lost can be completely different; after the attack‑defense boost, even a low‑level alt can't budge Dun Dun, and even a high‑level player's output can only deal 4,400,000 damage per hit.

At this rate of HP loss, any decent priest can easily top her off with a casual heal.

Her damage‑taking ability is already extremely formidable, giving her hope to join the universe's top‑tier knight ranks!

Compared to the strongest individuals she may still be slightly behind, but participating in the "server‑wide event" definitely qualifies her!

"Now I'm a big shot too! Thanks to Senior Xiao Feng's constant care!" Dun Dun happily lunged over, giving Xiao Feng a series of enthusiastic nuzzles to show affection.

Zhang Fan wore an eager expression: "I also want to switch talents, hoping to get a powerful one!"

He still has an empty talent slot; this 4th‑tier bead will be his final talent addition unless he washes away his existing talents.

However, the Dragon Blood Warrior's professional talent and the brawl talent synergize too well—washing either would be a net loss, and he is somewhat reluctant.

The future hinges entirely on this one attempt!

Zhang Fan opened the points store, exchanged for a bead, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Xiao Feng and Dun Dun also watched eagerly.

Purple light swirled; after about 30 seconds, Zhang Fan blinked open his eyes somewhat dazedly.

"How did it go, Old Zhang? Did you get a good talent?" Xiao Feng asked hurriedly.

Zhang Fan furrowed his brows: "What the heck is this? I can't quite understand it..."

"Huh?" Xiao Feng and Dun Dun both sensed something off.

Soon Zhang Fan shared a new talent with them to look at.

【Endless Killing Tribulation】: 4th‑tier talent, triggers a killing tribulation every 10 days; if the tribulation is passed, a reward is granted; if failed, the user's level drops by one.

Xiao Feng and Dun Dun exchanged glances, and simultaneously a string of question marks appeared above their heads.

What's going on?

A tribulation every 10 days, and failing it actually causes a level drop?

If it keeps failing, wouldn't one be sent back to the Zhu Shen Da Lu?

Moreover, the reward isn't clearly stated—it looks vague.

This 4th‑tier talent is really strange…

"Sigh, it's over; my account is ruined." Zhang Fan sighed, feeling deeply disheartened.

Seeing Dun Dun's two talents combine for a synergistic effect while he himself got a seemingly high‑risk talent made it hard for him to feel happy.

At that moment, Chao Ge also emerged from the All-Heavens Tower.

Seeing Zhang Fan's dejected look, he asked, "What's wrong, Old Zhang brother? Did you fail the challenge?"

Zhang Fan replied helplessly, "I did pass, but I got a junk talent…"

"Uh…"

Chao Ge was speechless, sympathizing: "Don't worry, cheer up—no matter what, I'm still weaker than you; I cleared only floor 353 before giving up. This thing really depends on stats and talent."

As the only team member without a main god‑artifact, his situation is definitely the worst—no doubt about it.

Xiao Feng said, "After everyone finishes the challenge, let me lend you the Supreme Treasure to play with; it should let you clear a few more dozen floors."

"Hopefully, thanks." Chao Ge nodded, though not very hopeful.

He still has clear self‑knowledge; originally he wasn't a top‑tier guild leader, but being absorbed into the "Strongest Alliance" mainly came from his stand‑out performance in the first territory war, where he stepped forward to help Long Soul defend the city.

Because of that, over the past few months he has received many benefits; even if Xiao Feng gives him nothing, he bears no grudge.

The four of them sat on the grass and waited a while.

After more than an hour, Shen Di, Chu Long, Zhan Tian, Li Li, and Xing Yun Miao came out one after another; only Mang Mei was still fighting.

Shen Di and Chu Long have only one main divine artifact; one lacks damage output, the other lacks survivability, and neither has cleared the 500th floor—they're still far from it.

Zhan Tian fared worse—an archer without any healing gear, he could only chug potions to fight monsters, and he couldn't even make it past the 375th floor.

By contrast, Li Li and Xing Yun Miao went smoothly, just like Dun Dun and Zhang Fan, breezing through the 550th floor in one go; even without the aid of a Supreme Treasure, they completed the challenge successfully.

While waiting for Mang Mei, Xiao Feng lent the False Civilization Sword to Shen Di, and Xing Yun Miao's two Supreme Treasures were also lent out, helping Shen Di continue the challenge.

The two teammates who had cleared the 500th floor then exchanged for Talent Treasure Pearls and took them amid everyone's anticipation.

Shortly afterward, Xing Yun Miao and Li Li each shared a talent effect for everyone to examine.

Xing Yun Miao's is Divine Transformation: a 4th‑tier talent, actively released, choose a teammate to become a "Spirit Form" that possesses them; the possessed player gains ten times the base attributes of a Spirit and is immune to one lethal effect (when taking a lethal attack, the Spirit possession is lifted and the Spirit takes the teammate's place in death).

Li Li's is Self‑Sacrifice for Benevolence: a 4th‑tier talent; when he himself dies, he restores 100% HP to all nearby friendly units and grants a shield equal to 100% of his max HP, lasting 10 seconds.

Both talents have their intricacies; they are quite powerful.

This round also greatly boosted the teammates' strength, and Xiao Feng's mood eased considerably.

【Only five chapters today, I'm exhausted and need to rest……】